Selected Publications

2025

Hernandez, R., Chen, J., Kwon, S., Martinez, L., Martinez, A., Alemany, G. M., Romero, D., Addington, E. L., Huffman, J., & Moskowitz, J. T. (2025). Impacts of a church-based positive psychological intervention in Spanish-speaking Hispanic/Latino adults: Results from the ¡Alegrate! randomized clinical trial. Journal of Happiness Studies, 26(3), 24.
Link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-024-00854-4 

Garner, B. R., Bouris, A., Charlebois, E. D., Li, D. L., Dakin, A., Moskowitz, J., Benbow, N., Christopoulos, K., Hickey, M., & Imbert, E. (2025). The Strategies Timeline and Activities Reporting Tables: Improving HIV care by improving the reporting of implementation strategies. JAIDS, 98(5S), e205–e215.
Link: https://doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0000000000003492 

Smith, M. S., Greenawalt, I., Moskowitz, J. T., Addington, E. L., Mustanski, B., & Newcomb, M. E. (2025). Results of a positive affect intervention for male couples: Change over time and effects on mental health. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 93(7), 511.
Link: https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000952 

Sizemore, K. M., Moskowitz, J. T., Rendina, H. J., Gray, S., Park, H., Carrico, A. W., Avery, J., & Millar, B. (2025). Optimizing an app-based just-in-time adaptive intervention for stimulant-using sexual minority men living with HIV: Protocol for a community-engaged research approach and hybrid-experimental design. JMIR Research Protocols, 14(1), e76741.
Link: https://doi.org/10.2196/76741 

Gudenkauf, L. M., Song, M. T., Keane, E. P., Larizza, I. S., Adri, F. N., Armenian, S. H., Addington, E. L., Moskowitz, J. T., & Amonoo, H. L. (2025). Positive psychological well-being in cancer caregivers. Psycho-Oncology, 34(10), e70290.
Link: https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.70290 

Parchem, B., Berona, J., Coyne, C. A., Moskowitz, J. T., Chan, Y.-M., Ehrensaft, D., Garofalo, R., Hidalgo, M. A., Olson-Kennedy, J., Rosenthal, S. M., Tishelman, A. C., & Chen, D. (in press). Minority stress, mental health, and substance use in transgender youth: The moderating role of positive affect. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 50(5), 412–419.
Link: Journal page — https://academic.oup.com/jpepsy 

Hernandez, R., Nisar, H., Kesavadas, T., McGee, M., Gerstner, G. J., Martinez, A., Boyce, C., Ashrafi, S. A., Addington, E. L., Matthews, A. K., Elkefi, S., & Moskowitz, J. T. (in press). Assessing safety and feasibility of virtual reality intervention in patients with lung cancer: A pilot study. Supportive Care in Cancer, 3(4), 318.
Link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-024-08869-4 

Conley, C. C., Addington, E. L., Velazquez-Sosa, M., Mossman, B., Glenn, L., Drakeford, S., Guerra, R., Isaacs, C., Chitalia, A., Gallagher, C., O’Neill, S. C., & Moskowitz, J. T. (in press). Feasibility and acceptability of a positive psychological intervention for patients with metastatic breast cancer: A pilot study. JMIR Formative Research, 9, e77636.
Link: https://doi.org/10.2196/77636 

2024

Amonoo, H. L., Guo, M., Boardman, A. C., Acharya, N., Daskalakis, D., Deary, E. C., Waldman, L. P., Gudenkauf, L., Lee, S. J., Joffe, H., Addington, E. L., Moskowitz, J. T., Huffman, J. C., & El-Jawahri, A. (2024). A positive psychology intervention in caregivers of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation survivors (PATH-C): Initial testing and pilot trial. Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, 30(4), 448.e1.
Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtct.2024.01.012 

Valdivia, N., Hirschhorn, L. R., Vu, T. H., Dubois, C., Moskowitz, J. T., Wilkins, J. T., & Evans, C. T. (2024). Utilization of at-home tests for COVID-19 among healthcare workers in Chicago. Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 4(1), e58.
Link: https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2023.402 

Moskowitz, J. T., Sharma, B., Javandel, S., Moran, P., Paul, R., De Gruttola, V., Tomov, D., Azmy, H., Sandoval, R., Hillis, M., Chen, K. P., Tsuei, T., Addington, E. L., Cummings, P. D., Hellmuth, J., Allen, I. E., Ances, B. M., Valcour, V., & Milanini, B. (2024). Mindfulness-based stress reduction for symptom management in older individuals with HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder. AIDS and Behavior, 1–11.
Link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-024-04333-8 

Leong, C., Summers, A., Grote, V., Dowling, G., Snowberg, K., Cotten, P., Cheung, E., Yang, D., Addington, E. L., & Moskowitz, J. T. (2024). Randomized controlled trial of a positive emotion regulation intervention to reduce stress in family caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease: Protocol and design for the LEAF 2.0 study. BMC Geriatrics, 24(1), 289.
Link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-024-04348-8 

