Jemar R Bather
Biographic Data
| ID | 4426526 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jemar R Bather |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jemar R |
| FAMILY NAME | Bather |
| SIGNATURE | BATHER J R |
| AFFILIATIONS | New York University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0285-3678 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A community case study of pedestrian environment features of neighborhood walkability and built environment-related 311 service requests surrounding public housing developments serving low-income Bost…
Physical activity is a modifiable health behavior influenced by neighborhood walkability. In-person field audits of pedestrian environment features of neighborhood walkability were conducted at the start of an ongoing multilevel, multicomponent physical activity promotion intervention called Community Walks, taking place in 12 low-income public housing developments (PHDs) in Boston, MA, USA. Following these audits, we then explored alternative, r…
Proportion of fentanyl reports in illicit drug seizures and nonfatal overdose emergency department visits in the United States, 2021–2024
BACKGROUND: The increasing presence of fentanyl in the illicit drug supply has been associated with rising overdose mortality in the United States, but the extent to which it is associated with nonfatal overdose morbidity remains unknown. We examined the association between the proportion of fentanyl reports in illicit drug seizures and state-level rates of nonfatal overdose emergency department (ED) visits. METHODS: We conducted a longitudinal e…
Factors Associated with Deferred Enrollment in Master of Public Health Programs: An Analysis of 99,000 Accepted Students from 2013 to 2024
Racial discrimination and perceptions of police among US adults
BACKGROUND: Mistrust of law enforcement across the United States has implications for public health and safety. While direct police encounters shape perceptions of law enforcement, the influence of broader experiences with racial discrimination remains understudied. This study examined associations between racial discrimination and perceptions of police among US adults. METHODS: Data were from a web-based cross-sectional survey across 13 northeas…
Neighborhood opportunity and cellular senescence in a national sample of U.S. adults
Ghost gun recovery and firearm deaths in California, 2014–2023
BACKGROUND: We investigated whether ghost gun recovery rates are significantly associated with firearm mortality rates in the following year across California's 58 counties from 2014 to 2023. METHODS: We obtained yearly county-level data on ghost guns recovered in California from The Trace's Gun Violence Data Hub. County-level firearm death counts (total, suicide and homicide) were pulled from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Rest…
Racial Discrimination and Substance Use: Results from a 2023 Survey of Racism and Public Health in the United States
Background Racial/ethnic disparities in substance use outcomes continue to widen in the US. Despite increasing evidence of the myriad ways that racism impacts health, this has not been extensively studied with respect to substance use outcomes. The current study explores the association between self-reported exposure to racial discrimination across the life course and substance use disorders among US adults.Methods We analyzed data from a web-bas…
Place-based Opportunities and Physiological Stress: Understanding Neighborhood-level Disparities in Allostatic Load
Love after lockup: Examining the role of marriage, social status, and financial stress among formerly incarcerated individuals
Racial and Ethnic Composition of Departments of Health Policy & Management and Health Education & Behavioral Sciences
The diversity of racial/ethnic representation in the health services and policy research (HSPR) workforce plays a crucial role in addressing the health needs of underserved populations. We assessed changes (between 2012 and 2022) in the racial/ethnic composition of students and faculty from departments of Health Policy & Management (HPM) and Health Education & Behavioral Sciences (HEBS) among the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Heal…
Unpacking Public Health Implications of the 2023 Supreme Court Ruling on Race-Conscious Admissions
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Unpacking Public Health Implications of the 2023 Supreme Court Ruling on Race-Conscious Admissions
Love after lockup: Examining the role of marriage, social status, and financial stress among formerly incarcerated individuals
Racial and Ethnic Composition of Departments of Health Policy & Management and Health Education & Behavioral Sciences
The diversity of racial/ethnic representation in the health services and policy research (HSPR) workforce plays a crucial role in addressing the health needs of underserved populations. We assessed changes (between 2012 and 2022) in the racial/ethnic composition of students and faculty from departments of Health Policy & Management (HPM) and Health Education & Behavioral Sciences (HEBS) among the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Heal…
Racial Discrimination and Substance Use: Results from a 2023 Survey of Racism and Public Health in the United States
Background Racial/ethnic disparities in substance use outcomes continue to widen in the US. Despite increasing evidence of the myriad ways that racism impacts health, this has not been extensively studied with respect to substance use outcomes. The current study explores the association between self-reported exposure to racial discrimination across the life course and substance use disorders among US adults.Methods We analyzed data from a web-bas…
Place-based Opportunities and Physiological Stress: Understanding Neighborhood-level Disparities in Allostatic Load
A community case study of pedestrian environment features of neighborhood walkability and built environment-related 311 service requests surrounding public housing developments serving low-income Bost…
Physical activity is a modifiable health behavior influenced by neighborhood walkability. In-person field audits of pedestrian environment features of neighborhood walkability were conducted at the start of an ongoing multilevel, multicomponent physical activity promotion intervention called Community Walks, taking place in 12 low-income public housing developments (PHDs) in Boston, MA, USA. Following these audits, we then explored alternative, r…
Proportion of fentanyl reports in illicit drug seizures and nonfatal overdose emergency department visits in the United States, 2021–2024
BACKGROUND: The increasing presence of fentanyl in the illicit drug supply has been associated with rising overdose mortality in the United States, but the extent to which it is associated with nonfatal overdose morbidity remains unknown. We examined the association between the proportion of fentanyl reports in illicit drug seizures and state-level rates of nonfatal overdose emergency department (ED) visits. METHODS: We conducted a longitudinal e…
Factors Associated with Deferred Enrollment in Master of Public Health Programs: An Analysis of 99,000 Accepted Students from 2013 to 2024
Racial discrimination and perceptions of police among US adults
BACKGROUND: Mistrust of law enforcement across the United States has implications for public health and safety. While direct police encounters shape perceptions of law enforcement, the influence of broader experiences with racial discrimination remains understudied. This study examined associations between racial discrimination and perceptions of police among US adults. METHODS: Data were from a web-based cross-sectional survey across 13 northeas…
Neighborhood opportunity and cellular senescence in a national sample of U.S. adults
Ghost gun recovery and firearm deaths in California, 2014–2023
BACKGROUND: We investigated whether ghost gun recovery rates are significantly associated with firearm mortality rates in the following year across California's 58 counties from 2014 to 2023. METHODS: We obtained yearly county-level data on ghost guns recovered in California from The Trace's Gun Violence Data Hub. County-level firearm death counts (total, suicide and homicide) were pulled from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Rest…
Medicine (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Public health (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Ethnic group (3 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Health promotion (3 works) · Injury prevention (3 works) · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research (3 works)