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Neo Gebru

  • Department of Family and Preventive Medicine
    Assistant Professor
  • (404) 778-3771
  • neo_gebru@emory.edu
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Overview

Nioud (Neo) Gebru, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine. Dr. Gebru is a behavioral scientist with a focus on developing and testing digital tools and technologies to support mental health and well-being. His research particularly focuses on using (1) theories (e.g., behavioral economics theory, construal level theory) and (2) technology (e.g., text messaging) to better understand what drives behaviors like addiction and how we can better support individuals and communities affected by substance use and HIV.

Dr. Gebru earned his bachelor's and master's in psychology from the University of Maryland, College Park, his PhD in Health Behavior from the University of Florida, and completed postdoctoral training at the Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies. He is currently based at Emory, in Atlanta, serving as Director of the Basic and Applied Addictions Research (BAAR) laboratory, where he is building a career dedicated to transforming addictions and mental health treatment and to mentoring the next generation of scientists.

Academic Appointment

  • Assistant Professor, Family and Preventive Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

Education

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  • PhD from University of Florida

Research

Publications

  • Association between public posting about alcohol on social networking sites and alcohol outcomes among non-college-attending young adults.
    Exp Clin Psychopharmacol
    03/20/2025 Authors: Davidson L; Strowger M; Riordan B; Gebru NM; Ward RM; Merrill JE
  • Is a very brief web-based intervention with focus on protective behavioral strategies efficacious in reducing impaired control over alcohol in undergraduates?
    Exp Clin Psychopharmacol Volume: 33 Page(s): 1 - 7
    02/01/2025 Authors: Frohe T; Gebru NM; Wilson B; Leeman RF
  • Impact of syndemic heavy drinking, smoking, and depression on mortality among MSM with and without HIV: A longitudinal study.
    Drug Alcohol Depend Volume: 266 Page(s): 112523
    01/01/2025 Authors: Chichetto NE; Canidate S; Gebru NM; McNeely KV; Ding DD; Hanna DB; Parikh Z; Shoptaw SJ; Jones DL; Lazar JM
  • A Behavioral Economic Examination of Sexual Behaviors in the Era of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis via Explanatory Sequential Mixed Methods.
    Arch Sex Behav Volume: 53 Page(s): 1541 - 1559
    04/01/2024 Authors: Gebru NM; James TG; Ahn S; Cheong J; Berry MS; Cook RL; Leeman RF
  • Use of preexposure prophylaxis and condom purchasing decisions.
    J Exp Anal Behav Volume: 121 Page(s): 233 - 245
    03/01/2024 Authors: Gebru NM; Strickland JC; Reed DD; Kahler CW; Leeman RF
  • Sexual Arousal-Delay Discounting: When Condoms Delay Arousal.
    J Sex Res Volume: 61 Page(s): 727 - 741
    01/01/2024 Authors: Gebru NM; Wongsomboon V
  • Syndemic trajectories of heavy drinking, smoking, and depressive symptoms are associated with mortality in women living with HIV in the United States from 1994 to 2017.
    Drug Alcohol Depend Volume: 249 Page(s): 110838
    08/01/2023 Authors: Chichetto NE; Gebru NM; Plankey MW; Tindle HA; Koethe JR; Hanna DB; Shoptaw S; Jones DL; Lazar JM; Kizer JR
  • Substance Use and Adherence to HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in Studies Enrolling Men Who Have Sex with Men and Transgender Women: A Systematic Review.
    AIDS Behav Volume: 27 Page(s): 2131 - 2162
    07/01/2023 Authors: Gebru NM; Canidate SS; Liu Y; Schaefer SE; Pavila E; Cook RL; Leeman RF
  • A hypothetical lottery task to assess relative resource allocation toward alcohol and cannabis.
    Psychol Addict Behav Volume: 37 Page(s): 144 - 155
    02/01/2023 Authors: Gebru NM; Jones DN; Murphy JG; Joyner KJ
  • Differences in cannabis use characteristics, routines, and reasons for use among individuals with and without a medical cannabis card.
    Exp Clin Psychopharmacol Volume: 31 Page(s): 14 - 22
    02/01/2023 Authors: Berey BL; Aston ER; Gebru NM; Merrill JE
  • Measuring Sexual Risk-Taking: A Systematic Review of the Sexual Delay Discounting Task.
    Arch Sex Behav Volume: 51 Page(s): 2899 - 2920
    08/01/2022 Authors: Gebru NM; Kalkat M; Strickland JC; Ansell M; Leeman RF; Berry MS
  • Relationships among Substance Use, Sociodemographics, Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Awareness and Related Attitudes among Young Adult Men Who Have Sex with Men.
    Subst Use Misuse Volume: 57 Page(s): 786 - 798
    01/01/2022 Authors: Gebru NM; Benvenuti MC; Rowland BHP; Kalkat M; Chauca PG; Leeman RF
  • The Relationship of Alcohol to ART Adherence Among Black MSM in the U.S.: Is it Any Different Among Black MSM in the South?
    AIDS Behav Volume: 25 Page(s): 302 - 313
    12/01/2021 Authors: Canidate SS; Schrimshaw EW; Schaefer N; Gebru NM; Powers N; Maisto S; Parisi C; Leeman RF; Fields S; Cook RL
  • PrEP awareness among people living with HIV in Florida: Florida Cohort study.
    AIDS Care Volume: 33 Page(s): 428 - 433
    04/01/2021 Authors: Algarin AB; Zhou Z; Canidate S; Gebru NM; Krieger JL; Neil JM; Cook RL; Ibaez GE
  • Relationships among impulsive, addictive and sexual tendencies and behaviours: a systematic review of experimental and prospective studies in humans.
    Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci Volume: 374 Page(s): 20180129
    02/18/2019 Authors: Leeman RF; Rowland BHP; Gebru NM; Potenza MN
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