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Education
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 B.A. Psychology, magna cum laude, University of California, Los Angeles, 6/1992
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M.A. Psychology (Social), University of Southern California, 12/1995
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Ph.D. Psychology (Social), University of Southern California, 12/1999
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Academic Appointment, Affiliation, and Employment History
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Tenure Track Appointments
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Research Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Southern California, 03/27/2000-
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Non-Tenure Track Appointments
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Research Assistant Professor, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Southern California, 12/03/2007-
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Research Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 06/01/2003-
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PostDoctoral Appointments
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Research Associate/Project Manager, Annenberg School of Communication, University of Southern California, 09/27/1999-
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Description of Research
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Summary Statement of Research Interests
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Dr Appleby's research has focused on HIV prevention in diverse communities (heterosexual women, men who have sex with men, communities of color). He has published and presented research about sexual behavior within long-term relationships and predictors of sexual risk taking such as methamphetamine use, failure to consider future consequences, and homosexism (e.g., homophobia).
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Research Keywords
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•Socially Optimized Learning in Virtual Environments (SOLVE)
•Adult Attachment
•Social Support
•HIV-Prevention Intervention Design & Evaluation
•Methamphetamine use and risk taking
•GLBT Social and Health Issues
•Attitudes toward the GLBT community
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Research Specialties
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GLBT Issues;
HIV and Methamphetamine Prevention
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Detailed Statement of Research Interests
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Paul Robert Appleby, PhD received his PhD in Social Psychology in 1999 from the University of Southern California. Since 2000, Dr Appleby has been a Research Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Southern California, and in 2003 he was also appointed as Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics (CHLA) at the Keck School of Medicine. Dr Appleby’s research has focused on HIV prevention and drug use prevention among youth and adults. As Principal Investigator for a State of California Universitywide AIDS Research Program (UARP) funded grant (2001-2003), his research focused on the effects of methamphetamine on risky sex for MSM. Dr Appleby has also conducted HIV research among diverse populations including at-risk women of color and heterosexual college students. Dr Appleby is currently a Co-Investigator on NIDA funded research at CHLA that is looking at sexual and drug taking risk among young MSM. Dr Appleby is also interested in using new technology such as interactive video for HIV and drug prevention programs. He is currently a Co-Investigator on an NIAID funded grant at the Annenberg School for Communication at USC that is evaluating the effectiveness of interactive video technology as a cutting edge youth oriented approach to HIV prevention.
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Funded Research
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Contracts and Grants Awarded
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YMSM Drug Use (NIDA), Michele Kipke, Paul Robert Appleby et al., $5,800,000, 10/01/2004-09/30/2008
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Virtual Sex: Real Risk Reduction for MSM (NIAID), Lynn Miller, Paul Robert Appleby, Stephen J Read, $3,600,000, 05/01/2003-04/30/2008
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The Sexual Experience of Methamphetamine (UARP), Paul Robert Appleby, Lynn Miller, Armida Ayala, $125,000, 07/01/2001-06/30/2003
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Multiple HIV Prevention Options (CDC), Lynn Miller, Paul Robert Appleby, $2,094,292, 09/27/1999-08/31/2001
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Affiliations with Research Centers, Labs, and Other Institutions
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Virtual Sex Project , Annenberg School for Communication (PI, Professor Lynn Miller, PhD.), Co-Investigator; Project Manager
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Conferences and Other Presentations
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Conference Presentations
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"Adult attachment and high risk sexual behavior among MSM. ", Association for Psychological Science, Poster, Washington D.C., Association for Psychological Science, Refereed,
Spring
2007
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"Measuring Risk-Taking in Virtual Environments: A New Method for Predicting Past and Future Real-Life Risk-Taking Behavior. ", Annenberg Workshop on Games for Learning, Development, & Change. , Poster, USC, Annenberg Workshop on Games for Learning, Developm, Refereed,
Spring
2007
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"Methamphetamine and risky decision making among men who have sex with men. ", Association for Psychological Science, Poster, Washington D.C., Association for Psychological Science, Refereed,
Spring
2007
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"Negative Affective Reactions to an HIV-Prevention Intervention: Impact on Subsequent Sexual Risk-Taking among Young Men Who Have Sex with Men. ", International Communication Association, Paper, San Francisco, International Communication Association, Refereed,
Spring
2007
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"Using Virtual Environments to Reduce Real-Life Sexual Risk-Taking: The Impact of Interactivity and Negative Affect. ", Annenberg Workshop on Games for Learning, Development, & Change. , Poster, USC, Annenberg Workshop on Games for Learning, Developm, Refereed,
Spring
2007
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"Using Virtual Environments to Unobtrusively Measure Real Life Risk-Taking: Findings and Implications from a Health Communication Perspective. ", International Communication Association, Paper, San Francisco, International Communication Association, Refereed,
Spring
2007
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" Interactive video (IAV) as an unobtrusive measure of high risk taking among MSM populations uncomfortable with direct discussions of their sexual behavior. ", International Conference on AIDS, Poster, Toronto, International Conference on AIDS, Refereed,
Fall
2006
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"TV Spaces and Trade Offs: The Boundaries of Homogeneity in Homo-Erotic Encounters", International Communication Association, Panel Discussion, Dresden, Germany, International Communication Association, Refereed, 06/19/2006-06/23/2006
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" Planning, administrating, producing, and editing Interactive Video: The devil's in the details. ", CHIPTS Meeting, Talk, Los Angeles , CHIPTS, UCLA, RAND, Invited,
Spring
2005
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"Planning, administrating,producing, and editing Interactive Video: The devil's in the details. ", International Communication Association, Panel Discussion, New York, New York, International Communication Association, Refereed,
Spring
2005
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"Virtual Sex Project –An HIV Intervention. ", CHIPTS Meeting, Talk, Los Angeles, CHIPTS, UCLA, RAND, Invited,
Spring
2005
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"Why methamphetamine contributes to risky sex for MSM. ", Universitywide AIDS Research Program 19th Annual Investigators’ Meeting, 5th Annual Conference on AI, Poster, Sacramento, UARP , Invited,
Spring
2002
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"The Paradox of Trust: How Gay Male Couples Rationalize Risky Sex", Lecture presented as part of a series of intercampus forums on AIDS-related topics , Talk, Los Angeles, USC, Invited,
Spring
1996
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Publications
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Book Chapter
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Miller, L. C., Christensen, J. L., Godoy, C. G., Appleby, P. R., Corsbie-Massay, C., Read, S. J.
