Helyne Frederick
Biographic Data
| ID | 147085 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Helyne Frederick |
| GIVEN NAMES | Helyne |
| FAMILY NAME | Frederick |
| SIGNATURE | FREDERICK H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4068-6313 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Parenting across borders
Objective This study explores the parenting experiences of transnational parents from three English‐speaking Caribbean countries: Grenada, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago. Background While transnational parenting has been well studied in other contexts, research on Caribbean parents remains limited, underscoring the need for further exploration into the experiences of these families. Method Ten parents (six mothers and four fathers) participated…
Who Participates in Research and Why
Recent calls emphasize the need to diversify samples in developmental psychobiology regarding race and ethnicity. However, there is limited guidance on effective methods to involve individuals from marginalized communities in research, or which issues these participants prioritize when considering involvement in studies with neurobiological data collection. Here, we explore these motivations for caregivers with children of color who participated …
“She’s Always Made Sure That We Had Black Doctors, Particularly Women Doctors If We Could… and How It Can Sometimes Be the Difference Between Life and Death.” Black College Women’s Reflections On Medi…
Historical instances of medical racism and the impact of ongoing disparities are an understudied determinant of Black women's sexual health. Here, we use a Black feminist approach to engage Black women in a qualitative exploration of the impact of medical racism on their health-related decision-making. Specifically, we explore the question, how does exposure to information on medical racism impact Black women today and inform their perceptions of…
Perspectives on Sexual Socialization from a Sample of Black Heterosexual College Women
Informed by ecological and Black feminist approaches, this inductive, thematic analysis analyzed narratives from 24 Black college women, ages 18-25, about the sexual socialization they received from multiple agents within and outside of the family. The themes were: Avoidance, Safety and Consent, Fun and Action-Centered Acts, (Mis)Information About Sexual Health, Gendered Norms, and Purity versus Sexual Freedom. The women received messages of avoi…
Black Women’s Sexual Communication
The study used Black feminist theory and methods to examine messages about the composition of, and potential differences in the sexual health that Black women received from male and female loved ones. Black feminist theory grounded the study by ensuring Black women were involved in research team composition, design, recruitment, and data analysis. Our inductive thematic analysis of focus group data from 24 Black women revealed seven themes: Indir…
Exploring the racial gradient in reproductive health
Reproductive and sexual health disparities can be mitigated with attention to diversity in medical school, affordable care, and teaching young women to prioritize their care for long-term reproductive health
A Black Feminist Analysis of Patient Provider Concordance in Sexual Health Care
Racial disparities in gynecological health have persisted over time. Interestingly, there is a dearth of research that centers Black women's experiences with gynecologists and even less research that uses Black feminist theory and methods. We use semi-structured interviews ( N = 39) to understand the sexual health care related experiences of Black women at a Predominately White Institution (PWI) and a Historically Black College or University (HBC…
Understanding Openness to Involvement in Sexual Health Care Research
Little is known about Black college women's openness to participating in sexual health care research. Guided by literature on Black feminism, the current study involved qualitative interviews with 39 Black Women (aged 19-25, mean age 20.7) from one historically Black university and one predominantly white university who answered questions about participating in research on the sexual health of Black women. Results from our thematic analysis found…
Mother–daughter communication and health
Mother-daughter communication about health is one of the most important experiences that young women can have to promote a healthy lifestyle, but the success of that communication depends on a variety of factors. Three factors that influence health motivation and behavior were examined in this study: (1) the frequency mothers and daughters communicate about health, (2) the quality of those interactions, and (3) their country. Participants were 16…
Work, Family, and Well-Being at Midlife
This study addressed work and family enhancement and conflict among adults at midlife ( N = 125). The study included personal well-being measured 25 years earlier. Participants were classified into groups on the basis of latent class analysis. Qualitative analyses of narratives within groups enhanced understanding of the experiences of those in the groups. The first of the three groups identified by latent class analysis consisted of a fairly lar…
Parent-Adolescent Decision Making
Contemporary research on parent-adolescent decision making has been concerned with decision outcomes and has viewed these outcomes as indicators of adolescent autonomy. We offer an alternative, dialogical perspective, which directs attention to how adolescents and parents co-construct a decision. The analysis is based on parent and daughter narrations of an important school choice-the decision to apply to a new college-preparatory middle school f…
