Featured Scholar: J. Dennis Fortenberry, MD, MS
Professor, IU School of Medicine
A delivery system for expedited partner services to prevent STDs
Reinfection by untreated partners accounts for a substantial proportion of new sexually transmitted infections. Provision to patients of treatment for delivery to partners has been shown to be effective for reducing these repeated infections. Through use of expedited partner treatment, the clinical practice of treating the sex partners of patients diagnosed with an STD without examination of the sex partners by the health care provider, the rates of reinfection can be diminished. Dr. Fortenberry's research used focus groups and individual interviews to inform the design of patient, partner, and clinical staff materials to support implementation of expedited partner services around the country.
Selected Publications in IU Indianapolis ScholarWorks
With several research works contributed to IU Indianapolis's free, open access repository, Dr. Fortenberry has made translational research knowledge available to professionals, researchers, students, and communities around the world.
Wiehe, S. E., Rosenman, M. B., Aalsma, M. C., Scanlon, M. L., & Fortenberry, J. D. (2015). Epidemiology of Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Offenders Following Arrest or Incarceration. American Journal of Public Health, 105(12), e26–e32. https://hdl.handle.net/1805/11650
Reynolds, G. L., Fisher, D. G., Laurenceau, J.-P., & Fortenberry, J. D. (2015). An Electronic Daily Diary Study of Anal Intercourse in Drug-Using Women. AIDS and Behavior, 19(12), 2325–2332. https://hdl.handle.net/1805/11355
Wiehe, S. E., Barai, N., Rosenman, M. B., Aalsma, M. C., Scanlon, M. L., & Fortenberry, J. D. (2015). Test positivity for chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis infection among a cohort of individuals released from jail in Marion County, Indiana. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 42(1), 30–36. https://hdl.handle.net/1805/9772
Gregory D. Zimet and J. Dennis Fortenberry. 2015 April 17. The IU Indianapolis Center for HPV Research: Updates 2014-2015. Poster session presented at IU Indianapolis Research Day 2015, Indianapolis, Indiana. https://hdl.handle.net/1805/9510
Schick, V., Pol, B. V. D., Dodge, B., Baldwin, A., Fortenberry, J. D. (2015). A mixed methods approach to assess the likelihood of testing for STI using self-collected samples among behaviourally bisexual women. Sexually Transmitted Infections, 91(5), 329–333. https://hdl.handle.net/1805/8984
Arrington-Sanders, R., Morgan, A., Ogunbajo, A., Trent, M., Harper, G. W., & Fortenberry, J. D. (2015). The Role of Sexually Explicit Material (SEM) in the Sexual Development of Black Young Same-Sex-Attracted Men. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 44(3), 597–608. https://hdl.handle.net/1805/8258
Gilbert, A. L., Knopf, A. S., Fortenberry, J. D., Hosek, S. G., Kapogiannis, B. G., & Zimet, G. D. (2015). Adolescent Self-Consent for Biomedical Human Immunodeficiency Virus Prevention Research. Journal of Adolescent Health, 57(1), 113-119. https://hdl.handle.net/1805/6741
Hensel, D. J., Schick, V., Herbenick, D., Dodge, B., Reece, M., Sanders, S. A., & Fortenberry, J. D. (2015). Lifetime Lubricant Use among a Nationally Representative Sample of Lesbian- and Bisexual-Identified Women in the United States. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 12(5), 1257–1266. https://hdl.handle.net/1805/7866
Hensel, D. J., Hummer, T. A., Acrurio, L. R., James, T. W., & Fortenberry, J. D. (2015). Feasibility of Functional Neuroimaging to Understand Adolescent Women’s Sexual Decision Making. Journal of Adolescent Health, 56(4), 389–395. https://hdl.handle.net/1805/7651
Batteiger, B. E., Wan, R., Williams, J. A., He, L., Ma, A., Fortenberry, J. D., & Dean, D. (2014). Novel Chlamydia trachomatis Strains in Heterosexual Sex Partners, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 20(11), 1841–1847. https://hdl.handle.net/1805/7002
Hanna, K. M., Weaver, M. T., Fortenberry, J. D., & DiMeglio, L. A. (2014). Diabetes-related Quality of Life and the Demands and Burdens of Diabetes Care among Emerging Adults with Type 1 Diabetes in the Year after High School Graduation. Research in Nursing & Health, 37(5), 399–408. https://hdl.handle.net/1805/10310
Hanna, K. M., Weaver, M. T., Stump, T. E., Fortenberry, J. D., & DiMeglio, L. A. (2014). The Relationship of Worry about Hypoglycemia with Diabetes-specific and Typical-youth Behavior among Emerging Adults with Type 1 Diabetes. The Diabetes Educator, 40(4), 533–542. https://hdl.handle.net/1805/9556
Alexander, S. C., Fortenberry, J. D., Pollak, K. I., Bravender, T., Davis, J. K., Østbye, T., … Shields, C. G. (2014). Sexuality Talk During Adolescent Health Maintenance Visits. JAMA Pediatrics, 168(2), 163–169. https://hdl.handle.net/1805/7374
Zimet, Gregory D., J. Dennis Fortenberry, and Katherine E. Buckley. (2013, April 5). Center for HPV Research at IU Indianapolis. Poster session presented at IU Indianapolis Research Day 2013, Indianapolis, Indiana. https://hdl.handle.net/1805/7264
Aalsma, M. C., Woodrome, S. E., Downs, S. M., Hensel, D., Zimet, G. D., Orr, D. P., & Fortenberry, J. D. (2013). Developmental Trajectories of Religiosity, Sexual Conservatism and Sexual Behavior among Female Adolescents. Journal of Adolescence, 36(6), 1193–1204. https://hdl.handle.net/1805/8407
Roth, A. M., Hensel, D. J., Gunn, J., Fortenberry, J. D., Garfein, R., Arno, J. N., & Wiehe, S. E. (2013). P4. 037 Use of Cell Phone Diaries to Understand Risk Contexts of Sexual Events Among Female Sex Workers. Sexually Transmitted Infections, 89(Suppl 1), A299-A300. https://hdl.handle.net/1805/5459
Best, C., Fortenberry, J. D., & Wiehe, S. E. (2013). 103. Photo-Elicitation as An Adjunct to Structured Interviews When Assessing Ideal Romantic and Sexual Relationships. Journal of Adolescent Health, 52(2 Supplement 1). https://hdl.handle.net/1805/5458
Tanner, A. E., Katzenstein, J. M., Zimet, G. D., Cox, D. S., Cox, A. D., & Fortenberry, J. D. (2008). Vaginal microbicide preferences among midwestern urban adolescent women. Journal of Adolescent Health, 43(4), 349-356. https://hdl.handle.net/1805/5626