Donna Smith
Biographic Data
| ID | 3783789 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Donna Smith |
| GIVEN NAMES | Donna |
| FAMILY NAME | Smith |
| SIGNATURE | SMITH D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Kentucky |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1326-9693 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
‘I Could Go Naked and Nobody Would Notice’
University students who feel like they matter are less likely to experience mental health problems. A better understanding of mattering in university students is needed to tackle increasing levels of poor mental health. In this qualitative study, 155 UK university students responded to open-ended questions in an online survey, giving details of situations in which they felt like they mattered, and those in which they felt like they did not matter…
Working with politics ‘students as partners’ to engender student community
Research suggests that creating communities of learning (academic and social) leads to a better Higher Education (HE) experience for students, which, in turn, makes it more likely that they will persist in their studies. The concept of ‘student community’ in HE has become more prominent of late, partly due to the UK Government’s emphasis on retention. One way in which student community can be engendered is by working with ‘students as partners’ i…
Mental Health and Mattering in UK University Students
The prevalence of poor mental health in university students is extremely concerning, and first-generation students (FGSs) may be more vulnerable to mental health problems than continuing-generation students (CGSs). Existing international research demonstrates that higher levels of mattering (how significant we feel we are to others) and lower levels of anti-mattering (how insignificant we feel we are to others) are associated with lower levels of…
Babies on the Brink
Exploring the career trajectories of Black male educators in p-12 education
Purpose This paper aims to provide a critical examination of the career trajectories of Black male educators through the discussion of key issues relevant to the professional development and advancement of this population. Design/methodology/approach The authors approach this paper through the examination of literature related to Black male educators. The authors seek to provide insight into the status of Black male educators through a critical f…
Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM)
Awareness of Palliative Care and End-of-Life Options Among African Canadians in Nova Scotia
Purpose: To assess, using qualitative methods, the knowledge African Canadians living in Nova Scotia have regarding their options for palliative and end-of-life (EOL) care. Design: This project engaged caregivers in a Black community in Nova Scotia, Canada, in an exploration of palliative and EOL care. A group of six caregivers who cared for someone who had died were recruited through purposive sampling. The caregivers met three times to (1) disc…
Synergists and Qualities Salient to Low-Income Parents' Positive Assessment of Marital Health
Researchers sought low-income couples who considered their marriages to be “good or very good” to inform the process of how individuals and their partners establish and maintain a healthy marriage under significant financial limitations. Twenty married parents participated in semistructured interviews that sought their insights into backgrounds and antecedents that impacted their own and their partners' development and current positive marital as…
Cancer Care Experiences and the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine at End of Life in Nova Scotia’s Black Communities
Purpose: This qualitative study examines the meanings that African Canadians living in Nova Scotia, Canada, ascribe to their experiences with cancer, family caregiving, and their use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) at end of life. Design: Case study methodology using in-depth interviews were used to examine the experiences of caregivers of decedents who died from cancer in three families. Findings: For many African Canadians end o…
Overcoming the Cinderella Myth
Using a family systems framework, a mixed methods approach was used to understand the challenges, resources and coping strategies of stepmothers. The Delphi method was used to identify the primary challenges of stepmothers. Ethnographic interviews with self-described “successful” stepmothers were then conducted to better understand these challenges and the coping methods and styles used to manage them. Analysis resulted in thematic content relate…
Perceptions of Methadone Maintained Clients About Barriers and Facilitators to Help-Seeking Behavior
The need to design culturally relevant training programs was evident which included an integration of treatment, communication and societal issues
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in Rural Areas and Small Cities of the Southeast
The design of education and prevention strategies to stem the spread of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) in rural areas depends on having accurate patterns of risk behavior and transmission in local areas. Interviews were conducted with people in rural areas and small cities in Delaware, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina who were at least 18 years old and infected with HIV in order to describe de…
Linguistic and Semantic Changes in the Revised Anglican Liturgy1
In a number of countries inclusive language has become a feature of the revised Anglican liturgy. New forms of worship have been devised with the express intention of encompassing everyone, regardless of sex, race, social class, political persuasion, or level of education. For the most part the linguistic means used to achieve this objective have been lexical, relating to connotation, reference, diction, and image. Even more far-reaching, though …
Working with politics ‘students as partners’ to engender student community
