B N Morey
Biographic Data
| ID | 51706 |
|---|---|
| NAME | B N Morey |
| GIVEN NAMES | B N |
| FAMILY NAME | Morey |
| SIGNATURE | MOREY B N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Irvine |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2637-1227 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 30 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 125 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 30 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Bridging work: Community health workers’ role as a continuum of building, guiding, sustaining and transforming the path to health equity
Community Health Workers (CHW) are commonly conceptualized as a 'bridge' that connects the community to health-related systems and resources for which they have historically and contemporarily experienced systemic barriers to accessing. Nonetheless, the nuances of the bridge role remain underexamined. The bridge metaphor, by the static nature of a bridge, can overlook the dynamic and relational aspects of CHWs' work beyond simple liaison function…
Structural supports and challenges for community health worker models: Lessons from the Covid-19 response in Orange County, California
Public health relied on community health workers (CHWs) during the COVID-19 pandemic to connect with the most vulnerable communities, which saved lives and addressed inequities. Understanding the structural factors that supported and hindered the success of CHWs is essential for building a stronger public health infrastructure in the future. We analyzed semi-structured, in-depth interviews with 15 institutional representatives and policymakers wh…
Differential Role of Multi-Dimensional Sleep Health on Cardiovascular Risk by Race and Ethnicity in U.S. Adults
Engaging Residents to Address Environmental Injustices and Socioecological Factors in Boyle Heights
This study suggests the need to address factors at the personal, interpersonal, organizational, and community levels to increase civic engagement among predominantly Hispanic/Latino communities to advocate for clean air and relevant environmental justice issues affecting vulnerable neighborhoods
Risk of sleep apnea associated with higher blood pressure among Chinese and Korean Americans
NCT03481296, date of registration: 3/29/2018
Democratizing Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Data: Examining Community Accessibility of Data for Health and the Social Drivers of Health
Making data accessible to communities is essential for developing community-driven solutions to address health inequities. In this analytic essay, we highlight the importance of democratizing data for Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (NHPIs)—diverse populations that historically have had little access to their data—in the context of achieving equity in health and the social drivers of health. We provide a framework for evaluating community …
Risk of Sleep Apnea Is Associated with Abdominal Obesity Among Asian Americans: Comparing Waist-to-Hip Ratio and Body Mass Index
A validation study for measuring Asian- and Hispanic-serving sociocultural institutions in neighborhoods using business listing data and potential implications for health
Practical Qualitative Data Analysis for Public Health Research: A Guide to a Team-Based Approach With Flexible Coding
Qualitative research is important to advance health equity as it offers nuanced insights into structural determinants of health inequities, amplifies the voices of communities directly affected by health inequities, and informs community-based interventions. The scale and frequency of public health crises have accelerated in recent years (e.g., pandemic, environmental disasters, climate change). The field of public health research and practice wo…
Community Activation to TrAnsform Local sYSTems (Catalyst): A Qualitative Study Protocol
Community Health Workers, promotores, and navigators (henceforth, CHWs) emerged as critical members of the public health workforce addressing social, economic, and health inequities worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic. While there is increased appreciation for and utilization of CHW models, and recognition of the importance of tailoring and innovating these models during the pandemic, few studies have examined the processes of change by which CHW m…
Acculturation and self-rated health among Chinese and Korean immigrants aged 49 to 75
Background Given the rapidly growing Asian populations in the U.S. due to immigration, and the aging demographic of Asian immigrants, it is crucial to understand how acculturation shapes health among older adult Asian immigrants. We study the relationship between acculturation and self-rated health (SRH) and moderating roles of age and Asian subgroup. Methods Our cross-sectional study consisted of 200 Chinese and 200 Korean immigrants aged 49–75 …
Mixed-Immigration Status Families During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Introduction: To understand how mixed-immigration status families-families with a mixture of people with and without documentation-in the United States (U.S.) fared during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, this study highlights how health inequities were exacerbated during the height of the pandemic due to the implementation of anti-immigration policies such as Public Charge Rule, which stipulates that receiving public benefits is grounds for …
Acculturation and Cardiometabolic Abnormalities Among Chinese and Korean Americans
Mental health symptoms following the January 6th attack on the United States Capitol
Lost on the frontline, and lost in the data: Covid-19 deaths among Filipinx healthcare workers in the United States
Background Filipinx Americans working in healthcare are at risk for COVID-19 death but lack consistent mortality data on healthcare worker deaths. The lack of disaggregated data for Asian subgroups proliferates anti-Asian structural racism as the needs of high-risk groups are systematically undetected to merit a proper public health response. We work around this aggregated data problem by examining how the overrepresentation of Filipinxs in healt…
