Jessica Sales, MD

Research Program

Cancer Prevention and Control
Phone Number

404-727-6598
Email Address

jmcderm@emory.edu

Biography

Jessica McDermott Sales, PhD, MA, is an associate professor in the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education at Rollins School of Public Health. Dr. Sales is a member of the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.

Education

Dr. Sales received her PhD and MA from Emory University in Atlanta.

Titles & Roles

Associate Professor, Behavioral Sciences and Health Education

Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

Research

Using a biopsychosocial framework, Dr. Sales' research examines factors which enhance health promotion programs' successes, as well as uncover barriers or unmet needs of youth post-exposure to health promotion interventions. The ultimate goal of her research is the identification of critical intervention targets that optimize health promotion programs for youth thereby improving their health now and in the future.

Title/Journal	Authors	Publication Date
Applying an Evidence-Based Community Organizing Approach to Strengthen HIV Prevention for Cisgender Women in US South: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study. JMIR research protocols	AN Sheth, D Dixon Diallo, C Ellison, DL Er, A Ntukogu, KA Komro, JM Sales	22/03/2024
A mixed methods evaluation of family-driven care implementation in juvenile justice agencies in Georgia. Health & justice	KN Piper, A Jahn, C Escoffery, B Woods-Jaeger, A Nunn, DP Schwartz, C Smith-Curry, J Sales	26/02/2024
Pregnancy and STI/HIV prevention intervention preferences of South African adolescent girls: findings from a cultural consensus modelling qualitative study. Culture, health & sexuality	TD Twitty, AE Hitch, L Marais, JM Sales, C Sharp, J Cloete, M Lenka, K Rani, NK Gause, JL Brown	01/02/2024
Factors Associated with Planned Future Use of PrEP in the Next 3 Months and Likelihood to Use PrEP Among Black Cisgender HIV-negative Women in Texas. AIDS and behavior	AI Sophus, JW Mitchell, J Barroso, JM Sales	01/01/2024
Experiences of childhood, intimate partner, non-partner, and hate crime-related violence among a sample of people living with HIV in the epicenter of the U.S. HIV epidemic. Frontiers in public health	JM Sales, KM Anderson, MD Livingston, S Garbarino, S Hadera, ES Rose, MS Carlson, AS Kalokhe	01/01/2024
Community-based participatory research to guide adoption of culturally responsive trauma-informed HIV care throughout Nashville, Tennessee. Research square	L Brown, J Perkins, J Acuña, J Thacker, C Bolds, M Hawkins, J Stewart, J Barroso, S Sommer, J Van der Eerden, B Heckman, A Osman, T Smith, L Alexander, A Harvick, T Link, A Crawley, R Nabaweesi, M Aboubaker, J Shaw-KaiKai, N Foster, B Glaze-Johnson, J Hoke, C Audet, J Sales, A Pettit	15/12/2023
Concordance of Ethyl Glucuronide, Blood Alcohol Content, and Self-Reported Alcohol Use in Russian Women with HIV and Hepatitis C Virus Co-Infection. AIDS and behavior	JL Brown, A Capasso, N Revzina, E Boeva, V Rassokhin, JM Sales, LV Gutova, NB Khalezova, AE Hitch, TD Twitty, RJ DiClemente	01/12/2023
"Our Community Comes First": Investigating Recruitment Ads That Represent and Appeal to Black Women for Online, HIV-Related Research Studies. Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities	AI Sophus, JW Mitchell, JM Sales, K Braun	18/09/2023
Exploring Stigma, Resilience, and Alternative HIV Preventive Service Delivery Among Young Men who Have Sex with Men of Color. Clinical nursing research	AC Maragh-Bass, T Williams, H Agarwal, AK Dulin, J Sales, KH Mayer, AJ Siegler	01/09/2023
Process Mapping to inform implementation of Trauma-Informed Care for youth aged 14-24 with HIV in the Southern United States. Research square	LL Brown, ML Wilkins, LC Pichon, JL Stewart, JM Sales, CM Audet, SV Hill, AC Pettit	14/08/2023
