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Jeannette R. Ickovics, Ph.D.
blue arrow Professor, Epidemiology & Public Health and Psychology
blue arrow Director, Social and Behavioral Sciences Program
blue arrow Director, CARE: Community Alliance for Research and Engagement, Yale Center for Clinical Investigation
blue arrow Deputy Director, Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS
blue arrow Investigator, Development Core
blue arrow Investigator, Community Research Core

Contact:
blue arrow jeannette.ickovics@yale.edu
blue arrow Ph: (203) 785-6213
 Jeannette R. Ickovics


Brief Bio:
Jeannette R. Ickovics is Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health and of Psychology at Yale University. She is the Director of the Social and Behavioral Sciences Program at the School of Public Health. She is Deputy Director for the Yale Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS, where she also serves as Director of Development/Education and Training. Dr. Ickovics is also a Deputy Director for Community Outreach at the Yale Center for Clinical Investigation where she serves as Director of CARE: Community Alliance for Research and Engagement. This was established as part of the NIH Clinical and Translational Science Award.

Dr. Ickovics' research lies at the intersection between public health and psychology. She investigates the interplay of the complex psychological, medical, and social factors that influence the health of the person and of the community. She uses this lens to examine the challenges faced by those who have often been marginalized by the health care system and by society. Dr. Ickovics is an expert on women's health, with a particular focus on HIV/AIDS (including both prevention and adjustment to disease) as well as more general research on the interaction of biomedical and psychosocial factors that promote good health and recovery. Her community-based research -- funded by NIH, CDC, and private Foundations -- is characterized by methodological rigor and cultural sensitivity. She is the author of more than 100 peer-reviewed publications.

In recognition of her contributions to the field, she has received many awards, including the Emerging Leadership Award (1999) and the Early Distinguished Contributions for Psychology in the Public Interest (2000) from the American Psychological Association. She is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, and was elected to membership in the American Psychosomatic Society and the New York Academy of Medicine. Dr. Ickovics has consulted with the Institute of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Public Health Service, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as well as with investigators at other universities worldwide.

Dr. Ickovics leads a research team known as "The Connecticut Women's Health Project," committed to HIV/STD prevention and promoting reproductive health among at-risk women.


CIRA Affiliated Projects:
Integrating Prenatal Care to Reduce HIV/STDs Among Teens: A Translational Study
Funder:
National Institute of Mental Health
Status: Active
Region:
U.S. - Outside of CT.
Integrating Sex and Drug Related HIV Risk and Transmission
Funder:
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Status: Active
Region:
Russia, U.S. - Connecticut
Identity and Pregnant Teens: Prospective Study of HIV Risk
Funder:
National Institute of Mental Health
Status: Completed
Region:
U.S. - Connecticut
Interdisciplinary HIV Prevention Training Program
Funder:
National Institute of Mental Health
Status: Completed
Region:
U.S. - Connecticut
Intervention to Reduce HIV/STD Risk in Teen Pregnancy
Funder:
National Institute of Mental Health
Status: Completed
Region:
U.S. - Connecticut, U.S. - Outside of CT.
Risk in Partnerships for Repeat Sexually Transmitted Infection
Funder:
Donaghue Foundation
Status: Completed
Region:
U.S. - Connecticut

Selected Publications:
In Press

Magriples, U., Kershaw, T.S., Rising, S.S., and Ickovics, J.R.  (In Press). "Frequent flyers": Utilization of Heatlhcare Services During Prenatal Care. Obstetrics & Gynecology, (), .

Kershaw, T.S., Ethier, K.A., Niccolai, L.M., Lewis, J.B., Milan, S., Meade, C., and Ickovics, J.R.  (In Press). Let's Stay Together: Relationship Dissolution among Parenting and Non-parenting Adolescents. Perspectives on Sexuality and Reproductive Health, (), .

Kershaw, T.S., Magriples, U., Westdahl, C., Rising, S.S., Ickovics, J.R.  (In Press). Pregnancy as a window of opportunity for HIV prevention: Effects of an HIV intervention delivered with prenatal care. American Journal of Public Health, (), .

