2023
A conceptual understanding of the impact of interconnected forms of racism on maternal hypertension through Black Women’s lived experiences
Francis B, Bosah C, Plaisime M, Ford T, Keene D, Ray N, Sealy-Jefferson S. A conceptual understanding of the impact of interconnected forms of racism on maternal hypertension through Black Women’s lived experiences. SSM - Qualitative Research In Health 2023, 4: 100329. DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmqr.2023.100329.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStructural racismBlack womenLived experienceForms of racismWomen's lived experienceBlack women’s lived experienceWhite supremacyHolistic policiesRacismLarger ideologiesQualitative findingsFocus groupsMultidimensional natureHealth barriersHealth harmsIdeologyPolicyMaternal hypertensionTheory approachRacial disparitiesParticular focusConceptual understandingExperienceNew HavenCapitalismTrusted residents and housing assistance to decrease violence exposure in New Haven (TRUE HAVEN): a strengths-based and community-driven stepped-wedge intervention to reduce gun violence
Tong G, Spell V, Horton N, Thornhill T, Keene D, Montgomery C, Spiegelman D, Wang E, Roy B. Trusted residents and housing assistance to decrease violence exposure in New Haven (TRUE HAVEN): a strengths-based and community-driven stepped-wedge intervention to reduce gun violence. BMC Public Health 2023, 23: 1545. PMID: 37580653, PMCID: PMC10426138, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-15997-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGun violenceHousing assistanceStructural racismHousing stabilityViolence exposureMulti-level interventionsCommunity gun violenceMulti-stakeholder coalitionsRental assistance programsCommunity-based organizationsHousing supportPolicy changesFinancial educationStable housingBeing of individualsViolenceTarget neighborhoodsCommunity membersNew HavenNeighborhood ratesAssistance programsOrganization leadersRacismHavenNeighborhood“Being homeless can burn you out”: a qualitative study of individuals’ experience of administrative burden when accessing homeless services
Robinson L, Schlesinger P, Rosenberg A, Blankenship K, Keene D. “Being homeless can burn you out”: a qualitative study of individuals’ experience of administrative burden when accessing homeless services. Journal Of Social Distress And The Homeless 2023, ahead-of-print: 1-10. DOI: 10.1080/10530789.2023.2237242.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHomeless servicesAdministrative burdenAffordable housing optionsUnderutilization of servicesRental assistanceHousing resourcesHousing optionsHomelessnessEviction crisisQualitative studyNew formsIndividual experiencesUnited StatesServicesExperienceNew HavenHousingInequitiesCrisisHavenUnmet needAssistanceInvestmentIndividualsSignificant efforts
2022
Filling the Gaps in an Inadequate Housing Safety Net: The Experiences of Informal Housing Providers and Implications for Their Housing Security, Health, and Well-Being
Keene D, Schlesinger P, Carter S, Kapetanovic A, Rosenberg A, Blankenship K. Filling the Gaps in an Inadequate Housing Safety Net: The Experiences of Informal Housing Providers and Implications for Their Housing Security, Health, and Well-Being. Socius Sociological Research For A Dynamic World 2022, 8: 23780231221115283. DOI: 10.1177/23780231221115283.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHousing providersHousing safety netHousing provisionHousing securitySafety netUnmet housing needsPopulation health equityHousing accessHousing needsHousing crisisStructural racismVulnerable householdsNonwhite AmericansHealth equityInterviewsProvisionSecurityImplicationsNew HavenRacismExperienceProvidersHousingCrisisEquity
2021
Does rental assistance improve mental health? Insights from a longitudinal cohort study
Denary W, Fenelon A, Schlesinger P, Purtle J, Blankenship KM, Keene DE. Does rental assistance improve mental health? Insights from a longitudinal cohort study. Social Science & Medicine 2021, 282: 114100. PMID: 34144434, PMCID: PMC8299474, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRental assistanceUnited StatesHousing costsLow-income individualsUrban developmentMental healthEligible householdsBudgetary constraintsAssistanceFixed-effects analysisPsychological distressHouseholdsFinancial strainLongitudinal dataLongitudinal cohort studyLow-income adultsNew HavenNon-significant decreaseCross-sectional analysisRentersHousingU.S. DepartmentCohort studySocial Determination of HIV: Women’s Relationship Work in the Context of Mass Incarceration and Housing Vulnerability
