Research
The mission of the Program Services Research and Evaluation department at Gay Men’s Health Crisis is to evaluate the impact of our programs, interventions, and strategies on health, mental health, and psychosocial outcomes among clients. The objectives of the department are:
- to communicate evaluation findings to programs for quality improvement purposes
- to contribute to the knowledge about effective interventions for people living with HIV/AIDS and high-risk populations by disseminating the findings from research and evaluation projects in peer-reviewed journals and at local and national conferences.
ARTICLES (PUBLISHED OR IN PRESS)
Feldman, M.B., Wu, E., Mendoza, M., Lowry, B., Ford, L. & Holloway, I. (in press). Receiving confirmatory HIV test results: The critical link between “test” and “treat” for newly diagnosed HIV-positive individuals. AIDS Education and Prevention.
Feldman, M.B., Weinberg, G.S., & Wu, E. (2012). Evaluation of a system designed to increase engagement and enrollment in mental health services at a community-based AIDS organization. Evaluation and Program Planning, 35, 133-138.
Feldman, M.B., Torino, J.A., & Swift, M. (2011). A group intervention to improve body image and dietary habits in HIV-positive men who have sex with men. Eating Disorders, 19, 377-391.
Feldman, M.B., Hile, S.A., & Weinberg, G.S. (2011). A community needs assessment to inform HIV and substance abuse prevention services for black and Latino young men who have sex with men in New York City. Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services, 23(4), 465-506.
Feldman, M.B. (2010). The disproportionate risk for HIV infection among young men who have sex with men of color: A critical literature review (PDF). Journal of the National American Medical Association, 102(12), 1206-1221.
CONFERENCES AND PRESENTATION WITH PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS |
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| 2013 | 2013 Hile, S.J., Booth, S.V. To tell or not to tell: Understanding the decision to disclose personal information among GMHC clients. Oral Presentation, The National African American MSM Leadership Conference on HIV/AIDS and other Health Disparities, Los Angeles, CA. |
| 2012 | Feldman, M.B. Evaluating creative arts therapies: Challenges and Possibilities. Oral Presentation, The 2nd Annual International Health Humanities Conference — Music, Health, and Humanity, Montclair, NJ. |
| 2011 | Feldman, M.B., Wu, E., Mendoza, M., Lowry, B., & Ford, L. Returning for confirmatory test results: the critical link between ‘test’ and ‘treat’ in rapid HIV testing. Oral presentation, 2011 National HIV Prevention Conference, Atlanta, GA. |
| 2010 | Feldman, M.B. A community needs assessment to inform HIV and Substance Abuse Prevention for black and Latino young men who have sex with men in New York City. Oral presentation, American Public Health Association, 138th Annual Meeting and Exposition, Denver, CO. |
| 2010 | Feldman, M.B. A critical literature review to identify possible causes of higher rates of HIV infection among young black and Latino men who have sex with men. Roundtable presentation, American Public Health Association, 138th Annual Meeting and Exposition, Denver, CO. |
| 2010 | Torino, J.A. & Feldman, M.B. An evaluation of a group to improve body image and nutrition among HIV-positive men who have sex with men. Oral presentation, American Dietetic Association, 2010 Food & Nutrition Conference & Exposition, Boston, MA. |
| 2010 | Hile, S.J., Simmons, G., Melendez, N., & Feldman, M.B. It’s never too late to evaluate: Creating an evaluation plan for an existing HIV prevention program for women. Poster presentation, National Institute of Mental Health, Annual International Research Conference on the Role of Families in Preventing and Adapting to HIV/AIDS, Nashville, TN. |
| 2009 | Feldman, M.B., Weinberg, G.S. Evaluation of a system to increase access to mental health services for people living with HIV/AIDS at a community based AIDS service organization. Poster presentation, American Public Health Association, 137th Annual Meeting and Exposition, Philadelphia, PA. |
INVITED PRESENTATIONS |
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| 2011 | Feldman, M.B. & Wu, E. Returning for confirmatory test results: the critical link between ‘test’ and ‘treat’ in rapid HIV testing. Grand Rounds, HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies at the New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, New York, NY. |
| 2010 | Torino, J.A. & Feldman, M.B. Body image concerns among HIV-positive women. Women as the Face of AIDS Summit, Iris House, New York, NY. |
| 2009 | Feldman, M.B. & Torino, J.A. Moving from practice evaluation to intervention research: Group services to improve body image and nutrition among HIV-positive MSM. Grand Rounds, HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies at the New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, New York, NY. |
| 2009 | Feldman, M.B. A community needs assessment to inform HIV/substance use prevention for young Black and Latino MSM in New York City. Grand Rounds, HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies at the New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, New York, NY. |
| 2009 | Feldman, M.B. & Torino, J.A. Understanding the impact of HIV/AIDS on body image among men who have sex with men (MSM). Nutrition in AIDS Care Conference, New York, NY. |
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