D J Gla
Biographic Data
| ID | 51790 |
|---|---|
| NAME | D J Gla |
| GIVEN NAMES | D J |
| FAMILY NAME | Gla |
| SIGNATURE | GLA D J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Toronto |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0788-709X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A Bayesian Modeling Approach to Optimize Longitudinal Biomarker Sampling Schedules Using Hormonal Data
Relationships Among Maternal Epstein–Barr Virus Antibodies, Covid ‐19, and Stress in Mothers up to 1‐Year Postpartum
OBJECTIVES: Both psychosocial stress and current infection can increase the likelihood of reactivation of latent Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). Pregnancy and infection with SARS-CoV-2 can be stressful and modulate immune function. However, it is unknown how SARS-CoV-2 infection and stress further interact among postpartum women to affect EBV antigen and antibody expression. METHODS: We examined associations among COVID-19 diagnosis, self-reported stre…
Health among sexual and gender minority people affected by armed conflict and forced displacement: Call for a biocultural and minority stress framework
Beyond saturation: A qualitative framework for operationalizing respondent sampling (Q-Fors) for data adequacy
Doing Science With Our Grandmother's Wisdom: A Worldview Integrating Sociality, Diversity, and Observant Meaning‐Making
The contemporary moment is defined and marred by geopolitical sorrow‐with genocide in Gaza, and wars in Sudan and Ukraine to mention some‐devastating the lives of millions of people. The resulting geopolitical, ecological, communal, and personal devastation will last for generations in concrete and substantive ways, as the legacy of war and genocide stays with those who survive. In this perspective, we highlight an example of this by discussing n…
Toward New Directions in Human Biology: A Roadmap for Anthropological Causal Inference With Observational Data
Human biologists seek to understand how cultural, environmental, and biological forces shape observed patterns of human variation. Yet contemporary insights and approaches to observational causal inference remain underutilized in the field. We outline a structured but flexible roadmap for causal inference in human biology that begins with theory development, defines causal questions and estimands, employs directed acyclic graphs (DAGs) to clarify…
Minoritized and Poorly Understood: A Scoping Review of Mental and Physical Health Among Arab Adolescents in Canada and the United States
Arab adolescents are both racialized and invisible minorities in Canada and the United States (US), following the war on terror, incomplete ethnic categorization, Islamophobia, and anti‐Arab racism. We conducted a scoping review of physical and psychological health in Arab adolescent populations living in the US and Canada. Inclusion criteria encompassed adolescents and emerging adults aged 10–24 who identified as Arab or having Arab identity and…
Timing of Complementary Feeding and Infant Growth Trajectories in Prospective Cohort Studies: A Systematized Review and Analysis of Socioecological Variation
Complementary feeding (CF) before 6 months of age is associated with both infant growth faltering and rapid growth. This disparity may reflect reverse causality and local norms. We conducted a systematized review of prospective studies examining infant growth and CF. We examined the potential for reverse causality and socioecological factors that appeared to influence feeding and growth outcomes. In 22 studies that met inclusion criteria, growth …
Biocultural synthesis of adolescence: A Roadmap to Advance the Field
Adolescence is an expansive, dynamic period within the life course, covering a broad age range (10-24 years) and a cascade of biological and cultural changes. However, biocultural approaches to adolescence have been less well developed within existing research compared to child and adult counterparts. In this article, we present a roadmap to revisit received wisdom about adolescence and to advance the study of adolescence rooted in biocultural fr…
Longitudinal analysis of cortisol changes during pubertal development in indigenous Qom girls
Pubertal research has primarily focused on hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis (HPG) regulation of puberty, though the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis (HPA) is increasingly considered critical. Heightened HPA function proxied by increasing cortisol levels may play a role in accelerated pubertal timing. However, the extent to which cortisol varies across ages and its relation to pubertal changes in linear growth are less well substantiated. We…
Advancing an individual-community health nexus: Survey, visual, and narrative meanings of mental and physical health for Arab emerging adults
Arab and Arab American physical and mental health are understudied. • Social science research prioritizing Arab youth is needed to advance health equity. • Medical anthropology aids understanding of social-relational models of health. • Beyond self-rated health, Arab youth face numerous mental and physical challenges. • Arab youth depict their experiences of identity, community-health with PhotoVoice
A National Survey Assessing Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Arab Americans
Psychosocial and energetic factors on human female pubertal timing: A systematized review
Childhood psychosocial stressors have been proposed to favour fast life history strategies promoting earlier puberty in females. However, studies demonstrating this association often do not elucidate causal mechanisms, nor account for greater childhood energetic availability – also known to promote rapid growth and earlier puberty. To assess the extent to which such confounding has been considered, we conducted a systematized review to identify s…
Biocultural synthesis of adolescence: A Roadmap to Advance the Field
