Lacee A Satcher
Biographic Data
| ID | 660434 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lacee A Satcher |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lacee A |
| FAMILY NAME | Satcher |
| SIGNATURE | SATCHER L A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Boston College |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5509-3476 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Race and Risk
Does the Black-White mental health paradox persist across U.S. geographical regions
The “Black-White mental health paradox” refers to the epidemiological pattern whereby Black Americans experience similar, and often lower, rates of psychiatric disorders relative to their White counterparts despite their greater exposure to stressors and societal-level racism. The aim of this study is to examine the extent to which the Black-White mental health paradox is observed within four U.S. geographical regions: Midwest, Northeast, South, …
"Stuck" or still
What does attachment to place look like in neighborhoods marked by disinvestment? Drawing on nineteen in-depth interviews with Black public housing residents of a predominantly Black, resource-scarce urban neighborhood, this study explores the affective, behavioral, and cognitive dimensions of place attachment, the factors that drive attachment, and its relation to residential mobility desires. Findings reveal that place attachment is shaped less…
In the Eye of the Beholder
Are There Regional Differences in Mental Health among Black Americans? An Exploration of Explanatory Mechanisms
Toxic pathways
Racism shapes the early life development of Black youth ages 0-5. • Vicarious racism impacts the health and well-being of Black children. • Environmental racism impacts early life development. • We propose a model that depicts these mechanisms. • We emphasize strategies for psychological resilience and harm reduction. Academic and public discourse continues to center discussions of structural racism, its effects, and policy remediation of its las…
(Un) Just Deserts
With concepts like structural racism and social determinants of health currently trending in both academic and public discourse, examining the health consequences of legacies of racism in the built environment is increasingly timely. Resource scarcity in neighborhoods and the emergence of resource deserts in urban cities are critical sources of urban social inequality. As research shows how the sociodemographic makeup of neighborhoods can predict…
Multiply-deserted areas
Unequal access to important resources like grocery stores, pharmacies, and parks in the urban built environment has been a significant social problem under study by social scientists. Drawing from work in urban and environmental justice studies that conceptualize racism as a structural factor that shapes environmental inequality, I assess spatial inequality in urban cities across the southern USA. Utilizing data from the U.S. Census, U.S. Departm…
Psychologically Resilient, but Physically Vulnerable? Exploring the Psychosocial Determinants of African American Women’s Mental and Physical Health
Integrating the intersectionality framework and stress theory, this study identifies the stressors and psychosocial resources contributing to the physical and psychological health status of African American women. Using the National Survey of American Life ( N = 2,077), the authors examine the relationship between stress exposures, psychological resources, and health among African American women. The results show that not all psychological resour…
Optimism, Innovativeness, and Competitiveness
We contend that the work scientists do is entrepreneurial because they are in the business of discovering, evaluating, and exploiting opportunities to create new knowledge. In this article, we examine the relationship between Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) scholars’ holdings of traits associated with entrepreneurial activity and the degree to which these scientists consider being a scientist important to their sense of s…
Conditions for successful environmental justice mobilizations
The environmental justice (EJ) literature can benefit from comparative analysis that helps to identify conditions for more and less successful outcomes. A data set of 50 EJ cases in the U.S. was developed with high and low remediation as the outcome. Causal conditions were selected on theoretical grounds, and included five mobilizing strategies (local and state government coalitions, federal government attention, civil disobedience, litigation, a…
Race, class, and space
The present study contributes to the environmental justice (EJ) literature by quantitatively examining spatial location within a city through an intersectional lens. Specifically, we develop the literature on longstanding conflicts over the location of bus depots and urban environmental inequality to study how patterns of racial, ethnic, and class inequality are related to distance to bus depots in four boroughs in New York City. We use a continu…
Multiply-deserted areas
Unequal access to important resources like grocery stores, pharmacies, and parks in the urban built environment has been a significant social problem under study by social scientists. Drawing from work in urban and environmental justice studies that conceptualize racism as a structural factor that shapes environmental inequality, I assess spatial inequality in urban cities across the southern USA. Utilizing data from the U.S. Census, U.S. Departm…