Magriples, U., Kershaw, T.S., Rising, S.S., Westdahl, C., and Ickovics, J.R.  (In Press). The effects of obesity and weight gain in young women on obstetric outcomes. American Journal of Perinatology, (), .

2008

Ickovics, J.R.  (2008). "Bundling" HIV Prevention: Integrating Services to Promote Synergistic Gain. Preventive Medicine, 46(3), 222-225.

Ickovicks, J.R.  (2008). Group Prenatal care reduces preterm birth: Use of group care in the military.

Russell, S.L., Ickovics, J.R., Yaffee, R.  (2008). Parity and Tooth Loss: Exploring potential Pathways in American Women. American Journal of Public Health, 98(7), 1263-70.

Magriples, U., Kershaw, T., Rising, S., Massey, Z. & Ickovics, J.  (2008). Prenatal Health Care Beyond the Obstetrics Service: Utilization and Predictors of Unscheduled Care. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 198(1), 75.e1-75.e7.

Reynolds N.R., Testa M.A., Su M., Chesney M.A., Neidig J.L., Frank I., Smith S., Ickovics J., Robbins G.K.  (2008). Telephone support to improve antiretroviral medication adherence: a multisite, randomized controlled trial. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 47(1), 62-68.

Meade, C., Kershaw, T.S., and Ickovics, J.R.  (2008). The Intergenerational Cycle of Teenage Motherhood: An Ecological Approach. Health Psychology, 27(4), 419-29.

2007

Kershaw, T.S., Milan, S., Westdahl, C., Lewis, J., Rising, S.S., Fletcher, R., and Ickovics, J.  (2007). Avoidance, Anxiety, and Sex: The Influence of Romantic Attachment on HIV-Risk among Pregnant Women. AIDS and Behavior, 11(2), 299-311.

Niccolai, L.M., Hochberg, A.L., Ethier, K.A., Lewis, J.B., and Ickovics, J.R.  (2007). Burden of recurrent Chlamydia trachomatis infections in young women. Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine, 161(3), 246-251.

Milan, S., Kershaw, T.S., Lewis, J., Westdahl, C., Rising, S.S., Patrikios, M., and Ickovics, J.R.  (2007). Caregiving History and Prenatal Depressive Symptoms in Low-Income Adolescent and Young Adult Women: Moderating and Mediating Effects. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 31(3), 241-251.

Holub, C., Kershaw, T.S., Ethier, K.A., Lewis, J.B., Milan, S., Ickovics, J.R.  (2007). Combined effects of prenatal and parenting stress on adolescent mother-infant relationships: Identifying a high-risk subgroup. Maternal & Child Health Journal, 11(), 153-159.

Ickovics, J.R., Kershaw, T.S., Westdahl, C., Magriples, U., Massey, Z., Reynolds, H., & Rising, S.S.  (2007). Group Prenatal Care and Perinatal Outcomes: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Obstetrics & Gynecology, 110(2), 330-339.

Ickovics, J.R., Kershaw, T.S., Westdahl, C., Magriples, U., Massey, Z., Reynolds, H., Rising, S.S.  (2007). Group prenatal care reduces preterm birth: results from a multi-site randomized controlled trial. Obstetrics & Gynecology, 110(), 330-339.

Milan, S., Kershaw, T.S., Lewis, J., Westdahl, C., Rising, S.S., Patrikios, M., Ickovics, J.R.  (2007). Impact of Caregiving History on Prenatal Depression in Adolescent and Young Adult Women: Moderating and Mediating Effects. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 31(3), 241-251.

Holub, C., Kershaw, T.S., Ethier, K.A., Lewis, J.B., Milan, S., & Ickovics, J.  (2007). Prenatal and Parenting Stress on Adolescent Maternal Adjustment: Identifying a High-Risk Subgroup. Maternal & Child Health Journal, 11(2), 153-159.

Westdahl, C., Milan, S., Magriples, U., Kershaw, T.S., Rising, S.S., & Ickovics, J.R.  (2007). Social Support and Social Conflict as Predictors of Prenatal Depression. Obstetrics & Gynecology, 110(1), 134-140.

