Leona Ofei
Biographic Data
| ID | 2925860 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Leona Ofei |
| GIVEN NAMES | Leona |
| FAMILY NAME | Ofei |
| SIGNATURE | OFEI L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Los Angeles |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Online racism, online mental health engagement, depression, and suicide risk among Asian American and Pacific Islander and Black American emerging adults
Introduction: Recent studies suggest that exposure to racist online interactions and content may be associated with depressive symptoms and suicide risk among racially minoritized individuals. Despite the hate and violence easily encountered online, individuals use social media platforms to engage with their mental health concerns and seek support. Hence, the current study aimed to explore whether online mental health engagement would buffer the …
Navigating recruitment and retention challenges in a social media health intervention in francophone West Africa
Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) remains a concern for youth in West Africa, where access to health information and services is limited. Interventions on social media offer promising avenues for SRH promotion, but challenges related to participant recruitment, verification, and retention persist in research. This study evaluated recruitment and retention patterns in a digital SRH intervention conducted in Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and Sene…
Screenshots to Document Online Racism
Racism evolves over time, adapting to new contexts such as online spaces, where anonymity enables widespread expression of racist views. Researchers have developed measures of online racism, but these measures can overlook the nuanced context in which online racism occurs. Research using digital qualitative methods may help uncover insights into experiences of online racism, its impacts, and strategies to mitigate its effects. This protocol descr…
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Navigating recruitment and retention challenges in a social media health intervention in francophone West Africa
Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) remains a concern for youth in West Africa, where access to health information and services is limited. Interventions on social media offer promising avenues for SRH promotion, but challenges related to participant recruitment, verification, and retention persist in research. This study evaluated recruitment and retention patterns in a digital SRH intervention conducted in Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and Sene…
Screenshots to Document Online Racism
Racism evolves over time, adapting to new contexts such as online spaces, where anonymity enables widespread expression of racist views. Researchers have developed measures of online racism, but these measures can overlook the nuanced context in which online racism occurs. Research using digital qualitative methods may help uncover insights into experiences of online racism, its impacts, and strategies to mitigate its effects. This protocol descr…
Online racism, online mental health engagement, depression, and suicide risk among Asian American and Pacific Islander and Black American emerging adults
Introduction: Recent studies suggest that exposure to racist online interactions and content may be associated with depressive symptoms and suicide risk among racially minoritized individuals. Despite the hate and violence easily encountered online, individuals use social media platforms to engage with their mental health concerns and seek support. Hence, the current study aimed to explore whether online mental health engagement would buffer the …
Racial and Ethnic Identity Research (2 works) · Critical Race Theory in Education (1 work) · French (1 work) · Geography (1 work) · Health Literacy and Information Accessibility (1 work) · Impact of Technology on Adolescents (1 work) · Intervention (counseling) (1 work) · Medicine (1 work) · Mental health (1 work) · Mobile Health and mHealth Applications (1 work)