Speed Networking for Research on
Sources and Consequences of Disparities
Friday, October 02, 9:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Morris University Center, Meeting Room A
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Research on Sources and Consequences of Disparities
Disparities among individuals, groups, and other organizational units long have been recognized as important lines of inquiry in the social and behavioral sciences, and other disciplines are recognizing the impact of disparity on issues connected to health, technology, and workforce development. New perspectives may be obtained from explicitly interdisciplinary research on problems related to disparities, variability, and inequality. Examples of possible issues related to sources and consequences of disparity for which interdisciplinary research might be pursued are the dynamics of economic, social, and cultural disparity within and across populations; the causes and consequences of disparity in health, education, wages, and other factors at levels ranging from the macro to the micro; the role of disparities in the processes of conflict, dissent, cooperation, or decision making; psychological, cognitive, and biological factors that affect the emergence and persistence of disparity; and geographic and temporal factors that influence the development and persistence of disparity as well as efforts to alleviate problems associated with disparities.
Researcher Profiles
Ariel Belasen: Natural disasters; economic development; migration
Stacey Brown: Health disparities in Illinois; environmental justice; geospatial and quantitative techniques
Lakesha Butler: Health disparities, health literacy and medication adherence (patient care); innovative and active learning strategies
Wai Hsien Cheah: GLBTQ issues; Bosnian refugees' resettlement process; message design in health communication campaigns
Maithili Deshpande: Disparities in healthcare utilization and access to care; medication use and quality of care in adult population; public and population health
McKenzie Ferguson: Communication issues between the Deaf/hard of hearing and a pharmacist and associated health outcomes, e.g. adherence; health literacy; medication safety issues, especially in vulnerable populations
Kelly Gable: Serious mental illness and recovery-focused interventions; motivational interviewing (MI) and Person-Centered Care; integrated healthcare models and medication management
Chaya Gopalan: Role of gonadal steroids in the regulation of brain differentiation; innovative teaching methodologies; evidence-based teaching
James Hanlon: Residential segregation and inequality; urban environmental health; public housing policy
Dayna Henry: College student health, especially sexual and relationship health; rape myth acceptance among various professions; sexual minorities' sexual health, especially bisexual women
Bryan Jack: Race and popular culture: African American history in the St. Louis region; southern identity
Jessica Kerr: Diabetes; cardiovascular risk reduction (hypertension, lipids, smoking cessation); chronic disease management and teaching empathy
Min Liu: Culturally diverse health needs/practices and underserved populations; discourses of sexuality; health literacy among Deaf and HOH individuals
Nancy Lutz: Minority communities (linguistic, religious, ethnic) and the state; immigrant and refugee communities (U.S., South and Southeast Asia); languages of intolerance (hate speech, discriminatory discourses, etc.)
Suman Mishra: Mass media and global/international communication; gender; health communication
Joel Nadler: Gender stereotypes in leadership and performance appraisals; bias and stereotypes targeting LGBT; diversity research and publications in top tier journals
Alison Reiheld: Women's health, ethics and politics/policy of: intersectional analysis; civility; transgender health, ethics and politics/policy of
Christopher Rosnick: Physiological reactivity/response in late-life generalized anxiety disorder; anxiety and cognitive performance in healthy adults; attention control
Jill Schreiber: Religion and foster care; simulated client pedagogy; diversity issues in pedagogy and foster care
George Watson: Moral psychology; decision making; effective coaching in morally relevant decision making
Huaibo Xin: Disaster mental health; public health emergency preparedness with vulnerable populations, e.g. refugees; GIS and health mapping
Jen Zuercher: Improving nutrition, health behaviors, and weight management in periods of life transition; need for nutrition-related care among minority populations;using technology to provide social support for health behavior change
