Ann O'Leary (psychologist)
American psychologist
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Ann O'Leary is an American behavioral psychologist, associated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia. She specializes in behavior associated with AIDS.[1] O'Leary received her PhD from Stanford University.[2] In 2002, the American Psychological Association's Committee on Psychology and AIDS gave her their Distinguished Leader Award.[1] In addition, O'Leary has completed research alongside Charles J. Neighbors, a fellow psychologist, around the concept of "condom negotiation". The results of their studies has since been incorporated into HIV, and sexual violence, prevention programs[3].
Books
- O'Leary, Ann; Jemmott, Loretta Sweet (1995), Women at Risk: Issues in the Primary Prevention of AIDS, Springer-Verlag, ISBN 978-0-306-45041-9.
- O'Leary, Ann; Jemmott, Loretta Sweet (1996), Women and AIDS: Coping and Care, Springer-Verlag, ISBN 978-0-306-45258-1.
- O'Leary, Ann (2002), Beyond Condoms: Alternative Approaches to HIV Prevention, Springer-Verlag, ISBN 978-0-306-46731-8.
- Koenig, Linda J.; Doll, Lynda S.; O'Leary, Ann; et al., eds. (2003), From Child Sexual Abuse to Adult Sexual Risk: Trauma, Revictimization, and Intervention, American Psychological Association, ISBN 978-1-59147-030-4.
- A. O'Leary, D. Purcell, R. H. Remien &C. Gomez (2010). Childhood sexual abuse and sexual transmission risk behaviour among HIV-positive men who have sex with men. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Columbia University & University of California, San Francisco, USA. Childhood sexual abuse and sexual transmission risk behaviour among HIV-positive men who have sex with men (article).