Kimberly M Nelson

Dados Biográficos

ID3887074
NOMEKimberly M Nelson
PRENOMESKimberly M
SOBRENOMENelson
ASSINATURANELSON K M
AFILIAÇÕESBoston University
ORCID0000-0001-8893-5764
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS47
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES43
TOTAL COMO AUTOR47
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2010
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2026
ÍNDICE H4

  • Youth perspectives on sexual fluidity

    Open AccessR Korkodilos, Frankie Greene et al.ARTICLECulture Health & Sexuality2026

    Sexual fluidity has been defined as change over time in one or more dimensions of sexual orientation (identity, attractions, gender of sexual partners). As research on sexual fluidity among young people expands, it is critical to understand how adolescents and young adults understand sexual fluidity. Qualitative data were analysed from the USA-based Sexual Orientation Fluidity in Youth Study, which recruited 3,550 participants aged 14–25 years fr…

  • Unmet Sex Education Needs among Young Adult Black Women in the United States

    Open AccessAaliyah Gray, Shelly Sinclair et al.ARTICLESexuality Research and Social…2026

  • Gathering Insights About Sexual Health Promotion From Adolescents’ Adoption of Covid-19-Protective Behaviors

    Open AccessKimberly M Nelson, Julia C Bond et al.ARTICLEHealth Education & Behavior2026

    < .01). Both behaviors were positively associated with condom use (masking: OR = 1.63, 95% CI = [1.05, 2.52]; vaccination: OR = 2.20, 95% CI = [1.32, 3.69]). Neither was associated with hormonal contraception use. Our findings suggest that family and friend norms for health-protective behaviors appear to be associated with health-protective behaviors among adolescents, at least when examining COVID-19-protective behaviors. Integrating friend and …

  • Awareness of State-Level Abortion Policy Climates among Young Adult Black Women

    Open AccessAaliyah Gray, Shelly Sinclair et al.ARTICLESexuality Research and Social…2026Referências: 3

  • Consistency of Adolescent Self-Report of Age at First Engagement in Five Sexual Behaviors

    Open AccessJulia C Bond, Michele L Ybarra et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Sex Research2026Referências: 1

    Self-report data are integral to sexuality research, yet their reliability is often questioned. We leveraged a cohort study of adolescents aged 13-17 years and living in the United States (recruited 2022-2023) to evaluate the consistency of self-reported sexual behavior initiation. Participants were surveyed at baseline, 4-, 9-, and 15-month follow-ups. Eligible participants completed at least two surveys ( n = 1,300). At each timepoint, particip…

  • Experiences of gender-affirming practices in healthcare settings and HIV testing among transgender and nonbinary young adults in the United States

    Neil Mehta, Neil K Mehta et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2025

    Transgender and nonbinary young adults in the United States (U.S.) experience disproportionately high rates of HIV and face unique barriers to accessing HIV testing, a key component of HIV prevention. Gender-affirming practices in healthcare settings may improve care access and reduce care avoidance among transgender and nonbinary people. To our knowledge, no study has examined the association between gender-affirming practices in healthcare sett…

  • One in ten adolescents and young adults report changes in their sexual orientation identity over 2-month follow-up

    Open AccessLynsie R Ranker, R Korkodilos et al.ARTICLEPsychology of Sexual Orientation…2025

    Understanding the frequency and patterns of experiencing changes in sexual orientation identity (SOI) is critical to the health of adolescents and young adults (AYA). Failure to measure and acknowledge change experiences may miss opportunities to tailor care, such as sexual and reproductive health care, accordingly. Much of the prior research among AYA assesses change either retrospectively, or prospectively over relatively long time intervals. T…

  • Youth Voices are Needed Now More than Ever to Improve Adolescent Sexual Health Research

    Open AccessMeng Cheng, Ezra Levinson et al.ARTICLESexuality Research and Social…2025

    Youth Advisory Boards (YABs) can meaningfully incorporate youth voices into sexual health research with the combined benefits of leading to higher-quality, more effective research as well as providing YAB members with personal benefits such as exposure to scientific methods, research principles, and professional development opportunities. Previously published commentaries have outlined the experience of developing and maintaining a YAB in other a…

  • Porn Helped Me Figure Out That I Was Gay”

    Open AccessClaire D Stout, Anne J Maheux et al.ARTICLESexuality & Culture2025Referências: 9

  • The State of Sexual Education

    Kimberly M Nelson, Aaliyah Gray et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2025Referências: 17

    Objectives. To assess state laws and regulations mandating sexual education in US public schools in 2025. Methods. We identified and analyzed state statutes, administrative regulations, and state court decisions that mandated sexual education in public schools in every US state and the District of Columbia. We coded content requirements, attributes (e.g., “age-appropriate”), and parental notice and consent policies. Results. Forty-two US states r…

  • A Call for Formal Reporting Standards for Legal Research in Public Health Studies

    Cason D Schmit, Scott Burri et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2025Referências: 13

  • Exploring State- and Individual-Level Characteristics Associated with Perceived Barriers to Accessing Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Among Young Adult Black Women

    Aaliyah Gray, Shelly Sinclair et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Sex Research2025Referências: 5

    Young adult Black women (YABW) report inadequate access to and experiences receiving sexual and reproductive health care. The purpose of this research was to examine perceived barriers to care among YABW. A nationwide sample of 500 YABW ages 18-22 years participated in an online survey. Participants reported on perceived logistical (knowledge, access, and cost) and stigma-based barriers (disclosure, discomfort, and judgment) to accessing prescrip…

