Michele Allen
Biographic Data
| ID | 3819911 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michele Allen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michele |
| FAMILY NAME | Allen |
| SIGNATURE | ALLEN M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Minnesota |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8783-7182 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 60 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 18 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Different perceptual worlds
Discrepancies between parent and youth perceptions of their relationship are a common aspect of generational acculturation gaps influencing immigrant families. Programs designed to strengthen parenting practices among immigrant Latino families commonly address immigration stresses, including differences between parent and youth perceptions, but little is known about discrepancies in their appraisals of program effects on parenting behavior. A ran…
What is sustainable participatory research? Insights from a school-university partnership
A growing number of researchers are employing participatory research approaches to address social determinants of health. Despite evidence supporting school-based participatory action research (PAR) approaches as powerful health intervention strategies and recent calls to assess the implementation of PAR processes and outcomes, there is a paucity of research that addresses the meaning of sustainability in participatory health interventions in sch…
Latent change modeling of Latino p arent–child conflict and pathways to mental health
Objective This secondary analysis of longitudinal data on Latino immigrant parents applied latent change modeling to investigate the association between within‐family change in parent–child conflict and within‐individual change in parent's psychological distress, and how within‐individual change in parenting stress mediates that association over time. Background Immigrant parents face additional challenges when parenting their children. There is …
Key Informant Perspectives on Somali Adolescent Tobacco Use
INTRODUCTION: Somali American adolescent tobacco use has increased over the past decade amid a high prevalence of tobacco use among Somali American adults. While established adolescent tobacco use determinants may apply for Somali youth, a deeper understanding of these influences is imperative to the development of effective prevention strategies for this population. This study aimed to identify risk and protective factors influencing Somali Amer…
Somali, Latino, and Hmong Youth Perceptions of School Connectedness
Purpose: School connectedness positively influences adolescent health outcomes and is a key social determinant of health, yet, contributors to school connectedness for youth from immigrant communities remain poorly defined. Methods: This community-based participatory research study uses thematic analysis to identify contributors to Somali, Latino, and Hmong (SLH) adolescents' school connectedness. We conducted nine focus groups with 71 SLH male a…
Belonging to Three Worlds
Immigrant family relationships help to buffer the adolescent adoption of health risk behaviors but can be strained by post-immigration structural and cultural barriers. This study qualitatively examines how Somali adolescent-parent relationship factors influence Somali adolescent tobacco use and identifies areas for further family support to prevent Somali adolescent tobacco use. We conducted fifteen key informant interviews with professionals se…
Evaluation of a school-based participatory intervention to improve school environments using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research
The CFIR is a useful framework for the assessment of participatory research trial implementation. Our findings underscore how the framework can be readily adapted to further strengthen its fit as a tool to examine project implementation in this context
Applying a Race(ism)-Conscious Adaptation of the CFIR Framework to Understand Implementation of a School-Based Equity-Oriented Intervention
Equity-oriented interventions should consider structural racism within the CFIR model to better understand intervention uptake
Lessons Learned in Implementing Youth and Parent Participatory Action Research in a School-Based Intervention
PAR holds promise for application in other settings to address institutional change and social determinants of health
Patterns of Tobacco Use and Related Protective Factors Among Somali Youth in the United States
The Economic Benefits of Reducing Racial Disparities in Health
This paper estimates the benefits of eliminating racial disparities in mortality rates and work weeks lost due to illness. Using data from the American Community Survey (2005−2007) and Minnesota vital statistics (2011−2015), we explore economic methodologies for estimating the costs of health disparities. The data reveal large racial disparities in both mortality and labor market non-participation arising from preventable diseases and illnesses. …
Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors across six African Immigrant Groups in Minnesota
Although African immigrants have different prevalence rates for CVD risk factors and health behaviors, there is a need to further explore the differences observed by country of emigration
Concept Mapping as an Approach to Facilitate Participatory Intervention Building
Concept mapping facilitated participatory intervention building by formally representing all participants' opinions, generating visual representation of group thinking, and supporting priority setting. Use of prior qualitative work increased the diversity of viewpoints represented
