Shireen S Rajaram
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 222944 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Shireen S Rajaram |
| NOMBRES | Shireen S |
| APELLIDO | Rajaram |
| FIRMA | RAJARAM S S |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Nebraska at Omaha |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6377-819X |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 18 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 49 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 18 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1993 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
A Delphi study to prioritize implementation strategies to increase the adoption of screening and referral for brain injury among survivors of intimate partner violence and sexual assault within commun…
Women who experience intimate partner violence (IPV) are at a high risk for injuries to the head, neck, and face that can result in a traumatic brain injury (BI). Despite increasing evidence of the high risk for BI in this vulnerable population, IPV-BI screenings remain critically under-implemented in community-based organizations (CBOs) serving IPV survivors. The aim of this community-engaged dissemination and implementation project was to co-id…
Differences in Symptom Report by Survivors With and Without Probable Intimate Partner Violence-Related Brain Injury
Survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) are at heightened risk of sustaining a brain injury (BI). Problematically, a high overlap between BI and trauma symptoms leads to difficulties in identifying when an IPV-related BI has occurred. This paper investigated differences in symptom reports between survivors with ( n = 95) and without ( n = 42) probable IPV-related BI. Chi-squared analyses isolated a constellation of symptoms found to be speci…
Stigma, Tolerance, and Acceptance in the Lives of Sexual and Gender Minority Nebraskans
Experiences of stigma and acceptance profoundly affect the lives of sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals and are often dependent on context, such as geographic location. Through interviews with twenty sexual and gender minority individuals living in Nebraska, this study aimed to explore participants’ experiences of rejection and acceptance in different spheres to better understand how stigma operates. Thematic analysis revealed primary th…
Feasibility of Training/Education of Tattoo Artists in the Prevention of Sex Trafficking
This study showed that community-based participatory research is an effective way to partner with tattoo artists in raising awareness of sex trafficking. Hence, it is important that we reach out to non-traditional frontline partners such as tattoo artists to improve the health of all people
Intimate Partner Violence and Brain Injury Screening
The study examined rates of possible brain injury among survivors of intimate partner violence. Of the 171 women screened, 91% indicated they had been hit in the head or strangled, and 31% reported it happened more than six times in their life. Only 35% of women who were hit in the head or strangled received medical treatment, and 64% reported losing consciousness or experienced a period of being dazed and confused. Organizations serving intimate…
It has given me life.” Latinas and the U-Visa
Understanding the Needs and Preferences of Domestic and Sexual Violence Education for Health Profession Students
This study examined health profession students' comfort levels, perceived knowledge, attitudes, and preferences for domestic and sexual violence education at an academic medical center. Students indicated their perceived knowledge of community resources was poor, whereas comfort, attitudes, and perceived knowledge of the topic remained fair. A majority of students (83.2%) reported receiving less than 3 hr of training in their coursework, which re…
Changes in Leisure Time Physical Activity Preferences and Hypertension Risk
Objectives: In this study, we examined the association between changes in leisure time physical activity (LTPA) preference (the extent to which participants liked or disliked certain types of physical activity) and the incidence of hypertension; we also assessed whether the association differed between urban and rural China. Methods: Based on longitudinal data from 2687 Chinese adults between 2004 and 2011, we performed multivariate logistic regr…
Association between leisure time physical activity preference and behavior
The study illustrates the predictive value of LTPA preference for actual LTPA behavior. Changing LTPA preference to promote LTPA may be helpful in preventing and controlling chronic disease in China
Survivors' Voices—Complex Needs of Sex Trafficking Survivors in the Midwest
Human trafficking is a serious public health issue and has long-term physical, mental, social, and economic consequences for survivors, their families, and communities. The Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 defines sex trafficking as a commercial sex act that is induced by force, fraud or coercion, or when a commercial sex act involves a person below 18 years of age. There is inadequate research from the perspectives of s…
Partnering With American Indian Communities in Health Using Methods of Strategic Collaboration
