Rhonda K Lewis
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 214233 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Rhonda K Lewis |
| PRENOMES | Rhonda K |
| SOBRENOME | Lewis |
| ASSINATURA | LEWIS R K |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Wichita State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0288-0163 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 19 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 80 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 19 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1995 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Adverse Childhood Experiences, Substance Use and the Challenges of Help-Seeking among College Students Living in the Midwest
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are defined as experiences in childhood that increase the likelihood of people engaging in maladaptive behaviors, such as using tobacco or illicit drugs. The current study surveyed 115 undergraduates enrolled at a mid-sized Midwestern University to examine the prevalence of and relationships between adverse childhood experiences and substance use behaviors among college students. A factor analysis was conducte…
Reproductive justice for B lack, Indigenous, Women of Color
Historically, atrocities against Black, Indigenous, and Women of Color's (BIWoC) reproductive rights have been committed and continue to take place in contemporary society. The atrocities against BIWoC have been fueled by White supremacy ideology of the “desirable race” and colonial views toward controlling poverty and population growth, particularly that of “undesirable” races and ethnicities. Grounded in Critical Race Theory, this paper aims to…
Compassion Fatigue and Spiritual Leaders
This is a pilot study on compassion fatigue experienced by spiritual leaders. The sample consisted of 15 religious affiliations with a total of 41 participants (30 males and 11 females). In this sample, spiritual leaders were not experiencing significant levels of compassion fatigue, and they were satisfied with their work. There was a significant negative correlation between satisfaction and exhaustion, r = −.62, n = 35, p
Racial reckoning, resistance, and the revolution
This article introduces a special issue of the American Journal of Community Psychology that features racial reckoning, resistance and the revolution in the context of a syndemic, the historical subjugation of communities of Color (COC) to racial hierarchies and the coronavirus (COVID‐19). More specifically, this special issue underscores the need for community psychology and other allied disciplines to address this syndemic facing COC. The speci…
Introduction to volume 2 – Covid‐19 and vulnerable populations
Covid‐19 and vulnerable populations
At the time of this special issue, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) is the leading cause of death in the United States and has contributed to millions of deaths worldwide. The world had no idea how the pandemic was going to impact our lives. COVID‐19 exposed the inequities in our world and the individuals that were most impacted by it: vulnerable populations. Vulnerable populations may be defined as those living in poverty, living with disabil…
Mental health provision, religion, politics, and guns
The purpose of this study was to gather the opinions of college students regarding their concerns about guns and mental illness and how they differed by gender, race, religion, and political party. Four hundred and nineteen college students participated in an online survey. Eighty-one per cent believe increasing mental health services will prevent gun violence. A logistic regression analysis revealed that all agreed regardless of race, religion, …
The Empowering Schools Project
In an education system marred by inequity, urban schools in the United States are faced with the challenge of helping students from marginalized groups succeed. While many strategies have been tried, most are built on deficit-based models that blame students and teachers for a lack of achievement and ignore the role of power within the school setting. Building on the body of research on school climate, critical pedagogy, and empowering settings, …
Exploring the Experience of Life Stress Among Black Women with a History of Fetal or Infant Death
Assessing Whether Religious Behaviors and Positive and Negative Affect are Associated with Alcohol Use and Abuse Among a Sample of College Students Living in the Midwest
Get the Message
Risk reduction interventions that promote condom use, a vital component of most HIV prevention interventions, have been successful in increasing condom use among African American adolescents. Understanding theoretical components that lead to behavior change and selecting relevant risk reduction messages remain important considerations for targeting new interventions and tailoring existing interventions. The present study sought to (1) identify th…
The impact of religious behaviours on the health and well-being of emerging adults
Emerging adulthood is a life stage in which the frequency of religious behaviours often wanes while the risk of mental illness, substance abuse, and risky sexual behaviour increases. The current study explores the role that religious behaviours might play in mitigating these risks among college-attending emerging adults. Survey data were collected on religious service attendance, prayer and meditation, substance use, sexual activity, and life sat…
Sense of community on an urban, commuter campus
As youth make the transition into adulthood, many are choosing to extend their education and delay the stereotypical institutions of adult life. At the same time, in the United States an increasing number of college students reside in off-campus housing. Research suggests that these students may be less likely to persist in their education and more likely to suffer from a lack of well-being (life satisfaction, positive affect, self-efficacy). One…
Foster Care and College
Despite an overall increase in college attendance, low-income youth and particularly those in the foster care system are less likely to attend college (Wolanin, 2005). Although youth in foster care report high educational aspirations, as little as 4% obtain a 4-year college degree (Nixon & Jones, 2007). The purpose of this study is to explore differences in educational aspirations and expectations among foster care and nonfoster care youth and to…
