Ibanez, Gladys
- Associate Professor, Epidemiology , Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work
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Overview
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Dr. Gladys Ibañez received her doctorate in psychology from Georgia State University in 2002 and obtained a postdoctoral fellowship from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Her research focus is HIV, substance abuse, qualitative methodology, LGBT health research, and intervention development. She has a special interest in Latino populations, and criminal justice and health issues.
She has served as either principal investigator or co-investigator on numerous federally funded research projects including the development of a culturally appropriate HIV prevention intervention for Latino criminal justice clients.
Currently, she is part of a collaborative project with the University of Florida’s Southern HIV & Alcohol Research Consortium (SHARC), overseeing a study on alcohol use among HIV+ individuals in Florida (The Florida Cohort Study).
research interests
- HIV, Substance Abuse, LGBT Health Research, integrative medicine.
Scholarly & Creative Works
selected publications
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Article
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2021Condom use likelihood within the context of PrEP and TasP among men who have sex with men in Florida: a short report. AIDS CARE-PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIO-MEDICAL ASPECTS OF AIDS/HIV.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2021.1883515 Web of Science: 000616843700001
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2021The individual, interactive, and syndemic effect of substance use, depression, education, and ethnicity on retention in HIV care. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STD & AIDS. 32:184-193.Full Text via DOI: 10.1177/0956462419890727 Web of Science: 000616644000009
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2020HIV-related stigma and life goals among people living with HIV (PLWH) in Florida. QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s11136-020-02687-z Web of Science: 000583151100001
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2020A tai chi/qigong intervention for older adults living with HIV: a study protocol of an exploratory clinical trial. TRIALS. 21.Full Text via DOI: 10.1186/s13063-020-04728-x Web of Science: 000574485000001
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2020Factors associated with current and severe pain among people living with HIV: results from a statewide sample. BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 20.Full Text via DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-09474-y Web of Science: 000619255300003
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2020Hepatitis C Virus and Hispanic Criminal Justice Clients: A Missed Opportunity. JOURNAL OF IMMIGRANT AND MINORITY HEALTH. 22:701-707.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10903-019-00931-4 Web of Science: 000541342500008
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2020Health Care-Specific Enacted HIV-Related Stigma's Association with Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence and Viral Suppression Among People Living with HIV in Florida. AIDS PATIENT CARE AND STDS. 34:316-326.Full Text via DOI: 10.1089/apc.2020.0031 Web of Science: 000546254700005
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2020Enacted HIV-Related Stigma's Association with Anxiety & Depression Among People Living with HIV (PLWH) in Florida. AIDS AND BEHAVIOR.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10461-020-02948-5 Web of Science: 000541398600001
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2020HIV testing intentions and cognitive reappraisal among Latino emerging adults. AIDS CARE-PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIO-MEDICAL ASPECTS OF AIDS/HIV. 33:548-552.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2020.1763905 Web of Science: 000534901700001
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2020The Florida Cohort study: methodology, initial findings and lessons learned from a multisite cohort of people living with HIV in Florida. AIDS CARE-PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIO-MEDICAL ASPECTS OF AIDS/HIV.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2020.1748867 Web of Science: 000524067800001
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2020Estimating the size of HIV-negative MSM population that would benefit from pre-exposure prophylaxis in Florida. ANNALS OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 44:52-56.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2020.02.003 Web of Science: 000528948900007
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2020HIV Testing Among Latino Emerging Adults: Examining Associations with Familism Support, Nativity, and Gender. JOURNAL OF IMMIGRANT AND MINORITY HEALTH.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10903-020-01000-x Web of Science: 000522009600001
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2020Self-efficacy and HIV testing among Latino emerging adults: examining the moderating effects of distress tolerance and sexual risk behaviors. AIDS CARE-PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIO-MEDICAL ASPECTS OF AIDS/HIV. 32:1556-1564.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2020.1736259 Web of Science: 000518442800001
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2020Facilitators and barriers to a contingency management alcohol intervention involving a transdermal alcohol sensor. HELIYON. 6.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03612 Web of Science: 000522422500148
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2020PrEP awareness among people living with HIV in Florida: Florida Cohort study. AIDS CARE-PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIO-MEDICAL ASPECTS OF AIDS/HIV.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2020.1717421 Web of Science: 000508338500001