Kwok, I., Lattie, E. G., Yang, D., Summers, A., Cotten, P., Leong, C., & Moskowitz, J. T. (2024). Developing social enhancements for an online, positive emotion intervention for Alzheimer’s caregivers: Qualitative study of focus groups and interviews. JMIR Formative Research, 8, e50234.
Link: https://doi.org/10.2196/50234 

Moreno, P. I., Worch, S. M., Thomas, J. L., Nguyen, R. L., Medine, H. N., Penedo, F., Moskowitz, J. T., Yanez, B. R., Kircher, S., Kundo, S., Flury, S. C., & Cheung, E. O. (2024). A prospective observational study of quality of life in patients and their spouses and cohabitating partners in the year following a cancer biopsy: The Couples Cope Study protocol. JMIR Protocols, 13(1), e52361.
Link: https://doi.org/10.2196/52361 

Carrico, A. C., Chereneack, E. M., Flentje, A., Moskowitz, J. T., Asam, K., Ghanooni, D., Chavez, J. V., Neilands, T. B., Dilworth, S. E., Rubin, L. H., Gouse, H., Fuch, D., Paul, R. H., & Aouizerat, B. E. (2024). A positive affect intervention alters leukocyte DNA methylation in sexual minority men with HIV who use methamphetamine. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 120, 151–158.
Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2023.11.020 

Moskowitz, J. T., Jackson, K. L., Cummings, P., Addington, E. L., Freedman, M. E., Bannon, J., Lee, C., Vu, T. H., Wallia, A., Hirschhorn, L. R., Wilkins, J. T., & Evans, C. (2024). Feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of a positive emotion regulation intervention to promote resilience for healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: A randomized controlled trial. PLOS ONE, 19(6), e0305172.
Link: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0305172 

Jenkins, B. N., Martin, L. T., Halterman, J., Moskowitz, J. T., Glynn, L., Tirakitsoontorn, P., Kamath, S., & Kain, Z. N. (2024). The role of positive affect in asthma control and symptom severity in adolescents with asthma: Considering arousal level of positive affect and stress buffering. Journal of Adolescence, 96(7), 1673–1683.
Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2024.07.006

Griva, K., Lim, P. X. H., Chan, F. H. F., Wong, Y. P., Loei, J., Thach, T. Q., Moskowitz, J. T., Khan, B. A., & Choo, J. (2024). HED-Start: A brief positive-skills intervention randomized-controlled trial to improve psychological adjustment in patients new on hemodialysis. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 58(12), 809–819.
Link: https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kaae044

Davis-Ewart, L., Atkins, L., Ghanooni, D., Diaz, J. E., Chuku, C. C., Balise, R., DeVries, B. A., Miller-Perusse, M., Ackley, D., Moskowitz, J. T., McCollister, K., Fardone, E., Hirschfield, S., Horvath, K. J., & Carrico, A. W. (2024). Supporting Treatment Adherence for Resilience and Thriving (START): Protocol for a mHealth randomized controlled trial. BMC Public Health, 24(1), 2350.
Link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-19541-2 

Ong, A. D., Wilcox, K. T., Reid, M. C., Wethington, E., Contron, D. W., Addington, E. L., Goktas, S., & Moskowitz, J. T. (2024). Targeting daily positive experiences to improve emotional and functional well-being in adults with fibromyalgia: Insights from the LARKSPUR randomized controlled trial. JMIR, 26, e54678.
Link: https://doi.org/10.2196/54678

Xavier Hall, C. D., Ethier, K., Cummings, P., Freeman, A., Bovbjerg, K., Bannon, J., Dakin, A., Abujado, F., Bouacha, N., Derricotte, D., Patterson, L., Hirschhorn, L. R., Bouris, A., & Moskowitz, J. T. (2024). A hybrid type II effectiveness–implementation trial of a positive emotion regulation intervention among people living with HIV engaged in Ryan White Medical Case Management: Protocol and design for the ORCHID study. Trials, 25(1), 631.
Link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-024-08337-7 

Salsman, J. M., Murphy, K. M., Addington, E. L., Tooze, J. A., McLouth, L. E., Yang, D., Sanford, S., Wagner, L., Bunch, S. C., Rosenberg, A. R., Valle, C. G., Zebrack, B., Howard, D., Roth, M., & Moskowitz, J. T. (2024). Optimization of a digital health intervention to enhance well-being among adolescent and young adult cancer survivors: Design and methods of the EMPOWER full factorial trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 107783.
Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2023.107783 

2023

Moskowitz, J. T., Jackson, K., Freedman, M., et al. (2023). Positive psychological intervention effects on depression… Affective Science, 4(1), 163–173.
Link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42761-022-00143-3 

Addington, E. L., Cummings, P., Jackson, K., Yang, D., & Moskowitz, J. T. (2023). Exploring retention, usage, and efficacy… Affective Science, 4(1), 118–130.
Link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42761-022-00144-2

