Dana Williamson
Biographic Data
| ID | 4889841 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dana Williamson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dana |
| FAMILY NAME | Williamson |
| SIGNATURE | WILLIAMSON D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Emory University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Recognizing, reinforcing, and strengthening community capacity through researcher–community partnerships
Measuring Community Capacity Using an Environmental Justice Lens
Building capacity is fundamental for promoting development of local solutions and enacting broader policy change. However, in the field of environmental justice (EJ), understanding, measuring, and evaluating capacity from a theoretical lens are underutilized. In this study, we measure 10 dimensions of community capacity theory (CCT) and assess their salience in the EJ setting to influence policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) community change.…
Defining the Exposome Using Popular Education and Concept Mapping With Communities in Atlanta, Georgia
Introduction: The exposome concept provides a framework to better incorporate the environment into the study of health and disease and has been defined by academics to encompass all lifetime exposures including toxicants, diet, and lifestyle choices. However, initial applications of the exposome concept have been less apt at measuring social determinants of health, focusing primarily on conventional environmental exposures and lifestyle choices t…
Implementation of a community grant program to address community-driven environmental health concerns
Community-engaged approaches to research can increase trust, enhance the relevance and use of research, address issues of equity and justice, and increase community knowledge and capacity. The HERCULES Exposome Research Center sought to engage local Atlanta communities to learn about and address their self-identified environmental health concerns. To do this, HERCULES and their stakeholder partners collaboratively developed a community grant prog…
Home gardening and associations with fruit and vegetable intake and BMI
Objective: To understand who engages in home gardening and whether gardening is associated with fruit and vegetable intake and weight status. Design: A national cross-sectional survey. Setting: Online survey panel in the USA. Participants: Adults aged 18–75 years representing the US population with respect to gender, age, race/ethnicity, income and geographic region ( n 3889). Results: Approximately 30 % of survey respondents reported growing edi…
Understanding the pros and cons of organ donation decision-making
Increasing public commitment to organ donation is critical to improving donor kidney availability for end-stage renal disease patients desiring transplant. This study surveyed ( N = 1339) African Americans, measuring perceived pros relative to cons of organ donation, to evaluate an existing Transtheoretical Model decisional balance scale and associations between decisional balance and expressing donation intentions. Findings supported the existin…
Perspectives on Heavy Metal Soil Testing Among Community Gardeners in the United States
Community gardens offer numerous benefits, but there are also potential risks from exposure to chemical contaminants in the soil. Through the lens of the Theory of Planned Behavior, this mixed methods study examined community gardeners' beliefs and intentions to conduct heavy metal soil testing. The qualitative component involved five focus groups of community garden leaders in Atlanta, Georgia. Qualitative analysis of the focus group data reveal…
Understanding the pros and cons of organ donation decision-making
Increasing public commitment to organ donation is critical to improving donor kidney availability for end-stage renal disease patients desiring transplant. This study surveyed ( N = 1339) African Americans, measuring perceived pros relative to cons of organ donation, to evaluate an existing Transtheoretical Model decisional balance scale and associations between decisional balance and expressing donation intentions. Findings supported the existin…
Perspectives on Heavy Metal Soil Testing Among Community Gardeners in the United States
Community gardens offer numerous benefits, but there are also potential risks from exposure to chemical contaminants in the soil. Through the lens of the Theory of Planned Behavior, this mixed methods study examined community gardeners' beliefs and intentions to conduct heavy metal soil testing. The qualitative component involved five focus groups of community garden leaders in Atlanta, Georgia. Qualitative analysis of the focus group data reveal…
Implementation of a community grant program to address community-driven environmental health concerns
Community-engaged approaches to research can increase trust, enhance the relevance and use of research, address issues of equity and justice, and increase community knowledge and capacity. The HERCULES Exposome Research Center sought to engage local Atlanta communities to learn about and address their self-identified environmental health concerns. To do this, HERCULES and their stakeholder partners collaboratively developed a community grant prog…
Home gardening and associations with fruit and vegetable intake and BMI
Objective: To understand who engages in home gardening and whether gardening is associated with fruit and vegetable intake and weight status. Design: A national cross-sectional survey. Setting: Online survey panel in the USA. Participants: Adults aged 18–75 years representing the US population with respect to gender, age, race/ethnicity, income and geographic region ( n 3889). Results: Approximately 30 % of survey respondents reported growing edi…
Understanding the pros and cons of organ donation decision-making
Increasing public commitment to organ donation is critical to improving donor kidney availability for end-stage renal disease patients desiring transplant. This study surveyed ( N = 1339) African Americans, measuring perceived pros relative to cons of organ donation, to evaluate an existing Transtheoretical Model decisional balance scale and associations between decisional balance and expressing donation intentions. Findings supported the existin…
Defining the Exposome Using Popular Education and Concept Mapping With Communities in Atlanta, Georgia
Introduction: The exposome concept provides a framework to better incorporate the environment into the study of health and disease and has been defined by academics to encompass all lifetime exposures including toxicants, diet, and lifestyle choices. However, initial applications of the exposome concept have been less apt at measuring social determinants of health, focusing primarily on conventional environmental exposures and lifestyle choices t…
Measuring Community Capacity Using an Environmental Justice Lens
Building capacity is fundamental for promoting development of local solutions and enacting broader policy change. However, in the field of environmental justice (EJ), understanding, measuring, and evaluating capacity from a theoretical lens are underutilized. In this study, we measure 10 dimensions of community capacity theory (CCT) and assess their salience in the EJ setting to influence policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) community change.…
Recognizing, reinforcing, and strengthening community capacity through researcher–community partnerships
Medicine (6 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Community Health and Development (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Atlanta (2 works) · Community engagement (2 works) · Community organization (2 works) · Environmental justice (2 works) · Geography (2 works)