A5073356295- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Public Health Policies and Education
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- Art Therapy and Mental Health
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Anesthesia and Pain Management
- Comics and Graphic Narratives
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Pain Management and Opioid Use
- Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
Emory University
2020-2025
Novem (Netherlands)
2024
Access to Wholistic and Productive Living Institute
2024
AID Atlanta
2023
Addressing threats to the nursing and public health workforce, while also strengthening skills of current future workers, requires programmatic solutions. Training programs should be guided by frameworks, which leverage expertise leadership, partnerships, integrate ongoing evaluation.
This education-focused study examined changes in nursing students' knowledge and attitudes towards responding to opioid-involved overdoses following participation trainings delivered using remote learning modalities.This pre-post outcomes among 17 students.Participants completed the Opioid Overdose Attitude Scale Knowledge assess knowledge, respectively. Trainings were two separate groups, one via virtual reality immersive video another over conferencing.Attitude scores increased by an...
Black transgender women face nearly universal exposure to violence. Coping behaviors among cisgender who have survived violence are well delineated; however, there relatively few studies examining coping strategies for women. The purpose of this qualitative study was identify and characterize employed by (from Baltimore, MD Washington, DC metropolitan areas) following an experience Secondary data analysis conducted using framework explore narratives 19 Themes regarding avoidant approach were...
The study objective was to explore the preliminary efficacy of trauma-sensitive yoga compared cognitive processing therapy (CPT) for women Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) related military sexual trauma (MST) in a pilot randomized control trial (RCT). We then these results published interim subsequent full-scale RCT.The analytic sample included (N = 41) PTSD MST accessing healthcare southeastern Affairs Health Care System. majority were African American, non-Hispanic (80.5...
Introduction Over 50 years of approaching drug use from the “War on Drugs” has led to ignoring systemic structural and social determinants health, enforced stigma, damaging stereotypes people who drugs or are labeled as “drug-seeking,” sorely failed support those needing assistance. On philosophy harm reduction power People often disenfranchised pathologized by being “a addict,” which then serves a rationalization for mistreatment healthcare providers. This is in opposition harm-reduction...
The opioid epidemic was declared a national public health emergency in 2017. In Georgia, standing orders for the antagonist, naloxone, have been implemented to reduce mortality from overdoses. Service industry workers Atlanta, inner-city community of Little Five Points (L5P) access potentially expanding overdose rescue efforts setting. To explore issues facing L5P, our research brings together qualitative descriptive inquiry, ethnography, community-based research, advisory board, and local...
Abstract Objectives In response to a surge of drug overdoses involving polysubstance use among Atlanta service industry workers that resulted in the deaths five people area summer 2021, local community harm reductionists and nurses organized opioid education naloxone distribution (OEND) training sessions specifically customized for Atlanta. After sessions, asked attendants participate study concerning their overdoses. The reason conducted was determine efficacy OEND adapted those working...
Background: Violent victimization and substance use are higher among sexual minority cisgender women (SMCW) than heterosexual women. Unknown, however, is how polyvictimization—experiencing multiple types of violent victimization—affects SMCW. Purpose/Objectives: This study explores the relationship between polyvictimization a small sample Methods: An exploratory secondary data analysis was conducted on from convenience 115 SMCW currently in relationships (70.4% lesbian, 73.9% non-Hispanic...
Background: The increased contamination of illicit drugs with fentanyl in the United States drug market has contributed to escalating mortality from overdose. Leisure and hospitality service industry workers are encountering opioid-triggered overdoses their workplaces, such as restaurants bars. Consequently, this increases need for overdose education naloxone distribution (OEND) training, which been limited. We aimed describe experiences among an workplace. Methods: conducted in-depth...
Seventeen percent of individuals in the United States live with substance use disorder (SUD). Nursing curricula may not adequately address SUD, and stigma can impact care. This project aimed to measure toward people SUD among nursing students. Surveys were administered prelicensure Stigma was measured using Opening Minds Provider Attitudes Toward Opioid-Use Scale. Students asked about personal experience perceived adequacy SUD-related curricula. A total 193 students participated. The mean...
The opioid epidemic has increasingly been recognized as a public health issue and challenged our current legal, social, ethical beliefs regarding drug use. not only impacts persons who use drugs, but also those around them, including people do expect to witness an overdose. For example, in the commercial district of Little 5 Points, Atlanta, GA, many service industry workers have become de facto responders overdoses when person experiences opioid-involved overdose their place employment. To...
Purposeful peer facilitation is a key ingredient for successful Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL). The model has successfully been applied in several different contexts, and can have profound effect on individual, community, societal change. Effective Peer Leaders must learn to create space, understand address social determinants of learning, nourish the potential peers. Herein, we describe attributes effective Leaders, discuss application various settings across domains, provide recommendations...