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander alcohol, tobacco and other drug use, mental health and treatment need in the United States during Covid ‐19
Correlates of Undiagnosed Hypertension Among Chinese and Korean American Immigrants
Health selection on self-rated health and the healthy migrant effect: Baseline and 1-year results from the health of Philippine Emigrants Study
Studies of migration and health focus on a “healthy migrant effect” whereby migrants are healthier than individuals not migrating. Health selection remains the popular explanation of this phenomenon. However, studies are mixed on whether selection occurs and typically examine migrants post-departure. This study used a novel pre-migration dataset to identify which health and social domains differ between migrants and their non-migrant counterparts…
Food Insecurity and Type 2 Diabetes Among Latinos: Examining Neighborhood Cohesion as a Protective Factor
Qualitative work has found that Latino food pantry recipients share food and reciprocally provide social support to their food-insecure neighbors. These findings suggest that neighborhood cohesion (NC) may serve as an important community-level resource that Latinos utilize as a coping mechanism when food-insecure. High levels of NC may be a proxy for instrumental support outside the household and act as a buffer against the adverse health effects…
A Measure of Hope: New Questions for Postpandemic Rebuilding
Neighborhood Contexts and Breast Cancer Among Asian American Women
Disparities in Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Covid-19 Mortality: A Community-Driven Data Response
As of March 2021, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (NHPIs) in the United States have lost more than 800 lives to COVID-19—the highest per capita death rate in 18 of 20 US states reporting NHPI deaths. However, NHPI risks are overlooked in policy discussions. We discuss the NHPI COVID-19 Data Policy Lab and dashboard, featuring the disproportionate COVID-19 mortality burden for NHPIs. The Lab democratized NHPI data, developed community infra…
Symbolic disempowerment and Donald Trump's 2016 presidential election: Mental health responses among Latinx and white populations
The 2016 election of United States (U.S.) President Donald Trump was a political event that may have affected population-level mental health. A prominent theme in the Trump election was anti-immigrant policy that contributed to a racist and xenophobic sociopolitical climate. Applying a symbolic dis/empowerment framework, this study examines whether there was an effect of the Trump election on the mental health of the U.S. population that differed…
The central role of social support in the health of Chinese and Korean American immigrants
Prior research contends that social support positively influences health by optimizing individuals' psychological processes such as appraisals, emotions, and sense of control-known as stress-buffering effects. This study tests this theoretical concept by examining whether the association between social support and health can be explained by the psychological processes of perceived stress and distress among Chinese and Korean American immigrants. …
Ethnic enclaves, discrimination, and stress among Asian American women: Differences by nativity and time in the United States
This study highlights how ethnic enclaves are associated with discrimination and stress experiences differently, depending on nativity and time in the United States. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved)
Mechanisms by Which Anti-Immigrant Stigma Exacerbates Racial/Ethnic Health Disparities
Anti-immigrant rhetoric and political actions gained prominence and public support before, during, and after the 2016 presidential election. This anti-immigrant political environment threatens to increase health disparities among undocumented persons, immigrant groups, and people of color. I discuss the mechanisms by which anti-immigrant stigma exacerbates racial/ethnic health disparities through increasing multilevel discrimination and stress, d…
Community-level prejudice and mortality among immigrant groups
Citizenship as Privilege and Social Identity: Implications for Psychological Distress
Citizenship is both a system of privilege and a source of social identity. This study examines whether there are disparities in psychological distress between citizens and noncitizens, and whether these disparities may be explained by markers of social disadvantage (e.g., poverty, discrimination) or perceptions of success in the United States (i.e., subjective social status). We analyze data from the Asian subsample ( n = 2,095) of the National L…
Ethnic enclaves, discrimination, and stress among Asian American women: Differences by nativity and time in the United States
This study highlights how ethnic enclaves are associated with discrimination and stress experiences differently, depending on nativity and time in the United States. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved)
Symbolic disempowerment and Donald Trump's 2016 presidential election: Mental health responses among Latinx and white populations
The 2016 election of United States (U.S.) President Donald Trump was a political event that may have affected population-level mental health. A prominent theme in the Trump election was anti-immigrant policy that contributed to a racist and xenophobic sociopolitical climate. Applying a symbolic dis/empowerment framework, this study examines whether there was an effect of the Trump election on the mental health of the U.S. population that differed…
Disparities in Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Covid-19 Mortality: A Community-Driven Data Response