Research suggests that creating communities of learning (academic and social) leads to a better Higher Education (HE) experience for students, which, in turn, makes it more likely that they will persist in their studies. The concept of ‘student community’ in HE has become more prominent of late, partly due to the UK Government’s emphasis on retention. One way in which student community can be engendered is by working with ‘students as partners’ i…
Linguistic and Semantic Changes in the Revised Anglican Liturgy1
In a number of countries inclusive language has become a feature of the revised Anglican liturgy. New forms of worship have been devised with the express intention of encompassing everyone, regardless of sex, race, social class, political persuasion, or level of education. For the most part the linguistic means used to achieve this objective have been lexical, relating to connotation, reference, diction, and image. Even more far-reaching, though …
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in Rural Areas and Small Cities of the Southeast
The design of education and prevention strategies to stem the spread of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) in rural areas depends on having accurate patterns of risk behavior and transmission in local areas. Interviews were conducted with people in rural areas and small cities in Delaware, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina who were at least 18 years old and infected with HIV in order to describe de…
Overcoming the Cinderella Myth
Using a family systems framework, a mixed methods approach was used to understand the challenges, resources and coping strategies of stepmothers. The Delphi method was used to identify the primary challenges of stepmothers. Ethnographic interviews with self-described “successful” stepmothers were then conducted to better understand these challenges and the coping methods and styles used to manage them. Analysis resulted in thematic content relate…
Perceptions of Methadone Maintained Clients About Barriers and Facilitators to Help-Seeking Behavior
The need to design culturally relevant training programs was evident which included an integration of treatment, communication and societal issues
Cancer Care Experiences and the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine at End of Life in Nova Scotia’s Black Communities
Purpose: This qualitative study examines the meanings that African Canadians living in Nova Scotia, Canada, ascribe to their experiences with cancer, family caregiving, and their use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) at end of life. Design: Case study methodology using in-depth interviews were used to examine the experiences of caregivers of decedents who died from cancer in three families. Findings: For many African Canadians end o…
Awareness of Palliative Care and End-of-Life Options Among African Canadians in Nova Scotia
Purpose: To assess, using qualitative methods, the knowledge African Canadians living in Nova Scotia have regarding their options for palliative and end-of-life (EOL) care. Design: This project engaged caregivers in a Black community in Nova Scotia, Canada, in an exploration of palliative and EOL care. A group of six caregivers who cared for someone who had died were recruited through purposive sampling. The caregivers met three times to (1) disc…
Synergists and Qualities Salient to Low-Income Parents' Positive Assessment of Marital Health
Researchers sought low-income couples who considered their marriages to be “good or very good” to inform the process of how individuals and their partners establish and maintain a healthy marriage under significant financial limitations. Twenty married parents participated in semistructured interviews that sought their insights into backgrounds and antecedents that impacted their own and their partners' development and current positive marital as…
Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM)
Exploring the career trajectories of Black male educators in p-12 education
Purpose This paper aims to provide a critical examination of the career trajectories of Black male educators through the discussion of key issues relevant to the professional development and advancement of this population. Design/methodology/approach The authors approach this paper through the examination of literature related to Black male educators. The authors seek to provide insight into the status of Black male educators through a critical f…
Mental Health and Mattering in UK University Students
The prevalence of poor mental health in university students is extremely concerning, and first-generation students (FGSs) may be more vulnerable to mental health problems than continuing-generation students (CGSs). Existing international research demonstrates that higher levels of mattering (how significant we feel we are to others) and lower levels of anti-mattering (how insignificant we feel we are to others) are associated with lower levels of…
Babies on the Brink
Working with politics ‘students as partners’ to engender student community
Research suggests that creating communities of learning (academic and social) leads to a better Higher Education (HE) experience for students, which, in turn, makes it more likely that they will persist in their studies. The concept of ‘student community’ in HE has become more prominent of late, partly due to the UK Government’s emphasis on retention. One way in which student community can be engendered is by working with ‘students as partners’ i…
‘I Could Go Naked and Nobody Would Notice’
University students who feel like they matter are less likely to experience mental health problems. A better understanding of mattering in university students is needed to tackle increasing levels of poor mental health. In this qualitative study, 155 UK university students responded to open-ended questions in an online survey, giving details of situations in which they felt like they mattered, and those in which they felt like they did not matter…
Sociology (7 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Qualitative research (5 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Pedagogy (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Population (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works)