Dr. Sharon R. Sznitman

Professional Experience

1999-2002: The University of Manchester, Sociology Department, B.Soc.Sc/Sociology
2002: Stockholm University, Sociology Department, M.A. Sociology
2003-2007: Stockholm University, Sociology Department, Ph.D.

Expertise and Research Interests

  • Public Healt
  • Sexual health
  • Adolescent health
  • Cannabis and other substance use
  • Medical cannabis use
  • Experience Sampling Methods (ESM)
  • Longitudinal and cross-sectional survey research designs

Selected Publications

  1. Daniel Romer, Sharon R. Sznitman, Michael Hennessy, Ralph J. DiClemente, Laura F. Salazar, Peter A. Vanable, Michael P. Carey, Larry K. Brown, Robert F. Valois, Bonita Stanton, (2009) Mass media as an HIV-preventive strategy: using culturally sensitive messages to reduce HIV-associated sexual behavior of high-risk African-American youth. American Journal of Public Health, 99(12):2150-2159.
  2. Sharon R. Sznitman, Daniel Romer, Larry K. Brown, Ralph J. DiClemente, Robert F. Valois, Peter A. Vanable, Michael P. Carey, Bonita Stanton, (2009) Prevalence, correlates, and STI risk related to coitus interruptus (withdrawal) among African-American adolescents, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 36(4):218-220
  3. Sharon R. Sznitman, Michael P. Carey, Peter A. Vanable, Ralph J. DiClemente, Larry K. Brown, Robert F. Valois, Michael Hennessy, Christie Rizzo, Angela Caliendo, Naomi Farber, Laura F. Salazar, Bonita Stanton, Daniel Romer (2010) The impact of community-based sexually transmitted infection-screening results on sexual risk behaviors of African American adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health, 47(1), 12-
  4. Sharon R. Sznitman, Peter A. Vanable, Michael P. Carey, Michael Hennessy, Larry K. Brown, Robert F. Valois, Bonita Stanton, Laura F. Salazar, Ralph J. DiClemente, Naomi Farber, Daniel Romer (2011), Using culturally sensitive media messages to reduce HIV-associated sexual behavior in high-risk African-American adolescents: results from a randomized control trial, Journal of Adolescent Health, 49(3):244-251
  5. Sharon R. Sznitman, Peter A. Vanable, Michael P. Carey, Michael Hennessy, Larry K. Brown, Robert F. Valois, Bonita Stanton, Laura F. Salazar, Ralph J. DiClemente, Naomi Farber, Daniel Romer (2011), Long term effects of community-based STI screening and mass media HIV prevention messages on sexual risk behaviors of African-American Adolescents AIDS and Behavior, 15(5):1755-1763