Konrad Czechowski
Biographic Data
| ID | 4228157 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Konrad Czechowski |
| GIVEN NAMES | Konrad |
| FAMILY NAME | Czechowski |
| SIGNATURE | CZECHOWSKI K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ottawa |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9384-1137 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
A community mental health organization’s use of decision support dashboards for indicator monitoring
Aggressive Retaliation to Online Sexual or Romantic Rejection
The Seven Reasons Why Black Children Are Overrepresented in the Child Welfare System in Ontario (Canada)
Racism as a vehicle for the overrepresentation of Black youth in child protection services in Ontario, Canada
Sexual and romantic relationships among people experiencing homelessness
13) all used qualitative methods and identified common themes such as love, romance, and emotional support; partner relationships as transactional; barriers to partner relationships; and casual sex and pleasure. Despite the possible benefits of sexual and romantic relationships in the context of homelessness, researchers instead have primarily focused on possible risks associated with sex. We introduce how sexual citizenship can be applied to und…
Cycles of instability
People with histories of homelessness often have difficulties obtaining and maintaining adequate housing. This qualitative study examined the residential transitions of people with histories of residential instability and homelessness to understand factors contributing to the instability they experience. Interviews were conducted with 64 participants about their housing transitions, in the final year of a 4-year, prospective cohort study in three…
The Sexual Communication Scale (SeCS)
Many measures of comfort and frequency of sexual communication between partners are limited in gender/sex and sexual orientation inclusivity, how constructs are measured, and for whom. We conducted two studies to investigate a revised and extended version of the Female Partner's Communication During Sexual Activity Scale: the Sexual Communication Scale (SeCS). We revised the gender/sex language to improve inclusion and added items to assess frequ…
Secure Data Handling
Since it is paramount that the rights and welfare of evaluation participants and stakeholders be respected, we argue that the abilities and knowledge necessary to appropriately safeguard data ought to be considered an essential competence for evaluators. Building from past contributions, and in consultation with research ethics and data security experts from our home institution, recommended practices in the collection, handling, and storage of e…
Sexual Intimacy, Mental Illness, and Homelessness
The current article reviews the literature on sexuality among individuals with a severe mental illness ( SMI ) who have experienced homelessness, a topic that has received little attention in the research literature, particularly from a community psychology perspective. The review begins with a synthesis of the literature on SMI and sexuality, followed by a review of the available literature on SMI , homelessness, and sexuality. It concludes with…
Perceptions of Housing and Shelter among People with Histories of Unstable Housing in three Cities in Canada
Housing is a key social determinant of health that contributes to the well‐documented relationship between socioeconomic status and health. This study explored how individuals with histories of unstable and precarious housing perceive their housing or shelter situations, and the impact of these settings on their health and well‐being. Participants were recruited from the Health and Housing in Transition study (HHiT), a longitudinal, multi‐city st…
A Qualitative Study of the Pathways Into and Impacts of Family Homelessness
Homelessness has consequences for families, including risk of deterioration in the health of their members, disruption of family dynamics, and separation of parents and children. This study used qualitative interviews to explore pathways into and perceived consequences of homelessness among 18 families living in an emergency family shelter system in Canada. Findings showed that families' experiences prior to their homelessness were characterized …
Sexual Intimacy, Mental Illness, and Homelessness
The current article reviews the literature on sexuality among individuals with a severe mental illness ( SMI ) who have experienced homelessness, a topic that has received little attention in the research literature, particularly from a community psychology perspective. The review begins with a synthesis of the literature on SMI and sexuality, followed by a review of the available literature on SMI , homelessness, and sexuality. It concludes with…
Perceptions of Housing and Shelter among People with Histories of Unstable Housing in three Cities in Canada
Housing is a key social determinant of health that contributes to the well‐documented relationship between socioeconomic status and health. This study explored how individuals with histories of unstable and precarious housing perceive their housing or shelter situations, and the impact of these settings on their health and well‐being. Participants were recruited from the Health and Housing in Transition study (HHiT), a longitudinal, multi‐city st…
