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Junye Ma, M.A., M.S.

Pronouns: Junye, he, him

Doctoral Student

SDSU / UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology
Behavioral Medicine

San Diego

Phone
510-598-5365
Location
ARPC ATH BSCI CSL EIS GMCS LSN LSS P PA PS [room number]
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Mail Code
92037
Fax
619.594.2246

Areas of Research

HIV prevention, LGBTQ+ health, Intersectionality, Technology

Bio

Junye Ma (he/him) is a PhD student in the San Diego State University/University of California San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology (JDP). He received his bachelor’s degree in psychology and Japanese linguistics from the State University of New York at Buffalo and a master’s degree in clinical psychology from Northwestern University. Before joining JDP, Junye worked as a study coordinator at the Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing (ISGMH). Junye’s research interests focus on structural and sociocultural determinants of sexual health disparities (e.g., PrEP awareness/uptake; HIV treatment/prevention) among LGBTQ+ people of color. He also has a special interest in the intersectionality framework and aims to design/implement culturally sensitive mHealth interventions for HIV prevention in the future.

Mentors

Keith Horvath, Ph.D., SDSU

Education
  1. M.S.
    San Diego State University
  2. M.A., Clinical Psychology
    Northwestern University
  3. B.A., Japanese Linguistics
    University at Buffalo
  4. B.A., Psychology
    University at Buffalo
Publications
  1. Ma, J., Korpak. K. A., Choukas-Bradley, S., Macapagal, K. (in press). Patterns of online relationship seeking among transgender and gender diverse adolescents: Advice for others and common inquiries. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity.
  2. Newcomb, M. E., Swann, G., Ma, J., Moskowitz, D., Bettin, E., Macapagal, K., & Whitton, S. W. (2021). Interpersonal and intrapersonal influences on sexual satisfaction in young male couples: Analyses of actor-partner interdependence models. Journal of Sex Research. 58(2), 183–194. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2020.1820933
Presentations
  1. SACNAS National Diversity in STEM – Poster Presentation – Puerto Rico Oct. 27th-29th, 2022 “Optimizing the fluorescent labeling reaction of amino acids in deep eutectic solvents for use in CE-LIF”
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Awards & Honors
  1. San Diego State University Graduate Fellowship, 2021-2022
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Fun Facts
  1. What is your favorite thing to do with your free time?
    Walk my dogs, hang out with my cats, watch anime with my sister, and trying food from all over the world!