Three Issues, Three Approaches, Three Calls to Action
This article provides case studies, statistics, and social justice advocacy as lenses to discuss three areas related to multicultural social justice in school settings. Each case study is followed by a reflection on the authors‟ experiences. The article culminates with suggestions, guidelines, and recommendations for applying social justice advocacy to a school setting
Girls Discuss Choice of an All-Girl Middle School
The narrative creation of identity by young adolescents has so far been addressed mainly from an identity-in-interaction perspective, focusing attention on the multiplicity and variability of identity negotiation as adolescents interact with others, typically with peers. In contrast, a sociocultural/dialogical perspective draws attention to the importance of organization as well as variability in identity systems, and thus to the creation of pers…
Understanding Openness to Involvement in Sexual Health Care Research
Little is known about Black college women's openness to participating in sexual health care research. Guided by literature on Black feminism, the current study involved qualitative interviews with 39 Black Women (aged 19-25, mean age 20.7) from one historically Black university and one predominantly white university who answered questions about participating in research on the sexual health of Black women. Results from our thematic analysis found…
A Black Feminist Analysis of Patient Provider Concordance in Sexual Health Care
Racial disparities in gynecological health have persisted over time. Interestingly, there is a dearth of research that centers Black women's experiences with gynecologists and even less research that uses Black feminist theory and methods. We use semi-structured interviews ( N = 39) to understand the sexual health care related experiences of Black women at a Predominately White Institution (PWI) and a Historically Black College or University (HBC…
Work, Family, and Well-Being at Midlife
This study addressed work and family enhancement and conflict among adults at midlife ( N = 125). The study included personal well-being measured 25 years earlier. Participants were classified into groups on the basis of latent class analysis. Qualitative analyses of narratives within groups enhanced understanding of the experiences of those in the groups. The first of the three groups identified by latent class analysis consisted of a fairly lar…
Girls Discuss Choice of an All-Girl Middle School
The narrative creation of identity by young adolescents has so far been addressed mainly from an identity-in-interaction perspective, focusing attention on the multiplicity and variability of identity negotiation as adolescents interact with others, typically with peers. In contrast, a sociocultural/dialogical perspective draws attention to the importance of organization as well as variability in identity systems, and thus to the creation of pers…
Black Women’s Sexual Communication
The study used Black feminist theory and methods to examine messages about the composition of, and potential differences in the sexual health that Black women received from male and female loved ones. Black feminist theory grounded the study by ensuring Black women were involved in research team composition, design, recruitment, and data analysis. Our inductive thematic analysis of focus group data from 24 Black women revealed seven themes: Indir…
Parent-Adolescent Decision Making
Contemporary research on parent-adolescent decision making has been concerned with decision outcomes and has viewed these outcomes as indicators of adolescent autonomy. We offer an alternative, dialogical perspective, which directs attention to how adolescents and parents co-construct a decision. The analysis is based on parent and daughter narrations of an important school choice-the decision to apply to a new college-preparatory middle school f…
Perspectives on Sexual Socialization from a Sample of Black Heterosexual College Women
Informed by ecological and Black feminist approaches, this inductive, thematic analysis analyzed narratives from 24 Black college women, ages 18-25, about the sexual socialization they received from multiple agents within and outside of the family. The themes were: Avoidance, Safety and Consent, Fun and Action-Centered Acts, (Mis)Information About Sexual Health, Gendered Norms, and Purity versus Sexual Freedom. The women received messages of avoi…
Three Issues, Three Approaches, Three Calls to Action
This article provides case studies, statistics, and social justice advocacy as lenses to discuss three areas related to multicultural social justice in school settings. Each case study is followed by a reflection on the authors‟ experiences. The article culminates with suggestions, guidelines, and recommendations for applying social justice advocacy to a school setting
Three Issues, Three Approaches, Three Calls to Action
This article provides case studies, statistics, and social justice advocacy as lenses to discuss three areas related to multicultural social justice in school settings. Each case study is followed by a reflection on the authors‟ experiences. The article culminates with suggestions, guidelines, and recommendations for applying social justice advocacy to a school setting
Girls Discuss Choice of an All-Girl Middle School
The narrative creation of identity by young adolescents has so far been addressed mainly from an identity-in-interaction perspective, focusing attention on the multiplicity and variability of identity negotiation as adolescents interact with others, typically with peers. In contrast, a sociocultural/dialogical perspective draws attention to the importance of organization as well as variability in identity systems, and thus to the creation of pers…
