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Submissions from 2022

They know how to assess, puberty stage, when breasts start growing”: Community justifications of sexual consent with girls, Leso Munala and Kieu My Phi

Girls are the ones who save the family”: Age- disparate transactional sex as mode of contributing to household income', Leso Munala and Bethlehem Yewhalawork

Quarantining with abusers: COVID-19 and Gender Based Violence (GBV) among girls in rural and low-income urban areas in Kenya', Leso Munala, Bethlehem Yewhalawork, and Amanda Zenk

Submissions from 2021

Treating and preventing infectious diseases in low and middle-income countries. Does technology really work?, Elizabeth Allen

I have learned to stand up for myself and demand my rights: Community Health Volunteers are changing social norms, Elizabeth Allen, Ariel Frisancho, Claudia Llanten, and Maren Knep

The Private Cost of Climate Change on Kenyan Women: The Relationship between Severe Weather Events and Domestic Violence in Kenya-itle, Elizabeth Allen and Leso Munala

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To work in a field centered in health equity and social justice, public health curriculum reform is essential., Elizabeth Allen and Leso Munala

Kenyan Women Bearing the Cost of Climate Change, Elizabeth Allen, Leso Munala, and Julie Henderson

The Cost of Climate Change on Women, Elizabeth Allen, Leso Munala, and Julie Henderson

The cost of climate change on women, Elizabeth Allen, Leso Munala, and Julie Henderson

The work can be challenging, but it’s highly rewarding - The role of community health agents in Peru, Elizabeth Allen, Shandy Potes Mangra, Ariel Frisancho, and Claudia Llanten

Exploring assisted-living older adults’ experience and perceived psychosocial benefits of compassionate presence sessions during the COVID-19 pandemic, Angela Ekwonye, Alvina Brueggemann, Sarah Gerdes, Safia Md Sidek, Vanessa Kloepfer, Kieu My Phi, and Nina Truong

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Meaning in life and impact of COVID-19 pandemic on African immigrants in the United States, Angela Ekwonye, Bella Ezumah, and Ngozi Nwosisi

Exploring the effectiveness of virtual compassionate presence sessions in reducing loneliness and isolation among assisted-living older adults: a pilot study, Angela Ekwonye and Sarah Gerdes

Exploring Knowledge, Prevention Methods, and Prevention Barriers of COVID-19 Among Somali, Karen, and Latinx Community Members in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, Margaret Harris, Angela Ekwonye, Leso Munala, Heather Buesseler, and Mary Hearst

Interprofessional Collaboration with The Plaster House-Tanzania for Evaluation of Rehabilitative Care for Children with Disabilities, Kari Hartwig, Jennifer Biggs, Ambria Crusan, Keira DiSpirito, Lisa Kiesel, Kristen Maisano, Michelle Palmborg, Sarah Rejman, Tara Rick, and Mallory J. Wirth

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A community-academic partnership for program assessment of a pediatric post-surgical rehabilitation program: The case of the Plaster House in Tanzania, Kari Hartwig, Jennifer Biggs, Ambria Crusan, Lisa Kiesel, Michelle Palmborg, Kristen Maisano, Tara Rick, Keira DiSpirito, Sarah Rejman, and Mallory J. Wirth

A community-academic partnership for program assessment of a pediatric post-surgical rehabilitation program: The case of the Plaster House in Tanzania, Kari Hartwig, Jennifer Biggs, Ambria Crusan, Lisa Kiesel, Michelle Palmborg, Kristin Maisano, Tara Rick, Keira DiSpirito, Sarah Rejman, and Mallory J. Wirth

Refugee Women Gardening: “Because we plant things, gardening makes our heart feel pleased.”, Kari Hartwig, Gao Lee, and Raw Raen

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Women Refugees, Resilience and Gardening in the U.S. [poster], Kari Hartwig, Gao Lee, and Raw Raen

Reducing Public Stigma of Children with Disabilities: Effectiveness of Community-Based Interventions, Renee Hepperlen, Jennifer Biggs, Watson Mwandileya, Esther Ngulube, and Mary Hearst

