Dawn L Comeau
Biographic Data
| ID | 6082860 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dawn L Comeau |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dawn L |
| FAMILY NAME | Comeau |
| SIGNATURE | COMEAU D L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Emory University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2877-9151 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Consortium for violence prevention research, leadership training, and implementation for excellence (Converge)
Background: Gender-based violence (GBV) and violence against children (VAC) are two prevalent and highly interconnected global health challenges, yet data and research capacities to study these forms of violence and to generate evidence-based policies and programs remain limited. To address critical shortages in research capacity in Vietnam and to establish a model for other Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), we are establishing CONVERGE-t…
Diagnosing norms and norm change in rural Bangladesh
Our findings corroborate existing norms literature, which highlights the strong role social norms play in influencing women's empowerment and behaviour. Our study provides an example of rigorous qualitative methodology that others may follow to assess gendered social norms that can be targeted for transformative change
Chronic Stress and Preconception Health Among Latina Women in Metro Atlanta
Spatial Variation in Very Preterm Birth to Hispanic Women Across the United States
Future research should consider the mechanisms through which immigration policies and enforcement may impact health of both immigrants and wider communities
Perceptions of stress and resilience among Latina women enrolled in prenatal care in Metro Atlanta through an ecosocial lens
Stress across the life course is highly prevalent, particularly among immigrant and racial/ethnic minority women who face adversities associated with structural and interpersonal racism. Understanding how women perceive and describe stress and resilience can provide cultural context to inform interventions to improve health among pregnant women facing adversity. The goal of this project was to examine how external stressors and coping strategies …
Toward an Office of Evidence-Based Learning in Public Health
Toward an Office of Evidence-Based Learning in Public Health: Formal Support, Pedagogical Scholarship, and Effective Teaching Elizabeth Reisinger WalkerPhD, MPH, MAT, Dawn L. ComeauPhD, Colleen M. McBridePhD, MA, Delia L. LangPhD, MPH Affiliation The authors are with the Department of Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. Elizabeth Reisinger Walker and Delia L. Lang are …
PrEP and sexual well-being
Most new diagnoses of HIV in the United States are among men who have sex with men (MSM). Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a medication that mitigates risk of HIV acquisition and requires regular STI testing and prescription refills with PrEP providers. Because PrEP care monitors sexual behavior, there is a need to understand how PrEP providers approach sexual health care for MSM patients. In this study, semi-structured qualitative interviews w…
Community Perceptions of a Multilevel Sanitation Behavior Change Intervention in Rural Odisha, India
While latrine coverage is increasing in India, not all household members use their latrines. Cost-effective, culturally appropriate, and theory-informed behavior change interventions are necessary to encourage sustained latrine use by all household members. We qualitatively examined community perceptions of sanitation interventions broadly, along with specific impressions and spillover of community-level activities of the Sundara Grama latrine us…
A Public Health of Consequence
A confluence of challenges is impeding faculty members’ ability to prioritize research with the goal of achieving a public health of consequence: research designed to improve conditions to produce a healthier society. Together, these challenges create a “churn” culture in which faculty focus on generating new business (i.e., grant funding and associated incentives) to replace lost revenue (i.e., expiring grants); this culture can relegate public …
Physician opinions concerning legal abortion in Bogotá, Colombia
Since the decriminalisation of abortion in 2006, women in Colombia have continued to seek clandestine abortions, endangering their health and contributing to maternal mortality and morbidity. The goal of this study was to explore physicians' opinions towards and knowledge about legal abortion in Bogotá, Colombia, and key barriers to the legal abortion access. We conducted 13 key informant interviews followed by a survey with a probability sample …
Maternal Perceptions of Parenting Following an Evidence‐based Parenting Program
This article presents the findings of a qualitative study of maternal perceptions of parenting following participation in Legacy for Children TM ( Legacy ), an evidence‐based parenting program for low‐income mothers of young children and infants. To further examine previous findings and better understand participant experiences, we analyzed semistructured focus‐group discussions with predominantly Hispanic and Black, non‐Hispanic Legacy mothers a…
