Research & Interest

Laura M. Bogart, Ph.D., is a Behavioral Scientist at RAND. She is a social psychologist who specializes in applying principles of social cognition to understanding risky health behaviors. In general, her research focuses on the influence of medical mistrust and discrimination on health behavior among disenfranchised populations, including African Americans, low-income individuals, and individuals with HIV. She has designed and implemented several studies in primary and secondary HIV prevention, and adherence to antiretroviral treatment for HIV. She was the PI of an NIMH grant examining the cognitive strategies used by men who have sex with men and high-risk heterosexuals to recall sexual behaviors and Co-investigator on an NICHD grant examining the relationship of conspiracy beliefs about HIV and birth control, and perceived discrimination in health care, with sexual risk and contraceptive behaviors among African Americans. She is currently Co-PI on a CDC-funded project evaluating the use of rapid HIV testing among medical providers in the U.S.

Selected Publications

Bogart, L.M, Kral, A.H., Scott, A., Anderson, R., Flynn, N., Gilbert, M.L., & Bluthenthal, R.N. (in press). Condom Attitudes and Behaviors Among Injection Drug Users Participating in California Syringe Exchange Programs. AIDS & Behavior.

Bogart, L.M., & Thorburn, S.T. (2005). Are HIV/AIDS conspiracy beliefs a barrier to HIV prevention among African Americans? Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 38, 213-218.

Bogart, L.M, Kral, A.H., Scott, A., Anderson, R., Flynn, N., Gilbert, M.L., & Bluthenthal, R.N. (2005). Sexual risk among injection drug users recruited from California syringe exchange programs. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 32, 27-34.

Bogart, L. M., Bird, S. T., Walt, L. C., Delahanty, D.L., & Figler, J. (2004). Association of stereotypes about physicians to health care satisfaction, help-seeking behavior, and adherence to treatment. Social Science and Medicine, 58, 1049-1058.

Bogart, L. M., & Bird, S. T. (2003). Exploring the relationship of conspiracy beliefs about HIV/AIDS to sexual behaviors and attitudes among African American adults. Journal of the National Medical Association, 95, 1057-1065.

Thorburn, S., & Bogart, L.M. (in press). Conspiracy beliefs, medical mistrust, and birth control: Barriers to pregnancy prevention among African Americans of reproductive age. Health Education and Behavior.

Bird, S.T., & Bogart, L.M. (2005). Conspiracy beliefs about HIV/AIDS and birth control among African Americans: Implications for the prevention of HIV, other STDs, and unintended pregnancy. Journal of Social Issues, 61, 109-126.

Bird, S.T., Bogart, L.M., & Delahanty, D.L. (2004). Health-related correlates of perceived discrimination in HIV care. AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 18, 19-26.

Bird, S. T., & Bogart, L. M. (2003). Birth control conspiracy beliefs, perceived discrimination, and contraceptive attitudes and behavior among African Americans: An exploratory study. Journal of Health Psychology, 8, 263-276.