The key themes that emerged from the interactive sessions stressed the importance of building relationships and trust; mutual use and sharing of data; and acquiring knowledge, skills, and abilities to enable sustainable research partnerships with AI communitiesConclusions: Innovative, dynamic, and strategic collaborative methods of Appreciative Inquiry and the World Café can served to engage people in a constructive dialogue to create a shared vi…
Building Research Capacity on the Rez
Eight out of 10 students completed the course that was well received by both institutions. This mode information transfer and pedagogical exchange between minority serving institutions and an academic health center, geared toward enhancement of undergraduate curriculum, can be replicated in other contexts
An Action-Research Project
This action-research project focused on gathering data on awareness of lead poisoning, as well as disseminating information on lead poisoning prevention in a metropolitan midwestern city. This project reflects an action-research approach to service learning and was in collaboration with a grass-roots organization. This paper outlines the daunting task of seeking this “highest level of service learning” (Porpora 1999: 121)—action research—in a med…
African-American Muslim Women and Health Care
Muslims constitute a growing proportion of the African-American population. This paper explores the health practices, health behaviors, and code of ethics as informed by the Islamic religion within the context of African-American Muslim women's lives. An overview of the history of Islam in the world, and in the U.S., the main Islamic tenets, and the socio-cultural context of African-American Muslim women provides the broad framework for this pape…
A biographical disruption
In this study we explore the biographical disruption resulting from a diagnosis of an abnormal Pap smear and the consequent process of biographical reconstruction. This is a qualitative study of thirteen women between the ages of 19 and 54 years who were diagnosed with an abnormal Pap smear and underwent colposcopy treatment. Data collection was through individual in-depth interviews, which were transcribed and analyzed by a team of researchers f…
Experience of Hypoglycemia Among Insulin Dependent Diabetics and its Impact on the Family
This study explores the biographical disruption that occurs as a result of a hypoglycemic episode (or insulin reaction) among people with insulin dependent diabetes. It focuses on the process of biographical reconstruction that sufferers and their spouses go through, while striving to maintain a positive self‐worth in the ‘world of health’. This paper is a qualitative study of twenty‐three people with diabetes in the stable phase of the illness a…
A transformed pregnancy
Gestational diabetes (i.e. diabetes diagnosed during pregnancy) has important implications for maternal and foetal well-being. This paper presents an ethnographic study of gestational diabetes, an unexpected, potentially life-threatening illness diagnosed during the second half of pregnancy. While previous research has conceptualised gestational diabetes as producing few consequences since it commonly disappears after delivery, this study explore…
Bereavement-Loss of a Pet And Loss of a Human
This study investigates the impact of the loss of a pet on the owner in comparison with the loss of a significant human, in a national probability sample of 1,232 noninstitutionalized U.S. residents 65 years and older. The difference was examined according to gender, race, and amount of available social support. Data were gathered through a telephone survey. The Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) was used to measure emoti…
Experience of Hypoglycemia Among Insulin Dependent Diabetics and its Impact on the Family
This study explores the biographical disruption that occurs as a result of a hypoglycemic episode (or insulin reaction) among people with insulin dependent diabetes. It focuses on the process of biographical reconstruction that sufferers and their spouses go through, while striving to maintain a positive self‐worth in the ‘world of health’. This paper is a qualitative study of twenty‐three people with diabetes in the stable phase of the illness a…
Bereavement-Loss of a Pet And Loss of a Human
This study investigates the impact of the loss of a pet on the owner in comparison with the loss of a significant human, in a national probability sample of 1,232 noninstitutionalized U.S. residents 65 years and older. The difference was examined according to gender, race, and amount of available social support. Data were gathered through a telephone survey. The Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) was used to measure emoti…
An Action-Research Project
This action-research project focused on gathering data on awareness of lead poisoning, as well as disseminating information on lead poisoning prevention in a metropolitan midwestern city. This project reflects an action-research approach to service learning and was in collaboration with a grass-roots organization. This paper outlines the daunting task of seeking this “highest level of service learning” (Porpora 1999: 121)—action research—in a med…
A transformed pregnancy
