A5015088001- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Sex work and related issues
- Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Child Welfare and Adoption
- Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Community Health and Development
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Gender, Feminism, and Media
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Elder Abuse and Neglect
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Nursing Education, Practice, and Leadership
- Public Health Policies and Education
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Gun Ownership and Violence Research
- Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants
Boston University
2019-2024
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2022-2024
Boston Medical Center
2020-2023
Agnes Scott College
2022
University of California, Los Angeles
2021
Hamilton Medical Center
2021
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
2021
University Medical Center
2020
The University of Texas at Austin
2019
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
2018
Elemental ratios in biogenic marine calcium carbonates are widely used geobiology, environmental science, and paleoenvironmental reconstructions. It is generally accepted that the elemental abundance of reflects a combination ion seawater, physical properties mineralogy biomineral, pathways mechanisms biomineralization. Here we report measurements suite nine (Li/Ca, B/Ca, Na/Ca, Mg/Ca, Zn/Ca, Sr/Ca, Cd/Ca, Ba/Ca, U/Ca) 18 species benthic invertebrates spanning range carbonate polymorph...
The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore consequences the non-consensual dissemination sexually explicit media (NCDSEM) for survivors, with an emphasis on how NCDSEM may impact social relationships and anxiety. One-on-one telephone interviews (N = 17) self-identified survivors were conducted between May December 2019. Interviews analyzed using a flexible coding methodology. There five main ways in which participants described NCDSEM: (a) fear going out public, (b) engaging...
Abstract Purpose This qualitative study explored themes about barriers to substance use treatment for women who experience intimate partner violence (IPV) and opioid in rural Vermont. The goal was collect descriptive information aid the development of intervention ideas facilitate better access this situation. Methods One‐on‐one telephone interviews with 33 Vermont experienced both IPV took place between February August 2019. Findings There were 5 main that emerged as accessing needed...
The objective of this study was to investigate whether state-level gender inequity is associated with intimate partner homicide rates (IPHR), male rates, female firearm-related and overall over the period 2000–2017 in United States. Using a cross-sectional design, we evaluated association seven types victimization between 2000 2017 We obtained annual state-specific overall, IPHR, state-specific, male, female, total firearm rates. also created index at state level that comprised health,...
Abstract Background Dating abuse (DA) is prevalent and consequential, but no brief DA screening tools are available for use in pediatric or other settings. This study was designed to determine the sensitivity, specificity, predictive values of MARSHA-C, which a three-item victimization tool. Methods The participants were 224 U.S. youth ages 11–21 years old (20% male, 77% female, 3% non-binary gender). Youth completed an online questionnaire about adolescent relationship abuse. survey...
Purpose There is evidence of socioeconomic disparities with respect to the implementation student-sports concussion laws nationally. The purpose this study was examine school sociodemographic characteristics associated provision computerised baseline neurocognitive testing (BNT) in Massachusetts (MA) high schools, and assess whether scope economic status student populations MA. Methods A cross-sectional secondary analysis surveys conducted MA athletic directors (n=270) employed investigate...
In 2018, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) conducted focus groups with athletic directors (ADs) from middle and high schools to assess implementation legislated regulations relative management concussion (mild traumatic brain injuries; mTBI) among students engaged in extracurricular sports. Two tape-recorded were a facilitator. Lists themes synthesized by investigators. Overall, participating ADs expressed that law accompanying necessary important for protecting student...
This cross-sectional study describes knowledge, perceived competence, and behaviors relative to intimate partner violence (IPV)-related brain injury (BI) among staff in residential domestic shelter programs across a New England state. A 23-item questionnaire was administered registrants of an online IPV-related BI training series. Within this sample, knowledge about high, but providing screening, accommodations, specialized referrals survivors with BI, competence low, were infrequent. IPV...
This qualitative interview study investigated the opinions of 28 high school-attending youth in Massachusetts related to content their sexuality education, what they wished could learn from a sex education class, and whether how pornography was addressed. Participants felt that received not in-depth did provide them with information needed. Further, participants indicated instructors were engaging, approachable, or credible sources sex-related information. There strong support for including...
Restorative justice (RJ) and other innovative approaches are increasingly being considered in lieu of traditional legal responses to intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration. This formative qualitative study investigated the perspectives 29 North Carolina-based domestic intervention program (DVIP) providers, service Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence staff members regarding RJ transformative (TJ) context DVIP programming. Participants had mixed opinions about integrating TJ...
Promoting dog walking among owners is consistent with One Health, which focuses on the mutual health benefits of human-animal relationship for people and animals. In this study, we used intervention mapping (a framework to develop programs resources promotion) a clearer understanding determinants curricular educational promoting regular owners. Twenty-six adult in Ontario participated semi-structured interview about 2014. Thematic analysis entailing open, axial, selective coding was...
In 2011 the Massachusetts Department of Public Health issued regulations pursuant to 2010 youth sports concussion legislation that provided policies and procedures for persons engaged in prevention, training, management, return-to-activity students who sustain head injury during interscholastic athletics, including Athletic Directors (ADs). A survey instrument was developed with participation from prevention experts at Boston University School Medicine, Health, ADs. An electronic sent all AD...
Abstract Background Intimate partner violence (IPV) disproportionately affects Black women, yet the current IPV justice response, relying on criminal legal system, often fails them due to racialized, sexist stereotypes that disrupt women’s claims survivorship. Transformative justice, a community-based approach designed repair harm between survivor and person who caused transform social conditions perpetuate violence, may be promising alternative facilitate accountability for IPV. However,...
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a public health problem with devastating consequences in the United States. Although studies suggest that sexual and gender minorities experience IPV as or more frequently than heterosexual, cisgender individuals, most court-mandated Domestic Violence Intervention Programs (DVIPs) continue to use approaches intended for application male perpetrators female partners. To achieve an updated extended understanding of limitations current DVIP programming, we...
Substance use and intimate partner violence (IPV) co-occur, experts have called for cross-training of IPV substance disorder (SUD) professionals. The purpose this pilot study was to evaluate a curriculum advocates peer recovery coaches. We used one group pre-posttest design the efficacy participant experience cross-training. Among advocates, training associated with improving skills related working individuals SUD, self-efficacy survivors IPV. coaches, positive changes in regarding SUD....