A Tale of Two Community Networks Program Centers
There are distinct differences in operational definitions of CBPR/CE principles at the program and project levels of evaluation. However, commonalities support further research to develop standards for CBPR evaluation across partnerships and at the program and project levels
The Developmental Stages of a Community–University Partnership
This framework could provide a means for partnerships to reflect on their strengths and challenges at a given time point, and to help understand why some partnerships fail whereas others achieve maturity
Somatic Experiencing Treatment with Social Service Workers Following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
In a disaster, social service workers are often survivors themselves.This study examines whether somatic intervention using a brief (one to two session) stabilization model now called the Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM), which uses the skills of Somatic Experiencing (SE), can reduce the postdisaster symptoms of social service workers involved in postdisaster service delivery.The study was implemented with a nonrandom sample of 142 social service wo…
The Relationship Between Spanish Language Use and Substance Use Behaviors Among Latino Youth
Adolescent Participation in Preventive Health Behaviors, Physical Activity, and Nutrition
Objectives. We investigated preventive health behaviors (bicycle helmet, seat belt, and sunscreen use), physical activity, television viewing or video game playing, and nutrition (fruit, vegetable, milk, and soda consumption) among Asian and Latino adolescents living in the United States; assessed trends across generations (first-, second-, and third-generation immigrants or later); and compared each generation with White adolescents. Methods. We…
The Relationship Between Spanish Language Use and Substance Use Behaviors Among Latino Youth
Adolescent Participation in Preventive Health Behaviors, Physical Activity, and Nutrition
Objectives. We investigated preventive health behaviors (bicycle helmet, seat belt, and sunscreen use), physical activity, television viewing or video game playing, and nutrition (fruit, vegetable, milk, and soda consumption) among Asian and Latino adolescents living in the United States; assessed trends across generations (first-, second-, and third-generation immigrants or later); and compared each generation with White adolescents. Methods. We…
Somatic Experiencing Treatment with Social Service Workers Following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
In a disaster, social service workers are often survivors themselves.This study examines whether somatic intervention using a brief (one to two session) stabilization model now called the Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM), which uses the skills of Somatic Experiencing (SE), can reduce the postdisaster symptoms of social service workers involved in postdisaster service delivery.The study was implemented with a nonrandom sample of 142 social service wo…
Concept Mapping as an Approach to Facilitate Participatory Intervention Building
Concept mapping facilitated participatory intervention building by formally representing all participants' opinions, generating visual representation of group thinking, and supporting priority setting. Use of prior qualitative work increased the diversity of viewpoints represented
A Tale of Two Community Networks Program Centers
There are distinct differences in operational definitions of CBPR/CE principles at the program and project levels of evaluation. However, commonalities support further research to develop standards for CBPR evaluation across partnerships and at the program and project levels
Lessons Learned in Implementing Youth and Parent Participatory Action Research in a School-Based Intervention
PAR holds promise for application in other settings to address institutional change and social determinants of health
Adolescent Participation in Preventive Health Behaviors, Physical Activity, and Nutrition
Objectives. We investigated preventive health behaviors (bicycle helmet, seat belt, and sunscreen use), physical activity, television viewing or video game playing, and nutrition (fruit, vegetable, milk, and soda consumption) among Asian and Latino adolescents living in the United States; assessed trends across generations (first-, second-, and third-generation immigrants or later); and compared each generation with White adolescents. Methods. We…
The Relationship Between Spanish Language Use and Substance Use Behaviors Among Latino Youth
Somatic Experiencing Treatment with Social Service Workers Following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
In a disaster, social service workers are often survivors themselves.This study examines whether somatic intervention using a brief (one to two session) stabilization model now called the Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM), which uses the skills of Somatic Experiencing (SE), can reduce the postdisaster symptoms of social service workers involved in postdisaster service delivery.The study was implemented with a nonrandom sample of 142 social service wo…
The Developmental Stages of a Community–University Partnership
This framework could provide a means for partnerships to reflect on their strengths and challenges at a given time point, and to help understand why some partnerships fail whereas others achieve maturity
Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors across six African Immigrant Groups in Minnesota
