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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsBlack PeopleChildFemaleHumansMalePolicePregnancyPregnant WomenRacismResidence CharacteristicsConceptsPolice brutalitySources of stressBlack pregnant womenSemi-structured interviewsHealth outcomesPositive experiencesInterview questionsSocietal levelPolice shootingsNeighborhood factorsChildrenBlack peopleBrutalityPoliceStressorsMethodsThis qualitative studyWomen’s anticipationAnticipationQualitative studySparse literatureSocioeconomic statusPeopleExperienceDisproportionate numberFear
2020
My 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 ResearchConceptsPsychological distressQuantifying the Restrictiveness of Local Housing Authority Policies Toward People With Criminal Justice Histories: United States, 2009–2018
Purtle J, Gebrekristos LT, Keene D, Schlesinger P, Niccolai L, Blankenship KM. Quantifying the Restrictiveness of Local Housing Authority Policies Toward People With Criminal Justice Histories: United States, 2009–2018. American Journal Of Public Health 2020, 110: s137-s144. PMID: 31967881, PMCID: PMC6987923, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2019.305437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCriminal LawHealthcare DisparitiesHumansPublic HousingRacial GroupsResidence CharacteristicsUnited StatesConceptsCriminal justice historyPolicy provisionsAuthority policiesNeighborhood segregationEthnic diversityCity-level measuresEviction of peopleHousing scarcityPublic housingHousing authoritiesPolicy documentsHealth inequitiesUS citiesPolicyContent analysisProvisionPeopleRestrictivenessIdeologyCircumstancesSame stateHousingEvictionSystematic processInequities
2018
The Effects of Length of Residence and Exposure to Violence on Perceptions of Neighborhood Safety in an Urban Sample
Guo M, O’Connor Duffany K, Shebl FM, Santilli A, Keene DE. The Effects of Length of Residence and Exposure to Violence on Perceptions of Neighborhood Safety in an Urban Sample. Journal Of Urban Health 2018, 95: 245-254. PMID: 29541963, PMCID: PMC5906388, DOI: 10.1007/s11524-018-0229-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedExposure to ViolenceFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPovertyResidence CharacteristicsSafetyUrban PopulationYoung AdultConceptsNeighborhood safetyPhysical activity behaviorNeighborhood violenceLength of residenceEffects of exposureHealth SurveySafety differsActivity behaviorHealth conditionsFeelings of safetyNeighborhood walkabilityLength of timeExposurePotential moderating effectAssociationSafetyExperiences of violenceLong-term residentsResidencePerceptions of safetyAdult samplesFeelings of unsafetyResidentsUrban sampleFindings
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 HavenSpatial Stigma and Health in Postindustrial Detroit
Graham LF, Padilla MB, Lopez WD, Stern AM, Peterson J, Keene DE. Spatial Stigma and Health in Postindustrial Detroit. Community Health Equity Research & Policy 2016, 36: 105-113. PMID: 26833796, DOI: 10.1177/0272684x15627800.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpatial stigmaLatina/oCommunity-based organizationsPostindustrial DetroitSense of selfParticipants' framingDiverse gendersBody of researchSexual identityParticipants' narrativesDisadvantaged youthReputational qualitiesDetroit residentsStructural conditionsDaily experiencesFramingCommon themesStigmaCityNarrativesAfrican AmericansDetroitExperiencePlaceParticular area
2013
Length of residence and social integration: The contingent effects of neighborhood poverty
Keene D, Bader M, Ailshire J. Length of residence and social integration: The contingent effects of neighborhood poverty. Health & Place 2013, 21: 171-178. PMID: 23501379, PMCID: PMC3873868, DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2013.02.002.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Community-Based Support among African American Public Housing Residents
Keene DE, Geronimus AT. Community-Based Support among African American Public Housing Residents. Journal Of Urban Health 2011, 88: 41-53. PMID: 21279452, PMCID: PMC3042090, DOI: 10.1007/s11524-010-9511-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPublic housing residentsRent assistanceHousing residentsAfrican American public housing residentsPublic housing communitiesPublic housing projectsSocial supportCommunity-based social supportCommunity-based supportSurvey of IncomeHousing policyForm of vouchersHousing assistancePublic housingHousing communitiesHousing projectsSocial resourcesFood insecurityRecent shiftSchool expulsionHouseholdsProgram participationResidentsAssistanceWellbeing