Keisha L Bentley-Edwards
Biographic Data
| ID | 1269972 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Keisha L Bentley-Edwards |
| GIVEN NAMES | Keisha L |
| FAMILY NAME | Bentley-Edwards |
| SIGNATURE | BENTLEY-EDWARDS K L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Duke University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8430-4850 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 56 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Building Trustworthiness in Health Care and Research: Disrupting Traditional Practices Through Authentic Community Engagement—Project ENTRUST
Introduction: Project ENTRUST is a mixed-method, community-collaborative, and community-grounded initiative at Duke Health aimed at co-creating a model for equity-driven engagement and trust-building in health care and research. Methods: Community members, Duke Health, and university leaders developed the 7-phase ENTRUST Model—a structured roadmap for trust-building through collaborative survey development, town halls, and recommendations for ins…
Religious participation is associated with fewer dementia diagnoses among Black people in the United States
INTRODUCTION: Black people had the highest prevalence of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) of any racial/ethnic group in the United States (US) as of 2020. As racial disparities in the prevalence of ADRD are being investigated, more evidence is necessary to determine the pathways and mechanisms that either slow ADRD progression or improve quality of life for those affected. Religion/spirituality (R/S) has been shown to affect healt…
I am not (your) superwoman, Black girl magic, or beautiful struggle: Rethinking the resilience of Black women and girls
The concept and social media hashtag, #BlackGirlMagic, is used to demonstrate the ability of Black women and girls to create paths and to succeed despite intersectional racism, sexism, and classism. Conversely, the concept of Black Girl Magic and Strong Black Woman schemas have been used to glorify struggle, undermine support, and victim-blame. Therefore, resiliency for Black women and girls requires clarification on how and why it is used and un…
Racial Discrimination, Religious Coping, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Among African American Women and Men
Objective This cross-sectional study examined whether religious coping buffered the associations between racial discrimination and several modifiable cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors-systolic and diastolic blood pressure (BP), glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), body mass index (BMI), and cholesterol-in a sample of African American women and men. Methods Participant data were taken from the Healthy Aging in Neighborhoods of Diversity Across the…
Bridge to health informatics—a 5-week intensive online program to increase diversity in health informatics
Introduction Health informatics (HI) has the potential to address health disparities and improve healthcare outcomes; however, lack of diversity in the workforce, especially at advanced levels, feeds disparities, and creates inequities. Increasing participation from underrepresented minorities requires exposure and connection to the field and career opportunities including advanced degrees. Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) created the no-cost, …
Shades of Black: Gendered denominational variation in depression symptoms among Black Christians
Religion and spirituality (R/S) play a central role in shaping the contextual experiences of many Black people in the United States. Blacks are among the most religiously engaged groups in the country. Levels and types of religious engagement, however, can vary by subcategories such as gender or denominational affiliation. Although R/S involvement has been linked to improved mental health outcomes for Black people in general, it is unclear whethe…
Depression in the African American Christian Community: Examining Denominational and Gender Differences
The 5Ws of Racial Equity in Research: A Framework for Applying a Racial Equity Lens Throughout the Research Process
Ensuring equity in research is a critical step in advancing health equity. In this perspective, the authors introduce a guiding framework for advancing racial equity in research processes, environments, and among the research workforce, the 5Ws of Racial Equity in Research. Centering their discussion on the 5Ws: Who, What, When, Where, and Why, they use historical and contemporary examples of research inequities to demonstrate how these five simp…
Responding to Health Disparities in Behavioral Weight Loss Interventions and Covid-19 in Black Adults: Recommendations for Health Equity
Denominational and Gender Differences in Hypertension Among African American Christian Young Adults
Got Skillz? Recasting and Negotiating Racial Tension in Teacher-Student Relationships Amidst Shifting Demographics
This paper reports on a curriculum designed for Black students whose school teachers and administrators sought to address concerns about students' academic underachievement and behavioral challenges. In order to design the curriculum, we examined Black students' reactions to race- and academic-related stress as a result of their interactions with mostly White teachers and peers in an increasingly diversifying predominantly White, middle-class com…
Denominational Differences in Obesity Among Black Christian Adults: Why Gender and Life Stage Matter