Formative Evaluation of Rehabilitative Post-surgical Care for Children in Tanzania: “They Arrive with Sorrows, but they Leave Happily”, Lisa Kiesel, Jennifer Biggs, Kari Hartwig, Keira DiSpirito, and Kristin Maisano

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How Do Healthcare Providers Screen Children and Families for Housing Instability?, Grace Anne Ludvik and Meghan Mason

Correlates of intimate partner violence among adolescents in East Africa: a multi-country analysis, Peter Memiah, Courtney Cook, Caroline Kingori, and Leso Munala

Parental influence in the involvement of their daughter’s age -disparate transactional sex relationships in a rural sub-county in Kenya., Leso Munala and Hamdi Ali

To work in a field centered in health equity and social justice, public health curriculum reform is essential, Leso Munala and Elizabeth Allen

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To work in a field centered in health equity and social justice, public health curriculum reform is essential, Leso Munala and Elizabeth Allen

Centering Social Justice and Equity in Public Health curriculum, Leso Munala, Elizabeth Allen, and Kieu My Phi

The Social Construction of Age-Disparate Transactional Sex Relationships in Kitui-South, Leso Munala, Maria Musa, Asha Mohamed, and Sandra Opokua

If I report, people may say that I’m the loose one”: Barriers to reporting sexual violence against school-aged girls in a rural community in Kenya., Leso Munala, Maria Musa, Esther Mwangi, and Hamdi Ali

Submissions from 2020

Is Mobile Technology Effective in the Prevention and Treatment of Infectious Diseases in Low Middle Income Countries?: A Systematic Review, Elizabeth Allen, Katharine Meinhover, and Inga Mumukunde

Climate change and violence: the relationship between severe weather events and domestic violence in Kenya, Elizabeth Allen, Leso Munala, and Julie Henderson

Climate Change and Violence: The relationship between severe weather events and domestic violence in Kenya, Elizabeth Allen, Leso Munala, and Julie Henderson

Kenyan women paying the price of climate change, Elizabeth Allen, Leso Munala, and Julie Henderson

Training the next generation of Public Health Leaders: Integrating social justice in MPH Curriculum, Oona Beale, Leso Munala, and Elizabeth Allen

Evaluating Interventions to Reduce Lead Poisoning among Vulnerable Population: Systematic Review, Erin Cutts, Katelyn Mann, Alyssa Peterson, Erica Urbina, and Angela Ekwonye

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Evaluating Interventions to Reduce Lead Poisoning Among Vulnerable Population: A Systematic Review, Erin Cutts, Katelyn Mann, Erica Urbina, Alyssa Paterson, and Angela Ekwonye

Using Spiral Learning to Integrate Cultural Competency Training into a Medical Curriculum, Donna DeGracia, Cora Peine, Tara Rick, and Kari Hartwig

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The impact of negative life events (NLEs) on spirituality: a qualitative study on the perspectives of Nigerian Catholic women religious in the United States, Angela Ekwonye and Ngozi Nwosisi

Spirituality: a psychological resource for managing academic-related stressors, Angela Ekwonye, Nastehakeyf Sheikhomar, and Vy Phung

Spirituality as a resource for coping with academic stress among college students., Angela Ekwonye, Nastehakeyf Sheikhomar, and Vy Phung

Women Refugees, Resilience and Gardening in the U.S, Kari Hartwig, Gao Lee, and Raw Raen

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From Housing Instability to a Home: The Effects of Furniture and Household Goods on Well-being, Kari Hartwig and Fatma Mohamed

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Community based intervention to reduce stigma for children with disabilities in Lusaka Zambia a pilot.pdf, Mary Hearst

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Analyzing health disparities related to maternal hypertensive disorders: A literature review, C Henke, Margaret Harris, Mary Hearst, and Katherine Campbell

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Evaluating the cross-cultural validity of three family quality of life sub-scales, Renee Hepperlen, Paula Rabaey, and Mary Hearst

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How Do Healthcare Providers Screen Children and Families for Housing Instability? A Literature Review, Grace Anne Ludvik and Meghan Mason

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Addressing Housing Instability in Primary Care Settings, Meghan Mason, Grace Anne Ludvik, Sia Xiong, Jacki Hart, Christine Ma, Marvin So, and Avik Chatterjee

