Susan Allen
Biographic Data
| ID | 3840831 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Susan Allen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Susan |
| FAMILY NAME | Allen |
| SIGNATURE | ALLEN S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Emory University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9150-3898 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 55 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 177 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 55 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 9 |
Use of “Strengthening Our Vows” Video Intervention to Encourage Negotiated Explicit Sexual Agreements in Zambian Heterosexual HIV Seroconcordant-Negative Couples
Air Power, International Organizations, and Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan
Can the presence of international organizations reduce civilian deaths caused by aerial bombing? This commentary examines this question in the specific context of the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan. We evaluate this based on interviews conducted with members of international organizations that were present in Afghanistan during the conflict, existing intergovernmental organizations, nongovernmental organizations, and government reports, and with qua…
The United Nations After 75
From its capacity for deploying joint operations in conflict zones to its status as a standard-bearing forum for international behaviour, the United Nations has asserted its relevance in a diverse array of issues and conflicts around the world. Equally as diverse has been the scholarship surrounding the United Nations over the past several decades. This collection of essays provides a snapshot of these diverse lines of scholarship, highlighting e…
The Relationship Between Sexual Behavior Stigma and Depression Among Men Who have Sex with Men and Transgender Women in Kigali, Rwanda
Evolution of Condom Use Among a 5-Year Cohort of Female Sex Workers in Zambia
Loss to follow-up among female sex workers in Zambia
HIV-incidence studies are used to identify at-risk populations for HIV-prevention trials and interventions, but loss to follow-up (LTFU) can bias results if participants who remain differ from those who drop out. We investigated the incidence of and factors associated with LTFU among Zambian female sex workers (FSWs) in an HIV-incidence cohort from 2012 to 2017. Enrolled participants returned at month one, month three and quarterly thereafter. FS…
Interactions among conflict management techniques
The articles in this issue contribute to a turn in international conflict management studies from considering strategies as relatively independent initiatives to regarding them as interdependent. T
From cookies to carrots; the effect of inhibitory control training on children's snack selections
Children consume too much sugar and not enough fruit and vegetables, increasing their risk of adverse health outcomes. Inhibitory control training (ICT) reduces children's and adults' intake of energy-dense foods in both laboratory and real-life settings. However, no studies have yet examined whether ICT can increase healthy food choice when energy-dense options are also available. We investigated whether a food-specific Go/No-Go task could influ…
Couples’ voluntary HIV counseling and testing provider training evaluation, Zambia
With the expansion of couples' voluntary HIV counseling and testing (CVCT) in urban Zambia, there is a growing need to evaluate CVCT provider trainings to ensure that couples are receiving quality counseling and care. We evaluated provider knowledge scores, pre- and post-training and predictors of pre- and post-training test scores. Providers operating in 67 government clinics in four Copperbelt Province cities were trained from 2008 to 2013 in t…
Risky Sex and HIV Acquisition Among HIV Serodiscordant Couples in Zambia, 2002–2012
In this paper we evaluate the effects of heavy alcohol consumption on sexual behavior, HIV acquisition, and antiretroviral treatment (ART) initiation in a longitudinal open cohort of 1929 serodiscordant couples in Lusaka, Zambia from 2002 to 2012. We evaluated factors associated with baseline heavy alcohol consumption and its association with condomless sex with the study partner, sex outside of the partnership, and ART initiation using multivari…
Conflict Resolution Beyond the International Relations Paradigm
Promotion of couples’ voluntary HIV counseling and testing
CVCT has long been endorsed for HIV prevention but few couples have been reached. Influential social networks can successfully promote evidence-based HIV prevention in Africa. Support from more senior INLs and group presentations leveraged INAs' one-on-one promotions. The INL/INA model was effective in promoting couples to seek joint HIV testing and counseling and may have broader application to other sub-Saharan African countries to sustainably …
Understanding the Impact of Using Oral Histories in the Classroom
Oral histories are a powerful pedagogical tool in developing historical understanding and important learning skills simultaneously. Teachers use firsthand accounts of historical time periods and/or events to help develop students' sense of history. In addition to gaining historical understanding, students are able to bring history alive by capturing personal stories and connecting with individuals to better understand their experiences and point …
Implementation of an electronic fingerprint-linked data collection system
