Katherine Kitchens
Biographic Data
| ID | 5419400 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Katherine Kitchens |
| GIVEN NAMES | Katherine |
| FAMILY NAME | Kitchens |
| SIGNATURE | KITCHENS K |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Texas at Arlington |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7295-7838 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Communal Agency Across the Life Course
Resettled refugees experience chronic stress as they navigate adaptation across the life course, often within communal frameworks that emphasize collective responsibility, interdependence, and shared identity. This study examines how refugees from communally oriented cultures make meaning of resettlement stress, drawing on interpretative phenomenological analysis to analyze the narratives of 13 participants, representing different adult life cour…
Cognitive Screening Variability by English Proficiency
Objective cognitive tasks in the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) are used to classify probable dementia in Medicare beneficiaries. Whether these tasks measure the same latent construct with comparable precision across English-proficiency groups has not been established. While the NHATS offers English and Spanish versions, it remains unclear whether translation alone achieves measurement equivalence. This study tests measurement inv…
Teaching Note—Connections Tutoring Lab
Student retention and success have been key issues for social work programs with the recent increase in online education and changing modalities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Connections Tutoring Lab (CTL) is an innovative virtual tutoring peer center designed to promote academic growth and improve retention among Bachelor of Social Work and Master of Social Work students. A mixed-methods evaluation of the CTL guided by the Community of Inqui…
Group-Based Intervention Models in Treating Refugee Mental Health in High-Income Countries
Refugees within the post-migration context experience higher rates of mental health symptoms due to a variety of pre- and post-migration factors. However, there is a lack of research in understanding best practices in culturally grounded interventions aimed at improving well-being outcomes. Recent research shows group interventions are a potential pathway to mental health treatment for refugees. This systematic review aimed to (1) assess best pra…
Unincorporation in counties as a political determinant of health
Local government policies and practices shape the context of the places that can alter a population's life chances through socioeconomic factors, built environments, and healthcare access. County governments, one of the most ubiquitous U.S. political structures, impact health outcomes within their jurisdiction through multiple policy levers and pathways. By identifying which political determinants within counties are associated with variation in …
Piloting a Measure of Segregation at the Census Tract Level
This study considers residential segregation as a critical driver of racial/ethnic health disparities and introduces a proxy measure of segregation that estimates the degree of segregation at the census tract level with a metric capturing the overrepresentation of a racialized/ethnic group in a census tract in relation to that group's representation at the city level. Using Dallas, Texas as a pilot city, the measure is used to investigate mean li…
Behavioral Health Services Outcomes That Matter Most to Caregivers of Children, Youth, and Young Adults with Mental Health Needs
This project documents the service outcomes that caregivers value most. A diverse group of caregivers, representing six regions of the United States, participated in two rounds of virtual one-hour focus groups. In round 1, participants identified what they hoped to gain from using behavioral health services for themselves, their families, and their child and discussed what made services a positive experience for them. They then reported their top…
The Correlates of Collective and Individual Trauma on Mental Health Outcomes Among Afghan Refugees
Covid-19 impacts on youth and young adult workforce development programs
Covid-19 impacts on youth and young adult workforce development programs
Group-Based Intervention Models in Treating Refugee Mental Health in High-Income Countries
Refugees within the post-migration context experience higher rates of mental health symptoms due to a variety of pre- and post-migration factors. However, there is a lack of research in understanding best practices in culturally grounded interventions aimed at improving well-being outcomes. Recent research shows group interventions are a potential pathway to mental health treatment for refugees. This systematic review aimed to (1) assess best pra…
Unincorporation in counties as a political determinant of health
Local government policies and practices shape the context of the places that can alter a population's life chances through socioeconomic factors, built environments, and healthcare access. County governments, one of the most ubiquitous U.S. political structures, impact health outcomes within their jurisdiction through multiple policy levers and pathways. By identifying which political determinants within counties are associated with variation in …
Piloting a Measure of Segregation at the Census Tract Level
This study considers residential segregation as a critical driver of racial/ethnic health disparities and introduces a proxy measure of segregation that estimates the degree of segregation at the census tract level with a metric capturing the overrepresentation of a racialized/ethnic group in a census tract in relation to that group's representation at the city level. Using Dallas, Texas as a pilot city, the measure is used to investigate mean li…
Behavioral Health Services Outcomes That Matter Most to Caregivers of Children, Youth, and Young Adults with Mental Health Needs
This project documents the service outcomes that caregivers value most. A diverse group of caregivers, representing six regions of the United States, participated in two rounds of virtual one-hour focus groups. In round 1, participants identified what they hoped to gain from using behavioral health services for themselves, their families, and their child and discussed what made services a positive experience for them. They then reported their top…
The Correlates of Collective and Individual Trauma on Mental Health Outcomes Among Afghan Refugees
Teaching Note—Connections Tutoring Lab
Student retention and success have been key issues for social work programs with the recent increase in online education and changing modalities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Connections Tutoring Lab (CTL) is an innovative virtual tutoring peer center designed to promote academic growth and improve retention among Bachelor of Social Work and Master of Social Work students. A mixed-methods evaluation of the CTL guided by the Community of Inqui…
Communal Agency Across the Life Course
Resettled refugees experience chronic stress as they navigate adaptation across the life course, often within communal frameworks that emphasize collective responsibility, interdependence, and shared identity. This study examines how refugees from communally oriented cultures make meaning of resettlement stress, drawing on interpretative phenomenological analysis to analyze the narratives of 13 participants, representing different adult life cour…
Cognitive Screening Variability by English Proficiency
Objective cognitive tasks in the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) are used to classify probable dementia in Medicare beneficiaries. Whether these tasks measure the same latent construct with comparable precision across English-proficiency groups has not been established. While the NHATS offers English and Spanish versions, it remains unclear whether translation alone achieves measurement equivalence. This study tests measurement inv…
Medicine (5 works) · Mental health (4 works) · Geography (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Ethnic group (2 works) · Focus group (2 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (2 works)