Kimberly Stau
Biographic Data
| ID | 102280 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kimberly Stau |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kimberly |
| FAMILY NAME | Stau |
| SIGNATURE | STAU K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Arkansas at Fayetteville |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0414-4135 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
I was Able to Like, Kind of Breathe.” Baseline Perspectives and Lessons Learned from Participants of a Co-Response Program
This study emphasizes the importance of continued investment in, and refinement of co-response programs, along with the need to address systemic barriers to supportive services and quality mental health care
OneCommunity Reads
The importance of establishing effective literacy/reading skills at an early age, preschool to early elementary, is well known and accepted among educators. For students whose heritage language is not English, the influential factors of cultural relevance and parent/family involvement for the acquisition of these fundamental skills are underscored. OneCommunity (OC) Reads is a literacy program focused on enhancing Latino children’s reading profic…
Extending A Letter-Writing Intervention Developed for Incarcerated Mothers to Incarcerated Fathers
The number of U.S. prisoners with minor children has increased dramatically in recent decades. Although the quality of inmate-child communication is positively associated with individual and familial outcomes, innovative programming for incarcerated parents is limited. This mixed methods study explored the initial delivery to incarcerated fathers of a letter-writing intervention developed for and previously used with incarcerated mothers. Pre- to…
Developing networks in disempowered communities
This study aims to present an evaluation and the process steps of a community‐based initiative (CBI) consisting of a group of organizations that work to enhance the lives of boys and men of colour. Using a participatory research model, the researchers collaborated with 14 community stakeholders to develop the questions during two data collection periods and reviewed the reports for accuracy. The findings were separated into two broad categories. …
Letters to Children
There is a scarcity of studies exploring treatment modalities specifically designed for the incarcerated mother. This paper presents findings from a program designed to help incarcerated mothers develop their ability to communicate and subsequently bond with their children by engaging in group discussions during a letter-writing process. Using mixed research methods from 16 incarcerated mothers, the participants reported (1) gaining insight into …
Generational Impact of Single-Parent Scholarships
The study explored the experiences of 35 children of former Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund awardees through qualitative interviews. Particularly, the study sought to understand their experiences in single-parent households, before, during, and after their parents pursued a college degree as well as how they perceived the impact of the scholarships, especially in relation to their own educational attainment. From the qualitative interview…
The Family Festival Prevention Model
Despite an overall reduction in teenage pregnancy rates in the USA, the decrease for young women of Mexican heritage in the USA has been less significant than the decrease for their White and African-American peers. Furthermore, the availability of teenage pregnancy prevention models that are conceptualised specifically for people of Mexican descent is minimal. Using qualitative focus group data that were triangulated against quantitative survey …
Implementing and evaluating a rural community-based sexual abstinence program
Informing both program evaluation and practice research, this paper describes lessons learned during the planning, implementation, and pilot phases of an abstinence education program based in a rural community in a southern state in the USA. Although a number of challenges can emerge in successfully implementing and evaluating such a program in a school and community setting, few publications have focused on bringing these challenges to light and…
Parent-Child Communication Related to Sexual Health
Understanding how parent-child communication occurs within the cultural context is an important consideration in sexual health given that culture plays a major role in the development of various beliefs and attitudes. This qualitative study explores the perceived experiences of first-generation, immigrant rural Latino parents and youths (N = 19) about parent-child communication related to sexual health. Specifically, the article explores their pe…
Multi-Systems Life Course
To better respond to social work's directive of increased sensitivity to cultural and ethnic diversity, it is imperative that theory development includes explicit consideration of the complex experiences of racial and ethnic minorities. For a more advanced and culturally relative practice, the authors posit the development of an encompassing perspective referred to as multi-systems life course (MSLC). Using a case example, this article applies a …
Reflective Narrations of Female Inmates
Employing a qualitative approach, this study examines the adolescent mental health experiences of incarcerated women. Analysis of themes was presented from 20 semi-structured interviews and two focus groups. Emerging themes illuminated how past relationships and power inequities affect the therapeutic relationship and subsequently the resistance seen in the therapeutic setting. Those practitioners who incorporated techniques that encouraged perso…
Native American Women Who Lead Human Service Organizations
This paper presents the results of a qualitative, exploratory study of Native American women who served as organizational leaders in human service, educational and health-related agencies. Data were collected through interviews with 13 women. Findings include effects of gender and culture on leadership; motivations to act in a leadership position; challenges to successful leadership; and personal and organizational support to the leadership role
Multi-Systems Life Course
To better respond to social work's directive of increased sensitivity to cultural and ethnic diversity, it is imperative that theory development includes explicit consideration of the complex experiences of racial and ethnic minorities. For a more advanced and culturally relative practice, the authors posit the development of an encompassing perspective referred to as multi-systems life course (MSLC). Using a case example, this article applies a …
OneCommunity Reads
