Secrecy and the use of “secret information” as capital in the hands of the state is mobilised by ... more Secrecy and the use of “secret information” as capital in the hands of the state is mobilised by affective racialised machineries, cultivated on “security” grounds. Securitised secrecy is an assemblage of concealed operations juxtaposing various forms of invasions and dispossessions. It is a central strategy in the politico-economic life of the state to increase its scope of domination. Secrecy is used and abused to entrap and penetrate political subjects and entities. This article explores the necrocapitalist utilisation of secrecy embedded in the coloniser’s attempt to distort the mind of the colonised. Built from the voices of those affected by secrecy’s violent psychopolitical entrapment and penetrability, we expose the ways in which secrecy manufactures colonisers’ impunity and immunity. Further, we discuss the ruins that secrecy mislays, arguing as Fanon explained, that psychic ruins are common usage of colonial violence. In fact, Fanon (1963) argued that damaged personhood wa...
Purpose: Examine longitudinal changes in colon cancer-related beliefs and knowledge and their pre... more Purpose: Examine longitudinal changes in colon cancer-related beliefs and knowledge and their prediction of post-intervention screening behavior. Background: Early diagnosis of colorectal cancer (CRC) is associated with high survival, and studies on increasing screening rates focus on changing behavior through manipulating beliefs and knowledge. Methods: Primary care patients non-adherent with CRC screening, with no history of cancer (n = 515), were block randomized to usual care (n=169), tailored education (n=168) or motivational interviewing (n =178). Trained interventionists delivered both interventions over the telephone. Data were collected on knowledge and belief at three points – baseline, 1-month post-intervention, and 6-months post-intervention. Knowledge and perceived susceptibility were related to CRC and screening overall while perceived benefits, barriers and self-efficacy were gathered separately for three CRC screening tests- stool blood test, sigmoidoscopy and colono...
Handbook of Feminist Research: Theory and Praxis, 2012
Wahab, S., Anderson-Nathe, B., & Gringeri, C. (2012). Joining the conversation: Social work c... more Wahab, S., Anderson-Nathe, B., & Gringeri, C. (2012). Joining the conversation: Social work contributions to feminist research. In S. Hesse-Biber (Ed.), The handbook of feminist research: Theory and praxis (2nd ed.), (pp. 455-474). Los Angeles: Sage.
This article focuses on design, training, and delivery of a culturally tailored, multi-faceted in... more This article focuses on design, training, and delivery of a culturally tailored, multi-faceted intervention that used motivational interviewing (MI) and case management to reduce depression severity among African American survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV). We present the details of the intervention and discuss its implementation as a means of creating and providing culturally appropriate depression and violence services to African American women. We used a community-based participatory research approach to develop and evaluate the multi-faceted intervention. As part of the evaluation, we collected process measures about the use of MI, assessed MI fidelity, and interviewed participants about their experiences with the program.
Suicide is a major public health problem for American Indians in the United States. Published stu... more Suicide is a major public health problem for American Indians in the United States. Published studies indicate that American Indians experience the highest rate of suicide of all ethnic groups in the United States. This article synthesizes the epidemiology and risk factors associated with suicide among American Indians, barriers to research, prevention, mental-health services, and recommendations for research and practice. The authors' recommendations arise from the current literature as well as interviews with practitioners and academics in the field of suicide prevention. The authors present significant substantive and methodological issues that inform research on suicide in American Indian communities, as well as existing contemporary interventions. Overall, socioeconomic characteristics, substance abuse, barriers to mental health services and acculturation play a role in the occurrence of suicide in American Indian communities. These findings suggest suicide is an important public health problem that needs to be addressed for American Indians.
This article presents the process and findings of a review of the empirical research literature o... more This article presents the process and findings of a review of the empirical research literature on exotic dance/dancers in the United States and Canada from 1970 to 2008. We present research methods represented in this sample, as well as the main purposes of these studies, the deployment of theory in exotic dance research, and the visibility of researcher subjectivities. Over
... In fact, the feminist debates on sex work are frequently referred to as the fem-inist sexwar... more ... In fact, the feminist debates on sex work are frequently referred to as the fem-inist sexwars. These sex wars began in the 1960s over issues of pornography and continue today both nationally and internationally over all sex work ven-ues. ...
Multi-faceted depression care programs based within the healthcare system have been found to be e... more Multi-faceted depression care programs based within the healthcare system have been found to be effective, but may not fully address the needs of African American Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) survivors, many of whom are not seeking depression care in healthcare settings. To develop and evaluate a multifaceted, community-based depression care program (the Interconnections Project) for African American women with a history of IPV. We used a community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach to develop, implement, and evaluate the intervention. Participants were African American women who had current depressive symptoms and a lifetime history of IPV. They participated in a 6-month intervention where a peer advocate provided education, skills training, and case management services, and used Motivational Interviewing to support self-management behaviors. We conducted pre-intervention and post-intervention assessments using quantitative and qualitative data. Fifty-nine women participated, with 92 % attending any sessions and 51 % attending at least 6 h of intervention activities. Intervention changes made to better accommodate participants' unpredictable schedules improved participation rates. Participants noted high levels of satisfaction with the program. There were significant improvements in depression severity (PHQ-9 13.9 to 7.9, p < 0.001), self-efficacy, self-management behaviors, and self-esteem (all p < 0.001), but no increase in use of antidepressants. Common themes related to why the program was helpful included that the program was by and for African American women, that it fostered trust, and that it taught self-management strategies with practical, lasting value. Culturally specific, community-based interventions led by peer advocates may be a promising way to help African American IPV survivors effectively address depression.
