Lisa A Eaton

Professor

Educational Background

  • Post Doctoral Fellowship, Yale University, 2010
  • PhD, University of Connecticut, 2009
  • BA, University of Connecticut, 2004

Professional Interests

  • Health disparities research with race/ethnic, sexual, and gender identity minority populations.
  • Structural and behavioral interventions to improve health and well-being.
  • Stigma and its effect on marginalized populations.
  • Domestic and international research on social determinants of disease, in particular, HIV prevention and treatment.
  • Research methods in the social/behavioral sciences.
  • Human sexuality and positive well-being.

Selected Professional Accomplishments

  • Faculty Mentor, HIV stigma and barriers to HIV treatment care in South Africa. (PI El-Krab). National Institute on Mental Health.
  • Consultant, Medical mistrust as a barrier to COVID-19 and HIV services among transgender women of color. (PI Duncan). National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. R01MD013554.
  • Principal Investigator, Stigma and substance use as barriers to PrEP linkage, uptake, adherence, and persistence among BMSM. National Institute of Drug Abuse. R01DA053168.
  • Consultant, Understanding Viral Suppression for Newly Diagnosed HIV+ Men to Inform Implementation of TasP and U=U. (PI Rendina). Funded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, R01AI150502.
  • Co-Investigator, Intervention to improve HIV care retention and antiretroviral adherence in stigmatized environments. (PI Kalichman). Funded by National Institute of Mental Health, R01MH119913.
  • Co-Investigator, Dose determination trial for implementing evidence based behavioral interventions. (PI Kalichman). Funded by National Institute of Mental Health, R01MH121129.
  • Co-Investigator, Developing a novel approach to assessing intersectional stigma to advance HIV prevention research with black men who have sex with men. (PI Kalichman). Funded by National Institute of Mental Health, R21MH121314.
  • Primary Mentor, PrEP and Substance Use among Sexual Minority Young Adults (PI Watson). Funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, K01DA047918.
  • Co-Investigator, Estimating Mediation and Moderation Effects in HIV Incidence Prevention Trials (PI Pitpitan). Funded by National Institute on Drug Abuse, R01DA042666.
  • Principal Investigator, Unified Approach to Address PrEP Cascade for BMSM. Funded by National Institute of Mental Health, R34MH115798.
  • Principal Investigator, Novel Stigma/Structural Interventions to Increase HIV/STI Testing Uptake among BMSM. Funded by National Institute of Mental Health, R01MH109409.
  • mPrincipal Investigator, Unified Intervention to Impact HIV Care Continuum. Funded by National Institute on Drug Abuse, R01DA043068.
  • Associate Editor for AIDS and Behavior
  • Co-Director, National Institute of Mental Health funded T32 Training in Social Processes of HIV/AIDS
  • Associate Director, Southeast HIV/AIDS Research and Evaluation Project, Atlanta, GA
  • Principal Investigator, Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy, University of Connecticut
  • Co-Chair, Sexual Health and HIV, Special Interest Group, Society Behavioral Medicine, Elected
  • Research Faculty Award, Human Development and Family Studies, University of Connecticut
  • White House Invited Attendee, HIV Stigma, Research for Robust Response
  • College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Excellence in Research Award
  • Mentorship Excellence Award Nominee from the Office of Undergraduate Research
  • National Institutes of Health Reviewer for Population and Public Health Approaches to HIV/AIDS Study Section.
  • National Institutes of Health Reviewer for AIDS and AIDS-Related Research Study Section.
  • National Institutes of Health Reviewer for Addressing the Role of Violence on HIV Care Study Section.
  • National Institutes of Health Reviewer for Reducing Stigma to Improve HIV/AIDS Prevention, Treatment, and Care in Low and Middle Income Counties Study Section.
  • College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Strategic Planning committee

UConn InCHIP Presentation on Stigma and Health Disparities

Recent Selected Publications
(complete publication list here) 

