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.”
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
