Elizabeth Jarpe‐ratner
Biographic Data
| ID | 4622573 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elizabeth Jarpe‐ratner |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elizabeth |
| FAMILY NAME | Jarpe‐ratner |
| SIGNATURE | RATNER E J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Illinois Chicago |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9618-9930 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Impact of a Chicago Public Schools Network Specialist Supporting Health and Wellness Policy Implementation on Student Grades
BACKGROUND: School health and wellness-related policies are associated with improvements in student health, but implementation varies. A Healthy Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Network Specialist position was developed to support policy implementation in one of 13 CPS elementary/middle school networks. This quasi-experimental study examines the impact of a Specialist position on student academic performance. METHODS: Self-reported grades were obtain…
An Evaluation of the Chicago Public Schools Gender Inclusivity Professional Learning Community for K-12 Teachers
An increasing number of K-12 public school students report holding lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex, or asexual or aromantic (LGBTQIA+) identities. And, we know these students are at significantly higher risk of experiencing a variety of negative health outcomes, especially transgender and gender expansive students who are at greatest risk. That said, a strong evidence-base demonstrates that LGBTQIA+ students in…
Formative research and development of a referral toolkit for sexual health services linkages within chicago public high schools
Linking adolescent students to sexual health services has been recommended to promote overall adolescent health and wellbeing. Support at the school level is needed to develop such linkages, particularly in large, urban districts. A series of focus groups and interviews were conducted in three high schools piloting sexual health services linkage efforts in Chicago Public Schools. Analytical strategy: All focus groups were recorded, transcribed, a…
Recovery and Response
BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic elevated mental health needs among students. As such, in 2022 Chicago Public Schools (CPS) introduced the Comprehensive Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Policy to deliver mental health awareness and services to all pK-12th grade students. While transitioning back to in-person learning, an evaluation was conducted in the 2022-2023 school year to identify current practices and barriers of delivery, and identify…
Advancing Condom Availability in Chicago Public Schools
BACKGROUND: Condom availability programs (CAPs) in schools are a strategy intended to reduce rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and unintended pregnancies among youth. Despite evidence on comprehensive sexual health education and contraceptives, these initiatives often face inconsistent implementation. CONTRIBUTION TO PRACTICE: This retrospective case study examines the evolution of CAP in Chicago Public Schools (CPS), emphasizing on…
Facilitators and Barriers to Implementing a Comprehensive Sexual Health Education Policy in Chicago Public Schools
BACKGROUND: In 2013, the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) district passed a policy requiring schools to deliver comprehensive sexual health education (SHE) to all K-12th grade students. A performance improvement case study was conducted in the 2019-2020 school year to evaluate the implementation of the policy and identify lessons learned to support implementation in schools. METHODS: Key informant interviews were conducted with 11 school principals a…
Initiating and Sustaining GSAs Across the District as Part of a Vision for Equity
BACKGROUND: Increasingly, there are calls for educational equity to explicitly include LGBTQ+ students, including the creation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ+) clubs, or Genders and Sexualities Alliances (GSAs), which are associated with positive outcomes for LGBTQ+ students and promote a safer school climate for all students. However, less is known about strategies to initiate and sustain GSAs. Chicago Public…
Examining Complex Program Adoption Decision-Making in a Health Pilot for U.S. Women Military Veterans
A single retrospective, qualitative case study was conducted to examine the decision-making factors that impacted the adoption of a women-specific health transition pilot as a permanent program. The pilot was adopted as a permanent program prior to completing all expected pilot sessions and before the final pilot evaluation report was produced. This study examined factors affecting the program adoption decision at the societal, organizational, in…
The Role of Wellness Teams in Promoting Health and Wellness Implementation Strategies in Elementary Schools in Chicago
BACKGROUND: Strategies used by wellness teams (WTs) to foster local wellness policy (LWP) implementation have been documented, yet there remains a need to better understand how WTs respond to district-level LWP requirements, particularly when bundled with additional health-related policies. This study's goal was to explore how WTs implement Healthy Chicago Public School (CPS), a district-led initiative focused on both LWP and other health policy …
Appreciative inquiry and the co-creation of an evaluation framework for Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (Echo) implementation
Viewing Sexual Health Education through the Lens of Critical Pedagogy
Comprehensive sexual health education (SHE) programs are being implemented in many state and local jurisdictions. Much research has focused on the strength and effectiveness of such programs. However, the experiences of teachers and students in their implementation is underexplored. A case study of the implementation of the SHE policy and curriculum in Chicago Public Schools sought to explore teachers' and students' experiences. Sixteen teachers …
How can we make LGBTQ+-inclusive sex education programmes truly inclusive? A case study of Chicago Public Schools’ policy and curriculum
In the USA, there has been a nationwide call for comprehensive sexual health education programs to be LGBTQ+-inclusive. The Chicago Public Schools (CPS) K-12 curriculum was intentionally designed to align with the National Sexuality Education Standards and to be inclusive of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning as well as other (LGBTQ+) identities (Chicago Public Schools, 2013). This case study of CPS’s policy and curriculum imple…
Understanding the Role of Academic Partners as Technical Assistance Providers
Universities may be well poised to support knowledge, skill, and capacity-building efforts to foster the development of multi-level interventions to address complex problems. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) engaged organizations interested in developing policy- and systems-level initiatives to address the drivers of precarious work in a six-meeting Action Learning (AL) process, in which the researchers served as technic…
