Elise Bath
Biographic Data
| ID | 2936009 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elise Bath |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elise |
| FAMILY NAME | Bath |
| SIGNATURE | BATH E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Los Angeles |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0164-6087 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Heterogeneity in family dynamics among adolescents engaging in high-risk sexual behaviors: A latent class analysis
Background: Little is known about whether and to what extent family factors associated with risky sexual behaviors, such as experiencing commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) or having prior sexually transmitted infections (STIs), differ across risk groups of adolescents. Methods: We conducted secondary analysis of a nationally representative dataset. Latent class analysis was used to assess heterogeneity in family characteristics and childhood ad…
“Technically, by Law, you’re Not a ‘Prostitute’ If you’re Underage”: The Importance of Language from the Perspectives of Girls and Young Women Affected by Commercial Sexual Exploitation
Practical Steps to Advance Health Equity in Research from the Ucla Covid-19 Health Equity Research and Advisory Committee
Introduction: The University of California, Los Angeles COVID-19 Health Equity Research and Advisory Committee was created to identify and fund research to address COVID-19 inequities. Methods: The committee addressed barriers to health equity research and funded $1.5 million of research. Results: These actions facilitated dialogue, shifted research infrastructure, and piloted strategies to enhance health equity impacts through consultation and f…
Commercially Sexually Exploited Adolescent Girls: The Association Between Externalizing Disorders and Parental Incarceration with Suicide Attempts
Commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) is a significant public health concern disproportionately affecting ethnoracially minoritized girls. Despite strong associations of CSE with suicide attempts, little is known about correlates of suicide among girls with CSE histories. Elevated rates of externalizing disorders (i.e., attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder [ADHD], disruptive behavior disorders [DBD], conduct disorder [CD]) were observed among …
Bridging Research Praxes Across Pluralities of Knowledge
How can researchers working both within and external to academia in alldisciplines and areas of research recognize knowledge produced in other spheresand engage more ethically and collaboratively with that knowledge and thosewho create and circulate it? This was the central question behind the BridgingResearch Praxes Across Pluralities of Knowledge conference held at LinkopingUniversity in Sweden and on Zoom in April 2022. At the heart of the con…
My Body, My Choice: An Adapted Sexual Health Intervention for Youth with Histories of Commercial Sexual Exploitation
Youth with commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) histories experience high rates of unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections, with few interventions targeting their needs. We therefore piloted an evidence-based sexual health education intervention tailored for CSE-impacted youth, My Body, My Choice (MBMC). MBMC was implemented in two rounds between March and October 2021 with a total of 37 youth who completed a baseline questionna…
It’s not ever going to work, so why would I even try?”: Black and Latino youths’ perspectives on behavioral health treatment engagement during reentry after incarceration
Doing the Work—or Not: The Promise and Limitations of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in US Medical Schools and Academic Medical Centers
While the number of positions, committees, and projects described as “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)” work has grown rapidly in recent years, there has been little attention to the theory, praxis, or lived experience of this work. In this perspective, we briefly summarize the research and concepts put forth by DEI leaders in higher education more broadly, followed by an analysis of the literature's application to academic medicine. We the…
A roadmap to enhancing community based participatory research strategies and collaborative efforts with populations impacted by commercial sexual exploitation
Sexting and behavioral health in first-time justice-involved adolescents
Leveraging a public–public partnership in Los Angeles County to address Covid-19 for children, youth, and families in underresourced communities
There is growing concern about the mental health and social impact of COVID-19 on underresourced children, youth, and families given widespread social disruption, school closures, economic impact, and loss of lives. In this commentary we describe how an existing public-public partnership between a large county mental health department and a state university responded to COVID-19. This partnership, originally designed to address workforce needs, r…
Collaborative Responses to Commercial Sexual Exploitation as a Model of Smart Decarceration
Historically, youths who are affected by commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) in the United States have been implicated as perpetrators of crime and overrepresented in the juvenile justice system. As an intriguing example of the "smart decarceration" social work grand challenge, policy and practice initiatives have converged to decriminalize cisgender girls and young women experiencing CSE by reframing them as victims of exploitation rather than …
A transgender girl’s experience: Sexual Exploitation and Systems Involvement
Purpose The available research on specialized interventions for youth experiencing commercial sexual exploitation almost exclusively focuses on the impact and efficacy related to cisgender girls, despite the inclusion of youth who identify as transgender in these programs. This paper aims to present a case study on the experience of a transgender adolescent girl who experienced commercial sexual exploitation and provides a narrative of the multif…
Fierce Autonomy: How Girls and Young Women Impacted by Commercial Sexual Exploitation Perceive Health and Exercise Agency in Health Care Decision-Making