  1. **Caba, A, Keita, C, **Renley, B, ***Simon, K, Feinstein, B, Eaton, L, & Watson, R. (in press). Measurement invariance of LGBT people of color microaggressions scale among LGBTQ+ youth. Journal of Research on Adolescents.
  1. ***Simon, K. A., **Caba, A. E., **Renley, B.M., Eaton, L. A., & Watson, R.J. (in press). Evidence of differences in gender-affirming school experiences in a sample of transgender and gender diverse youth. Annals of LGBTQ Public and Population Health.
  1. *Renley, B.M., **Salafia, C., Simon, K.A., **Caba, A.E., Argenyi, M.S., Eaton, L.A., & Watson, R.J. (in press). Disability status and associations with family social support and identity disclosure among gender minority youth. LGBTQ+ Family: An Interdisciplinary Journal.
  2. Okafor, E., Watson, R.J., & Eaton, L.A. (in press). Willingness to use long-acting injectable PrEP among a nationally recruited sample of PrEP naïve Black and Hispanic sexual gender Minority men. AIDS & Behavior.
  1. **Babcock, N, Snapp, S, Watson, R, Zarate, J, Wang, S, & Eaton, L. (in press). How LGBTQ+ young adults navigate personal risk in app-based hookups: The safety spectrum theory. Archives of Sex Behavior.
  1. **McCauley, PS, Del Farno, AJ, **Caba, AE, **Renley, BM, Eaton, LA, & Watson, RJ. (2024). Stress of being outed to parents, LGBTQ family support, and depressive symptoms among sexual and gender diverse youth. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 34, (1):205-221.
  1. **McCauley, PS, Lessard, LM, **Babcock, N, **Sun, N, Eaton, LA, & Watson, RJ. (2023). Sexual minority youth reporting SOGIE-based harassment to adults at school: The roles of experienced harassment, outness, safety, and adult support at school. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 53(3):669-684.
  1. Calabrese, SK, Kalwicz, DA, Zaheer, MA, Dovidio, JF, Garner, A, Zea, MC, Treloar, C, Holt, M, Smith, AKJ, MacGibbon, J, Modrakovic, DX, Rao, S, & Eaton, LA. (2024). The potential role of undetectable = untransmittable (U=U) in reducing HIV stigma among sexual minority men in the US. AIDS & Behavior, 28(2):741-757.
  1. Kalwicz, DA, Rao, S, Modrakovic, DX, Zea, MC, Dovidio, JF, Eaton, LA, Holt, M, MacGibbon, J, Zaheer, MA, Garner, A, & Calabrese, SK. (2024). The implications of PrEP use, condom use, and partner viral load status for openness to serodifferent partnering among US sexual minority men (SMM). 2024. AIDS & Behavior, 28(2):524-534.
  1. McCauley, PS, Morgan, E, Caba, AE, Renley, BM, Eaton, LA, & Watson, RJ. (2024). Perceptions of bias in HIV prevention services, happiness with social support, and anticipated PrEP stigma among Black and Latine/x sexual and gender diverse individuals. AIDS Care, 7:1-10.
  1. *Simon, KA, *Driver, R, **Rathus, T, Cole, A, Kalinowski, J, Watson, RJ, & Eaton, LA. (2023). HIV information avoidance, HIV stigma, and medical mistrust among Black sexual minority men in the southern United States: Associations with HIV testing. AIDS & Behaviors.
  1. Eaton, LA, Huedo-Medina, T, Earnshaw, VA, Kalichman, M, Watson, RJ, *Driver, R, *Chandler, CJ, Kalinowski, J, & Kalichman, SC. (2023). Randomized clinical trial of stigma counseling and HIV testing access intervention to increase HIV testing among black sexual minority men and transwomen. Prevention Science.
  2. Watson, RJ, **Caba, AE, **Lawrence, SE, **Renley, BM, **McCauley, PS, Wheldon, CW, Eaton, LA, Russell, ST, & Eisenberg, ME. (2023). Examining mental health and bullying concerns at the intersection of sexuality, gender, race, and ethnicity among a national sample of sexual and gender diverse youth. LGBT Health.
  3. Eaton, LA, *Layland, EK, *Driver, R, Kalichman, SC, Kalichman, MO, Watson, RJ, Kalinowski, J, *Chandler, CJ & Earnshaw, VA. (2023). Novel latent profile analysis of a test of concept, stigma intervention to improve PrEP uptake among Black sexual minority men. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, 94(1):1-9.
  4. Kalinowski, J, Idiong, C, Blackman-Carr, L, Cooksey Stowers, K, Davis, S, Pan, C, Chhabra, A, Eaton, L, Gans, KM, Alexander, JE, & Pagoto, S. (2023). Leveraging the Black Girls Run web-based community as a supportive community for physical activity engagement: Mixed methods study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 7.
