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 ResearchConceptsMedical 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
2023
“‘Oh gosh, why go?’ cause they are going to look at me and not hire”: intersectional experiences of black women navigating employment during pregnancy and parenting
Mehra R, Alspaugh A, Dunn J, Franck L, McLemore M, Keene D, Kershaw T, Ickovics J. “‘Oh gosh, why go?’ cause they are going to look at me and not hire”: intersectional experiences of black women navigating employment during pregnancy and parenting. BMC Pregnancy And Childbirth 2023, 23: 17. PMID: 36627577, PMCID: PMC9830615, DOI: 10.1186/s12884-022-05268-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFamily-friendly workplace policiesIntersectional frameworkPregnancy discriminationLived experienceWorkplace policiesUnited StatesSemi-structured interviewsEconomic marginalizationIntersectional experiencesWomen's experiencesWomen's perspectivesRacial inequitiesSocial identityLabor forceEmployment contextSecure futureQualitative dataHealth equityInterview transcriptsI WannaBlack womenLegal protectionPolicyPregnant women's experiencesEmployment
2022
Perspectives of Historically Black College and University Advisors to Premedical Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Weiss J, Holaday L, Keene D, Akingbesote ND, Balasuriya L, Sharifi M, Latimore D, Genao I. Perspectives of Historically Black College and University Advisors to Premedical Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2238563. PMID: 36269351, PMCID: PMC9587479, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.38563.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical school admissions processPremedical studentsSchool admissions processHistorically Black CollegesCOVID-19 pandemicMedical schoolsHBCU studentsPremedical advisorsBlack CollegesAdmission processVirtual learning environmentMedical school admissionsQualitative studyVaried educational backgroundsDepth of experienceEquitable patient careLearning environmentVirtual learningUniversity advisorsBlack studentsSchool admissionsAcademic responsibilitiesAssociation Between Rental Assistance Programs and Hemoglobin A1c Levels Among US Adults
Fenelon A, Lipska KJ, Denary W, Blankenship KM, Schlesinger P, Esserman D, Keene DE. Association Between Rental Assistance Programs and Hemoglobin A1c Levels Among US Adults. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2222385. PMID: 35857325, PMCID: PMC9301513, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.22385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUS adultsWaitlist groupCohort studyUncontrolled diabetesDiabetes outcomesMean blood glucose levelHemoglobin A1c levelsNutrition Examination SurveyImproved diabetes outcomesBlood glucose levelsOlder US adultsA1c levelsPrimary outcomeDiabetes controlExamination SurveyGlycated hemoglobinBlood glucoseNational HealthGlucose levelsMAIN OUTCOMEHealth StatisticsLogistic regressionCut pointsAdultsOutcomesEviction, intimate partner violence and HIV: Expanding concepts and assessing the pathways through which sexual partnership dynamics impact health
Groves AK, Smith PD, Gebrekristos LT, Keene DE, Rosenberg A, Blankenship KM. Eviction, intimate partner violence and HIV: Expanding concepts and assessing the pathways through which sexual partnership dynamics impact health. Social Science & Medicine 2022, 305: 115030. PMID: 35594760, PMCID: PMC9332133, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV sexual riskSexual partnership dynamicsHIV riskSexual riskLongitudinal cohort studySexual risk factorsIPV victimizationCohort studyNegative health effectsRisk factorsViolence screeningPartnership dynamicsHealth effectsDisproportionate riskPotential mediatorsPolicy-level solutionsIntimate partner violenceIPV perpetrationRiskPartner violence victimizationTwo-thirdsIntimate partner violence (IPV) victimizationBaselineOne-fifthPartner violence“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
Social 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 periodInterviews
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 ResearchConceptsPoor 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 frameworkMaking Sense of Trainee Performance: Entrustment Decision-Making in Internal Medicine Program Directors.
Gielissen KA, Ahle SL, Wijesekera TP, Windish DM, Keene DE. Making Sense of Trainee Performance: Entrustment Decision-Making in Internal Medicine Program Directors. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2020, 93: 403-410. PMID: 32874145, PMCID: PMC7448385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReducing the Justice Gap and Improving Health through Medical–Legal Partnerships
Keene DE, Murillo S, Benfer EA, Rosenthal A, Fenick AM. Reducing the Justice Gap and Improving Health through Medical–Legal Partnerships. Journal Of Legal Medicine 2020, 40: 229-245. PMID: 33137278, DOI: 10.1080/01947648.2020.1816233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical-legal partnershipsJustice gapLegal needsLegal servicesLegal Services CorporationCivil legal problemsAdvance health equityLegal systemLegal adviceLegal rightsLegal determinantsLegal problemsLegal PartnershipsLegal accessAffordability concernsService CorporationQualitative interviewsHealth equityOngoing relationshipFoster trustU.S. householdsImproving HealthPartnershipLawyersJusticeUnderstanding Entrustment Decision-Making by Surgical Program Directors
Ahle SL, Gielissen K, Keene DE, Blasberg JD. Understanding Entrustment Decision-Making by Surgical Program Directors. Journal Of Surgical Research 2020, 249: 74-81. PMID: 31926399, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2019.12.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNetwork of facultyCognitive competenciesTrainee supervisorsSurgical program directorsTraining programTrainee performanceReflexive trustTrainee competenceCompetenceTaskClinical tasksEntrustment decisionsTraineesInductive approachTrainingCritical themesOperating roomQualitative analysisNovel themesTrustCompetenciesPurposive samplingInterviewsProgram directorsPhysical presenceRental Assistance and Adult Self-Rated Health
