Shannon Whittaker
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Shannon Whittaker is a 4th year PhD student in Social and Behavioral Sciences at the Yale School of Public Health. Her research interests lie at the intersection of place, race, and health where she studies how social and political processes such as gentrification and redlining impact the health of marginalized communities of color. Before Yale, she worked in healthcare advertising at Omnicom and as a health policy coordinator for the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. She holds a B.A with honors in Community Health from Brown University and an MPH from the Brown University School of Public Health.
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Danya Keene, PhD
Alana Rosenberg, MPH
Penelope Schlesinger
Linda Niccolai, PhD
10Publications
122Citations
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2024
Housing insecurity among black women surviving intimate partner violence during the COVID-19 pandemic: an intersectional qualitative approach
Willie T, Linton S, Whittaker S, Phillips K, Knight D, Gray M, Gardner G, Overstreet N. Housing insecurity among black women surviving intimate partner violence during the COVID-19 pandemic: an intersectional qualitative approach. BMC Public Health 2024, 24: 501. PMID: 38365688, PMCID: PMC10873942, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-17965-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsIntimate partner violenceWomen IPV survivorsIPV survivorsPartner violenceHousing insecurityBlack womenExperiences of housing insecurityConsequences of structural racismSystems of oppressionUnequal neighborhoodsCOVID-19 pandemicMaintain housingEconomic inequalityAdequate housingSociostructural factorsPhenomenological analytical approachStructural racismHouse experimentSexismViolenceRacismInsecuritySocioeconomic positionHousingInterpretative phenomenological analytical approach
2023
Disparities in healthcare utilization and depression among young mothers: The role of family functioning
Whittaker S, Martinez I, Kershaw T. Disparities in healthcare utilization and depression among young mothers: The role of family functioning. Women's Health 2023, 19: 17455057231199039. PMID: 37772936, PMCID: PMC10542225, DOI: 10.1177/17455057231199039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsHealthcare utilizationRace/ethnicityYoung mothersBlack race/ethnicityPhysical healthcare servicesProspective cohort studyFamily functioningHealthcare servicesMental health disordersMental healthcare servicesLogistic regression modelsPregnant young womenCohort studyObstetric clinicsDecreased oddsProtective effectVulnerable subsetHealth disordersImmigrant statusYoung womenHealthcare settingsVulnerable populationsSociodemographic groupsDepressionMothers
2021
“The Squeaky Wheel Gets the Grease”: Rental Assistance Applicants’ Quests for a Rationed and Scarce Resource
Keene D, Rosenberg A, Schlesinger P, Whittaker S, Niccolai L, Blankenship K. “The Squeaky Wheel Gets the Grease”: Rental Assistance Applicants’ Quests for a Rationed and Scarce Resource. Social Problems 2021, 70: 203-218. PMID: 36798516, PMCID: PMC9928171, DOI: 10.1093/socpro/spab035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric“There's no place like home”: Examining the associations between state eviction defense protections and indicators of biopsychosocial stress among survivors of intimate partner violence
Willie TC, Linton SL, Whittaker S, Martinez I, Sharpless L, Kershaw T. “There's no place like home”: Examining the associations between state eviction defense protections and indicators of biopsychosocial stress among survivors of intimate partner violence. Social Science & Medicine 2021, 279: 113957. PMID: 34022678, PMCID: PMC8208584, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.113957.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsDefence policyIPV survivorsHousing instabilityHousing policyIntimate partner violence survivorsState housing policyNational Intimate PartnerSexual Violence SurveyState-level policiesIntimate partner violenceViolence survivorsState-level dataViolence SurveyIntimate partnersPartner violenceMen survivorsProtective policiesIndividual-level dataNon-Hispanic black survivorsPolicyBiopsychosocial stressEthnic groupsBlack survivorsViolenceMultilevel regression modelsIdentifying Barriers to and Facilitators of Using a Mobile Fruit and Vegetable Market Intervention Delivered to Low-Income Housing Sites: A Concept Mapping Study
