Research & Interest

Dr. Veniegas is a social scientist whose research addresses the use of behavioral theories and interventions in community-based settings. She is the PI for a State of California Universitywide AIDS Research Program-funded study (UARP ID05LA024, HIV Technology Transfer in Los Angeles) to examine the challenges faced by and strategies for successful implementation of evidence-based interventions among staff from CBOs. She was the Co-PI for a Los Angeles County Office of AIDS Programs and Policy and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-funded contract (H700024) to provide evaluation technical assistance to HIV, STD, tuberculosis and substance abuse prevention service providers in Service Planning Areas 1-8. She was also the Fidelity Specialist for a UARP-funded study to culturally adapt an evidence-based HIV prevention intervention for at-risk youth for young Latino men who have sex with men. She has served on the Los Angeles Mayor’s HIV/AIDS Leadership Council and co-chaired the Standards and Best Practices Subcommittee of the Los Angeles County HIV Prevention Planning Committee.

Selected Publications

• Larkins S, Reback CJ, Shoptaw S, Veniegas R. (2005). Methamphetamine-dependent gay men's disclosure of their HIV status to sexual partners. AIDS Care, 17, 521-532.

• Shoptaw, S., Reback, C.J., Peck, J.A., Yang, X., Rotheram-Fuller, E., Larkins, S., Veniegas, R.C., & Hucks-Ortiz, C. (2005). Behavioral treatment approaches for methamphetamine dependence and HIV-related sexual risk behaviors among urban gay and bisexual men. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 78, 125-134.

• Brooks, R.A., Martin, D.J., Ortiz, D.J. & Veniegas, R.C. (2004). Perceived Barriers to Employment Among Persons Living with HIV/AIDS. AIDS Care, 16, 756-66.
  Martin, D.J., Brooks, R.A., Ortiz, D.J., & Veniegas, R.C. (2003). Perceived employment barriers and their relation to workforce entry intent among people with HIV/AIDS.  Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 8 (3), 181-94.

• Los Angeles City Mayor's HIV/AIDS Leadership Council (2003). HIV and AIDS in Los
  Angeles: 21st Century Challenges and Approaches. Los Angeles: AIDS Coordinator's Office. Available at http://www.lacity..org/DOD/aids/hiv_policy.htm.

• Martin, D.J., Brooks, R.A., Ortiz, D.J., & Veniegas, R.C. (2003). Perceived employment barriers and their relation to workforce entry intent among people with HIV/AIDS.  Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 8, 181-94.

• Levin, S., Sinclair, S., Veniegas, R. C., & Taylor, P. L. (2002). Perceived discrimination in the context of multiple group memberships. Psychological Science, 13, 557-60.

• Veniegas, R. C. & Conley, T. D. (2000). Biological research on women's sexual orientation. Journal of Social Issues, 56(2), 267-282.

• Sidanius, J. & Veniegas, R. C. (2000). Gender and race discrimination: The interactive nature of disadvantage. In S. Oskamp (Ed.), The Claremont Symposium on Applied Social Psychology: Reducing Prejudice and Discrimination (pp. 47-70). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

• Peplau, L. A., Spalding, L. R., Conley, T. D., & Veniegas, R. C. (1999).  The development of sexual orientation in women.  Annual Review of Sex Research, 10, 70-99.