2025
Race, wealth and health: The role of reparations
Whittaker S, Hyacinthe M, Keene D, Dulin A, Kershaw T, Warren J. Race, wealth and health: The role of reparations. Social Science & Medicine 2025, 373: 117963. PMID: 40168833, PMCID: PMC12147558, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.117963.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRacial health gapsGeneral healthHealth gapPredictors of self-rated healthReport adverse health outcomesPredictors of general healthSelf-rated healthBlack respondentsExcellent/very good healthAssociated with healthMulti-level regression modelsAdverse health outcomesJustice interventionsReparation paymentsNational Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979Dismantle systems of oppressionHealth outcomesHealth variablesPhysical healthMental healthAssess raceNational Longitudinal SurveyRacial wealth gapSystems of oppressionHealth measures
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
Determinants of perceived insufficient milk among new mothers in León, Nicaragua
Safon C, Keene D, Guevara WJU, Kiani S, Herkert D, Muñoz EE, Pérez‐Escamilla R. Determinants of perceived insufficient milk among new mothers in León, Nicaragua. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2016, 13 PMID: 27650889, PMCID: PMC6865952, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12369.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfant feeding practicesExclusive breastfeedingInsufficient milkFeeding practicesBaby-Friendly Hospital InitiativeNew mothersDisability-adjusted life yearsPrimary health centersInfant's nutritional needsMonths of lifeThird of childrenUrban public hospitalYears of ageMonths of ageInfant satietySuboptimal breastfeedingHospital InitiativeMaternal nutritionHealth centersChild healthBreastfeedingLife yearsMixed feedingNicaraguan MinistryPublic hospitals“There's a Difference—I Own This”: Negotiating Social and Financial Services under Threat of Mortgage Foreclosure
Baker A, Keene DE. “There's a Difference—I Own This”: Negotiating Social and Financial Services under Threat of Mortgage Foreclosure. Social Work 2016, 61: 321-330. PMID: 29664259, DOI: 10.1093/sw/sww049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial workersSocial work agenciesSocial service institutionsAsymmetrical power relationshipsCommunities of colorSocial service needsRisk of foreclosurePercent of homeownersNational housing marketThreat of defaultSense of matteringWork agenciesLegal aidDepth interviewsPower relationshipsForeclosure crisisHousing marketService institutionsHousehold budgetingGreat RecessionMortgage foreclosuresFinancial servicesService needsHomeownersForeclosureSpatial 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
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