Religiosity is a potential social determinant of obesity risk among black Americans, a group that tends to be highly religious and disproportionately suffers from this disease. Although religious engagement differs within this group, researchers often classify black Protestants into broad categories, making it challenging to determine which subgroups experience the worst outcomes. Using data from the National Survey of American Life, this study i…
Investigating Denominational and Church Attendance Differences in Obesity and Diabetes in Black Christian Men and Women
Teaching scared: Pre-service teacher appraisals of racial stress, socialization and classroom management self-efficacy
Out of the Hood, But Not Out of the Woods: The School Engagement and Cohesion of Black Students Based on Exposure to Violence and Victimization
How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? The Missing Kerner Commission Report
Using an intersectional lens of race and gender, this article offers a critique of the Kerner Commission report and fills the gap of the missing analysis of white rage and of black women. A protracted history of white race riots resulted in the loss of black lives, black-owned property, and constitutional rights. However, only black riots, marked by the loss of white-owned property but few white lives, was the issue that prompted the formation of…
Exploring Divergent Patterns in Racial Identity Profiles Between Caribbean Black American and African American Adolescents: The Links to Perceived Discrimination and Psychological Concerns
Using cluster analyses, this study explored the relations among racial identity, perceived discrimination, and psychological concerns among 189 Caribbean Black American and African American adolescents. Findings showed that for all participants, less mature racial identity profiles were significantly related to perceived discrimination and psychological concerns. However, nuances in racial identity profiles between Caribbean Black American and Af…
Hope, Agency, or Disconnect: Scale Construction for Measures of Black Racial Cohesion and Dissonance
Social cohesion and agency in Blacks have not been sufficiently explored in a culturally relevant context. The current study ( n = 242 Black college students) explores the concept of racial cohesion, or the intersection of racial identity, common fate destiny, and sociopolitical agency by determining the psychometric properties of the Racial Cohesion Questionnaire. Confirmatory factor analysis established that the Racial Cohesion Questionnaire ha…
What Do White Counselors and Psychotherapists Need to Know About Race? White Racial Socialization in Counseling and Psychotherapy Training Programs
Multicultural training in academic counseling and psychotherapy programs is often designed to address the needs of minority populations, and it rarely places Whiteness in the spotlight. Its structure, in fact, risks mirroring the very dynamics embedded in White privilege. Using the framework of feminist theory, we build on key findings on White racial socialization—which has a profound impact on the quality of communication and interaction within…
The Multidimensionality of Racial/Ethnic Socialization: Scale Construction for the Cultural and Racial Experiences of Socialization (Cares)
Doing race in different places: Black racial cohesion on Black and White college campuses
The Multidimensionality of Racial/Ethnic Socialization: Scale Construction for the Cultural and Racial Experiences of Socialization (Cares)
Exploring Divergent Patterns in Racial Identity Profiles Between Caribbean Black American and African American Adolescents: The Links to Perceived Discrimination and Psychological Concerns
Using cluster analyses, this study explored the relations among racial identity, perceived discrimination, and psychological concerns among 189 Caribbean Black American and African American adolescents. Findings showed that for all participants, less mature racial identity profiles were significantly related to perceived discrimination and psychological concerns. However, nuances in racial identity profiles between Caribbean Black American and Af…
What Do White Counselors and Psychotherapists Need to Know About Race? White Racial Socialization in Counseling and Psychotherapy Training Programs
Multicultural training in academic counseling and psychotherapy programs is often designed to address the needs of minority populations, and it rarely places Whiteness in the spotlight. Its structure, in fact, risks mirroring the very dynamics embedded in White privilege. Using the framework of feminist theory, we build on key findings on White racial socialization—which has a profound impact on the quality of communication and interaction within…
Doing race in different places: Black racial cohesion on Black and White college campuses
Teaching scared: Pre-service teacher appraisals of racial stress, socialization and classroom management self-efficacy
Hope, Agency, or Disconnect: Scale Construction for Measures of Black Racial Cohesion and Dissonance
Social cohesion and agency in Blacks have not been sufficiently explored in a culturally relevant context. The current study ( n = 242 Black college students) explores the concept of racial cohesion, or the intersection of racial identity, common fate destiny, and sociopolitical agency by determining the psychometric properties of the Racial Cohesion Questionnaire. Confirmatory factor analysis established that the Racial Cohesion Questionnaire ha…