BACKGROUND: Patient identification within and between health services is an operational challenge in many resource-limited settings. When following HIV risk groups for service provision and in the context of vaccine trials, patient misidentification can harm patient care and bias trial outcomes. Electronic fingerprinting has been proposed to identify patients over time and link patient data between health services. The objective of this study was…
Implementation of couples’ voluntary HIV counseling and testing services in Durban, South Africa
Implementation of standard CVCT services was found to be feasible in Durban. The burden of HIV and couple serodiscordance in Durban was extremely high. CVCT would greatly benefit couples in Durban as an HIV prevention strategy
René Maran’s Batouala
Functional Limitations as Potential Mediators of the Effects of Self-Reported Vision Status on Fall Risk of Older Adults
Implications of these findings are discussed including the need for prioritizing improved muscle strength of older men and women with poor vision as a preventive measure against falls
The Adverse Consequences of Unmet Need Among Older Persons Living in the Community
Several care models are emerging with the goal of integrating medical care, behavioral health, and long-term services for the dual eligible population. Indicators of adverse consequences of unmet need could be used to monitor the quality and adequacy of such care systems
The Prevalence of Undiagnosed HIV Serodiscordance Among Male Couples Presenting for HIV Testing
Primary Caregiver Characteristics and Transitions in Community-Based Care
The results of this study suggest that older persons' care transitions result from complex informal network dynamics, with primary caregiver gender and relationship to the care receiver playing key roles
Attitudes Towards Couples-Based HIV Testing Among MSM in Three US Cities
Self-Reported Vision Impairment and Its Contribution to Disability Among Older Adults
Results suggest the importance of considering multiple health factors when formulating comprehensive vision rehabilitation interventions
The Influence of Informed Consent Content on Study Participants' Contraceptive Knowledge and Concerns
Little is known about how the information presented in the informed consent process influences study outcomes among participants. This study examines the influence of informed consent content on reported baseline contraceptive knowledge and concerns among two groups of HIV‐serodiscordant and seroconcordant HIV‐positive couples enrolled in research projects at an HIV research center in Lusaka, Zambia. We found significant differences in the report…
Asia‐Pacific Conference on Children's Spirituality
26 February–1 March 2009 Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong I [Susan] walk into the bamboo classroom where I teach Pre‐Kindergarten and Kindergarten after the five‐day conference in Hong K
Repeat Mammography Screening Among Unmarried Women With and Without a Disability
The social impact of HIV infection on women in Kigali, Rwanda
Spousal Caregiving in Late Midlife Versus Older Ages
Late middle-aged adults with functional limitations are more likely than older groups to be married and cared for primarily by spouses; however, they may be particularly vulnerable to unmet need for care. As the baby boom generation ages, retirement ages increase, and federal safety nets weaken, people with health problems at older ages may soon find themselves in the same caregiving predicament as those in late middle age
A Mesolithic Landscape in Greece
A survey was conducted in southern Greece in 2003 to test a predictive Mesolithic site-location model. We selected the coastal region of Kandia in the Argolid because the present shoreline is near the position of the early Holocene shoreline (c. 9,000 to 10,500 Cal BP). Marine transgression brought the shoreline near its present position by 9,000 Cal BP, flooding low-lying areas and creating a dynamic system of wetlands fed by springs and rivers.…
Targeting Risk for Unmet Need
The present study demonstrates that the characteristics of groups reporting inadequate care versus no care, and the factors associated with these situations, are quite different. Nevertheless, the most important demographic risk factors for both types of unmet need mirror demographic groups currently on the increase in the U.S. population
Primary Caregiver Characteristics and Transitions in Community-Based Care
The results of this study suggest that older persons' care transitions result from complex informal network dynamics, with primary caregiver gender and relationship to the care receiver playing key roles
The Adverse Consequences of Unmet Need Among Older Persons Living in the Community
Several care models are emerging with the goal of integrating medical care, behavioral health, and long-term services for the dual eligible population. Indicators of adverse consequences of unmet need could be used to monitor the quality and adequacy of such care systems
Stage of Life Course and Social Support as a Mediator of Mood State among Persons with Disability
Both instrumental and emotional support are key in mediating depressed mood among this population. We conclude that all types of social support are not equally effective in mediating mood among people with disability
Pregnancy and contraception use among urban Rwandan women after HIV testing and counseling
