A5027768624- Gun Ownership and Violence Research
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Public Health Policies and Education
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
- Policing Practices and Perceptions
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Higher Education Learning Practices
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Sex and Gender in Healthcare
- Parental Involvement in Education
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Disaster Response and Management
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
University of Maryland, College Park
2015-2025
University of Maryland, Baltimore
2020-2025
American Society For Engineering Education
2024
Mechanical Design (Slovakia)
2024
University of South Alabama
2024
University of Alabama
2024
Prince George's Hospital Center
2016
Despite being high risk for post-traumatic stress disorder, Black men survivors of gun violence, and particularly young aged 18-24, seldom participate in mental health services after injury. The aim this study was to identify barriers participation population. Over a 2-year period, 1 hour-long focus group conducted with three counselors the local hospital-based violence intervention program 21 individual, semistructured in-depth interviews were held who hospitalized firearm-related All...
Violent injury is a leading cause of death and disability among young Black men, with the highest rates occurring in low-income urban populations. Hospital-based violence intervention programs (HVIPs) offer promising opportunity to address biopsychosocial factors that adversely affect this population. However, there are major gaps between needs male survivors violent forms care provided by HVIPs. Patient-centered outcomes research provides useful mode inquiry develop strategies decrease...
For hospital-based violence intervention programs (HVIPs), gun and the treatment of firearm-related injuries for male survivors require a sui generis network team members that includes physicians, caseworkers, mental health care providers, specialists (VIS). The VIS can play vital part in success HVIPs, but there is no published literature about roles, functions, best practices this position. A case study conducted at Capital Region Violence Intervention Program, an emerging HVIP University...
Abstract Recent high‐profile incidents involving the deadly application of force in United States sparked worldwide protests and renewed scrutiny police practices as well relations between officers minoritized communities. In this report, we consider inappropriate use by from perspective behavioral social science inquiry related to aggression, violence, intergroup relations. We examine context research on modern policing critical race theory offer five recommendations suggested contemporary...
We conducted a review of studies on the effects hospital-based violence intervention programs (HVIPs) subsequent involvement in as victim or perpetrator that included nontreated control group. identified seven randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and six observational studies. Most HVIPs evaluated relied principally credible messengers to engage potential participants intensive case management provide social services. Evidence linkage community was lacking. RCTs most robust showed some...
In the United States, rates of fatal and nonfatal firearm injuries differ substantially by race sex, with Black men being more likely than any other group to be shot. Many people who survive a gunshot wound have complex physical, psychological, social challenges during their recovery. Public health programs, including hospital-based violence intervention programs (HVIPs), been designed reduce likelihood reinjury for participants support well-being. However, little is known about how receive...
This article examines the role of African American uncle as a vital yet overlooked form social support and capital in lives adolescent male sons living single-female-headed households. Research rarely affective roles functions men Black families; moreover, poor urban youth are typically portrayed monolithic homogeneous group who lack positive relationships with their biological fathers. The absence these has been correlated to numerous problems for youth—specifically, delinquency violent...
Quantitative studies have uncovered factors associated with early violent death among youth offenders detained in the juvenile justice system, but little is known about contextual pathways to youths adult jails. We interviewed young Black male serious an jail understand their experience of violence. Their narratives reveal how code street, informal rules that govern interpersonal violence poor inner-city youths, increases likelihood victimization. Youth jails lowest rate service provision...
Mental health challenges, substance use disorders, and HIV/AIDS disproportionately affect Black people in correctional settings. Culturally responsive practice equitable policy is predicated upon research that explores the burden, prevalence, mortality of these public concerns on social well-being African Americans setting. This paper has three sections: (1) mental health; (2) abuse; (3) HIV/AIDS. Each section summarizes current treatment issues unique to settings, provides recommendations...
Research indicates that inner-city neighborhood effects are correlated with school dropout, substance abuse, crime, violence, homicide, HIV risk related behaviors, and incarceration for adolescent African American males. Parents of males face many challenges as they try to keep their children safe in high-risk neighborhoods. often use multiple parenting approaches improve the life chances opportunities this vulnerable population youth. This chapter elaborates on concept exile. Exile is a...
Social media provides scholars with important portals into the lives of marginalized communities and movements organized to combat issues race racism in society. However, how incorporate seemingly unwieldy amount social data for research our fields can pose challenges further clarify people navigate world it, but also they organize push change equality. In what follows, authors discuss be used enhance studies black reflection burgeoning Black Lives Matter movement on such as gun violence,...
A number of studies reveal a strong linkage between SC use and avoiding positiveurine creens. Despite this work given the high rates criminal justice supervision among Black men in U.S., little is known about usage under supervision. In-depth qualitative interviews were conducted with 11 justicesupervision treated by an urban ED for violent injury. Themes that emerged from analysis include 1) prevalence use, 2)health literacy, 3) availability costs, 4) negative side effects, 5) Criminal...
An impressive array of literature acknowledges the role family members, friends, neighbors, and community institutions as rich resources social capital which poor African American parents utilize in collective socialization their children. How access, mobilize, deploy community-based resource-deprived communities for benefit children has been well documented. Yet, little is known about challenges face raising troubled youth, particularly boys, when they are unable to generate within network...
Although much of the literature on desistance has focused late adolescence and early adulthood, little is known about how delinquent adolescent African-American males develop strategies to desist from youth crime violence during mid-early adolescence. Furthermore, there are few qualitative studies which examine black male use negotiate neighborhood code street. This paper explores why some choose maintain distal relationships or acquaintanceships with peers as a safety strategy rather than...