B.R. Simon Rosser, PhD, MPH
Professor, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health

Contact Info
PhD, Behavioral Medicine, Flinders University of South Australia
MPH, Epidemiology, University of Minnesota
MA, Psychology, University of Auckland
BA, Psychology, University of Auckland
Summary
As the director of HIV/STI Intervention and Prevention Studies, my research focuses on the design and testing of “next generation” HIV prevention and interventions for high risk populations, especially men who have sex with men and persons living with HIV. I am also involved in methodologic studies on how to conduct trials online. And I am principal investigator of the first NCI-funded study studying the effects of prostate cancer treatment in gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men.
Expertise
Aging, chronic diseases, infectious disease, mental health, HIV/AIDS prevention, sexual health, prostate cancer, LGBT health, sexual functioning, online interventions, e-public health
Awards & Recognition
Research
Research Funding Grants
- 2014–2017, NIH, "Understanding the Effects of Prostate Cancer on Gay and Bisexual Men," Principal Investigator
- 2010–2017, NIH, "Men's INTernet Study III (MINTS-III) for HIV Prevention," Principal Investigator
Publications
See a full list of publications on PubMed
Selected Recent Publications
- Ekstrand ML, Rawat S, Patankar P, Heylen E, Banu A, Rosser BR, Wilkerson JM. "Sexual identity and behavior in an online sample of Indian men who have sex with men," AIDS Care, Dec 2016
- Rosser BR, Capistrant B, Torres B, Konety B, Merengwa E, Mitteldorf D, West W. "The Effects of Radical Prostatectomy on Gay and Bisexual Men's Mental Health, Sexual Identity and Relationships: Qualitative Results from the Restore Study," Sexual and Relationship Therapy, Sept 2016
- Capistrant BD, Torres B, Merengwa E, West WG, Mitteldorf D, Rosser BR. "Caregiving and social support for gay and bisexual men with prostate cancer," Psychooncology, Nov 2016
- Brennan DJ, Lachowsky NJ, Georgievski G, Rosser BR, MacLachlan D, Murray J. "Online Outreach Services Among Men Who Use the Internet to Seek Sex With Other Men (MISM) in Ontario, Canada: An Online Survey," Journal of Medical Internet Research, Nov 2015
- Rosser BR, Noor SW, Iantaffi A. "Normal, Problematic and Compulsive Consumption of Sexually Explicit Media: Clinical Findings using the Compulsive Pornography Consumption (CPC) Scale among Men who have Sex with Men," Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity, Nov 2014
Teaching
Courses
- PubH 3010/6010, Public Health Approaches to HIV/AIDS
- PubH 6000, Sex, Sexuality, and Sexual Health
Media
In The News
SPH News
In The Media:
- 12 things gay and bisexual men should know about prostate cancer (Star Observer, Australia)
- When it Comes to Prostate Cancer, 'Gay Men are Erased,' Patients Say (NBC News)
- When gay men get prostate cancer (U.S. News & World Report)
- Study looks at prostate cancer effect on gays (Washington Blade)