Elizabeth Kushman
Biographic Data
| ID | 147899 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elizabeth Kushman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elizabeth |
| FAMILY NAME | Kushman |
| SIGNATURE | KUSHMAN E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Johns Hopkins University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Language Is Medicine
This pilot study examined the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of the +Language is Medicine (+LiM) caregiver-implemented language intervention, a culturally grounded, caregiver-coaching early language intervention for Diné (Navajo) toddlers with developmental delay. The program integrates evidence-based language facilitation strategies, Enhanced Milieu Teaching and Hanen’s “It Takes Two to Talk,” within a precision home v…
Testing the effectiveness of Family Spirit Strengths (FSS) – a culturally informed intervention designed to prevent mental health and substance misuse for indigenous families through home visiting
Families represent the foundation of health for many Indigenous communities. Yet, Indigenous women, particularly women of the age who are starting families, face profound challenges related to mental health and substance use. These challenges are rooted in historical trauma, ongoing discrimination, systemic racism, and chronic underfunding of mental health and substance use services, and result in significant gaps in access to care. Family-based …
Development of a culturally enhanced caregiver-facilitated language nutrition intervention “+Language is Medicine” to address developmental delay in Diné (Navajo) toddlers
Introduction: Developmental Delay (DD) is highly common in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN; Indigenous) toddlers and leads to high numbers of AI/AN children who eventually need special education services. AI/AN children are 2.89 times more likely to receive special education compared to other children in the U.S., yet developmental disorders are more frequently under diagnosed and untreated in AI/AN infants and toddlers. DD, which can be…
Respecting diverse journeys on many roads
Translation challenges persist among early childhood evidence-based home visiting programs. There is a need for a significant shift in the field to overcome the constraints of standardized home visiting interventions. A precision framework has been identified as a method to understand what is needed to address the unique needs of families. We argue that Indigenous experiences implementing home visiting programs overlap with precision home visitin…
Home visitor perspectives on implementing a precision approach to home visiting in communities serving Native American families
Family Spirit (FS) is a federally endorsed evidence‐based home visiting programs serving as a key prevention strategy for expectant families and families with young children. Like other home‐visiting programs, it shares client challenges in retention and engagement during implementation. We assessed (1) the feasibility and acceptability of implementing a precision approach to FS; and (2) differences in approaches to FS delivery. Home visitors, se…
Pregnancy and Birth Outcome Improvements for American Indians in the Healthy Start Project of the Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan, 1998–2008
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Pregnancy and Birth Outcome Improvements for American Indians in the Healthy Start Project of the Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan, 1998–2008
Home visitor perspectives on implementing a precision approach to home visiting in communities serving Native American families
Family Spirit (FS) is a federally endorsed evidence‐based home visiting programs serving as a key prevention strategy for expectant families and families with young children. Like other home‐visiting programs, it shares client challenges in retention and engagement during implementation. We assessed (1) the feasibility and acceptability of implementing a precision approach to FS; and (2) differences in approaches to FS delivery. Home visitors, se…
Respecting diverse journeys on many roads
Translation challenges persist among early childhood evidence-based home visiting programs. There is a need for a significant shift in the field to overcome the constraints of standardized home visiting interventions. A precision framework has been identified as a method to understand what is needed to address the unique needs of families. We argue that Indigenous experiences implementing home visiting programs overlap with precision home visitin…
Development of a culturally enhanced caregiver-facilitated language nutrition intervention “+Language is Medicine” to address developmental delay in Diné (Navajo) toddlers
Introduction: Developmental Delay (DD) is highly common in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN; Indigenous) toddlers and leads to high numbers of AI/AN children who eventually need special education services. AI/AN children are 2.89 times more likely to receive special education compared to other children in the U.S., yet developmental disorders are more frequently under diagnosed and untreated in AI/AN infants and toddlers. DD, which can be…
Language Is Medicine
This pilot study examined the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of the +Language is Medicine (+LiM) caregiver-implemented language intervention, a culturally grounded, caregiver-coaching early language intervention for Diné (Navajo) toddlers with developmental delay. The program integrates evidence-based language facilitation strategies, Enhanced Milieu Teaching and Hanen’s “It Takes Two to Talk,” within a precision home v…
Testing the effectiveness of Family Spirit Strengths (FSS) – a culturally informed intervention designed to prevent mental health and substance misuse for indigenous families through home visiting
Families represent the foundation of health for many Indigenous communities. Yet, Indigenous women, particularly women of the age who are starting families, face profound challenges related to mental health and substance use. These challenges are rooted in historical trauma, ongoing discrimination, systemic racism, and chronic underfunding of mental health and substance use services, and result in significant gaps in access to care. Family-based …
Medicine (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Dental Health and Care Utilization (3 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Indigenous (2 works) · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights (2 works) · Language development (2 works) · Language Development and Disorders (2 works) · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (2 works)