Perceptions of diet, physical activity, and obesity-related health among black daughter-mother pairs in Soweto, South Africa
Daughters and mothers shared some similar perceptions of diet, physical activity, and health that were rooted in their daily life in Soweto. However, mothers generally reported being more likely to exhibit healthy eating and physical activity behaviors despite being obese. The mothers may have adopted these perceptions and behaviors later in life linked to ageing and ill-health. It is possible that through exposure, their daughters have assimilat…
Label-First Sexual Identity Development
This article explores the concept of label-first sexual identity development through two in-depth case studies with women who claimed a bisexual label before engaging in sexual behavior with a partner of a different gender than their previous partner(s). Data are from a larger qualitative study of life history interviews with women who partner with women and men throughout their life courses. Feminist theories of intersectionality provide a frame…
Adolescent Same-Sex and Both-Sex Romantic Attractions and Relationships
Objectives. We examined cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between smoking and romantic attractions and relationships. Methods. We used data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health to assess associations of smoking at Waves I and II with same-sex, both-sex, and opposite-sex romantic attractions or relationships as determined at Wave I. We used logistic regression to predict smoking at Wave II by sexual orientation. Re…
Adolescent Same-Sex and Both-Sex Romantic Attractions and Relationships
Objectives. We examined cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between smoking and romantic attractions and relationships. Methods. We used data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health to assess associations of smoking at Waves I and II with same-sex, both-sex, and opposite-sex romantic attractions or relationships as determined at Wave I. We used logistic regression to predict smoking at Wave II by sexual orientation. Re…
Perceptions of stress and resilience among Latina women enrolled in prenatal care in Metro Atlanta through an ecosocial lens
Stress across the life course is highly prevalent, particularly among immigrant and racial/ethnic minority women who face adversities associated with structural and interpersonal racism. Understanding how women perceive and describe stress and resilience can provide cultural context to inform interventions to improve health among pregnant women facing adversity. The goal of this project was to examine how external stressors and coping strategies …
Maternal Perceptions of Parenting Following an Evidence‐based Parenting Program
This article presents the findings of a qualitative study of maternal perceptions of parenting following participation in Legacy for Children TM ( Legacy ), an evidence‐based parenting program for low‐income mothers of young children and infants. To further examine previous findings and better understand participant experiences, we analyzed semistructured focus‐group discussions with predominantly Hispanic and Black, non‐Hispanic Legacy mothers a…
Label-First Sexual Identity Development
This article explores the concept of label-first sexual identity development through two in-depth case studies with women who claimed a bisexual label before engaging in sexual behavior with a partner of a different gender than their previous partner(s). Data are from a larger qualitative study of life history interviews with women who partner with women and men throughout their life courses. Feminist theories of intersectionality provide a frame…
Adolescent Same-Sex and Both-Sex Romantic Attractions and Relationships
Objectives. We examined cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between smoking and romantic attractions and relationships. Methods. We used data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health to assess associations of smoking at Waves I and II with same-sex, both-sex, and opposite-sex romantic attractions or relationships as determined at Wave I. We used logistic regression to predict smoking at Wave II by sexual orientation. Re…
Label-First Sexual Identity Development
This article explores the concept of label-first sexual identity development through two in-depth case studies with women who claimed a bisexual label before engaging in sexual behavior with a partner of a different gender than their previous partner(s). Data are from a larger qualitative study of life history interviews with women who partner with women and men throughout their life courses. Feminist theories of intersectionality provide a frame…
Perceptions of diet, physical activity, and obesity-related health among black daughter-mother pairs in Soweto, South Africa
