Featured Publications
Racial Discrimination, Sedentary Time, and Physical Activity in African Americans: Quantitative Study Combining Ecological Momentary Assessment and Accelerometers
Nam S, Jeon S, Ash G, Whittemore R, Vlahov D. Racial Discrimination, Sedentary Time, and Physical Activity in African Americans: Quantitative Study Combining Ecological Momentary Assessment and Accelerometers. JMIR Formative Research 2021, 5: e25687. PMID: 34096870, PMCID: PMC8218214, DOI: 10.2196/25687.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchINTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIERPhysical activitySedentary timeEcological momentary assessmentDaily racial discriminationHealth behaviorsAfrican AmericansPA outcomesCross-sectional studyHealthy African AmericansPerson associationsCase-crossover designDaily ecological momentary assessmentsTotal energy expenditureSocial stressDay-level associationsLifetime racial discriminationMomentary assessmentDepressive symptomsPrecision health approachYounger ageHealth disparitiesPA levelsHealth approachConcurrent use
2024
Mindfulness-based therapy for insomnia in Black women: a pilot randomized controlled trial
Nam S, Jeon S, Ordway M, Mazure C, Sinha R, Yau L, Iennaco J. Mindfulness-based therapy for insomnia in Black women: a pilot randomized controlled trial. Journal Of Behavioral Medicine 2024, 47: 1094-1106. PMID: 39306634, DOI: 10.1007/s10865-024-00521-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient Health Questionnaire-9Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety InventoryInsomnia Severity IndexHealth educationMindfulness-based therapyBlack womenDepressive symptomsEfficacy of mindfulness-based therapyAttention control groupSleep health disparitiesPost-intervention changesState-Trait Anxiety InventoryPittsburgh Sleep Quality IndexInsomnia severity scoresSleep Quality IndexInsomnia Severity Index scoreBehavioral sleep strategiesRandomized controlled trialsClinically significant improvementPhysical activityHealth disparitiesHealthy eatingSleep hygiene practicesImprove anxietyWeekly sessionsThe CARING study: Examining biological, behavioral, and genetic mechanisms in the intergenerational transmission of toxic stress
Condon E, Scheibner H, Kuzel M, Howard M, Cisse M, O'Connell M, Conley Y, Jeon S, Sadler L, Redeker N. The CARING study: Examining biological, behavioral, and genetic mechanisms in the intergenerational transmission of toxic stress. Research In Nursing & Health 2024, 47: 369-383. PMID: 38804202, PMCID: PMC11236528, DOI: 10.1002/nur.22400.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStudy of CaregivingReduce health disparitiesIntergenerational transmissionEffects of toxic stressCross-sectional studyCycle of adversityToxic stressChildren aged 3Health disparitiesHealth interventionsMental healthCare studiesCaregiversMultiple physiological systemsHypothesized pathwaysChildhood experiencesLife courseEarly childhood experiencesResearch protocolChildren's susceptibilityDaily routineProtective factorsCareAged 3Health
2023
Early emergence of racial and ethnic differences in sleep health among toddlers living in low-income families
Ordway M, Sadler L, Jeon S, Pierre J, Canapari C, Redeker N. Early emergence of racial and ethnic differences in sleep health among toddlers living in low-income families. Sleep Health 2023, 9: 389-397. PMID: 37453903, PMCID: PMC10517059, DOI: 10.1016/j.sleh.2023.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAverage sleep durationSleep healthGroup differencesEthnic differencesBrief Infant Sleep QuestionnaireAge-based recommendationsSleep health disparitiesInfant Sleep QuestionnaireLow-income familiesMonths of ageChildren's sleep healthSleep QuestionnaireSleep durationLarge effect sizesSleep diaryBedtime variabilityActigraph dataHealth disparitiesEarlier bedtimesSociodemographic variablesSocioeconomic differencesMarital statusBedtimeEarly childhoodYoung children