A Qualitative Study of the Pathways Into and Impacts of Family Homelessness
Homelessness has consequences for families, including risk of deterioration in the health of their members, disruption of family dynamics, and separation of parents and children. This study used qualitative interviews to explore pathways into and perceived consequences of homelessness among 18 families living in an emergency family shelter system in Canada. Findings showed that families' experiences prior to their homelessness were characterized …
Racism as a vehicle for the overrepresentation of Black youth in child protection services in Ontario, Canada
The Sexual Communication Scale (SeCS)
Many measures of comfort and frequency of sexual communication between partners are limited in gender/sex and sexual orientation inclusivity, how constructs are measured, and for whom. We conducted two studies to investigate a revised and extended version of the Female Partner's Communication During Sexual Activity Scale: the Sexual Communication Scale (SeCS). We revised the gender/sex language to improve inclusion and added items to assess frequ…
Sexual Intimacy, Mental Illness, and Homelessness
The current article reviews the literature on sexuality among individuals with a severe mental illness ( SMI ) who have experienced homelessness, a topic that has received little attention in the research literature, particularly from a community psychology perspective. The review begins with a synthesis of the literature on SMI and sexuality, followed by a review of the available literature on SMI , homelessness, and sexuality. It concludes with…
Perceptions of Housing and Shelter among People with Histories of Unstable Housing in three Cities in Canada
Housing is a key social determinant of health that contributes to the well‐documented relationship between socioeconomic status and health. This study explored how individuals with histories of unstable and precarious housing perceive their housing or shelter situations, and the impact of these settings on their health and well‐being. Participants were recruited from the Health and Housing in Transition study (HHiT), a longitudinal, multi‐city st…
A Qualitative Study of the Pathways Into and Impacts of Family Homelessness
Homelessness has consequences for families, including risk of deterioration in the health of their members, disruption of family dynamics, and separation of parents and children. This study used qualitative interviews to explore pathways into and perceived consequences of homelessness among 18 families living in an emergency family shelter system in Canada. Findings showed that families' experiences prior to their homelessness were characterized …
Secure Data Handling
Since it is paramount that the rights and welfare of evaluation participants and stakeholders be respected, we argue that the abilities and knowledge necessary to appropriately safeguard data ought to be considered an essential competence for evaluators. Building from past contributions, and in consultation with research ethics and data security experts from our home institution, recommended practices in the collection, handling, and storage of e…
Sexual and romantic relationships among people experiencing homelessness
13) all used qualitative methods and identified common themes such as love, romance, and emotional support; partner relationships as transactional; barriers to partner relationships; and casual sex and pleasure. Despite the possible benefits of sexual and romantic relationships in the context of homelessness, researchers instead have primarily focused on possible risks associated with sex. We introduce how sexual citizenship can be applied to und…
Cycles of instability
People with histories of homelessness often have difficulties obtaining and maintaining adequate housing. This qualitative study examined the residential transitions of people with histories of residential instability and homelessness to understand factors contributing to the instability they experience. Interviews were conducted with 64 participants about their housing transitions, in the final year of a 4-year, prospective cohort study in three…
The Sexual Communication Scale (SeCS)
Many measures of comfort and frequency of sexual communication between partners are limited in gender/sex and sexual orientation inclusivity, how constructs are measured, and for whom. We conducted two studies to investigate a revised and extended version of the Female Partner's Communication During Sexual Activity Scale: the Sexual Communication Scale (SeCS). We revised the gender/sex language to improve inclusion and added items to assess frequ…
The Seven Reasons Why Black Children Are Overrepresented in the Child Welfare System in Ontario (Canada)
Racism as a vehicle for the overrepresentation of Black youth in child protection services in Ontario, Canada
A community mental health organization’s use of decision support dashboards for indicator monitoring
Aggressive Retaliation to Online Sexual or Romantic Rejection
Psychology (8 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Qualitative research (5 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism (3 works) · Human sexuality (3 works)