Whitney A Thurman
Biographic Data
| ID | 190732 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Whitney A Thurman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Whitney A |
| FAMILY NAME | Thurman |
| SIGNATURE | THURMAN W A |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Texas at Austin |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3208-4021 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Immigration enforcement as structural exposure
Storytelling through music
Homelessness is a complex social issue that requires a dedicated workforce of helping professionals. Secondary traumatic stress is common among this workforce and contributes to poor professional quality of life, burnout, and job turnover. The purpose of this study was to evaluate Storytelling Through Music (STM), a six-week, multidimensional intervention designed to improve the well-being of social workers employed in homeless services. A mixed-…
Analyzing the CTOSH listserv to understand the needs, barriers, resources, and strategies used by homeless service providers in central Texas
Introduction People experiencing homelessness (PEH) have complex needs but access barriers and unclear communication channels contribute to many needs being unmet. The purpose of the current study was to examine use of a free e-mail listserv by homeless service providers in order to better understand informal systems for communicating needs and identifying available resources. The following specific aims were assessed: (1) examine and classify re…
A Community-Engaged Ethnographic Investigation into Public Transit Among Older Adults Experiencing Homelessness
Nearly 50% of single homeless adults are over the age of 50, and adults aged 50 years and older are the fastest growing subpopulation of the homeless in the U.S. This subpopulation has unique mobility needs and barriers to transportation. We used rapid ethnographic assessments to explore the practices, needs, perceptions, and values of unhoused older adults in relation to their efforts to access and navigate health and social services via public …
A Qualitative Study to Describe the Nature and Scope of Street Medicine Programs in the United States
Street medicine is a health delivery model designed to provide direct patient care to people experiencing unsheltered homelessness where they are physically located, whether that be on the streets or in encampments. The model has developed in response to the barriers people experiencing homelessness (PEH) encounter when accessing care through traditional points of access such as primary care clinics. Street medicine programs are rapidly emerging …
The System Tends to Scoop You Up and Spit You Out and They're Done With You
People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) experience elevated risk for poor health and social outcomes in adulthood and are at risk for experiencing homelessness and housing instability. Although the exact prevalence of IDD among homeless populations is unknown, a small body of literature related to the intersection of IDD and homelessness suggests differential health needs and service use patterns, with a need for targeted he…
Challenges Facing Public Health Nursing Faculty in the United States
We present an analysis of challenges facing public health nursing faculty members (PHNF) in the United States and their broader societal implications. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated these challenges, making them untenable. Current academic structures—influenced by the broader sociopolitical climate—are problematic for PHNF: they disincentivize PHNF from researching social determinants of health and public health systems, teaching systems-l…
Reaching the “Hard-to-Reach”
Introduction: There are 46 million individuals living in rural America that require unique consideration for rural health research. Recruitment of research participants from disparity groups can be difficult as these groups can be hard-to-reach. In particular, strategies for reaching rural-dwelling Americans with disabilities are not well-documented. Furthermore, researchers sometimes underestimate the time and effort needed to recruit participan…
Pursuing Well-Being Among Rural-Dwelling Adults With Disabilities
Through this constructivist grounded theory study, it was our purpose to create a substantive theory to explain how rural-dwelling, working-age adults with disabilities define and pursue well-being. Twelve rural-dwelling participants were interviewed up to 3 times to understand the processes involved in defining and pursuing well-being. From this exploration, we suggest that well-being is not a set state to be achieved and then enjoyed, rather we…
Teacher support as a protective factor against sadness and hopelessness for adolescents experiencing parental incarceration
Pursuing Well-Being Among Rural-Dwelling Adults With Disabilities
Through this constructivist grounded theory study, it was our purpose to create a substantive theory to explain how rural-dwelling, working-age adults with disabilities define and pursue well-being. Twelve rural-dwelling participants were interviewed up to 3 times to understand the processes involved in defining and pursuing well-being. From this exploration, we suggest that well-being is not a set state to be achieved and then enjoyed, rather we…
