Featured Publications
Patient and physician perspectives on teledermatology at an academic dermatology department amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Asabor EN, Bunick CG, Cohen JM, Perkins SH. Patient and physician perspectives on teledermatology at an academic dermatology department amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 2020, 84: 158-161. PMID: 32946971, PMCID: PMC7491373, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.09.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhy Increased Diversity in Dermatologic Clinical Trials Is Not Inherently Ethical—An Evidence-Based, Community-Engaged Approach to Diverse Trial Recruitment
Asabor EN, Cohen JM, Aysola J. Why Increased Diversity in Dermatologic Clinical Trials Is Not Inherently Ethical—An Evidence-Based, Community-Engaged Approach to Diverse Trial Recruitment. JAMA Dermatology 2022, 158: 1219-1219. PMID: 35976641, DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2022.3109.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersRacial/Ethnic Segregation and Access to COVID-19 Testing: Spatial Distribution of COVID-19 Testing Sites in the Four Largest Highly Segregated Cities in the United States
Asabor EN, Warren JL, Cohen T. Racial/Ethnic Segregation and Access to COVID-19 Testing: Spatial Distribution of COVID-19 Testing Sites in the Four Largest Highly Segregated Cities in the United States. American Journal Of Public Health 2022, 112: 518-526. PMID: 35196059, PMCID: PMC8887160, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2021.306558.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConfronting Structural Racism in the Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in the United States
Asabor EN, Vermund SH. Confronting Structural Racism in the Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in the United States. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2020, 73: e3531-e3535. PMID: 33242078, PMCID: PMC8563219, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1763.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsStructural racismPeople of colorLow-income workersUnited StatesRacist policiesDisproportionate incarcerationState governmentsVulnerable communitiesMarginalized populationsCrowded prisonsRecent immigrantsHealth servicesEssential health servicesRacismImmigrantsIncarcerationPoor accessAffordable careKey populationsNational averagePreventive health servicesControl of tuberculosisPeopleGovernmentBIPOC“We’ve Got Our Own Beliefs, Attitudes, Myths”: A Mixed Methods Assessment of Rural South African Health Care Workers' Knowledge of and Attitudes Towards PrEP Implementation
Asabor EN, Lett E, Moll A, Shenoi SV. “We’ve Got Our Own Beliefs, Attitudes, Myths”: A Mixed Methods Assessment of Rural South African Health Care Workers' Knowledge of and Attitudes Towards PrEP Implementation. AIDS And Behavior 2021, 25: 2517-2532. PMID: 33763802, PMCID: PMC8450017, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-021-03213-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocal healthcare workersHealthcare workersPrEP implementationHealth care workers' knowledgeHIV pre-exposure prophylaxisSkilled clinical staffPre-exposure prophylaxisImpact of HIVPrEP interventionsHIV prevalenceHCW roleClinical staffTravel burdenMixed-methods assessmentDisproportionate burdenHIVWorkers' knowledgeAdditional concernsSexual behaviorBlack South AfricansBarriers researchersPrEPRisk compensationBurdenImplementation scientistsA mixed‐methods assessment of off‐duty police shootings in a media‐curated database
Asabor E, Lett E, Mosely B, Boone C, Sundaresan S, Wong T, Majumder M. A mixed‐methods assessment of off‐duty police shootings in a media‐curated database. Health Services Research 2023, 58: 207-217. PMID: 37276031, PMCID: PMC10339163, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.14170.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNews coverageNews media reportingBlack womenNews mediaNews reportingMedia reportingWhite menLethal violenceOwn social networksVictim raceMedia cloudBlack menSocial networksRacePolice shootingsMixed-method designQualitative analysisThematic analysisViolenceWhite womenGenderHispanic victimsMixed-methods assessmentVictimsConvergent mixed-methods designGlobal Health Perspectives on Race in Research: Neocolonial Extraction and Local Marginalization
Tankwanchi A, Asabor E, Vermund S. Global Health Perspectives on Race in Research: Neocolonial Extraction and Local Marginalization. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2023, 20: 6210. PMID: 37444057, PMCID: PMC10341112, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20136210.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtractive practicesCommunity consultationLocal participantsInternational researchIndigenous populationsCritical viewGlobal health perspectiveMiddle-income countriesGlobal researchBest practicesRaceHealth perspectivePracticeRacismMarginalizationAutochthonous communitiesResearchPaternalismLeadershipEngagementCountriesCommunityPerspectiveCenturyVulnerability
