Deidra C Crews
Biographic Data
| ID | 141032 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Deidra C Crews |
| GIVEN NAMES | Deidra C |
| FAMILY NAME | Crews |
| SIGNATURE | CREWS D C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Johns Hopkins University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3425-5776 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Is doing better science enough?
OBJECTIVES: Addressing structural racism remains a critical challenge in population health and social sciences, as traditional quantitative approaches often fail to disrupt long-standing racialized health hierarchies. This study critically interrogates the process of a multidisciplinary scientific collaboration attempting to operationalize and measure life course structural racism while enacting an anti-racist praxis. DESIGN: Utilizing a collabor…
Ethical hacking to identify potential vulnerabilities in federal pulse oximeter policy
Pulse oximeters are devices which measure the approximate level of oxygen in the blood. These devices have been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), but there is substantial research evidence that these devices do not perform as well for people with dark skin tones. The agency has issued recommendations that aim to mitigate the risk of skin tone bias, but with the market for pulse oximeters estimated at more than $2 b…
Racial Disparities in Food Insecurity for High- and Low-Income Households
This cross-sectional study examines if intersectionality based on race and low-income status is related to food insecurity rates and the role that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program plays
Community-based participatory design of a decade
The FAITH! (Fostering African-American Improvement in Total Health) Cardiovascular Health and Wellness Program is more than a decade-long community-based participatory research initiative aimed at addressing cardiovascular health disparities among African-Americans in Minnesota. Founded in 2013, the program employs a culturally tailored, community-driven approach by partnering with African-American faith communities to promote cardiovascular heal…
Engagement Quality, Partnership Processes, and Network Characteristics of a Community-Academic Collaboration to Advance Health Equity
Engagement Quality, Partnership Processes, and Network Characteristics of a Community-Academic Collaboration to Advance Health Equity
Objective: To assess engagement quality, partnership processes, and network characteristics of a community–academic research collaboration. Methods: We surveyed community and academic members of a community advisory board (CAB) in Baltimore, Maryland (December 2019 to August 2020) to assess demographics, health equity work experiences, quality of community engagement and partnership, and collaborative networks among members. Results: Fifty-four m…
Academic Hegemony and Monitoring of Shared Power in Community-Engaged Research Trials
Objectives. To measure community-engaged research processes used by researchers across 3 trials based on data from a community engagement monitoring and evaluation tool. Methods. The Mid-Atlantic Center for Cardiometabolic Health Equity Community Engagement Core used a tracking form developed by the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Equity to monitor its community-engaged research processes (the frequency and types of engagement activities, the cat…
“Hang Ups, Let Downs, Bad Breaks, Setbacks”
Introduction: Older adults racialized as Black experience higher rates of dementia than those racialized as White. Structural racism produces socioeconomic challenges, described by artist Marvin Gaye as “hang ups, let downs, bad breaks, setbacks” that likely contribute to dementia disparities. Robust dementia literature suggests socioeconomic factors may also be key resiliencies. Methods: We linked state-level data reflecting the racialized lands…
Health Literacy, Numeracy, and Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Accordance Among Hypertensive Adults
BACKGROUND: Health literacy (HL) and health numeracy (HN), the ability to interpret and act on quantitative health information, are important for hypertension self-management such as limiting sodium intake. We examined associations of HL, HN, and Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet accordance. PARTICIPANTS: Among 1,073 hypertensive adults enrolled in a Baltimore, Maryland-based cohort study, we performed a cross-sectional analysis…
Racial Differences in Trends and Prognosis of Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy for Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction
Quantifying Older Black Americans’ Exposure to Structural Racial Discrimination
Prevalence of Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy for Cardiovascular Disease Among Baltimore City Adults in the Healthy Aging in Neighborhoods of Diversity Across the Life Span (HANDLS) Study
Distinguishing Workforce Diversity From Health Equity Efforts in Medicine
Association between neighborhood social cohesion, awareness of chronic diseases, and participation in healthy behaviors in a community cohort