The System Tends to Scoop You Up and Spit You Out and They're Done With You
People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) experience elevated risk for poor health and social outcomes in adulthood and are at risk for experiencing homelessness and housing instability. Although the exact prevalence of IDD among homeless populations is unknown, a small body of literature related to the intersection of IDD and homelessness suggests differential health needs and service use patterns, with a need for targeted he…
Teacher support as a protective factor against sadness and hopelessness for adolescents experiencing parental incarceration
Teacher support as a protective factor against sadness and hopelessness for adolescents experiencing parental incarceration
Pursuing Well-Being Among Rural-Dwelling Adults With Disabilities
Through this constructivist grounded theory study, it was our purpose to create a substantive theory to explain how rural-dwelling, working-age adults with disabilities define and pursue well-being. Twelve rural-dwelling participants were interviewed up to 3 times to understand the processes involved in defining and pursuing well-being. From this exploration, we suggest that well-being is not a set state to be achieved and then enjoyed, rather we…
Reaching the “Hard-to-Reach”
Introduction: There are 46 million individuals living in rural America that require unique consideration for rural health research. Recruitment of research participants from disparity groups can be difficult as these groups can be hard-to-reach. In particular, strategies for reaching rural-dwelling Americans with disabilities are not well-documented. Furthermore, researchers sometimes underestimate the time and effort needed to recruit participan…
Challenges Facing Public Health Nursing Faculty in the United States
We present an analysis of challenges facing public health nursing faculty members (PHNF) in the United States and their broader societal implications. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated these challenges, making them untenable. Current academic structures—influenced by the broader sociopolitical climate—are problematic for PHNF: they disincentivize PHNF from researching social determinants of health and public health systems, teaching systems-l…
The System Tends to Scoop You Up and Spit You Out and They're Done With You
People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) experience elevated risk for poor health and social outcomes in adulthood and are at risk for experiencing homelessness and housing instability. Although the exact prevalence of IDD among homeless populations is unknown, a small body of literature related to the intersection of IDD and homelessness suggests differential health needs and service use patterns, with a need for targeted he…
A Qualitative Study to Describe the Nature and Scope of Street Medicine Programs in the United States
Street medicine is a health delivery model designed to provide direct patient care to people experiencing unsheltered homelessness where they are physically located, whether that be on the streets or in encampments. The model has developed in response to the barriers people experiencing homelessness (PEH) encounter when accessing care through traditional points of access such as primary care clinics. Street medicine programs are rapidly emerging …
Analyzing the CTOSH listserv to understand the needs, barriers, resources, and strategies used by homeless service providers in central Texas
Introduction People experiencing homelessness (PEH) have complex needs but access barriers and unclear communication channels contribute to many needs being unmet. The purpose of the current study was to examine use of a free e-mail listserv by homeless service providers in order to better understand informal systems for communicating needs and identifying available resources. The following specific aims were assessed: (1) examine and classify re…
A Community-Engaged Ethnographic Investigation into Public Transit Among Older Adults Experiencing Homelessness
Nearly 50% of single homeless adults are over the age of 50, and adults aged 50 years and older are the fastest growing subpopulation of the homeless in the U.S. This subpopulation has unique mobility needs and barriers to transportation. We used rapid ethnographic assessments to explore the practices, needs, perceptions, and values of unhoused older adults in relation to their efforts to access and navigate health and social services via public …
Immigration enforcement as structural exposure
Storytelling through music
Homelessness is a complex social issue that requires a dedicated workforce of helping professionals. Secondary traumatic stress is common among this workforce and contributes to poor professional quality of life, burnout, and job turnover. The purpose of this study was to evaluate Storytelling Through Music (STM), a six-week, multidimensional intervention designed to improve the well-being of social workers employed in homeless services. A mixed-…
Medicine (7 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Nursing (5 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Public health (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Engineering (2 works)