Using qualitative comparative analysis to understand the conditions that produce successful PrEP implementation in family planning clinics. Implementation science communications	KN Piper, KM Anderson, CW Kokubun, AN Sheth, J Sales	09/06/2023
Differences in trauma-informed care implementation by clinic-level factors across Ryan White HIV clinics in the Southeastern United States. AIDS care	AS Kalokhe, E Adam, J Colasanti, M Livingston, C Root, JM Sales	01/02/2023
Impacts of GlobalConsent, a Web-Based Social Norms Edutainment Program, on Sexually Violent Behavior and Bystander Behavior Among University Men in Vietnam: Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR public health and surveillance	KM Yount, YF Cheong, I Bergenfeld, QT Trang, JM Sales, Y Li, TH Minh	27/01/2023
Implementation of trauma-informed care and trauma-responsive services in clinical settings: a latent class regression analysis. Frontiers in psychiatry	KM Anderson, KN Piper, AS Kalokhe, JM Sales	01/01/2023
Consortium for violence prevention research, leadership training, and implementation for excellence (CONVERGE): a protocol to train science leaders in gender-based-violence and violence-against-children research for impact. Frontiers in public health	KM Yount, D Comeau, SC Blake, J Sales, M Sacks, H Nicol, I Bergenfeld, AS Kalokhe, AD Stein, DJ Whitaker, D Parrott, HTH Van	01/01/2023
State-level clustering in PrEP implementation factors among family planning clinics in the Southern United States. Frontiers in public health	AN Sheth, KP Enders, M McCumber, MA Psioda, A Ramakrishnan, JM Sales	01/01/2023
2gether: A Clinic-Based Intervention to Increase Dual Protection from Sexually Transmitted Infections and Pregnancy in Young African American Females. Journal of women's health (2002)	MJ Kottke, JM Sales, P Goedken, JL Brown, K Hatfield-Timajchy, EH Koumans, JW Hardin, JM Kraft, AP Kourtis	01/01/2023
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Knowledge, Attitudes, and Self-Efficacy Among Family Planning Providers in the Southern United States: Bridging the Gap in Provider Training. Open forum infectious diseases	A Ramakrishnan, JM Sales, M McCumber, L Powell, AN Sheth	01/11/2022
Theoretical mediators of GlobalConsent: An adapted web-based sexual violence prevention program for university men in Vietnam. Social science & medicine (1982)	KM Yount, I Bergenfeld, KM Anderson, QT Trang, JM Sales, YF Cheong, TH Minh	01/11/2022
Impact of Developmental Disability on Frequent School Absenteeism in US Children Aged 6 to 17 Years: National Survey of Children's Health, 2016 to 2017. The Journal of school health	MH Stromberg, A Rubtsova, J Sales, R McGee	01/07/2022
Implementation and evaluation of a large-scale postpartum family planning program in Rwanda: study protocol for a clinic-randomized controlled trial. Trials	KM Wall, R Ingabire, A Mazzei, C Umuhoza, R Parker, A Tichacek, A Nizam, JM Sales, LB Haddad, P Corso, S Allen, J Nyombayire, E Karita	22/04/2022
Using clinical cascades to measure health facilities' obstetric emergency readiness: testing the cascade model using cross-sectional facility data in East Africa. BMJ open	B Whaley, E Butrick, JM Sales, A Wanyoro, P Waiswa, D Walker, JN Cranmer	04/04/2022
Gender norms and sexual consent in dating relationships: a qualitative study of university students in Vietnam. Culture, health & sexuality	P Lewis, I Bergenfeld, Q Thu Trang, TH Minh, JM Sales, KM Yount	01/03/2022
Rape Myths Among University Men and Women in Vietnam: A Qualitative Study. Journal of interpersonal violence	I Bergenfeld, G Lanzas, QT Trang, J Sales, KM Yount	01/02/2022
Primary Care and Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Services in Publicly Funded Family Planning Clinics in the Southern United States. Journal of general internal medicine	CG Coleman, JM Sales, C Escoffery, KN Piper, L Powell, AN Sheth	01/10/2021