Kubzansky, L. D., Kim, E. S., Boehm, J. K., et al., Moskowitz, J. T. (2023). Interventions to modify psychological well-being… Affective Science, 4(1), 174–184.
Link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42761-022-00145-1

Salsman, J. M., McLouth, L. E., Tooze, J. A., et al., Moskowitz, J. T. (2023). eHealth positive emotion skills intervention… International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 1–12.
Link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-023-10267-4

Ong, A. D., Wilcox, K. T., Moskowitz, J. T., et al. (2023). Positive affect skills intervention for adults with fibromyalgia. Innovation in Aging, 7(10), igad070.
Link: https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igad070

Freedman, M. E., Weber, K. M., Yohannes, T., et al., Moskowitz, J. T. (2023). Web-based positive affect intervention for women with HIV. AIDS Care, 1–7.
Link: https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2023.2221423

Kwok, I., Lattie, E. G., Yang, D., et al., Moskowitz, J. T. (2023). Socially enhanced self-guided positive emotion intervention for caregivers. JMIR Aging, 6(1), e46269.
Link: https://doi.org/10.2196/46269

2022

Ong, A. D., Moskowitz, J. T., Wethington, E., et al. (2022). LARKSPUR: Design of a randomized controlled trial to increase positive affect in middle-aged and older adults with fibromyalgia. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 120, 106880.
Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2022.106880

Sizemore, K. M., Gray, S., Wolfier, C., et al., Moskowitz, J. T. (2022). Positively Healthy JITAI pilot for sexual minority men with HIV. Journal of Happiness Studies, 23(8), 4091–4118.
Link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-022-00587-2

2021 & earlier

Do facilitator contact, discussion boards, or virtual badges increase adherence to an online self-guided positive psychological intervention for depression?  A randomized controlled trial.
Moskowitz JT, Addington EL, Shiu E, Bassett SM, Schuette S, Kwok I, Grote V, Freedman ME, Leykin Y, Saslow LR, Cohn MA, & Cheung EO
Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2021; 23(9):e25922.
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Development of a Positive Psychology Program (LAVENDER) for Preserving Medical Student Well-being: A Single-Arm Pilot Study
Cheung EO, Kwok I, Ludwig AB, Burton W, Wang X, Basti N, Addington EL, Maletich C, & Moskowitz JT
Global Advances in Health and Medicine. 2021; 10, 2164956120988481.

Randomized Controlled Trial of a Positive Affect Intervention to Reduce HIV Viral Load Among Sexual Minority Men Who Use Methamphetamine.
Carrico AW, Neilands TB, Dilworth SE, Evans JL, Gόmez W, Jain J, Gandhi M, Shoptaw S, Horvath KJ, Coffin L, Discepola MV, Andrews R, Woods WJ, Feaster DJ, & Moskowitz JT
Journal of the International AIDS Society. 2019; 22(12), e25436.

A positive emotion regulation intervention for bipolar I disorder: Treatment development and initial outcomes
Painter JM, Mote J, Peckham AD, Lee EH, Campellone TR, Pearlstein JG, Morgan S, Kring AM, Johnson SL, & Moskowitz JT
General Hospital Psychiatry. 2019.

The MARIGOLD study: Feasibility and enhancement of an online intervention to improve emotion regulation in people with elevated depressive symptoms.
Addington EL, Cheung EO, Bassett SM, Kwok I, Schuette SA, Shiu E, Yang D, Cohn MA, Leykin Y, Saslow LR, & Moskowitz JT
Journal of affective disorders. 2019; 257, 352-364.

Randomized controlled trial of a facilitated online positive emotion regulation intervention for dementia caregivers.
Moskowitz JT, Cheung EO, Snowberg K, Verstaen A, Merrilees J, Salsman JM, & Dowling GA
Health Psychology. 2019; 38 (5), 391-402.

Feasibility and Acceptability of an Online Positive Affect Intervention for Those Living with Comorbid HIV and Depression.
Bassett SM, Cohn M, Cotten P, Kwok I, & Moskowitz JT
AIDS and Behavior. 2019; 1-12. DOI: 10.1007/s10461-019-02412-z

Randomized controlled trial of a positive affect intervention for people newly diagnosed with HIV.
Moskowitz JT, Carrico AW, Duncan LG, Cohn MA, Cheung EO, Batchelder A, Martinez L, Segawa E, Acree M, & Folkman S
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 2017; 85(5), 409

A randomized pilot trial of a positive affect skills intervention (LILAC) for women with metastatic breast cancer.
Cheung, EO, Cohn MA, Dunn L, Melisko M, Morgan S, Penedo FJ, Salsman JM, Shumay D, & Moskowitz JT
Psycho-Oncology. 2016.

An online positive affect skills intervention reduces depression in adults with type 2 diabetes.
Cohn MA, Pietrucha ME, Saslow LR, Hult JR, & Moskowitz JT
Journal of Positive Psychology. 2014; 9(6), 523-534.