Selected Publications in Leading Medical Sociology and Health Journals

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vaccination BEHAVIOR AND INEQUALITIES
Christensen, Vibeke T., Andrea N. Polonijo, and Richard M. Carpiano. 2026. Parental Education Disparities in Childhood Vaccination in Denmark: A Test of Two Explanations for the Role of Misinformation. Social Science & Medicine.
Polonijo, Andrea N., Durga Mahapatra, and Brandon Brown. 2022. "I Thought It Was Just for Teenagers": Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs about HPV Vaccination among Women Aged 27-45. Women's Health Issues.
Vogelsang, Eric M., and Andrea N. Polonijo. 2022. Social Determinants of Shingles Vaccination in the United StatesJournals of Gerontology: Series B.
Carpiano, Richard M., Andrea N. Polonijo, Nicolas Gilbert, Lyne Cantin, and Eve Dubé. 2019. Socioeconomic Status Differences in Parental Vaccination Attitudes and Child Vaccinations: Findings from the 2013 Childhood National Immunization Coverage Survey (CNICS). Preventive Medicine.
Polonijo, Andrea N., Richard M. Carpiano, Paul L. Reiter, and Noel T. Brewer. 2016. Socioeconomic and Racial-Ethnic Disparities in Prosocial Health Attitudes: The Case of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination for Adolescent Males. Journal of Health and Social Behavior.
Polonijo, Andrea N., and Richard M. Carpiano. 2013. Social Inequalities in Adolescent Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination: A Test of Fundamental Cause Theory. Social Science & Medicine.
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LGBTQ+ Health AND DISPARITIES
Polonijo, Andrea N., Ace Chan, and Elizabeth M. Saewyc. 2026. Trends and Disparities in Mental Health and Suicidality by Sexual Orientation among East Asian Adolescents in Canada, 1998–2023. Journal of Adolescent Health.
Polonijo, Andrea N., M. Kate Beggs, Dana Brunanski, and Elizabeth M. Saewyc. 2022. Trends and Disparities in Suicidality among Heterosexual and Sexual Minority/Two-Spirit Indigenous Adolescents in Canada. Journal of Adolescent Health.
Polonijo, Andrea N., Shawna Sein, Raul Maldonado, Jorge Delos Santos, and Brandon Brown. 2022. Promoting Vaccination During Rapid HIV Testing: Recommendations from Men Who Have Sex With Men in California. Health & Social Care in the Community.
Polonijo, Andrea N., Aaron Gardner, Thomi Clinton, and Brandon Brown. 2020. Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Patient Experience in the Inland Empire, California. Transgender Health.
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COMMUNITY-ENGAGED RESEARCH WITH PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV
Greene, Karah Y, Brandon Brown, Jerome T. Galea, Jasmine L. Lopez, Karine Dubé, Jeff Taylor, Christopher Christensen, and Andrea N. Polonijo. 2026. Determining Ethical Incentives in Biomedical HIV Research: Insights from Researchers, Regulators,
and People Living with HIV.
Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics.

Polonijo, Andrea N., Annie L. Nguyen, Karah Y. Greene, Jasmine L. Lopez, Moka Yoo-Jeong, Erik L. Ruiz, Christopher Christensen, Jerome T. Galea, and Brandon Brown. 2024. Brief Virtual Intervention Associated with Increased Social Engagement and Decreased Negative Affect among People Aging with HIV. AIDS Care.
Polonijo, Andrea N., Karine Dubé, Jerome T. Galea, Karah Yeona Greene, Jeff Taylor, Christopher Christensen, and Brandon Brown. 2022. Attitudes Toward Payment for Research Participation: Results from a U.S. Survey of People Living with HIV. AIDS and Behavior.
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OTHER RESEARCH
Maline, Marissa N., and Andrea N. Polonijo. 2025. Unmasking Survey Fraud: Investigating Data Quality Issues in an MTurk Sample. International Journal of Social Research Methodology.
Polonijo, Andrea N., and Richard M. Carpiano. 2008. Representations of Cosmetic Surgery and Emotional Health in Women’s Magazines in Canada. Women's Health Issues.