Seth Kalichman

Professor

Psychological Sciences

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Education

Ph.D., 1990, University of South Carolina

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Research Interests

Professor Kalichman’s interests are in the area of Behavioral Medicine. His research concerns all aspects of infectious diseases, with a particular focus on the behavioral and social aspects of HIV/AIDS in the US and South Africa. He is committed to developing and testing evidence-based interventions to prevent the spread of HIV and assist people living with HIV to live long and healthy lives through increasing access to health care, improving retention to health care, and increasing life-long medication adherence. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal AIDS and Behavior. His other interests include:

• HIV – AIDS Behavior Research
• Infectious Diseases
• Medical Misinformation
• Denialism
• Conspiracy Theories
• Health Disparities

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Publications

Latest Book: Denying AIDS: Conspiracy Theories and Pseudoscience in a Post-COVID World, published in 2026 by Springer Nature

Recent 

Publications indexed on Google Scholar

Kalichman SC, Kalichman MO, Holt J, Stearns C, Shkembi B, and Eaton LA. (2026). Dose Determination Trial for Evidence-Based Behavioral Counseling to Improve. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000003842

Kalichman, SC, Kalichman, MO, Shkembi, B, and Eaton, LA. (2026). Explaining the association between HIV-Stigma and treatment adherence: A prospective mediation model. Journal of Health Psychology.

Kalichman, SC, Babcockm N, McCauley, P, Watson, R, Moody, R, Kalichman, MO, and Eaton, LA. (2026) Substance use interactive toxicity beliefs impede HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis use among men who have sex with men. Journal of Behavioral Medicine.

El-Krab R, Kalichman MO, Eaton LA, Shkembi B, and Kalichman SC. Diminished social support as an explanatory mechanism in the relationship between stigma and engagement HIV care. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 48(6), 995-1004.

Starks TJ, Sauermilch D, Doyle KM, Kalichman S, Cain D. (2024). Main Partner Relationships and the HIV Care Cascade: Examining the Predictive Utility of Sexual Agreements, Partner Concordance, and Drug Use Among Sexual Minority Men Living With HIV in the USA. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 58(6), 422-431. doi: 10.1093/abm/kaae019.

Babcock, N., Watson, R. J., Moody, R. L., Hong, C., Kalichman, S. C., Kalichman, M., & Eaton, L. A. (2025). Sex Positivity, Resilience, Social Support, and PrEP and HIV Stigmas: Associations with Current and Lifetime Use of PrEP. International Journal of Sexual Health, 1–11. doi.org/10.1080/19317611.2025.2587107

Wiginton JM, Eaton LA, Earnshaw VA, Watson RJ, Kalichman SC. (2024). Socio-cognitive facilitators of ART-adherence among predominantly black sexual and gender minoritized persons living with HIV in Atlanta, Georgia: a latent profile analysis. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 47(6), 1012-1027. doi: 10.1007/s10865-024-00510-5.

El-Krab, R., Kalichman, S.C., Eaton, L.A., Shkembi, B., and Kalichman, M.O. Stigmatization of food insecurity helps explain the association between food insecurity and medication nonadherence among people living with HIV. Psychology, Health, & Medicine. doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2024.2329911

Kalichman, S.C., Banas, E., Shkembi, B., Kalichman, M.O., and Mathews, C. (2023). Unannounced phone-based pill counts for monitoring antiretroviral medication adherence in South Africa. HIV Research and Clinical Practice.

Kalichman, S.C., Kalichman, M.O., and Eaton, L.A. (2023). Phone-Delivered Intervention to Improve HIV Care for Young People Living with HIV: Trial to Inform Implementation and Utility. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes.

Eaton, L.A., Huedo-Medina, T., Earnshaw, V.A., Kalichman, M., Watson, R.J., Driver, L., Chandler, C., Kalinowski, J., & Kalichman, S.C. (2023). Randomized clinical trial of stigma counseling and HIV testing access interventions to increase HIV testing among Black sexual minority men and transwomen. Prevention Science.

Kalichman, S.C., Banas, E., Shkembi, B., Kalichman, M.O., and Mathews, C. (2023). The Three-Item Patient-Reported Instrument for Retrospective Adherence in Resource Constrained Settings: Reliability, Validity and Potential Utility. Journal of Behavioral Medicine.

Kalichman, S.C., Shkembi, B., and El-Krab, R. (2023). Geometric Approach to Measuring Intersectional Stigma among Black Sexual Minority Men: Reliability and Validity in an HIV Prevention Context. Sexual Health. doi: 10.1071/SH23021.

El-Krab, R., Brousseau, N., and Kalichman, S.C. (2023). Medical Mistrust as a Barrier to HIV Prevention and Care. Journal of Behavioral Medicine.

Kalichman, S.C. and Eaton, L.A. (2023). The emergence and persistence of the anti-vaccination movement. Health Psychology, Feb 20. doi: 10.1037/hea0001273

Trief, P.M., Uschner, D., Kalichman, S.C., Anderson, B.J., Fette, L., Wen, H., Bulger, J., and Weinstock, R. (2023). Psychosocial Factors Predict Medication Adherence in Emerging Adults with Youth-Onset Type 2 Diabetes: Longitudinal Results from the iCount Study. Diabetic Medicine. oi: 10.1111/dme.15062.

Eaton, L.A., Layland, E.A., Driver, R., Kalichman, S.C., Kalichman, M.O., Watson, R.J., Kalinowski, J., Chandler, C.J., & Earnshaw, V.A. (2023). Novel latent profile analysis of a test of concept, stigma intervention to increase PrEP uptake among Black sexual minority men. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes.

Kalichman, S.C., Kalichman, M.O., Shkembi, B., and Eaton, L.A. (2023). COVID-19 Health Information Trust and Prejudicial Attitudes Predict Healthcare Disruptions in the First Year of COVID-19 Among People Living with HIV. Journal of Behavioral Medicine.

Brousseau, N., Kalichman, S.C., and Eaton, L.A. (2023). PrEP-Related Interactive Toxicity Beliefs” Associations with Stigma, Substance Use, and PrEP Uptake. AIDS Education and Prevention, 35, 114-125.

Brousseau, N., Kalichman, S.C., and Eaton, L.A. (2023). Amphetamine use and it’s association with ART adherence and viral load among sexual minority men and transgender women living with HIV. AIDS Care.

Kalichman, S.C., Eaton, L.A., Kalichman, M.O., Sam, S., and Caliendo, A. (2022). Prepandemic Predictors of Medication Adherence and HIV Viral Load During the First Year of COVID-19. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes.