David W. Pantalone, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Psychology
A.B., Brown University (Public Policy), M.S., Ph.D., University of Washington (Clinical Psychology). Clinical Intern, Puget Sound VA Health Care System, Seattle Division. Research Fellow, Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies and Training, Hunter College, City University of New York.

Specialty Areas

Overall, my research in clinical health psychology focuses on the associations between social and behavioral processes and physical and mental health. Populations of interest include victims of interpersonal violence, people living with HIV/AIDS, and sexual minorities—members of socially stigmatized groups. I use survey research and qualitative methods to develop and test the mechanisms of effect of how stressful experiences (events, emotions) affect mental health, health behaviors, and physical health and functioning.

Previous research experiences have included HIV prevention among sexual minority men, HIV serostatus disclosure among HIV-positive individuals, and HIV medication adherence among patients starting or restarting antiretroviral therapy. Most recently, I have completed a series of projects examining psychosocial factors related to the health of people living with HIV. Specifically, I have completed a mixed methods study about the mediating role of mental health and substance use in the relation between the experience of potentially traumatic events and objective markers of physical health.

My current and future work focuses on extending previous studies on the complex direct and indirect relations between stressful events and physical health; examining cognitive factors that increase risk for experiencing or reexperiencing interpersonal violence; and elucidating pathways from childhood abuse experiences to problems in adult functioning. The ultimate goal of my program of research is to develop and test novel behavioral interventions, based on cognitive and behavioral principles, administered in a variety of health care settings, that mitigate the impact of stressors, decrease overall psychological distress, increase health behaviors, and promote quality of life.

Selected Publications

Pantalone, D. W., Iwamasa, G. Y., & Martell, C. R. (in press). Adapting cognitive-behavioral therapies to diverse populations. In K. S. Dobson (Ed.), Handbook of cognitive-behavioral therapies (3d ed.). New York: Guilford Press.

Kaysen, D., Pantalone, D. W., Chawla, N., Lindgren, K. P., Clum, G. A., Lee, C., & Resick, P. A. (2007). Posttraumatic stress disorder, alcohol use, and physical health concerns. Journal of Behavioral Medicine.

Simoni, J. M., Pearson, C. R., Pantalone, D. W., Crepaz, N., & Marks, G. (2006). Efficacy of highly active antiretroviral therapy interventions in improving adherence and HIV-1 RNA viral load: A meta-analytic review of randomized controlled trials. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 43(Suppl 1), S23-S35.

Simoni, J. M. & Pantalone, D. W. (2005). HIV disclosure to sexual partners and safer sex. In S. C. Kalichman (Ed.), Positive prevention: Reducing HIV transmission among people living with HIV/AIDS (pp. 65-98). New York: Plenum Press.

Safren, S. A. & Pantalone, D. W. (2005). Social anxiety and barriers to resilience among lesbian, gay, and bisexual adolescents. In A. M. Omoto & H. Kurtzman (Eds.), Sexual orientation and mental health: Examining identity and development in lesbian, gay, and bisexual people (pp. 55-71). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.