Margie R. Skeer, ScD, MPH, MSW

Positions

Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health & Community Medicine

Contact

Tufts University School of Medicine
136 Harrison Avenue
Boston, MA 02111

Phone   (617) 636-2441
Fax (617) 636-4017
Email

Margie.Skeer@tufts.edu

 

Education
Degree(s) ScD, MPH, MSW
Institution(s)

Harvard University School of Public Health

Boston University School of Public Health

Boston University School of Social Work

Research Focus
Dr. Skeer’s current research focuses on substance misuse and sexual risk prevention, both from an epidemiologic and intervention-development perspective. A current interest is the role that eating meals together as a family in childhood plays in the prevention of substance misuse and sexual risk among adolescents. She has also conducted research in the area of secondary HIV prevention among HIV-infected men who have sex with men.
Select Publications

Skeer M, McCormick MC, Normand SLT, Buka SL, Gilman SE. A prospective study of familial conflict, psychological stress, and the development of substance use disorders in adolescence. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 2009;104:65-72.

O’Cleirigh C, Skeer M, Mayer KH, Safren SA. Functional impairment and health care utilization among HIV-infected men who have sex with men: The relationship with depression and post-traumatic stress. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 2009;32:466-77.

Mayer KH, O’Cleirigh C, Skeer M, et al. Which HIV-infected MSM in care are engaging in risky sex and acquiring sexually transmitted infections: Findings from a Boston community health center. Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2010;86:2-4.

Safren SA, Traeger L, Skeer M, et al. Testing a social-cognitive model of HIV transmission risk behaviors in HIV-infected MSM with and without depression. Health Psychology, 2010;29:215-21.

Mayer KH, Skeer M, Mimiaga MJ. Current Status of Biomedical Interventions for HIV Prevention. Alcohol Research and Health, 2010;33:195-202.

Safren SA, O’Cleirigh C, Skeer MR, et al. Demonstration and evaluation of a peer-delivered, tailored, secondary HIV prevention intervention among HIV-infected MSM in care.AIDS and Behavior, 2011;15:949-58.

Skeer MR, Mimiaga MJ, Mayer KH, O’Cleirigh C, Covahey C, Safren SA. Patterns of substance use among a large urban cohort of HIV-infected men who have sex with men in primary care. AIDS and Behavior, Epub ahead of print, PMID: 21234666.

Skeer MR, McCormick MC, Normand SLT, Mimiaga MJ, Buka SL, Gilman SE. Gender differences in the association between family conflict and adolescent substance use disorders. Journal of Adolescent Health, 2011;49: 187-92.
 

 

 

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