Dr. Rotheram-Borus has spent the past 20 years developing, evaluating, and disseminating evidence-based interventions for children and families. She has worked extensively with adolescents, especially those at risk for substance abuse, HIV, homelessness, depression, suicide, and long-term unemployment. Dr. Rotheram-Borus has directed and implemented several landmark intervention studies that have demonstrated the benefits of providing behavior change programs and support to families in risky situations. Several of these programs have received national and international recognition, including designation as model programs by the American Psychological Association, the American Medical Association, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Currently, Dr. Rotheram-Borus has ongoing projects in Uganda, China, and South Africa, as well as the United States. Dr. Rotheram-Borus has authored or co-authored more than 200 journal articles, including publications in Science, the Journal of the American Medical Association, and the American Journal of Public Health. She has received more than 40 grants from the National Institute of Mental Health and the National Institute on Drug Abuse to design prevention programs for children and families at high risk for HIV, mental health problems, suicide, and substance abuse. In 2001, Science identified her as number two of the top-funded NIH multi-grant recipients; she was the only woman in the top ten.

Selected Publications:

Lester, P.E., Weiss, R.E., Rice, E.R., Comulada, W.S., Lord, L., Alber, S., & Rotheram-Borus, M.J. (in
           press).The Longitudinal Impact of HIV+ Parents' Drug Use on their Adolescent Children.
           American Journal of Orthopsychiatry.

Stein, J.A., & Rotheram-Borus, M.J. (in press). Paternal and Maternal Influences on Problem Behaviors
           among Homeless and Runaway Youth. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry.

Rotheram-Borus, M.J., Swendeman, D., & Chovnick, G.  (in press).  The past, present and future of HIV prevention: Integrating behavioral, biomedical, structural intervention strategies for the next generation of HIV prevention.  Annual Review of Clinical Psychology.

Rotheram-Borus, M.J., Swendeman, D., Flannery, D., Rice, E., Adamson, D.M., & Ingram, B.  (in press).  Common factors in effective HIV prevention programs.  AIDS and Behavior.

Arnold, E. M., & Rotheram-Borus, M.J.  (in press).  Comparisons of prevention programs for homeless youth.  Prevention Science.

Carrico, A.W., Chesney, M.A., Johnson, M.O., Morin, S.F., Neilands, T.B., Remien, R.H., Rotheram-Borus, M.J., Wong, F.L., & the NIMH Health Living Project Team (in press).  Randomized controlled trial of a cognitive-behavioral intervention for HIV-positive persons: An investigation of treatment effects on psychosocial adjustment. AIDS and Behavior.

Wu, N., Lester, P., Jiang, L., Weiss, R., Slocum, S., & Rotheram-Borus, M.J.  (in press)  Substance use among adolescents of parents living with HIV in New York City.  Substance Use & Misuse.

Milburn, N. G., Rotheram-Borus, M.J., Rice, E., Mallett, S., Rosenthal, D., Batterham, P., May, S. J., Witkin, A., & Duan, N.  (in press).  Adolescents exiting homelessness over two years: The risk amplification and amelioration model.  Journal of Research on Adolescence. 

Mallett, S., Rosenthal, D.A., Milburn, N., & Rotheram-Borus, M.J. (in press).  Drug use among homeless young people in Los Angeles and Melbourne.  Journal of Adolescent Health.

Rotheram-Borus, M.J., Swendeman, D., & Flannery, D. (2009). Family Wellness not HIV Prevention. AIDS and Behavior. [Epub ahead of print].

Mosack, K.E., Weinhardt, L., Kelly, J.A., Gore-Felton, C., McAuliffe, T., Johnson, M. O., Remien, R. H., Rotheram-Borus, M.J., Ehrhardt, A.A., Chesney, M.A., & Morin, S. (2009). Influence of coping, social support, and depression on subjective health status among HIV-positive adults with different sexual identities. Behavioral Medicine, 34(4), 133-144.

Morin S.F., Shade S.B., Steward W.T., Carrico A.W., Remien R.H., Rotheram-Borus M.J., Kelly J.A.,
           Charlebois E.D., Johnson M.O., Chesney M.A. and the Healthy Living Project Team (2008). A
           Behavioral Intervention Reduces HIV Transmission Risk by Promoting Sustained Serosorting
           Practices Among HIV-Infected Men Who Have Sex With Men. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. Nov
           4; [Epub ahead of print].

