Brenda Mathias
Biographic Data
| ID | 206017 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Brenda Mathias |
| GIVEN NAMES | Brenda |
| FAMILY NAME | Mathias |
| SIGNATURE | MATHIAS B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Berkeley |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7930-6429 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Inequities in food access during the Covid-19 pandemic: A multilevel, mixed methods pilot study
Individuals who were food insecure reported a constellation of needs beyond food, including needs related to safety and greater social equity. Our data model illustrates the potential for rapid assessment of community residents' experiences to provide enhanced understanding of community-level needs and effective support in the face of changing circumstances
Does the State Impact Hope? The Impact of Direct and Vicarious Police Contact on the Optimism of Youth in Large Cities
Short‐term evaluation of Cure Violence St. Louis: Challenges, triumphs, and lessons learned
Research Summary Firearm violence continues to be a leading cause of death in the United States. As alternatives to law enforcement intervention, community‐based violence prevention programs, such as Cure Violence, have become increasingly popular across U.S. cities. This article documents the results of a multiyear, mixed‐methods, quasi‐experimental study of the implementation and impact of Cure Violence in St. Louis, Missouri, from 2020 to 2023…
They gotta beat us”: A qualitative investigation of multiple forms of violence and police interactions among urban youth
Assessing the acute effects of exposure to community violence among adolescents: A strategic comparison approach
Dignified Resources and Coping Strategies During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study of Racially and Economically Marginalized Communities
Introduction Amid the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), racially and economically marginalized communities experienced a disproportionate burden of disease and social consequences (e.g., unemployment, increased exposure). This study seeks to understand strategies that these communities employed to cope with unequal burdens of the pandemic. Methods We utilized qualitative data collected between 2020 and 2021 from a mobile mapping platfor…
Police Contact, Collective Efficacy, and Grit among Youth in Urban Areas
Building Bridges and Strengthening Bonds: An Exploratory Investigation Into Social Capital and Youth Programming
Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action - Volume 17, Number 4, Winter 2023
Building Bridges and Strengthening Bonds: An Exploratory Investigation Into Social Capital and Youth Programming
Background: Social capital is increasingly recognized as a key component of adolescent development, providing important opportunities to grow and strengthen their social networks while increasing access to resources such as jobs and social support. Objectives: This study explored how youth-serving organizations (YSOs) across California address social capital development and assessed need for a social capital curriculum or measurement tools. Metho…
Neighborhood Institutions and Well-Being: Youth Perspectives From East Oakland
How Am I Supposed to Act: Adapting Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory to Understand the Developmental Impacts of Multiple Forms of Violence
Experiences of and exposures to violence impact older adolescents and young adults in a myriad of ways. While typically conceptualized as interpersonal, other forms of violence, namely structural and symbolic, can be harmful to development for this population. This study utilized qualitative methodologies, including ethnographic field notes and interviews, to capture the ways in which 12 young persons aged 16 to 20 from Philadelphia experience an…
Investigating the (in)visible: Piloting an integrated methodology to explore multiple forms of violence
Traditional research methods typically utilize singular forms of data to conceptualize and measure violence. Methodologies designed to examine the impact of violence have been structured to primarily examine the interpersonal. However, scholars in community psychology, anthropology, and social work, and so forth, have recognized additional dimensions of violence that impact marginalized populations by restricting agency and negatively affecting p…
“I would say it’s alive”: Understanding the social construction of place, identity, and neighborhood effects through the lived experience of urban young adults
A burgeoning literature provides evidence that neighborhood matters, especially in relation to urban adolescent development. Exposure to crime and poverty has been shown to negatively impact key aspects of development, such as physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Traditional theoretical frameworks identifying the social mechanisms of place fail to critically examine how neighborhood effects are socially constructed at the individual level,…
InterBoxes: A social innovation in education in rural China
Investigating the (in)visible: Piloting an integrated methodology to explore multiple forms of violence
Traditional research methods typically utilize singular forms of data to conceptualize and measure violence. Methodologies designed to examine the impact of violence have been structured to primarily examine the interpersonal. However, scholars in community psychology, anthropology, and social work, and so forth, have recognized additional dimensions of violence that impact marginalized populations by restricting agency and negatively affecting p…
InterBoxes: A social innovation in education in rural China
They gotta beat us”: A qualitative investigation of multiple forms of violence and police interactions among urban youth
