2024
Childcare in Crisis: Mental Health and the Preschool Expulsion Epidemic
Calcott L, Reid S, Gilliam W. Childcare in Crisis: Mental Health and the Preschool Expulsion Epidemic. 2024, 111-122. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-48627-2_7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAsian and Asian American early educators’ racial discrimination experiences and student well-being during COVID-19: A moderated mediation model
Zhang X, Zhang S, Zhang F, Liu T, Gilliam W, Cobanoglu A, Murray T. Asian and Asian American early educators’ racial discrimination experiences and student well-being during COVID-19: A moderated mediation model. Early Childhood Research Quarterly 2024, 69: s60-s70. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2024.05.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRacial discrimination experiencesPerceived helplessnessDiscrimination experiencesMental healthExperiences of racismResults of structural equation modelingModerated mediation modelSelf-report questionnairesMental health of AsiansBehavioral well-beingWell-beingStudent well-beingPerceived lack of self-efficacyStructural equation modelingMediation modelEarly educational experiencesWell-being issuesLack of self-efficacySelf-efficacyEarly educationHelplessnessEarly childhood educationAsian AmericansModerating effectEquation modeling
2022
Prevalence of Chronic Diseases, Depression, and Stress Among US Childcare Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Elharake JA, Shafiq M, Cobanoglu A, Malik AA, Klotz M, Humphries JE, Murray T, Patel KM, Wilkinson D, Yildirim I, Diaz R, Rojas R, Cohen A, Lee A, Omer SB, Gilliam WS. Prevalence of Chronic Diseases, Depression, and Stress Among US Childcare Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Preventing Chronic Disease 2022, 19: e61. PMID: 36137183, PMCID: PMC9541678, DOI: 10.5888/pcd19.220132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical health conditionsMental healthHealth conditionsChronic diseasesDepression ratesCOVID-19 pandemicSex/gender disparityPublic health officialsChildcare professionalsSevere asthmaHeart diseaseUS adultsAsthma ratesSociodemographic characteristicsHealth officialsDepressionDiseaseNational representativenessLinear regression modelsPrevalenceHealthRegression modelsPandemicProfessionalsGender disparitiesMental Health Impact of COVID-19 among Children and College Students: A Systematic Review
Elharake JA, Akbar F, Malik AA, Gilliam W, Omer SB. Mental Health Impact of COVID-19 among Children and College Students: A Systematic Review. Child Psychiatry & Human Development 2022, 54: 913-925. PMID: 35013847, PMCID: PMC8747859, DOI: 10.1007/s10578-021-01297-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstantial mental health burdenMental health burdenWorse mental health outcomesCOVID-19 pandemicMental health impactMental health outcomesRisk factorsHealth burdenHealthcare workersLow family socioeconomic statusHigh riskHealth outcomesSystematic reviewMental healthSystematic searchSocioeconomic statusCOVID-19Social isolationHealth impactsChildrenFamily socioeconomic statusFamily membersFuture strategiesPandemicSchool closures