Prior research has examined the high health care needs and vulnerabilities faced by survivors of commercial sexual exploitation (CSE), yet their perspectives are frequently absent. We sought to understand the narratives and views of individuals affected by CSE on their bodies, health, and motivations to seek health care treatment. Twenty-one girls and young women ages 15 to 19 years with self-identified histories of CSE participated in the study.…
Understanding Commercially Sexually Exploited Young Women's Access to, Utilization of, and Engagement in Health Care: “Work Around What I Need”
Fertility in the Camps: An Exploration of Female Fertility as Reported in Concentration Camp Memoirs
This article carries out a comparative analysis of three Holocaust memoirs written by women who survived incarceration in the concentration camp system. It identifies and analyses female‐specific experiences, with a particular focus on experiences directly related to female fertility. Analysis of Elli: Coming of Age in the Holocaust by Livia Bitton‐Jackson, The Musicians of Auschwitz by Fania Fénelon, and Olga Lengyel's Five Chimneys shows that i…
Behavioral health treatment "Buy-in" among adolescent females with histories of commercial sexual exploitation
Exploring Mental Health and Substance use Treatment Needs of Commercially Sexually Exploited Youth Participating in a Specialty Juvenile Court
The study sought to: (1) describe the mental health and substance use profiles among participants of a specialty trafficking court program (the Succeed Though Achievement and Resilience Court); (2) describe youths' mental health and substance use treatment prior to participating in the program; and (3) examine whether abuse influences report of mental health problems and/or substance use. Retrospective case review of court files was performed on …
Trauma, Family Factors and the Mental Health of Homeless Adolescents
Families and the Juvenile Justice System: Considerations for Family-Based Interventions
We conducted focus groups with defense lawyers, clinicians, and education advocates to gather their perspectives on families' experiences with the juvenile justice system. Our quantitative descriptive analysis identified a range of themes such as discussions about the poor treatment of families as well as recommendations for a shifting of power to families. These perspectives may provide insights about the context in which families are expected t…
Behavioral health treatment "Buy-in" among adolescent females with histories of commercial sexual exploitation
Fierce Autonomy: How Girls and Young Women Impacted by Commercial Sexual Exploitation Perceive Health and Exercise Agency in Health Care Decision-Making
Prior research has examined the high health care needs and vulnerabilities faced by survivors of commercial sexual exploitation (CSE), yet their perspectives are frequently absent. We sought to understand the narratives and views of individuals affected by CSE on their bodies, health, and motivations to seek health care treatment. Twenty-one girls and young women ages 15 to 19 years with self-identified histories of CSE participated in the study.…
A transgender girl’s experience: Sexual Exploitation and Systems Involvement
Purpose The available research on specialized interventions for youth experiencing commercial sexual exploitation almost exclusively focuses on the impact and efficacy related to cisgender girls, despite the inclusion of youth who identify as transgender in these programs. This paper aims to present a case study on the experience of a transgender adolescent girl who experienced commercial sexual exploitation and provides a narrative of the multif…
A roadmap to enhancing community based participatory research strategies and collaborative efforts with populations impacted by commercial sexual exploitation
Collaborative Responses to Commercial Sexual Exploitation as a Model of Smart Decarceration
Historically, youths who are affected by commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) in the United States have been implicated as perpetrators of crime and overrepresented in the juvenile justice system. As an intriguing example of the "smart decarceration" social work grand challenge, policy and practice initiatives have converged to decriminalize cisgender girls and young women experiencing CSE by reframing them as victims of exploitation rather than …
Trauma, Family Factors and the Mental Health of Homeless Adolescents
Families and the Juvenile Justice System: Considerations for Family-Based Interventions
We conducted focus groups with defense lawyers, clinicians, and education advocates to gather their perspectives on families' experiences with the juvenile justice system. Our quantitative descriptive analysis identified a range of themes such as discussions about the poor treatment of families as well as recommendations for a shifting of power to families. These perspectives may provide insights about the context in which families are expected t…
Exploring Mental Health and Substance use Treatment Needs of Commercially Sexually Exploited Youth Participating in a Specialty Juvenile Court
The study sought to: (1) describe the mental health and substance use profiles among participants of a specialty trafficking court program (the Succeed Though Achievement and Resilience Court); (2) describe youths' mental health and substance use treatment prior to participating in the program; and (3) examine whether abuse influences report of mental health problems and/or substance use. Retrospective case review of court files was performed on …
Understanding Commercially Sexually Exploited Young Women's Access to, Utilization of, and Engagement in Health Care: “Work Around What I Need”
Fertility in the Camps: An Exploration of Female Fertility as Reported in Concentration Camp Memoirs
This article carries out a comparative analysis of three Holocaust memoirs written by women who survived incarceration in the concentration camp system. It identifies and analyses female‐specific experiences, with a particular focus on experiences directly related to female fertility. Analysis of Elli: Coming of Age in the Holocaust by Livia Bitton‐Jackson, The Musicians of Auschwitz by Fania Fénelon, and Olga Lengyel's Five Chimneys shows that i…
Behavioral health treatment "Buy-in" among adolescent females with histories of commercial sexual exploitation
Leveraging a public–public partnership in Los Angeles County to address Covid-19 for children, youth, and families in underresourced communities
