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Noelle R. Leonard, Ph.D.

Position Title

  • Principal Investigator
  • Senior Research Scientist

Affiliation
New York University College of Nursing

Education
Ph.D., Psychology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Research Interests

  • Developing, delivering, and disseminating behavioral interventions for high-risk youth and adults
  • Attachment theory

Current Projects

  • Principal Investigator, Prevention Intervention for Drug Use and Related Behaviors for Incarcerated Youth
  • Co-Investigator, Peer-Driven Intervention to Enroll Minorities/Women in HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials

Awards and Memberships

  • Nominated for Distinguished Teaching Award, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1993
  • Member, American Psychological Association
  • Member, Society for Research in Child Development

Academic Appointments

  • Adjunct Assistant Professor, Psychology and Education, Teachers College, Columbia University


Selected Publications Sort Results By: Author | Title | Year

Gwadz, M. V., Cylar, K., Leonard, N. R., Riedel, M., Herzog, N., Arredondo, G. N., Cleland, C. M., Aguirre, M., Marshak, A., Mildvan, D., & Project ACT Collaborative Study Team (2010). An exploratory behavioral intervention trial to improve rates of screening for AIDS clinical trials among racial/ethnic minority and female persons living with HIV/AIDS. AIDS and Behavior, 14 (3), 639-648.

Gwadz, M. V., Leonard, N. R., Cleland, C. M., Riedel, M., Arredondo, G. N., Wolfe, H., Hardcastle, E., & Morris, J. (2008). Behavioral interventions for HIV infected and uninfected mothers with problem drinking. Addiction Research and Theory, 16 (1), 47-65.

Leonard, N. R., Gwadz, M. V., Cleland, C. M., Vekaria, P. C., & Ferns, B. (2008). Maternal substance use and HIV status: Adolescent risk and resilience. Journal of Adolescence, 31 (3), 389-405.

Gwadz, M. V., Nish, D., Leonard, N. R., & Strauss, S. M. (2007). Gender differences in traumatic events and rates of post-traumatic stress disorder among homeless youth. Journal of Adolescence, 30 (1), 117-129.

Leonard, N. R., Gwadz, M. V., Arredondo, G. N., Riedel, M., Rotko, L., Hardcastle, E. J., & Potere, J. C. (2007). Description of a behavioral intervention to reduce substance use and related risk and increase positive parenting among urban mothers with alcohol and other drug problems. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 16 (4), 531-544.

Leonard, N. R., Gwadz, M. V., Cleland, C. M., Rotko, L., & Gostnell, K. (2007). Physical and mental health functioning of urban HIV-infected and uninfected mothers with problem drinking. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 33 (3), 419-427.

de Guzman, R., Leonard, N. R., Gwadz, M. V., Young, R., Ritchie, A. S., Arredondo, G., & Riedel, M. (2006). "I thought there was no hope for me": A behavioral intervention for urban mothers with problem drinking. Qualitative Health Research, 16 (9), 1252-1266.

Gwadz, M. V., Clatts, M. C., Yi, H., Leonard, N. R., Goldsamt, L., & Lankenau, S. (2006). Resilience among young men who have sex with men in New York City. Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 3 (1), 13-21.

Gwadz, M. V., Leonard, N. R., Nakagawa, A., Cylar, K., Finkelstein, M., Herzog, N., Tharaken, M., & Mildvan, D. (2006). Gender differences in attitudes toward AIDS clinical trials among urban HIV-infected individuals from racial and ethnic minority backgrounds. AIDS Care, 18 (7), 786-794.

Rotheram-Borus, M. J., Lester, P., Song, J., Lin, Y. Y., Leonard, N. R., Beckwith, L., Ward, M. J., Sigman, M., & Lord, L. (2006). Intergenerational benefits of family-based HIV interventions. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 74 (3), 622-627.

Gwadz, M. V., Clatts, M. C., Leonard, N. R., & Goldsamt, L (2004). Attachment style, childhood adversity, and behavioral risk among young men who have sex with men. Journal of Adolescent Health, 34 (5), 402-413.

Leonard, N. R., Lester, P., Rotheram-Borus, M. J., Mattes, K., Gwadz, M., & Ferns, B. (2003). Successful recruitment and retention of participants in longitudinal behavioral research. AIDS Education and Prevention, 15 (3), 269-281.

Rotheram-Borus, M. J., Lee, M., Leonard, N., Lin, Y. Y., Franzke, L., Turner, E., Lightfoot, M., & Gwadz, M. (2003). Four-year behavioral outcomes of an intervention for parents living with HIV and their adolescent children. AIDS, 17 (8), 1217-1225.

Gwadz, M. V., & Leonard, N. (2002). Mothers living with HIV: Setting personal goals and improving family life. Body Positive, 15 (6), 36-37.

Rotheram-Borus, M. J., Leonard, N. R., Lightfoot, M., Franzke, L. H., Tottenham, N., & Lee, S. J. (2002). Picking up the pieces: Caregivers of adolescents bereaved by parental AIDS. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 7 (1), 115-124.

McCarthy, J., Bluestone, C., Gorman, B., Loewenthal, L., Herdsman, L., & Leonard, N. (2001). Thought disorder in children and adolescents with schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders. Research Communications in Biological Psychology and Psychiatry, 26 (1-2), 15-24.

Adams, J., Terry, M. A., Rebchook, G. M., O'Donnell, L., Kelly, J. A., Leonard, N. R., & Neumann, M. S. (2000). Orientation and training: Preparing agency administrators and staff to replicate an HIV prevention intervention. AIDS Education and Prevention, 12, 75-86.

Kegeles, S. M., Rebchook, G. M., Hays, R. B., Terry, M. A., O'Donnell, L., Leonard, N. R., Kelly, J. A., & Neumann, M. S. (2000). From science to application: The development of an intervention package. AIDS Education and Prevention, 12, 62-74.

Kelly, J. A., Heckman, T. G., Stevenson, L. Y., Williams, P. N., Ertl, T., Hays, R. B., Leonard, N. R., O'Donnell. L., Terry, M. A., Sogolow, E. D., & Neumann, M. S. (2000). Transfer of research-based HIV prevention interventions to community service providers: Fidelity and adaptation. AIDS Education and Prevention, 12, 87-98.

Rotheram-Borus, M. J., & Leonard, N. R. (2000). Training facilitators to deliver HIV manual-based interventions to families. In W. Pequegnat, & J. Szapocznik (Eds.), Working with families in the era of HIV/AIDS (45-63). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

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