Samantha E Lawrence
Biographic Data
| ID | 6514108 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Samantha E Lawrence |
| GIVEN NAMES | Samantha E |
| FAMILY NAME | Lawrence |
| SIGNATURE | LAWRENCE S E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Connecticut |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7436-6732 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
School Climate and Sleep Duration Among Adolescents at the Intersection of Multiple Social Positions
INTRODUCTION: Recent studies have indicated that sleep is fundamental for adolescents' physical and mental health. Although it is known that context influences sleep, the impact of school climate on sleep duration remains understudied. METHODS: Using a large, diverse, population-based sample of adolescents attending California high schools (N = 277,954; data collection: 2018-2019) and applying two statistical methods suggested for quantitative re…
I Felt Somewhat Cheated and Deceived When that Roadblock Came”: PrEP-Related Medical Mistrust, Distrust, and Misinformation Among Black Sexual Minority Men
Substantial advances have been made in medical technologies to reduce HIV transmission in previous decades. However, disparities regarding HIV transmission continue to persist, with Black sexual minority men (BSMM) disproportionately impacted. These disparities are driven by several different economic and socio-cultural barriers, some of which include the ongoing mistrust or distrust of medicine and science among communities of color. Furthermore…
An investigation into disability status and mental health indicators among sexual and gender diverse youth
Emerging research on sexual and gender diverse youth (SGDY) with disabilities (e.g., developmental or learning disabilities, physical disabilities) has begun to document the social- and health-related disparities that this population faces due to holding multiple marginalized identities. However, not all SGDY know their disability status, and those who are not aware of their disability status represent a unique group who might differently experie…
Critical Hope and Resistance through Collective Poetic Inquiry: A Response to Federal Attacks on Queer and Trans Communities by Scholar-Advocates
In early 2025, the US federal government made sweeping and targeted attacks that affect queer, trans, nonbinary, and gender expansive (QT and TGE) communities across the United States with the most harmful attacks directed at TGE youth and adults and those situated at marginalized sociostructural intersections. As scholars in an academic social work program who sit at the intersections of marginalized sociostructural locations, are allies/accompl…
Are HIV Prevention Services Reaching all LGBTQ+ Youth? An Intersectional Analysis in a National Sample
It’s like an elephant in the room with my family”: LGBTQ+ College Students’ Identity Expression During the Covid-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic led many college campuses to close and transition to remote learning. For lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, or otherwise non-heterosexual or cisgender (LGBTQ+) college students, these disruptions may have affected their ability to express their sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI). We used a developmental assets framework and minority stress theory with open-ended survey responses to examine L…
Weight-Based Disparities in Youth Mental Health: Scope, Social Underpinnings, and Policy Implications
Weight-based disparities in mental health impair the well-being of youth with overweight and obesity, who comprise a growing majority of young people in the United States. This review summarizes research regarding the extent of weight-based disparities in youth mental health and describes the social underpinnings of these disparities across contexts. Youth with high weight face frequent stigmatization (e.g., bullying, victimization, negative judg…
“The most hurtful thing I've ever experienced”: A qualitative examination of the nature of experiences of weight stigma by family members
Family members are some of the most common sources of weight stigma reported by youth and adults with higher body weight; however, little is known about the ways in which weight stigma manifests from different family members. To better understand the nature of weight stigma by family members, the current study qualitatively examined women's retrospective accounts of these experiences. Participants were 410 U.S. adult women engaged in a commercial…
College Students' Sexual Motives, Experiences, and Drinking-Related Protective Behavioral Strategies
LGBTQ+ College Students’ Engagement in Covid-Protective and Covid-Risk Behaviors
Characteristics of emerging adulthood may make college students less likely to engage in COVID-protective behaviors, a public health concern given that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ+) students may be particularly vulnerable to complications related to COVID-19. To identify individual and contextual factors related to COVID-protective behaviors among a sample of LGBTQ+ college students in the United States, we …
