Elizabeth M Aparicio
Biographic Data
| ID | 379099 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elizabeth M Aparicio |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elizabeth M |
| FAMILY NAME | Aparicio |
| SIGNATURE | APARICIO E M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Maryland, College Park |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8924-5757 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 33 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 103 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 33 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
A Trauma-Informed Planning Framework (Tipf) for Immigrant Belonging
Strategies to Improve the Sexual and Reproductive Health of Youth Involved with the Child Welfare System
Mental Health Risk and Protection Among First-Generation Latinx Immigrant Youth
First-generation Latinx immigrant youth from the Northern Triangle (NT; El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras) face unique risks for experiencing stressors across the phases of migration, which could exacerbate their mental health. This study aimed to (a) identify and characterize unique latent profile groups based on response patterns to immigrant minority stress and psychosocial protective factor items and (b) examine the associations of latent …
“Speak from a place of love”
INTRODUCTION: Parent-child sexual health communication reduces sexual risk behaviors among youth, which in turn lowers the transmission rate of HIV and sexually transmitted infections. Despite being a known protective factor, gender differences persist with mothers being more likely to discuss sexual health with their children than fathers. Although individual characteristics, interpersonal familial factors and societal norms (e.g., communication…
I told him I’m gonna get it’
Homeless youth have disproportionately high rates of unintended pregnancy and STIs. Enhancing communication between sexual partners can improve sexual health outcomes, yet little is known about this topic among homeless youth; therefore, this study aimed to examine how homeless youth communicate with their partners about birth control. In-depth semi-structured interviews regarding intimate partner birth control communication were conducted with 1…
Familial sources of encouragement and breast-feeding practices among women participating in the US Special Supplemental Nutrition Programme for Women, Infants and Children
Objective: To explore how sources of familial encouragement are associated with breast-feeding initiation and duration among a national sample participating in the US Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Design: This study uses the 2013–2015 WIC Infant and Toddler Feeding Practices Study 2 (WIC ITFPS-2) data. Breast-feeding initiation was measured at the first month, while duration was derived from a comp…
Experiences of child welfare social workers in addressing substance use among maltreated young mothers to prevent child maltreatment
Substance use during the perinatal period and while parenting can pose a significant risk to children's safety and well‐being. Mothers who have experienced child maltreatment are more likely to use substances than mothers without a history of maltreatment. This study explores how child welfare social workers experience supporting young, maltreated mothers struggling with substance use to prevent the intergenerational transmission of child maltrea…
Experiences of the Covid-19 pandemic among young parents with foster care backgrounds
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on many vulnerable populations, including youth in foster care and parents of young children. In this study, we worked with nine parenting current and former foster youth to share their experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic through photography. Data were collected between January and March 2021 during a series of three virtual PhotoVoice sessions, then transcripts of PhotoVoice sessions and p…
Sexual and reproductive health among marginalized and system-involved youth
Covid-19 Vaccination Perspectives Among Young Parents with Foster Care Backgrounds
Professional expectations of provider LGBTQ competence
Having a mental and behavioral health workforce that is uniformly competent in meeting the unique needs of LGBTQ populations is key for supporting the mental and behavioral health of LGBTQ persons
Parenting and Mental Health needs of Young, Maltreated parents
Early fatherhood and socioeconomic outcomes among young men transitioning from foster care in the United States
What motivates community mental and behavioral health organizations to participate in LGBTQ+ cultural competency trainings
emerged from the focus group data. Findings suggest that therapists are motivated to engage in such a program because they want to feel more efficacious, and administrators see the benefits of LGBTQ+ training programs for their clientele and marketing. Barriers to adoption and implementation include cost and personnel resistance, although participants believed these barriers were surmountable. Emphasizing therapist efficacy, clientele need, and b…
Addressing Sexual Health Among Youth in Foster Care Group Homes
Factors associated with first and repeat births among females emancipating from foster care
Having a Baby Can Wait
Nearly half of female youth experiencing homelessness (YEH) become pregnant due to myriad individual, family, community, and structural factors. In response, our team developed and tested Wahine ("woman") Talk, a multilevel, trauma-informed sexual and reproductive health intervention created with and for female YEH aged 14 to 22. After Wahine Talk, youth were invited to participate in a participatory action PhotoVoice project regarding experience…
“The internet is not private”
Highlights Foster youth use social media to establish and maintain intimate relationships. Trust plays an integral role in how foster youth interact with others online. Social media use can result in intimate partner violence and breached privacy. Foster youth take concrete steps to protect themselves while online. Parents and staff need further training on how best to support foster youth online
Even if you think you can trust them, don’t trust them”
Early Childbirth Among Foster Youth