Community engagement and neighborhood social cohesion may be important targets for promotion of healthy behaviors and cardiovascular disease prevention. More research is needed to understand the different associations of NSC and healthy behaviors by race
Social Determinants of Health as Potential Influencers of a Collaborative Care Intervention for Patients with Hypertension
A patient's social determinants of health influence the extent of engagement in a collaborative care intervention and nurse care manager appraisals of the need for supplementary support provided by community health workers
Perceived Discrimination and Longitudinal Change in Kidney Function Among Urban Adults
OBJECTIVE: Perceived discrimination has been associated with psychosocial distress and adverse health outcomes. We examined associations of perceived discrimination measures with changes in kidney function in a prospective cohort study, the Healthy Aging in Neighborhoods of Diversity across the Life Span. METHODS: Our study included 1620 participants with preserved baseline kidney function (estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR] ≥ 60 mL/min/…
Reaching for Health Equity and Social Justice in Baltimore
Cardiovascular health disparities persist despite decades of recognition and the availability of evidence-based clinical and public health interventions. Racial and ethnic minorities and adults in urban and low-income communities are high-risk groups for uncontrolled hypertension (HTN), a major contributor to cardiovascular health disparities, in part due to inequitable social structures and economic systems that negatively impact daily environme…
Distinct age and self-rated health crossover mortality effects for African Americans
African American and Non-African American Patients' and Families' Decision Making About Renal Replacement Therapies
We conducted focus group meetings of African American and non-African American patients with end-stage renal disease (six groups) and their family members (six groups), stratified by race/ethnicity and treatment. We elicited differences in participants' experiences with shared decision making about initiating renal replacement therapy (RRT; that is, hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, or a kidney transplant). Patients were often very sick when ini…
Quantifying Older Black Americans’ Exposure to Structural Racial Discrimination
Distinct age and self-rated health crossover mortality effects for African Americans
African American and Non-African American Patients' and Families' Decision Making About Renal Replacement Therapies
We conducted focus group meetings of African American and non-African American patients with end-stage renal disease (six groups) and their family members (six groups), stratified by race/ethnicity and treatment. We elicited differences in participants' experiences with shared decision making about initiating renal replacement therapy (RRT; that is, hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, or a kidney transplant). Patients were often very sick when ini…
African American and Non-African American Patients' and Families' Decision Making About Renal Replacement Therapies
We conducted focus group meetings of African American and non-African American patients with end-stage renal disease (six groups) and their family members (six groups), stratified by race/ethnicity and treatment. We elicited differences in participants' experiences with shared decision making about initiating renal replacement therapy (RRT; that is, hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, or a kidney transplant). Patients were often very sick when ini…
Reaching for Health Equity and Social Justice in Baltimore
Cardiovascular health disparities persist despite decades of recognition and the availability of evidence-based clinical and public health interventions. Racial and ethnic minorities and adults in urban and low-income communities are high-risk groups for uncontrolled hypertension (HTN), a major contributor to cardiovascular health disparities, in part due to inequitable social structures and economic systems that negatively impact daily environme…
Distinct age and self-rated health crossover mortality effects for African Americans
Perceived Discrimination and Longitudinal Change in Kidney Function Among Urban Adults
OBJECTIVE: Perceived discrimination has been associated with psychosocial distress and adverse health outcomes. We examined associations of perceived discrimination measures with changes in kidney function in a prospective cohort study, the Healthy Aging in Neighborhoods of Diversity across the Life Span. METHODS: Our study included 1620 participants with preserved baseline kidney function (estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR] ≥ 60 mL/min/…
Prevalence of Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy for Cardiovascular Disease Among Baltimore City Adults in the Healthy Aging in Neighborhoods of Diversity Across the Life Span (HANDLS) Study
Distinguishing Workforce Diversity From Health Equity Efforts in Medicine
Association between neighborhood social cohesion, awareness of chronic diseases, and participation in healthy behaviors in a community cohort
