Kamila A Alexander
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 4421620 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Kamila A Alexander |
| PRENOMES | Kamila A |
| SOBRENOME | Alexander |
| ASSINATURA | ALEXANDER K A |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Johns Hopkins University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4840-6574 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 28 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 18 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 28 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2003 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Uncertainty in Science and Among Early Career Investigators
This JAMA Forum discusses the current climate of uncertainty in scientific research and suggests mechanisms to support early career scientists
Invisible Tethers
There are significant differences in social network characteristics among women with and without IPV experiences. Trauma-informed interventions and services should acknowledge how network members might influence depression when engaging with women experiencing IPV
Li pa gen la vwa o chapit”
The sociopolitical crisis in Haiti has resulted in stark increases in gender-based violence (GBV). Our qualitative descriptive study explored GBV experienced by Haitian women along a continuum based on the setting in which GBV occurred: prior to the Haitian humanitarian crisis, during the humanitarian crisis, and upon migration to the USA. Our results highlight gendered sociocultural norms among Haitian women, and how the humanitarian crisis aggr…
A Theoretical Model of Reproductive Coercion and Abuse and Legal Entrapment
Purpose This purpose of this article is to encourage the adoption of a theoretical model that centers the ways in which experiences of reproductive coercion and abuse (RCA) intersect with legal entrapment, gendered immobility, and adverse health consequences. This framework integrates disparate bodies of scholarship that have been neglected in prior examinations of RCA in order to provide a heuristic tool for research, practice, and policy. Metho…
Contextualizing HPV vaccination intention among Haitian immigrant and migrant women through exploring cultural worldviews and affective risk perception
Culture, affective risk perception, and past experiences may be relevant toward Haitian women's decision making to engage in HPV vaccination practices. Our results underscore the importance of using alternative methods in understanding HPV vaccination intention and scaling up HPV vaccination efforts for Haitian women both in the U.S. and in Haiti
Examining the Role of Posttraumatic Stress and Depressive Symptoms in HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Motivation Among Women Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence
Development of an HIV/STI and partner violence health promotion intervention for abused US Virgin Islands women
Women in the US Virgin Islands (USVI) experience intimate partner violence (IPV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) at disproportionate rates compared to women on the US mainland. Women in violent relationships report experiencing controlling behaviours that decrease their ability to negotiate for sex using condoms or to prevent unwanted pregnancies. Though several evidence-based interventions exist to prevent either IPV or HIV, few address t…
Promoting an Anti-Racist Approach to Address Illegal Sexual Behavior Among Black Young People in the United States
Sociodemographics and health-literacy as predictors of cervical cancer screening practices among Haitian women
Cervical cancer screening rates in Haiti are concerningly low. Access to health-related information and health literacy may be important determinants of engagement in cervical cancer screening. This study explored the relationship between sociodemographics,literacy, and sources of information on cervical cancer screening among Haitian women. A secondary data analysis was conducted using USAID Demographics and Health Survey Haiti household data fr…
Contraceptive Use Among Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence and Reproductive Coercion
Women experiencing reproductive coercion (RC) report more unintended pregnancies and mental health symptoms that can influence contraceptive use patterns. We examined associations between RC and contraceptive use among intimate partner violence (IPV) exposed women aged 18-35 ( N = 283). We tested depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and co-morbid depression and PTSD as effect modifiers. Though no association was found between RC and…
If the Partner Finds Out, then there’s Trouble’
Birth Control Sabotage Motivation and Measurement
Reproductive coercion (RC) is a type of intimate partner violence that includes birth control sabotage (BCS). We explored the perceived intent behind BCS to refine RC measurement, using a mixed-methods design with a clinic-based sample of Latina women (13 interviews; 482 surveys). Women perceived partners used BCS for reasons beyond pregnancy promotion. Specifically, 16.8% of participants reported any past-year RC; this decreased to 9.5% when ask…
Using Critical Service-Learning Pedagogy to Prepare Graduate Nurses to Promote Health Equity
CSL supports student development of structural competence and their understanding of approaches that can dismantle inequitable systems by addressing SDOH that contribute to health disparities. [J Nurs Educ. 2021;60(1):38-43.]