Using child welfare assessments and latent class analysis to identify prevalence and comorbidity of parent service needs
Using child welfare assessments and latent class analysis to identify prevalence and comorbidity of parent service needs
Understanding the Role of Academic Partners as Technical Assistance Providers
Universities may be well poised to support knowledge, skill, and capacity-building efforts to foster the development of multi-level interventions to address complex problems. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) engaged organizations interested in developing policy- and systems-level initiatives to address the drivers of precarious work in a six-meeting Action Learning (AL) process, in which the researchers served as technic…
How can we make LGBTQ+-inclusive sex education programmes truly inclusive? A case study of Chicago Public Schools’ policy and curriculum
In the USA, there has been a nationwide call for comprehensive sexual health education programs to be LGBTQ+-inclusive. The Chicago Public Schools (CPS) K-12 curriculum was intentionally designed to align with the National Sexuality Education Standards and to be inclusive of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning as well as other (LGBTQ+) identities (Chicago Public Schools, 2013). This case study of CPS’s policy and curriculum imple…
Viewing Sexual Health Education through the Lens of Critical Pedagogy
Comprehensive sexual health education (SHE) programs are being implemented in many state and local jurisdictions. Much research has focused on the strength and effectiveness of such programs. However, the experiences of teachers and students in their implementation is underexplored. A case study of the implementation of the SHE policy and curriculum in Chicago Public Schools sought to explore teachers' and students' experiences. Sixteen teachers …
Appreciative inquiry and the co-creation of an evaluation framework for Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (Echo) implementation
The Role of Wellness Teams in Promoting Health and Wellness Implementation Strategies in Elementary Schools in Chicago
BACKGROUND: Strategies used by wellness teams (WTs) to foster local wellness policy (LWP) implementation have been documented, yet there remains a need to better understand how WTs respond to district-level LWP requirements, particularly when bundled with additional health-related policies. This study's goal was to explore how WTs implement Healthy Chicago Public School (CPS), a district-led initiative focused on both LWP and other health policy …
Facilitators and Barriers to Implementing a Comprehensive Sexual Health Education Policy in Chicago Public Schools
BACKGROUND: In 2013, the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) district passed a policy requiring schools to deliver comprehensive sexual health education (SHE) to all K-12th grade students. A performance improvement case study was conducted in the 2019-2020 school year to evaluate the implementation of the policy and identify lessons learned to support implementation in schools. METHODS: Key informant interviews were conducted with 11 school principals a…
Initiating and Sustaining GSAs Across the District as Part of a Vision for Equity
BACKGROUND: Increasingly, there are calls for educational equity to explicitly include LGBTQ+ students, including the creation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ+) clubs, or Genders and Sexualities Alliances (GSAs), which are associated with positive outcomes for LGBTQ+ students and promote a safer school climate for all students. However, less is known about strategies to initiate and sustain GSAs. Chicago Public…
Examining Complex Program Adoption Decision-Making in a Health Pilot for U.S. Women Military Veterans
A single retrospective, qualitative case study was conducted to examine the decision-making factors that impacted the adoption of a women-specific health transition pilot as a permanent program. The pilot was adopted as a permanent program prior to completing all expected pilot sessions and before the final pilot evaluation report was produced. This study examined factors affecting the program adoption decision at the societal, organizational, in…
Formative research and development of a referral toolkit for sexual health services linkages within chicago public high schools
Linking adolescent students to sexual health services has been recommended to promote overall adolescent health and wellbeing. Support at the school level is needed to develop such linkages, particularly in large, urban districts. A series of focus groups and interviews were conducted in three high schools piloting sexual health services linkage efforts in Chicago Public Schools. Analytical strategy: All focus groups were recorded, transcribed, a…
Recovery and Response
BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic elevated mental health needs among students. As such, in 2022 Chicago Public Schools (CPS) introduced the Comprehensive Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Policy to deliver mental health awareness and services to all pK-12th grade students. While transitioning back to in-person learning, an evaluation was conducted in the 2022-2023 school year to identify current practices and barriers of delivery, and identify…
Advancing Condom Availability in Chicago Public Schools
BACKGROUND: Condom availability programs (CAPs) in schools are a strategy intended to reduce rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and unintended pregnancies among youth. Despite evidence on comprehensive sexual health education and contraceptives, these initiatives often face inconsistent implementation. CONTRIBUTION TO PRACTICE: This retrospective case study examines the evolution of CAP in Chicago Public Schools (CPS), emphasizing on…
Impact of a Chicago Public Schools Network Specialist Supporting Health and Wellness Policy Implementation on Student Grades
BACKGROUND: School health and wellness-related policies are associated with improvements in student health, but implementation varies. A Healthy Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Network Specialist position was developed to support policy implementation in one of 13 CPS elementary/middle school networks. This quasi-experimental study examines the impact of a Specialist position on student academic performance. METHODS: Self-reported grades were obtain…
An Evaluation of the Chicago Public Schools Gender Inclusivity Professional Learning Community for K-12 Teachers
An increasing number of K-12 public school students report holding lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex, or asexual or aromantic (LGBTQIA+) identities. And, we know these students are at significantly higher risk of experiencing a variety of negative health outcomes, especially transgender and gender expansive students who are at greatest risk. That said, a strong evidence-base demonstrates that LGBTQIA+ students in…
Psychology (12 works) · Medicine (10 works) · Medical education (8 works) · Political science (8 works) · Nursing (7 works) · School Health and Nursing Education (7 works) · Pedagogy (6 works) · Public health (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (5 works)