Entertainment-education program development and evaluation in Mexico
case studies
Quantitative Research
California COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign
Evaluation of a statewide multicultural campaign to increase vaccination
YUP! (Young United Parents)
A new app to support and empower young mothers and fathers
Taking Care of Me
An evidence-based video intervention that improves HIV care outcomes
Transgender Women of Color Toolkit
A comprehensive guide to help organizations improve HIV services
“The Break Up” Campaign Evaluation
Evaluation of a social marketing campaign to reduce tobacco among LGB adults
Where’s Daryl?
An engaging multi-media intervention to prevent gun violence
Young MSM PrEP Study
A survey of PrEP disparities among young gay and bisexual men in California
Test4HepC
Using social media to increase hepatitis C testing in baby boomers
Meth Prevention and Harm Reduction
Social marketing campaign formative research and evaluation
School Health Programs
Evaluation of CDC-funded sexual health programs in Los Angeles
School Asthma Program
Evaluation of a youth asthma control program over 9 years
Hypertension Screening Program
Evaluation of a youth-led screening program for high blood pressure
Network for a Healthy California
A randomized evaluation of a youth physical activity and nutrition intervention
Alaska Transition to Teaching Program
A program to address teacher shortages in rural Alaskan schools
Youth Risk Behavior Studies
We’re conducting representative youth health studies in Los Angeles County
Young Men’s Health Program Evaluation
We evaluated a novel testicular cancer prevention program in L.A. high schools
related journal articles
Overcoming Health Information Inequities: Valley fever Information Repertoires Among Vulnerable Communities in California.
Saucier CJ, Ma Z, Montoya JA, Plant A, Suresh S, Robbins CL, Fraser R. Health Communication. 2024.[e-Publication ahead of print].
From Watching to Calling: Linking Variations in an Entertainment-Education Storyline with Calls to a Health Hotline.
Suresh S, Demetriades SZ, Walter N, Montoya JA, Plant A, Barker K, Orvañanos C, Carranza J. Health Communication. 2023. [e-Publication ahead of print].
Overcome the Fear (Vencer el Miedo): using entertainment education to impact adolescent sexual and reproductive health and parent-child communication in Mexico
Montoya JA, Plant A, Neffa-Creech D, Orvañanos C, Barker K. BMC Public Health.2022;22(1):2366.
Integrating HIV and Mental Health Services for Black Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men Living with HIV: Findings from the STYLE 2.0 Intervention
LeGrand SH, Davis DA, Parnell HE, Trefney EJ, Goings B, Morgan T. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2022;36(S1):S74-S85.
Integrated Multicultural Media Campaign to Increase COVID-19 Education and Vaccination Among Californians, 2021
Dominguez ME, Macias-Carlos D, Montoya JA, Plant A, Neffa-Creech D. American Journal of Public Health. 2022;112(10):1389-1393.
Understanding barriers and facilitators to signing up for a mobile-responsive registry to recruit healthy volunteers and members of underrepresented communities for Alzheimer’s disease prevention studies
Neffa-Creech D, Aggarwal R, Stowell C, Menon U, George S, Plant A, Langbaum JB. Journal Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease. 2023;10(4):865-874
Development and evaluation of a social marketing campaign to address methamphetamine use in Los Angeles County
Neffa-Creech D, Plant A, Montoya JA, Tesema L, Rangell O, Kilgore B, Fraser R. BMC Public Health. 2022;22(1).
Drama, Intrigue, and Discussion: The Role of Telenovelas in Facilitating Conversations about Reproductive Health in Mexican Households
Suresh S, Walter N, Montoya JA, Plant A, Barker K. Journal of Health Communication. 2022; 27:1-11.
Development, acceptability, and perceived effectiveness of a trauma-informed adolescent self-regulation intervention
Plant A, Schladale J, Neffa-Creech D, Qaragholi N, Miller M, Montoya J. Evaluation and Program Planning. [e-publication ahead of print].
The Effect of an Entertainment-Education Intervention on Reproductive Health of Young Women of Color.
Saucier CJ, Suresh S, Brooks JJ, Walter N, Plant A, Montoya JA. Health Communication. 2021:1-11.