Parent-Adolescent Decision Making
Contemporary research on parent-adolescent decision making has been concerned with decision outcomes and has viewed these outcomes as indicators of adolescent autonomy. We offer an alternative, dialogical perspective, which directs attention to how adolescents and parents co-construct a decision. The analysis is based on parent and daughter narrations of an important school choice-the decision to apply to a new college-preparatory middle school f…
Work, Family, and Well-Being at Midlife
This study addressed work and family enhancement and conflict among adults at midlife ( N = 125). The study included personal well-being measured 25 years earlier. Participants were classified into groups on the basis of latent class analysis. Qualitative analyses of narratives within groups enhanced understanding of the experiences of those in the groups. The first of the three groups identified by latent class analysis consisted of a fairly lar…
Mother–daughter communication and health
Mother-daughter communication about health is one of the most important experiences that young women can have to promote a healthy lifestyle, but the success of that communication depends on a variety of factors. Three factors that influence health motivation and behavior were examined in this study: (1) the frequency mothers and daughters communicate about health, (2) the quality of those interactions, and (3) their country. Participants were 16…
Understanding Openness to Involvement in Sexual Health Care Research
Little is known about Black college women's openness to participating in sexual health care research. Guided by literature on Black feminism, the current study involved qualitative interviews with 39 Black Women (aged 19-25, mean age 20.7) from one historically Black university and one predominantly white university who answered questions about participating in research on the sexual health of Black women. Results from our thematic analysis found…
Black Women’s Sexual Communication
The study used Black feminist theory and methods to examine messages about the composition of, and potential differences in the sexual health that Black women received from male and female loved ones. Black feminist theory grounded the study by ensuring Black women were involved in research team composition, design, recruitment, and data analysis. Our inductive thematic analysis of focus group data from 24 Black women revealed seven themes: Indir…
Exploring the racial gradient in reproductive health
Reproductive and sexual health disparities can be mitigated with attention to diversity in medical school, affordable care, and teaching young women to prioritize their care for long-term reproductive health
A Black Feminist Analysis of Patient Provider Concordance in Sexual Health Care
Racial disparities in gynecological health have persisted over time. Interestingly, there is a dearth of research that centers Black women's experiences with gynecologists and even less research that uses Black feminist theory and methods. We use semi-structured interviews ( N = 39) to understand the sexual health care related experiences of Black women at a Predominately White Institution (PWI) and a Historically Black College or University (HBC…
Perspectives on Sexual Socialization from a Sample of Black Heterosexual College Women
Informed by ecological and Black feminist approaches, this inductive, thematic analysis analyzed narratives from 24 Black college women, ages 18-25, about the sexual socialization they received from multiple agents within and outside of the family. The themes were: Avoidance, Safety and Consent, Fun and Action-Centered Acts, (Mis)Information About Sexual Health, Gendered Norms, and Purity versus Sexual Freedom. The women received messages of avoi…
“She’s Always Made Sure That We Had Black Doctors, Particularly Women Doctors If We Could… and How It Can Sometimes Be the Difference Between Life and Death.” Black College Women’s Reflections On Medi…
Historical instances of medical racism and the impact of ongoing disparities are an understudied determinant of Black women's sexual health. Here, we use a Black feminist approach to engage Black women in a qualitative exploration of the impact of medical racism on their health-related decision-making. Specifically, we explore the question, how does exposure to information on medical racism impact Black women today and inform their perceptions of…
Parenting across borders
Objective This study explores the parenting experiences of transnational parents from three English‐speaking Caribbean countries: Grenada, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago. Background While transnational parenting has been well studied in other contexts, research on Caribbean parents remains limited, underscoring the need for further exploration into the experiences of these families. Method Ten parents (six mothers and four fathers) participated…
Who Participates in Research and Why
Recent calls emphasize the need to diversify samples in developmental psychobiology regarding race and ethnicity. However, there is limited guidance on effective methods to involve individuals from marginalized communities in research, or which issues these participants prioritize when considering involvement in studies with neurobiological data collection. Here, we explore these motivations for caregivers with children of color who participated …
Psychology (10 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Gender Studies (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Black women (5 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Population (5 works)