The importance of establishing effective literacy/reading skills at an early age, preschool to early elementary, is well known and accepted among educators. For students whose heritage language is not English, the influential factors of cultural relevance and parent/family involvement for the acquisition of these fundamental skills are underscored. OneCommunity (OC) Reads is a literacy program focused on enhancing Latino children’s reading profic…
Parent-Child Communication Related to Sexual Health
Understanding how parent-child communication occurs within the cultural context is an important consideration in sexual health given that culture plays a major role in the development of various beliefs and attitudes. This qualitative study explores the perceived experiences of first-generation, immigrant rural Latino parents and youths (N = 19) about parent-child communication related to sexual health. Specifically, the article explores their pe…
Native American Women Who Lead Human Service Organizations
This paper presents the results of a qualitative, exploratory study of Native American women who served as organizational leaders in human service, educational and health-related agencies. Data were collected through interviews with 13 women. Findings include effects of gender and culture on leadership; motivations to act in a leadership position; challenges to successful leadership; and personal and organizational support to the leadership role
Reflective Narrations of Female Inmates
Employing a qualitative approach, this study examines the adolescent mental health experiences of incarcerated women. Analysis of themes was presented from 20 semi-structured interviews and two focus groups. Emerging themes illuminated how past relationships and power inequities affect the therapeutic relationship and subsequently the resistance seen in the therapeutic setting. Those practitioners who incorporated techniques that encouraged perso…
Multi-Systems Life Course
To better respond to social work's directive of increased sensitivity to cultural and ethnic diversity, it is imperative that theory development includes explicit consideration of the complex experiences of racial and ethnic minorities. For a more advanced and culturally relative practice, the authors posit the development of an encompassing perspective referred to as multi-systems life course (MSLC). Using a case example, this article applies a …
Parent-Child Communication Related to Sexual Health
Understanding how parent-child communication occurs within the cultural context is an important consideration in sexual health given that culture plays a major role in the development of various beliefs and attitudes. This qualitative study explores the perceived experiences of first-generation, immigrant rural Latino parents and youths (N = 19) about parent-child communication related to sexual health. Specifically, the article explores their pe…
Implementing and evaluating a rural community-based sexual abstinence program
Informing both program evaluation and practice research, this paper describes lessons learned during the planning, implementation, and pilot phases of an abstinence education program based in a rural community in a southern state in the USA. Although a number of challenges can emerge in successfully implementing and evaluating such a program in a school and community setting, few publications have focused on bringing these challenges to light and…
The Family Festival Prevention Model
Despite an overall reduction in teenage pregnancy rates in the USA, the decrease for young women of Mexican heritage in the USA has been less significant than the decrease for their White and African-American peers. Furthermore, the availability of teenage pregnancy prevention models that are conceptualised specifically for people of Mexican descent is minimal. Using qualitative focus group data that were triangulated against quantitative survey …
Letters to Children
There is a scarcity of studies exploring treatment modalities specifically designed for the incarcerated mother. This paper presents findings from a program designed to help incarcerated mothers develop their ability to communicate and subsequently bond with their children by engaging in group discussions during a letter-writing process. Using mixed research methods from 16 incarcerated mothers, the participants reported (1) gaining insight into …
Generational Impact of Single-Parent Scholarships
The study explored the experiences of 35 children of former Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund awardees through qualitative interviews. Particularly, the study sought to understand their experiences in single-parent households, before, during, and after their parents pursued a college degree as well as how they perceived the impact of the scholarships, especially in relation to their own educational attainment. From the qualitative interview…
Developing networks in disempowered communities
This study aims to present an evaluation and the process steps of a community‐based initiative (CBI) consisting of a group of organizations that work to enhance the lives of boys and men of colour. Using a participatory research model, the researchers collaborated with 14 community stakeholders to develop the questions during two data collection periods and reviewed the reports for accuracy. The findings were separated into two broad categories. …
Extending A Letter-Writing Intervention Developed for Incarcerated Mothers to Incarcerated Fathers
The number of U.S. prisoners with minor children has increased dramatically in recent decades. Although the quality of inmate-child communication is positively associated with individual and familial outcomes, innovative programming for incarcerated parents is limited. This mixed methods study explored the initial delivery to incarcerated fathers of a letter-writing intervention developed for and previously used with incarcerated mothers. Pre- to…
OneCommunity Reads
The importance of establishing effective literacy/reading skills at an early age, preschool to early elementary, is well known and accepted among educators. For students whose heritage language is not English, the influential factors of cultural relevance and parent/family involvement for the acquisition of these fundamental skills are underscored. OneCommunity (OC) Reads is a literacy program focused on enhancing Latino children’s reading profic…
I was Able to Like, Kind of Breathe.” Baseline Perspectives and Lessons Learned from Participants of a Co-Response Program
This study emphasizes the importance of continued investment in, and refinement of co-response programs, along with the need to address systemic barriers to supportive services and quality mental health care
Psychology (12 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Developmental psychology (6 works) · Qualitative research (6 works) · Political science (5 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (4 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (3 works)