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2019The Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Continuum of Care and Correlates to Initiation Among HIV-Negative Men Recruited at Miami Gay Pride 2018. JOURNAL OF URBAN HEALTH-BULLETIN OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE. 96:835-844.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s11524-019-00362-4 Web of Science: 000516546900006
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2019Age, Sex, Race, Ethnicity, Sexual Orientation: Intersectionality of Marginalized-Group Identities and Enacted HIV-Related Stigma Among People Living with HIV in Florida. AIDS AND BEHAVIOR. 23:2992-3001.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10461-019-02629-y Web of Science: 000500995200010
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2019Individual and neighborhood predictors of retention in care and viral suppression among Florida youth (aged 13-24) living with HIV in 2015. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STD & AIDS. 30:1095-1104.Full Text via DOI: 10.1177/0956462419857302 Web of Science: 000489387800001
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2019Parental-perceived neighborhood characteristics and adolescent depressive symptoms: A multilevel moderation analysis. JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY. 47:1568-1590.Full Text via DOI: 10.1002/jcop.22205 Web of Science: 000481784100001
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2019Perceived neighborhood social cohesion moderates the relationship between neighborhood structural disadvantage and adolescent depressive symptoms. HEALTH & PLACE. 56.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2019.01.001 Web of Science: 000460010800011
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2019Gender, age, and ethnic differences in offending behavior among Hispanic/Latino criminal justice clients. JOURNAL OF ETHNICITY IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE. 17:339-360.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/15377938.2019.1661058 Web of Science: 000497960100003
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2018Racial Residential Segregation and STI Diagnosis Among Non-Hispanic Blacks, 2006-2010. JOURNAL OF IMMIGRANT AND MINORITY HEALTH. 20.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10903-017-0668-3 Web of Science: 000431398800008
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2018Interest in using mobile technology to help self-manage alcohol use among persons living with the human immunodeficiency virus: A Florida Cohort cross-sectional study. SUBSTANCE ABUSE. 39:77-82.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2017.1356793 Web of Science: 000452676700015
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2017Alcohol consumption patterns and HIV viral suppression among persons receiving HIV care in Florida: an observational study. ADDICTION SCIENCE & CLINICAL PRACTICE. 12.Full Text via DOI: 10.1186/s13722-017-0090-0 Web of Science: 000412082900001
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2017The Relationship Between Individual Characteristics and Interest in Using a Mobile Phone App for HIV Self-Management: Observational Cohort Study of People Living With. JMIR MHEALTH AND UHEALTH. 5.Full Text via DOI: 10.2196/mhealth.7853 Web of Science: 000431849300009
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2017Love and trust, you can be blinded: HIV risk within relationships among Latina women in Miami, Florida. ETHNICITY & HEALTH. 22:510-527.
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2017Offending Behavior, Drug Use, and Mental Health Among Foreign-Born versus US Born Latino Criminal Justice Clients. JOURNAL OF IMMIGRANT AND MINORITY HEALTH. 19:674-685.
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2017Racial/ethnic disparities in delayed HIV diagnosis among men who have sex with men, Florida, 2000-2014. AIDS CARE-PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIO-MEDICAL ASPECTS OF AIDS/HIV. 29:311-318.
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2016Developing a Culturally Appropriate HIV and Hepatitis C Prevention Intervention for Latino Criminal Justice Clients. JOURNAL OF CORRECTIONAL HEALTH CARE. 22:206-217.
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2016Family and cultural influences on cervical cancer screening among immigrant Latinas in Miami-Dade County, USA. CULTURE HEALTH & SEXUALITY. 18:710-722.
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2015Changes in Family Cohesion and Acculturative Stress among Recent Latino Immigrants. JOURNAL OF ETHNIC & CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN SOCIAL WORK. 24.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/15313204.2014.991979 Web of Science: 000212283900003
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2015Condom use preferences among Latinos in Miami-Dade: emerging themes concerning men's and women's culturally-ascribed attitudes and behaviours. CULTURE HEALTH & SEXUALITY. 17:667-681.
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2015Disclosure of Their Status to Youth with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in the Dominican Republic: A Mixed-Methods Study. AIDS AND BEHAVIOR. 19:302-310.
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2015Manual development: A strategy for identifying core components of integrated health programs. EVALUATION AND PROGRAM PLANNING. 53:57-64.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2015.08.004 PMID: 26298862 Web of Science: 000362618500007
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2015Racial residential segregation and risky sexual behavior among non-Hispanic blacks, 2006-2010. SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE. 140:95-103.
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2013Acculturative Stress and Diminishing Family Cohesion Among Recent Latino Immigrants. JOURNAL OF IMMIGRANT AND MINORITY HEALTH. 15:484-491.
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2013Alcohol Misuse Among Recent Latino Immigrants: The Protective Role of Preimmigration Familismo. PSYCHOLOGY OF ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS. 27:956-965.
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2007Crystal methamphetamine: A source of added sexual risk for Hispanic men who have sex with men?. DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE. 86:245-252.