Test4HepC: Promoting Hepatitis C Testing to Baby Boomers Using Social Media.
Plant A, Snow EG, Montoya JA, Young S, Javanbakht M, Klausner JD. Health Promotion Practice. 2020;21(5):780-790.
Mobile App Increases Vegetable-Based Preparations by Low-Income Household Cooks: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Clarke P, Evans SH, Neffa-Creech D. Public Health Nutrition. 2019;22(4):714-725.
Associations Between Sexting Behaviors and Sexual Behaviors Among Mobile Phone-Owning Teens in Los Angeles.
Rice E, Craddock J, Hemler M, Rusow J, Plant A, Montoya J, Kordic T. Child Development. 2018;89(1):110-117.
Effects of a brief video intervention on treatment initiation and adherence among patients attending human immunodeficiency virus treatment clinics.
Neumann MS, Plant A, Margolis AD, Borkowf CB, Malotte CK, Rietmeijer CA, Flores SA, O’Donnell L, Robilotto S, Myint-U A, Montoya JA, Javanbakht M, Klausner JD. PLoS One. 2018;13(10):e0204599.
The Break Up: Evaluation of an Anti-Smoking Educational Campaign for Lesbians, Gays, and Bisexuals in Los Angeles County.
Plant A, Montoya JA, Tyree R, Aragon L, Weber M, Le Veque M, Anderson CM, Soler RE, Kent C. Journal of Health Communication. 2017;22(1):29-36.
Brief Report: PrEP Uptake, Adherence, and Discontinuation Among California YMSM Using Geosocial Networking Applications.
Holloway I, Dougherty R, Gildner J, Beougher SC, Pulsipher C, Montoya JA, Plant A, Leibowitz A. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 2017 1;74(1):15-20.
Facilitators and Barriers to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Willingness Among Young Men Who Have Sex with Men Who Use Geosocial Networking Applications in California.
Holloway IW, Tan D, Gildner JL, Beougher SC, Pulsipher C, Montoya JA, Plant A, Leibowitz A. AIDS Patient Care and STDS. 2017;(12):517-527.
Syphilis Experiences and Risk Perceptions Among Repeatedly Infected Men Who Have Sex with Men.
Plant A, Stahlman S, Javanbakht M, Cross J, Montoya JA, Bolan R, Kerndt PR. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health. 2015;47(4):181-6.
Cell Phone Internet Access, Online Sexual Solicitation, Partner Seeking, and Sexual Risk Behavior Among Adolescents.
Rice E, Winetrobe H, Holloway IW, Montoya J, Plant A, Kordic T. Archives of Sexual Behavior. 2015;44(3):755-63.
Homelessness and Sexual Identity Among Middle School Students.
Rice E, Petering R, Rhoades H, Barman-Adhikari A, Winetrobe H, Plant A, Montoya J, Kordic T. Journal of School Health. 2015;85(8):552-7.
Cyberbullying Perpetration and Victimization Among Middle-School Students.
Rice E, Petering R, Rhoades H, Winetrobe H, Goldbach J, Plant A, Montoya J, Kordic T. American Journal of Public Health. 2015;105(3):e66-72.
Check Yourself: A Social Marketing Campaign to Increase Syphilis Screening in Los Angeles County.
Plant A, Javanbakht M, Montoya JA, Rotblatt H, O’Leary C, Kerndt PR. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 2014;41(1):50-57.
Sexting and Sexual Behavior Among Middle School Students.
Rice E, Gibbs J, Winetrobe H, Rhoades H, Plant A, Montoya J, Kordic T. Pediatrics. 2014;134(1):e21-28.
There’s No Place Like Home: First Year Usage of the “I Know” Home Testing Program for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea.
Rotblatt H, Montoya JA, Plant A, Guerry S, Kerndt P. American Journal of Public Health. 2013;103(8):1376-1380.
Homelessness Experiences, Sexual Orientation, and Sexual Risk Taking Among High School Students in Los Angeles.
Rice E, Rhoades H, Winetrobe H, Sanchez M, Montoya JA, Plant A, Kordic T. Journal of Adolescent Health. 2013;52(6):773-778.
