Dr. Peter Vanable

Associate Professor

Education

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Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago
BA. from Kenyon College

Research Interest

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My research focuses on psychological aspects of health and illness, with an emphasis on behavioral aspects of HIV/AIDS. Current projects include studies designed to characterize the coping challenges and experiences of men and women who are living with HIV disease, as well as studies that evaluate the effectiveness of interventions to reduce high risk sexual behavior. My interests also include the prevention and treatment of addictive behaviors.

Representative Publications

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Vanable, P.A., McKirnan, D.J., MacQueen, K. Bartholow, B., Buchbinder, S, Douglas, J. & Judson, F. (in press). Alcohol Use and High-Risk Sexual Behavior Among Men Who have Sex with Men: The Effects of Consumption Level and Partner Type. Health Psychology.

Vanable, P.A., Carey, M.P., Carey, K.B., & Maisto, S.P. (2003). Smoking Among Psychiatric Outpatients: Relationship to Substance Use, Diagnosis, and Illness Severity. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 17, 259-265.

Vanable, P.A., Ostrow, D.G., & McKirnan, D.J. (2003). Viral Load and HIV Treatment Attitudes as Correlates of Sexual Risk Behavior Among HIV-Positive Gay Men, Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 54, 263-269.

Vanable, P.A., Carey, M.P., Carey, K.B., & Maisto, S.A. (2002). Predictors of Participation and Attrition in a Health Promotion Study involving Psychiatric Outpatients. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 70, 362-368.

Vanable, P. A., Ostrow, D. G, McKirnan, D. J., Taywaditep, K., & Hope, B. (2000). Impact of combination therapies on HIV risk perceptions and sexual risk behavior among gay and bisexual men. Health Psychology, 19, 134-145.

Vanable, P.A., King, A. C., & de Wit, H. (2000). Psychometric screening instruments to detect alcohol-related problems. In G. Zernig,, A. Saria, M. Kurz., & S.S. O'Malley (Eds.), Handbook of Alcoholism: Clinical and Theoretical Approaches. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.