Bryan R Spencer
Biographic Data
| ID | 4452667 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bryan R Spencer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bryan R |
| FAMILY NAME | Spencer |
| SIGNATURE | SPENCER B R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Michigan–Flint |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9008-9154 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Spirituality and Well-Being
BACKGROUND: Spirituality is important for the well-being of marginalized women, offering strength amid adversity. However, even when women from poverty-stricken communities draw resilience from spirituality, they often continue to exhibit poorer health outcomes compared to dominant groups. OBJECTIVES: The Flint Women's Study was conducted to understand the needs, strengths, hopes, and solutions of women in Flint. This sub-study aims to 1) explore…
Spirituality and Well-Being
Beyond the Manuscript
Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action - Volume 18, Number 1, Spring 2024
Evaluating the Impact and Effectiveness of Flint's Community Ethics Review Board (CBOP-Cerb)
In recognition of the importance of evaluation for funding, research, and quality improvement, a longstanding Community Advisory Board in Flint Michigan embarked on a process to evaluate their impact. The Community-Based Organization Partners (CBOP)-Community Ethics Review Board (CERB) engaged a research team composed of an academic researcher (Solomon Cargill) and a community partner (Spencer) to obtain funding, design and implement an evaluatio…
Evaluating the Impact and Effectiveness of Flint's Community Ethics Review Board (CBOP-Cerb)
Evaluating the Impact and Effectiveness of Flint's Community Ethics Review Board (CBOP-CERB):A Pilot Study Stephanie Solomon Cargill, PhD, MSPH, Bryan Spencer, MHSA, CPS, and Briah Spencer, BA What Is the Purpose of this Study? • The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of a Community Advisory Board, called the Community Ethics Research Board (CERB) in Flint, Michigan. A community collaborative, Community Based Organization Partners (C…
We bounce back from the worst of the worst
Economically disadvantaged communities experience disproportionate health and social challenges relative to more affluent areas. This study describes ways women support and give back to their community in a minority-majority community experiencing social, economic and health challenges. We conducted qualitative interviews with 100 women and human service providers serving women in Flint, Genesee County, Michigan. Using methods aligned with commun…
Developing and maintaining intergenerational relationships in an economically vulnerable community
Few studies describe how community disadvantage impacts intergenerational relationships. Using interviews with women and service providers (n = 100), we explored benefits and challenges of intergenerational relationships in Flint, Michigan, an economically vulnerable community. Women valued relationships that increased social connections and generativity; however, few community resources promoted such relationships. Intergenerational relationship…
The Flint women’s study
Teenage pregnancy can have adverse social and health outcomes, and rates are high in Flint, Michigan as compared to the rest of the state and the USA. It is important to understand contributing factors to adolescent pregnancy to be able to better address this issue. This study examined qualitative data from interviews with 100 community members who participated in the Flint Women's Study, a study designed to better understand the hopes, dreams an…
Intersectionality, special populations, needs and suggestions
Efforts directed towards improving women's health and wellbeing should include perspectives and suggestions of diverse groups of women from the community. Acting on suggestions that emanate from the community's lived experiences may reduce inequalities in health and wellbeing
Early and sustained improvement in fatigue-related quality of life following red blood cell transfusion in outpatients
Protective effects of condoms
Protective effects of condoms: implications for public health. N Job-Spira, J Coste, B Spencer, and H FernandezCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.81.9.1212 Published Online: October 07, 2011
We bounce back from the worst of the worst
Economically disadvantaged communities experience disproportionate health and social challenges relative to more affluent areas. This study describes ways women support and give back to their community in a minority-majority community experiencing social, economic and health challenges. We conducted qualitative interviews with 100 women and human service providers serving women in Flint, Genesee County, Michigan. Using methods aligned with commun…
Protective effects of condoms
Protective effects of condoms: implications for public health. N Job-Spira, J Coste, B Spencer, and H FernandezCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.81.9.1212 Published Online: October 07, 2011
Intersectionality, special populations, needs and suggestions
Efforts directed towards improving women's health and wellbeing should include perspectives and suggestions of diverse groups of women from the community. Acting on suggestions that emanate from the community's lived experiences may reduce inequalities in health and wellbeing
Early and sustained improvement in fatigue-related quality of life following red blood cell transfusion in outpatients
The Flint women’s study
Teenage pregnancy can have adverse social and health outcomes, and rates are high in Flint, Michigan as compared to the rest of the state and the USA. It is important to understand contributing factors to adolescent pregnancy to be able to better address this issue. This study examined qualitative data from interviews with 100 community members who participated in the Flint Women's Study, a study designed to better understand the hopes, dreams an…
Developing and maintaining intergenerational relationships in an economically vulnerable community
Few studies describe how community disadvantage impacts intergenerational relationships. Using interviews with women and service providers (n = 100), we explored benefits and challenges of intergenerational relationships in Flint, Michigan, an economically vulnerable community. Women valued relationships that increased social connections and generativity; however, few community resources promoted such relationships. Intergenerational relationship…
We bounce back from the worst of the worst
Economically disadvantaged communities experience disproportionate health and social challenges relative to more affluent areas. This study describes ways women support and give back to their community in a minority-majority community experiencing social, economic and health challenges. We conducted qualitative interviews with 100 women and human service providers serving women in Flint, Genesee County, Michigan. Using methods aligned with commun…
Beyond the Manuscript
Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action - Volume 18, Number 1, Spring 2024
Evaluating the Impact and Effectiveness of Flint's Community Ethics Review Board (CBOP-Cerb)
In recognition of the importance of evaluation for funding, research, and quality improvement, a longstanding Community Advisory Board in Flint Michigan embarked on a process to evaluate their impact. The Community-Based Organization Partners (CBOP)-Community Ethics Review Board (CERB) engaged a research team composed of an academic researcher (Solomon Cargill) and a community partner (Spencer) to obtain funding, design and implement an evaluatio…
Evaluating the Impact and Effectiveness of Flint's Community Ethics Review Board (CBOP-Cerb)
Evaluating the Impact and Effectiveness of Flint's Community Ethics Review Board (CBOP-CERB):A Pilot Study Stephanie Solomon Cargill, PhD, MSPH, Bryan Spencer, MHSA, CPS, and Briah Spencer, BA What Is the Purpose of this Study? • The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of a Community Advisory Board, called the Community Ethics Research Board (CERB) in Flint, Michigan. A community collaborative, Community Based Organization Partners (C…
Spirituality and Well-Being
BACKGROUND: Spirituality is important for the well-being of marginalized women, offering strength amid adversity. However, even when women from poverty-stricken communities draw resilience from spirituality, they often continue to exhibit poorer health outcomes compared to dominant groups. OBJECTIVES: The Flint Women's Study was conducted to understand the needs, strengths, hopes, and solutions of women in Flint. This sub-study aims to 1) explore…
Spirituality and Well-Being
Medicine (8 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Community-based participatory research (6 works) · Participatory action research (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Gerontology (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Public relations (3 works)