Secrecy and the use of “secret information” as capital in the hands of the state is mobilised by ... more Secrecy and the use of “secret information” as capital in the hands of the state is mobilised by affective racialised machineries, cultivated on “security” grounds. Securitised secrecy is an assemblage of concealed operations juxtaposing various forms of invasions and dispossessions. It is a central strategy in the politico-economic life of the state to increase its scope of domination. Secrecy is used and abused to entrap and penetrate political subjects and entities. This article explores the necrocapitalist utilisation of secrecy embedded in the coloniser’s attempt to distort the mind of the colonised. Built from the voices of those affected by secrecy’s violent psychopolitical entrapment and penetrability, we expose the ways in which secrecy manufactures colonisers’ impunity and immunity. Further, we discuss the ruins that secrecy mislays, arguing as Fanon explained, that psychic ruins are common usage of colonial violence. In fact, Fanon (1963) argued that damaged personhood wa...
Purpose: Examine longitudinal changes in colon cancer-related beliefs and knowledge and their pre... more Purpose: Examine longitudinal changes in colon cancer-related beliefs and knowledge and their prediction of post-intervention screening behavior. Background: Early diagnosis of colorectal cancer (CRC) is associated with high survival, and studies on increasing screening rates focus on changing behavior through manipulating beliefs and knowledge. Methods: Primary care patients non-adherent with CRC screening, with no history of cancer (n = 515), were block randomized to usual care (n=169), tailored education (n=168) or motivational interviewing (n =178). Trained interventionists delivered both interventions over the telephone. Data were collected on knowledge and belief at three points – baseline, 1-month post-intervention, and 6-months post-intervention. Knowledge and perceived susceptibility were related to CRC and screening overall while perceived benefits, barriers and self-efficacy were gathered separately for three CRC screening tests- stool blood test, sigmoidoscopy and colono...
Handbook of Feminist Research: Theory and Praxis, 2012
Wahab, S., Anderson-Nathe, B., & Gringeri, C. (2012). Joining the conversation: Social work c... more Wahab, S., Anderson-Nathe, B., & Gringeri, C. (2012). Joining the conversation: Social work contributions to feminist research. In S. Hesse-Biber (Ed.), The handbook of feminist research: Theory and praxis (2nd ed.), (pp. 455-474). Los Angeles: Sage.
This article focuses on design, training, and delivery of a culturally tailored, multi-faceted in... more This article focuses on design, training, and delivery of a culturally tailored, multi-faceted intervention that used motivational interviewing (MI) and case management to reduce depression severity among African American survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV). We present the details of the intervention and discuss its implementation as a means of creating and providing culturally appropriate depression and violence services to African American women. We used a community-based participatory research approach to develop and evaluate the multi-faceted intervention. As part of the evaluation, we collected process measures about the use of MI, assessed MI fidelity, and interviewed participants about their experiences with the program.
Suicide is a major public health problem for American Indians in the United States. Published stu... more Suicide is a major public health problem for American Indians in the United States. Published studies indicate that American Indians experience the highest rate of suicide of all ethnic groups in the United States. This article synthesizes the epidemiology and risk factors associated with suicide among American Indians, barriers to research, prevention, mental-health services, and recommendations for research and practice. The authors' recommendations arise from the current literature as well as interviews with practitioners and academics in the field of suicide prevention. The authors present significant substantive and methodological issues that inform research on suicide in American Indian communities, as well as existing contemporary interventions. Overall, socioeconomic characteristics, substance abuse, barriers to mental health services and acculturation play a role in the occurrence of suicide in American Indian communities. These findings suggest suicide is an important public health problem that needs to be addressed for American Indians.
This article presents the process and findings of a review of the empirical research literature o... more This article presents the process and findings of a review of the empirical research literature on exotic dance/dancers in the United States and Canada from 1970 to 2008. We present research methods represented in this sample, as well as the main purposes of these studies, the deployment of theory in exotic dance research, and the visibility of researcher subjectivities. Over
... In fact, the feminist debates on sex work are frequently referred to as the fem-inist sexwar... more ... In fact, the feminist debates on sex work are frequently referred to as the fem-inist sexwars. These sex wars began in the 1960s over issues of pornography and continue today both nationally and internationally over all sex work ven-ues. ...
Multi-faceted depression care programs based within the healthcare system have been found to be e... more Multi-faceted depression care programs based within the healthcare system have been found to be effective, but may not fully address the needs of African American Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) survivors, many of whom are not seeking depression care in healthcare settings. To develop and evaluate a multifaceted, community-based depression care program (the Interconnections Project) for African American women with a history of IPV. We used a community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach to develop, implement, and evaluate the intervention. Participants were African American women who had current depressive symptoms and a lifetime history of IPV. They participated in a 6-month intervention where a peer advocate provided education, skills training, and case management services, and used Motivational Interviewing to support self-management behaviors. We conducted pre-intervention and post-intervention assessments using quantitative and qualitative data. Fifty-nine women participated, with 92 % attending any sessions and 51 % attending at least 6 h of intervention activities. Intervention changes made to better accommodate participants' unpredictable schedules improved participation rates. Participants noted high levels of satisfaction with the program. There were significant improvements in depression severity (PHQ-9 13.9 to 7.9, p < 0.001), self-efficacy, self-management behaviors, and self-esteem (all p < 0.001), but no increase in use of antidepressants. Common themes related to why the program was helpful included that the program was by and for African American women, that it fostered trust, and that it taught self-management strategies with practical, lasting value. Culturally specific, community-based interventions led by peer advocates may be a promising way to help African American IPV survivors effectively address depression.
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