Gestational diabetes (i.e. diabetes diagnosed during pregnancy) has important implications for maternal and foetal well-being. This paper presents an ethnographic study of gestational diabetes, an unexpected, potentially life-threatening illness diagnosed during the second half of pregnancy. While previous research has conceptualised gestational diabetes as producing few consequences since it commonly disappears after delivery, this study explore…
Differences in Symptom Report by Survivors With and Without Probable Intimate Partner Violence-Related Brain Injury
Survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) are at heightened risk of sustaining a brain injury (BI). Problematically, a high overlap between BI and trauma symptoms leads to difficulties in identifying when an IPV-related BI has occurred. This paper investigated differences in symptom reports between survivors with ( n = 95) and without ( n = 42) probable IPV-related BI. Chi-squared analyses isolated a constellation of symptoms found to be speci…
Feasibility of Training/Education of Tattoo Artists in the Prevention of Sex Trafficking
This study showed that community-based participatory research is an effective way to partner with tattoo artists in raising awareness of sex trafficking. Hence, it is important that we reach out to non-traditional frontline partners such as tattoo artists to improve the health of all people
Intimate Partner Violence and Brain Injury Screening
The study examined rates of possible brain injury among survivors of intimate partner violence. Of the 171 women screened, 91% indicated they had been hit in the head or strangled, and 31% reported it happened more than six times in their life. Only 35% of women who were hit in the head or strangled received medical treatment, and 64% reported losing consciousness or experienced a period of being dazed and confused. Organizations serving intimate…
Building Research Capacity on the Rez
Eight out of 10 students completed the course that was well received by both institutions. This mode information transfer and pedagogical exchange between minority serving institutions and an academic health center, geared toward enhancement of undergraduate curriculum, can be replicated in other contexts
Bereavement-Loss of a Pet And Loss of a Human
This study investigates the impact of the loss of a pet on the owner in comparison with the loss of a significant human, in a national probability sample of 1,232 noninstitutionalized U.S. residents 65 years and older. The difference was examined according to gender, race, and amount of available social support. Data were gathered through a telephone survey. The Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) was used to measure emoti…
A transformed pregnancy
Gestational diabetes (i.e. diabetes diagnosed during pregnancy) has important implications for maternal and foetal well-being. This paper presents an ethnographic study of gestational diabetes, an unexpected, potentially life-threatening illness diagnosed during the second half of pregnancy. While previous research has conceptualised gestational diabetes as producing few consequences since it commonly disappears after delivery, this study explore…
A biographical disruption
In this study we explore the biographical disruption resulting from a diagnosis of an abnormal Pap smear and the consequent process of biographical reconstruction. This is a qualitative study of thirteen women between the ages of 19 and 54 years who were diagnosed with an abnormal Pap smear and underwent colposcopy treatment. Data collection was through individual in-depth interviews, which were transcribed and analyzed by a team of researchers f…
Experience of Hypoglycemia Among Insulin Dependent Diabetics and its Impact on the Family
This study explores the biographical disruption that occurs as a result of a hypoglycemic episode (or insulin reaction) among people with insulin dependent diabetes. It focuses on the process of biographical reconstruction that sufferers and their spouses go through, while striving to maintain a positive self‐worth in the ‘world of health’. This paper is a qualitative study of twenty‐three people with diabetes in the stable phase of the illness a…
African-American Muslim Women and Health Care
Muslims constitute a growing proportion of the African-American population. This paper explores the health practices, health behaviors, and code of ethics as informed by the Islamic religion within the context of African-American Muslim women's lives. An overview of the history of Islam in the world, and in the U.S., the main Islamic tenets, and the socio-cultural context of African-American Muslim women provides the broad framework for this pape…
An Action-Research Project
This action-research project focused on gathering data on awareness of lead poisoning, as well as disseminating information on lead poisoning prevention in a metropolitan midwestern city. This project reflects an action-research approach to service learning and was in collaboration with a grass-roots organization. This paper outlines the daunting task of seeking this “highest level of service learning” (Porpora 1999: 121)—action research—in a med…
Partnering With American Indian Communities in Health Using Methods of Strategic Collaboration
The key themes that emerged from the interactive sessions stressed the importance of building relationships and trust; mutual use and sharing of data; and acquiring knowledge, skills, and abilities to enable sustainable research partnerships with AI communitiesConclusions: Innovative, dynamic, and strategic collaborative methods of Appreciative Inquiry and the World Café can served to engage people in a constructive dialogue to create a shared vi…
