Article/Book Listings
Donovan, Roxanne A. Perceptions of Stress, Workload, and Job Satisfaction Among HSS Faculty: Executive Summary, Kennesaw State University, 2012, https://radow.kennesaw.edu/docs/faculty-staff/admin-fellows_donovan_exec-summary.pdf.
Abstract: Recent research suggests that faculty members experience high levels of stress and burnout similar to those of other demanding service professions (eg, medical professionals and K-12 teachers; Watts & Robertson, 2011). This finding is problematic for both faculty and administrators... Read More
Keywords: Strong Black Woman stereotype, anxiety, depression, stress, African American women
Contact: rdonova4@kennesaw.edu
Patton, L. D., & Croom, N. N. (2017). Critical Perspectives on Black Women and College Success. In Critical Perspectives on Black Women and College Success (1st ed., pp. 188-199). New York, NY: Routledge.
Abstract: The gender gap in educational attainment among Black students has gained national media attention. Not only are Black women more likely than Black men to enroll in college shortly after graduating high school (69 percent vs. 57 percent; Lopez and... Read More
Keywords: Strong Black Woman stereotype, anxiety, depression, stress, African American women
Contact: rdonova4@kennesaw.edu
A comparison of molecular tumor profiles from hispanic and non-hispanic women with ovarian cancer H Hinshaw, M Huang, S George, A Pinto, J Pearson, B Slomovitz, ... Gynecologic Oncology 154 (1), e6-e7 (2019)
Abstract: Objectives: Ethnic background has been associated with differences in ovarian cancer survival. Molecular profiling by next generation sequencing (NGS) has afforded the opportunity to examine somatic mutations, amplifications, and abnormalities in protein expression on an individual level. Little data exist about... Read More
Keywords: Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer, health disparities, BRCA, Fallopian tubes
Contact: Sophia.george@med.miami.edu
BUILDING ANTEBELLUM NEW ORLEANS: Free People of Color and Their Influence T DUDLEY - University of TEXAS PRESS (publication August 2021)
Abstract: A significant and deeply researched examination of the free nineteenth-century Black developers who transformed the cultural and architectural legacy of New Orleans. The Creole architecture of New Orleans is one of the city’s most-recognized features, but studies of it largely... Read More
Keywords: architectural history; historic preservation; Creole architecture; New Orleans; Louisiana; Black history; Black property developers; Black entrepreneurs
Contact: taradudley@utexas.edu
A clinically structured and partnered approach to genetic testing in Trinidadian women with breast cancer and their families T Donenberg, S George, J Ali, G Bravo, K Hernandez, N Sookar, ... Breast cancer research and treatment 174 (2), 469-477 (2019)
Abstract: Breast cancer (BC) is the leading cause of cancer death in Caribbean women. Across the Caribbean islands, the prevalence of hereditary breast cancer among unselected breast cancer patients ranges from 5 to 25%. Moreover, the prevalence of BC among younger... Read More
Keywords: Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer, health disparities, BRCA, Fallopian tubes
Contact: Sophia.george@med.miami.edu
Makaryan SZ, Finley SD. An optimal control approach for enhancing natural killer cells' secretion of cytolytic molecules. APL Bioeng. 2020 Dec 22;4(4):046107. doi: 10.1063/5.0024726. PMID: 33376936; PMCID: PMC7758091.
Abstract: Natural killer (NK) cells are immune effector cells that can detect and lyse cancer cells. However, NK cell exhaustion, a phenotype characterized by reduced secretion of cytolytic models upon serial stimulation, limits the NK cell’s ability to lyse cells. In... Read More
Keywords: Degranulation, Control theory, Phosphorylation, Cell signaling and communication, Mathematical modeling, Proteins, Cytotoxicity, Optimization problems
Contact: sfinley@usc.edu
Boyle-Baise, Marilynne; Brown, Rhondalynn; Hsu, Ming-Chu; Jones, Denisha; Prakash, Ambica; Rausch, Michelle; Vitols, Shelley; Wahlquist, Zach. International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, v18 n1 p17-26 2006
Abstract: Presently, service learning is utilized as a tool for learning about something other than service, such as: gaining civic dispositions, learning subject matter, practicing inquiry techniques, or questioning inequality. What might happen if, instead, an exploration of service itself grounded... Read More
Keywords: Service Learning, Higher Education, Civics, Citizenship Responsibility, Student Projects, Student Research, Instructional Design, Ethics, Academic Standards, Reflection, Teaching Methods, Educational Practices, Educational Strategies
Contact: djones@sarahlawrence.edu
A Cross-Cultural Study of Trust Building in Autonomous Vehicles
Na Du, Robert, L. P., Pradhan, A., Tilbury, D. and Yang, X. J. A Cross-Cultural Study of Trust Building in Autonomous Vehicles presented at the Conference on Autonomous Vehicles in Society: Building a Research Agenda, May 18-19 2018, East Lansing, MI,
Abstract: Trust in autonomous vehicles (AVs) has become as a key determinant of drivers’ acceptance of AVs and explanations are often at the heart of this trusting relationship. This study explores, in consideration of cultural and personality differences, how explanation timing and... Read More
Keywords: information systems; human computer interaction, virtual teams
Contact: lprobert@umich.edu
Jankowski PJ, Hardy SA, Zamboanga BL, et al. Religiousness and Levels of Hazardous Alcohol Use: A Latent Profile Analysis. J Youth Adolesc. 2015;44(10):1968-1983. doi:10.1007/s10964-015-0302-4
Abstract: Prior person-centered research has consistently identified a subgroup of highly religious participants that uses significantly less alcohol when compared to the other subgroups. The construct of religious motivation is absent from existing examinations of the nuanced combinations of religiousness dimensions... Read More
Keywords: Strong Black Woman stereotype, anxiety, depression, stress, African American women
Contact: rdonova4@kennesaw.edu
Donovan, R.A., Crawford, M. Book Review: Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America. Barbara Ehrenreich, Metropolitan Books, New York; 2001. 221 pp. $23.00. Sex Roles 46, 129–130 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1016525711899
Abstract: Following in the footsteps of John Howard Griffin’s Black Like Me, Nickel and Dimed chronicles author Barbara Ehrenreich’s journey to the other side of the privilege divide. While Griffin altered his physical features to appear African American, Ehrenreich altered her... Read More
Keywords: Strong Black Woman stereotype, anxiety, depression, stress, African American women
Contact: rdonova4@kennesaw.edu