Janice Johnson Dias
Biographic Data
| ID | 287517 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Janice Johnson Dias |
| GIVEN NAMES | Janice Johnson |
| FAMILY NAME | Dias |
| SIGNATURE | DIAS J J |
| AFFILIATIONS | John Jay College of Criminal Justice |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3589-6738 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 37 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Oral health-related quality of life and associated factors in the elderly
This study aimed to evaluate the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) and associated factors in the elderly. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 287 elderly of Cruz Alta, Brazil. The following variables were collected: age, sex, ethnicity, level of education, marital status, retirement, medical/dental history, smoking/alcohol exposure, oral hygiene habits, use and need of dental prosthesis, missing teeth, temporomandibular disorder…
Adaptation, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Public Health Research Methods Training for Youth
Purpose: To adapt, implement, and evaluate a public health research methods training program for youth. The Community Research Fellows Training Program is an evidence-based public health research methods training program for adults (18 years and older). The Youth Research Fellows Training (YRFT) is an adaptation of this program for youth. Methods: University faculty facilitate didactic training sessions and experiential small group activities in …
Risky Sexual Behavior
Structuring Performance
This qualitative comparison of two welfare-to-work organizations, one private and for-profit, one nonprofit, examines the influence of state performance contracts on managers’ responses to welfare service provision and on clients’ employment outcomes. Despite organizational theories that suggest that the mandates of state performance contracts and state monitoring may prompt agencies to become increasingly similar to each other, this analysis fin…
The Incredible Shrinking Black Woman
Black American women are shrinking in height at a faster rate than other groups, a phenomenon that has consequences for the physical health and economic well-being of black females. Relative to the cohort born from 1955 to 1974, the most recent cohort (1970–1986) of black American women and girls have lost more than half an inch (approximately 0.56) in height. Adult height is a measure of net nutrition acquired during childhood and adolescence an…
Increasing Research Literacy in Minority Communities
The community alliance for Research Empowering Social Change (CARES) is an academic-community research partnership designed to: (1) train community members about evidence based public health, (2) increase community members' scientific literacy, and (3) develop the infrastructure for community-based participatory research so that local stakeholders can examine and address racial/ethnic health disparities in their communities. Nineteen community me…
Gender, Race, and Affirmative Action
In this article, the authors operationalize the intersection of gender and race in survey research. Using quantitative data from the Multi-City Study of Urban Inequality, they investigate how gender/racial stereotypes about African Americans affect Whites' attitudes about two types of affirmative action programs: (1) job training and education and (2) hiring and promotion. The authors find that gender/racial prejudice towards Black women and Blac…
Gender, Race, and Affirmative Action
In this article, the authors operationalize the intersection of gender and race in survey research. Using quantitative data from the Multi-City Study of Urban Inequality, they investigate how gender/racial stereotypes about African Americans affect Whites' attitudes about two types of affirmative action programs: (1) job training and education and (2) hiring and promotion. The authors find that gender/racial prejudice towards Black women and Blac…
Increasing Research Literacy in Minority Communities
The community alliance for Research Empowering Social Change (CARES) is an academic-community research partnership designed to: (1) train community members about evidence based public health, (2) increase community members' scientific literacy, and (3) develop the infrastructure for community-based participatory research so that local stakeholders can examine and address racial/ethnic health disparities in their communities. Nineteen community me…
Structuring Performance
This qualitative comparison of two welfare-to-work organizations, one private and for-profit, one nonprofit, examines the influence of state performance contracts on managers’ responses to welfare service provision and on clients’ employment outcomes. Despite organizational theories that suggest that the mandates of state performance contracts and state monitoring may prompt agencies to become increasingly similar to each other, this analysis fin…
Risky Sexual Behavior
Gender, Race, and Affirmative Action
In this article, the authors operationalize the intersection of gender and race in survey research. Using quantitative data from the Multi-City Study of Urban Inequality, they investigate how gender/racial stereotypes about African Americans affect Whites' attitudes about two types of affirmative action programs: (1) job training and education and (2) hiring and promotion. The authors find that gender/racial prejudice towards Black women and Blac…
Increasing Research Literacy in Minority Communities
The community alliance for Research Empowering Social Change (CARES) is an academic-community research partnership designed to: (1) train community members about evidence based public health, (2) increase community members' scientific literacy, and (3) develop the infrastructure for community-based participatory research so that local stakeholders can examine and address racial/ethnic health disparities in their communities. Nineteen community me…
Risky Sexual Behavior
Structuring Performance
This qualitative comparison of two welfare-to-work organizations, one private and for-profit, one nonprofit, examines the influence of state performance contracts on managers’ responses to welfare service provision and on clients’ employment outcomes. Despite organizational theories that suggest that the mandates of state performance contracts and state monitoring may prompt agencies to become increasingly similar to each other, this analysis fin…
The Incredible Shrinking Black Woman
Black American women are shrinking in height at a faster rate than other groups, a phenomenon that has consequences for the physical health and economic well-being of black females. Relative to the cohort born from 1955 to 1974, the most recent cohort (1970–1986) of black American women and girls have lost more than half an inch (approximately 0.56) in height. Adult height is a measure of net nutrition acquired during childhood and adolescence an…
Adaptation, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Public Health Research Methods Training for Youth
Purpose: To adapt, implement, and evaluate a public health research methods training program for youth. The Community Research Fellows Training Program is an evidence-based public health research methods training program for adults (18 years and older). The Youth Research Fellows Training (YRFT) is an adaptation of this program for youth. Methods: University faculty facilitate didactic training sessions and experiential small group activities in …
Oral health-related quality of life and associated factors in the elderly
This study aimed to evaluate the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) and associated factors in the elderly. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 287 elderly of Cruz Alta, Brazil. The following variables were collected: age, sex, ethnicity, level of education, marital status, retirement, medical/dental history, smoking/alcohol exposure, oral hygiene habits, use and need of dental prosthesis, missing teeth, temporomandibular disorder…
Medicine (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Political science (3 works) · Public health (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Demography (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Ethnic group (2 works) · Experiential learning (2 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (2 works)