Although African immigrants have different prevalence rates for CVD risk factors and health behaviors, there is a need to further explore the differences observed by country of emigration
Concept Mapping as an Approach to Facilitate Participatory Intervention Building
Concept mapping facilitated participatory intervention building by formally representing all participants' opinions, generating visual representation of group thinking, and supporting priority setting. Use of prior qualitative work increased the diversity of viewpoints represented
A Tale of Two Community Networks Program Centers
There are distinct differences in operational definitions of CBPR/CE principles at the program and project levels of evaluation. However, commonalities support further research to develop standards for CBPR evaluation across partnerships and at the program and project levels
The Economic Benefits of Reducing Racial Disparities in Health
This paper estimates the benefits of eliminating racial disparities in mortality rates and work weeks lost due to illness. Using data from the American Community Survey (2005−2007) and Minnesota vital statistics (2011−2015), we explore economic methodologies for estimating the costs of health disparities. The data reveal large racial disparities in both mortality and labor market non-participation arising from preventable diseases and illnesses. …
Patterns of Tobacco Use and Related Protective Factors Among Somali Youth in the United States
Evaluation of a school-based participatory intervention to improve school environments using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research
The CFIR is a useful framework for the assessment of participatory research trial implementation. Our findings underscore how the framework can be readily adapted to further strengthen its fit as a tool to examine project implementation in this context
Applying a Race(ism)-Conscious Adaptation of the CFIR Framework to Understand Implementation of a School-Based Equity-Oriented Intervention
Equity-oriented interventions should consider structural racism within the CFIR model to better understand intervention uptake
Lessons Learned in Implementing Youth and Parent Participatory Action Research in a School-Based Intervention
PAR holds promise for application in other settings to address institutional change and social determinants of health
Key Informant Perspectives on Somali Adolescent Tobacco Use
INTRODUCTION: Somali American adolescent tobacco use has increased over the past decade amid a high prevalence of tobacco use among Somali American adults. While established adolescent tobacco use determinants may apply for Somali youth, a deeper understanding of these influences is imperative to the development of effective prevention strategies for this population. This study aimed to identify risk and protective factors influencing Somali Amer…
Somali, Latino, and Hmong Youth Perceptions of School Connectedness
Purpose: School connectedness positively influences adolescent health outcomes and is a key social determinant of health, yet, contributors to school connectedness for youth from immigrant communities remain poorly defined. Methods: This community-based participatory research study uses thematic analysis to identify contributors to Somali, Latino, and Hmong (SLH) adolescents' school connectedness. We conducted nine focus groups with 71 SLH male a…
Belonging to Three Worlds
Immigrant family relationships help to buffer the adolescent adoption of health risk behaviors but can be strained by post-immigration structural and cultural barriers. This study qualitatively examines how Somali adolescent-parent relationship factors influence Somali adolescent tobacco use and identifies areas for further family support to prevent Somali adolescent tobacco use. We conducted fifteen key informant interviews with professionals se…
What is sustainable participatory research? Insights from a school-university partnership
A growing number of researchers are employing participatory research approaches to address social determinants of health. Despite evidence supporting school-based participatory action research (PAR) approaches as powerful health intervention strategies and recent calls to assess the implementation of PAR processes and outcomes, there is a paucity of research that addresses the meaning of sustainability in participatory health interventions in sch…
Latent change modeling of Latino p arent–child conflict and pathways to mental health
Objective This secondary analysis of longitudinal data on Latino immigrant parents applied latent change modeling to investigate the association between within‐family change in parent–child conflict and within‐individual change in parent's psychological distress, and how within‐individual change in parenting stress mediates that association over time. Background Immigrant parents face additional challenges when parenting their children. There is …
Different perceptual worlds
Discrepancies between parent and youth perceptions of their relationship are a common aspect of generational acculturation gaps influencing immigrant families. Programs designed to strengthen parenting practices among immigrant Latino families commonly address immigration stresses, including differences between parent and youth perceptions, but little is known about discrepancies in their appraisals of program effects on parenting behavior. A ran…
Medicine (14 works) · Psychology (12 works) · Sociology (12 works) · Community Health and Development (8 works) · Participatory action research (8 works) · Health Policy Implementation Science (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Public health (7 works) · Environmental health (6 works) · Nursing (6 works)