2024
Perspectives on Medical School Admission for Black Students Among Premedical Advisers at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Weiss J, Tiako M, Akingbesote N, Keene D, Balasuriya L, Sharifi M, Genao I, Latimore D. Perspectives on Medical School Admission for Black Students Among Premedical Advisers at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2440887. PMID: 39441593, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.40887.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBlack or African AmericanFemaleFocus GroupsHumansMaleQualitative ResearchSchool Admission CriteriaSchools, MedicalStudents, PremedicalUnited StatesUniversitiesConceptsMedical school matriculantsMedical schoolsFocus groupsSchool matriculantsQualitative studyPremedical studentsBlack studentsMedical school admissionsPhysician workforceStudent advisementReviewed transcriptsSemistructured interviewsShadowing opportunitiesYears of experienceMain OutcomesBlack physiciansBlack Colleges and UniversitiesTreatment of studentsPurposive samplingCollaborative partnershipsColleges and UniversitiesInductive approachNational effortsClinical opportunitiesPeer involvement
2020
Black Pregnant Women “Get the Most Judgment”: A Qualitative Study of the Experiences of Black Women at the Intersection of Race, Gender, and Pregnancy
Mehra R, Boyd LM, Magriples U, Kershaw TS, Ickovics JR, Keene DE. Black Pregnant Women “Get the Most Judgment”: A Qualitative Study of the Experiences of Black Women at the Intersection of Race, Gender, and Pregnancy. Women's Health Issues 2020, 30: 484-492. PMID: 32900575, PMCID: PMC7704604, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2020.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBlack or African AmericanChildConnecticutFemaleHumansJudgmentPregnancyPregnant WomenQualitative ResearchUnited StatesConceptsPoor psychological healthAnti-bias trainingEvidence-based coping strategiesSources of stressPsychological healthCoping strategiesBlack pregnant womenBroader societal discoursesMost judgmentsBiopsychosocial modelSocial supportForm of stereotypesBlack pregnanciesMultiple childrenSocial service providersSupport groupsStigmaSocietal discoursesBlack childrenStereotypesQualitative studyExperienceAdverse consequencesChildrenIntersectionality framework
2018
Maximizing Home Equity or Preventing Home Loss: Reverse Mortgage Decision Making and Racial Inequality
Keene DE, Sarnak A, Coyle C. Maximizing Home Equity or Preventing Home Loss: Reverse Mortgage Decision Making and Racial Inequality. The Gerontologist 2018, 59: 242-250. PMID: 29522185, DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnx209.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial inequalitiesOlder homeownersHome equityMortgage decisionsUnequal landscapeHousing needsRacial inequalityDichotomous schemaEconomic opportunitiesReverse mortgage loansDepth interviewsHome lossThematic coding schemeUS homeownersReverse mortgagesHomeownersEquityStrategic toolInequalityResearch designReverse mortgage borrowersLast resortMortgage loansDiverse sampleMortgages
2016
Spatial 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
2015
"When you're in a crisis like that, you don't want people to know": mortgage strain, stigma, and mental health.
Keene DE, Cowan SK, Baker AC. "When you're in a crisis like that, you don't want people to know": mortgage strain, stigma, and mental health. American Journal Of Public Health 2015, 105: 1008-12. PMID: 25790383, PMCID: PMC4386521, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2014.302400.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBlack or African AmericanFemaleHousingHumansMaleMental HealthMiddle AgedSocial IsolationSocial StigmaStress, PsychologicalUnited StatesUrban PopulationConceptsMental healthStressful life eventsMeaning of homeownershipExperiences of stigmatizationPoor mental healthConcealable stigmaMobile African AmericansEmotional distressLife eventsParticipants' depressionSocial supportNortheastern US citySocial isolationSemistructured interviewsStigmatizationStigmaHealth consequencesParticipantsDepressionAmerican homeownersShameAnxietyDistress
2014
Fragile health and fragile wealth: Mortgage strain among African American homeowners
Keene DE, Lynch JF, Baker AC. Fragile health and fragile wealth: Mortgage strain among African American homeowners. Social Science & Medicine 2014, 118: 119-126. PMID: 25112566, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.07.063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoor healthWorking-class African AmericansAfrican American experienceHealth-related eventsConsequences of illnessOngoing historyAmerican experienceRacial inequalityRacial discriminationFragile healthYounger ageDisproportionate burdenHealth inequalitiesAfrican AmericansAmerican homeownersIllnessRisk of foreclosureHealthLived experienceDisabilityRecent studiesRiskParticipantsDownstream consequencesHistory
2011
“Weathering” HOPE VI: The Importance of Evaluating the Population Health Impact of Public Housing Demolition and Displacement
Keene DE, Geronimus AT. “Weathering” HOPE VI: The Importance of Evaluating the Population Health Impact of Public Housing Demolition and Displacement. Journal Of Urban Health 2011, 88: 417-435. PMID: 21607787, PMCID: PMC3126923, DOI: 10.1007/s11524-011-9582-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHOPE VIAfrican American communityUrban povertyAutonomous institutionsAmerican communityPublic housing demolitionMixed-income communitiesHOPE VI programPublic housing projectsPublic housing developmentsHealth equity perspectiveUrban African-American communityHousing policyPublic housingHousing demolitionPolicy conversationsHousing developmentHousing projectsRelocated residentsBroader discourseEarly health deteriorationMaterial realityMaterial contextSocial resourcesBiosocial processesCommunity-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
2007
Black-white differences in age trajectories of hypertension prevalence among adult women and men, 1999-2002.
Geronimus AT, Bound J, Keene D, Hicken M. Black-white differences in age trajectories of hypertension prevalence among adult women and men, 1999-2002. Ethnicity & Disease 2007, 17: 40-8. PMID: 17274208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge FactorsAgedBlack or African AmericanBody Mass IndexFemaleHumansHypertensionLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedNutrition SurveysObesityOdds RatioPovertyConceptsBody mass indexHypertension prevalencePoverty income ratioBlood pressureHypertension riskCurrent antihypertensive medication useNutrition Examination Survey IVAge 15Antihypertensive medication useHigher hypertension ratesWhite odds ratioDiastolic blood pressureSystolic blood pressureRace/sex groupsUS black womenMultiple logistic regressionBlack womenMiddle-aged adultsHypertension screeningHypertension ratesMedication useNHANES cohortMass indexPrimary preventionInfant health
2005
"Weathering" and age patterns of allostatic load scores among blacks and whites in the United States.
Geronimus AT, Hicken M, Keene D, Bound J. "Weathering" and age patterns of allostatic load scores among blacks and whites in the United States. American Journal Of Public Health 2005, 96: 826-33. PMID: 16380565, PMCID: PMC1470581, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2004.060749.Peer-Reviewed Original Research