Racial Discrimination, Religious Coping, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Among African American Women and Men
Objective This cross-sectional study examined whether religious coping buffered the associations between racial discrimination and several modifiable cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors-systolic and diastolic blood pressure (BP), glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), body mass index (BMI), and cholesterol-in a sample of African American women and men. Methods Participant data were taken from the Healthy Aging in Neighborhoods of Diversity Across the…
Got Skillz? Recasting and Negotiating Racial Tension in Teacher-Student Relationships Amidst Shifting Demographics
This paper reports on a curriculum designed for Black students whose school teachers and administrators sought to address concerns about students' academic underachievement and behavioral challenges. In order to design the curriculum, we examined Black students' reactions to race- and academic-related stress as a result of their interactions with mostly White teachers and peers in an increasingly diversifying predominantly White, middle-class com…
Denominational Differences in Obesity Among Black Christian Adults: Why Gender and Life Stage Matter
Religiosity is a potential social determinant of obesity risk among black Americans, a group that tends to be highly religious and disproportionately suffers from this disease. Although religious engagement differs within this group, researchers often classify black Protestants into broad categories, making it challenging to determine which subgroups experience the worst outcomes. Using data from the National Survey of American Life, this study i…
How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? The Missing Kerner Commission Report
Using an intersectional lens of race and gender, this article offers a critique of the Kerner Commission report and fills the gap of the missing analysis of white rage and of black women. A protracted history of white race riots resulted in the loss of black lives, black-owned property, and constitutional rights. However, only black riots, marked by the loss of white-owned property but few white lives, was the issue that prompted the formation of…
Doing race in different places: Black racial cohesion on Black and White college campuses
What Do White Counselors and Psychotherapists Need to Know About Race? White Racial Socialization in Counseling and Psychotherapy Training Programs
Multicultural training in academic counseling and psychotherapy programs is often designed to address the needs of minority populations, and it rarely places Whiteness in the spotlight. Its structure, in fact, risks mirroring the very dynamics embedded in White privilege. Using the framework of feminist theory, we build on key findings on White racial socialization—which has a profound impact on the quality of communication and interaction within…
The Multidimensionality of Racial/Ethnic Socialization: Scale Construction for the Cultural and Racial Experiences of Socialization (Cares)
Exploring Divergent Patterns in Racial Identity Profiles Between Caribbean Black American and African American Adolescents: The Links to Perceived Discrimination and Psychological Concerns
Using cluster analyses, this study explored the relations among racial identity, perceived discrimination, and psychological concerns among 189 Caribbean Black American and African American adolescents. Findings showed that for all participants, less mature racial identity profiles were significantly related to perceived discrimination and psychological concerns. However, nuances in racial identity profiles between Caribbean Black American and Af…
Hope, Agency, or Disconnect: Scale Construction for Measures of Black Racial Cohesion and Dissonance
Social cohesion and agency in Blacks have not been sufficiently explored in a culturally relevant context. The current study ( n = 242 Black college students) explores the concept of racial cohesion, or the intersection of racial identity, common fate destiny, and sociopolitical agency by determining the psychometric properties of the Racial Cohesion Questionnaire. Confirmatory factor analysis established that the Racial Cohesion Questionnaire ha…
How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? The Missing Kerner Commission Report
Using an intersectional lens of race and gender, this article offers a critique of the Kerner Commission report and fills the gap of the missing analysis of white rage and of black women. A protracted history of white race riots resulted in the loss of black lives, black-owned property, and constitutional rights. However, only black riots, marked by the loss of white-owned property but few white lives, was the issue that prompted the formation of…
Out of the Hood, But Not Out of the Woods: The School Engagement and Cohesion of Black Students Based on Exposure to Violence and Victimization
Investigating Denominational and Church Attendance Differences in Obesity and Diabetes in Black Christian Men and Women
Teaching scared: Pre-service teacher appraisals of racial stress, socialization and classroom management self-efficacy
Denominational and Gender Differences in Hypertension Among African American Christian Young Adults
Got Skillz? Recasting and Negotiating Racial Tension in Teacher-Student Relationships Amidst Shifting Demographics
