Patti O’Brien-Richardson Briana Bivens, Madinah Elamin, Anette Freytag, Corina Hernandez, Anthony Jones, Darnell Thompson, and Shar Williams were awarded a grant in the 2023-24 Mutual Mentoring Grant cycle. This collective was formed to build capacity for academic publishing and publicly-engaged scholarship while curating a space to cultivate research and teaching practice in the community.
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New Research on Racial Discrimination and Mental Health Co-Authored by Chen, Williams and Cantor
The present study examines the differential associations of racial discrimination and mental health based on an individual’s race, ethnicity, foreign-born status, and educational attainment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Research by Williams et al. – Patient and Clinician Satisfaction with the Early Implementation of Telemental Health Services
Dr. Sharifa Z. Williams, Assistant Professor and colleagues found both clinicians and patients experienced a high degree of satisfaction with mental health care delivered virtually compared with face-to-face encounters.
EJB Talks New Faculty Spotlight: Biostatistician, Health Policy Researcher, and Douglass Alum
In addition to discussing the inspiration for her path to an academic career in public health and biostatistics. Shar Williams shares the research she has done in areas of depression, anxiety, suicide, and PTSD, and the findings that show exposure to discrimination and socio-economic disadvantages impact health outcomes.
Research – Williams: Prevalence of Childhood Trauma in a Community-Based Mental Health Clinic
To assess early trauma in this population, Professor Williams and colleagues administered the Adverse Childhood Experience (ACEs) questionnaire to 856 participants over a nine-month period. 40% reported four or more ACEs. Among high scorers, emotional abuse, physical abuse and emotional neglect were the most prevalent ACE experiences.
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