Sexually Explicit Cell Phone Messaging Associated with Sexual Risk Among Adolescents.
Rice E, Rhoades H, Winetrobe H, Sanchez M, Montoya JA, Plant A, Kordic T. Pediatrics. 2012;130(4):667-673.
Evaluation of inSPOTLA.org: An Internet Partner Notification Service.
Plant A, Rotblatt H, Montoya JA, Rudy E, Kerndt PK. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 2012;39(5):341-345.
Desired Attributes and Skills of Program Managers in Translation of Evidence-Based Interventions.
Williams R, Woodell C, McCarville E, Damitz M, Banks T, Montoya J, Lesch JK, Peretz P, Lara M. Health Promotion Practice. 2011;12(1):82S-90S.
Outcomes from a Cross-Site Evaluation of a Comprehensive Pediatric Asthma Initiative Incorporating Translation of Evidence-Based Interventions.
Mansfield C, Viswanathan M, Woodell C, Nourani V, Ohadike YU, Lesch JK, Malveaux FJ, Bryant-Stephens T, Findley S, Lara M, Matiz A, Valencia GR, Rosenthal M, Persky VW, Uyeda K, Williams R, Banda E, Ramirez-Diaz E, Reyes BM, Montoya J, West C. Health Promotion Practice. 2011;12(6 Suppl 1):34S-51S.
Stop the Sores: The Making and Evaluation of a Successful Social Marketing Campaign.
Plant A, Montoya JA, Rotblatt H, Mall KL, Pappas LG, Kent CK, Klausner JD, Kerndt PR. Health Promotion Practice. 2010;11(1)L:23-33.
The Bold and the Bankable: How the Nuestro Barrio Telenovela Reaches Latino Immigrants with Financial Education.
Spader J, Ratcliffe J, Montoya J, Skillern P. Journal of Consumer Affairs. 2009; 43(1):56-79.
Methamphetamine Use and Sexual Risk Behaviours Among Men Who Have Sex with Men Diagnosed with Early Syphilis in Los Angeles County.
Taylor MM, Aynalem G, Smith LV, Montoya J, Kerndt P. International Journal of STDs & AIDS. 2007;18(2):93-97.
Circuit Parties: Sexual Behaviors and Disclosure Practices at the White Party, Palm Springs, California, 2003.
Patel P, Taylor M, Montoya JA, Hamburger ME, Kerndt P, Holmberg SD. AIDS Care. 2006;18(8):1046-1049.
Healthy Penis: San Francisco’s Social Marketing Campaign to Increase Syphilis Testing Among Gay and Bisexual Men.
Ahrens K, Kent CK, Montoya JA, Rotblatt H, McCright J, Kerndt P, Klausner J. PLoS Medicine. 2006;12: e474.
Social Marketing Campaign Significantly Associated With Increases in Syphilis Testing Among Gay and Bisexual Men in San Francisco.
Montoya JA, Kent C, Rotblatt H, Kerndt P, Klausner J. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 2005;32(7):395-399.
HIV Transmission in the Adult Film Industry – Los Angeles, California, 2004.
Rotblatt H, Montoya JA, Kerndt PR, Kim-Farley R, Fielding J, Daar E, Bustamante T, Bernard B, Brooks JT, Kalish MM, Robbins K, Kenney K, Laubacher L, Taylor M. CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2005;54(37):923-926.
Interventions in the Commercial Sex Industry During the Rise in Syphilis Rates Among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM).
Taylor M, Montoya JA, Cantrell R, Mitchell SJ, Williams M, Jordahl L, Freeman M, Brown J, Broussard D, Roland E. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 2005;32(10 Suppl):S53-S59.
related presentations
The Role of Knowledge Consumption Patterns in Rural Populations’ Health Behavior.
Suresh S, Saucie C, Robbins CL, Ma Z, Montoya JA, Plant A, Dominguez, ME. Presented at: D.C. Health Communications Conference; April 28-29, 2023; Washington DC.
Mixed Methods Used in the Refinement of an Alzheimer’s Study Registry to Optimize Recruitment of Latinx and Black Individuals
Aggarwal R, Stowell C, Fiore N, Williams E, Plant A, Neffa-Creech D, George S, Langbaum J. Presented at: Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC); July 26-30, 2021; Virtual.