Adolescence is an expansive, dynamic period within the life course, covering a broad age range (10-24 years) and a cascade of biological and cultural changes. However, biocultural approaches to adolescence have been less well developed within existing research compared to child and adult counterparts. In this article, we present a roadmap to revisit received wisdom about adolescence and to advance the study of adolescence rooted in biocultural fr…
A National Survey Assessing Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Arab Americans
Psychosocial and energetic factors on human female pubertal timing: A systematized review
Childhood psychosocial stressors have been proposed to favour fast life history strategies promoting earlier puberty in females. However, studies demonstrating this association often do not elucidate causal mechanisms, nor account for greater childhood energetic availability – also known to promote rapid growth and earlier puberty. To assess the extent to which such confounding has been considered, we conducted a systematized review to identify s…
Advancing an individual-community health nexus: Survey, visual, and narrative meanings of mental and physical health for Arab emerging adults
Arab and Arab American physical and mental health are understudied. • Social science research prioritizing Arab youth is needed to advance health equity. • Medical anthropology aids understanding of social-relational models of health. • Beyond self-rated health, Arab youth face numerous mental and physical challenges. • Arab youth depict their experiences of identity, community-health with PhotoVoice
Longitudinal analysis of cortisol changes during pubertal development in indigenous Qom girls
Pubertal research has primarily focused on hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis (HPG) regulation of puberty, though the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis (HPA) is increasingly considered critical. Heightened HPA function proxied by increasing cortisol levels may play a role in accelerated pubertal timing. However, the extent to which cortisol varies across ages and its relation to pubertal changes in linear growth are less well substantiated. We…
Doing Science With Our Grandmother's Wisdom: A Worldview Integrating Sociality, Diversity, and Observant Meaning‐Making
The contemporary moment is defined and marred by geopolitical sorrow‐with genocide in Gaza, and wars in Sudan and Ukraine to mention some‐devastating the lives of millions of people. The resulting geopolitical, ecological, communal, and personal devastation will last for generations in concrete and substantive ways, as the legacy of war and genocide stays with those who survive. In this perspective, we highlight an example of this by discussing n…
Toward New Directions in Human Biology: A Roadmap for Anthropological Causal Inference With Observational Data
Human biologists seek to understand how cultural, environmental, and biological forces shape observed patterns of human variation. Yet contemporary insights and approaches to observational causal inference remain underutilized in the field. We outline a structured but flexible roadmap for causal inference in human biology that begins with theory development, defines causal questions and estimands, employs directed acyclic graphs (DAGs) to clarify…
Minoritized and Poorly Understood: A Scoping Review of Mental and Physical Health Among Arab Adolescents in Canada and the United States
Arab adolescents are both racialized and invisible minorities in Canada and the United States (US), following the war on terror, incomplete ethnic categorization, Islamophobia, and anti‐Arab racism. We conducted a scoping review of physical and psychological health in Arab adolescent populations living in the US and Canada. Inclusion criteria encompassed adolescents and emerging adults aged 10–24 who identified as Arab or having Arab identity and…
Timing of Complementary Feeding and Infant Growth Trajectories in Prospective Cohort Studies: A Systematized Review and Analysis of Socioecological Variation
Complementary feeding (CF) before 6 months of age is associated with both infant growth faltering and rapid growth. This disparity may reflect reverse causality and local norms. We conducted a systematized review of prospective studies examining infant growth and CF. We examined the potential for reverse causality and socioecological factors that appeared to influence feeding and growth outcomes. In 22 studies that met inclusion criteria, growth …
Biocultural synthesis of adolescence: A Roadmap to Advance the Field
Adolescence is an expansive, dynamic period within the life course, covering a broad age range (10-24 years) and a cascade of biological and cultural changes. However, biocultural approaches to adolescence have been less well developed within existing research compared to child and adult counterparts. In this article, we present a roadmap to revisit received wisdom about adolescence and to advance the study of adolescence rooted in biocultural fr…
A Bayesian Modeling Approach to Optimize Longitudinal Biomarker Sampling Schedules Using Hormonal Data
Relationships Among Maternal Epstein–Barr Virus Antibodies, Covid ‐19, and Stress in Mothers up to 1‐Year Postpartum
OBJECTIVES: Both psychosocial stress and current infection can increase the likelihood of reactivation of latent Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). Pregnancy and infection with SARS-CoV-2 can be stressful and modulate immune function. However, it is unknown how SARS-CoV-2 infection and stress further interact among postpartum women to affect EBV antigen and antibody expression. METHODS: We examined associations among COVID-19 diagnosis, self-reported stre…
Health among sexual and gender minority people affected by armed conflict and forced displacement: Call for a biocultural and minority stress framework
Beyond saturation: A qualitative framework for operationalizing respondent sampling (Q-Fors) for data adequacy
Medicine (4 works) · Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones (3 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Psychosocial (3 works) · Public health (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · COVID-19 and Mental Health (2 works) · Health and Conflict Studies (2 works) · Health equity (2 works)