Blankenship KM, Rosenberg A, Keene DE, Dawson AJ, Groves AK, Schlesinger P. Social Determination of HIV: Women’s Relationship Work in the Context of Mass Incarceration and Housing Vulnerability. AIDS And Behavior 2021, 25: 190-201. PMID: 33796957, PMCID: PMC8484381, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-021-03238-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRelationship workMass incarcerationHousing vulnerabilitySocial determinationLongitudinal qualitative interviewsHIV-related riskQualitative interviewsSurveillance stateAbductive approachSexual practicesCommitted relationshipSocial determinantsHIV preventionCase studyIncarcerationSexual riskHIV-negative womenNeighborhoodContextNew HavenVulnerabilityWomenHIVStudy periodInterviewsThe Effects of Rental Assistance on Housing Stability, Quality, Autonomy, and Affordability
Schapiro R, Blankenship K, Rosenberg A, Keene D. The Effects of Rental Assistance on Housing Stability, Quality, Autonomy, and Affordability. Housing Policy Debate 2021, 32: 456-472. PMID: 35685650, PMCID: PMC9173361, DOI: 10.1080/10511482.2020.1846067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRental assistanceAffordable housing crisisDimensions of housingLow-quality housingLow-income householdsHousing accessHousing measuresHousing unaffordabilityAffordable housingHousing crisisHousing instabilityQuality housingHousing stabilityLack of autonomyIncome householdsHousingAutonomyAssistanceAffordabilityLow-income adultsNew HavenCrisisUnaffordabilityAccessHouseholds
2018
Drug Treatment Accessed through the Criminal Justice System: Participants’ Perspectives and Uses
Rosenberg A, Heimer R, Keene DE, Groves AK, Blankenship KM. Drug Treatment Accessed through the Criminal Justice System: Participants’ Perspectives and Uses. Journal Of Urban Health 2018, 96: 390-399. PMID: 30191511, PMCID: PMC6565777, DOI: 10.1007/s11524-018-0308-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCriminal justice systemJustice systemCriminal justice system involvementJustice system involvementJustice-involved populationsPolicy goalsLongitudinal interviewsDrug offensesCommunity supervisionDiversionary programsWider lensParticipants' perspectivesLife challengesMore effective systemsDrug problemsInterviewsOwn goalsPerspectiveSubstance useTreatment programParticipantsPeopleNew HavenEffective systemJusticeMass incarceration, race inequality, and health: Expanding concepts and assessing impacts on well-being
Blankenship KM, del Rio Gonzalez AM, Keene DE, Groves AK, Rosenberg AP. Mass incarceration, race inequality, and health: Expanding concepts and assessing impacts on well-being. Social Science & Medicine 2018, 215: 45-52. PMID: 30205278, PMCID: PMC6324558, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.08.042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMass incarcerationAdult incarcerationImpact of incarcerationFear of arrestCriminal justice involvementMajor social determinantsRace differencesPrison/jailRace inequalityIncarceration's impactSocial servicesJustice involvementJuvenile facilitiesAdult convictionIncarcerationSocial determinantsAdult facilitiesMultiple formsRaceFamily membersBeingBlacksJobsWhitesNew Haven'Then I Found Housing and Everything Changed': Transitions to Rent-Assisted Housing and Diabetes Self-Management.
Keene DE, Henry M, Gormley C, Ndumele C. 'Then I Found Housing and Everything Changed': Transitions to Rent-Assisted Housing and Diabetes Self-Management. Cityscape : A Journal Of Policy Development And Research 2018, 20: 107-118. PMID: 31406556, PMCID: PMC6690624, DOI: 10.2307/26472170.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRental assistanceLow-income residentsQualitative interview dataExperience of transitionHousing accessAssisted housingResidential stabilityQualitative interviewsParticipants' housingInterview dataHousingInterviewsSocial supportPopulation healthDiabetes routinesTheory approachAssistanceFinancial stressDiabetes-related complicationsType 2 diabetesSelf-management behaviorsNew HavenAccessDiabetes Self-ManagementExperience
2016
‘The big ole gay express’: sexual minority stigma, mobility and health in the small city
Keene DE, Eldahan AI, Hughto J, Pachankis JE. ‘The big ole gay express’: sexual minority stigma, mobility and health in the small city. Culture Health & Sexuality 2016, 19: 381-394. PMID: 27604293, PMCID: PMC5300938, DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2016.1226386.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual minority stigmaSmall citiesBisexual menBisexual men's experiencesForms of mobilitySmall US citiesSexual health risksContext of stigmaSemi-structured interviewsPoint of departureGay enclavesGay lifeMen's experiencesDistinct experiencesUS citiesGeographic contextUnderstudied settingCityHIV preventionStigmaRelated health consequencesIdentityContextImportant siteNew Haven