Heather J Costigan
Biographic Data
| ID | 1563045 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Heather J Costigan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Heather J |
| FAMILY NAME | Costigan |
| SIGNATURE | COSTIGAN H J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Pennsylvania State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2009-277X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
What Really Matters
The impact of a personal cancer diagnosis on adolescent and young adult cancer survivors' social connectedness
Adolescent/young adult cancer survivors (AYACS) are diagnosed with cancer between 15 and 39 years of age. Improving AYACS' survivorship quality is crucial-including improving social connectedness, a construct describing the quality, structure and function of social relationships. With better understanding of AYACS' social connectedness, network-based interventions can be developed to foster social health. This study explored how a personal cancer…
The Opaque Language of Sexuality
Investigating the effectiveness of an adapted professional development model in the adoption of school wellness initiatives
Objective: This study investigated the efficacy of a two-component professional development approach to improving school wellness in Pennsylvania secondary schools. Design: Circle of Wellness (CoW), a year-long, two-phase programme, involved providing Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) workshops to Pennsylvania school staff and administrators, followed by personalised technical assistance to facilitate the implementation of wellnes…
Mixed-methods Analysis of Adults Likely versus Unlikely to Get a Covid-19 Vaccination
Objectives: This mixed-methods study compared perspectives of those 'very likely' versus 'very unlikely' to receive a hypothetical COVID-19 vaccine. Methods: We used an explanatory, sequential, mixed- methods design to analyze quantitative data from a rural Pennsylvania sample. Of the 976 participants, 67 selected 'very unlikely' to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Responses to open-ended questions: "What worries you the most about the COVID 19 pandemic…
Investigating the effectiveness of an adapted professional development model in the adoption of school wellness initiatives
Objective: This study investigated the efficacy of a two-component professional development approach to improving school wellness in Pennsylvania secondary schools. Design: Circle of Wellness (CoW), a year-long, two-phase programme, involved providing Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) workshops to Pennsylvania school staff and administrators, followed by personalised technical assistance to facilitate the implementation of wellnes…
Mixed-methods Analysis of Adults Likely versus Unlikely to Get a Covid-19 Vaccination
Objectives: This mixed-methods study compared perspectives of those 'very likely' versus 'very unlikely' to receive a hypothetical COVID-19 vaccine. Methods: We used an explanatory, sequential, mixed- methods design to analyze quantitative data from a rural Pennsylvania sample. Of the 976 participants, 67 selected 'very unlikely' to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Responses to open-ended questions: "What worries you the most about the COVID 19 pandemic…
The Opaque Language of Sexuality
What Really Matters
The impact of a personal cancer diagnosis on adolescent and young adult cancer survivors' social connectedness
Adolescent/young adult cancer survivors (AYACS) are diagnosed with cancer between 15 and 39 years of age. Improving AYACS' survivorship quality is crucial-including improving social connectedness, a construct describing the quality, structure and function of social relationships. With better understanding of AYACS' social connectedness, network-based interventions can be developed to foster social health. This study explored how a personal cancer…
Medicine (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Qualitative research (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Medical education (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Pedagogy (2 works) · Action plan (1 works)