Rotheram-Borus, M.J., Ingram, B.L., & Flannery, D.  (2008).  Common principles in effective adolescent HIV prevention programs.  AIDS and Behavior, 12(3), 374-383.

Rotheram-Borus, M.J., Desmond, K., Comulada, W.S., Arnold, E., Johnson, M., Pequegnat, W., et al.  (2008).  Reducing sexual and drug acts among marginally-housed adults living with HIV.  American Journal of Public Health, 98(11).

Wu, N., Slocum, S., Comulada, S., Lester, P., Semaan, A., & Rotheram-Borus, M.J.  (2008).  Adjustment of adolescents of parents living with HIV.  Journal of HIV/AIDS Prevention In Children & Youth, 9(1), 34-51. 

Rice, E., Lester, P., Flook, L., Green, S., Valladares, E.S., & Rotheram-Borus, M.J.  (2008). Lessons learned from “integrating” intensive family-based interventions into medical care settings for mothers living with HIV/AIDS and their adolescent children.  AIDS & Behavior.  [Epub ahead of print]

Bursch, B., Lester, P., Jiang, L., Rotheram-Borus, M.J.& Weiss, R. (2008). Psychosocial predictors of somatic symptoms in adolescents of parents with HIV: A six-year longitudinal study. AIDS Care, 20(6), 667-676.

Wong, F.L., Rotheram-Borus, M.J., Lightfoot, M., Pequegnat, W., Comulada, W.S., Cumberland, W., et al.  (2008).  Effects of behavioral intervention on substance use among people living with HIV: The Healthy Living Project randomized controlled study.  Addiction, 103(7), 1206-1214.

Ingram, B.L., Flannery, D., & Elkavich, A. Rotheram-Borus, M.J.  (2008).  Common processes in evidence-based adolescent HIV prevention programs.  AIDS & Behavior, 12(3), 374-383.

Solorio, M.R., Rosenthal, D., Milburn, N.G., Weiss, R.E., Batterham, P.J., Gandara, B.A., & Rotheram-Borus.  (2008).  Predictors of sexual risk behaviors among newly homeless youth: A longitudinal study.  Journal of Adolescent Health.  [Published online ahead of print.  doi.10.10116/j/jadohealth.2007.09.023.]

Arnold, E., Rice, E., Rotheram-Borus, M. J., & Flannery, D.  (2008).  HIV disclosure among adults living with HIV. AIDS Care, 20(1), 80-92.

Yin, Y.P., Wu, Z.Y., Lin, C.Q., Guan, J.H., Wen, Y., Li, L., Detels, R., Rotheram-Borus, M.J. & NIMH Collaborative HIV/STD Prevention Trial Group. (2007). Syndromic and laboratory diagnosis of sexually transmitted infection: A comparison study in China. International Journal of STD & AIDS, 19(6), 381-384.

Wu, Z., Rotheram-Borus, M.J., Detels, R., Li, L., Guan, J., Liang, G., et al.  (2007).  Selecting at-risk populations for sexually transmitted disease/HIV intervention studies.  AIDS, 21 (supl 8), 581-587.

Carrico, A. W., Johnson, M. O., Moskowitz, J. T., Neilands, T. B., Morin, S. F., Charlebois, E. D., Steward, W. T., Remien, R. H., Wong, F., Rotheram-Borus, M. J., et al. (2007). Affect regulation, stimulant use, and viral load among HIV-positive persons on anti-retroviral therapy. Psychosomatic Medicine, 69(8), 785-792.

Rotheram-Borus, M. J., Klosinski, L. E., & Etzel, M. (2007). Differences between proof-of-concept studies and effective implementation: Routine, opt-out HIV testing in emergency departments. JAIDS, 44(4), 381-383. Invited commentary.
Lightfoot, M.A., Kasirye, R., Comulada, W.S.,Rotheram-Borus, M.J.  (2007).  Efficacy of a culturally adapted intervention for youth living with HIV in Uganda.  Prevention Science, 8, 271-273.

Wu, Z., Rotheram-Borus, M. J., Li, L., Guan, J., Detels, R., et al. (2007). Sexually transmitted diseases and risk behaviors among market vendors in China. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 34(12), 1030-3..