Dulin A, Mealy R, Whittaker S, Cardel M, Wang J, Risica P, Gans K. Identifying Barriers to and Facilitators of Using a Mobile Fruit and Vegetable Market Intervention Delivered to Low-Income Housing Sites: A Concept Mapping Study. Health Education & Behavior 2021, 49: 159-168. PMID: 33729024, PMCID: PMC8446086, DOI: 10.1177/1090198121998287.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2020
Let’s talk about place: Considerations for future spatial stigma research
Whittaker S, Tran E, Keene D. Let’s talk about place: Considerations for future spatial stigma research. Cities & Health 2020, 7: 945-949. DOI: 10.1080/23748834.2020.1803723.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMy neighborhood has a good reputation: Associations between spatial stigma and health
Tran E, Blankenship K, Whittaker S, Rosenberg A, Schlesinger P, Kershaw T, Keene D. My neighborhood has a good reputation: Associations between spatial stigma and health. Health & Place 2020, 64: 102392. PMID: 32838899, PMCID: PMC7456603, DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2020.102392.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and Concepts
2018
Multilevel approaches to increase fruit and vegetable intake in low-income housing communities: final results of the ‘Live Well, Viva Bien’ cluster-randomized trial
Gans K, Risica P, Keita A, Dionne L, Mello J, Stowers K, Papandonatos G, Whittaker S, Gorham G. Multilevel approaches to increase fruit and vegetable intake in low-income housing communities: final results of the ‘Live Well, Viva Bien’ cluster-randomized trial. International Journal Of Behavioral Nutrition And Physical Activity 2018, 15: 80. PMID: 30126463, PMCID: PMC6102886, DOI: 10.1186/s12966-018-0704-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsVegetable intakeMulticomponent interventionViva BienControl groupNutrition educationClear dose-response effectMain outcome measuresCluster-randomized trialDose-response effectCost-effective interventionLow-income adultsNational Cancer InstituteMost Western populationsResultsFrom baselineLow-income housing communitiesChronic diseasesIntervention groupMobile produce marketsOutcome measuresPhysical activityIntervention sitesCancer InstituteRegistration numberHealth inequitiesIntake
2016
Applying Concept Mapping Methodology to Identify the Perceptions of Risk and Protective Factors for Childhood Obesity among Southeast Asian Refugees
Keita A, Whittaker S, Wynter J, Kidanu T, Chhay C, Cardel M, Gans K. Applying Concept Mapping Methodology to Identify the Perceptions of Risk and Protective Factors for Childhood Obesity among Southeast Asian Refugees. Journal Of Health Care For The Poor And Underserved 2016, 27: 1909-1933. PMID: 27818447, DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2016.0171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsChildhood obesityWeight statusProtective factorsObesity prevention interventionsPhysical activity factorsChild weight statusNominal group meetingSoutheast Asian refugee communityPrevention interventionsSoutheast Asian refugeesObesityHmong participantsGrandparents' perceptionsCluster ratingsAsian refugeesRiskParticipantsGroup meetingsFood changesStudy findingsPerception of riskFactors
2015
The influence of HOPE VI neighborhood revitalization on neighborhood-based physical activity: A mixed-methods approach
Dulin-Keita A, Clay O, Whittaker S, Hannon L, Adams I, Rogers M, Gans K. The influence of HOPE VI neighborhood revitalization on neighborhood-based physical activity: A mixed-methods approach. Social Science & Medicine 2015, 139: 90-99. PMID: 26164364, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.06.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsNeighborhood-based physical activityPhysical activityLeisure physical activityPhysical activity outcomesLow socioeconomic statusLogistic regression modelsSafe play areasLarge cohortSix monthsMore longitudinal evidenceActivity outcomesSocioeconomic statusNeighborhood walkabilityOddsPotential influenceAfrican American communityWalkable neighborhoodsRegression modelsLong-term impactSafetyLongitudinal evidenceGroup concept mappingNeighborhood disorderPerceptions of safetyResidents