A5018735985- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Child Welfare and Adoption
- Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Gun Ownership and Violence Research
- Family Support in Illness
- Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
- Dietetics, Nutrition, and Education
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Social Work Education and Practice
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
- Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy
University of Illinois Chicago
2012-2024
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2013-2021
Training Programs in Epidemiology and Public Health Interventions Network
2016
Duke University
2011-2015
Community Partners
2015
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
2015
Duke Medical Center
2009-2013
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
2012
Duke University Hospital
2010
California State University, Chico
2009
The need to train health professionals who can work across disciplines is essential for effective, competent, and culturally sensitive care delivery. By its very nature, the provision of service requires communication coordination between practitioners. However, preparation interdisciplinary practice within setting rare. authors argue that primary reason students are not trained related diverse cultural structures guide moderate education environments. It further argued this profession...
This study was designed to examine escalation in repeat suicide attempts from adolescence through adulthood, as predicted by sensitization models (and reflected increasing intent and lethality with attempts, decreasing amount of time between stress trigger attempts).In a prospective 180 adolescents followed adulthood after psychiatric hospitalization, antecedent life events were repeatedly assessed (M = 12.6 assessments, SD 5.1) over an average 13 years 6 months (SD 4 5 months). Multivariate...
Researchers have called for qualitative investigations into African American fathers' parenting practices that consider their social context and identify specific practices. Such can inform the way we conceptualize practices, which in turn contribute to prevention interventions with at-risk youth. We conducted semi-structured, interviews about 30 self-identified, American, biological fathers of pre-adolescent sons developing aggressive behaviors, depressive symptoms, or both. Fathers...
The need to train health social workers practice interprofessionally is an essential goal of work education. Although most have exposure multidisciplinary within their field work, few education programs incorporate interprofessional learning as integrated component both course and experiences (McPherson, Headrick, & Moss, 2001; Reeves, Lewin, Espin, Zwaranstein, 2010; Weinstein, Whittington, Leiba, 2003). In addition, little written about the kinds curricula that would effectively promote...
Researchers increasingly acknowledge the importance of including fathers in clinically relevant, family-based research studies. Although important gains have been made regarding inclusion fathers, they continue to be underrepresented (Cassano, Adrian, Veits, & Zeman, 2006; Costigan Cox, 2001; Mitchell et al., 2007). This is particularly true certain subgroups such as working-class with low educational attainment, youths severe psychiatric symptoms, and who are not white (for example, African...
We have presented nationally representative data on the prevalence and correlates of mental illness health service use among African American Caribbean Black (US-born foreign-born) fathers in United States.
Abstract Introduction Parents play crucial roles in monitoring and supporting youth who have been hospitalized after suicide attempts, but their adjustment the period following hospitalization has understudied. This study assessed impacts on mothers during year hospitalization. Method Participants included 135 of suicidal adolescents 117 for other reasons. The Structured Clinical Interview DSM (SCID) Child Adolescent Impact Assessment were used to assess psychiatric diagnoses Major...
Depression, suicidal behaviors and substance use problems frequently co-occur, treatment for youth with these co-occurring is often fragmented challenging. An integrated cognitive-behavioral approach that builds upon a relapse prevention framework applies common core skills, language, treating related may be clinically beneficial. Following description of the approach, we present results pilot trial (n = 13) to examine acceptability feasibility Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy - Relapse...
Objective: The objective of this study was to test the factor structure Nurturant Fathering Scale (NFS) among an African American sample in mid-Atlantic region that have neither Caribbean heritage nor immigration experiences but who do diverse family structures (N = 212). Method: A confirmatory analysis (CFA) conducted order evaluate NFS. Results: final, 8-item model, with two error covariances yielded best fit NFS current sample. These findings suggest that, some modification, is a very...
The objectives of the present study are to identify sociodemographic factors associated with father nurturance and assess relationship between parental (mother father) youth psychological well-being among 216 African American college-aged youth. Participants attended a historically Black college in Mid-Atlantic region. Findings indicated that frequency duration participants’ interactions their fathers were levels nurturance. Youth whose mothers married or cohabitating, compared those who...
Structural factors associated with public housing contribute to living environments that expose families adverse life events may in turn directly impact parenting and youth outcomes. However, despite the growth research on fathers, has practically excluded fathers role play well‐being of their adolescents. Using a sample 660 African American adolescents recruited from housing, we examined relationship between paternal caregivers’ (i.e., fathers’ father figures’) practices adolescents’...
Objective To better understand Black mothers' and White qualitative reactions to their adolescents' hospitalizations due suicide attempts. Background Caregivers of youth with suicidal behaviors play a vital role in youth's subsequent treatment recovery. Yet little attention has been paid how they are affected by psychiatric or may be influenced race. Method Twenty mothers ( M age = 42.50; SD 8.48) 20 44.85; 6.86) were randomly selected from data originally collected for larger longitudinal,...