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Jessica M. LaCroix
 
Jessica LaCroix
  
  • B.A., Summa cum laude, 2005, Psychology and Mathematics, Quinnipiac University
  • Major advisor: Johnson
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  • Joined program, Fall 2011


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Research Interests:  News
  • Gender and sexuality
  • Prejudice, sexism, and heterosexism
  • Family planning and HIV/AIDS prevention
  • Social influence
  • Social dominance

Publications

Snyder, L. B., & LaCroix, J. M. (2012). How effective are mediated health campaigns? A synthesis of meta-analyses. In Rice, R. A., & Atkin, C. (Eds.) Public Communication Campaigns(4th ed., pp. 113-132). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Brown, J. C., Huedo-Medina, T. B., Pescatello, L. S., Ryan, S. M., Pescatello, S. M., Moker, E.,LaCroix, J. M., Ferrer, R. A., & Johnson, B. T. (2012). The efficacy of exercise in reducing depression symptoms among cancer survivors: A meta-analysis. PLoS ONE,7: e30955. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0030955

Craig, T. Y., & LaCroix, J. M. (2011). Tomboy as protective identity. Journal of Lesbian Studies, 15(4) 450-465.

Huedo-Medina, T. B., Boynton, M. B., Warren, M. R., LaCroix, J. M., Carey, M. P., & Johnson, B. T. (2010). Efficacy of HIV interventions in Latin American and Caribbean nations, 1995-2008: A meta-analysis. AIDS and Behavior 14, 1237-1251. doi: 10.1007/s10461-010-9763-3

Johnson, B. T., Scott-Sheldon, L. A. J., LaCroix, J. M., Anderson, J. R., & Carey, M. P. (2009).Behavioral interventions for African-Americans to reduce sexual risk of HIV: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Journal of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, 51(4)492-501 doi: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181a28121

 


Presentations

Snyder, L. B., Johnson, B. T., Huedo-Medina, T. B., LaCroix, J. M., Smoak, N. D., & Cistulli, M. D. (2009, April). Effectiveness of media interventions to prevent HIV, 1986-2006: A meta-analysis. Poster presented at the 30th Annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada


Scott-Sheldon, L. A. J., LaCroix, J. M., Smoak, N. D., Anderson, J. R., Johnson, B. T., & Carey, M. P. (2006, August). Sexual risk reduction for African-Americans: A research synthesis. Paper presented at the XIInd annual meeting of the International AIDS Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.


LaCroix, J. M., & Malerba, M. (2005, April). The golden ratio. Presented at the Girls and Technology Conference, Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Connecticut.

Contact information:
Department of Psychology
University of Connecticut
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Storrs, CT 06269-1020 USA
(860) 486-3515

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