Latisha Curtis
Biographic Data
| ID | 5016787 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Latisha Curtis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Latisha |
| FAMILY NAME | Curtis |
| SIGNATURE | CURTIS L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Georgetown University |
| ORCID | 0009-0008-3851-0782 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Covid-19 Pandemic-Related Stressors and Black Mothers’ Mental Health
We conducted a convergent mixed-methods study to assess the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on Black mothers’ mental health. Black mothers ( N = 88) completed measures of pandemic-related stressors, mental health, racial centrality, and social support; 44 mothers participated in focus groups assessing mothers’ pandemic-related stressors and coping strategies. Results of bootstrapped hierarchical linear regression analyses showed that pandemic-…
Black mothers' ethnic–racial socialization one year after highly publicized anti‐Black murders during the pandemic
Although research on ethnic-racial socialization is well established, limited studies have examined the influence of specific, highly publicized anti-Black murders. We assessed Black mothers' (N = 12, mean age = 37.45) concerns and ethnic-racial socialization with adolescents aged 11-18 years old approximately 1 year following the murders of George Floyd and other unarmed Black people. Researchers generated the following themes using reflexive th…
Leveraging the Expertise of the Community
The rise in child and adolescent mental health concerns has led to the need for an expanded workforce to meet the needs of our nation's families. Peer paraprofessionals (PPs) have proven to be impactful in the areas of adult mental health (MH) and substance use disorders, and for persons with chronic medical conditions. PPs can contribute to addressing child, adolescent, and family MH needs by being deployed in community settings and providing bo…
It was Just Good to Have an Outlet for Other Parents to Talk to”
Covid-19 Pandemic-Related Stressors and Black Mothers’ Mental Health
We conducted a convergent mixed-methods study to assess the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on Black mothers’ mental health. Black mothers ( N = 88) completed measures of pandemic-related stressors, mental health, racial centrality, and social support; 44 mothers participated in focus groups assessing mothers’ pandemic-related stressors and coping strategies. Results of bootstrapped hierarchical linear regression analyses showed that pandemic-…
Black mothers' ethnic–racial socialization one year after highly publicized anti‐Black murders during the pandemic
Although research on ethnic-racial socialization is well established, limited studies have examined the influence of specific, highly publicized anti-Black murders. We assessed Black mothers' (N = 12, mean age = 37.45) concerns and ethnic-racial socialization with adolescents aged 11-18 years old approximately 1 year following the murders of George Floyd and other unarmed Black people. Researchers generated the following themes using reflexive th…
Leveraging the Expertise of the Community
The rise in child and adolescent mental health concerns has led to the need for an expanded workforce to meet the needs of our nation's families. Peer paraprofessionals (PPs) have proven to be impactful in the areas of adult mental health (MH) and substance use disorders, and for persons with chronic medical conditions. PPs can contribute to addressing child, adolescent, and family MH needs by being deployed in community settings and providing bo…
It was Just Good to Have an Outlet for Other Parents to Talk to”
Black mothers' ethnic–racial socialization one year after highly publicized anti‐Black murders during the pandemic
Although research on ethnic-racial socialization is well established, limited studies have examined the influence of specific, highly publicized anti-Black murders. We assessed Black mothers' (N = 12, mean age = 37.45) concerns and ethnic-racial socialization with adolescents aged 11-18 years old approximately 1 year following the murders of George Floyd and other unarmed Black people. Researchers generated the following themes using reflexive th…
Covid-19 Pandemic-Related Stressors and Black Mothers’ Mental Health
We conducted a convergent mixed-methods study to assess the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on Black mothers’ mental health. Black mothers ( N = 88) completed measures of pandemic-related stressors, mental health, racial centrality, and social support; 44 mothers participated in focus groups assessing mothers’ pandemic-related stressors and coping strategies. Results of bootstrapped hierarchical linear regression analyses showed that pandemic-…
Medicine (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Mental health (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 (2 works) · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (2 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Pandemic (2 works) · 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak (1 work)