Application of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research to Facilitate Violence Screening in HIV Care Settings: a Review of the Literature. Current HIV/AIDS reports	JM Sales, KM Anderson, CW Kokubun	01/08/2021
Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Implementation in Family Planning Services Across the Southern United States: Findings from a Survey Among Staff, Providers and Administrators Working in Title X-Funded Clinics. AIDS and behavior	JM Sales, C Escoffery, SA Hussen, LB Haddad, M McCumber, E Kwiatkowski, T Filipowicz, M Sanchez, MA Psioda, AN Sheth	01/06/2021
Exploring the heterogeneity of factors that may influence implementation of PrEP in family planning clinics: a latent profile analysis. Implementation science communications	KN Piper, R Haardörfer, C Escoffery, AN Sheth, J Sales	04/05/2021
Horizons and Group Motivational Enhancement Therapy: HIV Prevention for Alcohol-Using Young Black Women, a Randomized Experiment. American journal of preventive medicine	RJ DiClemente, JE Rosenbaum, ES Rose, JM Sales, JL Brown, TL Renfro, ELP Bradley, TL Davis, A Capasso, GM Wingood, Y Liu, SG West, JW Hardin, AD Bryan, SW Feldstein Ewing	01/05/2021
Preexposure prophylaxis care continuum among transgender women at a patient-centered preexposure prophylaxis program in Atlanta, Georgia. AIDS (London, England)	A Aldredge, G Roth, A Vaidya, A Paula Duarte, S Kundu, Z Zheng, BL Smith, M Lora, J Gruen, AN Sheth, JM Sales, VD Cantos	01/03/2021
Barriers and facilitators to implementation of trauma support services at a large HIV treatment center in the Southern United States. AIDS care	KN Piper, J Schiff, C Riddick, B Getachew, EW Farber, A Kalokhe, JM Sales	01/03/2021
Reproductive Coercion Among African American Female Adolescents: Associations with Contraception and Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Journal of women's health (2002)	JM Kraft, MC Snead, JL Brown, JM Sales, MJ Kottke, K Hatfield-Timajchy, P Goedken	01/03/2021
Models of HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Care Used in Title X Family Planning Clinics in the Southern U.S. The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine	KN Piper, C Escoffery, JM Sales, AN Sheth	01/03/2021
Computer-based alcohol reduction intervention for alcohol-using HIV/HCV co-infected Russian women in clinical care: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials	RJ DiClemente, JL Brown, A Capasso, N Revzina, JM Sales, E Boeva, LV Gutova, NB Khalezova, N Belyakov, V Rassokhin	17/02/2021
Application of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research to Facilitate Delivery of Trauma-Informed HIV Care. Ethnicity & disease	KN Piper, LL Brown, I Tamler, AS Kalokhe, JM Sales	01/01/2021
Outness, discrimination, and depressive symptoms among bi+ women: The roles of partner gender and sexual identity. Journal of bisexuality	CDX Hall, BA Feinstein, JM Sales, C Girod, KM Yount	01/01/2021
Development and Cultural Adaptation of a Computer-Delivered and Multi-Component Alcohol Reduction Intervention for Russian Women Living with HIV and HCV. Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care	JL Brown, I Anastasakis, N Revzina, A Capasso, E Boeva, V Rassokhin, A Crusey, JM Sales, A Hitch, T Renfro, RJ DiClemente	01/01/2021
Influences on Women's Care Seeking at Planned Parenthood Health Centers in Two Southern States. Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health	A Newton-Levinson, M Higdon, R Rochat, SC Blake, M Kramer, A Swartzendruber, JM Sales	01/01/2021
A Review of HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Streamlining Strategies. Current HIV/AIDS reports	AJ Siegler, K Steehler, JM Sales, DS Krakower	01/12/2020