Milburn, N. G., Stein, J. A., Rice, E., Rotheram-Borus, M. J., Mallett, S., Rosenthal, D., & Lightfoot, M. (2007). AIDS risk behaviors among American and Australian homeless youth.  Journal of Social Issues, 63, 543-566.

Kirshenbaum, S.B., Pinto, R.M., Correale, J., Remien, R.H., Goldstein, R.B., Catz, S.L., Johnson, M.O., Morin, S.F., Rotheram Borus, M.J., et al. (2007). “Opening up windows when participants keep closing doors”: Key elements in engaging HIV-positive individuals in prevention interventions. Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services, 6(3), 5-28. 

Rosenthal, D., Rotheram-Borus, M. J., Batterham, P., Mallett, S., Rice, E., & Milburn, N. G. (2007). Housing stability over two years and HIV risk among newly homeless youth. AIDS & Behavior, May 12, 2007. Published ahead of print.

Comulada, W. S., Weiss, R. E., Cumberland, W., & Rotheram-Borus, M. J. (2007). Reductions in drug use among young people living with HIV. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 33(3), 493-501.

Rhodes, F., Stein, J. A., Fishbein, M., Goldstein, R. B., & Rotheram-Borus, M. J. (2007). Using theory to understand how interventions work: Project RESPECT, condom use, and the Integrative Model. AIDS & Behavior, 11(3), 393-407.

Rice, E., Milburn, N. G., & Rotheram-Borus, M. J. (2007). Pro-social and problematic social network influences on HIV/AIDS risk behaviors among newly homeless youth in Los Angeles. AIDS Care, 19(5), 697-704.

Li, L., Wu, Z., Wu, S., Lee, S-J., Rotheram-Borus, M. J., Detels, R., Jia, M., & Sun, S. (2007). Mandatory HIV testing in China: the perception of health care providers. International Journal of STDs and AIDS, 18(7), 476-81.

Lightfoot, M., Rotheram-Borus, M. J., Comulada, S., Gundersen, G., & Reddy, V. (2007). Self-monitoring of behavior as a risk reduction strategy for persons living with HIV. AIDS Care, 19(6), 757-63.

Milburn, N. G., Rosenthal, D., Rotheram-Borus, M. J., Mallett, S., Batterham, P., Rice, E., et al. (2007). Newly homeless youth typically return home. Journal of Adolescent Health, 40(6), 574-6.

Lee, S-J., Detels, R., Rotheram-Borus, M. J., & Duan, N. (2007). The effect of social support on mental and behavioral outcomes among adolescents with parents with HIV/AIDS. American Journal of Public Health. Apr 26, 2007. Published ahead of print.

Stein, J. A., Rotheram-Borus, M. J., & Lester, P. (2007). Impact of parentification on long-term outcomes among children of parents with HIV/AIDS. Family Process, 46(3), 317-333.

Li, L., Jiang, L., Lord, L., & Rotheram-Borus, M.J. (2007).  The perception of family conflict by parents living with HIV/AIDS and their adolescent children. Journal of HIV/AIDS Prevention in Children & Youth, 8(1), 99-114.

Wu, Z., Sullivan, S. G., Wang, Y., Rotheram-Borus, M. J., & Detels, R. (2007). The evolution of China's response to HIV/AIDS. Lancet, 369(9562), 679-690.

Lightfoot, M., Tevendale, H., Comulada, S., & Rotheram-Borus, M. J. (2007). Who benefited from an efficacious intervention for youth living with HIV: a moderator analysis. AIDS & Behavior, 11(1), 61-70.

Lee, S-J., Detels, R., Rotheram-Borus, M. J., Duan, N., & Lord, L. (2007). Depression and social support among HIV-affected adolescents. AIDS Patient Care & STDs, 21(6), 409-417.
Lightfoot, M., Rotheram-Borus, M. J., & Tevendale, H. (2007). An HIV-preventive intervention for youth living with HIV. Behavior Modification, 31(3), 345-363.

NIMH Collaborative HIV/STD Prevention Trial Group.  (Rotheram-Borus, PI, China).  (2007). Special Issue.  AIDS, 21(Suppl. 2).