Assessing Provider-, Clinic-, and Structural-Level Barriers and Recommendations to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Uptake
No Longer the Exception, but the Standard
Interpersonal Violence and Contraceptive Method Use by Women Sex Workers
Transgender and Gender Diverse Community Connection, Help-Seeking, and Mental Health Among Black Transgender Women Who Have Survived Violence
Black transgender women are disproportionately affected by violence and poor care-delivery, contributing to poor mental health. Little is known regarding the effect of transgender and gender diverse (TGD) community connection (TCC) on health. This analysis (a) explores relationships between TCC, polyvictimization, and mental health and (b) analyzes how TCC influenced help-seeking following violent experiences among Black transgender women. Mixed-…
Birth Control Sabotage as a Correlate of Women's Sexual Health Risk
From HIV to Covid-19
From HIV to COVID-19: Focusing on and Engaging Adolescents and Young Adults During the Pandemic Stephanie M. DeLong PhD, MPH, Julie A. Denison PhD, MHS, Cui Yang PhD, MA, Allison Agwu MD, ScM, Kamila A. Alexander PhD, MPH, RN, Michelle R. Kaufman PhD, MA, and Renata Arrington-Sanders MD, MPH, ScM Affiliation Stephanie M. DeLong is with the Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD. Julie A. Denison…
Intimate Partner Violence Influences Women’s Engagement in the Early Stages of the HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Care Continuum
Recently released Black men’s perceptions of the impact of incarceration on sexual partnering
Evidence suggests that men with recent histories of incarceration are more likely to engage in high-risk sexual activity, however there is limited research exploring how having been recently released from prison might impact men's sexual risk behaviours or sexual partnering. This qualitative study explores the ways in which exposure to incarceration impacts the dynamics of sexual partnering among recently released Black men in Baltimore, USA. In-…
Childbearing Motivations and Desires, Fertility Beliefs, and Contraceptive Use among Urban African-American Adolescents and Young Adults with STI Histories
Predictors of HIV-related risk perception and PrEP acceptability among young adult female family planning patients
HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) presents new opportunities for HIV prevention. While women comprise approximately 20% of new HIV infections in the US, significant questions remain about how to most effectively facilitate PrEP uptake for this population. Family planning clinics are a dominant source of health care for young women and support an estimated 4.5 million women annually. We explore characteristics associated with HIV risk perception…
Intimate Partner Violence and PrEP Acceptability Among Low-Income, Young Black Women
Some men just don’t want to get hurt’
Objectives: Global evidence suggests that individuals who experience intimate partner violence (IPV) can have accelerated risk for HIV transmission. The U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) has high per capita rates of HIV and IPV that can have devastating effects on women's health. Catalysts for these health disparities may be shaped by cultural and social definitions of conventional masculinity. Thus, understanding USVI men's perceptions about HIV risks …
Transgender and Gender Diverse Community Connection, Help-Seeking, and Mental Health Among Black Transgender Women Who Have Survived Violence
Black transgender women are disproportionately affected by violence and poor care-delivery, contributing to poor mental health. Little is known regarding the effect of transgender and gender diverse (TGD) community connection (TCC) on health. This analysis (a) explores relationships between TCC, polyvictimization, and mental health and (b) analyzes how TCC influenced help-seeking following violent experiences among Black transgender women. Mixed-…
A Qualitative Study of Survival Strategies Used by Low-Income Black Women Who Experience Intimate Partner Violence
Women who experience intimate partner violence (IPV) are often portrayed as helpless victims. Yet many women who experience IPV implement strategies to help them survive the abuse. This qualitative study sought to explore the survivor strategies used by low-income black women who experience IPV. Authors used a semistructured interview guide to survey 26 survivors who reported being in an IPV relationship in the past two years. Thematic analysis r…
Birth Control Sabotage Motivation and Measurement
Reproductive coercion (RC) is a type of intimate partner violence that includes birth control sabotage (BCS). We explored the perceived intent behind BCS to refine RC measurement, using a mixed-methods design with a clinic-based sample of Latina women (13 interviews; 482 surveys). Women perceived partners used BCS for reasons beyond pregnancy promotion. Specifically, 16.8% of participants reported any past-year RC; this decreased to 9.5% when ask…
