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Dr. Leslie Kooyman is an associate professor in the counseling program at Montclair State University in Montclair, New Jersey. He has been a community leader and social justice advocate working in HIV/AIDS for the past twenty-five years.
In 1985, Dr. Kooyman founded Metrolina AIDS Project in Charlotte, NC. His work has included developing both care and prevention services for people living with HIV disease in the Charlotte region, counseling people living with HIV/AIDS (private practice), and consulting with other organizations in developing AIDS services in rural North Carolina. He also successfully transitioned Metrolina AIDS Project from a primarily gay, white male organization to a thriving minority-based agency integrating and addressing the needs of people of color.
Dr. Kooyman's research is focused on understanding the multitude of factors influencing decisions around HIV transmission and sexual risk-taking behavior among marginalized populations (gay men, men of color, college women and adolescents).
Research interests
Focused on understanding the multitude of factors influencing decisions around HIV transmission and sexual risk-taking behavior among marginalized populations (gay men, men of color, college women and adolescents).
Scholarly Interests
Understanding the dynamics of power, privilege and oppression with regard to race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, sex, gender, ability/disability and spirituality.
Keywords
- L Education (General)
- Counseling
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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Assessing the Intersectionality of Religious and Sexual Identities During the Coming-Out Process
Shurts, W. M., Kooyman, L., Rogers, R. C. & Burlew, L., 1 Apr 2020, In: Counseling and Values. 65, 1, p. 15-37 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Counseling college women: The interplay of psychological development, social factors, alcohol, and sexual risk-taking
Pompeo, A. M., Kooyman, L. & Pierce, G., Apr 2014, In: Adultspan Journal. 13, 1, p. 15-29 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Hooking up and identity development of female college students
Kooyman, L., Pierce, G. & Zavadil, A., 2011, In: Adultspan Journal. 10, 1, p. 4-13 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Infusing multicultural and social justice competencies within counseling practice: A guide for trainers
Sheely-Moore, A. I. & Kooyman, L., 2011, In: Adultspan Journal. 10, 2, p. 102-109 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Predictors of high-risk sexual behavior among gay men and men who have sex with men
Kooyman, L. E., 4 Dec 2008, In: Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling. 2, 4, p. 285-307 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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