Professional Interests

• HIV risk behavior among young Black women in college
• The effects of Gender Disparity among African American college students' HIV risk
• The role of social networks on HIV risk among young Black women
• Intimate partner violence and risky sexual behavior among adolescents

Current Research

Diversity Supplement: Development Evaluation of Prevention Effects of the SAFE Children Intervention. Develop and execute a pilot study with a random sample of 30 children who participated in the SAFECHILDREN study to provide in-depth understanding of the circumstantial and individual influences that compromise processes of parental and peer relationship influences on adolescent substance use, intimate partner violence and sexual risk.

Teaching

• Social Work 430 Micro Practice
• Social Work 431 Macro Practice

Practice Experience

Worked for a number of years as a clinical social worker at a private group home for abused, abandoned and neglected children in Atlanta, GA

Selected Recent Publications

Alleyne, B. (2009). Psychosocial Factors That Contribute to HIV/AIDS Risk Behaviors Among Young Black College Women. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 19, 142-

Alleyne, B. (2008). HIV Risk Behavior among a Sample of Young Black College Women. Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services, 7, 351-371.

Articles in Progress

Alleyne, B. & Gatson, G. (Under Review). Gender Disparity and HIV Risk Among Young Black Women In College.

Alleyne, B. & Crown, L. (In Progress). Intimate Partner Violence and Risky Sexual Behavior among a Sample of Illinois Adolescents.

Crown, L. & Alleyne, B. (In Progress). Using Cluster Analyses to Predict Risky Sexual Behavior among a Sample of Illinois youth.

Affiliations, Associations & Consultations 

• CSWE - Council on Social Work Education
• SSWR - Society for Social Work and Research
• AEA - American Evaluation Association

Editorial Reviews

Ad Hoc Reviewer: Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services