Technical Director
ICF International
Public Health Research and Evaluation
3 Corporate Square
Suite 370
Atlanta,
GA
USA
30329
CLesesne@icfi.com
Biographical Sketch:
Lead for the Sexual Health Portfolio and Technical Director, ICF International, 2011Present
Senior Scientist, CDC, Division of Reproductive Health, Adolescent Reproductive Health Team, 20062011
Behavioral Scientist, CDC, Division of Human Development and Disability, Child Development Studies Team, 20002006
Fellow, CDC, Division of Birth Defects & Developmental Disabilities, 19982000
Project Director, Applied Evaluations for Programs That Address Sexual Health Outcomes, Including HIV, STD, and Unintended Pregnancy Among Youth, CDC, 2014 - present
Project Director, Adapt, Implement, and Evaluate the Get Yourself Tested (GYT) Campaign in High Schools, Contract with CDC, 2013-2015
Over 20 peer-reviewed publications; sexual health manuscript examples below:
Lesesne, C. A., Rasberry, C. N., Kroupa, E., Topete, P., Carver, L. H., Moore, W., Morris, E., & Robin, L. (2015). Communicating with school staff about sexual identity, health and safety: An exploratory study of the experiences and preferences of Black and Latino teen young men who have sex with men. LGBT Health, 2(3), 258264.
Liddon, N., Carver, L., Robin, L., Harper, C., Hebert, A., Murray, C., Altman, L. & Lesesne, C. A. (2016). Schools to clinics: Connecting students to STD/HIV service providers using GYT social marketing campaign. Journal of Adolescent Health, 58(2), S101102. [Published Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine 2016 conference abstract]
Rolleri, L., Fuller, T., Firpo-Triplett, R., Lesesne, C. A., Moore, C., & Leeks, K. (2014). Adaptation guidelines for evidence-based teen pregnancy and STI/HIV prevention curricula: From development to practice. American Journal of Sexuality Education, 9(2), 135154.
Guilamo-Ramos, V., Bouris, A., Jaccard, J., Lesesne, C. A., & Ballan, M. (2009). Familial and cultural influences on HIV-related sexual risk behaviors in Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Dominican youth. AIDS Education and Prevention, 21(Suppl. B), 6179.
Guilamo-Ramos, V., Bouris, A., Jaccard, J., Lesesne, C. A., Gonzalez, B., & Kalogerogiannis, K. (2009). Family mediators of acculturation and adolescent sexual behavior among Latino youth. Journal of Primary Prevention, 30, 395419.