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How Do Healthcare Providers Address the Needs of Children and Families Experiencing Housing Instability? A Multisite Qualitative Study, Meghan Mason, Grace Anne Ludvik, Sia Xiong, Marvin So, Jacki Hart, Sarah O'Gorman, Avery Brien, Christine Ma, Mia Brugnoli Ensin, Rebecca Kamins, Manelisi (Victor) Nhliziyo, and Andy Kim

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Prevalence, Characteristics, and Epidemiology of Microbial Hand Contamination Among Minnesota State Fair Attendees (2014), Meghan Mason, Bozena Morawski, Ruby Bayliss, Fatuma Noor, Sagal Jama, Connie Clabots, and James Johnson

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Healthcare Providers Addressing Needs of Children and Families Experiencing Housing Instability, Meghan Mason and Sia Xiong

The Health Effects of Fetal Mercury Exposure: A Systematic Review, Addison Mommsen, Georgie Kinsman, De Paw, Raw Raen, and Angela Ekwonye

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The Health Effects of Fetal Mercury Exposure: A Systematic Review., Addison Mommsen, Raw Raen, De Paw, Georgie Kinsman, and Angela Ekwonye

“They are told by men that they will be given money…... they don’t have sanitary towels, the money help’ them”, Leso Munala, Hamdi Ali, and Emily Hohenshell

“Being a man, he overpowered me”: Men as Drivers in the Continuation of Widow Cleansing among the Luo in Kenya, Leso Munala, Margaret Harris, Esther Mwangi, and Maria Musa

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“If You Report Your Dad, How are You Going to Survive”: Health Practitioner Perspectives on Quality of Care for Survivors of Sexual Violence and the Challenge of Family Interference, Leso Munala, Emily Hohenshell, and Emily Weile

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The Impact of Macroeconomic Policies on Healthcare Delivery in Kenya: An Analysis of the National Sexual Violence Prevention and Care Response, Leso Munala, Emily Weile, Nene Okunna, and Emily Hohenshell

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Inquiry in Action Reflections on the Implementation of Best Practices in Child and Family Focused University-Community Partnerships.docx, Mary Walsh, Shauna Adams, Susan Ferguson, Mary Hearst, Jo-Viviane Jones, Shavaun Wall, Despina Petsagourakis, Agnes Chung, Una Shannon, and Maria Theodorakakis

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How Do Healthcare Providers Address the Needs of Children and Families Experiencing Housing Instability? A Multisite Qualitative Study, Sia Xiong and Meghan Mason

Submissions from 2019

Facilitators and Barriers of Cervical Cancer Screening and Human Papilloma Virus Vaccination Among Somali Refugee Women in the United States: A Qualitative Analysis, Elizabeth M. Allen, Hee Yun Lee, Rebekah Pratt, Huoa Vang, Jay R. Desai, Amano Dube, and Elizabeth Lightfoot

Personal and Interpersonal Level Predictors of Academic Resiliency, Academic Self-efficacy, Academic Integration, and Institutional Commitment of Female College Students, Angela Ekwonye

Exploring Individual and Interpersonal Level Factors Associated with Academic Success of College Students at a Women’s, Faith-based Higher Institution, Angela Ekwonye and Verna DeLauer

Development and Validation of the Spiritual Impact Rating Scale for Women (SIRSW): A Tool for Assessing College Women's Spirituality, Angela Ekwonye, Verna DeLauer, and Terrence Cahill

The Impact of Negative Life Events (NLEs) on Spirituality: a Qualitative Study on the Perspectives of Nigerian Catholic Women Religious in the United States, Angela Ekwonye and Ngozi Nwosisi

Exploring Quality in Post-Rape Care Service Provision, Leso Munala

Exploring the Social Context and Drivers of Age Disparate Transactional Sex Relationships in Mutomo and Ikutha Districts of Kitui South Sub County, Leso Munala

Submit to Survive: An exploration of sexual cleansing as an act of violence against widows in the Luo of Kenya, Leso Munala, Margaret Harris, and Esther Mwangi

Your loss is my gain: Consequences of the cultural practice of sexual cleansing among widows in the Luo community of Kenya, Leso Munala, Esther Mwangi, and Margaret Harris