Daughters and mothers shared some similar perceptions of diet, physical activity, and health that were rooted in their daily life in Soweto. However, mothers generally reported being more likely to exhibit healthy eating and physical activity behaviors despite being obese. The mothers may have adopted these perceptions and behaviors later in life linked to ageing and ill-health. It is possible that through exposure, their daughters have assimilat…
Physician opinions concerning legal abortion in Bogotá, Colombia
Since the decriminalisation of abortion in 2006, women in Colombia have continued to seek clandestine abortions, endangering their health and contributing to maternal mortality and morbidity. The goal of this study was to explore physicians' opinions towards and knowledge about legal abortion in Bogotá, Colombia, and key barriers to the legal abortion access. We conducted 13 key informant interviews followed by a survey with a probability sample …
Maternal Perceptions of Parenting Following an Evidence‐based Parenting Program
This article presents the findings of a qualitative study of maternal perceptions of parenting following participation in Legacy for Children TM ( Legacy ), an evidence‐based parenting program for low‐income mothers of young children and infants. To further examine previous findings and better understand participant experiences, we analyzed semistructured focus‐group discussions with predominantly Hispanic and Black, non‐Hispanic Legacy mothers a…
A Public Health of Consequence
A confluence of challenges is impeding faculty members’ ability to prioritize research with the goal of achieving a public health of consequence: research designed to improve conditions to produce a healthier society. Together, these challenges create a “churn” culture in which faculty focus on generating new business (i.e., grant funding and associated incentives) to replace lost revenue (i.e., expiring grants); this culture can relegate public …
PrEP and sexual well-being
Most new diagnoses of HIV in the United States are among men who have sex with men (MSM). Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a medication that mitigates risk of HIV acquisition and requires regular STI testing and prescription refills with PrEP providers. Because PrEP care monitors sexual behavior, there is a need to understand how PrEP providers approach sexual health care for MSM patients. In this study, semi-structured qualitative interviews w…
Community Perceptions of a Multilevel Sanitation Behavior Change Intervention in Rural Odisha, India
While latrine coverage is increasing in India, not all household members use their latrines. Cost-effective, culturally appropriate, and theory-informed behavior change interventions are necessary to encourage sustained latrine use by all household members. We qualitatively examined community perceptions of sanitation interventions broadly, along with specific impressions and spillover of community-level activities of the Sundara Grama latrine us…
Chronic Stress and Preconception Health Among Latina Women in Metro Atlanta
Spatial Variation in Very Preterm Birth to Hispanic Women Across the United States
Future research should consider the mechanisms through which immigration policies and enforcement may impact health of both immigrants and wider communities
Perceptions of stress and resilience among Latina women enrolled in prenatal care in Metro Atlanta through an ecosocial lens
Stress across the life course is highly prevalent, particularly among immigrant and racial/ethnic minority women who face adversities associated with structural and interpersonal racism. Understanding how women perceive and describe stress and resilience can provide cultural context to inform interventions to improve health among pregnant women facing adversity. The goal of this project was to examine how external stressors and coping strategies …
Toward an Office of Evidence-Based Learning in Public Health
Toward an Office of Evidence-Based Learning in Public Health: Formal Support, Pedagogical Scholarship, and Effective Teaching Elizabeth Reisinger WalkerPhD, MPH, MAT, Dawn L. ComeauPhD, Colleen M. McBridePhD, MA, Delia L. LangPhD, MPH Affiliation The authors are with the Department of Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. Elizabeth Reisinger Walker and Delia L. Lang are …
Consortium for violence prevention research, leadership training, and implementation for excellence (Converge)
Background: Gender-based violence (GBV) and violence against children (VAC) are two prevalent and highly interconnected global health challenges, yet data and research capacities to study these forms of violence and to generate evidence-based policies and programs remain limited. To address critical shortages in research capacity in Vietnam and to establish a model for other Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), we are establishing CONVERGE-t…
Diagnosing norms and norm change in rural Bangladesh
Our findings corroborate existing norms literature, which highlights the strong role social norms play in influencing women's empowerment and behaviour. Our study provides an example of rigorous qualitative methodology that others may follow to assess gendered social norms that can be targeted for transformative change
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