There is growing concern about the mental health and social impact of COVID-19 on underresourced children, youth, and families given widespread social disruption, school closures, economic impact, and loss of lives. In this commentary we describe how an existing public-public partnership between a large county mental health department and a state university responded to COVID-19. This partnership, originally designed to address workforce needs, r…
Collaborative Responses to Commercial Sexual Exploitation as a Model of Smart Decarceration
Historically, youths who are affected by commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) in the United States have been implicated as perpetrators of crime and overrepresented in the juvenile justice system. As an intriguing example of the "smart decarceration" social work grand challenge, policy and practice initiatives have converged to decriminalize cisgender girls and young women experiencing CSE by reframing them as victims of exploitation rather than …
A transgender girl’s experience: Sexual Exploitation and Systems Involvement
Purpose The available research on specialized interventions for youth experiencing commercial sexual exploitation almost exclusively focuses on the impact and efficacy related to cisgender girls, despite the inclusion of youth who identify as transgender in these programs. This paper aims to present a case study on the experience of a transgender adolescent girl who experienced commercial sexual exploitation and provides a narrative of the multif…
Fierce Autonomy: How Girls and Young Women Impacted by Commercial Sexual Exploitation Perceive Health and Exercise Agency in Health Care Decision-Making
Prior research has examined the high health care needs and vulnerabilities faced by survivors of commercial sexual exploitation (CSE), yet their perspectives are frequently absent. We sought to understand the narratives and views of individuals affected by CSE on their bodies, health, and motivations to seek health care treatment. Twenty-one girls and young women ages 15 to 19 years with self-identified histories of CSE participated in the study.…
Doing the Work—or Not: The Promise and Limitations of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in US Medical Schools and Academic Medical Centers
While the number of positions, committees, and projects described as “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)” work has grown rapidly in recent years, there has been little attention to the theory, praxis, or lived experience of this work. In this perspective, we briefly summarize the research and concepts put forth by DEI leaders in higher education more broadly, followed by an analysis of the literature's application to academic medicine. We the…
A roadmap to enhancing community based participatory research strategies and collaborative efforts with populations impacted by commercial sexual exploitation
Sexting and behavioral health in first-time justice-involved adolescents
It’s not ever going to work, so why would I even try?”: Black and Latino youths’ perspectives on behavioral health treatment engagement during reentry after incarceration
Practical Steps to Advance Health Equity in Research from the Ucla Covid-19 Health Equity Research and Advisory Committee
Introduction: The University of California, Los Angeles COVID-19 Health Equity Research and Advisory Committee was created to identify and fund research to address COVID-19 inequities. Methods: The committee addressed barriers to health equity research and funded $1.5 million of research. Results: These actions facilitated dialogue, shifted research infrastructure, and piloted strategies to enhance health equity impacts through consultation and f…
Commercially Sexually Exploited Adolescent Girls: The Association Between Externalizing Disorders and Parental Incarceration with Suicide Attempts
Commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) is a significant public health concern disproportionately affecting ethnoracially minoritized girls. Despite strong associations of CSE with suicide attempts, little is known about correlates of suicide among girls with CSE histories. Elevated rates of externalizing disorders (i.e., attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder [ADHD], disruptive behavior disorders [DBD], conduct disorder [CD]) were observed among …
Bridging Research Praxes Across Pluralities of Knowledge
How can researchers working both within and external to academia in alldisciplines and areas of research recognize knowledge produced in other spheresand engage more ethically and collaboratively with that knowledge and thosewho create and circulate it? This was the central question behind the BridgingResearch Praxes Across Pluralities of Knowledge conference held at LinkopingUniversity in Sweden and on Zoom in April 2022. At the heart of the con…
My Body, My Choice: An Adapted Sexual Health Intervention for Youth with Histories of Commercial Sexual Exploitation
Youth with commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) histories experience high rates of unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections, with few interventions targeting their needs. We therefore piloted an evidence-based sexual health education intervention tailored for CSE-impacted youth, My Body, My Choice (MBMC). MBMC was implemented in two rounds between March and October 2021 with a total of 37 youth who completed a baseline questionna…
Heterogeneity in family dynamics among adolescents engaging in high-risk sexual behaviors: A latent class analysis
Background: Little is known about whether and to what extent family factors associated with risky sexual behaviors, such as experiencing commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) or having prior sexually transmitted infections (STIs), differ across risk groups of adolescents. Methods: We conducted secondary analysis of a nationally representative dataset. Latent class analysis was used to assess heterogeneity in family characteristics and childhood ad…
“Technically, by Law, you’re Not a ‘Prostitute’ If you’re Underage”: The Importance of Language from the Perspectives of Girls and Young Women Affected by Commercial Sexual Exploitation
Psychology (16 works) · Medicine (14 works) · Sex work and related issues (11 works) · Psychiatry (10 works) · Political science (9 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Environmental health (7 works) · Population (6 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works)