OBJECTIVES. This study examined hormonal contraceptive use and pregnancy in urban Rwandan women, following human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody testing and counseling. METHODS. A sample of 1458 childbearing urban Rwandan women aged 18 to 35 years was tested and followed for 2 years. RESULTS. At enrollment, 17% of 998 HIV-negative women and 11% of 460 HIV-positive women were pregnant, and 17% vs 23%, respectively, were using hormonal contra…
Receiving Help at Home
Findings suggest that canes and crutches are effective and efficient home care resources that have the potential to increase the autonomy of adults with disabilities and to facilitate chronic condition self-management
From cookies to carrots; the effect of inhibitory control training on children's snack selections
Children consume too much sugar and not enough fruit and vegetables, increasing their risk of adverse health outcomes. Inhibitory control training (ICT) reduces children's and adults' intake of energy-dense foods in both laboratory and real-life settings. However, no studies have yet examined whether ICT can increase healthy food choice when energy-dense options are also available. We investigated whether a food-specific Go/No-Go task could influ…
When Wives Get Sick
This article examines factors related to husbands' contribution to housework when their wives become newly impaired. Data are from a sample of 319 married couples who participated in the National Survey of Families and Households, and in which wives developed physical limitations between baseline and five-year follow-up interviews. Using ordinary least squares regression, we found that husbands who have egalitarian attitudes toward marital roles …
Community Care for People With Disability
Health care for individuals with disability is increasingly shifting from institutional settings to the "community," with assistance by those in the formal sector. In this article, the authors examine 5 case studies illustrating interactions and relationships between people with disability and their caregivers, using qualitative data collected as part of a community study of disability conducted in a medium-sized city in the northeastern United S…
Air Power, International Organizations, and Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan
Can the presence of international organizations reduce civilian deaths caused by aerial bombing? This commentary examines this question in the specific context of the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan. We evaluate this based on interviews conducted with members of international organizations that were present in Afghanistan during the conflict, existing intergovernmental organizations, nongovernmental organizations, and government reports, and with qua…
The Prevalence of Undiagnosed HIV Serodiscordance Among Male Couples Presenting for HIV Testing
Self-Reported Vision Impairment and Its Contribution to Disability Among Older Adults
Results suggest the importance of considering multiple health factors when formulating comprehensive vision rehabilitation interventions
Organizing Aids Service Consortia
Developing consortia or coalitions of health and social service agencies is commonly advocated as a response to problems of service fragmentation or lack of coordination. In this article, we describe the structure and functioning of consortia established to promote coordinated systems of community-based care for people with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) in nine communities across the United States. Consortia varied in the nature of t…
Understanding the Impact of Using Oral Histories in the Classroom
Oral histories are a powerful pedagogical tool in developing historical understanding and important learning skills simultaneously. Teachers use firsthand accounts of historical time periods and/or events to help develop students' sense of history. In addition to gaining historical understanding, students are able to bring history alive by capturing personal stories and connecting with individuals to better understand their experiences and point …
The Influence of Informed Consent Content on Study Participants' Contraceptive Knowledge and Concerns
Little is known about how the information presented in the informed consent process influences study outcomes among participants. This study examines the influence of informed consent content on reported baseline contraceptive knowledge and concerns among two groups of HIV‐serodiscordant and seroconcordant HIV‐positive couples enrolled in research projects at an HIV research center in Lusaka, Zambia. We found significant differences in the report…
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Use of Assistive Devices for Mobility
Disentangling the observed patterns in mobility device use will provide direction for development of interventions to promote assistive device use
An Odd Lot? Self-Help, Women, and War
The possibility of a Japanese invasion of Australia in early 1942 prompted the Queensland Trades and Labour Council to arrange the evacuation of some children from Brisbane and north Queensland to northern New South Wales. Australia was inadequately manned and poorly armed and it was rumoured that little attempt would be made to hold any territory north of what became known as the 'Brisbane Line'. North Queensland would not be adequately defended…
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in Urban Rwanda
Effect of serotesting with counselling on condom use and seroconversion among HIV discordant couples in Africa.
