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Matteo Peretti, M.S.

Pronouns: he, him, his

Doctoral Student

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

San Diego

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Areas of Research

HIV, Aging, LGBTQ+ Health, Behavioral Health, Health Disparities

Bio

My research explores how behavioral, cognitive, and psychological factors shape the experiences of people aging with HIV, with a particular focus on LGBTQ+ communities.

I began my research career in dementia care, examining clinical decision-making around antipsychotic prescribing for older adults in long-term care. Since then, I’ve led and supported projects focused on behavioral health interventions in HIV care and efforts to advance health equity for sexual and gender minority populations.

As a trainee with the HIV Neurobehavioral Research Program, I’m building on this foundation by examining how aging, mental health, and cognitive function intersect in the context of HIV.

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Education
  1. B.A., Psychology
    Harvard University
Publications
  1. Bloomer, B.F.*, Parker, M.N.*, Byrne, M.E., Schvey, N.A., Brady, S.M., Bowling, A.I., Chen, K.Y., Nugent, A., Pine, D.S., Te-Vazquez, J.A., Turner, S.A., Yang, S. (in prep). A randomized control trial testing a smartphone delivered food attention retraining program in adolescent girls with overweight or obesity. Nutrients. * indicates co- first authorship
  2. Bloomer, B.F., Bolbecker, A.R., Gildea, E.L., Tullar, R.L., Kennedy, D.P., Wisner, K.M., O’Donnell, B.F., Hetrick, W.P. (in prep). Multifactor analysis of postural sway in adults with and without autism spectrum disorder.
  3. Bloomer, B. F., Larson, E. R., Tullar, R. L., Herms, E. N., Bolbecker, A. R., O’Donnell, B. F., Hetrick, W. P., & Wisner, K. M. (2024). Alterations in self-reported sensory gating and interoception in individuals frequently using cannabis. The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1080/00952990.2024.2332602
  4. Cheon, B. K., Smith, M. R., Bittner, J. M., Loch, L. K., Haynes, H. E., Bloomer, B. F., … & Yanovski, J. A. (2024). Lower subjective social status is associated with increased adiposity and self-reported eating in the absence of hunger due to negative affect among children reporting teasing distress. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, jsae024.
  5. Parker, M. N., Moursi, N. A., Adekola, P. E., Bloomer, B. F., Te-Vazquez, J., Nwosu, E. E., Lazareva, J., Jones, J. L., Yang, S. B., Turner, S. A., Brady, S. M., Chen, K. Y., Tanofsky-Kraff, M., & Yanovski, J. A. (2024). Youth’s energy intake during a laboratory-based loss-of-control eating paradigm: Associations with reported current dieting. Eating behaviors, 53, 101877. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2024.101877
  6. Smith, M. R., Bittner, J. M. P., Loch, L. K., Haynes, H. E., Bloomer, B. F., Te-Vazquez, J., Bowling, A. I., Brady, S. M., Tanofsky-Kraff, M., Chen, K. Y., Yanovski, J. A., & Cheon, B. K. (2023). Independent and Interactive Associations of Subjective and Objective Socioeconomic Status With Body Composition and Parent-Reported Hyperphagia Among Children. Childhood obesity (Print), 10.1089/chi.2023.0086. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1089/chi.2023.0086
  7. Byrne, M.E., Tanofsky-Kraff, M., Liuzzi, L., Holroyd, T., Parker, M.N., Bloomer, B.F., Nugent, A., Brady, S.M., Yang, S.B., Turner, S.A., Pine, D.S., Yanovski, J.A. (2023). Neural underpinnings of threat bias in relation to loss-of-control eating behaviors among adolescent girls with high weight. Frontiers in Psychiatry. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1276300
  8. Moursi, N.A., Tanofsky-Kraff, M., Parker, M.N., Loch, L.K., Bloomer, B.F., Te-Vazquez, J.A., Nwosu, E.E., Lazareva, J., Yang, S.B., Turner, S.A., Brady, S.M., Yanovski, J.A. (2023). Changes in Food Consumption, BMI, and Body Composition in Youth during the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(18), 6796. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20186796
  9. Purcell J., Brown, J., Tullar, R., Bloomer, B., Kim, D.J., Moussa-Tooks, A.M., Dolan-Bennett, K., Bangert, B., Wisner, K.M., Lundin, N.B., O’Donnell, B., Hetrick, W.P. Insular and striatal correlates of uncertain risky reward pursuit in schizophrenia. (2023). Schizophrenia Bulletin, 49(3), 726-737. https://doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbac206
  10. Byrne, M.E., Burke, N.L., Higgins Neyland, M.K., Bloomer, B.F., Haynes, H.E., Loch, L.K., Te-Vazquez, J., Nwosu, E.E., Lazareva, J., Moursi, N.A., Schvey, N.A., Shomaker, L.B., Brady, S.M., Sbrocco, T., Tanofsky-Kraff, M. (2023). Negative Affect and Loss-of-Control Eating in Relation to Adiposity among Non-Hispanic Youth Identifying as Black or White. Eating Behaviors, 49, 101721. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2023.101721
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Awards & Honors
  1. 2024-2025: SDSU University Graduate Fellowship, San Diego State University
  2. 2024-2025: Clinical Psychology JDP Diversity Fellowship, San Diego State University/UC San Diego
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