Building Research Capacity on the Rez
Eight out of 10 students completed the course that was well received by both institutions. This mode information transfer and pedagogical exchange between minority serving institutions and an academic health center, geared toward enhancement of undergraduate curriculum, can be replicated in other contexts
Association between leisure time physical activity preference and behavior
The study illustrates the predictive value of LTPA preference for actual LTPA behavior. Changing LTPA preference to promote LTPA may be helpful in preventing and controlling chronic disease in China
Survivors' Voices—Complex Needs of Sex Trafficking Survivors in the Midwest
Human trafficking is a serious public health issue and has long-term physical, mental, social, and economic consequences for survivors, their families, and communities. The Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 defines sex trafficking as a commercial sex act that is induced by force, fraud or coercion, or when a commercial sex act involves a person below 18 years of age. There is inadequate research from the perspectives of s…
Changes in Leisure Time Physical Activity Preferences and Hypertension Risk
Objectives: In this study, we examined the association between changes in leisure time physical activity (LTPA) preference (the extent to which participants liked or disliked certain types of physical activity) and the incidence of hypertension; we also assessed whether the association differed between urban and rural China. Methods: Based on longitudinal data from 2687 Chinese adults between 2004 and 2011, we performed multivariate logistic regr…
It has given me life.” Latinas and the U-Visa
Understanding the Needs and Preferences of Domestic and Sexual Violence Education for Health Profession Students
This study examined health profession students' comfort levels, perceived knowledge, attitudes, and preferences for domestic and sexual violence education at an academic medical center. Students indicated their perceived knowledge of community resources was poor, whereas comfort, attitudes, and perceived knowledge of the topic remained fair. A majority of students (83.2%) reported receiving less than 3 hr of training in their coursework, which re…
Intimate Partner Violence and Brain Injury Screening
The study examined rates of possible brain injury among survivors of intimate partner violence. Of the 171 women screened, 91% indicated they had been hit in the head or strangled, and 31% reported it happened more than six times in their life. Only 35% of women who were hit in the head or strangled received medical treatment, and 64% reported losing consciousness or experienced a period of being dazed and confused. Organizations serving intimate…
Stigma, Tolerance, and Acceptance in the Lives of Sexual and Gender Minority Nebraskans
Experiences of stigma and acceptance profoundly affect the lives of sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals and are often dependent on context, such as geographic location. Through interviews with twenty sexual and gender minority individuals living in Nebraska, this study aimed to explore participants’ experiences of rejection and acceptance in different spheres to better understand how stigma operates. Thematic analysis revealed primary th…
Feasibility of Training/Education of Tattoo Artists in the Prevention of Sex Trafficking
This study showed that community-based participatory research is an effective way to partner with tattoo artists in raising awareness of sex trafficking. Hence, it is important that we reach out to non-traditional frontline partners such as tattoo artists to improve the health of all people
Differences in Symptom Report by Survivors With and Without Probable Intimate Partner Violence-Related Brain Injury
Survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) are at heightened risk of sustaining a brain injury (BI). Problematically, a high overlap between BI and trauma symptoms leads to difficulties in identifying when an IPV-related BI has occurred. This paper investigated differences in symptom reports between survivors with ( n = 95) and without ( n = 42) probable IPV-related BI. Chi-squared analyses isolated a constellation of symptoms found to be speci…
A Delphi study to prioritize implementation strategies to increase the adoption of screening and referral for brain injury among survivors of intimate partner violence and sexual assault within commun…
Women who experience intimate partner violence (IPV) are at a high risk for injuries to the head, neck, and face that can result in a traumatic brain injury (BI). Despite increasing evidence of the high risk for BI in this vulnerable population, IPV-BI screenings remain critically under-implemented in community-based organizations (CBOs) serving IPV survivors. The aim of this community-engaged dissemination and implementation project was to co-id…
Medicine (15 obras) · Psychology (13 obras) · Sociology (8 obras) · Political science (7 obras) · Psychiatry (6 obras) · Domestic violence (5 obras) · Poison control (5 obras) · Suicide prevention (5 obras) · Business (4 obras) · Environmental health (4 obras)