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Early Access
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2020Symptoms, Stress, and HIV-Related Care Among Older People Living with HIV During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Miami, Florida. AIDS AND BEHAVIOR.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10461-020-02869-3 Web of Science: 000535163100001
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Editorial Material
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Letter
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2019LETTER RESPONSE: YOGA, TAI CHI, QIGONG, AND HEALTH DISPARITIES. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. E5-E5.Full Text via DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2019.305238 Web of Science: 000486144000005
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2019Quality Assessment of a Systematic Review for HIV Infection and Advanced-Stage Cancer. JAMA ONCOLOGY. 1369-1370.Full Text via DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2019.2200 Web of Science: 000486897100033
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2019Qigong as a promising mind-body exercise for cognitive functioning: Letter to Editor. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY. 1533-1534.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15953 Web of Science: 000474304600038
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2018RE: "DIETARY INTAKE OF ANTIOXIDANT VITAMINS AND CAROTENOIDS AND RISK OF DEVELOPING ACTIVE TUBERCULOSIS IN A PROSPECTIVE POPULATION-BASED COHORT". AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY.Full Text via DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwx382 Web of Science: 000438278100024
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2018PrEP-ARED AGAINST HIV, BUT NOT SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH.Full Text via DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2017.304171 Web of Science: 000439713500001
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2018Understanding the Possible Nonmedical Risks of Preexposure Prophylaxis Prescription in Adolescents. JAMA PEDIATRICS. 391-391.
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2017Behind the figures: High active tuberculosis cases among Eritrean asylum seekers in Germany. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYGIENE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. 886-886.
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2016ATTITUDES OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TOWARD LGBT PATIENTS: THE NEED FOR CULTURAL SENSITIVITY TRAINING. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 570-570.
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2015IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. E8-E8.
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Meeting Abstract
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2018THE POTENTIAL FOR IMPROVING CONTINGENCY MANAGEMENT USING THE SCRAM A WEARABLE BIOSENSOR. ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH.Web of Science: 000443221502479
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Review
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2019Effect of the ABO blood group on susceptibility to severe malaria: A systematic review and meta-analysis. BLOOD REVIEWS.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.blre.2018.07.002 Web of Science: 000456751800007
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2019Population-based methods for estimating the number of men who have sex with men: a systematic review. SEXUAL HEALTH. 527-538.Full Text via DOI: 10.1071/SH18172 Web of Science: 000502785900001
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Research
principal investigator on
- A Mind-Body Intervention to reduce symptoms among people aging with HIV awarded by Complementary and Integrative Health 2018 - 2022
- Spatiotemporal analysis of HIV health and quality of life outcomes in Florida awarded by Florida Department of Health 2021 - 2022
- Southern HIV and Alcohol Research Consortium Administrative and Research awarded by Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 2021 - 2022
- Health outcomes and cognitive effects of marijuana use among persons living with HIV/AIDS awarded by National Institute on Drug Abuse 2020 - 2022
- Alzheimer's-gut-microbiome grant supplement for MAPLE awarded by National Institute on Drug Abuse 2019 - 2022
- Health outcomes and cognitive effects of marijuana use among persons living with HIV/AIDS awarded by National Institute on Drug Abuse 2017 - 2022
- Development of a Strategic Plan for City of Miami Department of Human Services awarded by Health Foundation of South Florida 2020 - 2021
- Spatiotemporal analysis of HIV health and quality of life outcomes in Florida awarded by Florida Department of Health 2020 - 2021
- Southern HIV and Alcohol Research Consortium Administrative and Research awarded by Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 2020 - 2021
- Southern HIV and Alcohol Research Consortium Administrative and Research awarded by Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 2019 - 2020
- Use of HIV Surveillance Data to Address HIV-related Stigma and Improve HIV Care Outcomes in Florida awarded by Health Resources & Services Administrati 2019 - 2020
- Use of HIV Surveillance Data to Address HIV-related Stigma and Improve HIV Care Outcomes in Florida awarded by Health Resources & Services Administrati 2018 - 2019
- The Acceptability and Feasibility of the iPad version of the NIH Neurocognitive Toolbox with older Latinos living with HIV/AIDS awarded by National Institute on Aging 2017 - 2018
- DVD-based HIV/HCV Intervention for Drug-Involved Latino Criminal Justice Clients awarded by National Institute on Drug Abuse 2014 - 2015
subproject principal investigator on
- Southern HIV and Alcohol Research Consortium - SHARC awarded by Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 2012 - 2017
investigator on
- Influences of patient-centered HIV care on retention and viral suppression disparities awarded by Minority Health and Health Disparities 2019 - 2023
- Women-centered HIV care practices that facilitate HIV care retention and viral suppression in the presence of adverse sociocultural factors awarded by Minority Health and Health Disparities 2018 - 2023
- Year 2: External evaluation of Closing the Gap (CTG), the Florida Department of Health's grant program to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in in Florida awarded by Florida Department of Health 2021 - 2022
- FIU Center for Reducing Health Disparities in Substance Abuse & HIV in South Florida awarded by Minority Health and Health Disparities 2018 - 2022
- FIU Center for Reducing Health Disparities in Substance Abuse & HIV in South Florida awarded by Minority Health and Health Disparities 2017 - 2022
- External evaluation of Closing the Gap (CTG), the Florida Department of Health's grant program to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in in Florida awarded by Florida Department of Health 2021
- Effects of experimentally-induced reductions in alcohol consumption on brain, cognitive, and clinical outcomes and motivation for changing drinking in older persons with HIV infection awarded by Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 2016 - 2019
Contact
full name
- Gladys Ibanez
Identifiers
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- https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1626-0881 (confirmed)
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