Alexa Beacham
Biographic Data
| ID | 3800803 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alexa Beacham |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alexa |
| FAMILY NAME | Beacham |
| SIGNATURE | BEACHAM A |
| AFFILIATIONS | The Graduate Center, CUNY |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4086-0737 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Impact of Repeated Negative Affective Social Media Content on Acceptability of the IUD
Access to safe and effective contraception is important for the advancement of public health and feminist goals. Unfortunately, social media harbors negative content about contraceptives, specifically the intrauterine device (IUD). Viewing this content repeatedly may deter people from considering IUDs. Value-centered decision-making about contraceptives requires that people are not unduly pressured or biased by external sources. Social media may …
Assessing an Implementation Science Strategy to Improve PrEP Primary Care Serving Black and Latino Communities
We examined the impact of a PrEP navigation implementation strategy on care engagement at nine New York City Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in an Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) jurisdiction. Between March 2021 and April 2022, FQHCs implemented the strategy, which consisted of five distinct navigation activities conducted by the Navigator (e.g., PrEP refill). We extracted electronic medical record (EMR) data on navigation services attem…
Alcohol Use in the Early Postpartum Period
Identifying the Physical and Mental Healthcare Needs of Opioid Treatment Program Clients
Background: Individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) often have significant medical and behavioral health needs that are unaddressed. Opioid treatment programs (OTP) are uniquely positioned to provide integrated services for OUD, physical and mental health but are underutilized for this purpose. This study aims to describe the physical and mental healthcare needs of OTP clients in order to inform integrated care implementation in OTPs. Method: …
Cognitive flexibility and the health of Black college-attending young adults experiencing interpersonal racial discrimination
This study examined the utility of cognitive flexibility for the health of college-attending Black young adults facing chronic interpersonal racial discrimination in a sample of 218 healthy students attending a predominantly White university in the southeastern United States. Path and simple slope analysis indicated that cognitive flexibility moderated the association between racial discrimination and waist circumference but not depressive sympto…
Cognitive flexibility and the health of Black college-attending young adults experiencing interpersonal racial discrimination
This study examined the utility of cognitive flexibility for the health of college-attending Black young adults facing chronic interpersonal racial discrimination in a sample of 218 healthy students attending a predominantly White university in the southeastern United States. Path and simple slope analysis indicated that cognitive flexibility moderated the association between racial discrimination and waist circumference but not depressive sympto…
Cognitive flexibility and the health of Black college-attending young adults experiencing interpersonal racial discrimination
This study examined the utility of cognitive flexibility for the health of college-attending Black young adults facing chronic interpersonal racial discrimination in a sample of 218 healthy students attending a predominantly White university in the southeastern United States. Path and simple slope analysis indicated that cognitive flexibility moderated the association between racial discrimination and waist circumference but not depressive sympto…
Identifying the Physical and Mental Healthcare Needs of Opioid Treatment Program Clients
Background: Individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) often have significant medical and behavioral health needs that are unaddressed. Opioid treatment programs (OTP) are uniquely positioned to provide integrated services for OUD, physical and mental health but are underutilized for this purpose. This study aims to describe the physical and mental healthcare needs of OTP clients in order to inform integrated care implementation in OTPs. Method: …
Alcohol Use in the Early Postpartum Period
Impact of Repeated Negative Affective Social Media Content on Acceptability of the IUD
Access to safe and effective contraception is important for the advancement of public health and feminist goals. Unfortunately, social media harbors negative content about contraceptives, specifically the intrauterine device (IUD). Viewing this content repeatedly may deter people from considering IUDs. Value-centered decision-making about contraceptives requires that people are not unduly pressured or biased by external sources. Social media may …
Assessing an Implementation Science Strategy to Improve PrEP Primary Care Serving Black and Latino Communities
We examined the impact of a PrEP navigation implementation strategy on care engagement at nine New York City Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in an Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) jurisdiction. Between March 2021 and April 2022, FQHCs implemented the strategy, which consisted of five distinct navigation activities conducted by the Navigator (e.g., PrEP refill). We extracted electronic medical record (EMR) data on navigation services attem…
Medicine (3 works) · Mental health (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Affect (linguistics) (1 work) · Anxiety (1 work) · Biology (1 work) · Child Development and Digital Technology (1 work) · Clinical Psychology (1 work) · Cognition (1 work)