Meghan L Mills
Biographic Data
| ID | 4257227 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Meghan L Mills |
| GIVEN NAMES | Meghan L |
| FAMILY NAME | Mills |
| SIGNATURE | MILLS M L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Sociology Birmingham‐Southern College |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1819-1493 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Impairment, Disability, and Substance Use Disorder
According to the social model of disability, it is not individuals’ impairments, but societal barriers that cause these impairments to be disabling. Impairment refers to the “loss or abnormality of psychological, physiological, or anatomical structure or function,” whereas disability is socially constructed and refers to the inability to independently complete one or more everyday tasks at a “normal” level of functioning. Existing research finds …
Fake Dogs Hurt Real Dogs’
This article examines the relationship between the use of “fake” Service Dogs and the discrimination of Service Dog handlers using interview data from 25 adult Service Dog handlers in the United States. Most Service Dog handlers interviewed reported the use of “fake” or inadequately trained Service Dogs is the main cause for the discrimination they experience. This research finds many Service Dog handlers engage in boundary work, the ongoing proc…
Invisible disabilities, visible Service Dogs
This article examines the social experiences of Service Dog handlers using survey data from adult US Service Dog handlers (N = 482). The main research question examined is how disability visibility impacts the experiences of Service Dog-related discrimination. Analysis reveals that half of all Service Dog handlers report experiencing discrimination but those with invisible disabilities report experiencing significantly more discrimination. For th…
Socioeconomic Strain, Family Ties, and Adolescent Health in a Rural Northeastern County
In adolescence, vital sources of support come from family relationships; however, research that considers the health-related impact of ties to both parents and siblings is sparse, and the utility of such ties among at-risk teens is not well understood. Here we use two waves of panel data from the population of 8th and 12th grade students in a geographically isolated, rural, northeastern U.S. county to assess whether socioeconomic status (SES) mod…
Invisible disabilities, visible Service Dogs
This article examines the social experiences of Service Dog handlers using survey data from adult US Service Dog handlers (N = 482). The main research question examined is how disability visibility impacts the experiences of Service Dog-related discrimination. Analysis reveals that half of all Service Dog handlers report experiencing discrimination but those with invisible disabilities report experiencing significantly more discrimination. For th…
Socioeconomic Strain, Family Ties, and Adolescent Health in a Rural Northeastern County
In adolescence, vital sources of support come from family relationships; however, research that considers the health-related impact of ties to both parents and siblings is sparse, and the utility of such ties among at-risk teens is not well understood. Here we use two waves of panel data from the population of 8th and 12th grade students in a geographically isolated, rural, northeastern U.S. county to assess whether socioeconomic status (SES) mod…
Socioeconomic Strain, Family Ties, and Adolescent Health in a Rural Northeastern County
In adolescence, vital sources of support come from family relationships; however, research that considers the health-related impact of ties to both parents and siblings is sparse, and the utility of such ties among at-risk teens is not well understood. Here we use two waves of panel data from the population of 8th and 12th grade students in a geographically isolated, rural, northeastern U.S. county to assess whether socioeconomic status (SES) mod…
Invisible disabilities, visible Service Dogs
This article examines the social experiences of Service Dog handlers using survey data from adult US Service Dog handlers (N = 482). The main research question examined is how disability visibility impacts the experiences of Service Dog-related discrimination. Analysis reveals that half of all Service Dog handlers report experiencing discrimination but those with invisible disabilities report experiencing significantly more discrimination. For th…
Impairment, Disability, and Substance Use Disorder
According to the social model of disability, it is not individuals’ impairments, but societal barriers that cause these impairments to be disabling. Impairment refers to the “loss or abnormality of psychological, physiological, or anatomical structure or function,” whereas disability is socially constructed and refers to the inability to independently complete one or more everyday tasks at a “normal” level of functioning. Existing research finds …
Fake Dogs Hurt Real Dogs’
This article examines the relationship between the use of “fake” Service Dogs and the discrimination of Service Dog handlers using interview data from 25 adult Service Dog handlers in the United States. Most Service Dog handlers interviewed reported the use of “fake” or inadequately trained Service Dogs is the main cause for the discrimination they experience. This research finds many Service Dog handlers engage in boundary work, the ongoing proc…
Psychology (4 works) · Business (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Disability Rights and Representation (2 works) · Logistic regression (2 works) · Marketing (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Odds (2 works) · Service (business (2 works) · Sociology (2 works)