Jean-Gilles, Michele
- Research Associate Professor, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention , Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work

Overview
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Dr. Michèle Jean-Gilles’ clinical and research interests include primary and secondary prevention of HIV, the reduction of other health disparities affecting underserved populations, and cross-cultural psychology. She has expertise in conducting group and family interventions for HIV/AIDS infected and affected individuals and has published in this area. She also specializes in family psychology – with an emphasis on the acculturation process in Haitian American families and biculturalism in second-generation individuals.
Since the 1990s, Dr. Jean-Gilles has conducted HIV intervention research in the U.S. and internationally, with a variety of populations that include minority men and women, adolescents, alcohol and drug users, female prisoners, men who have sex with men and other vulnerable populations in countries including Haiti, Trinidad, and South Africa. Specifically, her work has focused on translation – the transfer of evidence-based findings into public health practice and meaningful health outcomes for new populations. Dr. Jean-Gilles and her colleagues utilize and test theories of behavioral change in the adapted interventions and have shown that risk reduction outcomes can be significantly enhanced in diverse target populations.
Dr. Jean-Gilles is currently an investigator on several National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded studies designed to evaluate and treat depression, reduce alcohol abuse and improve medication adherence among HIV+ adolescents and adults in South Florida and the Caribbean. She served as a Health Disparities Scholar for the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities and is a licensed psychologist with a specialty in pediatric psychology and post-doctoral training in cognitive behavioral therapy.
research interests
- HIV/AIDS Primary and Secondary Prevention
Scholarly & Creative Works
selected publications
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Article
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2022Patterns of sexual and HIV-related stigma among men who have sex with men and women living with HIV in HaitiFull Text via DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-11647-1 Web of Science: 000791944400011
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2021Remote delivery of a therapeutic intervention to court-mandated youths of Haitian descent during COVID-19Full Text via DOI: 10.1002/jcop.22559 Web of Science: 000630075400001
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2020The Effects of Childhood Sexual Abuse: The Role of Anxiety and Alcohol Use among Haitian Women Living with HIVFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/10538712.2020.1801939 Web of Science: 000574964100001
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2019Association between intimate partner violence and HIV status among Haitian WomenFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2019.1602156 Web of Science: 000465883800001
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2018HIV-Related Stigma, Quality of Care, and Coping Skills: Exploring Factors Affecting Treatment Adherence Among PLWH in HaitiFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jana.2018.02.002 Web of Science: 000437797000009
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2016HIV risk behavior and internalizing/externalizing psychopathology among adolescents in court-ordered treatmentFull Text via DOI: 10.3109/00952990.2015.1132719 Web of Science: 000372423100009
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2016Depression, Abuse, Relationship Power and Condom Use by Pregnant and Postpartum Women with Substance Abuse HistoryFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10461-015-1176-x Web of Science: 000370341600006
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2016Predictors of Sexual Activity in Haitian-American AdolescentsFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10903-014-0148-y Web of Science: 000368179900019
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2014Determinants of HIV Serostatus Disclosure to Sexual Partner Among HIV-Positive Alcohol Users in HaitiFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10461-013-0685-8 Web of Science: 000336206400006
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2013Post-traumatic stress disorder symptomatology and alcohol use among HIV-seropositive adults in HaitiFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2013.763894 Web of Science: 000324796300002
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2013Depression, Substance Abuse and Other Contextual Predictors of Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Among HaitiansFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10461-012-0400-1 Web of Science: 000318171800002
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2013Haitian Adolescent Personality Clusters and Their Problem Area CorrelatesFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10903-012-9584-8 Web of Science: 000321239800027
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2009Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors Among a Sample of HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative Females Visiting an Urban VCT Center in HaitiFull Text via DOI: 10.1353/hpu.0.0141 Web of Science: 000265887100020
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2009Effects of a Culturally Adapted HIV Prevention Intervention in Haitian YouthFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jana.2008.12.003 Web of Science: 000264575300004
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2006Alcohol use severity and HIV sexual risk among juvenile offendersFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/10826080601006474 Web of Science: 000242711800007
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2005Cultural adaptation in translational research: Field experiencesFull Text via DOI: 10.1093/jurban/jti066 Web of Science: 000229974800009
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2005A Comparison of African American and Cuban American Adolescent Juvenile Offenders: Risky Sexual and Drug Use BehaviorsFull Text via DOI: 10.1300/J160v5n01_04 Web of Science: 000212283800005
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1991Ethnic differences in parenting children in fearful situationsFull Text via DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/16.6.717
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Book Chapter
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2014Response to trauma in haitian youth at risk. 115-138.Full Text via DOI: 10.4324/9781315864433-10
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Conference
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2018THE POTENTIAL FOR IMPROVING CONTINGENCY MANAGEMENT USING THE SCRAM A WEARABLE BIOSENSOR. 264A-264A.Web of Science: 000443221502479
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Other Scholarly Work
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2014Haitian Adolescent Personality Clusters and Their Problem Area Correlates (vol 15, pg 448, 2013). 562-562.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10903-012-9605-7 Web of Science: 000335771700031
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Review
Research
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
- FIU Center for Reducing Health Disparities in Substance Abuse & HIV in South Florida awarded by Minority Health and Health Disparities 2018 - 2022
- 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
- Growing Up: Intervening with HIV positive adolescents in resource-poor settings awarded by National Institute of Mental Health 2015 - 2019
Contact
full name
- Michele Jean-Gilles
Identifiers
ORCID iD
- https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5288-291X (confirmed)
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