Kerth O'Brien, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Social Psychology

Department of Psychology 317 Cramer Hall Portland State University P.O. Box 751 Portland,OR 97207-0751 phone (503) 725-3973 fax (503) 725-3904 obrienk@pdx.edu Biography Selected Publications Classes Taught Personal Website

Selected Publications

Weir, B.W., Bard, R.S., O'Brien, K., Casciato, C.J., & Stark, M.J. (November, 2007). Uncovering patterns of HIV risk through multiple housing measures: Implications for assessment and intervention. AIDS and Behavior, 11(Supplement 2), 31-44.

Weir, B.W., Bard, R.S., O’Brien, K., Casciato, C.J., & Stark, M.J. (in press). Violence against women with HIV risk and recent criminal justice system involvement: Prevalence, correlates and recommendations for intervention. Violence against Women.

VanBeneden, C.A., Modesitt, S., O'Brien, K., Yusem, S., Rose, A., & Fleming, D. (2002). Sex at an urban bathhouse 15 years into the AIDS epidemic. Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes : JAIDS, 30 (5), 522-526.

O'Brien, K. (1993). Using focus groups to develop health surveys: An example from research on social relationships and AIDS-preventive behavior. Health Education Quarterly, 20 (3), 361-370.

O'Brien, K., Wortman, C.B., Kessler, R. C., & Joseph, J. G. (1993). Social relationships of men at risk for AIDS. Social Science and Medicine, 36 (9), 1161-1167.

Presentations

Weir, B.W., Stark, M.J., Bard, R.S., O'Brien, K., & Casciato, C.J. (November 5, 2007). Motivational interviewing-based interventions for reducing HIV and partner violence risk among women with HIV risk and recent criminal justice system involvement. Paper presented at the 135th annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, Washington, DC.

Alvarez, L., O'Brien, K., Morse, E., & Saha, S. (June, 2007). Advancing patient-centered care by valuing patient viewpoints. Paper presented at the 2007 Symposium for Portland Area Research on Complementary and Alternative Medicine (SPARC), Portland, Oregon.

Weir, B.W., Bard, R.S., Casciato, C., O’Brien, K., & Stark, M.J. (December 14, 2005). Women involved in the community justice system – Experiences of intimate partner and other violence. Paper presented at the 133rd annual meeting of the American Public Health Association (APHA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

O'Brien, K., Morse, E., Gipson, T., Loudd, R., & Saha, S. (2005, August). How do African-Americans view cultural competence in patient-physician interactions? Paper presented at the European Health Psychology Society, Galway, Ireland.

Saha, S., Morse, E., Gipson, T., Loudd, R., & O’Brien, K. (2005, May). What is “cultural competence?” African Americans’ perspectives on patient-physician interactions. Paper presented at the Society of General Internal Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Dougherty, J.A., O'Brien, K., & Stark, M.J. (2002, November). HIV and partner violence interventions: Adapting motivational enhancement and stages of change models for use in a public health setting. Paper presented at the 130th annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.