Keene DE, Niccolai L, Rosenberg A, Schlesinger P, Blankenship KM. Rental Assistance and Adult Self-Rated Health. Journal Of Health Care For The Poor And Underserved 2020, 31: 325-339. PMID: 32037334, PMCID: PMC8969280, DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2020.0025.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Clinical management of Type II Diabetes among the unstably housed: a qualitative study of primary care physicians
Henry ML, Lichtman JH, Hanlon K, Keene DE. Clinical management of Type II Diabetes among the unstably housed: a qualitative study of primary care physicians. Family Practice 2019, 37: 418-423. PMID: 31781768, PMCID: PMC7377290, DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmz085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType II diabetesPrimary care cliniciansStandard of careII diabetesCare cliniciansDiabetes managementClinical settingPrimary care physiciansOptimal diabetes managementCare physiciansDiabetes patientsType II diabetes managementClinical managementIndividualized carePatient housingUS adultsClinical decisionPatient healthDiabetesPatientsCliniciansCareClinical adjustmentsParticipantsQualitative study“You Never Know What Could Happen”: Women’s Perspectives of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in the Context of Recent Intimate Partner Violence
Willie TC, Keene DE, Kershaw TS, Stockman JK. “You Never Know What Could Happen”: Women’s Perspectives of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in the Context of Recent Intimate Partner Violence. Women's Health Issues 2019, 30: 41-48. PMID: 31537431, PMCID: PMC6919558, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2019.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionPrEP care continuumImmunodeficiency virus infectionIntimate partner violenceCare continuumVirus infectionSexual risk reduction strategiesPre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) usersSignificant public health issueMale partner reactionsSeasons of riskPre-exposure prophylaxisProspective cohort studyPublic health issueWomen's decisionsRecent intimate partner violenceSexual intimate partner violencePrEP careCohort studyPartner violenceRisk reduction strategiesHealth issuesWomenPrEPPartner reactionsSocial Networks and Its Impact on Women's Awareness, Interest, and Uptake of HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
Willie TC, Stockman JK, Keene DE, Calabrese SK, Alexander KA, Kershaw TS. Social Networks and Its Impact on Women's Awareness, Interest, and Uptake of HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP). JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2019, 80: 386-393. PMID: 30570528, PMCID: PMC6408934, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001935.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPotential PrEP usePrEP awarenessPrEP intentionsPrEP useCare engagementIntimate partner violenceHIV pre-exposure prophylaxisPre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) usersAppropriate PrEP candidatesCare continuum outcomesPrEP-eligible womenPre-exposure prophylaxisProspective cohort studyPrEP candidatesPrEP careCohort studyContinuum outcomesIPV experiencesPrEP attitudesUS womenSocial network interventionWomen's awarenessFavorable opinionWomenMore altersIntimate Partner Violence Influences Women’s Engagement in the Early Stages of the HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Care Continuum: Using Doubly Robust Estimation
Willie TC, Keene DE, Stockman JK, Alexander KA, Calabrese SK, Kershaw TS. Intimate Partner Violence Influences Women’s Engagement in the Early Stages of the HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Care Continuum: Using Doubly Robust Estimation. AIDS And Behavior 2019, 24: 560-567. PMID: 30915581, PMCID: PMC6763353, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-019-02469-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrEP care continuumCare continuumIntimate partner violenceUS womenPre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) acceptabilityHIV pre-exposure prophylaxisPre-exposure prophylaxisPrEP interestPrEP modalitiesCohort studyHIVWomenEarly stagesTrauma-informed approachPrEPIPV experiencesPartner violenceProphylaxisMonthsEviction 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
2018
Transfer is not a transition – voices of Jamaican adolescents with HIV and their health care providers
DeSouza F, Paintsil E, Brown T, Pierre R, Keene D, Kim N, Christie C. Transfer is not a transition – voices of Jamaican adolescents with HIV and their health care providers. AIDS Care 2018, 31: 293-297. PMID: 30345791, PMCID: PMC7224964, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2018.1533226.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care providersResource-limited settingsPediatric clinicCare providersAdult-centered servicesInductive content analytic approachAntiretroviral therapyAdult careBetter outcomesHIVContent analytic approachClinicJamaican adolescentsAdolescentsSemi-structured interviewsProvidersTherapyCareTemporal and spatial associations between influenza and asthma hospitalisations in New York City from 2002 to 2012: a longitudinal ecological study
Trinh P, Jung TH, Keene D, Demmer RT, Perzanowski M, Lovasi G. Temporal and spatial associations between influenza and asthma hospitalisations in New York City from 2002 to 2012: a longitudinal ecological study. BMJ Open 2018, 8: e020362. PMID: 30269061, PMCID: PMC6169763, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020362.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfluenza hospitalisationsAsthma hospitalisationsExcess riskLongitudinal ecological studyAge groupsClinical Modification diagnosis codesSignificant positive correlationInfluenza prevention strategiesSignificant correlationDifferent age groupsNinth RevisionDiagnosis codesPrimary diagnosisAdults 18HospitalisationStatewide PlanningPositive correlationInternational ClassificationIndividuals 18Prevention strategiesRisk percentageAdult populationOverall populationAsthmaInfluenzaMinority Resident Physicians’ Views on the Role of Race/Ethnicity in Their Training Experiences in the Workplace
Osseo-Asare A, Balasuriya L, Huot SJ, Keene D, Berg D, Nunez-Smith M, Genao I, Latimore D, Boatright D. Minority Resident Physicians’ Views on the Role of Race/Ethnicity in Their Training Experiences in the Workplace. JAMA Network Open 2018, 1: e182723. PMID: 30646179, PMCID: PMC6324489, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.2723.Peer-Reviewed Original Research