The gender gap in educational expectations among youth in the foster care system
African American Parents' Behaviors and Attitudes About Substance Use and Abuse
Limited information exists about African American parents' substance use and attitudes, independent of how they relate to their children. This study examined whether the behaviors and attitudes of a sample of African American parents differed from the general population of adults. Results indicated their attitudes were relatively more conservative, and that alcohol and illicit drug use were lower. Cigarette and marijuana use were comparable. Corr…
Reducing the Risk for Adolescent Pregnancy
This article describes a comprehensive evaluation used to examine the effects of a school/community partnership to reduce risk of adolescent pregnancy in a Midwestern military community. The overall initiative is described, followed by the evaluation system and key evaluation questions. The findings suggest that the school/community initiative changed the environment by implementing more than 139 community changes related to the mission (such as …
Replicating a Community Initiative for Preventing Adolescent Pregnancy
This article describes a replication of the School Community Sexual Risk Reduction Model for adolescent pregnancy prevention in several Kansas communities. The model was implemented initially in two communities in South Carolina. First, we describe the School Community Model—its history, major program components, evaluation results, and the conceptual framework for the Kansas replication. Second, we describe the School Community Sexual Risk Reduc…
Using empowerment theory in collaborative partnerships for community health and development
Models of community empowerment help us understand the process of gaining influence over conditions that matter to people who share neighborhoods, workplaces, experiences, or concerns. Such frameworks can help improve collaborative partnerships for community health and development. First, we outline an interactive model of community empowerment that describes reciprocal influences between personal or group factors and environmental factors in an …
Using empowerment theory in collaborative partnerships for community health and development
Models of community empowerment help us understand the process of gaining influence over conditions that matter to people who share neighborhoods, workplaces, experiences, or concerns. Such frameworks can help improve collaborative partnerships for community health and development. First, we outline an interactive model of community empowerment that describes reciprocal influences between personal or group factors and environmental factors in an …
Foster Care and College
Despite an overall increase in college attendance, low-income youth and particularly those in the foster care system are less likely to attend college (Wolanin, 2005). Although youth in foster care report high educational aspirations, as little as 4% obtain a 4-year college degree (Nixon & Jones, 2007). The purpose of this study is to explore differences in educational aspirations and expectations among foster care and nonfoster care youth and to…
The Empowering Schools Project
In an education system marred by inequity, urban schools in the United States are faced with the challenge of helping students from marginalized groups succeed. While many strategies have been tried, most are built on deficit-based models that blame students and teachers for a lack of achievement and ignore the role of power within the school setting. Building on the body of research on school climate, critical pedagogy, and empowering settings, …
Reproductive justice for B lack, Indigenous, Women of Color
Historically, atrocities against Black, Indigenous, and Women of Color's (BIWoC) reproductive rights have been committed and continue to take place in contemporary society. The atrocities against BIWoC have been fueled by White supremacy ideology of the “desirable race” and colonial views toward controlling poverty and population growth, particularly that of “undesirable” races and ethnicities. Grounded in Critical Race Theory, this paper aims to…
Covid‐19 and vulnerable populations
At the time of this special issue, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) is the leading cause of death in the United States and has contributed to millions of deaths worldwide. The world had no idea how the pandemic was going to impact our lives. COVID‐19 exposed the inequities in our world and the individuals that were most impacted by it: vulnerable populations. Vulnerable populations may be defined as those living in poverty, living with disabil…
The gender gap in educational expectations among youth in the foster care system
Exploring the Experience of Life Stress Among Black Women with a History of Fetal or Infant Death
Using empowerment theory in collaborative partnerships for community health and development
Models of community empowerment help us understand the process of gaining influence over conditions that matter to people who share neighborhoods, workplaces, experiences, or concerns. Such frameworks can help improve collaborative partnerships for community health and development. First, we outline an interactive model of community empowerment that describes reciprocal influences between personal or group factors and environmental factors in an …
Replicating a Community Initiative for Preventing Adolescent Pregnancy
This article describes a replication of the School Community Sexual Risk Reduction Model for adolescent pregnancy prevention in several Kansas communities. The model was implemented initially in two communities in South Carolina. First, we describe the School Community Model—its history, major program components, evaluation results, and the conceptual framework for the Kansas replication. Second, we describe the School Community Sexual Risk Reduc…
Reducing the Risk for Adolescent Pregnancy
This article describes a comprehensive evaluation used to examine the effects of a school/community partnership to reduce risk of adolescent pregnancy in a Midwestern military community. The overall initiative is described, followed by the evaluation system and key evaluation questions. The findings suggest that the school/community initiative changed the environment by implementing more than 139 community changes related to the mission (such as …
African American Parents' Behaviors and Attitudes About Substance Use and Abuse