Cultural Consensus Modeling to Understand South African Adolescent Girls' Attitudes, Awareness, and Uptake of Dual Protection Strategies. The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine	JL Brown, L Marais, C Sharp, J Cloete, M Lenka, K Rani, P Marime, I Ditlhare, R Moqolo, D Peterson, JM Sales	01/12/2020
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Integration Into Family Planning Services at Title X Clinics in the Southeastern United States: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Hybrid Type I Effectiveness Implementation Study (Phase 2 ATN 155). JMIR research protocols	AN Sheth, SA Hussen, C Escoffery, LB Haddad, L Powell, N Brown, TR Filipowicz, M McCumber, M Sanchez, L Renshaw, MA Psioda, JM Sales	25/09/2020
Preventing sexual violence in college men: a randomized-controlled trial of GlobalConsent. BMC public health	KM Yount, TH Minh, QT Trang, YF Cheong, I Bergenfeld, JM Sales	01/09/2020
Perceived neighborhood violence and crime, emotion regulation, and PTSD symptoms among justice-involved, urban African-American adolescent girls. Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy	S Sun, N Crooks, RJ DiClemente, JM Sales	01/09/2020
Substance use prevention services in juvenile justice and behavioral health: results from a national survey. Health & justice	R Funk, HK Knudsen, LS McReynolds, JP Bartkowski, KS Elkington, EH Steele, JM Sales, CK Scott	13/05/2020
PrEP and sexual well-being: a qualitative study on PrEP, sexuality of MSM, and patient-provider relationships. AIDS care	S Devarajan, JM Sales, M Hunt, DL Comeau	01/03/2020
Integrating program-tailored universal trauma screening into HIV care: an evidence-based participatory approach. AIDS care	AS Kalokhe, C Riddick, K Piper, J Schiff, B Getachew, C Del Rio, JM Sales	01/02/2020
Developmental Changes in Sexual Risk and Substance Use Among African American Females: an Integrated Data Analysis Approach Using Time-varying Effect Models. Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research	A Swartzendruber, JL Brown, JM Sales, RJ DiClemente, M Windle, R Haardörfer	01/02/2020
Context matters: Using mixed methods timelines to provide an accessible and integrated visual for complex program evaluation data. Evaluation and program planning	A Newton-Levinson, M Higdon, J Sales, L Gaydos, R Rochat	22/01/2020
A study of risky sexual behavior, beliefs about sexual behavior, and sexual self-efficacy in adolescent inpatients with and without borderline personality disorder. Personality disorders	F Penner, K Wall, C Jardin, JL Brown, JM Sales, C Sharp	01/11/2019
A preliminary study of early childhood parenting and adult past month drug use risk in low-income African American women. Addictive behaviors	T Frazier, JM Sales	01/10/2019
Age-related associations between substance use and sexual risk behavior among high-risk young African American women in the South. Addictive behaviors	A Swartzendruber, JL Brown, JM Sales, M Windle, R Haardörfer	01/09/2019
Brief Report: Impact of PrEP Training for Family Planning Providers on HIV Prevention Counseling and Patient Interest in PrEP in Atlanta, Georgia. Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)	JM Sales, C Cwiak, LB Haddad, A Phillips, L Powell, I Tamler, AN Sheth	01/08/2019
Being on the Safe Side: A Qualitative Study of Condom Use Motivations According to Contraceptive Type among Adolescents in Atlanta, Georgia. Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology	RJ Steiner, A Swartzendruber, K Cushing, LM Gaydos, K Pazol, MR Kramer, S Holt, JM Sales	01/08/2019
Evaluation of Educational Interventions to Enhance Adolescent Specific Vaccination Coverage. The Journal of school health	NL Underwood, LM Gargano, J Sales, TM Vogt, K Seib, JM Hughes	01/08/2019
Associations Among Perceived HIV Risk, Behavioral Risk and Interest in PrEP Among Black Women in the Southern US. AIDS and behavior	JM Sales, AN Sheth	01/07/2019
