2024
Crisis, Confidence, and Conserving Resources: Examining How Adult Education Students Navigate Stressors and Marginalization
Griffith F, Simmons S, Schrader S, Miller-Roenigk B, Crouch M, Gordon D. Crisis, Confidence, and Conserving Resources: Examining How Adult Education Students Navigate Stressors and Marginalization. Adult Learning 2024 DOI: 10.1177/10451595241291888.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCOVID-19-related stressAdult basic education studentsTrauma exposureTraumatic experiencesAlcohol useOutcomes of alcohol useStress-related risk factorsAdult basic educationStructural equation modelingNavigating stressorsSystemic stressorsConservation of resources theoryPsychoeducational resourcesEquation modelingVocational goalsStressorsStress responseResources theoryStudentsPractice recommendationsEconomic marginalizationK-12 educationTraumaConvenience sampleProgram developmentThe Together New Haven Project: Focus Groups to Understand Health, Well-Being, and the Interaction of City Government among Historically Marginalized Communities
Crouch M, Huang A, Jefferson A, Pederson K, Gordon D. The Together New Haven Project: Focus Groups to Understand Health, Well-Being, and the Interaction of City Government among Historically Marginalized Communities. International Journal Of Community Well-Being 2024, 7: 385-407. DOI: 10.1007/s42413-024-00213-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWell-beingCommunity well-beingPublic health literatureVirtual focus groupsCity governmentSocial cognitive theory frameworkMarginalized communitiesFaith-based communitiesCognitive theory frameworkHealth literatureUnderserved groupsSpiritual healthUnderstanding healthFocus groupsMeta themesProgrammatic changesAsian AmericansGovernment PartnershipHealthThemesYouth leadershipCity settingsQualitative analysisCommunityGovernment
2023
Potentially Traumatic Events of Women of Color in an Urban Adult Basic Education Program
Crouch M, Miller-Roenigk B, Schrader S, Griffith F, Simmons S, Gordon D. Potentially Traumatic Events of Women of Color in an Urban Adult Basic Education Program. Journal Of Aggression Maltreatment & Trauma 2023, 33: 432-450. PMID: 38798799, PMCID: PMC11114608, DOI: 10.1080/10926771.2023.2231384.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdult Basic EducationTraumatic eventsLife Events ChecklistAdult basic education programsGeneralized anxiety disorderPaucity of researchEvents ChecklistTrauma typesABE studentsAnxiety disordersHigh school graduationMillions of studentsAnxiety scoresWomen of colorBasic education programsPresent researchHigher ratingsSchool graduationHealth QuestionnaireEducational needsPatient Health QuestionnaireStudentsDiverse peopleMore researchDepression
2021
Substance Use and Trauma Among Adult Education Students in the United States
Miller-Roenigk B, Awad M, Crouch M, Gordon D. Substance Use and Trauma Among Adult Education Students in the United States. Adult Education Quarterly 2021, 73: 81-101. DOI: 10.1177/07417136211069415.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchABE studentsABE programsAdult basic education programsHigh school equivalencyAdult education studentsBasic education programsMillions of studentsEducation studentsStudent outcomesEducation programsEnglish proficiencyStudentsGender differencesLabor marketSkillsUpward mobilityProgramUnited StatesSimilar researchLearnersProficiencyCoping theoryCurrent studyUse behaviorsSubstance use