Stasko, E., and Ickovics, J.R.  (2007). Traumatic growth in the face of terrorism: Threshold effects and action-based growth. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 56(3), 386-395.

Kershaw, T.S., Lewis, J., Westdahl, C., Wang, Y.F., Rising, S.S., Massey, Z., and Ickovics, J.  (2007). Using Clinical Classification Trees to Identify Individuals At Risk of STDs During Pregnancy. Perspectives on Sexuality and Reproductive Health, 39(3), 141-148.

2006

Milan, S., Ethier, K., Lewis, J.B., Milan, S., Meade, C., Ickovicks, J.R.  (2006). Adolescent Reproductive Health Behaviors, cognitions, and social context: Differences between African American and Puerto Rican adolescents. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 35(6), 959-967.

Massey, Z., Rising, S., and Ickovics, J.R.  (2006). CenteringPregnancy group prenatal care: Promoting relationship-centered care. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing, 35(2), 286-294.

Massey, Z., Rising, S.S., and Ickovics, J.  (2006). CenteringPregnancy: Providing Exemplary Relationship Centered Care to Pregnant Women and Their Families. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing, 35(2), 286-294.

Ickovics, J.R., Milan, S., Vlahov, D., Boland, R., Schoenbaum, E., Schumann, P., and Moore, J.  (2006). Psychological Resources protect health: Five-Year survival and immune function among women with HIV from Four US cities. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 20(14), 1851-1860.

Ickovics, J.R., Milan, S., Boland, R., Schoenbaum, E., Schuman, P., Vlahov, D.  (2006). Psychological Resources Protect Health: 5-Year Survival and Immune Function Among HIV-Infected Women from Four US Cities. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 20(14), 1851-1860.

Rosenberger, P.H., Jokl, P., and Ickovics, J.R.  (2006). Psychosocial factors and surgical outcome: An evidence-based literature review. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 14(7), 397-405.

2005

Niccolai, L.M., Kershaw, T.S., Lewis, J.B., Cicchetti, D.V., Ethier, K.A., and Ickovics, J.R.  (2005). Data Collection for Sexually Transmitted Disease Diagnoses: A Comparison of Self-report, Medical Record Reviews, and State Health Department Reports. Annals of Epidemiology, 15(3), 236-242.

Milan, S., Ickovics, JR, Vlahov, D., Boland, R., Schoenbaum, E., Schumann, P., Moore, J.,  (2005). Interpersonal predictors of depression trajectories in women with HIV.. Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychology, 73(4), 678-88.

Niccolai, L.M., Kershaw, T., Lewis, J.B., Ethier, K.A., Ickovics, J.R.  (2005). Knowledge of partner treatment for past sexually transmitted infection and risk of current infection. Sexually Transmitted Infections, 81(), 271-5.

Niccolai, L.M., Ickovics, J.R., Zeller, K., Kershaw, T.S., Milan, S., Lewis, J.B. and Ethier, K.A.  (2005). Knowledge of Sex Partner Treatment for Past Bacterial STI and Risk of Current STI. Sexually Transmitted Infections, 81(3), 271-275.

Milan, S., Lewis, J., Ethier, K., Kershaw, T., and Ickovics, J.  (2005). Relationship Violence Among Adolescent Mothers: Frequency, Dyadic Nature, and Implications for Relationship Dissolution and Mental Health. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 29(3), 302-312.

Meade, C.S. and Ickovics, J.R.  (2005). Systematic Review of Sexual Risk among Pregnant and Mothering Teens in the USA: Pregnancy as an Opportunity for Integrated Prevention of STD and Repeat Pregnancy. Social Science and Medicine, 60(4), 661-678.

Kershaw, T.S., Ethier, K.A., Milan, S., Lewis, J.B., Niccolai, L.M., Meade, C. and Ickovics, J.R.  (2005). The Influence of Pregnancy, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Perceived Susceptibility Patterns on Sexual Risk Reduction for Adolescent Females. Journal of Community Psychology, 33(3), 313-331.