Plan A: An Effective, Brief Entertainment Education Video Intervention Designed to Reduce Unplanned Pregnancies and STIs Among Young Women of Color.
Henley C, Plant A. Presented at: Title X Grantee Conference; July 13-16, 2021; Virtual.
Meth-Free L.A. County: Perceived Impact of a Methamphetamine Prevention and Harm Reduction Social Marketing Campaign.
Neffa-Creech D, Plant A, Montoya JA, Brackett B, Kilgore B, Tesema L, Oruga R, Fraser R. Presented at: American Public Health Association (APHA); October 24-27, 2021; Virtual.
(Un)like strategies: Combining narratives and didactic messages to improve attitudes toward effective contraception.
Saucier C, Suresh S, Brooks J, Walter N, Plant A. Presented at: Kentucky Conference on Health Communication; April 2-4, 2020; Lexington, KY.
Plan A: Remedying Racial Disparities in Long-Acting Reversible Contraception.
Saucier C, Suresh S, Brooks J, Walter N, Plant A. Presented at: ICA Annual Conference, May 20-26, 2020; Virtual Conference.
Outcomes of a Gun Violence Prevention-Education Program in the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Plant A, Montoya J, Kordic T. Presented at: American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting; November 10-14, 2018; San Diego, CA.
Acceptability of a Brief Entertainment-Education Video Intervention to Prevent STIs and Unintended Pregnancies Among Older Adolescents.
Plant A, Walter N, Murphy S, Montoya J, Rietmeijer C. Presented at: 2018 STD Prevention Conference; August 27-30, 2018; Washington DC.
Using Social Media to Promote Hepatitis C Testing to Baby Boomers.
Snow E, Plant A, Montoya J, Young S, Kimble M, Gordon K, Castrejon M, Klausner K. Presented at: American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting; November 4-8, 2017; Atlanta, GA.
Factors of Successful Linkage and Retention to HIV Care in a National HIV Testing and Linkage Program.
Montoya J, Plant A, Chien M, Gorre M, Mizuno L, McGrath M, Engeran-Cordova W. Presented at: 2016 STD Prevention Conference; September 20-23, 2016; Atlanta, GA.
PrEP Awareness, Attitudes and Uptake Among Racially/Ethnically Diverse Young Men Who Have Sex with Men in California.
Pulsipher C, Holloway IW, Gildner J, Beougher S, Curtis P, Plant A, Montoya J, Leibowitz A. Presented at: AIDS 2016 – International AIDS Conference; July 18-22, 2016; Durban, South Africa.
Where’s Daryl?: Results of a Gun Violence Prevention-Education Program in Los Angeles Unified School District.
Kordic T, Plant A, Ruffino E, Amatullo M, Moon M,Lamb K. Presented at: 142th American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting; November 15-19, 2014; New Orleans, LA.
“Spring Into Love:” Impact of a Youth-Led Summit on Sexual Health and Healthy Relationships for High Schools Students in a High-Risk Community in South Los Angeles.
Lamb K, Provost J, Cantu M, Gaarde J, Bush-Spurlin J, Jackson MD, Greene B, Kerndt PR. Presented at: 2014 STD Prevention Conference; June 9-12, 2014; Atlanta, GA.
Authentic and Meaningful Community Engagement to Reduce STD Disparities: Lessons Learned from the 4-Site CDC CARS Initiative.
Rhodes SD, Daniel-Ulloa J, Montoya JA, Beale D, Cruz-Dillard K, Kerndt P, CARS Workgroup. Presented at: 2014 STD Prevention Conference; June 9-12, 2014; Atlanta, GA
High School Student Sexting Associated with Sexual Risk Behavior.
Rhoades H, Rice E, Winetrobe H, Sanchez M, Montoya J, Plant A, Kordic T. Presented at: 140th American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting; October 27-31, 2012; San Francisco, CA.
Online Sexual Solicitation and Partner Seeking in Relation to Sex Risk Behavior Among Adolescents.
