Edith Williams
Biographic Data
| ID | 5508779 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Edith Williams |
| GIVEN NAMES | Edith |
| FAMILY NAME | Williams |
| SIGNATURE | WILLIAMS E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Michigan |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
A Case Study of Community Involvement Influence on Policy Decisions: Victories of a Community-Based Participatory Research Partnership
The Buffalo Lupus Project was a community-university partnership that investigated associations between exposure to a local waste site and high rates of lupus and other autoimmune diseases. The partnership's major accomplishment was successful advocacy for containment and clean-up of the site. As a result of community education, the remediation plan suggested by the community was adopted. Additionally, when a local childhood lead poisoning testin…
Assessment of the Distribution of Toxic Release Inventory Facilities in Metropolitan Charleston: An Environmental Justice Case Study
Objectives. We assessed spatial disparities in the distribution of Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) facilities in Charleston, SC. Methods. We used spatial methods and regression to assess burden disparities in the study area at the block and census-tract levels by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status (SES). Results. Results revealed an inverse relationship between distance to TRI facilities and race/ethnicity and SES at the block and census-tract…
Hospitalized African American Mental Health Consumers: Some Antecedents to Service Satisfaction and Intent to Comply With Aftercare
This study evaluated antecedents to (a) African Americans' satisfaction with inpatient mental health service provision, (b) their willingness to attend aftercare appointments on discharge from the hospital, and (c) their primary therapists' satisfaction with the services they provided. Subjects were 121 African Americans recruited from the admissions unit of a psychiatric hospital serving a rural southern population. Results indicated that determ…
An HIV/Aids risk-reduction program for mentally ill hospital patients: Assessing readiness for change
This study evaluated the effectiveness of an HIV/AIDS cognitive-behavioral skills-training program in promoting readiness for behavior change among a sample of psychiatric inpatients. Significant differences were found in the domain of precontemplation for women patients, in domain of contemplation for patients diagnosed with a psychotic disorder, and in the domain of action for men and for patients with a mood disorder. In all areas, difference …
Effects of father participation in child rearing: Twenty-year follow-up
Follow-up data were obtained on the young adult children of fathers of intact, white, middle-class families who had been closely involved in early child rearing. The extent to which their locus of control, expectations about gender roles in career and family contexts, and academic competence differed from those of peers reared in more traditional families was examined. Greater paternal involvement was found to contribute to a more internal locus …
Culturally Informed Social Work Practice with American Indian Clients: Guidelines for Non-Indian Social Workers
Culturally informed social work health and mental health interventions directed toward American Indian clients must be harmonious with their environment and acculturation. This article discusses American Indian beliefs about health and illness and degrees of acculturation. Guidelines are offered to help non-Indian social workers design culturally appropriate interventions
Paternal involvement, maternal employment, and adolescents' academic achievement: An 11-year follow-up
An 11-year follow-up study explored the effects of paternal involvement in child rearing and maternal employment in prior years on grades and educational expectations of a group of white, middle-class adolescents from intact families. Past maternal employment was found to be a more powerful predictor of children's academic performance and expectations than was amount of father involvement. Part-time maternal employment appeared to be optimal for …
Culturally Informed Social Work Practice with American Indian Clients: Guidelines for Non-Indian Social Workers
Culturally informed social work health and mental health interventions directed toward American Indian clients must be harmonious with their environment and acculturation. This article discusses American Indian beliefs about health and illness and degrees of acculturation. Guidelines are offered to help non-Indian social workers design culturally appropriate interventions
Assessment of the Distribution of Toxic Release Inventory Facilities in Metropolitan Charleston: An Environmental Justice Case Study
Objectives. We assessed spatial disparities in the distribution of Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) facilities in Charleston, SC. Methods. We used spatial methods and regression to assess burden disparities in the study area at the block and census-tract levels by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status (SES). Results. Results revealed an inverse relationship between distance to TRI facilities and race/ethnicity and SES at the block and census-tract…
Paternal involvement, maternal employment, and adolescents' academic achievement: An 11-year follow-up
An 11-year follow-up study explored the effects of paternal involvement in child rearing and maternal employment in prior years on grades and educational expectations of a group of white, middle-class adolescents from intact families. Past maternal employment was found to be a more powerful predictor of children's academic performance and expectations than was amount of father involvement. Part-time maternal employment appeared to be optimal for …
Culturally Informed Social Work Practice with American Indian Clients: Guidelines for Non-Indian Social Workers
Culturally informed social work health and mental health interventions directed toward American Indian clients must be harmonious with their environment and acculturation. This article discusses American Indian beliefs about health and illness and degrees of acculturation. Guidelines are offered to help non-Indian social workers design culturally appropriate interventions
Effects of father participation in child rearing: Twenty-year follow-up
Follow-up data were obtained on the young adult children of fathers of intact, white, middle-class families who had been closely involved in early child rearing. The extent to which their locus of control, expectations about gender roles in career and family contexts, and academic competence differed from those of peers reared in more traditional families was examined. Greater paternal involvement was found to contribute to a more internal locus …
An HIV/Aids risk-reduction program for mentally ill hospital patients: Assessing readiness for change
This study evaluated the effectiveness of an HIV/AIDS cognitive-behavioral skills-training program in promoting readiness for behavior change among a sample of psychiatric inpatients. Significant differences were found in the domain of precontemplation for women patients, in domain of contemplation for patients diagnosed with a psychotic disorder, and in the domain of action for men and for patients with a mood disorder. In all areas, difference …
Hospitalized African American Mental Health Consumers: Some Antecedents to Service Satisfaction and Intent to Comply With Aftercare
This study evaluated antecedents to (a) African Americans' satisfaction with inpatient mental health service provision, (b) their willingness to attend aftercare appointments on discharge from the hospital, and (c) their primary therapists' satisfaction with the services they provided. Subjects were 121 African Americans recruited from the admissions unit of a psychiatric hospital serving a rural southern population. Results indicated that determ…
Assessment of the Distribution of Toxic Release Inventory Facilities in Metropolitan Charleston: An Environmental Justice Case Study
Objectives. We assessed spatial disparities in the distribution of Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) facilities in Charleston, SC. Methods. We used spatial methods and regression to assess burden disparities in the study area at the block and census-tract levels by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status (SES). Results. Results revealed an inverse relationship between distance to TRI facilities and race/ethnicity and SES at the block and census-tract…
A Case Study of Community Involvement Influence on Policy Decisions: Victories of a Community-Based Participatory Research Partnership
The Buffalo Lupus Project was a community-university partnership that investigated associations between exposure to a local waste site and high rates of lupus and other autoimmune diseases. The partnership's major accomplishment was successful advocacy for containment and clean-up of the site. As a result of community education, the remediation plan suggested by the community was adopted. Additionally, when a local childhood lead poisoning testin…
Medicine (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Mental health (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works)