  5. Kalichman, SC, Kalichman, MO, & Eaton, LA. (2023). Phone-delivered intervention to improve HIV care for young people living with HIV: Trial to inform implementation and utility. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, 94(3):227-234.
  6. Morgan, E, Eaton, LA, & Watson, RJ. (2023). Cannabis use frequency is associated with PrEP cessation and self-reported HIV diagnosis. AIDS & Behavior, 12, 4033-4040.
  7. Watson, RJ, **Caba, AE, *Layland, EK, *Simon, KA, Morgan, E, Edelman, EJ, Chan, PA & Eaton, LA. (2023). Co-occurring mental health and drug use experiences among Black and Hispanic/Latino sexual and gender diverse individuals. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 46(6):986-95.
  8. *Wiginton, JM, Booth, R, Eaton, LA, Smith, LR, da Silva, CE, Patterson, TL, & Pitpitan, EV. (2023). Injection drug use and sexual risk behaviors among people who inject drugs in Ukraine: A random intercept latent transition analysis. AIDS & Behavior, 27(9):3012-26.
  9. Kalichman, SC, Eaton, LA, Kalichman, MO, Sam, SS, & Caliendo, AM. (2023). Prepandemic predictors of medication adherence and HIV viral load during the first year of COVID-19. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, 92(3):242-49.
  10. *Brousseau, NM, Kalichman, SC, Watson, R, & Eaton, LA. (2023). Amphetamine use and its associations with antiretroviral adherence and viral load among sexual minority men and transgender women living with HIV. AIDS Care, 35(10):1472-79.
  11. *Brousseau, NM, **Driver, R, *Simon, K, Watson, RJ, Earnshaw, VA, Chandler, CJ, Kalichman, S, & Eaton, LA. (2023). PrEP-related interactive toxicity beliefs: Associations with stigma, substance use, and PrEP uptake. AIDS Education and Prevention, 35(2):114-25.
  12. Kalichman, SC, Kalichman, MO, Shkembi, B, & Eaton, LA. (2023). COVID-19 health information trust and prejudicial attitudes predict healthcare disruptions in the first year of COVID-19 among people living with HIV. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 46(5):812-20.
  13. Chandler, C, Bukowski, LA, Qimin, L, Brown Jr, AL, Matthews, D, Tsai, A, Eaton, LA, Stall, RD, & Friedman, M. (2023). Associations of past year stigma and psychosocial syndemic conditions: Considerations for intersectional stigma measures among Black sexual minority men. Stigma and Health, 8(3):372-80.
  14. Kalichman, SC, & Eaton, LA. (2023). The emergence and persistence of anti-vaccination movement. Health Psychology, 42(8):516-20.
  15. **Hanna-Walker, V, *Simon, KA, **Lawrence, SE, **Driver, R, Kalinowski, J, Watson, RJ, & Eaton, LA. (2023). Black sexual minority men’s stigma-based experiences surrounding PrEP in the southern United States. LGBT Health, 10(3):245-51.
  16. Watson, RJ, Morgan, E, Sherman, J, **Caba, A, Wheldon, CW, Chan, PA, & Eaton, LA. (2023). Preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use, anticipated prep stigma, and bisexual identity among a Black and Hispanic/Latino sexual and gender diverse sample. Behavioral Medicine, 49(3):283-91.
  17. *Simon, K, **Hannah-Walker, V, **Clark, A, **Driver, R, Kalinowski, J, Watson, R, & Eaton, L. (2023). “This is to help me move forward”: The role of PrEP in harnessing sex positivity and empowerment among Black Sexual Minority Men in the Southern United States. Journal of Sex Research, 60(5):741-51.
  18. Kalichman, SC, Shkembi, B, & Eaton, LA. (2022). A novel psychometric approach to assessing intersectional HIV stigma: the geometric intersectional stigma scales. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 45(5):804-811.
  19. Watson, RJ, Morgan, E, Collibee, C, Kalinowski, J, Cunningham, C, Edelman, EJ, Chan, P, & Eaton, L. (2022). Substance use and healthcare utilization across the PrEP Care Cascade among Black and Latinx men who have sex with men. Substance Use & Misuse, 57(11):1698-707.
  20. Rodriguez-Hart, C, Boone, C, del Rio-Gonzalez, AM, Kutner, BA, Baral, S, Burns, PA, German, D, Eaton, L, Lucas, L, Remien, RH, Ellis, M, & Dale, SK. (2022). Monitoring intersectional stigma: A key strategy to ending the HIV epidemic in the United States. American Journal of Public Health, 112(S4):S350-S355.
