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Dr. James Matthew Bishop

  • Assistant Professor - Dept of Health & Human Performance

Biography and education

James “Matthew” Bishop is a health behavior social scientist and certified health education specialist with specific training in health behavior theory, sexual health, and public health program planning and evaluation. He earned his Ph.D. in Health Education and Promotion from the University of Cincinnati and has held faculty positions at James Madison University and Texas State University. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Public Health in the Department of Health and Human Performance. His research focuses primarily on the social ecology of college student sexual health with a special emphasis on sexual violence prevention, HIV and STI testing and prevention, and sexual communication. Dr. Bishop’s research has been published in leading public and sexual health journals including the Journal of Sexual Health Psychology, the Journal of Health Communication, Health Behavior Research, and the Journal of Community Health.

Teaching Interests

Research Interests

  • Real, Francis J., Rosen, Brittany, Bishop, James M (Supporting). Usability and Impact Evaluation of HPV Vaccine: Same Way, Same Day: APP E-Learning in Medical Education Grant, Academic Pediatric Association, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $6000. (Funded: 2018). Grant.
  • Bishop, James M, Rosen, Brittany. Using the Theory of Planned Behavior to Predict Intentions in Sexual Communication and MFC Adoption in College Students, University of Cincinnati, Institutional (Higher Ed), $1000. (Funded: 2017). Grant.
  • Bishop, James M, Wiley, David, Housman, Jeff, Oestreich, Jo Beth. Big Decisions: Factors Influencing Curriculum Fidelity of a Sexuality Education Curriculum in Public Schools, Texas State University, Institutional (Higher Ed), $500. (Funded: 2015). Grant.
  • Williams, R. D., Bishop, J. M., & Housman, J. M. (2025). Disparities in HIV testing, STI testing, and associated risk factors in high school-aged youth: Findings from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey. AIDS Care, 37(4), 546–554.
  • Bishop, J. M., Real, F. J., McDonald, S. L., Klein, M., DeBlasio, D., Kahn, J. A., … Rosen, B. L. (2022). Evaluation of HPV Vaccine: Same Way, Same DayTM: A Pilot Study. Journal of Health Communication, 1–7. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/10810730.2021.2021459
  • Bishop, J. M., Rosen, B. L., Rojas-Guyler, L., Bernard, A., & Wilson, B. (2022). Intention to Use Novel Methods of Male Directed Contraception Among College Students. Journal of Sexual Health Psychology, 1(1), 11–29. https://doi.org/10.52547/JSHP.1.1.11
  • Real, F. J., Rosen, B. L., Bishop, J. M., McDonald, S., DeBlasio, D., Kreps, G. L., … Kahn, J. A. (2021). Usability Evaluation of the Novel Smartphone Application, HPV Vaccine: Same Way, Same DayTM, Among Pediatric Residents. Academic Pediatrics, 21(4), 742–749. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acap.2020.11.023
  • Rosen, B. L., Bishop, J. M., Anderson, R., Real, F. J., Klein, M. D., & Kreps, G. L. (2019). A Content Analysis of HPV Vaccine Online Continuing Medical Education Purpose Statements and Learning Objectives. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 15(7). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2019.1587273
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: Favorite Professor Award, The Alfred H. Nolle Chapter of Alpha Chi Honor Society. April 2024 - Present
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Favorite Professor Award, The Alfred H. Nolle Chapter of Alpha Chi Honor Society. 2022 - Present
  1. Member

    Healthy Hays Coalition: Sexually Transmitted Infection Working Group

  2. Reviewer / Referee

    AIDS and Behavior

  3. Reviewer / Referee

    Health Science Reports

  4. Member

    Faculty Evaluation Committee, Department of Health and Human Performance, Texas State University

  5. Member

    Public Health Search Committee, Department of Health and Human Performance, Texas State University

  6. Member

    Society for Behavioral Medicine

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