Jennifer Hebert-Beirne
Biographic Data
| ID | 312968 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jennifer Hebert-Beirne |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jennifer |
| FAMILY NAME | Hebert-Beirne |
| SIGNATURE | HEBERT-BEIRNE J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Illinois Chicago |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9473-0017 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Barriers and facilitators to healthcare utilisation by Arab sexual minority women migrants in the USA
Limited research on sexual minority women migrants demonstrate that they face elevated rates of mental health problems compared to their heterosexual and male counterparts, and less is known about their healthcare seeking behaviours. This study aimed to identify barriers and facilitators to mental and physical healthcare utilisation among first-generation (foreign-born) Arab sexual minority women migrants in the USA and to assess whether Penchans…
Engaging Youth in Bladder Health Research
Engaging community stakeholders is increasingly an expected component of health-related research. This paper describes the development and implementation of a Young Women's Health Council (YWHC) within the context of a multicenter research consortium focused on the emerging field of bladder health from the perspective of its members. The principles of mutual benefit and social exchange direct the council's activities. To participate in the YWHC, …
Exploring the Health Impact of Intersectional Minority Identity Stressors on Arab Sexual Minority Women Migrants to the United States
Using an intersectionality lens and the minority stress theory as our theoretical grounding, this qualitative study is the first to examine the mental health of Arab sexual minority women (SMW) migrants to the United States. The study aimed to (1) explore the perceptions and experiences of intersectional minority identity-related life stressors and (2) discern their impact on the mental health of first-generation Arab SMW migrants. From December …
Ethnic and racial social identity, socioeconomic position, and women's bladder health
Building Leadership Through Partnerships
Building Leadership Through Partnerships:Using Concept Mapping to Develop Community Capacity to Address Gender-Based Violence Alisa J. Velonis, MPH, PhD, Erin Howes, MPH, Karla Altmayer, JD, Sheerine Alemzadeh, JD, Linda Forst, MD, MPH, and Jeni Hebert-Beirne, MPH, PhD What is The Purpose of This Study/Review? • Our study describes an academic–community partnership formed to help the leaders of a community-based organization (CBO) identify the cr…
Building Leadership Through Partnerships
This research ensures that the GBV leadership training program is grounded in community-generated evidence. The process of undertaking this research was at least as useful in the development of the leadership of the program as the results themselves
Weight Loss Program Preferences of Men Working in Blue-Collar Occupations
Men who work in blue-collar occupations (skilled and unskilled trades) experience high rates of obesity and comorbid conditions. This group is underrepresented in behavioral interventions for weight management, which may stem from a mismatch between the features of available programs and these men’s preferences. This qualitative study explored the views of these men, their experiences with weight loss, their preferences for weight loss programs, …
Disentangling the Role of Religiosity in Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Amidst Covid-19 Pandemic
Social Processes Informing Toileting Behavior Among Adolescent and Adult Women
Little is known about social processes shaping adolescent and adult women’s toileting behaviors. The “Study of Habits, Attitudes, Realities, and Experiences” (SHARE) examines adolescent and adult women’s experiences related to bladder health across the life course. Forty-four focus groups with 360 participants organized by six age groups were conducted across seven sites. A transdisciplinary team used social cognitive theory as an interpretive le…
Community Resident Perceptions of and Experiences with Precarious Work at the Neighborhood Level
Work is a key social determinant of health. Community health and well-being may be impacted in neighborhoods with high proportions of people engaged in precarious work situations compounded by health inequities produced by other social determinants associated with their residential geography. However, little is known about how community residents experience work at the neighborhood level nor how work impacts health at the community-level, particu…
U.S. Adolescent and Adult Women’s Experiences Accessing and Using Toilets in Schools, Workplaces, and Public Spaces
The World Health Organization recognizes access to clean and safe toilets as crucial for public health. This study explored U.S. adolescent and adult cisgender women's lived experiences accessing toilets in schools, workplaces, and public spaces. As part of the Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Research Consortium, we conducted 44 focus groups with female participants (n = 360; ages 11-93). Focus groups were stratified by age (11-…
Bladder Health Experiences, Perceptions and Knowledge of Sexual and Gender Minorities
While recent efforts have been made to understand the bladder health experiences, perceptions, and knowledge of cisgender adolescent females and women, virtually nothing is known about the bladder health experiences of people who identify as sexual and gender minorities (SGMs). A community-based participatory research approach using a focus group methodology to engage 36 adult participants who identify as SGM, including individuals who identify a…
Partner development praxis
Trusting, productive relationships between traditionally discordant stakeholders—community members and researchers—are critical for successful Community-Based Participatory Research. Practical guidance on processes allowing for partner trust-building and collaborative leadership development in Community-Based Participatory Research literature lacks specificity. In this paper, we introduce our praxis of Transformative Communication Spaces to facil…
A Qualitative Study to Understand Nativity Differences in Breastfeeding Behaviors Among Middle-Class African American and African-Born Women
Partner development praxis