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Integration into Family Planning Services at Title X Clinics in the Southeastern United States: A Geographically-Targeted Mixed Methods Study (Phase 1 ATN 155). JMIR research protocols	JM Sales, C Escoffery, SA Hussen, LB Haddad, A Phillips, T Filipowicz, M Sanchez, M McCumber, B Rupp, E Kwiatkowski, MA Psioda, AN Sheth	06/05/2019
Preferred Product Attributes of Potential Multipurpose Prevention Technologies for Unintended Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Infections or HIV Among U.S. Women. Journal of women's health (2002)	JS Hynes, AN Sheth, E Lathrop, JM Sales, LB Haddad	01/05/2019
Brief Report: PrEP Eligibility Among At-Risk Women in the Southern United States: Associated Factors, Awareness, and Acceptability. Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)	AS Patel, L Goparaju, JM Sales, CC Mehta, OJ Blackstock, D Seidman, I Ofotokun, MC Kempf, MA Fischl, ET Golub, AA Adimora, AL French, J DeHovitz, G Wingood, S Kassaye, AN Sheth	15/04/2019
Patient recommendations for PrEP information dissemination at family planning clinics in Atlanta, Georgia. Contraception	JM Sales, AL Phillips, I Tamler, T Munoz, C Cwiak, AN Sheth	01/04/2019
The Process of Becoming a Sexual Black Woman: A Grounded Theory Study. Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health	N Crooks, B King, A Tluczek, JM Sales	01/03/2019
You have to be twice as good and work twice as hard: a mixed-methods study of perceptions of sexual harassment, assault and women's leadership among female faculty at a research university in the USA. Global health, epidemiology and genomics	DP Evans, JM Sales, KH Krause, C Del Rio	01/01/2019
A Web-based review of sexual and reproductive health services available at colleges and universities in Georgia. Journal of American college health : J of ACH	KF Cushing, AE Carson, TD Short, SN Kot, M Tschokert, JM Sales	01/01/2019
Low provider and staff self-care in a large safety-net HIV clinic in the Southern United States: Implications for the adoption of trauma-informed care. SAGE open medicine	JM Sales, K Piper, C Riddick, B Getachew, J Colasanti, A Kalokhe	01/01/2019
Does Socioeconomic Status Modify the Association Between Preterm Birth and Children's Early Cognitive Ability and Kindergarten Academic Achievement in the United States? American journal of epidemiology	JL Beauregard, C Drews-Botsch, JM Sales, WD Flanders, MR Kramer	01/08/2018
Impact of Behavioral Drug Abuse Treatment on Sexual Risk Behaviors: An Integrative Data Analysis of Eight Trials Conducted Within the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network. Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research	JL Brown, MD Eriksen, NK Gause, GH Brody, JM Sales	01/08/2018
The association between monetary and sexual delay discounting and risky sexual behavior in an online sample of men who have sex with men. AIDS care	J Jones, JL Guest, PS Sullivan, JM Sales, SM Jenness, MR Kramer	01/07/2018
Concordance between monetary and sexual delay discounting in men who have sex with men. Sexual health	J Jones, JL Guest, PS Sullivan, MR Kramer, SM Jenness, JM Sales	01/06/2018
Perceived importance of substance use prevention in juvenile justice: a multi-level analysis. Health & justice	JM Sales, G Wasserman, KS Elkington, W Lehman, S Gardner, L McReynolds, T Wiley, H Knudsen	15/05/2018
Do health promotion messages integrate unintended pregnancy and STI prevention? A content analysis of online information for adolescents and young adults. Contraception	RJ Steiner, CN Rasberry, JM Sales, LM Gaydos, K Pazol, MR Kramer, A Swartzendruber	21/04/2018
