Constance Kostelac
Biographic Data
| ID | 3576584 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Constance Kostelac |
| GIVEN NAMES | Constance |
| FAMILY NAME | Kostelac |
| SIGNATURE | KOSTELAC C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Medical College of Wisconsin |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0775-6348 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A qualitative comparison of 3 law enforcement deflection programs for people who use drugs (PWUD) in Wisconsin
Due to the high cost of imprisonment and high rates of recidivism, there are a growing number of programs working to divert individuals involved in non-violent drug offenses away from arrest, jail and prison. Deflection programs are those that refer people who use drugs (PWUD) to harm reduction or drug treatment in lieu of arrest while diversion programs refer PWUD post-arrest in lieu of pressing charges. While the prevalence of these programs ha…
Emotional Burden and Selfcare Strategies Among Opioid Overdose Prevention and Response Personnel in Milwaukee and Waukesha Counties, Wisconsin, USA: A Qualitative Study
INTRODUCTION: Opioid prevention personnel who interface with overdose events are at a risk of emotional challenges, though little research has explored their emotional experiences and self-care strategies. We explored the emotional experiences and self-care strategies to manage mental and emotional challenges among individuals who work in overdose prevention and response. METHODS: This was a qualitative study. Using a phenomenological approach, w…
Development and initial psychometric evaluation of an adapted Moral Injury Events Scale for Law Enforcement (Mies-LE)
Moral injury (MI) occurs in a variety of serving occupations including among law enforcement professionals (LEP). MI was originally described among military veterans as distress arising from a violation of one’s morals and values. Historically, MI measurement was not informed by the perspectives of those who experience it, and validation of measures was limited to military or veteran populations. Informed by a grounded theory of MI among LEP, we …
Moral injury, posttraumatic stress, and resilience among law enforcement professionals in Wisconsin
There is growing consensus that law enforcement professionals (LEP) experience mental health disparities compared to general population, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Moral injury (MI), distress from an acute or chronic violation of one’s morals, is a correlate of PTSD in military populations and may be related to PTSD in LEP. We deployed a cross-sectional survey to a diverse sample (N = 445) to examine this potential relations…
Strategies to Facilitate Interorganizational Collaboration in County-Level Opioid Overdose Prevention and Response: A Qualitative Analysis
Community-level overdose prevention interventions often require collaboration among organizations from various sectors including emergency medicine, criminal justice, harm reduction, and drug treatment organizations, yet little is known about ways to foster interorganizational collaboration among organizations with very different missions and in different socio-political contexts. This paper presents results from interviews with key informants in…
Geographic access to lung cancer screening and environmental lung cancer risk factors in the contiguous United States
Our results suggest that accessibility to LCSF in the U.S. is generally aligned with environmental risk factors for lung cancer, with the exception of micropolitan areas or small cities, where higher PM2.5 areas had lower screening access. It is worth considering how environmental risk factors may be incorporated into lung cancer screening programs
Examining the role of social vulnerability, neighborhood characteristics, and geospatial patterns of firearm-related injuries and clinical outcomes in Milwaukee county
In Milwaukee County, firearm injury patients are injured in and often return to the same disadvantaged neighborhoods that may hamper recovery. Results replicate and expand previous work and implicate specific socioenvironmental factors for intervention and prevention of firearm injury
Lavender and Blue: Attitudes About Homosexuality and Behavior Toward Lesbians and Gay Men Among Police Officers
Most victims of antigay/lesbian hate crimes never report these crimes to police for fear of hostility and abuse. Similarly, lesbian/gay officers fear a negative response if they come out at work. Research assumes but has not shown that dislike of lesbians and gay men translates into negative behavior. This article employs original survey data to examine the relationship between attitudes and behavior toward lesbians and gays among subsets of swor…
Expanding social workers' perceptions of multicultural practice: An illustration from the Hispanic community
Expanding social workers' perceptions of multicultural practice: An illustration from the Hispanic community
Lavender and Blue: Attitudes About Homosexuality and Behavior Toward Lesbians and Gay Men Among Police Officers
Most victims of antigay/lesbian hate crimes never report these crimes to police for fear of hostility and abuse. Similarly, lesbian/gay officers fear a negative response if they come out at work. Research assumes but has not shown that dislike of lesbians and gay men translates into negative behavior. This article employs original survey data to examine the relationship between attitudes and behavior toward lesbians and gays among subsets of swor…
Examining the role of social vulnerability, neighborhood characteristics, and geospatial patterns of firearm-related injuries and clinical outcomes in Milwaukee county
In Milwaukee County, firearm injury patients are injured in and often return to the same disadvantaged neighborhoods that may hamper recovery. Results replicate and expand previous work and implicate specific socioenvironmental factors for intervention and prevention of firearm injury
Strategies to Facilitate Interorganizational Collaboration in County-Level Opioid Overdose Prevention and Response: A Qualitative Analysis
Community-level overdose prevention interventions often require collaboration among organizations from various sectors including emergency medicine, criminal justice, harm reduction, and drug treatment organizations, yet little is known about ways to foster interorganizational collaboration among organizations with very different missions and in different socio-political contexts. This paper presents results from interviews with key informants in…
Geographic access to lung cancer screening and environmental lung cancer risk factors in the contiguous United States
Our results suggest that accessibility to LCSF in the U.S. is generally aligned with environmental risk factors for lung cancer, with the exception of micropolitan areas or small cities, where higher PM2.5 areas had lower screening access. It is worth considering how environmental risk factors may be incorporated into lung cancer screening programs
A qualitative comparison of 3 law enforcement deflection programs for people who use drugs (PWUD) in Wisconsin
Due to the high cost of imprisonment and high rates of recidivism, there are a growing number of programs working to divert individuals involved in non-violent drug offenses away from arrest, jail and prison. Deflection programs are those that refer people who use drugs (PWUD) to harm reduction or drug treatment in lieu of arrest while diversion programs refer PWUD post-arrest in lieu of pressing charges. While the prevalence of these programs ha…
Emotional Burden and Selfcare Strategies Among Opioid Overdose Prevention and Response Personnel in Milwaukee and Waukesha Counties, Wisconsin, USA: A Qualitative Study
INTRODUCTION: Opioid prevention personnel who interface with overdose events are at a risk of emotional challenges, though little research has explored their emotional experiences and self-care strategies. We explored the emotional experiences and self-care strategies to manage mental and emotional challenges among individuals who work in overdose prevention and response. METHODS: This was a qualitative study. Using a phenomenological approach, w…
Development and initial psychometric evaluation of an adapted Moral Injury Events Scale for Law Enforcement (Mies-LE)
Moral injury (MI) occurs in a variety of serving occupations including among law enforcement professionals (LEP). MI was originally described among military veterans as distress arising from a violation of one’s morals and values. Historically, MI measurement was not informed by the perspectives of those who experience it, and validation of measures was limited to military or veteran populations. Informed by a grounded theory of MI among LEP, we …
Moral injury, posttraumatic stress, and resilience among law enforcement professionals in Wisconsin
There is growing consensus that law enforcement professionals (LEP) experience mental health disparities compared to general population, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Moral injury (MI), distress from an acute or chronic violation of one’s morals, is a correlate of PTSD in military populations and may be related to PTSD in LEP. We deployed a cross-sectional survey to a diverse sample (N = 445) to examine this potential relations…
Law enforcement (3 works) · Poison control (3 works) · Psychological resilience (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (2 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (2 works) · Criminology (2 works) · Enforcement (2 works)