Malika Roman Isler

Biographic Data

ID113184
NAMEMalika Roman Isler
GIVEN NAMESMalika Roman
FAMILY NAMEIsler
SIGNATUREISLER M R
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
ORCID0000-0002-0967-7056
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS12
TOTAL CITATIONS36
AUTHOR COUNT12
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2007
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2016
H-INDEX3

  • Adolescents and parental caregivers as lay health advisers in a community-based risk reduction intervention for youth

    Tiarney D Ritchwood, Gaurav Dave et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2016

    The purpose of the current study is to describe the demographic, behavioral, and psychosocial characteristics of adolescent and caregiver lay health advisers (LHAs) participating in an intervention designed to reduce risk behaviors among rural African-American adolescents. Teach One, Reach One integrates constructs from the Theory of Planned Behavior and Social Cognitive Theory. It acknowledges that changing the sexual behaviors of African-Americ…

  • Venues for Meeting Sex Partners and Partner HIV Risk Characteristics

    Open AccessMalika Roman Isler, Carol E Golin et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2015

  • Applying Cognitive Interviewing to Inform Measurement of Partnership Readiness

    Randall Teal, Zoe Enga et al.ARTICLEProgress in community health…2015

    Engaging community leaders enhanced face and content validity and served as a means to form relationships with potential community co-investigators in the future. Cognitive interviewing can enable a bidirectional approach to partnerships, starting with instrument development

  • Across the Miles

    Malika Roman Isler, Margaret Shandor Miles et al.ARTICLEProgress in community health…2015Cited by: 3References: 2

    CABs can make a critical difference in conducting culturally appropriate and successful research in rural communities

  • HIV Testing Experience and Risk Behavior Among Sexually Active Black Young Adults

    Open AccessKathleen M Macqueen, Mario Chen et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Community…2015Cited by: 5References: 26

    African Americans are disproportionately affected by the HIV epidemic inclusive of men who have sex with men, heterosexual men, and women. As part of a community‐based participatory research study we assessed HIV testing experience among sexually active 18–30 year old Black men and women in Durham, NC. Of 508 participants, 173 (74 %) men and 236 (86 %; p = 0.0008) women reported ever being tested. Barriers to testing (e.g., perceived risk and sti…

  • Curriculum Development to Increase Minority Research Literacy for HIV Prevention Research

    Malika Roman Isler, A L Brown et al.ARTICLEProgress in community health…2014Cited by: 2References: 3

    The iterative process of shared discussion, development, and consensus building strengthened collaboration between stakeholder groups and produced a stronger, more culturally appropriate curriculum to promote HIV prevention research engagement among young Blacks

  • Acceptability of a Mobile Health Unit for Rural HIV Clinical Trial Enrollment and Participation

    Open AccessMalika Roman Isler, Margaret Shandor Miles et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2012

  • Community-Based HIV Clinical Trials

    Giselle Corbie-Smith, Malika Roman Isler et al.ARTICLEProgress in community health…2012References: 4

    Background-Although racial and ethnic minorities have disproportionately high rates of HIV infection, these groups are underrepresented in HIV-related clinical trials. This illustrates the need for more innovation in attempts to engage underrepresented populations in calls for interdisciplinary and translational research

  • Community-Based HIV Clinical Trials

    Giselle Corbie-Smith, Malika Roman Isler et al.ARTICLEProgress in community health…2012Cited by: 2References: 5

    These findings support calls for more relevant, translational, and engaged research. An integrated approach may be an important innovation to transform the research enterprise to meet these goals and more directly improve the health of individuals

  • Community-Responsive Research Priorities

    Bonnie Jones, Alexandra F Lightfoot et al.ARTICLEProgress in community health…2012Cited by: 1References: 3

    Tapping into an established community-based network and linking researchers to community-identified priorities ensures that NC TraCS addresses the most pressing health needs of North Carolina's residents

  • Silent Endurance and Profound Loneliness

    Open AccessMargaret Shandor Miles, Malika Roman Isler et al.ARTICLEQualitative Health Research2011Cited by: 9References: 47

    We explored how community responses to HIV contribute to distress in African Americans living with HIV in the rural South of the United States. We listened to the voices of community members through focus groups and African Americans with HIV through interviews. Community avoidance of HIV, negative views of HIV, and discriminatory behavior powerfully affected the distress of people living with HIV (PLWH). Ongoing distress, coupled with limited su…

  • Incarceration and Sexually Transmitted Infections

    Open AccessCouvillon Thomas, Brooke A Levandowski et al.ARTICLEJournal of Urban Health2007Cited by: 14