2024
Hunger strikes and force feeding in detention: Clinical and ethical challenges.
Molina F, Sayeed S, Andrews JJ, McKenzie KC. Hunger strikes and force feeding in detention: Clinical and ethical challenges. J Forensic Leg Med 2024, 105: 102706. PMID: 38878761, DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2024.102706.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsPersecution as stigma-driven trauma: Social determinants, stigma, and violence in asylum seekers in the United States
McQuaid J, Mandavia A, Cassidy G, Silva M, Esmail K, Aragula S, Gamez G, McKenzie K. Persecution as stigma-driven trauma: Social determinants, stigma, and violence in asylum seekers in the United States. Social Science & Medicine 2024, 350: 116761. PMID: 38701637, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.116761.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAsylum seekersSocial determinants of healthExperiences of persecutionDeterminants of healthSocial determinantsForensic mental health evaluationsMental health evaluationUnited StatesExperience of traumatic stressLegal representationLegal definitionAsylum clinicsLegal frameworkExperiences of stigmaLegal declarationDocumented high ratesRetrospective file reviewSeeking asylumExperienced violenceAsylumEvent of traumaViolencePersecutionResults FindingsSeekers
2023
What constitutes a high-quality, comprehensive medico-legal asylum affidavit in the United States immigration context? A multi-sectoral consensus-building modified Delphi.
Hampton K, Mishori R, Forensic Asylum Evaluation Expert Group. What constitutes a high-quality, comprehensive medico-legal asylum affidavit in the United States immigration context? A multi-sectoral consensus-building modified Delphi. J Forensic Leg Med 2023, 96: 102513. PMID: 37104900, DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2023.102513.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2022
Asylum Medicine: A Clinician's Guide
McKenzie KC. Ed. Asylum Medicine: A Clinician's Guide. Springer Nature. Switzerland. 2022.BooksForensic Physical Evaluations of Asylum-Seeking Immigrants: A Case Example
Forensic Physical Evaluations of Asylum-Seeking Immigrants: A Case Example (Video) https://vimeo.com/693794247Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2021
Characteristics and scope of humanitarian relief forensic medical evaluations for immigrant children in the US
Rosenberg J, Edwards E, Wang KH, McKenzie KC, Asnes AG, Young J. Characteristics and scope of humanitarian relief forensic medical evaluations for immigrant children in the US. Journal Of Forensic And Legal Medicine 2021, 82: 102221. PMID: 34325082, DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2021.102221.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsForensic medical evaluationsHumanitarian reliefImmigrant childrenLegal aid organizationsRights of childrenUnaccompanied childrenAid organizationsCommon reported typeChild abuse pediatriciansBorder protectionUS CustomsFamily unitMedical evaluationForensic trainingNumber of childrenForensic evaluationTraining standardsAsylumCurrent trainingHealth professionalsRightsNationwide surveyScreening toolScopeChildrenSurviving violent, traumatic loss after severe political persecution: lessons from the evaluation of a Venezuelan asylum seeker
McQuaid JH, Silva MA, McKenzie KC. Surviving violent, traumatic loss after severe political persecution: lessons from the evaluation of a Venezuelan asylum seeker. BMJ Case Reports 2021, 14: e239025. PMID: 33758042, PMCID: PMC7993358, DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2020-239025.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesNew Haven nonprofits provide valuable safety net support
KC McKenzie. New Haven nonprofits provide valuable safety net support. New Haven Register. 2021Publications for non-academic audiencesBehind Closed Doors Abuse and Retaliation Against Hunger Strikers in U.S. Immigration Detention
American Civil Liberties Union and Physicians for Human Rights. Behind Closed Doors Abuse and Retaliation Against Hunger Strikers in U.S. Immigration Detention.https://www.aclu.org/report/report-behind-closed-doors-abuse-retaliation-against-hunger-strikers-us-immigration-detention?redirect=hungerstrikePeer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2020
Medical Evaluation of Asylum Seekers
McKenzie K. Medical Evaluation of Asylum Seekers. 2020, 303-310. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-47668-7_19.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLessons from Asylum Seekers: How Forensic Medical Evaluations Can Teach Us Things We Didn’t Learn in Medical School
McKenzie KC, Emery EH. Lessons from Asylum Seekers: How Forensic Medical Evaluations Can Teach Us Things We Didn’t Learn in Medical School. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2020, 36: 2121-2122. PMID: 32875493, PMCID: PMC8298660, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-020-06157-7.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersA Cruel COVID-19 Irony
McKenzie KC. A Cruel COVID-19 Irony. JAMA 2020, 324: 345-346. PMID: 32602892, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2020.11882.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersReleasing Migrants from Detention During the Covid-19 Pandemic
McKenzie KC, Mishori R. Releasing Migrants from Detention During the Covid-19 Pandemic. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2020, 35: 2765-2766. PMID: 32542498, PMCID: PMC7295322, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-020-05954-4.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersImportance of releasing asylum seekers from detention during the COVID pandemic.
Fox S and McKenzie KC. Importance of releasing asylum seekers from detention during the COVID pandemic. The Hill. 2020Publications for non-academic audiencesMedical Evaluation of Asylum Seekers
McKenzie KC. Medical Evaluation of Asylum Seekers. In: Annamalai A, Ed. Refugee Health Care. Second Edition. Springer Science and Business Media New York, NY. 2020.Books
2019
Evaluating the Impact of Student-run Asylum Clinics in the US from 2016-2018.
Sharp MB, Milewski AR, Lamneck C, McKenzie K. Evaluating the Impact of Student-run Asylum Clinics in the US from 2016-2018. Health And Human Rights 2019, 21: 309-323. PMID: 31885459, PMCID: PMC6927377.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTwelve tips for incorporating the study of human rights into medical education
McKenzie KC, Mishori R, Ferdowsian H. Twelve tips for incorporating the study of human rights into medical education. Medical Teacher 2019, 42: 871-879. PMID: 31314624, DOI: 10.1080/0142159x.2019.1623384.Peer-Reviewed Educational MaterialsAsylum Medicine: Standard and Best Practices.
Ferdowsian H, McKenzie K, Zeidan A. Asylum Medicine: Standard and Best Practices. Health And Human Rights 2019, 21: 215-225. PMID: 31239628, PMCID: PMC6586957.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsA gay Nigerian man’s journey to asylum in the USA
Nguyen M, Handoko R, Asabor E, McKenzie KC. A gay Nigerian man’s journey to asylum in the USA. BMJ Case Reports 2019, 12: e227637. PMID: 30954958, PMCID: PMC6453367, DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2018-227637.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsAsylum seekersDetention centersHuman rights obligationsQueer asylum seekersParticular social groupMental health evaluationRights obligationsAsylum evaluationsAsylum processFormal oversightAsylumExperiences of lesbianHome countryMan’s journeySeekersGayDetentionObligationsSocial groupsPersecutionLoud, Gray, and Arbitrary — The Compounding Trauma of Detention for Asylum Seekers
McKenzie KC. Loud, Gray, and Arbitrary — The Compounding Trauma of Detention for Asylum Seekers. New England Journal Of Medicine 2019, 380: 807-809. PMID: 30811908, DOI: 10.1056/nejmp1816400.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters