Professional Summary
Dr. Bauermeister is Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education (HBHE) in the UM School of Public Health. Originally from San Juan, Puerto Rico, Dr. Bauermeister completed his MPH and PhD in Public Health from the University of Michigan. Prior to joining the HBHE faculty, Dr. Bauermeister was a NIH postdoctoral fellow in the HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies at Columbia University's Department of Psychiatry and Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at New York University. Dr. Bauermeister oversees the Sexuality & Health Research Lab (SexLab) at the School of Public Health. His primary research interests focus on sexuality and health, and interpersonal prevention and health promotion strategies for high-risk adolescents and young adults. Dr. Bauermeister explores the acceptability of innovative prevention strategies among men who have sex with men. He is Principal Investigator of a mixed-method study of HIV/AIDS risk among young men who have sex with men (YMSM) who use the Internet to meet romantic and sexual partners. Dr. Bauermeister is also Co-Investigator of the Virtual Network Study and the Flint Adolescent Study. Dr. Bauermeister is member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Youth & Adolescence and the Archives of Sexual Behavior. He is a Full Member of the International Academy of Sex Research, and serves as referee to various interdisciplinary journals including the American Journal of Public Health, AIDS & Behavior, Social Science & Medicine, Health Education & Behavior, Journal of Adolescent Health, among others.
Courses Taught
HBEHED600: Psychosocial Factors in Health-Related Behavior
Education
M.P.H., Health Behavior and Health Education, University of Michigan, 2004
Ph.D., Health Behavior and Health Education, University of Michigan, 2007
NIMH T-32 Postdoctoral Fellowship, Behavioral Sciences Research in HIV Infection, Columbia University, 2008
Research Interest & Projects
HIV/AIDS Risk Behaviors Internet Use and Health Quantitative Methods LGBTQQ Health Adolescent and young adult well-being Interpersonal relationships and social support
Selected Publications
Bauermeister, J.A., Giguere, R., Carballo-Dieguez, A., Ventuneac, A., & Eisenberg, A. (In Press). Perceived risks and strategies employed by young men who have sex with men when seeking sexual partners online Journal of Health Communication
Carballo-Dieguez, A., Ventuneac, A., Bauermeister, J.A., Dowsett, G.W., Dolezal, C., Remien, R.H., Balan, I., Rowe, M.S. (2009). Is 'bareback' a useful construct in primary HIV-prevention? Definitions, identity and research. Culture, Sexuality, and Health, 1, 51-65.
Mellins, C.A., Elkington, K., Bauermeister, J.A., Brackis-Cott, E., Dolezal, C., McKay, M., Wiznia, A., Bamji, M., & Abrams, E.J. (2009). Sexual and drug use behavior in Perinatally-HIV-infected youth: Mental health and family influences Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 48(9), 810-819.
Elkington, K., Bauermeister, J.A., Brackis-Cott, E., Dolezal, C., Mellins, C.A. (2009). Substance use and sexual risk behaviors in perinatally Human Immunodeficiency Virus-exposed youth: The role of caregivers, peers and HIV status. Journal of Adolescent Health, 2, 133-141.
Bauermeister, J.A., Carballo-Diéguez, A., Ventuneac, A., & Dolezal, C. (2009). Assessing motivation to engage in intentional condomless anal intercourse in HIV-risk contexts ( bareback sex ) among men who have sex with men. AIDS Education & Prevention, 21(2), 156-168.
Bauermeister, J.A., Elkington, K., Brackis-Cott, E., Dolezal, C., & Mellins, C. (2009). Sexual Behavior and Perceived Peer Norms: Comparing Perinatally HIV-Infected and HIV-Affected Youth. Journal of Youth & Adolescence, 38, 1110-1122.
Bauermeister, J.A., Tross, S., & Ehrhardt, A. (2009). A review of HIV/AIDS system-level interventions AIDS & Behavior, 13(3), 430-448.
Carballo-Diéguez, A., Bauermeister, J.A., Ventuneac, A., Dolezal, C., Balan, I., & Remien, R.H. (2008). The use of rectal douches among HIV-uninfected and infected men who have unprotected receptive anal intercourse: Implications for rectal microbicides. AIDS & Behavior, 12(6), 860-866.
Bauermeister, J.A. (2008). Latino gay men's drug functionality: The role of social networks and social support. Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse (formerly Drugs & Society), 7(1), 41-65.
Bauermeister, J.A., Morales, M.M., Seda, G. & González-Rivera, M. (2007). Sexual prejudice among Puerto Rican young adults Journal of Homosexuality, 53(4), 135-156.
Professional Affiliations
2001 - Present: Member, American Public Health Association (APHA)
2006 - Present: Member, International AIDS Society
2007 - Present: Member, International Academy of Sex Research (IASR)
2008 - Present: Member, International Association for Relationship Research
2008 - Present: Member, Society for Research on Adolescence
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