Category: Discrimination and Prejudice

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 …

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 …

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 …

Investigating Potential Disparities in Clinical Trial Eligibility and Enrollment at an NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Cancer Medicine (2023) Authors: Monica Patel, Jennifer Shah, Floyd John Brinley IV, Paul Abrahamse, Christine Veenstra, Anne Schott Abstract: Although barriers to trial accrual are well-reported, few studies have explored trial eligibility and trial offers as potential drivers of disparities in cancer clinical trial enrollment. We identified patients with gastrointestinal (GI) or head/neck (HN) malignancies who were seen as new patients …

Are Those All My Options? Evaluating Oncologists’ Communication Strategies in Treatment and Clinical Trial Discussions by Race and Gender

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Supportive Care in Cancer (2025) Authors: Monica Arun Patel, Samantha Vuong, Bonyan Qudah, Noelle K LoConte, Narjust Florez, Jennifer M Weiss, Earlise Ward, Fauzia Hollnagel, Michael C Matthews, Toby C Campbell Abstract: Increasing patient enrollment and promoting equity in trial participation are essential to improving cancer care outcomes. Physicians play a crucial role in decision-making, making it important to understand communication strategies used by oncologists when …

Reduced Racial Disparity in Receipt of Optimal Locoregional Treatment for Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer

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PLOS One (2023). Authors: Hasan Nadeem, John A. Romley, Shaneda Warren Andersen Abstract: Racial disparities in breast cancer treatment contribute to Black women having the worst breast cancer survival rates in the U.S. We investigated whether differences in receipt of optimal locoregional treatment (OLT), defined as receipt of mastectomy, breast-conserving surgery, or no surgery when contraindicated, …

Self-Stigma of Incarceration and Its Impact on Health and Community Integration

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Criminal Behavior and Mental Health (2024) Authors: Chelsea E. Brehmer, Sang Qin, Brigette C. Young, and David R. Strauser Abstract: Individuals returning to the wider community from incarceration face many re-entry barriers, including stigmatising beliefs regarding past criminal record, that have impact on health and re-entry. Understanding the development and impact of self-stigma on health can …

Addressing Weight in Primary Care: Perspectives of African American Young Adults with Serious Mental Illness

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Journal of Human Services Scholarship and Interprofessional Collaboration (2024) Authors: Sang Qin, Lindsay Sheehan, Janis Sayer, and Kristin S. Williams Abstract: Young adults with serious mental illness (SMI) experience disproportionate rates of physical illness. Morbidity and mortality are even worse for young African Americans with SMI, especially those who are overweight. Primary care physicians (PCPs) …

Scale Validation and Attributional Analysis of Public Stigma in Early-Pandemic COVID-19

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American Journal of Health Promotion (2024) Authors: Sang Qin, Carla Kundert, Carlo Vittorio Palermo, Reshma Rolle, Esha Raut, and Lindsay Sheehan Abstract: To test the validity of a COVID-19 public stigma scale and an attributional model of stigma during the early stages of the pandemic. We administered a cross-sectional survey that included scales related to COVID-19 …

Engaging White Parents to Address Their White children’s Racial Biases in the Black-White Context

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Child Development (2023) Authors: Katharine E. Scott, Tory L. Ash, Bailey Immel, MaKayla A. Liebeck, Patricia G. Devine, and Kristin Shutts Abstract: Multiple studies (n = 1065 parents, 625 females, 437 males, 3 nonbinary, 99.06% White; n =  80, 5 to 7-year-old children, 35 girls, 45 boys, 87.50% White; data collection September 2017–January 2021) investigated White …