  21. Watson, RJ, Chang, CJ, Feinstein, BA, Moody, RL, **Caba, A, & Eaton, L. (2022). PrEP stigma and logistical barriers remain significant challenges in curtailing HIV transmission among Black and Hispanic/Latinx cisgender sexual minority men and transgender women in the US. AIDS Care. 34(11):1465-72.
  22. Kalinowski, J, *Layland, E, Watson, R, & Eaton, LA. (2022). Strong ethnic identity buffers the association of heterosexism with substance use among Black sexual minority men. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 10(3):1270-79.
  1. *Berman, M, Eaton, LA, Watson, RJ, Earnshaw, VA, *Wiginton, JM, & *Layland, E. (2023). Factors Associated with Disclosure of Sexual Orientation among Black Sexual Minority Men. LGBT Health, 10(1):51-61.
  2. Morgan E, **Caba AE, Eaton LA, & Watson R. (2022). PrEP Access Affected by COVID-19 is Associated with Increased Risk of HIV Seroconversion. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 91(2):138-43.
  3. **Caba, AE, **Rathus, T, *Burson, E, Chan, PA, Eaton, LA, & Watson, RJ. (2022). Who is using PrEP on-demand? Factors associated with PrEP use modality among Black and Hispanic/Latino emerging adults. AIDS & Behavior, 26(10):3411-21.
  4. Watson, RJ, Morgan, E. Sherman, J, **Caba, AE, Wheldon, CW, Chan PA, & Eaton, LA. (2022). Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use, anticipated PrEP stigma, and bisexual identity among a Black and Hispanic/Latino sexual and gender diverse sample. Behavioral Medicine, 49(3):283-91.
  5. Kalichman, SC, Eaton, LA, & Kalichman, MO. (2022). Substance use-related intentional nonadherence to antiretroviral therapy among young adults living with HIV. AIDS Patient Care & STDs, 36(1):26-33.
  6. Knox, J, Hwang, G, Carrico, AW, Duncan, DT, Watson, RJ, & Eaton, LA. (2022). Daily marijuana use predicts HIV seroconversion among black men who have sex with men and transgender women in Atlanta, GA. AIDS & Behavior, 26(8):2503-2515.
  7. Wheldon, CW, Eaton, LA, & Watson, RJ. (2022). Predisposing, enabling, and need related factors associated with human papillomavirus vaccination intentions and uptake among Black and Hispanic sexual and gender diverse adults in the US. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 3;1-7.
  8. Earnshaw, VA, Watson, RJ, Eaton, LA, *Brousseau, NM, Laurenceau, J-P, & Fox, A. (2022). Integrating time into stigma and health research. Nature Reviews Psychology, 1(4):236-247.
  9. Kalichman, SC, Eaton, LA, & Kalichman, MO. (2022). Believing it is hazardous to mix alcohol with medicines predicts intentional non-adherence to antiretrovirals. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 90(2):208-213.
  10. **Curley, C, **Rosen, A, **Mistler, C, & Eaton, L. (2022). Pleasure and PrEP: A Systematic Review of Studies Examining Pleasure, Sexual Satisfaction, and PrEP. Journal of Sex Research, 59(7):848-861.
  11. *Wiginton, J.M., Eaton, L.A., Watson, R.J., **Maksut, J.L., Earnshaw, V.A., & *Berman, M. (2022). Sex-positivity, medical mistrust, and PrEP conspiracy beliefs among HIV-negative cisgender Black sexual minority men in Atlanta, Georgia. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 51(5):2571-2581.
  12. Kalichman, SC, *Brousseau, N, Earnshaw, V, & Eaton, LA. (2022). Faster than warp speed. Early attention to COVID-19 by anti-vaccine groups on Facebook. Journal of Public Health, 44(1)e96-e105.
  13. *Simon, K., Farr, R., Floyd, S., **Clark, A., **Renly, B., Eaton, L., & Watson, R. J. (2022). Contextualizing the well-being of asexual youth: Evidence of differences in family, health, and school outcomes. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, Jan;51(1):128-140.
  14. **Driver, L., **Cortopassi, A., **El-Krab, R., Eaton, L.A., & Kalichman, S.C. (2022). Examining stigmatizing beliefs about PrEP use among Black sexual minority men: A test of explanatory mechanisms. Psychology of Men & Masculinities, 23(1):26-34.
  15. *Wiginton, J.M, Eaton, L.A., Kalinowski, J., Watson, R.J., & Kalichman, S.C. (2023). Lifetime prevalence of syphilis infection among predominantly Black sexual and gender minorities living with HIV in Atlanta, GA. Ethnicity & Health, Nov 24;1-11.
    Lisa Eaton
    Contact Information
    Emaillisa.eaton@uconn.edu
    Phone860 486 6024
    Mailing AddressFamily Studies Building, Storrs CT, 06279