  • Experiences of Gender and Racial/Ethnic Discrimination in Sexual Healthcare Among Transgender and Nonbinary Young Adults of Color

    Open AccessCandice Mazon, Christian Badillo Badillo et al.ARTICLEPerspectives on Sexual and…2025Referências: 5

    Purpose Experiences of gender‐based discrimination against transgender and nonbinary people and racial discrimination against people of color in sexual healthcare settings serve as significant barriers to care. However, the sexual healthcare experiences of transgender young adults of color (TNYAC), who face intersecting forms of discrimination, are poorly understood. Methods We conducted a qualitative analysis of semi‐structured interviews ( n = …

  • Long-Acting Injectable Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Perceptions and Preferences Among Transgender and Nonbinary Young Adults in the United States

    Open AccessAllegra R Gordon, Samantha Haiken et al.ARTICLEQualitative Health Research2025Referências: 53

    Long-acting injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention (LAI-PrEP) was approved for use in the United States in 2021, yet little is known about perceptions of LAI-PrEP among transgender and nonbinary young adults, a group that faces substantial barriers to HIV prevention. We investigated US transgender and nonbinary young adults' perceptions of and attitudes toward LAI-PrEP and how perceived advantages and disadvantages of LAI-PrEP rel…

  • “An escape from the isolation”

    Open AccessClaire D Stout, Michele L Ybarra et al.ARTICLEJournal of Adolescence2024

    INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic likely affected adolescent sexual behaviors and alcohol use, although how is not well understood. METHOD: Youth were sampled from the national, online longitudinal Growing up with Media study. They responded via text messaging to open-ended questions about how the COVID-19 pandemic may have impacted the sexual behavior and alcohol use of adolescents. Conventional content analysis summarized open-ended responses…

  • The Synergistic Health Threats of State Laws Targeting Marginalized Groups in the United States

    K Underhill, Valerie A Earnshaw et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2024Referências: 23

    Discriminatory state laws have deleterious effects on the health of socially marginalized groups. Health care clinicians, institutions, researchers, and research funders have tended to view different discriminatory laws in isolation, focusing on particular issues or groups. In contrast, intersectionality calls attention to the overlapping and synergistic systems of oppression that discriminatory legislation promotes or upholds, warranting an inte…

  • We’re All Still Learning About How to Talk About Porn

    Open AccessKimberly M Nelson, Julia K Campbell et al.ARTICLESexuality Research and Social…2024Citada por: 1Referências: 1

  • Online environments and women's health

    Open AccessVanessa Boland Edouard, Malu Foley et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023

    IntroductionAcademic-industry partnerships in public health are rare and present an opportunity to deepen our understanding of health inequities and improve the health of populations. The covid-19 pandemic showed that industry and public health are inextricably interlocked: industry decisions and practices impact population health, and public health policies and practices impact how businesses operate. Mutually beneficial partnerships between the…

  • ChokeMeDaddy

    Open AccessDebby Herbenick, Lucia Guerra-Reyes et al.ARTICLEArchives of Sexual Behavior2023

  • Differences in the sexual health information parents/guardians give their adolescent sexual minority sons by outness

    Kaitlin R Haupt, Claire D Stout et al.ARTICLEJournal of LGBT Youth2023Referências: 10

    Interventions on parental/guardian provision of sexual health information are needed to ensure ASMM receive relevant sexual health knowledge

  • Minor Consent Laws for Sexually Transmitted Infection and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Services in the United States

    Kimberly M Nelson, Alexandra Skinner et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2023Citada por: 1Referências: 16

    Objectives. To assess changes in minor consent laws for sexually transmitted infection (STI) and HIV testing, treatment, and prevention services in all 50 US states and the District of Columbia from 1900 to 2021. Methods. We coded laws into minor consent for (1) health care generally; (2) STI testing, treatment, and prevention; (3) HIV testing, treatment, and prevention; and (4) pre- or postexposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention. We also coded c…

  • Mental health care use among adolescent sexual minority males before and during Covid-19

    Open AccessNicholas S Perry, Kimberly M NelsonARTICLEPsychology of Sexual Orientation…2022Referências: 4

    Adolescent (cisgender) sexual minority males (ASMM) face multiple mental health disparities. Yet surprisingly little is known about use of mental health care among ASMM. The current study examined mental health care use among ASMM, both lifetime use and during the COVID-19 pandemic. ASMM ( N =154, ages 14-17 years) enrolled in Spring 2020 for a pilot randomized controlled trial of an online sexual health intervention. Participants were assessed a…

  • I Wish I Actually Had Known What the Heck Sex Was

    Open AccessClaire D Stout, Christian D Paredes et al.ARTICLESexuality Research and Social…2022Citada por: 1Referências: 8

  • Electronic Cigarette Cessation among Adolescents and Young Adults

    Lorra Garey, Lori A J Scott-Sheldon et al.ARTICLESubstance Use & Misuse2021

    Background E-cigarette use is common among adolescents and young adults, yet little is known about e-cigarette cessation among this group. The current study assessed e-cigarette cessation attempts, interest in e-cigarette cessation, and methods of e-cigarette cessation most favored by young e-cigarette users.Methods A cross-sectional survey was administered via Facebook and Instagram between February and April 2019 to enroll current, regular e-ci…

  • The Young Men and Media Study

    Open AccessKimberly M Nelson, Nicholas S Perry et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2021