Marguerita Lightfoot is a

counseling psychologist Counseling psychology is a psychological specialty that encompasses research and applied work in several broad domains: counseling process and outcome; supervision and training; career development and counseling; and prevention and health. ...

known for her research in the field of

preventive medicine Preventive healthcare, or prophylaxis, consists of measures taken for the purposes of disease prevention.Hugh R. Leavell and E. Gurney Clark as "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting physical and mental hea ...

, especially in regard to

HIV prevention HIV prevention refers to practices that aim to prevent the spread of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV prevention practices may be undertaken by individuals to protect their own health and the health of those in their community, or may ...

and advocacy for

homeless youth Youth homelessness is the problem of homelessness of young people around the globe. Overview Youth homelessness is a significant social issue globally, both in developing countries and many developed countries. In developing countries, research ...

. She is Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine and the Chief of the Division of Prevention Science. She serves on the

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (also known as NASEM or the National Academies) are the collective scientific national academy of the United States. The name is used interchangeably in two senses: (1) as an umbrell ...

Committee on Fostering Healthy Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Development among Children and Youth.

Biography

Lightfoot earner her doctorate in counseling psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). As a student, she received the Ann C. Rosenfield Distinguished Community Partnership Award in 2008. As a new scientist, Lightfoot was a member of the APA Leadership Institute for Women in Psychology. At the

UCSF School of Medicine The UCSF School of Medicine is the medical school of the University of California, San Francisco and is located at the base of Mount Sutro on the Parnassus Heights campus in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1864 by Hugh Toland, it is the o ...

, Lightfoot serves as the Director of the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies and the UCSF Prevention Research Center. Her research on AIDS prevention has been funded through multiple grants from the

National Institute of Mental Health The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is one of 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The NIH, in turn, is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and is the prima ...

. and the

National Institute on Drug Abuse The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is a United States federal government research institute whose mission is to "advance science on the causes and consequences of drug use and addiction and to apply that knowledge to improve individual a ...

Awards

Lightfoot received the

American Psychological Association The American Psychological Association (APA) is the largest scientific and professional organization of psychologists in the United States, with over 133,000 members, including scientists, educators, clinicians, consultants, and students. It ha ...

Award for Distinguished Early Career Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest in 2012. Her award citation emphasized "her leadership, innovation, and commitment to applying psychological principles to develop behavioral health interventions for vulnerable populations, particularly homeless adolescents and racial/ethnic groups."

Representative publications

* Lightfoot, M. (2012). HIV prevention for adolescents: Where do we go from here? ''American Psychologist'' , ''67'' (8), 661-671. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0029831 * Lightfoot, M., Comulada, W. S., & Stover, G. (2007). Computerized HIV preventive intervention for adolescents: Indications of efficacy. ''American Journal of Public Health'' , ''97'' (6), 1027-1030. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2005.072652 * Lightfoot, M., Rotheram-Borus, M. J., & Tevendale, H. (2007). An HIV-preventive intervention for youth living with HIV. ''Behavior Modification, 31'' (3), 345–363. https://doi.org/10.1177/0145445506293787 * Lightfoot, M., Swendeman, D., Rotheram-Borus, M. J., Comulada, W. S., & Weiss, R. (2005). Risk behaviors of youth living with HIV: pre-and post-HAART. ''American Journal of Health Behavior'' , ''29'' (2), 162-172. https://doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.29.2.7 * Rotheram-Borus, M. J., Lightfoot, M., Moraes, A., Dopkins, S., & LaCour, J. (1998). Developmental, ethnic, and gender differences in ethnic identity among adolescents. ''Journal of Adolescent Research, 13'' (4), 487–507.https://doi.org/10.1177/0743554898134006

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