Lori A. J. Scott-Sheldon (Ph.D., University of Connecticut, 2006), is a Research Assistant Professor of Psychology at the Center for Health and Behavior, Syracuse University. Dr. Scott-Sheldon’s research focuses on understanding the psychological underpinnings of risky behavior and applying those findings to facilitate behavioral change. Her research explores the highly interrelated themes of (1) social cognitive processes related to health behaviors, (2) health-related literatures to discover the conditions under which people adopt or continue risky behavior, and (3) communication tools necessary to facilitate attitudes and behavioral change. Dr. Scott-Sheldon also has interests in quantitative methods, specifically meta-analytic technique and practice.

Carey, K B., Scott-Sheldon, L. A. J., Carey, M. P., & DeMartini, K. E. S. (in press). Individual-Level Interventions to Reduce College Student Drinking: A Meta-Analytic Review, 1985 to Early 2007. Addictive Behaviors.

Johnson, B. T., Scott-Sheldon, L. A. J., Snyder, L. B., Noar, S. M., & Huedo-Medina, T. B. (in press). Contemporary approaches to meta-analysis of communication research. In M. D. Slater, A. Hayes, & L. B. Snyder (Eds.), The SAGE sourcebook of advanced data analysis methods for communication research (pp. xx-xx). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Scott-Sheldon, L. A. J., Glasford, D. E., Marsh, K. L., & Lust, S. A. (2006). Barriers to condom purchasing: Effects of product positioning on reactions to condoms. Social Science and Medicine, 63, 2755-2769.

Scott-Sheldon, L. A. J., & Johnson, B. T. (2006). Eroticizing creates safer sex: A research synthesis. Journal of Primary Prevention, 27, 619-640.

Scott-Sheldon, L. A. J., Marsh, K. L., Johnson, B. T., & Glasford, D. E. (2006). Condoms + pleasure = safer sex? A missing addend in the safer sex message. AIDS Care, 17, 750-754.

Smoak, N. D., Scott-Sheldon, L. A. J., Johnson, B. T., Carey, M. P., and the SHARP Research Team (2006). Sexual risk reduction interventions do not inadvertently increase the overall frequency of sexual behavior: A meta-analysis of 174 studies with 116,735 participants. Journal of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, 41, 374-384.