Police Contact, Collective Efficacy, and Grit among Youth in Urban Areas
How Am I Supposed to Act: Adapting Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory to Understand the Developmental Impacts of Multiple Forms of Violence
Experiences of and exposures to violence impact older adolescents and young adults in a myriad of ways. While typically conceptualized as interpersonal, other forms of violence, namely structural and symbolic, can be harmful to development for this population. This study utilized qualitative methodologies, including ethnographic field notes and interviews, to capture the ways in which 12 young persons aged 16 to 20 from Philadelphia experience an…
InterBoxes: A social innovation in education in rural China
“I would say it’s alive”: Understanding the social construction of place, identity, and neighborhood effects through the lived experience of urban young adults
A burgeoning literature provides evidence that neighborhood matters, especially in relation to urban adolescent development. Exposure to crime and poverty has been shown to negatively impact key aspects of development, such as physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Traditional theoretical frameworks identifying the social mechanisms of place fail to critically examine how neighborhood effects are socially constructed at the individual level,…
Investigating the (in)visible: Piloting an integrated methodology to explore multiple forms of violence
Traditional research methods typically utilize singular forms of data to conceptualize and measure violence. Methodologies designed to examine the impact of violence have been structured to primarily examine the interpersonal. However, scholars in community psychology, anthropology, and social work, and so forth, have recognized additional dimensions of violence that impact marginalized populations by restricting agency and negatively affecting p…
Police Contact, Collective Efficacy, and Grit among Youth in Urban Areas
Building Bridges and Strengthening Bonds: An Exploratory Investigation Into Social Capital and Youth Programming
Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action - Volume 17, Number 4, Winter 2023
Building Bridges and Strengthening Bonds: An Exploratory Investigation Into Social Capital and Youth Programming
Background: Social capital is increasingly recognized as a key component of adolescent development, providing important opportunities to grow and strengthen their social networks while increasing access to resources such as jobs and social support. Objectives: This study explored how youth-serving organizations (YSOs) across California address social capital development and assessed need for a social capital curriculum or measurement tools. Metho…
Neighborhood Institutions and Well-Being: Youth Perspectives From East Oakland
How Am I Supposed to Act: Adapting Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory to Understand the Developmental Impacts of Multiple Forms of Violence
Experiences of and exposures to violence impact older adolescents and young adults in a myriad of ways. While typically conceptualized as interpersonal, other forms of violence, namely structural and symbolic, can be harmful to development for this population. This study utilized qualitative methodologies, including ethnographic field notes and interviews, to capture the ways in which 12 young persons aged 16 to 20 from Philadelphia experience an…
Does the State Impact Hope? The Impact of Direct and Vicarious Police Contact on the Optimism of Youth in Large Cities
Short‐term evaluation of Cure Violence St. Louis: Challenges, triumphs, and lessons learned
Research Summary Firearm violence continues to be a leading cause of death in the United States. As alternatives to law enforcement intervention, community‐based violence prevention programs, such as Cure Violence, have become increasingly popular across U.S. cities. This article documents the results of a multiyear, mixed‐methods, quasi‐experimental study of the implementation and impact of Cure Violence in St. Louis, Missouri, from 2020 to 2023…
They gotta beat us”: A qualitative investigation of multiple forms of violence and police interactions among urban youth
Assessing the acute effects of exposure to community violence among adolescents: A strategic comparison approach
Dignified Resources and Coping Strategies During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study of Racially and Economically Marginalized Communities
Introduction Amid the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), racially and economically marginalized communities experienced a disproportionate burden of disease and social consequences (e.g., unemployment, increased exposure). This study seeks to understand strategies that these communities employed to cope with unequal burdens of the pandemic. Methods We utilized qualitative data collected between 2020 and 2021 from a mobile mapping platfor…
Inequities in food access during the Covid-19 pandemic: A multilevel, mixed methods pilot study
Individuals who were food insecure reported a constellation of needs beyond food, including needs related to safety and greater social equity. Our data model illustrates the potential for rapid assessment of community residents' experiences to provide enhanced understanding of community-level needs and effective support in the face of changing circumstances
Sociology (10 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Political science (7 works) · Social science (6 works) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (5 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Public relations (4 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (3 works)