Cyleste C Collins
Biographic Data
| ID | 5510499 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cyleste C Collins |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cyleste C |
| FAMILY NAME | Collins |
| SIGNATURE | COLLINS C C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Cleveland State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
“Housing didn’t solve everything”
Family housing instability is closely linked to child welfare issues. This study employed a mixed-methods approach to examine the long-term housing outcomes and experiences of families in a randomized controlled trial (RCT), and how insights from treatment group participants, their case workers, and child welfare workers help to explain those outcomes. We used county-level administrative data (n = 273) to explore and compare program participants’…
Spotlighting Community Organizations' Pandemic Pivots
The shutdowns associated with the COVID-19 pandemic had immediate effects on nonprofit organizations, disrupting their abilities to provide resources to the vulnerable populations they serve, and leaving many residents without supports they needed. In Cleveland, Ohio, a community-based research network developed a series of publicly available podcast interview spotlights with local nonprofits during the shutdown to describe how they had shifted t…
Sense of Self, Empowerment, and Interpersonal Skills Among African American Teens in East Cleveland, Ohio
This study explores the extent to which teen participants in a youth development program had a greater empowerment self-connectedness, intrapersonal, and interpersonal skills after participating in the program. Findings from 2 years of a youth development program in East Cleveland, Ohio, are reported. A collaborative health navigator model was used to increase connectedness, empowerment, improve health care access, and ultimately prevent health d…
Housing instability and child welfare
Paid sick leave and psychological distress
Paid sick leave is increasingly identified as a social justice issue having important implications for health and wellness; however, little is known about its relationship to mental health. Data from the 2015 cross section of the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS; 2015) were used to examine the relationship between paid sick leave and psychological distress during the last 30 days among N = 17,897 working United States adults. The 6-item Kes…
Cultural models of popularity, stress, social support, and violence among African American U.S. teens living in a high-poverty community
The ways in which teenagers understand their social environments can be important for social service providers to understand. A cognitive anthropological approach grounded in cultural consensus theory was used to investigate teenagers and social and health service providers in a pilot study in East Cleveland, Ohio (N = 28). The qualitative method of free listing was used to determine the cultural models of popularity, stress, social support, and …
Welfare Workers' Cultural Models of Domestic Violence
Despite progress in policies and services for domestic violence, service use remains lower than the need suggests. This study, an analysis from a larger project on social service providers, examines welfare workers' shared beliefs about domestic violence. Using a mixed method design utilizing pile sorts (n = 38; 11 child welfare and 29 financial assistance), a survey (n = 57; 24 child welfare and 33 financial assistance), and in-depth interviews …
Housing instability and child welfare
Welfare Workers' Cultural Models of Domestic Violence
Despite progress in policies and services for domestic violence, service use remains lower than the need suggests. This study, an analysis from a larger project on social service providers, examines welfare workers' shared beliefs about domestic violence. Using a mixed method design utilizing pile sorts (n = 38; 11 child welfare and 29 financial assistance), a survey (n = 57; 24 child welfare and 33 financial assistance), and in-depth interviews …
Welfare Workers' Cultural Models of Domestic Violence
Despite progress in policies and services for domestic violence, service use remains lower than the need suggests. This study, an analysis from a larger project on social service providers, examines welfare workers' shared beliefs about domestic violence. Using a mixed method design utilizing pile sorts (n = 38; 11 child welfare and 29 financial assistance), a survey (n = 57; 24 child welfare and 33 financial assistance), and in-depth interviews …
Cultural models of popularity, stress, social support, and violence among African American U.S. teens living in a high-poverty community
The ways in which teenagers understand their social environments can be important for social service providers to understand. A cognitive anthropological approach grounded in cultural consensus theory was used to investigate teenagers and social and health service providers in a pilot study in East Cleveland, Ohio (N = 28). The qualitative method of free listing was used to determine the cultural models of popularity, stress, social support, and …
Paid sick leave and psychological distress
Paid sick leave is increasingly identified as a social justice issue having important implications for health and wellness; however, little is known about its relationship to mental health. Data from the 2015 cross section of the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS; 2015) were used to examine the relationship between paid sick leave and psychological distress during the last 30 days among N = 17,897 working United States adults. The 6-item Kes…
Sense of Self, Empowerment, and Interpersonal Skills Among African American Teens in East Cleveland, Ohio
This study explores the extent to which teen participants in a youth development program had a greater empowerment self-connectedness, intrapersonal, and interpersonal skills after participating in the program. Findings from 2 years of a youth development program in East Cleveland, Ohio, are reported. A collaborative health navigator model was used to increase connectedness, empowerment, improve health care access, and ultimately prevent health d…
Housing instability and child welfare
Spotlighting Community Organizations' Pandemic Pivots
The shutdowns associated with the COVID-19 pandemic had immediate effects on nonprofit organizations, disrupting their abilities to provide resources to the vulnerable populations they serve, and leaving many residents without supports they needed. In Cleveland, Ohio, a community-based research network developed a series of publicly available podcast interview spotlights with local nonprofits during the shutdown to describe how they had shifted t…
“Housing didn’t solve everything”
Family housing instability is closely linked to child welfare issues. This study employed a mixed-methods approach to examine the long-term housing outcomes and experiences of families in a randomized controlled trial (RCT), and how insights from treatment group participants, their case workers, and child welfare workers help to explain those outcomes. We used county-level administrative data (n = 273) to explore and compare program participants’…
Medicine (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Social Work (3 works)