Catherine E LePrevost
Biographic Data
| ID | 5742508 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Catherine E LePrevost |
| GIVEN NAMES | Catherine E |
| FAMILY NAME | LePrevost |
| SIGNATURE | LEPREVOST C E |
| AFFILIATIONS | North Carolina State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7360-0021 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Use of digital distress metrics to assess digital exclusion can obscure vulnerable groups
Telehealth, Telebehavioral Health, and Patient Portal Willingness, Use, and Access Challenges among Migrant Farmworkers on H-2A Visas, North Carolina, USA, 2024
Digital health services can facilitate patients' access to healthcare. However, access to reliable internet and utilization of digital healthcare are patterned by race, ethnicity, and class in the United States. We assessed willingness, use, and challenges accessing digital healthcare platforms among farmworkers arriving in North Carolina on temporary H-2A work visas (n = 327). We fielded a survey on digital healthcare access in English and Spani…
Community health worker outreach to farmworkers in rural North Carolina
BACKGROUND: Community health workers represent a critical part of the health outreach and services for migrant and seasonal farmworkers ('farmworkers') in rural areas of the United States. PURPOSE: We sought to identify adaptations to farmworker patient engagement and health outreach made by community health workers during the first 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: In this qualitative study, we used semi-structured interviews with com…
Selenium, Mercury, and Their Molar Ratio in Sportfish from Drinking Water Reservoirs
Mercury (Hg) bioaccumulates in aquatic ecosystems and may pose a risk to humans who consume fish. Selenium (Se) has the ability to reduce Hg toxicity, but the current guidance for human consumption of fish is based on Hg concentration alone. The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship between Se and Hg in freshwater sportfish, for which there is a paucity of existing data. We collected three species of fish from different tro…
Risk Perceptions and Barriers to Protective Behavior Use Among Chemical Tank Cleaners
Benefits, Facilitators, Barriers, and Strategies to Improve Pesticide Protective Behaviors
Pesticide exposure is associated with deleterious health effects. Prior studies suggest Latino farmworkers perceive little control over their occupational health. Using the Health Belief Model as a theoretical guide, we explored the perceptions of Latino farmworkers working in tobacco in North Carolina ( n = 72) about benefits and facilitators of pesticide protective behaviors as well as barriers, and strategies to overcome barriers to their use.…
Investigating Technology-Enhanced Teacher Professional Development in Rural, High-Poverty Middle Schools
This 3-year, mixed-methods study investigated the effects of teacher technology-enhanced professional development (TPD) on 20 teachers’ beliefs and practices. Teachers in two middle schools located in neighboring rural, high-poverty districts in the southeastern United States participated in reform-based lessons and learned how to integrate technologies into their teaching over three summers and throughout the school year. Mathematics and science…
Need for Improved Risk Communication of Fish Consumption Advisories to Protect Maternal and Child Health
Fish consumption has established benefits, including the promotion of cardiovascular health and pre- and neonatal brain and eye development, but local freshwater fish may be a source of contaminants that are especially harmful to fetuses and young children, such as the neurotoxic and developmentally toxic methylmercury and polychlorinated biphenyls. Fish consumption advisories may be issued by state health departments to limit human exposure to t…
Engaging Latino Farmworkers in the Development of Symbols to Improve Pesticide Safety and Health Education and Risk Communication
The Pesticide Risk Beliefs Inventory
Recent media attention has focused on the risks that agricultural pesticides pose to the environment and human health; thus, these topics provide focal areas for scientists and science educators to enhance public understanding of basic toxicology concepts. This study details the development of a quantitative inventory to gauge pesticide risk beliefs. The goal of the inventory was to characterize misconceptions and knowledge gaps, as well as exper…
Investigating Technology-Enhanced Teacher Professional Development in Rural, High-Poverty Middle Schools
This 3-year, mixed-methods study investigated the effects of teacher technology-enhanced professional development (TPD) on 20 teachers’ beliefs and practices. Teachers in two middle schools located in neighboring rural, high-poverty districts in the southeastern United States participated in reform-based lessons and learned how to integrate technologies into their teaching over three summers and throughout the school year. Mathematics and science…
The Pesticide Risk Beliefs Inventory
Recent media attention has focused on the risks that agricultural pesticides pose to the environment and human health; thus, these topics provide focal areas for scientists and science educators to enhance public understanding of basic toxicology concepts. This study details the development of a quantitative inventory to gauge pesticide risk beliefs. The goal of the inventory was to characterize misconceptions and knowledge gaps, as well as exper…
Engaging Latino Farmworkers in the Development of Symbols to Improve Pesticide Safety and Health Education and Risk Communication
Need for Improved Risk Communication of Fish Consumption Advisories to Protect Maternal and Child Health
Fish consumption has established benefits, including the promotion of cardiovascular health and pre- and neonatal brain and eye development, but local freshwater fish may be a source of contaminants that are especially harmful to fetuses and young children, such as the neurotoxic and developmentally toxic methylmercury and polychlorinated biphenyls. Fish consumption advisories may be issued by state health departments to limit human exposure to t…
Investigating Technology-Enhanced Teacher Professional Development in Rural, High-Poverty Middle Schools
This 3-year, mixed-methods study investigated the effects of teacher technology-enhanced professional development (TPD) on 20 teachers’ beliefs and practices. Teachers in two middle schools located in neighboring rural, high-poverty districts in the southeastern United States participated in reform-based lessons and learned how to integrate technologies into their teaching over three summers and throughout the school year. Mathematics and science…
Benefits, Facilitators, Barriers, and Strategies to Improve Pesticide Protective Behaviors
Pesticide exposure is associated with deleterious health effects. Prior studies suggest Latino farmworkers perceive little control over their occupational health. Using the Health Belief Model as a theoretical guide, we explored the perceptions of Latino farmworkers working in tobacco in North Carolina ( n = 72) about benefits and facilitators of pesticide protective behaviors as well as barriers, and strategies to overcome barriers to their use.…
Selenium, Mercury, and Their Molar Ratio in Sportfish from Drinking Water Reservoirs
Mercury (Hg) bioaccumulates in aquatic ecosystems and may pose a risk to humans who consume fish. Selenium (Se) has the ability to reduce Hg toxicity, but the current guidance for human consumption of fish is based on Hg concentration alone. The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship between Se and Hg in freshwater sportfish, for which there is a paucity of existing data. We collected three species of fish from different tro…
Risk Perceptions and Barriers to Protective Behavior Use Among Chemical Tank Cleaners
Community health worker outreach to farmworkers in rural North Carolina
BACKGROUND: Community health workers represent a critical part of the health outreach and services for migrant and seasonal farmworkers ('farmworkers') in rural areas of the United States. PURPOSE: We sought to identify adaptations to farmworker patient engagement and health outreach made by community health workers during the first 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: In this qualitative study, we used semi-structured interviews with com…
Telehealth, Telebehavioral Health, and Patient Portal Willingness, Use, and Access Challenges among Migrant Farmworkers on H-2A Visas, North Carolina, USA, 2024
Digital health services can facilitate patients' access to healthcare. However, access to reliable internet and utilization of digital healthcare are patterned by race, ethnicity, and class in the United States. We assessed willingness, use, and challenges accessing digital healthcare platforms among farmworkers arriving in North Carolina on temporary H-2A work visas (n = 327). We fielded a survey on digital healthcare access in English and Spani…
Use of digital distress metrics to assess digital exclusion can obscure vulnerable groups
Medicine (7 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Nursing (5 works) · Public health (5 works) · Political science (4 works) · Risk Perception and Management (3 works) · Biology (2 works) · Chemical Safety and Risk Management (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works)