Presentations

Scott, R. L. (May 2000). Re-thinking the connections between crack cocaine use and HIV transmission among African Americans. Presentation at the Southern California Conference on Stimulant Abuse and Gay Men. Hollywood, California.

Scott, R. L. (October 1999). Crack use and sexual decision-making: Lessons from a group of female sex workers. Poster presentation at the 1999 National Conference on Women and HIV/AIDS. Los Angeles, California.

Scott, R. L., & Shoptaw, S. (June 1999). Combining crack with risky sex. Poster presentation at the conference of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence’s 61st Annual Meeting. Acapulco, Mexico.

Scott, R. L. (1995). Gender politics in the construction of identity among gays of African descent. Proposal accepted for presentation at the conference: Black Nations/Queer Nations? Lesbian and Gay Sexualities in the African Diaspora: A Working Conference. Sponsored by CLAGS, The Graduate Center, CUNY. New York, NY.

Book Chapters and Monographs

Scott, R. L., Kern, M. F., & Coombs, R. H. (2001). Coping skills/affect regulation training. In R. H. Coombs (Ed.), Addiction recovery tools: A practitioner’s handbook. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Scott, R. L., & Shoptaw, S. (1999). An ethnography of the relationships between crack use, sexuality, and engaging in HIV risk behaviors among persons of African descent. Los Angeles, CA: Office of the AIDS Coordinator, City of Los Angeles.

Articles in Referred Journals

Scott, R. L & Moultrie, E. (In Review). Africentric theories of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered identity development and the jargon of authenticity. Submitted to the journal, Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology.

Scott, R. L., Mays, V. M., Nellos, C., & Cochran, S. (In Review). Don’t call me queer: Accessing African American sexual minorities for health disparities initiatives. Invited submission to the American Journal of Public Health.

Scott, R. L., & Shoptaw, S. (1999). Combining Crack with Risky Sex. In L. S. Harris (Ed.), Problems of Drug Dependence, 1999: Proceedings of the 61st Annual Scientific Meeting, The College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Inc. Bethesda, MD: U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health.

Scott, R. L., & Shoptaw, S. (In Review). Ethnography: An African American bridge community shrouded in stigma and shame. Implications for HIV prevention strategies. Invited submission to the journal, AIDS Care.

Editorial Activities

Reviewer: AIDS Care (Journal)

Ad hoc reviewer: Sage Publications.

Review of Clipson and Steer’s “Casebook of Abnormal Psychology.” Houghton Mifflin Company, June 1997.

Review of Cicchetti and Carlson’s “Child Maltreatment: Theory and Research on the Cause and Consequences of Child Abuse and Neglect.” Cambridge University Press. March, 1989.

Other Works in Progress

Scott, R. L., & Mays, V. M. (In Progress). Empowerment of African American Gay Males As a Factor in HIV Prevention