This paper reports on a curriculum designed for Black students whose school teachers and administrators sought to address concerns about students' academic underachievement and behavioral challenges. In order to design the curriculum, we examined Black students' reactions to race- and academic-related stress as a result of their interactions with mostly White teachers and peers in an increasingly diversifying predominantly White, middle-class com…
Denominational Differences in Obesity Among Black Christian Adults: Why Gender and Life Stage Matter
Religiosity is a potential social determinant of obesity risk among black Americans, a group that tends to be highly religious and disproportionately suffers from this disease. Although religious engagement differs within this group, researchers often classify black Protestants into broad categories, making it challenging to determine which subgroups experience the worst outcomes. Using data from the National Survey of American Life, this study i…
Shades of Black: Gendered denominational variation in depression symptoms among Black Christians
Religion and spirituality (R/S) play a central role in shaping the contextual experiences of many Black people in the United States. Blacks are among the most religiously engaged groups in the country. Levels and types of religious engagement, however, can vary by subcategories such as gender or denominational affiliation. Although R/S involvement has been linked to improved mental health outcomes for Black people in general, it is unclear whethe…
Depression in the African American Christian Community: Examining Denominational and Gender Differences
The 5Ws of Racial Equity in Research: A Framework for Applying a Racial Equity Lens Throughout the Research Process
Ensuring equity in research is a critical step in advancing health equity. In this perspective, the authors introduce a guiding framework for advancing racial equity in research processes, environments, and among the research workforce, the 5Ws of Racial Equity in Research. Centering their discussion on the 5Ws: Who, What, When, Where, and Why, they use historical and contemporary examples of research inequities to demonstrate how these five simp…
Responding to Health Disparities in Behavioral Weight Loss Interventions and Covid-19 in Black Adults: Recommendations for Health Equity
Bridge to health informatics—a 5-week intensive online program to increase diversity in health informatics
Introduction Health informatics (HI) has the potential to address health disparities and improve healthcare outcomes; however, lack of diversity in the workforce, especially at advanced levels, feeds disparities, and creates inequities. Increasing participation from underrepresented minorities requires exposure and connection to the field and career opportunities including advanced degrees. Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) created the no-cost, …
Religious participation is associated with fewer dementia diagnoses among Black people in the United States
INTRODUCTION: Black people had the highest prevalence of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) of any racial/ethnic group in the United States (US) as of 2020. As racial disparities in the prevalence of ADRD are being investigated, more evidence is necessary to determine the pathways and mechanisms that either slow ADRD progression or improve quality of life for those affected. Religion/spirituality (R/S) has been shown to affect healt…
I am not (your) superwoman, Black girl magic, or beautiful struggle: Rethinking the resilience of Black women and girls
The concept and social media hashtag, #BlackGirlMagic, is used to demonstrate the ability of Black women and girls to create paths and to succeed despite intersectional racism, sexism, and classism. Conversely, the concept of Black Girl Magic and Strong Black Woman schemas have been used to glorify struggle, undermine support, and victim-blame. Therefore, resiliency for Black women and girls requires clarification on how and why it is used and un…
Racial Discrimination, Religious Coping, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Among African American Women and Men
Objective This cross-sectional study examined whether religious coping buffered the associations between racial discrimination and several modifiable cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors-systolic and diastolic blood pressure (BP), glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), body mass index (BMI), and cholesterol-in a sample of African American women and men. Methods Participant data were taken from the Healthy Aging in Neighborhoods of Diversity Across the…
Building Trustworthiness in Health Care and Research: Disrupting Traditional Practices Through Authentic Community Engagement—Project ENTRUST
Introduction: Project ENTRUST is a mixed-method, community-collaborative, and community-grounded initiative at Duke Health aimed at co-creating a model for equity-driven engagement and trust-building in health care and research. Methods: Community members, Duke Health, and university leaders developed the 7-phase ENTRUST Model—a structured roadmap for trust-building through collaborative survey development, town halls, and recommendations for ins…
Sociology (19 works) · Psychology (18 works) · Gender Studies (11 works) · Social Psychology (11 works) · Gender Studies (9 works) · Gerontology (9 works) · Medicine (9 works) · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research (9 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Political science (7 works)