2024
Development of a Tool to Measure Student Perceptions of Equity and Inclusion in Medical Schools
Boatright D, Nguyen M, Hill K, Berg D, Castillo-Page L, Anderson N, Agbelese V, Venkataraman S, Saha S, Schoenbaum S, Richards R, Jordan A, Asabor E, White M. Development of a Tool to Measure Student Perceptions of Equity and Inclusion in Medical Schools. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e240001. PMID: 38381434, PMCID: PMC10882418, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.0001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMeasure students' perceptionsStudents' perceptionsConfirmatory factor analysisMedical students' perceptionsLearning environmentGraduation QuestionnaireMedical schoolsSurvey itemsEquitable learning environmentsLiaison Committee on Medical Education-accredited medical schoolsStudent responsesFactor analysisStudentsSchoolPromote diversityAAMC Graduation QuestionnaireInternal consistencyPsychometric validationUndergraduate medical studentsNational priorityEquityPsychometrically valid measurePerceptionAAMCDelphi panel members
2022
Resculpting Professionalism for Equity and Accountability
Cerdeña J, Asabor E, Rendell S, Okolo T, Lett E. Resculpting Professionalism for Equity and Accountability. The Annals Of Family Medicine 2022, 20: 573-577. PMID: 36443090, PMCID: PMC9705046, DOI: 10.1370/afm.2892.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVariation in Research Experiences and Publications During Medical School by Sex and Race and Ethnicity
Nguyen M, Chaudhry SI, Asabor E, Desai MM, Lett E, Cavazos JE, Mason HRC, Boatright D. Variation in Research Experiences and Publications During Medical School by Sex and Race and Ethnicity. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2238520. PMID: 36282497, PMCID: PMC9597391, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.38520.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSexual Behaviors Associated with HIV Transmission Among Transgender and Gender Diverse Young Adults: The Intersectional Role of Racism and Transphobia
Lett E, Asabor EN, Tran N, Dowshen N, Aysola J, Gordon AR, Agénor M. Sexual Behaviors Associated with HIV Transmission Among Transgender and Gender Diverse Young Adults: The Intersectional Role of Racism and Transphobia. AIDS And Behavior 2022, 26: 3713-3725. PMID: 35661016, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-022-03701-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth Equity Tourism: Ravaging the Justice Landscape
Lett E, Adekunle D, McMurray P, Asabor EN, Irie W, Simon MA, Hardeman R, McLemore MR. Health Equity Tourism: Ravaging the Justice Landscape. Journal Of Medical Systems 2022, 46: 17. PMID: 35150324, PMCID: PMC8853313, DOI: 10.1007/s10916-022-01803-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPublic health communityConceptualizing, Contextualizing, and Operationalizing Race in Quantitative Health Sciences Research
Lett E, Asabor E, Beltrán S, Cannon AM, Arah OA. Conceptualizing, Contextualizing, and Operationalizing Race in Quantitative Health Sciences Research. The Annals Of Family Medicine 2022, 20: 2792. PMID: 35045967, PMCID: PMC8959750, DOI: 10.1370/afm.2792.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
The Association of Microaggressions with Depressive Symptoms and Institutional Satisfaction Among a National Cohort of Medical Students
Anderson N, Lett E, Asabor EN, Hernandez AL, Nguemeni Tiako MJ, Johnson C, Montenegro RE, Rizzo TM, Latimore D, Nunez-Smith M, Boatright D. The Association of Microaggressions with Depressive Symptoms and Institutional Satisfaction Among a National Cohort of Medical Students. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2021, 37: 298-307. PMID: 33939079, PMCID: PMC8811096, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-021-06786-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical students' experiencesSchool satisfactionMedical studentsStudent experienceMedical student mistreatmentUS medical educationUS medical studentsExperiences of microaggressionsScant quantitative dataPositive PHQ-2 screenSchool transferStudent mistreatmentMedical educationMedical schoolsInstitutional satisfactionStudentsPositive depression screenMicroaggressionsPositive depression screeningSecondary outcomesQuantitative dataDepression screenExperienceOnline surveyMain MeasuresThe primary outcome
2019
A 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 groupsPersecution