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether HIV testing and counselling increased condom use and decreased heterosexual transmission of HIV in discordant couples. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. SUBJECTS: Cohabiting couples with discordant HIV serology results. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Condom use in the couple and HIV seroconversion in the negative partners. RESULTS: 60 HIV discordant couples were identified, of whom 53 were …
Organizing Aids Service Consortia
Developing consortia or coalitions of health and social service agencies is commonly advocated as a response to problems of service fragmentation or lack of coordination. In this article, we describe the structure and functioning of consortia established to promote coordinated systems of community-based care for people with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) in nine communities across the United States. Consortia varied in the nature of t…
Pregnancy and contraception use among urban Rwandan women after HIV testing and counseling
OBJECTIVES. This study examined hormonal contraceptive use and pregnancy in urban Rwandan women, following human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody testing and counseling. METHODS. A sample of 1458 childbearing urban Rwandan women aged 18 to 35 years was tested and followed for 2 years. RESULTS. At enrollment, 17% of 998 HIV-negative women and 11% of 460 HIV-positive women were pregnant, and 17% vs 23%, respectively, were using hormonal contra…
Confidential HIV Testing and Condom Promotion in Africa
Objective. —We evaluated the impact of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing and counseling on self-reported condom and spermicide use and on corresponding HIV seroconversion and gonorrhea rates in urban Rwandan women. Design. —Prospective cohort study with 2 years of follow-up, comparison of outcome variables before and after an intervention, and condom use measured in a control group that did not receive the intervention. Setting. —Outpati…
The social impact of HIV infection on women in Kigali, Rwanda
Couple communication, sexual coercion, and HIV risk reduction in Kigali, Rwanda
OBJECTIVE: To describe sexual interaction and HIV-related communication in Rwandan couples and to examine their relationship to HIV testing and condom use. STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey of a longitudinal cohort. METHODS: In 1988, women recruited for an epidemiological study of HIV, and interested male partners, received confidential HIV testing and counseling. Two years after enrollment, 876 women reporting one steady partner in the past y…
The Prevalence and Consequences of Unmet Need
OBJECTIVES: This article investigates the prevalence, determinants, and consequences of unmet need for assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs), instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs), and transportation in a randomly selected sample of adults with disability residing in Springfield, Massachusetts. METHODS: Respondents were contacted through random digit dialing, and eligibility was determined through a disability screen. Eligib…
Sexual Coercion, Physical Violence, and HIV Infection Among Women in Steady Relationships in Kigali, Rwanda
Stage of Life Course and Social Support as a Mediator of Mood State among Persons with Disability
Both instrumental and emotional support are key in mediating depressed mood among this population. We conclude that all types of social support are not equally effective in mediating mood among people with disability
Problems in doctor-patient communication
Communication between physicians and patients is considered to be a core component in the provision and receipt of appropriate medical care. However, previous research indicates that doctor-patient relationships can be problematic, with negative consequences for patients including higher levels of anxiety, distrust of medical providers, dissatisfaction with healthcare and lower quality of life. This research utilizes data collected from a series …
Receiving Help at Home
Findings suggest that canes and crutches are effective and efficient home care resources that have the potential to increase the autonomy of adults with disabilities and to facilitate chronic condition self-management
Targeting Risk for Unmet Need
The present study demonstrates that the characteristics of groups reporting inadequate care versus no care, and the factors associated with these situations, are quite different. Nevertheless, the most important demographic risk factors for both types of unmet need mirror demographic groups currently on the increase in the U.S. population
