Cara Nikolajski
Biographic Data
| ID | 4370439 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cara Nikolajski |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cara |
| FAMILY NAME | Nikolajski |
| SIGNATURE | NIKOLAJSKI C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pittsburgh |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4922-6663 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Factors Influencing Contraceptive Use Among Women With Serious Mental Illness Residing in Pennsylvania
INTRODUCTION: Women living with a serious mental illness (SMI) can experience a myriad of challenges throughout their reproductive years including suboptimal contraceptive use and unintended pregnancy. Little is known about the contextual factors that influence the contraceptive use of women with SMI. To address this gap, we conducted qualitative interviews with women with SMI residing in Pennsylvania, to understand their pregnancy intentions, cu…
Staff Perceptions of Barriers and Facilitators to Implementation of Behavioral Health Homes at Community Mental Health Provider Settings
Implementing a Learning Collaborative for Population-Based Physical and Behavioral Health Integration
Abortion Stigma Among Low‐Income Women Obtaining Abortions in Western Pennsylvania
Women's reactions to antiabortion attitudes may perpetuate abortion stigma. Further research is needed to inform interventions to address abortion stigma and improve women's abortion experiences
“It just happens”
Race and Reproductive Coercion
Youth Perspectives on Risk and Resiliency
The present work seeks to contribute to studies of cross-cultural risk and resiliency by presenting results from qualitative research with adolescents attending programs for at-risk youth in Juiz de Fora, Brazil. In 1990, Brazil introduced the Child and Adolescent Act (ECA), a significant piece of legislation that has had a direct impact on how at-risk youth are conceptualized both nationally and locally, through programs that target them. Little…
‘When we think about risk, we think about rights’
In this article, we draw on a qualitative case study undertaken in 2008 and 2009 of staff working at community-based organisations for at-risk youth in Juiz de Fora, Brazil, to examine staff members' perspectives of adolescent health-risk behaviours and resiliency. We use these data to explore how recent policy changes in Brazil have led to a shift in the ways in which adolescent risk taking is perceived by those working in youth services, and to…
Women Veterans’ Reproductive Health Preferences and Experiences
Abortion Stigma Among Low‐Income Women Obtaining Abortions in Western Pennsylvania
Women's reactions to antiabortion attitudes may perpetuate abortion stigma. Further research is needed to inform interventions to address abortion stigma and improve women's abortion experiences
Implementing a Learning Collaborative for Population-Based Physical and Behavioral Health Integration
Staff Perceptions of Barriers and Facilitators to Implementation of Behavioral Health Homes at Community Mental Health Provider Settings
Youth Perspectives on Risk and Resiliency
The present work seeks to contribute to studies of cross-cultural risk and resiliency by presenting results from qualitative research with adolescents attending programs for at-risk youth in Juiz de Fora, Brazil. In 1990, Brazil introduced the Child and Adolescent Act (ECA), a significant piece of legislation that has had a direct impact on how at-risk youth are conceptualized both nationally and locally, through programs that target them. Little…
Women Veterans’ Reproductive Health Preferences and Experiences
‘When we think about risk, we think about rights’
In this article, we draw on a qualitative case study undertaken in 2008 and 2009 of staff working at community-based organisations for at-risk youth in Juiz de Fora, Brazil, to examine staff members' perspectives of adolescent health-risk behaviours and resiliency. We use these data to explore how recent policy changes in Brazil have led to a shift in the ways in which adolescent risk taking is perceived by those working in youth services, and to…
Youth Perspectives on Risk and Resiliency
The present work seeks to contribute to studies of cross-cultural risk and resiliency by presenting results from qualitative research with adolescents attending programs for at-risk youth in Juiz de Fora, Brazil. In 1990, Brazil introduced the Child and Adolescent Act (ECA), a significant piece of legislation that has had a direct impact on how at-risk youth are conceptualized both nationally and locally, through programs that target them. Little…
“It just happens”
Race and Reproductive Coercion
Abortion Stigma Among Low‐Income Women Obtaining Abortions in Western Pennsylvania
Women's reactions to antiabortion attitudes may perpetuate abortion stigma. Further research is needed to inform interventions to address abortion stigma and improve women's abortion experiences
Staff Perceptions of Barriers and Facilitators to Implementation of Behavioral Health Homes at Community Mental Health Provider Settings
Implementing a Learning Collaborative for Population-Based Physical and Behavioral Health Integration
Factors Influencing Contraceptive Use Among Women With Serious Mental Illness Residing in Pennsylvania
INTRODUCTION: Women living with a serious mental illness (SMI) can experience a myriad of challenges throughout their reproductive years including suboptimal contraceptive use and unintended pregnancy. Little is known about the contextual factors that influence the contraceptive use of women with SMI. To address this gap, we conducted qualitative interviews with women with SMI residing in Pennsylvania, to understand their pregnancy intentions, cu…
Psychology (8 works) · Population (7 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Qualitative research (5 works) · Reproductive health (5 works) · Reproductive Health and Contraception (5 works) · Family planning (4 works) · Pregnancy (4 works) · Sociology (4 works)