Jenesis Merriman
Biographic Data
| ID | 6061094 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jenesis Merriman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jenesis |
| FAMILY NAME | Merriman |
| SIGNATURE | MERRIMAN J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Columbia University |
| ORCID | 0009-0008-7950-5701 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Unearthing Toxic Beauty
Skin lightening products (SLPs) are widely used among communities of color and often contain toxic chemicals that pose serious health risks. Despite regulations, these products remain accessible in the United States through deceptive labeling and illegal sales, which might contribute to unequal availability of and access to products containing harmful chemicals. This study uses a novel spatial sampling approach to audit retailers in Northern Manh…
Hookups, hashtags, and health
Social media use is ubiquitous, permeating nearly all populations globally, including men who have sex with men (MSM), despite there being mixed impacts to its use. To fill this gap, we sought to typologize social media usage, mental health, and sleep health among MSM in Paris, France, a city with a large LGBTQIA+ community and high social media usage. Participants were recruited using broadcast advertisements on a popular geosocial networking ap…
Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Association Between Sleep and HIV Prevention and Care Behaviors Among Transgender Women of Color
Background: Transgender women of color have shorter and worse-quality sleep, putting them at risk for worse health outcomes. We investigated the causal effect of sleep on HIV care and prevention outcomes among transgender women of color.Methods: We used data from transgender women of color living in New York City from the Trying to Understand Relationships, Network and Neighborhoods Among Transgender Women of Color (TURNNT) Cohort Study. Our expo…
Participation in the house-ball community as a social determinant of HIV care and prevention outcomes among transgender women of color
House-ball scenes around the world have historically been a community for queer people to form chosen families and social networks and be exposed to community health campaigns. We investigated the impact of house-ball participation on HIV care and prevention outcomes among transgender women of color (TWOC) living in New York City. We asked 178 participants who identified as TWOC about their participation in the house-ball scene (never, former, cu…
Health equity and medical mistrust
Medical mistrust as a construct often places the onus of blame for adverse health outcomes on individuals rather than on social structures. In this study, we aimed to determine if medical mistreatment and access to transgender care were potential determinants of medical mistrust. We used longitudinal survey data from 193 transgender women of colour living in New York City. We measured medical mistrust using the Group-Based Medical Mistrust (GBMM)…
Associations Between Discrimination and Substance Use Among Transgender Women of Color in New York City
Introduction: Transgender women of color (TWOC) face elevated rates of substance use, driven in part by intersecting systems of discrimination and structural inequities. Previous research has highlighted the connection between discrimination and substance use, but few studies have explored this relationship among TWOC. This study examines cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between perceived discrimination and substance use among TWOC i…
Community Connectedness as a Source of Adherence to HIV Prevention Behaviors and Resilience Among Transgender Women of Color in New York City, 2020–2022
Objectives. To examine how one’s community connectedness may act as a source of resilience and promote HIV prevention and care behaviors among transgender women of color. Methods. We analyzed survey data from 313 transgender women of color living in New York City collected from August 2020 to November 2022. The Community Connectedness Scale asks participants about their baseline feelings of connection, feelings of inclusion, feelings of belonging…
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Associations Between Discrimination and Substance Use Among Transgender Women of Color in New York City
Introduction: Transgender women of color (TWOC) face elevated rates of substance use, driven in part by intersecting systems of discrimination and structural inequities. Previous research has highlighted the connection between discrimination and substance use, but few studies have explored this relationship among TWOC. This study examines cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between perceived discrimination and substance use among TWOC i…
Community Connectedness as a Source of Adherence to HIV Prevention Behaviors and Resilience Among Transgender Women of Color in New York City, 2020–2022
Objectives. To examine how one’s community connectedness may act as a source of resilience and promote HIV prevention and care behaviors among transgender women of color. Methods. We analyzed survey data from 313 transgender women of color living in New York City collected from August 2020 to November 2022. The Community Connectedness Scale asks participants about their baseline feelings of connection, feelings of inclusion, feelings of belonging…
Unearthing Toxic Beauty
Skin lightening products (SLPs) are widely used among communities of color and often contain toxic chemicals that pose serious health risks. Despite regulations, these products remain accessible in the United States through deceptive labeling and illegal sales, which might contribute to unequal availability of and access to products containing harmful chemicals. This study uses a novel spatial sampling approach to audit retailers in Northern Manh…
Hookups, hashtags, and health
Social media use is ubiquitous, permeating nearly all populations globally, including men who have sex with men (MSM), despite there being mixed impacts to its use. To fill this gap, we sought to typologize social media usage, mental health, and sleep health among MSM in Paris, France, a city with a large LGBTQIA+ community and high social media usage. Participants were recruited using broadcast advertisements on a popular geosocial networking ap…
Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Association Between Sleep and HIV Prevention and Care Behaviors Among Transgender Women of Color
Background: Transgender women of color have shorter and worse-quality sleep, putting them at risk for worse health outcomes. We investigated the causal effect of sleep on HIV care and prevention outcomes among transgender women of color.Methods: We used data from transgender women of color living in New York City from the Trying to Understand Relationships, Network and Neighborhoods Among Transgender Women of Color (TURNNT) Cohort Study. Our expo…
Participation in the house-ball community as a social determinant of HIV care and prevention outcomes among transgender women of color
House-ball scenes around the world have historically been a community for queer people to form chosen families and social networks and be exposed to community health campaigns. We investigated the impact of house-ball participation on HIV care and prevention outcomes among transgender women of color (TWOC) living in New York City. We asked 178 participants who identified as TWOC about their participation in the house-ball scene (never, former, cu…
Health equity and medical mistrust
Medical mistrust as a construct often places the onus of blame for adverse health outcomes on individuals rather than on social structures. In this study, we aimed to determine if medical mistreatment and access to transgender care were potential determinants of medical mistrust. We used longitudinal survey data from 193 transgender women of colour living in New York City. We measured medical mistrust using the Group-Based Medical Mistrust (GBMM)…
LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (5 works) · Transgender (5 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (3 works) · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (3 works) · Men who have sex with men (3 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (2 works) · Cohort study (2 works) · Condom (2 works) · Health care (2 works) · Longitudinal study (2 works)