(2008).
Reducing risky sexual decision-making in the virtual and in the real world: Serious games, intelligent agents, and a SOLVE approach, chapter in Serious Games: Mechanisms and Effects. New York, NY: Routledge.
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Appleby, P. R., Godoy, C. G., Miller, L. C., Read, S. J.
(2007).
Reducing risky Sex through the use of interactive video technology. (Vol. NA). USA: Communication perspectives on HIV/AIDS for the 21st century/Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc...
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Journal Article
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Read, S. J., Miller, L. C., Appleby, P. R., Nwosu, M. E., Reynaldo, S., Lauren, A., Putcha, A.
(2006).
Socially optimized learning in a virtual environment: Reducing risky sexual behavior among men who have sex with men. Human Communication Research.
Vol. 32 (pp), pp. 1-34.
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Appleby, P. R., Marks, G., Ayala, A., Miller, L. C., Murphy, S., Mansergh, G. Consideration of future consequences and unprotected anal intercourse among men who have sex with men., Journal of Homosexuality 2005;
Vol. Journal
(50(1)): 119-133.
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Hyde, J., Appleby, P. R., Weiss, G., Bailey, J., Morgan, X.
(2005).
Group-level interventionsfor persons living with HIV: A catalyst for individual change. AIDS Education and Prevention.
Vol. 17 (Suppl A), pp. 53-65.
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Rader, M., Marks, G., Mansergh, G., Crepaz, N., Miller, L. C., Appleby, P. R., Murphy, S.
(2001).
Preferences about the characteristics of future HIV prevention products among men who have sex with men. AIDS Education and Prevention.
Vol. 13(2 (pp), pp. 149-159.
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Crepaz, N., Marks, G., Mansergh, G., Murphy, S., Miller, L. C., Appleby, P. R.
(2000).
Age-related risk for HIV infection in men who have sex with men: Examination of behavioral, relationship, and serostatus variables. AIDS Education and Prevention.
Vol. 12 (5), pp. p. 405-415.
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Mansergh, G., Marks, G., Miller, L. C., Appleby, P. R., Murphy, S.
(2000).
Is ‘knowingpeople with HIV/AIDS’ associated with safer sex in men who have sex with men?. AIDS.
Vol. 14, pp. 1845-1851.
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Marks, G., Mansergh, G., Crepaz, N., Murphy, S., Miller, L. C., Appleby, P. R.
(2000).
FutureHIV prevention options for men who have sex with men: Intention to use a potential microbicide during anal intercourse. AIDS and Behavior.
Vol. 4 (3), pp. 279-287.
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Appleby, P. R., Miller, L. C., Rothspan, S.
(1999).
The paradox of trust for male couples: When risking is a part of loving. Personal Relationships.
Vol. 6, pp. 81-93.
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Other
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Appleby, P. R.
(2001).
Predictors of homosexism. Dissertation Abstracts International.
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Appleby, P. R.
(1996).
Rationalizing risk: Sexual behavior of gay male couples. Masters Abstracts International.
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Multimedia Scholarship and Creative Works
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DVD, Producer, Writer, Editor: The Virtual Sex Project
Culturally Tailored Latino HIV-Prevention Interactive
Video Intervention for MSM
Funded by NIAID, National Institutes of Health
, 06/01/2004-03/31/2005
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DVD, Producer, Writer, Editor: The Virtual Sex Project
Culturally Tailored African-American HIV-Prevention Interactive
Video Intervention for MSM
Funded by NIAID, National Institutes of Health
6/2004-3/2005
, 06/01/2004-03/31/2005
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DVD, Producer, Writer, Editor: The Virtual Sex Project
Culturally Tailored Caucasian HIV-Prevention Interactive
Video Intervention for MSM
Funded by NIAID, National Institutes of Health
6/2004-3/2005
, 06/01/2004-03/31/2005
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CD-ROM , Research Assistant
Gay Men’s Interactive HIV Prevention CD ROM
Funded by UARP
1995-1996
, 1995-1996
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Guest Lectures in Courses
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COMM 552: Regression and Multivariate Communication III Guest Lectured on the topic of "Logistic Regression",
Spring
2007
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Psychology 355: A Look at Selected Behavioral HIV/AIDS Research. Research on HIV/AIDS prevention and theoretical models of health behavior applied to HIV were presented.,
Spring
1995
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New Courses Developed
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490 Directed Research, Psychology, 2007-2008
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Service to the Profession
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Professional Memberships
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Association for Psychological Science (APS), 01/01/2007-
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International Communication Association (ICA), 01/01/2004-
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Reviewer for Publication
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AIDS and Behavior, Reviewer, 2007-2008
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Psychology and Health, European Health Psychology Society, Reviewer, 2007-2008
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