[L]ook at their bodies…, their bodies speak volumes about themselves”: Sexual violence against school-aged girls and community perceptions of consent, Leso Munala, Emily Weile, Hamdi Ali, and Esther Mwangi

'Exploring the Effects International Monetary Fund Lending Policies on Kenya's National Sexual Violence Prevention and Care Response', Leso Munala, Emily Weile, Emily Hohenshell, and Nene Okunna

Interventions to Reduce Intimate Partner Violence among Asian Women: A Systematic Review, Pa Ia Xiong and Angela Ekwonye

Submissions from 2018

Rural-urban differences in access to preventative healthcare among publicly-insured Minnesotans., Elizabeth Allen, J. O. Loftus, K. T. Call, and S. Everson-Rose

Providing child spacing education in the Somali immigrant community: Benefits, challenges, and programmatic recommendations., Carie Cox, F. Ahmed, A. Mitchell, and A. Ganey

Drawing insights from the field of family planning to improve the measurement of the quality of infertility care in low- and middle-income countries., Carie Cox and H. Ali

Acceptability of contraceptive self-injection with DMPA-SC among adolescents in Gulu District, Uganda., Carie Cox, J. K. Cover, J. Lim, and A. Namagembe

Ugandan providers’ views on the acceptability of contraceptive self-injection for adolescents: A qualitative study., Carie Cox, J. K. Cover, A. Namagembe, and J. Tumusiime

The Development and validation of the spiritual impact rating scale for women (SIRSW)., Angela Ekwonye

The spiritual impact rating scale for women (SIRSW): Validation and testing of an instrument to assess the influence of spirituality on the lives of female college students., Angela Ekwonye and A. Brueggemann

Effect of a spiritual retreat on perceived stress of Nigerian Catholic immigrant sisters in the United States., Angela Ekwonye, V. DeLauer, and T. Cahill

Effect of a spiritual retreat on perceived stress of Nigerian Catholic immigrant sisters in the United States., Angela Ekwonye, V. DeLauer, and T. Cahill

Effect of a spiritual retreat on perceived stress of Nigerian Catholic immigrant sisters in the United States., Angela Ekwonye, V. DeLauer, and T. Cahill

An inter-professional project addressing children with disabilities in Zambia., Mary Hearst

Children with disabilities in Zambia., Mary Hearst, D. DeGracia, R. Hepperlen, and J. Biggs

Family, community and environmental assessment in Zambia using RedCap mobile app., Mary Hearst, M. Ghebre, M. Lohese, and M. Mwansa

Educating future health professionals: Piloting an interprofessional education and cultural humility framework., Mary Hearst, R. Hepperlen, F. Jimbo-Llapa, and K. Mielke

Early childhood Montessori as obesity intervention in diverse community schools: Exploratory analysis., Mary Hearst, F. Jimbo-Llapa, and A. Shilongo

Kusamala+: Training in trainers (TOT) in Zambia to improve quality of life for children with disabilities and their families., Mary Hearst, J. Miller, D. DeGracia, and R. Hepperlen

Altering the school breakfast environment reduces barriers to school breakfast participation among diverse rural youth., Mary Hearst, A. Shanafelt, Q. Wang, and R. Leduc

Family and community member stigma towards children with disabilities., Mary Hearst, A. Wilson, F. Noor, and M. Ghebre

Attitudes and behaviors toward free-roaming dogs in marginalized urban communities in the Los Rios Region, Chile., Meghan Mason and R. Bayliss

Behaviors and exposures associated with pathogen carriage at a large community gathering., Meghan Mason, R. Bayliss, B. Morawski, and J. Johnson

Professional development and improved patient outcomes through interprofessional clinical scholar teams., Meghan Mason, J. Luhman, J. Omodt, and G. Kline

Tools to make your interprofessional teams successful., Meghan Mason, J. Omodt, G. Kline, and K. Campbell

Diverse students perceptions of careers in gerontology., Leso Munala and A. Brueggemann

If you report dad, how are we going to survive?, Leso Munala, E. Welle, and E. Hohenshell

'She is not a genuine client’: Exploring health practitioner’s mistrust of rape survivors in Kenya., Leso Munala, E. Welle, E. Hohenshell, and N. Okunna