Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities (2024) Authors: Zoe Walts, Lisa Parlato, Ronni Brent, Qiuyin Cai, Mark Steinwandel, Wei Zheng, Shaneda Warren Andersen Abstract: Obesity may increase colorectal cancer (CRC) risk through mechanisms of increased inflammation. Although BMI is the most …
Marginalized Groups
Vitamin D-related Genetic Variants and Prostate Cancer Risk in Black Men
Cancer Epidemiology (2025) Authors: Tracy M Layne, Joseph H Rothstein, Xiaoyu Song, Shaneda Warren Andersen, Emma K T Benn, Weiva Sieh, Robert J Klein Abstract: The relationship between vitamin D and prostate cancer has primarily been characterized among White men. Black …
Lower Neighborhood-Level Socioeconomic Status Is Associated with Lower Colorectal Cancer Screening Uptake in the Southern Community Cohort Study
Cancer Prevention Research (Philadelphia) (2025) Authors: Lauren Giurini, Ronald E Gangnon, Amy Trentham-Dietz, Wei Zheng, Loren Lipworth, Harvey J Murff, Mark Steinwandel, Jennifer Weiss, Shaneda Warren Andersen Abstract: Colorectal cancer is highly preventable with timely screening, but screening modalities are widely underused, especially …
IDS-Funded Research Project Aims to Reduce Barriers to Care for Sexual Assault Survivors with Marginalized Identities
Research funded by an IDS Seed Grant is seeking to better understand and reduce gaps in access to post-assault care for people with marginalized identities. The project was led by IDS Affiliates Kate Walsh …
How African Americans With Severe Mental Illness and Trauma Experience Diet and Exercise
Journal of Human Services (2023) Authors: Lindsay Sheehan, Janis Sayer, Mariyam Siddiqi, Sang Qin, and LaToya Glover Abstract: African Americans have a higher prevalence of obesity and obesity-related diseases than other racial/ethnic groups; among persons with …
Self-Stigma’s Effect on Psychosocial Functioning Among People With Mental Illness
Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease (2023) Authors: Sang Qin, Patrick Corrigan, Maria Margaglione, and Andrew Smith Abstract: Consequences of self-stigma exhibit a four-step regressive model from being aware of public stigma, to agreeing with …
Weight Self-Efficacy and Recovery Among African-Americans With Serious Mental Illness and High Body Weight
Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease (2023) Authors: Patrick W. Corrigan, Katherine Nieweglowski, Sang Qin, Lindsay Sheehan, Rebecca Puhl, and Sai Snigdha Talluri Abstract: Many African-Americans with serious mental illness fail to engage in evidence-based programs …
Uni- vs. Multi-dimensional: A Bifactor Factor Structure of the Self-Stigma Scale-Short (SSS-S) Among U.S. Adults with Psychiatric Disabilities
Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal (2023) Authors: Deyu Pan, Zachary A. Babb, Wilson J. Brown, Sang Qin, and Jennifer Sánchez Abstract: This study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the English version of the Self-Stigma Scale-Short (SSS-S), …
Self-Stigma of Incarceration and Its Impact on Health and Community Integration
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 …
Exploring the Relationship Between Courtesy Stigma and Life Satisfaction Among Caregivers of Youth with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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 …