Wanda Martin Burton
Biographic Data
| ID | 5144912 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Wanda Martin Burton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Wanda Martin |
| FAMILY NAME | Burton |
| SIGNATURE | BURTON W M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Alabama |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9576-1862 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Beyond biology
Hypertension remains a leading modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in the United States. Despite advances in detection and treatment, disparities in hypertension prevalence, control, and outcomes persist across racial, gender, and geographic lines, particularly in the rural Deep South. To examine the associations between race, gender, age, and geography on systolic and diastolic blood pressure among adult patients in…
Exploring gendered racism and the mental health of rural Black women
Background Gendered racial microaggressions adversely impact Black college women’s mental health, but less is known about rural Black women’s mental health. Objective Examine the association between gendered racism, depression, and psychological distress. Methods This cross-sectional study included 200 rural Black women from the Southeastern United States. Gendered racism was assessed using the Gendered Racial Microaggressions scale (GRMS). Linea…
Exploring the psychometric characteristics of the Gendered Racial Microaggressions Scale in Black college women
The GRMS exhibited acceptable psychometric properties and can be used to understand the progression and nature of GRMs as a construct and to identify individuals who experience different frequencies and stress appraisals of GRMs. This instrument warrants use and exploration in future research. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
Challenges to Providing Integrated HIV Prevention in Substance Use Treatment Settings
INTRODUCTION: Substance use treatment settings can play a critical role in ending the HIV epidemic. Community-based methadone clinics are potentially useful sites to offer biomedical HIV prevention, but little is known about how clinicians and other clinic staff communicate with patients about sexual behavior and HIV-related topics. METHODS: Thirty semi-structured interviews were conducted at two methadone clinics in Northern New Jersey. Particip…
Why aren’t you on PrEP? You’re a gay man’
Public health models and medical interventions have often failed to consider the impact of reductionist HIV 'risk' discourse on how sexual minority men interpret, enact and embody biomedical knowledge in the context of sexual encounters. The aim of this study was to use an anthropological lens to examine sexual minority men's perception of HIV risk and experience within the medical system in order to examine the influence of risk discourse on the…
Gendered racial microaggressions and black college women
Objective: We assessed the association between gendered racism, the simultaneous experience of sexism and racism, depression, and psychological distress in Black college women using an intersectional instrument, the gendered racial microaggression scale. Participants: Black college women enrolled at a predominantly white institution (PWI) in the southeastern U.S. (N = 164, response rate = 77%, mean age 21.67). Methods: We used a cross-sectional s…
Slut-shaming and victim-blaming
Sexual violence is a significant public health issue on US college campuses. This qualitative study aimed to better understand college student perceptions of sexual violence and bystander intervention. Gendered group and individual interviews were conducted with male (n = 3) and female (n = 12) undergraduates. Eight major themes emerged which included slut shaming; victim blaming; the preventive power of social networks; the importance of family …
Gendered racial microaggressions and black college women
Objective: We assessed the association between gendered racism, the simultaneous experience of sexism and racism, depression, and psychological distress in Black college women using an intersectional instrument, the gendered racial microaggression scale. Participants: Black college women enrolled at a predominantly white institution (PWI) in the southeastern U.S. (N = 164, response rate = 77%, mean age 21.67). Methods: We used a cross-sectional s…
Slut-shaming and victim-blaming
Sexual violence is a significant public health issue on US college campuses. This qualitative study aimed to better understand college student perceptions of sexual violence and bystander intervention. Gendered group and individual interviews were conducted with male (n = 3) and female (n = 12) undergraduates. Eight major themes emerged which included slut shaming; victim blaming; the preventive power of social networks; the importance of family …
Gendered racial microaggressions and black college women
Objective: We assessed the association between gendered racism, the simultaneous experience of sexism and racism, depression, and psychological distress in Black college women using an intersectional instrument, the gendered racial microaggression scale. Participants: Black college women enrolled at a predominantly white institution (PWI) in the southeastern U.S. (N = 164, response rate = 77%, mean age 21.67). Methods: We used a cross-sectional s…
Challenges to Providing Integrated HIV Prevention in Substance Use Treatment Settings
INTRODUCTION: Substance use treatment settings can play a critical role in ending the HIV epidemic. Community-based methadone clinics are potentially useful sites to offer biomedical HIV prevention, but little is known about how clinicians and other clinic staff communicate with patients about sexual behavior and HIV-related topics. METHODS: Thirty semi-structured interviews were conducted at two methadone clinics in Northern New Jersey. Particip…
Why aren’t you on PrEP? You’re a gay man’
Public health models and medical interventions have often failed to consider the impact of reductionist HIV 'risk' discourse on how sexual minority men interpret, enact and embody biomedical knowledge in the context of sexual encounters. The aim of this study was to use an anthropological lens to examine sexual minority men's perception of HIV risk and experience within the medical system in order to examine the influence of risk discourse on the…
Exploring gendered racism and the mental health of rural Black women
Background Gendered racial microaggressions adversely impact Black college women’s mental health, but less is known about rural Black women’s mental health. Objective Examine the association between gendered racism, depression, and psychological distress. Methods This cross-sectional study included 200 rural Black women from the Southeastern United States. Gendered racism was assessed using the Gendered Racial Microaggressions scale (GRMS). Linea…
Exploring the psychometric characteristics of the Gendered Racial Microaggressions Scale in Black college women
The GRMS exhibited acceptable psychometric properties and can be used to understand the progression and nature of GRMs as a construct and to identify individuals who experience different frequencies and stress appraisals of GRMs. This instrument warrants use and exploration in future research. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
Beyond biology
Hypertension remains a leading modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in the United States. Despite advances in detection and treatment, disparities in hypertension prevalence, control, and outcomes persist across racial, gender, and geographic lines, particularly in the rural Deep South. To examine the associations between race, gender, age, and geography on systolic and diastolic blood pressure among adult patients in…
Psychiatry (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Racism (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Family medicine (2 works)