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Research Overview
According to a survey of APA accredited graduate programs, 75% of these programs did not cover HIV/AIDS in their curricula. In 1995, I conducted a re-evaluation of graduate training of HIV/AIDS in psychology programs and found that there has been an overall improvement in graduate program training. In the future, I would like to examine HIV/AIDS knowledge of psychology faculty.
Very few sexually active college students report consistent use of condoms for sexual intercourse. When I conducted a research project on condom attitudes in two college samples, 35% of the respondents indicated that they never use a condom with their current partner. I am currently working with several colleagues to analyze the results of a qualitative survey on the reasons for not using condoms. I am also working on a structural equation model on variables that predict condom use.
There is conflicting evidence as to whether HIV/AIDS contributes to or exacerbates psychopathology. I conducted a study of men and women with HIV and AIDS using the MMPI-2 and the Health Locus of Control Scale. Pathology was found in individual cases, and levels of psychopathology were predicted by Locus of Control.
Education
Ph.D., Loma Linda University, 2002 (experimental/health psychology)
M.A., Loma Linda University, 1996 (psychology)
B.A., Chapman University, 1994 (psychology)
A.A., Irvine Valley College, 1992 (general studies)
Featured Publications
Escoto, C. A (2008) Sexual Attitudes and Double Standards: A Literature Review Focusing on Participant Gender and Ethnic Background.
Escoto, C. A. (2006). HIV/AIDS: History in the Making.
Escoto, C.A. (2005). Beyond the Internet: Technology and the Future of Health Care.
Escoto, C. A. (2003). HIV. In Neil Salkind (Ed.), The encyclopedia of human development. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Escoto, C. A. & Flowers, J. V. (2003). MMPI-2 scores as a function of intensity and duration of HIV and AIDS. North American Journal of Psychology, 5, 387-396.
Escoto, C.A. (2002). Graduate psychology training regarding HIV/AIDS; Revisited North American Journal of Psychology, 4, 405-416.
Flowers, J.V. & Escoto, C.A. (1995). AIDS and psychopathology; A psychometric study of males and females. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 17 (Supplement), SX187. (AbstractNo. D099).
Booraem, C.D., Flowers, J.V. & Escoto, C.A. (1995). MMPI-2 psychopathology as a function of intensity and duration of HIV infection. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 17 (Supplement), S187, (Abstract No. D098).
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