Category: 2024

A Hidden Barrier to Diversification? Performance Recognition Penalties for Incumbent Workers in Male-Dominated Occupations

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American Sociological Review  (2024) Authors: Jirs Meuris and Jennifer Merluzzi Abstract: Responding to persistent gender inequity, organizations have adopted diversity initiatives to promote women’s representation in traditionally male-dominated occupations. Although studies have identified challenges to these initiatives for women entering occupations, we uncover a performance recognition penalty for incumbent workers originating from the process of occupational …

Gender Differences in the Form and Function of Naturally Occurring Smiles

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Psychology (2024) Authors: Zoe Hansen, Paula Niedenthal, Jared Martin, and Adrienne Wood Abstract: Through their nuanced ability to reinforce, reassure, and judge, smiles accomplish many tasks in daily interactions. Do male- and female-identifying individuals use these smiles equally? Although American women smile more often than men overall, it is possible that gender differences in smile behavior are more …

Public Health Nurse Partnerships to Advance Environmental Justice and Heart Health in a Black Community

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Environmental Justice (2024) Authors: Jessica LeClair, Fatih Kunkul, Hannah Olson-Williams, Rose Fredrickson, Sarah Hughes, Katie Peterson, Palee Yang, and Linda D. Oakley Abstract: There is a robust correlation between environmental exposures and unjust cardiovascular outcomes among Black populations. Community-based public health nurses (CBPHNs) can effectively implement environmental justice interventions to promote heart health. A collaboration of interdisciplinary researchers and CBPHNs aimed …

Explaining Course Enrollment Gaps in High School: Examination of Gender-Imbalance in the Applied Sciences

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Educational Policy (2024) Authors: Jennifer Freeman, Michael Gottfried, Taylor Odle Abstract: Federal policy in the United States has urged high schools to expand offerings in career and technical education (CTE) coursework to address persistent gender inequities in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medical (STEMM) fields. Unfortunately, gender composition in engineering and health sciences CTE enrollment is …

Engaging Community Doulas with a Remote Postpartum Hypertension Program for Black Persons: A Qualitative Study

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American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology (2024) Authors: Elizabeth Albert, Megan Knutson Sinaise, Tia Murray, Nicole Thomas, Kathleen Wannemuehler, Susan Passmore, Kara K. Hoppe Abstract: Perform a qualitative assessment of the postpartum (PP) person’s experiences with addition of a community-based doula in an existing remote patient monitoring (RPM) program for PP hypertension (HTN).Qualitative study to explore Black PP person’s experience with …

“My Blood, You Know, My Biology Being out There…”: Consent and Participant Control of Biological Samples

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Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics (2024) Authors: Susan Racine Passmore, Abigail Gerbitz, Gregory R. Hancock, Laura Evans, Gina Green-Harris, Dorothy Farrar Edwards, Tyson Jackson, and Stephen B. Thomas Abstract: The widespread and persistent underrepresentation of groups experiencing health disparities in research involving biospecimens is a barrier to scientific knowledge and advances in health equity. To ensure that all groups have the opportunity to participate in research …

Just Research: Evaluation Findings of an Educational Program to Promote Inclusive Research Among Investigators and Research Staff

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Journal of Clinical and Translational Science (2024) Authors: Susan Racine Passmore, Gina Green-Harris, Peter Kirschmann, Amarette Filut, Katrina Phelps, Mariana Garcia, Dorothy Farrar Edwards Abstract: Educational opportunities for investigators and staff to promote inclusive research practices are a critical piece of the effort to increase diversity in study participation and promote health equity. However, few …

Race- and Gender-Specific Associations Between Neighborhood-Level Socioeconomic Status and Body Mass Index: Evidence from the Southern Community Cohort Study

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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2023) Authors: Lauren Giurini, Loren Lipworth, Harvey J. Murff, Wei Zheng, Shaneda Warren Andersen Abstract: Obesity and a low socioeconomic status (SES), measured at the neighborhood level, are more common among Americans of Black race and with a low individual-level SES. We examined the association between the …

Racial Disparities in Colorectal Cancer Clinicopathological and Molecular Tumor Characteristics: A Systematic Review

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Cancer Causes & Control (2024) Authors: Thomas Lawler, Lisa Parlato, Shaneda Warren Andersen Abstract: African Americans have the highest colorectal cancer (CRC) mortality of all racial groups in the USA, which may relate to differences in healthcare access or advanced stage at diagnosis. Recent evidence indicates that differences in tumor characteristics may also underlie disparities …

Feasibility of Precision Smoking Treatment in a Low-Income Community Setting: Results of a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial in The Southern Community Cohort Study

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Addiction Science & Clinical Practice (2024) Authors: Scott S. Lee, Nicole Senft Everson, Maureen Sanderson, Rebecca Selove, William J. Blot, Stephen King, Karen Gilliam, Suman Kundu, Mark Steinwandel, Sarah J. Sternlieb, Qiuyin Cai, Shaneda Warren Andersen, Debra L. Friedman, Erin Connors Kelly, Mary Kay Fadden, Matthew S. Freiberg, Quinn S. Wells, Juan Canedo, Rachel F. Tyndale, Robert P. Young, Raewyn J. Hopkins, Hilary A. Tindle Abstract: The feasibility of precision smoking treatment in socioeconomically disadvantaged …