As of March 2021, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (NHPIs) in the United States have lost more than 800 lives to COVID-19—the highest per capita death rate in 18 of 20 US states reporting NHPI deaths. However, NHPI risks are overlooked in policy discussions. We discuss the NHPI COVID-19 Data Policy Lab and dashboard, featuring the disproportionate COVID-19 mortality burden for NHPIs. The Lab democratized NHPI data, developed community infra…
Heterogeneity in Migrant Health Selection: The Role of Immigrant Visas
This study proposes that visa status is an important construct that is central to understanding how health selection occurs among immigrants. We used the 2017 baseline survey data of the Health of Philippine Emigrants Study ( n = 1,632) to compare the health of nonmigrants remaining in the Philippines and migrants surveyed prior to migration to the United States. Furthermore, we compared migrant health by visa type: limited family reunification, …
The central role of social support in the health of Chinese and Korean American immigrants
Prior research contends that social support positively influences health by optimizing individuals' psychological processes such as appraisals, emotions, and sense of control-known as stress-buffering effects. This study tests this theoretical concept by examining whether the association between social support and health can be explained by the psychological processes of perceived stress and distress among Chinese and Korean American immigrants. …
Practical Qualitative Data Analysis for Public Health Research: A Guide to a Team-Based Approach With Flexible Coding
Qualitative research is important to advance health equity as it offers nuanced insights into structural determinants of health inequities, amplifies the voices of communities directly affected by health inequities, and informs community-based interventions. The scale and frequency of public health crises have accelerated in recent years (e.g., pandemic, environmental disasters, climate change). The field of public health research and practice wo…
Community Activation to TrAnsform Local sYSTems (Catalyst): A Qualitative Study Protocol
Community Health Workers, promotores, and navigators (henceforth, CHWs) emerged as critical members of the public health workforce addressing social, economic, and health inequities worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic. While there is increased appreciation for and utilization of CHW models, and recognition of the importance of tailoring and innovating these models during the pandemic, few studies have examined the processes of change by which CHW m…
Mental health symptoms following the January 6th attack on the United States Capitol
A Measure of Hope: New Questions for Postpandemic Rebuilding
Environmental Justice for Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in Los Angeles County
This study aims to contribute to environmental justice research by examining how Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (NHPIs), a relatively small minority group, are disproportionately impacted by environmental toxins. Proximity to three different environmental hazards is considered: toxic waste, industrial air pollution, and freeways. 2010 U.S. Census, Superfund, Toxic Release Inventory, and Los Angeles Department of Regional Planning data are…
Citizenship as Privilege and Social Identity: Implications for Psychological Distress
Citizenship is both a system of privilege and a source of social identity. This study examines whether there are disparities in psychological distress between citizens and noncitizens, and whether these disparities may be explained by markers of social disadvantage (e.g., poverty, discrimination) or perceptions of success in the United States (i.e., subjective social status). We analyze data from the Asian subsample ( n = 2,095) of the National L…
Mechanisms by Which Anti-Immigrant Stigma Exacerbates Racial/Ethnic Health Disparities
Anti-immigrant rhetoric and political actions gained prominence and public support before, during, and after the 2016 presidential election. This anti-immigrant political environment threatens to increase health disparities among undocumented persons, immigrant groups, and people of color. I discuss the mechanisms by which anti-immigrant stigma exacerbates racial/ethnic health disparities through increasing multilevel discrimination and stress, d…
Community-level prejudice and mortality among immigrant groups
Ethnic enclaves, discrimination, and stress among Asian American women: Differences by nativity and time in the United States
This study highlights how ethnic enclaves are associated with discrimination and stress experiences differently, depending on nativity and time in the United States. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved)
Heterogeneity in Migrant Health Selection: The Role of Immigrant Visas
This study proposes that visa status is an important construct that is central to understanding how health selection occurs among immigrants. We used the 2017 baseline survey data of the Health of Philippine Emigrants Study ( n = 1,632) to compare the health of nonmigrants remaining in the Philippines and migrants surveyed prior to migration to the United States. Furthermore, we compared migrant health by visa type: limited family reunification, …
Neighborhood Contexts and Breast Cancer Among Asian American Women
Disparities in Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Covid-19 Mortality: A Community-Driven Data Response
As of March 2021, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (NHPIs) in the United States have lost more than 800 lives to COVID-19—the highest per capita death rate in 18 of 20 US states reporting NHPI deaths. However, NHPI risks are overlooked in policy discussions. We discuss the NHPI COVID-19 Data Policy Lab and dashboard, featuring the disproportionate COVID-19 mortality burden for NHPIs. The Lab democratized NHPI data, developed community infra…
Symbolic disempowerment and Donald Trump's 2016 presidential election: Mental health responses among Latinx and white populations
