DEPT. OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
& BIOSTATISTICS

SHELLEY A. FRANCIS, DrPH Senior Instructor, Division of Epidemiology Examining social and environmental factors associated with risk and protective factors among adolescents and young adults Office: School of Medicine, WG-57 Phone: (216) 368-0502 E-mail: shelley.francis@case.edu

Education

 

2005 -   DrPH. Maternal and Child Health, University of North Carolina , Chapel Hill , NC . Dissertation: “An HIV Risk Behavior Profile of Adolescent Children of Crack Using Women Who Are Not in Treatment and the Potential for Faith-Based HIV Prevention Education.”

1997 -   MPH. Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Medical College of Virginia , Virginia Commonwealth University , Richmond , VA. Thesis: “Examining the Association Between Low-Birth and Maternal Factors.”

Research Interests

My current research spans the following areas:
• Examining correlates of substance use and HIV risk
• Examining social and environmental factors that are associated with homelessness among adolescents
• Examining knowledge and perception of risk of HPV, cervical, and vaccine acceptability among young adults and women
• Using study findings to develop interventions for at-risk adolescents and young adults

Professional Memberships

American Public Health Association
Society for Research on Adolescents
Society for Prevention Research
Society for Scientific Study of Sexuality

Recent Publications

Francis, S.A.,  & R.J. Thorpe, Jr. “Using the Primary Socialization Theory to Predict Substance Use and HIV Risk Behaviors between Black and White Adolescents from a Nationally-representative Sample.”  Accepted for publication. Substance Use and Misuse.

Francis, S.A.  “Sexual risk behaviors of adolescent children of substance abusers: Findings and recommendations”  Accepted for publication. Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse.

Francis, S.A., Lam, W.K., Cance, J.D. (#), Hogan, V.  “What's the 411: Examining the Feasibility of Providing HIV Education in a Faith-based Setting.”  Accepted for publication. Journal of Religion and Health

Francis, S.A., J. Liverpool.  “A Review of Faith Based HIV Prevention Programs.”  In Press. Journal of Religion and Health

Francis, S.A.  “African American Health over 50.”  The Encyclopedia of Aging and Public Health, Loue, S, ed.  New York, NY.  Springer: 2007. 

Francis, S.A.  “Implications of Public and Private Aspects of Religiosity for the Sexual Decisions of Black and White adolescents.”  The Journal of Youth Ministry. .  2007:5(2): 15-31.

Liverpool, J., Francis S.A., Liverpool, C., Dean, G.T., Mendez, DD(#).  “Leptospirosis: The under-reporting of a hidden and emerging public health problem.”  Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. 2008:102(3): 239-245 

Riehman, K., Wechsberg, W., Francis, S.A., Moore, M., Morgan-Lopez, A. “Disconcordance in Monogamy Beliefs, Sexual Concurrency, and Condom Use among Young Adult Drug-Using Couples: Implications for Risk of Sexually Transmitted Infections.”  Sexually Transmitted Diseases.  2006; 33(11): 677-682. 

Liverpool, J., Alexander, R., Johnson, M., Ebba, KE., Francis, S.A.(#), and C. Liverpool. “Western Medicine and Traditional Healers: Partners in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS.”  Journal of the National Medical Association.  2004; 96(6): 822-5.

Note: (#) represents student author

Current Grants

Pending

Teaching