Winetrobe H, Rice E, Holloway I, Montoya JA, Plant A, Kordic T. Presented at: 140th American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting; October 27-31, 2012; San Francisco, CA.
Grindr and Other Geosocial Networking Applications: Advent of a Novel, High-Risk Sexual Market Place.
Rudy E, Beymer M, Aynalem G, Rodriguez J, Plant A, Bolan R, Kerndt P. Presented at: National STD Prevention Conference; March 12-15, 2012; Minneapolis, MN.
There’s No Place Like Home: Second-Year Report on the “I Know” Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Home Test Kit Program for Women in Los Angeles County.
Rotblatt H, Montoya JA, Plant A, Copeland J, Guerry S, Kerndt PR. Presented at: National STD Prevention Conference; March 12-15, 2012; Minneapolis, MN.
Check Yourself: Community Response to a Syphilis Social Marketing Campaign for Men Who Have Sex with Men.
Plant A, Rotblatt H, Montoya J, O’Leary C, Kerndt P. Presented at: National STD Prevention Conference; March 8-11, 2010; Atlanta, GA.
Effects of inSPOTLA.org Promotion Efforts: Paid Advertising Compared to Free Media Exposure.
Rotblatt H, Plant A, Montoya JA, Ruiz A, Mares-DelGrasso A, Levine DK, Kerndt PR. Presented at: 18th International Society for Sexually Transmitted Diseases Research (ISSTDR) Conference; June 28-July 1, 2009; London, UK.
Internet Partner Notification Efforts in Los Angeles County.
Plant A, Rotblatt H, Ramirez F, Melgoza M, Wagner T, Utley J, Rudy E, Kerndt PR. Presented at: 18th International Society for Sexually Transmitted Diseases Research (ISSTDR) Conference; June 28-July 1, 2009; London, UK.
Testing Behavior and Perceived Risk for Syphilis in a Time-Space Sample of Men Who Have Sex with Men.
Plant A, Montoya JA, Rotblatt H, O’Leary CM, Kerndt PR. Presented at: National STD Prevention Conference; March 10-13, 2008; Chicago, IL.
Using Choice-Based Conjoint Exercise to Assess Self-Reported Serosorting Among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) Cruising the Internet for Sex.
Montoya JA, Plant A, Rotblatt H, Kerndt PR. Presented at: National STD Prevention Conference; March 10-13, 2008; Chicago, IL.
Between Idea and Act Falls the Shadow: Discrepancies Between STD Testing Attitudes and Behavior in a Survey of Young African American and Latina Women.
Rotblatt H, O’Leary CM, Montoya JA, Plant A, Kerndt PR. Presented at: National STD Prevention Conference; March 10-13, 2008; Chicago, IL.
Impact of a Hip-Hop Radio Outreach Collaboration to Promote Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Testing among Youth in L.A. County.
Rotblatt H, Boudov M, Mercado C, Montoya JA, Plant A, O’Leary CM, Kerndt PR. Presented at: National STD Prevention Conference; March 10-13, 2008; Chicago, IL.
Pilot Segmentation of Gay and Bisexual Men in Los Angeles: Sexual Practice Attitudes, Values, and Beliefs.
Montoya JA, Rotblatt H, Kent C, Plant A, Javanbakht M, Kerndt PR. Presented at: National STD Prevention Conference; May 8-10, 2006; Jacksonville, FL.
Evaluation of “Stop the Sores”: A Successful Social Marketing Campaign for Syphilis Elimination Among Men Who Have Sex with Men, Los Angeles County, 2004.
Plant A, Montoya JA, Rotblatt H, Kent CK, Mall K, Kerndt PR. Presented at: National STD Prevention Conference; May 8-10, 2006; Jacksonville, FL.
Evaluation of Healthy Penis 2004.
Ahrens K, Kent CK, McCright J, Montoya JA, Plant A, Klausner JD. Presented at: National STD Prevention Conference; May 8-10, 2006; Jacksonville, FL.
Choice-Based Conjoint: A New Methodological Approach to Assess Sexual Practices and Decision Making Among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) Cruising the Internet for Sex.
Montoya JA, Plant A, Kerndt PR. Presented at: National STD Prevention Conference; May 8-10, 2006; Jacksonville, FL.