Gina Sissoko

Biographic Data

ID6616700
NAMEGina Sissoko
GIVEN NAMESGina
FAMILY NAMESissoko
SIGNATURESISSOKO G
AFFILIATIONSYale University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Honoring Black Love and Protecting Black Women’s Sexual Health

    Open AccessNatasha Crooks, Tiffany Reed et al.ARTICLEJournal of Black Psychology2026

    This qualitative descriptive study explored how 30 Black cisgender women aged 23–65 conceptualize Black love and examined its impact on their sexual health and vulnerability to HIV. Thematic analysis was undertaken to identify codes, themes, and subthemes of the data. Three overarching key themes were co-constructed: (1) Black love with subthemes of self-love, romantic love, and community love, (2) Struggle love with subthemes of coping with ster…

  • Using the Framework for Reporting Adaptation and Modifications-Expanded (FRAME) to Adapt an Evidence-Based HIV-Prevention Intervention for Zambian Adolescent Girls and Young Women

    Open AccessD R Gina Sissoko, Gina Sissoko et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2026

    Despite substantial global efforts, adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in Southern Africa remain disproportionately affected by HIV. In Zambia, the HIV prevalence among AGYW is nearly three times that of their male peers. The Informed Motivated Aware and Responsible Adolescents and Adults (IMARA) program, an evidence-based HIV/STI prevention intervention initially developed in the United States and later adapted in South Africa, demonstrated…

  • Risk, Adultification, Messaging, and Protection Scale ( RAMPS )

    Open AccessNatasha Crooks, Nyssa L Snow‐Hill et al.ARTICLEJournal of Research on Adolescence2026References: 9

    Adultification, protection, and stereotyping of Black girls and their associated sexual and reproductive health risks are understudied concepts that are challenging to measure. This study developed and validated the Risk, Adultification, Messaging, and Protection Scale (RAMPS), designed to assess the relationship between sexual development, adultification, messaging, and protection, which are constructs of the Becoming a Sexual Black Woman framew…

  • Hair‐esteem toolkit for Black girls

    Open AccessSydney Hussett‐Richardson, D R Gina Sissoko et al.ARTICLEJournal of Research on Adolescence2026References: 8

    For Black adolescent girls, hair is a significant aspect of gender and ethnic identity, influencing both intrapersonal reflections and interpersonal interactions. Gendered racism and Eurocentric beauty standards marginalize Black girls and their hair, causing them to experience high rates of hair-related harassment and discrimination. These experiences negatively affect the self-esteem of Black girls, which has critical implications for various h…

  • A hybrid effectiveness implementation trial testing an HIV and STI prevention program for mother figures and their adolescent girls and young women delivered by peer leaders

    Open AccessGeri R Donenberg, Anjali Sharma et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT06503666, Registered on 10 July 2024

  • Dark skin girls are unworthy of protection”

    Open AccessNatasha Crooks, D R Gina Sissoko et al.ARTICLECultural Diversity & Ethnic…2025

    Current systems, such as families, schools, and media, should seek to address stereotyped messages and mistreatment that harm Black girls' development. Programming surrounding colorism, gendered racism, and discrimination may serve as an opportunity to begin dismantling systems rooted in Eurocentric preferences that encourage the oppression and mistreatment of Black girls based on skin tone. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights rese…