Identifiable subgroups of female foster youth are at heightened risk of early childbirth and may benefit from early intervention, enhanced support and access to reliable, ongoing sexual and reproductive health care
The functional patterns of adolescent mothers leaving foster care
Few studies have explored the outcomes of adolescent mothers leaving foster care, especially using person‐oriented methods. The current study employed a cluster analysis to identify unique patterns of functioning among adolescent mothers aged 19 ( n = 777). Data from the National Youth in Transition Database and the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System were utilized. Findings revealed five subpopulations characterized by distinc…
She was there through the whole process
Holistic, trauma-informed adolescent pregnancy prevention and sexual health promotion for female youth experiencing homelessness
Evidence-based sexual health programs for youth involved with juvenile justice and child welfare systems
My body is strong and amazing”
The love that I was missing”
I want to be better than you
The growing body of research on teenage motherhood in foster care has largely focused on the risks involved for both mother and child, yet these mothers depict a much more complex picture of their own experience of becoming and being mothers. The current study employed interpretative phenomenological analysis to explore 18 in‐depth, qualitative interviews from six participants on the meaning and experience of motherhood among teenage mothers in f…
First‐generation Latina Mothers’ Experiences of Supplementing Home‐based Early Head Start With the Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch‐up Program
This qualitative pilot study examined first‐generation Latina mothers’ experiences of supplementing home‐based Early Head Start (EHS) services with the evidence‐based Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch‐up (ABC; M. Dozier, O. Lindheim, & J. Ackerman, 2005) program. Ten low‐income, first‐generation Latina mothers with infants and toddlers enrolled in home‐based EHS were provided 10 ABC home visits by a supplemental parent coach. Following delivery …
Early Childbirth Among Foster Youth
Identifiable subgroups of female foster youth are at heightened risk of early childbirth and may benefit from early intervention, enhanced support and access to reliable, ongoing sexual and reproductive health care
Youth and provider perspectives of Wahine Talk
Having a Baby Can Wait
Nearly half of female youth experiencing homelessness (YEH) become pregnant due to myriad individual, family, community, and structural factors. In response, our team developed and tested Wahine ("woman") Talk, a multilevel, trauma-informed sexual and reproductive health intervention created with and for female YEH aged 14 to 22. After Wahine Talk, youth were invited to participate in a participatory action PhotoVoice project regarding experience…
The functional patterns of adolescent mothers leaving foster care
Few studies have explored the outcomes of adolescent mothers leaving foster care, especially using person‐oriented methods. The current study employed a cluster analysis to identify unique patterns of functioning among adolescent mothers aged 19 ( n = 777). Data from the National Youth in Transition Database and the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System were utilized. Findings revealed five subpopulations characterized by distinc…
She was there through the whole process
Evidence-based sexual health programs for youth involved with juvenile justice and child welfare systems
My body is strong and amazing”
Factors associated with first and repeat births among females emancipating from foster care
Holistic, trauma-informed adolescent pregnancy prevention and sexual health promotion for female youth experiencing homelessness
It's just broken branches”
Parenting and Mental Health needs of Young, Maltreated parents
Early fatherhood and socioeconomic outcomes among young men transitioning from foster care in the United States
Even if you think you can trust them, don’t trust them”
How Social Welfare and Health Professionals Understand “Race,” Racism, and Whiteness
Social welfare and health professionals continually practice within communities, either directly as practitioners or indirectly by supervising students and co-workers. The current study investigated how social welfare and health professionals conceptualized race, racism, and whiteness in health disparities discourse. Employing constructivist grounded theory, through a social justice lens, the researchers developed a theoretical model based upon t…
Dual experiences of teenage parenting and homelessness among Native Hawaiian youth
Teenage parenting is a challenging venture—particularly when parenting while homeless. The present study explores in‐depth through case‐based analysis the lived experiences of three young homeless and parenting teens (one mother and two fathers). It is the first known study of teenage parenting and homelessness among Native Hawaiian youth, a key affected population. Interpretative phenomenological analysis of participants' individual interviews r…
Implementing an Attachment‐based Parenting Intervention Within Home‐based Early Head Start
Implementation of evidence‐based interventions in “real‐world” settings is enhanced when front‐line staff view the intervention as acceptable, appropriate, and feasible. This qualitative study addresses Early Head Start (EHS) home visitors’ perceptions and experiences of an evidence‐based parenting intervention, the Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch‐up program (M. Dozier, O. Lindhiem, & J. Ackerman, 2005), when added to EHS services as usual wit…
Addressing Sexual Health Among Youth in Foster Care Group Homes
The love that I was missing”
I want to be better than you
The growing body of research on teenage motherhood in foster care has largely focused on the risks involved for both mother and child, yet these mothers depict a much more complex picture of their own experience of becoming and being mothers. The current study employed interpretative phenomenological analysis to explore 18 in‐depth, qualitative interviews from six participants on the meaning and experience of motherhood among teenage mothers in f…