2004

Niccolai, L.M., Ethier, K.A., Kershaw, T.S., Lewis, J.B., Meade, C.S. and Ickovics, J.R.  (2004). New Sex Partner Acquisition and Sexually Transmitted Disease Risk Among Adolescent Females. Journal of Adolescent Health, 34(3), 216-223.

Milan, S., Ickovics, J.R., Kershaw, T.S., Lewis, J., Meade, C. and Ethier, K.  (2004). Prevalence, Course, and Predictors of Emotional Distress in Pregnant and Parenting Adolescents. Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychology, 72(2), 328-340.

Kershaw, T.S., Ickovics, J.R., Lewis, J.B., Niccolai, L.M., Milan, S. and Ethier, K.A.  (2004). Sexual Risk Following a Sexually Transmitted Disease Diagnosis: The More Things Change the More They Stay the Same. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 27(5), 445-461.

2003

Ethier, K.A., Kershaw, T.S., Niccolai, L.M., Lewis, J.B. and Ickovics, J.R.  (2003). Adolescent Females Underestimate Susceptibility to STD Infection. Sexually Transmitted Infections, 79(5), 408-411.

Ickovics, J.R., Kershaw, T.S., Westdahl, C., Rising, S.S., Klima, C., Reynolds, H. and Magriples, U.  (2003). Group Prenatal Care Improves Birth Weight for Preterm Infants: Results from a Two-site Matched Cohort Study. Obstetrics & Gynecology, 102(5 Pt 1), 1051-1057.

Ickovics, J.R., Niccolai, L.M., Lewis, J.B., Kershaw, T.S. and Ethier, K.A.  (2003). High Postpartum Rates of Sexually Transmitted Infections among Teens: Pregnancy as a Window of Opportunity for Prevention. Sexually Transmitted Infections, 79(6), 469-473.

Kershaw, T.S., Ethier, K.A., Niccolai, L.M., Lewis, J.B. and Ickovics, J.R.  (2003). Misperceived Risk Among Female Adolescents: Social and Psychological Factors Associated with Sexual Risk Accuracy. Health Psychology, 22(5), 523-532.

Kershaw, T.S., Niccolai, L.M., Ethier, K.A., Lewis, J.B. and Ickovics, J.R.  (2003). Perceived Susceptibility to Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Disease Among Pregnant and Nonpregnant Adolescents. Journal of Community Psychology, 31(4), 419-434.

Niccolai, L.M., Ethier, K.A., Kershaw, T.S., Lewis, J.B. and Ickovics, J.R.  (2003). Pregnant Adolescents at Risk: Sexual Behaviors and Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevalence. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 188(1), 63-70.

Kershaw, T.S., Niccolai, L.M., Ickovics, J.R., Lewis, J.B., Meade, C.S. and Ethier, K.A.  (2003). Short and Long-Term Impact of Adolescent Pregnancy on Postpartum Contraceptive Use: Implications for Prevention of Repeat Pregnancy. Journal of Adolescent Health, 33(5), 359-368.

2001

Ickovics, J.R., Hamburger, M.E., Vlahov, D., Schoenbaum, E.E., Schuman, P., Boland, R.J., Moore, J. and Group, H.I.V.E.R.S.  (2001). Mortality, CD4 Cell Count Decline, and Depressive Symptoms among HIV-Seropositive Women: Longitudinal Analysis from the HIV Epidemiology Research Study. Journal of the American Medical Association, 285(11), 1466-74.

2000

Chesney, M.A., Ickovics, J.R., Chambers, D.B., Gifford, A.L., Neidig, J., Zwickl, B. and Wu, A.W.  (2000). Self-reported adherence to antiretroviral medications among participants in HIV clinical trials: the AACTG Adherence Instruments. AIDS Care, 12(3), 255-266.

1999

Ethier, K.A., Rodriguez, M.R., Fox-Tierney, R.A., Martin, C., Friedland, G.H. and Ickovics, J.R.  (1999). Recruitment in AIDS clinical trials: Investigation of sociodemographic and psychosocial factors affecting participation in clinical research. AIDS and Behavior, 3(3), 219-230.

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