Stephen L. Eyre, PhD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics

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Dr. Eyre is a psychological anthropologist who conducted his early research in Papua New Guinea. He has conducted ethnographic and cognitive research with various ethnic and sexual identity adolescent groups on the topic of cultural understandings of sexuality and romantic relationships. He has published articles on such topics as the gamesmanship of sex, what leads to sex, fidelity management, transgender culture, and young gay/bisexual romance in the Castro District of San Francisco. His current research deals with the culture of sexuality and romantic relationships of heterosexual African American youth in San Francisco, CA, Chicago, IL and Birmingham, AL. This research is linked to the design of a multi-regional survey and the prediction of risk behavior of low to middle income African American youth based on cultural attributes. Dr. Eyre conducts research in the Division of Adolescent Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics at UCSF and teaches in the Department of Anthropology, History, and Social Medicine at UCSF and at the Joint Medical Program at the University of California at Berkeley where he mentors students in qualitative and ethnographic research.

Culture-Based Prediction of Adolescent HIV Risk Behavior
National Institute of Child Health and Development
Principal Investigator

Parental Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Confidential STI Services in Teens
National Institute of Child Health and Development
Co-Investigator

Leveraging Technology as a Clinician Extender to Screen Young, Culturally Diverse Women for Chlamydia During Urgent Care
Maternal and Child Health Bureau  
Co-Investigator