First‐generation Latina Mothers’ Experiences of Supplementing Home‐based Early Head Start With the Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch‐up Program
This qualitative pilot study examined first‐generation Latina mothers’ experiences of supplementing home‐based Early Head Start (EHS) services with the evidence‐based Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch‐up (ABC; M. Dozier, O. Lindheim, & J. Ackerman, 2005) program. Ten low‐income, first‐generation Latina mothers with infants and toddlers enrolled in home‐based EHS were provided 10 ABC home visits by a supplemental parent coach. Following delivery …
It's just broken branches”
Implementing an Attachment‐based Parenting Intervention Within Home‐based Early Head Start
Implementation of evidence‐based interventions in “real‐world” settings is enhanced when front‐line staff view the intervention as acceptable, appropriate, and feasible. This qualitative study addresses Early Head Start (EHS) home visitors’ perceptions and experiences of an evidence‐based parenting intervention, the Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch‐up program (M. Dozier, O. Lindhiem, & J. Ackerman, 2005), when added to EHS services as usual wit…
Dual experiences of teenage parenting and homelessness among Native Hawaiian youth
Teenage parenting is a challenging venture—particularly when parenting while homeless. The present study explores in‐depth through case‐based analysis the lived experiences of three young homeless and parenting teens (one mother and two fathers). It is the first known study of teenage parenting and homelessness among Native Hawaiian youth, a key affected population. Interpretative phenomenological analysis of participants' individual interviews r…
Youth and provider perspectives of Wahine Talk
Early Childbirth Among Foster Youth
Identifiable subgroups of female foster youth are at heightened risk of early childbirth and may benefit from early intervention, enhanced support and access to reliable, ongoing sexual and reproductive health care
The functional patterns of adolescent mothers leaving foster care
Few studies have explored the outcomes of adolescent mothers leaving foster care, especially using person‐oriented methods. The current study employed a cluster analysis to identify unique patterns of functioning among adolescent mothers aged 19 ( n = 777). Data from the National Youth in Transition Database and the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System were utilized. Findings revealed five subpopulations characterized by distinc…
She was there through the whole process
Holistic, trauma-informed adolescent pregnancy prevention and sexual health promotion for female youth experiencing homelessness
Evidence-based sexual health programs for youth involved with juvenile justice and child welfare systems
My body is strong and amazing”
How Social Welfare and Health Professionals Understand “Race,” Racism, and Whiteness
Social welfare and health professionals continually practice within communities, either directly as practitioners or indirectly by supervising students and co-workers. The current study investigated how social welfare and health professionals conceptualized race, racism, and whiteness in health disparities discourse. Employing constructivist grounded theory, through a social justice lens, the researchers developed a theoretical model based upon t…
“The internet is not private”
Highlights Foster youth use social media to establish and maintain intimate relationships. Trust plays an integral role in how foster youth interact with others online. Social media use can result in intimate partner violence and breached privacy. Foster youth take concrete steps to protect themselves while online. Parents and staff need further training on how best to support foster youth online
Even if you think you can trust them, don’t trust them”
Addressing Sexual Health Among Youth in Foster Care Group Homes
Factors associated with first and repeat births among females emancipating from foster care
Having a Baby Can Wait
Nearly half of female youth experiencing homelessness (YEH) become pregnant due to myriad individual, family, community, and structural factors. In response, our team developed and tested Wahine ("woman") Talk, a multilevel, trauma-informed sexual and reproductive health intervention created with and for female YEH aged 14 to 22. After Wahine Talk, youth were invited to participate in a participatory action PhotoVoice project regarding experience…
Covid-19 Vaccination Perspectives Among Young Parents with Foster Care Backgrounds
Professional expectations of provider LGBTQ competence
Having a mental and behavioral health workforce that is uniformly competent in meeting the unique needs of LGBTQ populations is key for supporting the mental and behavioral health of LGBTQ persons
Parenting and Mental Health needs of Young, Maltreated parents
Early fatherhood and socioeconomic outcomes among young men transitioning from foster care in the United States
What motivates community mental and behavioral health organizations to participate in LGBTQ+ cultural competency trainings
emerged from the focus group data. Findings suggest that therapists are motivated to engage in such a program because they want to feel more efficacious, and administrators see the benefits of LGBTQ+ training programs for their clientele and marketing. Barriers to adoption and implementation include cost and personnel resistance, although participants believed these barriers were surmountable. Emphasizing therapist efficacy, clientele need, and b…
I told him I’m gonna get it’
Homeless youth have disproportionately high rates of unintended pregnancy and STIs. Enhancing communication between sexual partners can improve sexual health outcomes, yet little is known about this topic among homeless youth; therefore, this study aimed to examine how homeless youth communicate with their partners about birth control. In-depth semi-structured interviews regarding intimate partner birth control communication were conducted with 1…
Psychology (28 works) · Medicine (22 works) · Developmental psychology (18 works) · Sociology (18 works) · Nursing (14 works) · Political science (13 works) · Population (13 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (12 works) · Qualitative research (12 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (11 works)