Trusting, productive relationships between traditionally discordant stakeholders—community members and researchers—are critical for successful Community-Based Participatory Research. Practical guidance on processes allowing for partner trust-building and collaborative leadership development in Community-Based Participatory Research literature lacks specificity. In this paper, we introduce our praxis of Transformative Communication Spaces to facil…
A Qualitative Study to Understand Nativity Differences in Breastfeeding Behaviors Among Middle-Class African American and African-Born Women
Partner development praxis
Trusting, productive relationships between traditionally discordant stakeholders—community members and researchers—are critical for successful Community-Based Participatory Research. Practical guidance on processes allowing for partner trust-building and collaborative leadership development in Community-Based Participatory Research literature lacks specificity. In this paper, we introduce our praxis of Transformative Communication Spaces to facil…
U.S. Adolescent and Adult Women’s Experiences Accessing and Using Toilets in Schools, Workplaces, and Public Spaces
The World Health Organization recognizes access to clean and safe toilets as crucial for public health. This study explored U.S. adolescent and adult cisgender women's lived experiences accessing toilets in schools, workplaces, and public spaces. As part of the Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Research Consortium, we conducted 44 focus groups with female participants (n = 360; ages 11-93). Focus groups were stratified by age (11-…
Bladder Health Experiences, Perceptions and Knowledge of Sexual and Gender Minorities
While recent efforts have been made to understand the bladder health experiences, perceptions, and knowledge of cisgender adolescent females and women, virtually nothing is known about the bladder health experiences of people who identify as sexual and gender minorities (SGMs). A community-based participatory research approach using a focus group methodology to engage 36 adult participants who identify as SGM, including individuals who identify a…
Social Processes Informing Toileting Behavior Among Adolescent and Adult Women
Little is known about social processes shaping adolescent and adult women’s toileting behaviors. The “Study of Habits, Attitudes, Realities, and Experiences” (SHARE) examines adolescent and adult women’s experiences related to bladder health across the life course. Forty-four focus groups with 360 participants organized by six age groups were conducted across seven sites. A transdisciplinary team used social cognitive theory as an interpretive le…
Community Resident Perceptions of and Experiences with Precarious Work at the Neighborhood Level
Work is a key social determinant of health. Community health and well-being may be impacted in neighborhoods with high proportions of people engaged in precarious work situations compounded by health inequities produced by other social determinants associated with their residential geography. However, little is known about how community residents experience work at the neighborhood level nor how work impacts health at the community-level, particu…
Weight Loss Program Preferences of Men Working in Blue-Collar Occupations
Men who work in blue-collar occupations (skilled and unskilled trades) experience high rates of obesity and comorbid conditions. This group is underrepresented in behavioral interventions for weight management, which may stem from a mismatch between the features of available programs and these men’s preferences. This qualitative study explored the views of these men, their experiences with weight loss, their preferences for weight loss programs, …
Disentangling the Role of Religiosity in Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Amidst Covid-19 Pandemic
Building Leadership Through Partnerships
Building Leadership Through Partnerships:Using Concept Mapping to Develop Community Capacity to Address Gender-Based Violence Alisa J. Velonis, MPH, PhD, Erin Howes, MPH, Karla Altmayer, JD, Sheerine Alemzadeh, JD, Linda Forst, MD, MPH, and Jeni Hebert-Beirne, MPH, PhD What is The Purpose of This Study/Review? • Our study describes an academic–community partnership formed to help the leaders of a community-based organization (CBO) identify the cr…
Building Leadership Through Partnerships
This research ensures that the GBV leadership training program is grounded in community-generated evidence. The process of undertaking this research was at least as useful in the development of the leadership of the program as the results themselves
Barriers and facilitators to healthcare utilisation by Arab sexual minority women migrants in the USA
Limited research on sexual minority women migrants demonstrate that they face elevated rates of mental health problems compared to their heterosexual and male counterparts, and less is known about their healthcare seeking behaviours. This study aimed to identify barriers and facilitators to mental and physical healthcare utilisation among first-generation (foreign-born) Arab sexual minority women migrants in the USA and to assess whether Penchans…
Engaging Youth in Bladder Health Research
Engaging community stakeholders is increasingly an expected component of health-related research. This paper describes the development and implementation of a Young Women's Health Council (YWHC) within the context of a multicenter research consortium focused on the emerging field of bladder health from the perspective of its members. The principles of mutual benefit and social exchange direct the council's activities. To participate in the YWHC, …
Exploring the Health Impact of Intersectional Minority Identity Stressors on Arab Sexual Minority Women Migrants to the United States
Using an intersectionality lens and the minority stress theory as our theoretical grounding, this qualitative study is the first to examine the mental health of Arab sexual minority women (SMW) migrants to the United States. The study aimed to (1) explore the perceptions and experiences of intersectional minority identity-related life stressors and (2) discern their impact on the mental health of first-generation Arab SMW migrants. From December …
Ethnic and racial social identity, socioeconomic position, and women's bladder health
Medicine (11 works) · Psychology (11 works) · Sociology (11 works) · Political science (8 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Public relations (6 works) · Nursing (5 works) · Qualitative research (5 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Psychiatry (4 works)