Limited information exists about African American parents' substance use and attitudes, independent of how they relate to their children. This study examined whether the behaviors and attitudes of a sample of African American parents differed from the general population of adults. Results indicated their attitudes were relatively more conservative, and that alcohol and illicit drug use were lower. Cigarette and marijuana use were comparable. Corr…
The gender gap in educational expectations among youth in the foster care system
The impact of religious behaviours on the health and well-being of emerging adults
Emerging adulthood is a life stage in which the frequency of religious behaviours often wanes while the risk of mental illness, substance abuse, and risky sexual behaviour increases. The current study explores the role that religious behaviours might play in mitigating these risks among college-attending emerging adults. Survey data were collected on religious service attendance, prayer and meditation, substance use, sexual activity, and life sat…
Sense of community on an urban, commuter campus
As youth make the transition into adulthood, many are choosing to extend their education and delay the stereotypical institutions of adult life. At the same time, in the United States an increasing number of college students reside in off-campus housing. Research suggests that these students may be less likely to persist in their education and more likely to suffer from a lack of well-being (life satisfaction, positive affect, self-efficacy). One…
Foster Care and College
Despite an overall increase in college attendance, low-income youth and particularly those in the foster care system are less likely to attend college (Wolanin, 2005). Although youth in foster care report high educational aspirations, as little as 4% obtain a 4-year college degree (Nixon & Jones, 2007). The purpose of this study is to explore differences in educational aspirations and expectations among foster care and nonfoster care youth and to…
Get the Message
Risk reduction interventions that promote condom use, a vital component of most HIV prevention interventions, have been successful in increasing condom use among African American adolescents. Understanding theoretical components that lead to behavior change and selecting relevant risk reduction messages remain important considerations for targeting new interventions and tailoring existing interventions. The present study sought to (1) identify th…
Assessing Whether Religious Behaviors and Positive and Negative Affect are Associated with Alcohol Use and Abuse Among a Sample of College Students Living in the Midwest
Mental health provision, religion, politics, and guns
The purpose of this study was to gather the opinions of college students regarding their concerns about guns and mental illness and how they differed by gender, race, religion, and political party. Four hundred and nineteen college students participated in an online survey. Eighty-one per cent believe increasing mental health services will prevent gun violence. A logistic regression analysis revealed that all agreed regardless of race, religion, …
The Empowering Schools Project
In an education system marred by inequity, urban schools in the United States are faced with the challenge of helping students from marginalized groups succeed. While many strategies have been tried, most are built on deficit-based models that blame students and teachers for a lack of achievement and ignore the role of power within the school setting. Building on the body of research on school climate, critical pedagogy, and empowering settings, …
Exploring the Experience of Life Stress Among Black Women with a History of Fetal or Infant Death
Covid‐19 and vulnerable populations
At the time of this special issue, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) is the leading cause of death in the United States and has contributed to millions of deaths worldwide. The world had no idea how the pandemic was going to impact our lives. COVID‐19 exposed the inequities in our world and the individuals that were most impacted by it: vulnerable populations. Vulnerable populations may be defined as those living in poverty, living with disabil…
Compassion Fatigue and Spiritual Leaders
This is a pilot study on compassion fatigue experienced by spiritual leaders. The sample consisted of 15 religious affiliations with a total of 41 participants (30 males and 11 females). In this sample, spiritual leaders were not experiencing significant levels of compassion fatigue, and they were satisfied with their work. There was a significant negative correlation between satisfaction and exhaustion, r = −.62, n = 35, p
Racial reckoning, resistance, and the revolution
This article introduces a special issue of the American Journal of Community Psychology that features racial reckoning, resistance and the revolution in the context of a syndemic, the historical subjugation of communities of Color (COC) to racial hierarchies and the coronavirus (COVID‐19). More specifically, this special issue underscores the need for community psychology and other allied disciplines to address this syndemic facing COC. The speci…
Introduction to volume 2 – Covid‐19 and vulnerable populations
Reproductive justice for B lack, Indigenous, Women of Color
Historically, atrocities against Black, Indigenous, and Women of Color's (BIWoC) reproductive rights have been committed and continue to take place in contemporary society. The atrocities against BIWoC have been fueled by White supremacy ideology of the “desirable race” and colonial views toward controlling poverty and population growth, particularly that of “undesirable” races and ethnicities. Grounded in Critical Race Theory, this paper aims to…
Adverse Childhood Experiences, Substance Use and the Challenges of Help-Seeking among College Students Living in the Midwest
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are defined as experiences in childhood that increase the likelihood of people engaging in maladaptive behaviors, such as using tobacco or illicit drugs. The current study surveyed 115 undergraduates enrolled at a mid-sized Midwestern University to examine the prevalence of and relationships between adverse childhood experiences and substance use behaviors among college students. A factor analysis was conducte…
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