Some men just don’t want to get hurt’
Objectives: Global evidence suggests that individuals who experience intimate partner violence (IPV) can have accelerated risk for HIV transmission. The U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) has high per capita rates of HIV and IPV that can have devastating effects on women's health. Catalysts for these health disparities may be shaped by cultural and social definitions of conventional masculinity. Thus, understanding USVI men's perceptions about HIV risks …
Influencing medication adherence among women with Aids
This study examined the effects of a ten-session cognitive-behavioural stress management/expressive supportive therapy (CBSM+) intervention on adherence to antiretroviral medication. Although the intervention was not designed to influence adherence, it was theorized that improved coping and social support could enhance adherence. Women with AIDS (N = 174) in Miami, New York and New Jersey, USA, were randomized to a group CBSM+ intervention or ind…
Framing the Future
This study revisits the Wisconsin model of status attainment from a life course developmental perspective. Fixed-effects regression analyses lend strong support to the Wisconsin framework's core proposition that academic performance and significant others' influence shape educational expectations. However, investigating the process of expectation formation back to the elementary grades yields insights not evident when analyses are limited to the …
A Qualitative Study of Survival Strategies Used by Low-Income Black Women Who Experience Intimate Partner Violence
Women who experience intimate partner violence (IPV) are often portrayed as helpless victims. Yet many women who experience IPV implement strategies to help them survive the abuse. This qualitative study sought to explore the survivor strategies used by low-income black women who experience IPV. Authors used a semistructured interview guide to survey 26 survivors who reported being in an IPV relationship in the past two years. Thematic analysis r…
Predictors of HIV-related risk perception and PrEP acceptability among young adult female family planning patients
HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) presents new opportunities for HIV prevention. While women comprise approximately 20% of new HIV infections in the US, significant questions remain about how to most effectively facilitate PrEP uptake for this population. Family planning clinics are a dominant source of health care for young women and support an estimated 4.5 million women annually. We explore characteristics associated with HIV risk perception…
Intimate Partner Violence and PrEP Acceptability Among Low-Income, Young Black Women
Some men just don’t want to get hurt’
Objectives: Global evidence suggests that individuals who experience intimate partner violence (IPV) can have accelerated risk for HIV transmission. The U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) has high per capita rates of HIV and IPV that can have devastating effects on women's health. Catalysts for these health disparities may be shaped by cultural and social definitions of conventional masculinity. Thus, understanding USVI men's perceptions about HIV risks …
Recently released Black men’s perceptions of the impact of incarceration on sexual partnering
Evidence suggests that men with recent histories of incarceration are more likely to engage in high-risk sexual activity, however there is limited research exploring how having been recently released from prison might impact men's sexual risk behaviours or sexual partnering. This qualitative study explores the ways in which exposure to incarceration impacts the dynamics of sexual partnering among recently released Black men in Baltimore, USA. In-…
Childbearing Motivations and Desires, Fertility Beliefs, and Contraceptive Use among Urban African-American Adolescents and Young Adults with STI Histories
Intimate Partner Violence Influences Women’s Engagement in the Early Stages of the HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Care Continuum
Birth Control Sabotage as a Correlate of Women's Sexual Health Risk
From HIV to Covid-19
From HIV to COVID-19: Focusing on and Engaging Adolescents and Young Adults During the Pandemic Stephanie M. DeLong PhD, MPH, Julie A. Denison PhD, MHS, Cui Yang PhD, MA, Allison Agwu MD, ScM, Kamila A. Alexander PhD, MPH, RN, Michelle R. Kaufman PhD, MA, and Renata Arrington-Sanders MD, MPH, ScM Affiliation Stephanie M. DeLong is with the Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD. Julie A. Denison…
Using Critical Service-Learning Pedagogy to Prepare Graduate Nurses to Promote Health Equity
CSL supports student development of structural competence and their understanding of approaches that can dismantle inequitable systems by addressing SDOH that contribute to health disparities. [J Nurs Educ. 2021;60(1):38-43.]
