Faculty/Staff Mark S. Friedman, PhD, MSW, MPA

 Visiting Assistant Professor

 Graduate School of Public Health
 220 Parran Hall
 Pittsburgh, PA 15261

 Phone: 412-624-3506
 Fax: 412-383-5846
 E-mail: msfriedman@stophiv.pitt.edu

 

RESEARCH

My primary research interest is the development of health problems and resiliency among gay and bisexual adolescents and health disparities among gay and bisexual men. My research projects to date have focused on defining and measuring adolescent sexual orientation; the relationship between gender-role nonconformity, bullying, and suicidality among gay youth; and childhood and adolescent antecedents of adult health problems among gay males. I was recently awarded a K01 Mentored Research Scientist Development Award to longitudinally study gay male adolescents using the Internet (Ron Stall, Mentor). I am currently implementing a meta-analysis focusing on sexual, physical and verbal abuse of gay, lesbian and bisexual youth.

 

TEACHING

I co-teach the course Advanced Topics in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Research.

SERVICE

I serve as a member of the board of directors of the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Educators Network and Chair this Chapter’s Development Committee. I am a consultant to Persad Center, Inc., a mental health center located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that serves sexual minority individuals. In this role, I am responsible for evaluating the Closing the Gap program, a peer-based outreach program targeting gay and bisexual youth. I have reviewed articles for the Archives of Pediatrics, Journal of Adolescent Health and Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics.

MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS

• Friedman, M.S., Marshal, M.P., Wright, E.R., Cheong, J., & Stall, R. (Published on-line, 2007. To be published in print, 2008). Gay-related development, early abuse, and adult health outcomes among gay males. AIDS & Behavior.

• Marshal, M.P., Friedman, M.S., Stall, R., King, K.M., Miles, J., Gold, M.A., Bukstein, O.G., & Morse, J.Q. (2008). Sexual orientation and adolescent substance use: A meta-analysis and methodological review. Addiction, 103(4), 546-556.

• Stall, R., Friedman, M.S., & Catania, J. (2008). Interacting epidemics and gay men’s health: A theory of syndemic production among urban gay men. In R.J. Wolitski, R. Stall & R.O. Valdiserri (Eds.), Unequal opportunities: Health disparities among Gay and Bisexual Men in the United States. New York: Oxford University Press.

• Friedman, M.S., Koeske, G.F., Silvestre, A.J., Korr, W.S., & Sites, E.W. (2006). The impact of gender-role nonconforming behavior, bullying and social support on suicidality among gay male youth. Journal of Adolescent Health, 38(5), 621-623.