Community engagement and neighborhood social cohesion may be important targets for promotion of healthy behaviors and cardiovascular disease prevention. More research is needed to understand the different associations of NSC and healthy behaviors by race
Social Determinants of Health as Potential Influencers of a Collaborative Care Intervention for Patients with Hypertension
A patient's social determinants of health influence the extent of engagement in a collaborative care intervention and nurse care manager appraisals of the need for supplementary support provided by community health workers
Racial Differences in Trends and Prognosis of Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy for Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction
Quantifying Older Black Americans’ Exposure to Structural Racial Discrimination
Health Literacy, Numeracy, and Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Accordance Among Hypertensive Adults
BACKGROUND: Health literacy (HL) and health numeracy (HN), the ability to interpret and act on quantitative health information, are important for hypertension self-management such as limiting sodium intake. We examined associations of HL, HN, and Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet accordance. PARTICIPANTS: Among 1,073 hypertensive adults enrolled in a Baltimore, Maryland-based cohort study, we performed a cross-sectional analysis…
“Hang Ups, Let Downs, Bad Breaks, Setbacks”
Introduction: Older adults racialized as Black experience higher rates of dementia than those racialized as White. Structural racism produces socioeconomic challenges, described by artist Marvin Gaye as “hang ups, let downs, bad breaks, setbacks” that likely contribute to dementia disparities. Robust dementia literature suggests socioeconomic factors may also be key resiliencies. Methods: We linked state-level data reflecting the racialized lands…
Community-based participatory design of a decade
The FAITH! (Fostering African-American Improvement in Total Health) Cardiovascular Health and Wellness Program is more than a decade-long community-based participatory research initiative aimed at addressing cardiovascular health disparities among African-Americans in Minnesota. Founded in 2013, the program employs a culturally tailored, community-driven approach by partnering with African-American faith communities to promote cardiovascular heal…
Engagement Quality, Partnership Processes, and Network Characteristics of a Community-Academic Collaboration to Advance Health Equity
Engagement Quality, Partnership Processes, and Network Characteristics of a Community-Academic Collaboration to Advance Health Equity
Objective: To assess engagement quality, partnership processes, and network characteristics of a community–academic research collaboration. Methods: We surveyed community and academic members of a community advisory board (CAB) in Baltimore, Maryland (December 2019 to August 2020) to assess demographics, health equity work experiences, quality of community engagement and partnership, and collaborative networks among members. Results: Fifty-four m…
Academic Hegemony and Monitoring of Shared Power in Community-Engaged Research Trials
Objectives. To measure community-engaged research processes used by researchers across 3 trials based on data from a community engagement monitoring and evaluation tool. Methods. The Mid-Atlantic Center for Cardiometabolic Health Equity Community Engagement Core used a tracking form developed by the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Equity to monitor its community-engaged research processes (the frequency and types of engagement activities, the cat…
Is doing better science enough?
OBJECTIVES: Addressing structural racism remains a critical challenge in population health and social sciences, as traditional quantitative approaches often fail to disrupt long-standing racialized health hierarchies. This study critically interrogates the process of a multidisciplinary scientific collaboration attempting to operationalize and measure life course structural racism while enacting an anti-racist praxis. DESIGN: Utilizing a collabor…
Ethical hacking to identify potential vulnerabilities in federal pulse oximeter policy
Pulse oximeters are devices which measure the approximate level of oxygen in the blood. These devices have been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), but there is substantial research evidence that these devices do not perform as well for people with dark skin tones. The agency has issued recommendations that aim to mitigate the risk of skin tone bias, but with the market for pulse oximeters estimated at more than $2 b…
Racial Disparities in Food Insecurity for High- and Low-Income Households
This cross-sectional study examines if intersectionality based on race and low-income status is related to food insecurity rates and the role that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program plays
Medicine (13 works) · Gerontology (9 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Public health (8 works) · Political science (7 works) · Health equity (6 works) · Nursing (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Community-based participatory research (5 works) · Demography (5 works)