2022
“Police shootings, now that seems to be the main issue” – Black pregnant women’s anticipation of police brutality towards their children
Mehra R, Alspaugh A, Franck LS, McLemore MR, Kershaw TS, Ickovics JR, Keene DE, Sewell AA. “Police shootings, now that seems to be the main issue” – Black pregnant women’s anticipation of police brutality towards their children. BMC Public Health 2022, 22: 146. PMID: 35057776, PMCID: PMC8781435, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-12557-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolice brutalitySources of stressBlack pregnant womenSemi-structured interviewsHealth outcomesPositive experiencesInterview questionsSocietal levelPolice shootingsNeighborhood factorsChildrenBlack peopleBrutalityPoliceStressorsMethodsThis qualitative studyWomen’s anticipationAnticipationQualitative studySparse literatureSocioeconomic statusPeopleExperienceDisproportionate numberFear
2021
Eviction, Health Inequity, and the Spread of COVID-19: Housing Policy as a Primary Pandemic Mitigation Strategy
Benfer EA, Vlahov D, Long MY, Walker-Wells E, Pottenger JL, Gonsalves G, Keene D. Eviction, Health Inequity, and the Spread of COVID-19: Housing Policy as a Primary Pandemic Mitigation Strategy. Journal Of Urban Health 2021, 98: 1-12. PMID: 33415697, PMCID: PMC7790520, DOI: 10.1007/s11524-020-00502-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-Hispanic whitesHealth inequitiesPandemic mitigation strategiesInfection rateCOVID-19COVID-19 infectionCOVID-19 infection ratesRacial health inequitiesNegative health effectsSupportive measuresHealth outcomesLow-income populationsHealth effectsUnprecedented unemployment ratesPandemic control strategiesDecreased abilityCOVID-19 pandemicPublic healthRecent dataCOVID-19 spreadDisproportionate ratesPrevention policiesPreventionDeathRecent studies
2019
Eviction From Renter-occupied Households and Rates of Sexually Transmitted Infections
Niccolai LM, Blankenship KM, Keene DE. Eviction From Renter-occupied Households and Rates of Sexually Transmitted Infections. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2019, 46: 63-68. PMID: 30148755, PMCID: PMC6289707, DOI: 10.1097/olq.0000000000000904.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedian ratePredictors of STIRates of chlamydiaNumerous health outcomesTertile categoriesPotential confoundersSTI ratesSTI riskCounty-level associationsHealth outcomesInfection rateSimilar associationChlamydiaConfidence intervalsGonorrheaHigh rateLow-income individualsDescriptive statisticsHousing instabilityAssociation
2017
Acculturation and Syndemic Risk: Longitudinal Evaluation of Risk Factors Among Pregnant Latina Adolescents in New York City
Martinez I, Kershaw TS, Keene D, Perez-Escamilla R, Lewis JB, Tobin JN, Ickovics JR. Acculturation and Syndemic Risk: Longitudinal Evaluation of Risk Factors Among Pregnant Latina Adolescents in New York City. Annals Of Behavioral Medicine 2017, 52: 42-52. PMID: 28707175, PMCID: PMC6367896, DOI: 10.1007/s12160-017-9924-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPregnant Latina adolescentsYear postpartumRisk factorsSyndemic riskSyndemic scoreLongitudinal mixed-effects modelingSubstance useIntimate partner violenceLatina adolescentsCo-occurring epidemicsHigh-risk adolescentsMixed-effects modelingPostpartum periodPartner violenceHealth outcomesPregnancyLongitudinal evaluationLongitudinal changesNew York CitySyndemicSeverityAdolescentsPostpartumRisk reductionYork City
2014
Getting sick and falling behind: health and the risk of mortgage default and home foreclosure
Houle JN, Keene DE. Getting sick and falling behind: health and the risk of mortgage default and home foreclosure. Journal Of Epidemiology & Community Health 2014, 69: 382. PMID: 25430548, DOI: 10.1136/jech-2014-204637.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMortgage defaultChronic conditionsOnset of illnessRisk of defaultHealth limitationsPoor health outcomesYouth 1979 dataMiddle-aged adultsLogistic regression modelsOlder middle-aged adultsMortgage distressForeclosure riskPolicy perspectiveHealth outcomesHealth statusHealth insuranceForeclosureHome foreclosuresFamily incomeDefaultNational Longitudinal StudyLongitudinal studySurvey wavesRiskRegression modelsSpatial stigma and health inequality
Keene D, Padilla M. Spatial stigma and health inequality. Critical Public Health 2014, 24: 392-404. DOI: 10.1080/09581596.2013.873532.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpatial stigmaHealth inequalitiesGeographic health inequalitiesSociocultural meaningsSymbolic dimensionsIdentity formationSocial conditionsEffective policiesBroader literatureNegative representationsConceptual paperConceptual frameworkMaterial resourcesStigmaIdentity managementInequalityNumerous risksPlaceMental health outcomesPolicyResourcesScholarsHealthHealth outcomesCommunity