It’s like an elephant in the room with my family”: LGBTQ+ College Students’ Identity Expression During the Covid-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic led many college campuses to close and transition to remote learning. For lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, or otherwise non-heterosexual or cisgender (LGBTQ+) college students, these disruptions may have affected their ability to express their sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI). We used a developmental assets framework and minority stress theory with open-ended survey responses to examine L…
LGBTQ+ College Students’ Engagement in Covid-Protective and Covid-Risk Behaviors
Characteristics of emerging adulthood may make college students less likely to engage in COVID-protective behaviors, a public health concern given that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ+) students may be particularly vulnerable to complications related to COVID-19. To identify individual and contextual factors related to COVID-protective behaviors among a sample of LGBTQ+ college students in the United States, we …
Weight-Based Disparities in Youth Mental Health: Scope, Social Underpinnings, and Policy Implications
Weight-based disparities in mental health impair the well-being of youth with overweight and obesity, who comprise a growing majority of young people in the United States. This review summarizes research regarding the extent of weight-based disparities in youth mental health and describes the social underpinnings of these disparities across contexts. Youth with high weight face frequent stigmatization (e.g., bullying, victimization, negative judg…
“The most hurtful thing I've ever experienced”: A qualitative examination of the nature of experiences of weight stigma by family members
Family members are some of the most common sources of weight stigma reported by youth and adults with higher body weight; however, little is known about the ways in which weight stigma manifests from different family members. To better understand the nature of weight stigma by family members, the current study qualitatively examined women's retrospective accounts of these experiences. Participants were 410 U.S. adult women engaged in a commercial…
College Students' Sexual Motives, Experiences, and Drinking-Related Protective Behavioral Strategies
Are HIV Prevention Services Reaching all LGBTQ+ Youth? An Intersectional Analysis in a National Sample
It’s like an elephant in the room with my family”: LGBTQ+ College Students’ Identity Expression During the Covid-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic led many college campuses to close and transition to remote learning. For lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, or otherwise non-heterosexual or cisgender (LGBTQ+) college students, these disruptions may have affected their ability to express their sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI). We used a developmental assets framework and minority stress theory with open-ended survey responses to examine L…
I Felt Somewhat Cheated and Deceived When that Roadblock Came”: PrEP-Related Medical Mistrust, Distrust, and Misinformation Among Black Sexual Minority Men
Substantial advances have been made in medical technologies to reduce HIV transmission in previous decades. However, disparities regarding HIV transmission continue to persist, with Black sexual minority men (BSMM) disproportionately impacted. These disparities are driven by several different economic and socio-cultural barriers, some of which include the ongoing mistrust or distrust of medicine and science among communities of color. Furthermore…
An investigation into disability status and mental health indicators among sexual and gender diverse youth
Emerging research on sexual and gender diverse youth (SGDY) with disabilities (e.g., developmental or learning disabilities, physical disabilities) has begun to document the social- and health-related disparities that this population faces due to holding multiple marginalized identities. However, not all SGDY know their disability status, and those who are not aware of their disability status represent a unique group who might differently experie…
Critical Hope and Resistance through Collective Poetic Inquiry: A Response to Federal Attacks on Queer and Trans Communities by Scholar-Advocates
In early 2025, the US federal government made sweeping and targeted attacks that affect queer, trans, nonbinary, and gender expansive (QT and TGE) communities across the United States with the most harmful attacks directed at TGE youth and adults and those situated at marginalized sociostructural intersections. As scholars in an academic social work program who sit at the intersections of marginalized sociostructural locations, are allies/accompl…
School Climate and Sleep Duration Among Adolescents at the Intersection of Multiple Social Positions
INTRODUCTION: Recent studies have indicated that sleep is fundamental for adolescents' physical and mental health. Although it is known that context influences sleep, the impact of school climate on sleep duration remains understudied. METHODS: Using a large, diverse, population-based sample of adolescents attending California high schools (N = 277,954; data collection: 2018-2019) and applying two statistical methods suggested for quantitative re…
Psychology (7 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (4 works) · Public health (4 works) · Queer (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works)