The 2016 election of United States (U.S.) President Donald Trump was a political event that may have affected population-level mental health. A prominent theme in the Trump election was anti-immigrant policy that contributed to a racist and xenophobic sociopolitical climate. Applying a symbolic dis/empowerment framework, this study examines whether there was an effect of the Trump election on the mental health of the U.S. population that differed…
The central role of social support in the health of Chinese and Korean American immigrants
Prior research contends that social support positively influences health by optimizing individuals' psychological processes such as appraisals, emotions, and sense of control-known as stress-buffering effects. This study tests this theoretical concept by examining whether the association between social support and health can be explained by the psychological processes of perceived stress and distress among Chinese and Korean American immigrants. …
Lost on the frontline, and lost in the data: Covid-19 deaths among Filipinx healthcare workers in the United States
Background Filipinx Americans working in healthcare are at risk for COVID-19 death but lack consistent mortality data on healthcare worker deaths. The lack of disaggregated data for Asian subgroups proliferates anti-Asian structural racism as the needs of high-risk groups are systematically undetected to merit a proper public health response. We work around this aggregated data problem by examining how the overrepresentation of Filipinxs in healt…
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander alcohol, tobacco and other drug use, mental health and treatment need in the United States during Covid ‐19
Correlates of Undiagnosed Hypertension Among Chinese and Korean American Immigrants
Health selection on self-rated health and the healthy migrant effect: Baseline and 1-year results from the health of Philippine Emigrants Study
Studies of migration and health focus on a “healthy migrant effect” whereby migrants are healthier than individuals not migrating. Health selection remains the popular explanation of this phenomenon. However, studies are mixed on whether selection occurs and typically examine migrants post-departure. This study used a novel pre-migration dataset to identify which health and social domains differ between migrants and their non-migrant counterparts…
Food Insecurity and Type 2 Diabetes Among Latinos: Examining Neighborhood Cohesion as a Protective Factor
Qualitative work has found that Latino food pantry recipients share food and reciprocally provide social support to their food-insecure neighbors. These findings suggest that neighborhood cohesion (NC) may serve as an important community-level resource that Latinos utilize as a coping mechanism when food-insecure. High levels of NC may be a proxy for instrumental support outside the household and act as a buffer against the adverse health effects…
A Measure of Hope: New Questions for Postpandemic Rebuilding
Acculturation and self-rated health among Chinese and Korean immigrants aged 49 to 75
Background Given the rapidly growing Asian populations in the U.S. due to immigration, and the aging demographic of Asian immigrants, it is crucial to understand how acculturation shapes health among older adult Asian immigrants. We study the relationship between acculturation and self-rated health (SRH) and moderating roles of age and Asian subgroup. Methods Our cross-sectional study consisted of 200 Chinese and 200 Korean immigrants aged 49–75 …
Mixed-Immigration Status Families During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Introduction: To understand how mixed-immigration status families-families with a mixture of people with and without documentation-in the United States (U.S.) fared during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, this study highlights how health inequities were exacerbated during the height of the pandemic due to the implementation of anti-immigration policies such as Public Charge Rule, which stipulates that receiving public benefits is grounds for …
Acculturation and Cardiometabolic Abnormalities Among Chinese and Korean Americans
Mental health symptoms following the January 6th attack on the United States Capitol
Engaging Residents to Address Environmental Injustices and Socioecological Factors in Boyle Heights
This study suggests the need to address factors at the personal, interpersonal, organizational, and community levels to increase civic engagement among predominantly Hispanic/Latino communities to advocate for clean air and relevant environmental justice issues affecting vulnerable neighborhoods
Risk of sleep apnea associated with higher blood pressure among Chinese and Korean Americans
NCT03481296, date of registration: 3/29/2018
Democratizing Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Data: Examining Community Accessibility of Data for Health and the Social Drivers of Health
Making data accessible to communities is essential for developing community-driven solutions to address health inequities. In this analytic essay, we highlight the importance of democratizing data for Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (NHPIs)—diverse populations that historically have had little access to their data—in the context of achieving equity in health and the social drivers of health. We provide a framework for evaluating community …
Risk of Sleep Apnea Is Associated with Abdominal Obesity Among Asian Americans: Comparing Waist-to-Hip Ratio and Body Mass Index
A validation study for measuring Asian- and Hispanic-serving sociocultural institutions in neighborhoods using business listing data and potential implications for health
Medicine (25 works) · Sociology (19 works) · Political science (17 works) · Demography (14 works) · Environmental health (13 works) · Geography (13 works) · Population (13 works) · Gerontology (12 works) · Public health (12 works) · Ethnic group (11 works)