Cycle 1
Snack, Chill & Chat (Project Page)
Published Paper: Virtual Nutrition, Socialization and Stress Reduction Intervention for Adults with Disabilities: A Feasibility Study
South Jersey Longitudinal Data Project to Advance Health Equity (Project Page)
Published Paper: Trigger-Outcome Analysis with Adjusted Risk-Difference Envelopes for Substance Use Disorder at a Community Scale
Trauma Informed Education (Project Page)
Published Presentation: Why Trauma informed Education (SJIPH RESEARCH PROJECT #13) Child Trauma Conference 2024, Lagos Nigeria
Published Presentation: Building Healing Engaged and Trauma Responsive Communities
Emerging Projects: Youth End Violence Against Children Campaign + First Youth Movement
South Jersey Longitudinal Data Project to Advance Health Equity (Project Page)
Additional Funding: Health Inequities Research Grant Program
Published Paper: Emergency department visits among children with asthma: Racial/ethnic
disparities before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
Cycle 2
Developing a Culturally Congruent Survey to Study Trauma, Gun Violence, and Health among Black Men in Southern New Jersey (Project Page)
Published Paper: Physical Health Challenges, Healthcare Needs, and Barriers to Care among Firearm Injury Survivors: A Mixed Methods Analysis – Journal of Public Health
An Evaluation of Co- and Alternative-Responding Models for those Experiencing Mental/Emotional Health Crises in Millville (Project Page)
Published Paper: A process evaluation of the Effective Mental and Behavioral Health Emergency Diversion (EMBHED) project – Police Practice and Research Journal
Finances and Future Health: Understanding Barriers to First-Generation Student Utilization of Federal Work-Study (Project Page)
Published Paper: Finances and Future Health: Understanding Barriers to First-Generation Student Utilization of Federal Work-Study
Cycle 3
The Association between Age and Breast Cancer- Are Young Women in New Jersey at Risk? (Project Page)
Podcast: Breast Cancer Research – Episodes include conversations with community members, social workers, and researchers
Published Paper:Young Women Diagnosed With Breast Cancer: Why Is NoOne Telling Me to Get a Mammogram?
A Research Investigation to Examine the Factors Impacting Colorectal Screening Rates for Communities of Color in Three Rural Counties in Southern New Jersey (Project Page)
Research Brief (PDF): Examining Factors Impacting Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates for Communities of Color in Rural Cumberland and Salem Counties
Reading and Writing the World for Healthier Communities: A Publicly Engaged Project at Mighty Writers Camden (Project Page)
Presentation (PDF): Our Writing Matters: An Illustrative Case Study of Wellbeing and Literacy at an Urban Community Literacy Center
Community-Partnered Integrated Care (CPIC) for Preventing Perinatal Depression and Anxiety: Establishing a Sustainable Preventive Care Infrastructure in South Jersey (Project Page)
Community Forum (PDF): South Jersey Perinatal Mental Health Community Forum
Presentation (PDF): RAPID Prevention Protocol
Presentation (PDF): RAPID Prevention
Exploring the Mediating Role of Social Determinants of Health in Arterial Stiffness and Sleep Quality among Low-Income Hispanic Adults (Project Page)
Poster: Sleep Quality and Obesity Markers in Low-Income Hispanic Adults in Southern New Jersey
Machine Learning-based Predictive Analysis to Understand Public Health Risk from Heavy Metal Exposure in Camden (Project Page)
Published Presentation: Machine Learning to Predict Heavy Metal Concentrations for Public Health
Published Poster: Machine Learning-Based Prediction of Heavy Metal Exposure in Spatially Heterogeneous Urban Environments
Published Presentation: Predicting Heavy Metal Concentrations in Camden’s Storm Water
Exploring the Multi-faceted Relationships Between Criminal Justice System Contact and Health Among Camden Residents: A Pilot Study (Project Page)
Published Presentation: Exploring the Multi-faceted Relationships Between Criminal Justice System Contact and Health Among Camden Residents: A Pilot Study