A5025601686- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Sex work and related issues
- Reproductive tract infections research
- Topic Modeling
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
- Digital Storytelling and Education
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Media Influence and Health
- Cardiac Health and Mental Health
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Expert finding and Q&A systems
- Viral-associated cancers and disorders
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Emory University
2016-2024
University of Vermont
2024
Yale University
2024
Government of Malaysia
2022
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
2022
University of Connecticut
2022
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
2022
University of Florida
2014-2022
Kent State University
2022
Duke University
2021
Objectives Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has burgeoned into a pandemic that highlights the countless social and health disparities have existed in Black communities within United States for centuries. Recent epidemiological data show are being disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, resulting higher morbidity mortality rates compared to other racial ethnic groups. For women particular, long-standing history of systemic racism marginalization resulted increased vulnerability...
Despite the high efficacy of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in preventing HIV acquisition, PrEP uptake among Black cisgender women remains low. Our qualitative study assessed women’s perspectives, attitudes, and acceptability towards PrEP, addition to exploring PrEP-related facilitators, barriers access health care staff. This was conducted ascertain data inform development our prevention app—Savvy HER—which is being designed for women. findings indicated that had low levels misconceptions,...
Prior research shows that male intercollegiate athletes are at risk for perpetrating sexual violence. Whether this extends to recreational has not been explored. This study assessed associations between attitudes toward women, rape myth acceptance, and prevalence of coercion among 379 male, undergraduate non-athletes. Our analyses showed significant differences the responses non-athletes all dependent variables, on women coercion. Controlling acceptance traditional gender role eliminated in
Consistent use of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), a biomedical intervention for HIV seronegative persons, has been shown to significantly decrease acquisition. Black women are viable population segment consider PrEP as their incidence is overwhelmingly higher than all other groups.
Background: Racial disparities are evident in maternal morbidity and mortality rates globally. Black women more likely to die from pregnancy childbirth than any other race or ethnicity. This leaves one of the largest gaps women’s health date. Objectives: mHealth interventions that connect with soon after discharge may assist individualizing formalizing support for mothers early postpartum period. To aid developing an application, mothers’ perspectives were examined. Design: Utilizing...
As chatbots become increasingly integrated into everyday tasks, designing systems that accommodate diverse user populations is crucial for fostering trust, engagement, and inclusivity. This study investigates the ability of contemporary Large Language Models (LLMs) to generate African American Vernacular English (AAVE) evaluates impact AAVE usage on experiences in chatbot applications. We analyze performance three LLM families (Llama, GPT, Claude) producing AAVE-like utterances at varying...
One of the tenets qualitative research is emphasis and honoring participants’ own words as generative meaning knowledge; yet it rare to hear actual voices participants in a presentation or text. Qualitative dissemination has relied on dense transcribed text; these “mountains words” do not lend themselves space limitations academic journals condensed visual elements such summary charts, tables, graphs. Technological advancements have potential revolutionize efforts, especially for research....
The Health Belief Model (HBM) has been widely used as a framework to explain health behaviors in diverse populations, but little HBM research focused on HIV-infected women and their increased risks for cervical cancer. We Champion's Self-Efficacy scales assess relationships between Pap test adherence constructs of the among 300 women. In addition, we assessed relationship HPV cancer knowledge key concepts. Participants reported low levels regarding risk HPV. They perceived lower personal...
In the United States (U.S.), Black women in perinatal period disproportionately experience higher rates of mental health challenges like anxiety and postpartum depression. Digital platforms present promising opportunities for support. However, extent to which these tools are being adopted satisfying needs amongst is underexplored. To address this gap, we surveyed 101 pregnant U.S. Despite prior work showing low utilization services women, our results show more than half participants using...
The emergence of widely accessible artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots such as ChatGPT presents unique opportunities and challenges in public health self-education. This study examined simulations with for its use education sexual Black women, specifically HIV prevention and/or PrEP use. research questions guiding the are follows: (a) does information offers about differ based on stated race? (b) how could this relatively new platform inform women educating themselves behaviors, diagnoses,...
Black women are an important but relatively overlooked at-risk group in HIV prevention efforts. Although there is aggregate decline of diagnoses among the United States, persistent disparate rates new infections compared to any other cisgender female subgroup. Strategies end epidemic-as outlined Ending Epidemic initiative-for all communities must consider messaging and message delivery mediums that created with community input. mobile health (mHealth) a popular platform for delivering...
Abstract Black women are essential to ending the HIV epidemic in United States; yet prevention, access, testing, and structural racism affect how disproportionately affects them. Limited public health research focuses on attending Historically Colleges Universities (HBCUs) ability address such as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake. PrEP is a once-daily oral pill used prevent transmission has suboptimal uptake within community. This generic qualitative descriptive analysis identifies...
HIV prevention interventions can help college students engage in safe sexual behaviors. We used the Information, Motivation, Behavioral Skills model to frame four focus group discussions with Black women (n = 32) attending a historically college/university or traditional university understand their needs. Participants wanted clear information about sexually transmitted infections/HIV and access contraception. Motivators for practicing sex were related cultural religious expectations, desire...
Current measures of unintended pregnancy underestimate the co-occurring, complex set social, cultural, economic and structural factors that influence how women interpret pregnancy. The purpose this study was to prospectively explore young adult US-born Latinas' thoughts, feelings beliefs about pregnancy, specifically pregnancies sociocultural identified as contributors those beliefs. In-depth interviews (n = 20) were conducted with US-born, English-speaking Latinas aged 18–25 years in south...