Stigma and Health (2024) Authors: Jeong-Eun Lee, Sang Qin, Jinhee Park, and Melissa Ivins-Lukse Abstract: Family caregivers for youth with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDDs) frequently confront challenges extending beyond the management of psychological, physical, cognitive, and …
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Addressing Weight in Primary Care: Perspectives of African American Young Adults with Serious Mental Illness
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 …
Scale Validation and Attributional Analysis of Public Stigma in Early-Pandemic COVID-19
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 …
Does Subsidized Housing Prevent Health Decline and 2-Year Mortality Among Low-Income Older Renters?
The Gerontologist (2024) Authors: Meghan Jenkins Morales and Stephanie A. Robert Abstract: A growing number of older adults in the United States need subsidized housing, but only 36% of eligible households receive assistance. The purpose …
Diversity Science Podcast: Bridget Goosby on How Experiencing Racism Impacts Physical Health
In this episode, Dr. Bridget Goosby of the University of Texas at Austin talks with Dr. Angela Byars-Winston about her work to better understand how experiencing racism and discrimination impacts a person’s physical health. They …
International Perspectives on Lesbian Psychology
Journal of Lesbian Studies (2023) Authors: Ella Ben Hagai and Christine R. Starr Abstract: Researchers from the Philippines, Mexico, Italy, Germany, Chile, Canada, Brazil, China, and the US shed new light on important questions in lesbian psychology while …
How Attributes of Place Threaten Community Trust in the American South: Opportunities for Improving Pandemic-Related Communication
Journal of Health Communication (2023) Authors: Lauren A. Cafferty, Lillie D. Williamson, LaKesha N. Anderson, Samantha R. Jones, Justin X. Moore, Reginald D. Benson Jr, Ebony B. Whisenant, Candace Clinton, Nikeshia Lashaundra Lawson, and Christy …
Education, Trust, and Likelihood to Vaccinate Against COVID-19 Among Patients with Diabetes in the American South
Patient Education & Counseling (2023) Authors: Christy J.W. Ledford, Zachary Harrison, Tao Li Stein, Sandya V. Vikram, Lillie D. Williamson, Grant C. Whitebloom, Dean A. Seehusen Abstract: The purpose of this study was to explain the …
The Roles of Social Media Use and Medical Mistrust in Black Americans’ COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: The RISP Model Perspective
Health Communication (2023) Authors: Soya Nah, Lillie D. Williamson, Lee Ann Kahlor, Lucy Atkinson, Sean J. Upshaw and Jean-Louis Ntang-Beb Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges to healthcare and public health messaging in the …
COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Cameroon: The Role of Medical Mistrust and Social Media Use
Journal of Health Communication (2025) Authors: Soya Nah, Lillie D. Williamson, Lee Ann Kahlor, Lucy Atkinson, Jean-Louis Ntang-Beb and Sean J. Upshaw Abstract: Most African countries report low COVID-19 vaccination rates (Msellati et al., 2022; …