When Wives Get Sick
This article examines factors related to husbands' contribution to housework when their wives become newly impaired. Data are from a sample of 319 married couples who participated in the National Survey of Families and Households, and in which wives developed physical limitations between baseline and five-year follow-up interviews. Using ordinary least squares regression, we found that husbands who have egalitarian attitudes toward marital roles …
Wheelchair Users at Home
Aged 18–64 y (n = 219) Aged >64 y (n = 306)Injurious Fall, % Injurious Fall, %Feature Present in House No (n = 174) Yes (n = 45) No (n = 258) Yes (n = 48) All, % (n = 525)Bathroom modifications 45.4 35.6 47.7 52.1 46.3Widened doorways/hallways 43.1 28.9 25.2 18.8 30.9Kitchen modifications 17.8 13.3 5.4 8.3 10.5Railings 39.7 26.7 38.8 35.4 37.7Easy-open doors 19.0 11.1 13.6 12.5 15.0Has all 5 features 6.9 0.0 2.7 4.2 4.0Has none of the 5 features …
Sexual behavior of HIV discordant couples after HIV counseling and testing
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Sexual behavior following voluntary HIV counseling and testing (VCT) is described in 963 cohabiting heterosexual couples with one HIV positive and one HIV negative partner ('discordant couples'). Biological markers were used to assess the validity of self-report. METHODS: Couples were recruited from a same-day VCT center in Lusaka, Zambia. Sexual exposures with and without condoms were recorded at 3-monthly intervals. S…
Community Care for People With Disability
Health care for individuals with disability is increasingly shifting from institutional settings to the "community," with assistance by those in the formal sector. In this article, the authors examine 5 case studies illustrating interactions and relationships between people with disability and their caregivers, using qualitative data collected as part of a community study of disability conducted in a medium-sized city in the northeastern United S…
Disability as a “Family Affair”
BACKGROUND: There is a substantial body of research focusing on the health and healthcare utilization of individuals with a disability but less has been done to examine the impact of disability on nondisabled family members. OBJECTIVE: We sought to investigate the influence of parental disability on children's healthcare as measured by the timely receipt of childhood immunizations. RESEARCH DESIGN: Observations on 11,997 children between the ages…
America beyond Capitalism
Book Review| December 01 2005 America beyond Capitalism: Reclaiming our Wealth, Our Liberty, and Our Democracy America beyond Capitalism: Reclaiming our Wealth, Our Liberty, and Our DemocracyAlperovitz, Gar Susan Allen Susan Allen Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Utopian Studies (2005) 16 (3): 496–498. https://doi.org/10.2307/20718779 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation Susan Allen; A…
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Use of Assistive Devices for Mobility
Disentangling the observed patterns in mobility device use will provide direction for development of interventions to promote assistive device use
A Mesolithic Landscape in Greece
A survey was conducted in southern Greece in 2003 to test a predictive Mesolithic site-location model. We selected the coastal region of Kandia in the Argolid because the present shoreline is near the position of the early Holocene shoreline (c. 9,000 to 10,500 Cal BP). Marine transgression brought the shoreline near its present position by 9,000 Cal BP, flooding low-lying areas and creating a dynamic system of wetlands fed by springs and rivers.…
Promotion of couples' voluntary counselling and testing for HIV through influential networks in two African capital cities
Predictors of successful CVCT promotion included strategies that can be easily implemented in Africa. As new resources become available for Africans with HIV, CVCT should be broadly implemented as a point of entry for prevention, care and support
The Relationship Between Alcohol Consumption and Unprotected Sex Among Known HIV-discordant Couples in Rwanda and Zambia
New heterosexually transmitted HIV infections in married or cohabiting couples in urban Zambia and Rwanda
Medicine (43 works) · Psychology (25 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (23 works) · Environmental health (22 works) · Family medicine (22 works) · Demography (20 works) · Population (19 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (17 works) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (15 works) · Gerontology (14 works)