William Lyman Jeffries IV, MA, BA McKnight Doctoral Fellow Graduate Research Assistant
	Department of Sociology University of Florida  3115 Turlington Hall  P.O. Box 117330  Gainesville, FL  32611-7330	Department of Behavioral Science & Community Health University of Florida  Room 4160, HPNP Building P.O. Box 100195 Gainesville, FL  32610-0195
	OFFICE: VOICEMAIL: HOME: FAX: E-MAIL:	(352) 392-0265 ext: 241 (352) 392-0265 ext: 162  (352) 846-5102 (352) 392-6568  jeffries@ufl.edu
	Individual Web Page: http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/wljeffri Curriculum Vitae and Biographical Sketch

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Meet my wonderful mentors ===>

Barb Zsembik

Chuck Peek

Connie Uphold

Bill Marsiglio

Brian Dodge

Kendal Broad

Willie Baber

Refereed Publications:

• Jeffries IV, William L., and Brian Dodge.  (2007).  "Male Bisexuality and Condom Use at Last Sexual Encounters:  Results from a National Survey."  Journal of Sex Research, 44(3), 278-289. (abstract)


• Dodge, Brian, William L. Jeffries IV, and Thedorus G. M. Sandfort.  (in press).  “Beyond the Down Low:  New Findings on Sexual Risk, Protection, and Disclosure Among At-Risk Black Men Who Have Sex with Both Men and Women (MSMW).”  Archives of Sexual Behavior. (abstract)


• Jeffries IV, William L. (in press).  “A Comparative Analysis of Homosexual Behaviors, Sex Role Preferences, and Anal Sex Proclivities in Latino and Non-Latino Men.”  Archives of Sexual Behavior. (abstract)

• Bandiera, Frank C., William L. Jeffries IV, Brian Dodge, Michael Reece, Debby Herbenick. (in press).  “Regional Differences in Sexuality Education on a State Level:  The Case of Florida.”  Sex Education. (abstract)
  
  
• Jeffries IV, William L., Brian Dodge, and Theodorus G. M. Sandfort. (in press).  “Religion and Spirituality among Bisexual Black Men in the USA.”  Culture, Health & Sexuality. (abstract)

Thesis:

• Jeffries IV, William L.  2006.  "Sexual Health in HIV-Infected Men."  Unpublished thesis, University of Florida, Department of Sociology. (abstract thesis)
  

Manuscripts Under Review:

• Liberato, Ana S. Q., Dana Fennell, and William L. Jeffries IV.  “I Still Remember America:  Senior African Americans Talk About Segregation.”
  Submitted February 18, 2007. (abstract)
  


• Jeffries IV, William L., Barbara A. Zsembik, Chuck W. Peek, and Constance R. Uphold. “A Longitudinal Analysis of the Sociodemographic and Health Correlates of Sexual Health among Men Living with HIV Infection .”
  Submitted May 30, 2007. (abstract)
  
  
• Jeffries IV, William L., Brian Dodge, Travis Johnson, Michael Reece, Debby Herbenick, and Frank C. Bandiera. “Beyond Abstinence-Only: Relationships Between Abstinence Education and Comprehensive Curriculum Content.”
  Submitted June 12, 2007. (abstract)
  
  
• Jeffries IV, WIlliam L. "Non-Gay-Identified Men Who Have Sex with Men:  Who Are They and Are They At Elevated Risk of HIV and other Sexually Transmitted Infections?"
  Submitted September 13, 2007. (abstract)
  
  
• Bandiera, Frank C., William L. Jeffries IV, Ahmed Arif, Nabih Asal, and Brian Dodge. “Chronic Asthma and Quality of Life: Mechanisms of Association Using a Population-Based Study.”
  Submitted January 09, 2008. (abstract)
  

Research Interests:

• Men's Health and Sexuality Issues
• Racial/Ethnic Health Disparities
• Bisexuality
  
• Social Epidemiology
• HIV/AIDS

Works in Progress:

• Jeffries IV, WL.  "Unmanned Men:  Race Differences in Male Sexual Dysfunction."  In preparation for  Ethnicity and Health.  Approximate submission date:  January 15, 2008.


• Jeffries IV, WL, and W Marsiglio. “Fatherhood Desires among Gay-Identified Men in the United States.” In preparation for Journal of Marriage and Family. Approximate submission date:  February 30, 2008.
  
  
• Sandfort, TGM, B Dodge, YM Fontaine, I Udoh, and WL Jeffries IV. “Sexual Self-Identifications and Perceptions of the "Down Low" in Black Bisexual Men.” Submission details pending.
  
  
• Zsembik BA, Peek CW, & Jeffries IV, WL.  "Social and Cognitive Engagement in the U.S."  Submission details pending.

Education:

• Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology, University of Florida, expected May 2009


• Master of Public Health in Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of Florida, expected May 2008
  
  
• Master of Arts in Sociology, University of Florida, December 2006
  
  
• Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, Criminology, & Religion: Christian Education, Florida Southern College, April 2002 (summa cum laude)

Professional Experience:

• Research Assistant for Christopher Faircloth, Ph.D. at the Malcolm V. Randall Veterans Affairs Rehabilitation Outcomes Research Center, Gainesville, FL (January 2005 - April 2005)


• Research Assistant for Brian Dodge, Ph.D. at the Department of Behavioral Science and Community Health, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (August 2005 - May 2007)

Awards and Fellowships:

• Florida Board of Education Summer Fellow (2004)
• McKnight Doctoral Fellow (Fall 2004 - Spring 2009)
• American Public Health Association--HIV/AIDS Section David Rosenstein Award for Best Student Abstract (2005)
• American Public Health Association--HIV/AIDS Section Student Scholarship (2005)
• Gorman Award for Excellence in Quantitative Research--Department of Sociology, University of Florida (2007)
• Russell V. Ewald Award for Academic Excellence and Human Service--Florida Education Fund (2007)
  

Honors and Professional Activities:

• International Academy of Sex Research (Summer 2007 - present)
• American Sociological Association (Fall 2005 - present)
• American Public Health Association (Winter 2005 - present)
• Southern Sociological Society (Fall 2004 - present)
• University of Florida Graduate Student Council (Fall 2004 - January 2008)

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