A5004633481- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Community Health and Development
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
- Race, Genetics, and Society
- Cancer Risks and Factors
- Aging and Gerontology Research
- Gun Ownership and Violence Research
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Estrogen and related hormone effects
Columbia University
2022-2025
University of Michigan
2023
Massachusetts General Hospital
2021-2022
Johns Hopkins University
2022
Harvard University
2021-2022
University of California, Los Angeles
2019-2020
University of California System
2020
California Wellness Foundation
2016
Consortium of Universities for Global Health
2015
Abstract There have been over 100 years of literature discussing the deleterious influence racism on health. Much describes as a driver social determinants health, such housing, employment, income, and education. More recently, increased attention has given to measuring structural nature system that advantages one racialized group others rather than solely relying individual acknowledgement racism. Despite these advances, there is still need for methodological analytical approaches...
Abstract Lack of trust in biomedical research, government, and health care systems, especially among racial/ethnic minorities under-resourced communities, is a longstanding issue rooted social injustice. The COVID-19 pandemic has further highlighted existing socioeconomic inequities increased the urgency for solutions to provide access timely, culturally, linguistically appropriate evidence-based information about COVID-19; ultimately promote vaccine uptake. California’s statewide alliance...
Policy Points Despite decades of research exposing health disparities between populations and communities in the US, equity goals remain largely unfulfilled. We argue these failures call for applying an lens way we approach data systems, from collection analysis to interpretation distribution. Hence, requires equity. There is notable federal interest policy changes investments improve With this, outline opportunities align with by improving are engaged how population collected, analyzed,...
Introduction: Older adults racialized as Black experience higher rates of dementia than those White. Structural racism produces socioeconomic challenges, described by artist Marvin Gaye "hang ups, let downs, bad breaks, setbacks" that likely contribute to disparities. Robust literature suggests factors may also be key resiliencies.
Abstract We explored state-level indicators of structural racism on internalizing symptoms depressive affect among US adolescents. merged 16 with 2015-19 Monitoring the Future surveys (n = 41 258) examining associations loneliness, self-esteem, self-derogation, and using regression analyses. Students racialized as Black in states bans food stamp eligibility temporary assistance for drug felony conviction had 1.37 times odds high (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.01-1.89) compared to students...
Institutional racism is a set of practices and policies that disadvantage individuals not part societies' dominant groups.In academic health centers (AHCs), institutional mediates structural racism; it embedded in policies, clinical practice, professional training, biomedical research.Measuring AHCs at the individual, intra-organizational, extra-organizational levels renders visible how mediate by implementing unfairly treat minority groups.To claim one AMA PRA Category 1 Credit TM for CME...
Abstract INTRODUCTION With the rapid expansion of aging population, burden Alzheimer's disease related dementias (ADRD) is anticipated to increase in racialized and minoritized groups who are at disproportionately higher risk. To date, research emphasis has been on further characterizing existence racial disparities ADRD through comparisons as White that assumed be normative. Much literature this comparison insinuates experience poorer outcomes due genetics, culture, and/or health behaviors....
Abstract Introduction Racism has deleterious effects on general health, including sleep health. Higher interpersonal discrimination is associated with lower duration and poorer quality (i.e., poor sleep) in adults who are racialized as Black. Proposed mechanisms between among those Black include the stress of anticipating, ruminating over, or otherwise mentally preparing for future racist experiences. With accumulating racial across life course, experiences may be sleep, but that association...
Menstrual cycle characteristics are largely considered unmodifiable reproductive factors, a framing that prevents exploration of the ways structural factors interfere with menstrual health. Given role like healthy food and healthcare access on health grave need for interventions to known disparities disproportionately target cisgender women racialized as Black, it is imperative science begin examine how influence To explore such research, we employ critical race theory intersectionality...
Stress leads to poor self-rated health for many black women because of racial and economic discrimination which results in psychological distress restricted access resources. Resilience factors such as self-care may be able buffer the impact stress; however, role reducing effect stress on has not been explored. Self-care involves utilization self-awareness agency seek remedy imbalance sustain equilibrium. Despite anecdotal exploration these factors, there a systematic investigation whether...
Objective Discrimination in the lives of Black women often leads to maladaptive coping strategies that negatively influence health. Self-care encompasses practices promote well-being; however, little is known about how conceptualize and practice self-care.Design This article reports qualitative findings from 10 semi-structured interviews conducted with subject-matter experts (SMEs) throughout US. There were eight individual SMEs who provided self-care services/content other two group SME...
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the adverse influence of structural racism and discrimination experienced by historically marginalized communities (e.g., Black, Latino/a/x, Indigenous, transgender people). Structural contributes to trauma-induced health behaviors, increasing exposure restricting access testing vaccination. This intersection multiple disadvantages a negative impact on mental these communities, interventions addressing collective healing are needed in general context...
Psychometrics is a branch of psychology concerned with the measurement mental attributes, behavior, and performance, in addition to design analysis tests other instruments. The origins this field are rooted explorations 18th century scientists capturing phenomena empirical ways. Less discussed use assessments validate racialization, which thrusts persons racialized as Black into early discourse on psychometrics. Scholars, scientists, psychometricians have long engaged psychometrics providing...