Dessie Clark

ORCID: 0000-0003-0842-5903
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Research Areas
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Intimate Partner and Family Violence
  • Gender Diversity and Inequality
  • Mentoring and Academic Development
  • Career Development and Diversity
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Research
  • COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
  • Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
  • Gender Politics and Representation
  • Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
  • Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
  • Sports, Gender, and Society
  • Management and Organizational Studies
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Diversity and Career in Medicine
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Gender Roles and Identity Studies
  • Sport and Mega-Event Impacts
  • Evaluation of Teaching Practices
  • Resilience and Mental Health
  • Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
  • Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
  • Spinal Cord Injury Research
  • Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
  • Feminist Epistemology and Gender Studies

University of Massachusetts Amherst
2021-2022

University of Wisconsin–Madison
2022

Michigan State University
2018-2020

Abstract In this paper, we theorize the intersectional gendered impacts of COVID‐19 on faculty labor, with a particular focus how institutions higher education in United States evaluate labor amidst transition and beyond. The pandemic has disrupted research, teaching, service differential ways, having larger women faculty, color, caregiving ways that further reflect intersections these groups. Universities have had to reconsider evaluation occurs, given impact disruptions careers. Through...

10.1111/gwao.12817 article EN publisher-specific-oa Gender Work and Organization 2022-02-10

Voluntary, survivor-centered advocacy is a model of practice used in domestic violence organizations; however, more information needed from the perspective survivors on how to best facilitate approaches voluntary service format. This qualitative study thematic analysis uncover core 25 female-identified dwelling emergency shelter and transitional housing programs two states. Themes revealed that three aid voluntary, model: 1) Establishing safe base for support, 2) Facilitating access...

10.18060/23845 article EN cc-by Advances in Social Work 2020-07-30

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is an injury to the brain caused by acute head, neck, or face, such as a blunt force trauma. Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) are at high risk for TBI, given how frequently they repeatedly struck in head. An abundance evidence indicates that even "mild" TBI can have lifelong impacts, including personality and behavioral changes. often goes undiagnosed survivors most do not seek medical treatment their injuries. Given lack diagnoses, these symptoms may...

10.1080/10926771.2019.1603176 article EN Journal of Aggression Maltreatment & Trauma 2019-04-19

This study explores self-reported impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on several facets IPV survivor well-being, such as mental health, economic stability, food security, and resilience. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with survivors IPV. Qualitative data collected variables related to The findings this suggest that while intimate partner violence (IPV) face a variety challenges posed by (e.g., employment, income, etc.), they identify themselves resilient. Our also show have faced...

10.1007/s12147-021-09292-5 article EN other-oa Gender Issues 2021-11-20

Crisis can easily sideline institutional commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion, even as it exacerbates inequalities by gender, race, class, other social locations. As members of the University Massachusetts, Amherst ADVANCE-IT team, we were alert disparate impacts Covid-19 pandemic on caregiving faculty, often women, communities color. We partnered with university leadership who, at highest levels, recognized importance well deeply engaged faculty union. Our immediate efforts have...

10.5399/osu/advjrnl.2.2.1 article EN ADVANCE Journal 2020-01-01

10.18848/2152-7857/cgp/v08i01/31-50 article EN The International Journal of Sport and Society 2017-01-01

Intimate partner violence (IPV) and food security are two leading public health issues that disproportionately impact women in the United States. Despite this connection, relationship between IPV has been relatively unexplored. While is a known factor increased well-being, it not often explicitly included care for survivors. As part of larger study on survivors domestic who receiving services from sexual assault agency Southern States, we analysed participant responses (n = 26) to various...

10.1111/hsc.14064 article EN Health & Social Care in the Community 2022-10-17

Despite much research on the immediate disparate impacts of COVID-19 faculty members, less work considers longer-term disparities. We examine continuing pandemic effects equity and inclusion. Survey data from before (2018) after (2022) acute period show a significant decline in faculty’s feelings inclusion, controlling for gender caregiving status, race, sexuality, rank, field. On average, feel that campus life has gotten worse since pandemic. Controlling demographic variables, with health...

10.31235/osf.io/3qcu4 preprint EN 2024-06-27

Abstract Western voices from publications predominantly in English dominate conversations surrounding knowledge production, consumption, and dissemination, which turn shapes social policy. To achieve feminist epistemological frameworks that many academic espouse, we call for are accessible equitable not only academics, but also community partners activists. ensure a role diverse voices, must remove language barriers prioritize viewpoints. Feminist scholars poised to advance the contemporary...

10.1093/sp/jxab044 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Social Politics International Studies in Gender State & Society 2021-10-22

As universities grapple with institutional change that tackles gendered and sexual violence, feminist academic leadership is crucial to effecting change. We use as a case example the Center for Gender in Global Context (GenCen) at Michigan State University explore opportunities limitations of administrators leading campus movements challenging sexist, racist heteronormative cultures university crisis. aim contribute emerging literature on organisations place it into dialogue everyday world...

10.53841/bpspowe.2019.2.2.44 article EN Psychology of Women and Equalities Section Review 2019-01-01
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