Use of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception Among Adolescent and Young Adult Women and Receipt of Sexually Transmitted Infection/Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Related Services. The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine	RJ Steiner, K Pazol, A Swartzendruber, N Liddon, MR Kramer, LM Gaydos, JM Sales	01/04/2018
Moving the Message Beyond the Methods: Toward Integration of Unintended Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Infection/HIV Prevention. American journal of preventive medicine	RJ Steiner, N Liddon, AL Swartzendruber, K Pazol, JM Sales	01/03/2018
Interest in multipurpose prevention technologies to prevent HIV/STIs and unintended pregnancy among young women in the United States. Contraception	JS Hynes, JM Sales, AN Sheth, E Lathrop, LB Haddad	01/03/2018
Preterm Birth, Poverty, and Cognitive Development. Pediatrics	JL Beauregard, C Drews-Botsch, JM Sales, WD Flanders, MR Kramer	01/01/2018
The association between cigarette smoking, virologic suppression, and CD4+ lymphocyte count in HIV-Infected Russian women. AIDS care	JL Brown, T Winhusen, RJ DiClemente, JM Sales, ES Rose, P Safonova, O Levina, N Belyakov, VV Rassokhin	01/09/2017
Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) as a Biomarker of Alcohol Consumption in HIV-Infected Young Russian Women: Comparison to Self-Report Assessments of Alcohol Use. AIDS and behavior	AK Littlefield, JL Brown, RJ DiClemente, P Safonova, JM Sales, ES Rose, N Belyakov, VV Rassokhin	01/07/2017
Exploring evidence for behavioral risk compensation among participants in an HIV vaccine clinical trial. Vaccine	JE Painter, RJ DiClemente, L Jimenez, T Stuart, JM Sales, MJ Mulligan	16/06/2017
2GETHER - The Dual Protection Project: Design and rationale of a randomized controlled trial to increase dual protection strategy selection and adherence among African American adolescent females. Contemporary clinical trials	AC Ewing, MJ Kottke, JM Kraft, JM Sales, JL Brown, P Goedken, J Wiener, AP Kourtis	01/03/2017
The Juvenile Justice Behavioral Health Services Cascade: A new framework for measuring unmet substance use treatment services needs among adolescent offenders. Journal of substance abuse treatment	S Belenko, D Knight, GA Wasserman, ML Dennis, T Wiley, FS Taxman, C Oser, R Dembo, AA Robertson, J Sales	01/03/2017
Social Context and Problem Factors among Youth with Juvenile Justice Involvement Histories. Behavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.)	DR Voisin, JM Sales, JS Hong, JM Jackson, ES Rose, RJ DiClemente	01/01/2017
Schools must include faculty and staff in sexual violence prevention efforts. Journal of American college health : J of ACH	J Sales, K Krause	01/01/2017
Trauma-Informed HIV Prevention and Treatment. Current HIV/AIDS reports	JM Sales, A Swartzendruber, AL Phillips	01/12/2016
Do As I Say: Using Communication Role-Plays to Assess Sexual Assertiveness Following an Intervention. Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education	LM Mercer Kollar, TL Davis, JL Monahan, JA Samp, VB Coles, EL Bradley, JM Sales, SK Comer, T Worley, E Rose, RJ DiClemente	01/12/2016
Influence of Sources of Information and Parental Attitudes on Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Uptake among Adolescents. Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology	NL Underwood, LM Gargano, S Jacobs, K Seib, C Morfaw, D Murray, JM Hughes, JM Sales	01/12/2016
Alcohol Use, Partner Characteristics, and Condom Use Among HIV-Infected Russian Women: An Event-Level Study. Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs	JL Brown, RJ DiClemente, JM Sales, ES Rose, NK Gause, P Safonova, O Levina, N Belyakov, VV Rassokhin	01/11/2016
Describing the Shape of the Relationship Between Gestational Age at Birth and Cognitive Development in a Nationally Representative U.S. Birth Cohort. Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology	JL Richards, C Drews-Botsch, JM Sales, WD Flanders, MR Kramer	01/11/2016