A5006315032- Estrogen and related hormone effects
- Asthma and respiratory diseases
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Family Support in Illness
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
University of Illinois Chicago
2016-2025
Columbia University
2022-2025
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
2023-2024
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
2024
Case Western Reserve University
2024
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
2023
Northwestern University
2022
Marie Curie
2022
University of Chicago
1998-2021
University of Michigan
2021
Background: There are costs and benefits for people with psychiatric disorders to decide disclose publicly these disorders. Aims: The gay lesbian community has struggled the same tension their discoveries about coming out may prove useful disclosure concerns of persons mental illness. Methods: Lessons learned by include a variety models that map stages successfully out; e.g., identity confusion, comparison, identify acceptance, immersion, synthesis. Navigating requires consideration...
There is mounting evidence that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning (LGBTQ) adults experience disparities across several cardiovascular risk factors compared with their cisgender heterosexual peers. These are posited to be driven primarily by exposure psychosocial stressors the life span. This American Heart Association scientific statement reviews extant literature on health of LGBTQ adults. Informed minority stress social ecological models, objectives this were...
Abstract Qualitative research methods were used to explore factors that may affect medical information seeking, treatment engagement, and emotional adjustment among African American cancer patients. Focus group findings suggest an array of cultural socioeconomic plays important roles in the behavior Participants described a number barriers facilitators seeking participation. Factors linked health care-related behaviors patients included limited knowledge misinformation about cancer, mistrust...
Differences in tobacco/nicotine use by sexual orientation are well documented. Development of interventions requires attention to the etiology these differences. This study examined associations among discrimination, cigarette smoking, any use, and DSM-5 tobacco disorder (TUD) United States. We used data from 2012–2013 National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol Related Conditions based in-person interviews with a nationally representative sample noninstitutionalized US adults. Approximately...
The ADVANCE (Accelerating Data Value Across a National Community Health Center Network) clinical data research network (CDRN) is led by the OCHIN Information Network in partnership with Choice and Fenway Health. CDRN will 'horizontally' integrate outpatient electronic health record for over one million federally qualified center patients, 'vertically' hospital, plan, community these often under-represented studies. Patient investigators, academic investigators diverse expertise work together...
<h3>Background</h3> Passive exposure to combustible cigarette use has been shown act as a cue increase smoking urge. Given the resemblance of e-cigarettes and other electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) cigarettes, we examined whether these devices could also desire urges in those passively exposed. <h3>Methods</h3> Young adult daily smokers (age 18–35 years; N=60) completed subjective ratings before after study confederate drinking bottled water (control cue) then either or...
This paper describes how to ethically conduct research with Black populations at the intersection of COVID-19 and Lives Matter movement. We highlight issues historical mistrust in USA this may impact populations’ participation vaccination trials. provide recommendations for researchers engage considering current context. Our include understanding ongoing trauma, acknowledging context, ensuring diverse teams engaging open honest conversations better address their needs. The core our...
Racial/ethnic minority women who come to identify as lesbian must confront the norms and expectations of both majority cultures in which they live. This article reports findings from a diverse sample nearly 450 examines effects race/ethnicity on sexual identity development African American, Latina, White lesbians. American Latina respondents differed little timing disclosure identity; comparisons between color revealed substantial variability. Findings are discussed terms their implications...
Objective Most conceptualizations of chronic pain acknowledge the importance culture and social circumstances. Cultural influences may differ for persons different racial or ethnic groups, this circumstance lead them to experience adjust differently pain. The current study compared adjustment by blacks whites seeking treatment Subjects Measures Fifty-seven black 207 white patients completed measures anxiety, depression, disability, pain, physical symptoms during their initial visit a...
Objectives. This study compared factors known or hypothesized to influence depressive symptomatology in a community sample of lesbians and heterosexual women. Methods. Data were collected multisite survey lesbians' physical mental health. Results. Findings confirmed earlier reports suggesting that traumatic life events such as sexual abuse, individual traits coping styles are risk for distress. However, findings higher rates suicidal behavior several distress among suggest depression may...
We examined sexual orientation differences in adolescent smoking and intersections with race/ethnicity, gender, age.We pooled Youth Risk Behavior Survey data collected 2005 2007 from 14 jurisdictions; the analytic sample comprised observations 13 of those jurisdictions (n = 64,397). compared behaviors minorities heterosexuals on 2 dimensions orientation: identity (heterosexual, gay-lesbian, bisexual, unsure) gender lifetime partners (only opposite sex, only same or both sexes). Multivariable...
African Americans continue to suffer disproportionately from cancer morbidity and mortality, with emerging evidence suggesting potential quality of life (QOL) disparities in the survivorship period.
Purpose: Using Andersen's Behavioral Model of Health Services Utilization, we examined the associations between negative experience in a health care setting and subsequent reductions utilization among African American sexual minority women (SMW). Methods: The data were collected as part larger study exploring experiences volunteer sample SMW (n=226). We predisposing, enabling, need factors predictors changes utilization. Results: More than one-third reported past 5-years. One fourth those...
Objectives: The use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) by patients with breast cancer survivors has been widely studied. However, scant research focused on the degree to which CAM activity is related experience, as opposed for other reasons. study objective was examine of in a sample cancer. Additional objectives were measure associations between psychosocial medical factors both unrelated diagnosis. Design: Breast (N = 115) at least 1 year beyond active treatment recruited during...
This study examined whether the opioid receptor antagonist naltrexone is efficacious in smoking cessation and sex moderates response. We assessed quit rates weight gain a double-blind randomized trial comparing oral (n = 162) with placebo 154) nicotine-dependent participants who wanted to smoking. The medication was gradually titrated up 50 mg during week before date then maintained at this dose for 12 weeks. For first 4 weeks after date, all received nicotine patch mitigate tobacco...