Assessing Provider-, Clinic-, and Structural-Level Barriers and Recommendations to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Uptake
No Longer the Exception, but the Standard
Interpersonal Violence and Contraceptive Method Use by Women Sex Workers
Transgender and Gender Diverse Community Connection, Help-Seeking, and Mental Health Among Black Transgender Women Who Have Survived Violence
Black transgender women are disproportionately affected by violence and poor care-delivery, contributing to poor mental health. Little is known regarding the effect of transgender and gender diverse (TGD) community connection (TCC) on health. This analysis (a) explores relationships between TCC, polyvictimization, and mental health and (b) analyzes how TCC influenced help-seeking following violent experiences among Black transgender women. Mixed-…
If the Partner Finds Out, then there’s Trouble’
Birth Control Sabotage Motivation and Measurement
Reproductive coercion (RC) is a type of intimate partner violence that includes birth control sabotage (BCS). We explored the perceived intent behind BCS to refine RC measurement, using a mixed-methods design with a clinic-based sample of Latina women (13 interviews; 482 surveys). Women perceived partners used BCS for reasons beyond pregnancy promotion. Specifically, 16.8% of participants reported any past-year RC; this decreased to 9.5% when ask…
Development of an HIV/STI and partner violence health promotion intervention for abused US Virgin Islands women
Women in the US Virgin Islands (USVI) experience intimate partner violence (IPV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) at disproportionate rates compared to women on the US mainland. Women in violent relationships report experiencing controlling behaviours that decrease their ability to negotiate for sex using condoms or to prevent unwanted pregnancies. Though several evidence-based interventions exist to prevent either IPV or HIV, few address t…
Promoting an Anti-Racist Approach to Address Illegal Sexual Behavior Among Black Young People in the United States
Sociodemographics and health-literacy as predictors of cervical cancer screening practices among Haitian women
Cervical cancer screening rates in Haiti are concerningly low. Access to health-related information and health literacy may be important determinants of engagement in cervical cancer screening. This study explored the relationship between sociodemographics,literacy, and sources of information on cervical cancer screening among Haitian women. A secondary data analysis was conducted using USAID Demographics and Health Survey Haiti household data fr…
Contraceptive Use Among Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence and Reproductive Coercion
Women experiencing reproductive coercion (RC) report more unintended pregnancies and mental health symptoms that can influence contraceptive use patterns. We examined associations between RC and contraceptive use among intimate partner violence (IPV) exposed women aged 18-35 ( N = 283). We tested depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and co-morbid depression and PTSD as effect modifiers. Though no association was found between RC and…
Examining the Role of Posttraumatic Stress and Depressive Symptoms in HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Motivation Among Women Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence
Uncertainty in Science and Among Early Career Investigators
This JAMA Forum discusses the current climate of uncertainty in scientific research and suggests mechanisms to support early career scientists
Invisible Tethers
There are significant differences in social network characteristics among women with and without IPV experiences. Trauma-informed interventions and services should acknowledge how network members might influence depression when engaging with women experiencing IPV
Medicine (23 obras) · Psychology (18 obras) · Poison control (16 obras) · Domestic violence (15 obras) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (13 obras) · Intimate Partner and Family Violence (13 obras) · Population (12 obras) · Environmental health (11 obras) · Suicide prevention (11 obras) · Family medicine (10 obras)