Conditions for successful environmental justice mobilizations
The environmental justice (EJ) literature can benefit from comparative analysis that helps to identify conditions for more and less successful outcomes. A data set of 50 EJ cases in the U.S. was developed with high and low remediation as the outcome. Causal conditions were selected on theoretical grounds, and included five mobilizing strategies (local and state government coalitions, federal government attention, civil disobedience, litigation, a…
Race, class, and space
The present study contributes to the environmental justice (EJ) literature by quantitatively examining spatial location within a city through an intersectional lens. Specifically, we develop the literature on longstanding conflicts over the location of bus depots and urban environmental inequality to study how patterns of racial, ethnic, and class inequality are related to distance to bus depots in four boroughs in New York City. We use a continu…
In the Eye of the Beholder
Toxic pathways
Racism shapes the early life development of Black youth ages 0-5. • Vicarious racism impacts the health and well-being of Black children. • Environmental racism impacts early life development. • We propose a model that depicts these mechanisms. • We emphasize strategies for psychological resilience and harm reduction. Academic and public discourse continues to center discussions of structural racism, its effects, and policy remediation of its las…
Race, class, and space
The present study contributes to the environmental justice (EJ) literature by quantitatively examining spatial location within a city through an intersectional lens. Specifically, we develop the literature on longstanding conflicts over the location of bus depots and urban environmental inequality to study how patterns of racial, ethnic, and class inequality are related to distance to bus depots in four boroughs in New York City. We use a continu…
Conditions for successful environmental justice mobilizations
The environmental justice (EJ) literature can benefit from comparative analysis that helps to identify conditions for more and less successful outcomes. A data set of 50 EJ cases in the U.S. was developed with high and low remediation as the outcome. Causal conditions were selected on theoretical grounds, and included five mobilizing strategies (local and state government coalitions, federal government attention, civil disobedience, litigation, a…
Optimism, Innovativeness, and Competitiveness
We contend that the work scientists do is entrepreneurial because they are in the business of discovering, evaluating, and exploiting opportunities to create new knowledge. In this article, we examine the relationship between Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) scholars’ holdings of traits associated with entrepreneurial activity and the degree to which these scientists consider being a scientist important to their sense of s…
Psychologically Resilient, but Physically Vulnerable? Exploring the Psychosocial Determinants of African American Women’s Mental and Physical Health
Integrating the intersectionality framework and stress theory, this study identifies the stressors and psychosocial resources contributing to the physical and psychological health status of African American women. Using the National Survey of American Life ( N = 2,077), the authors examine the relationship between stress exposures, psychological resources, and health among African American women. The results show that not all psychological resour…
(Un) Just Deserts
With concepts like structural racism and social determinants of health currently trending in both academic and public discourse, examining the health consequences of legacies of racism in the built environment is increasingly timely. Resource scarcity in neighborhoods and the emergence of resource deserts in urban cities are critical sources of urban social inequality. As research shows how the sociodemographic makeup of neighborhoods can predict…
Multiply-deserted areas
Unequal access to important resources like grocery stores, pharmacies, and parks in the urban built environment has been a significant social problem under study by social scientists. Drawing from work in urban and environmental justice studies that conceptualize racism as a structural factor that shapes environmental inequality, I assess spatial inequality in urban cities across the southern USA. Utilizing data from the U.S. Census, U.S. Departm…
Are There Regional Differences in Mental Health among Black Americans? An Exploration of Explanatory Mechanisms
Toxic pathways
Racism shapes the early life development of Black youth ages 0-5. • Vicarious racism impacts the health and well-being of Black children. • Environmental racism impacts early life development. • We propose a model that depicts these mechanisms. • We emphasize strategies for psychological resilience and harm reduction. Academic and public discourse continues to center discussions of structural racism, its effects, and policy remediation of its las…
Does the Black-White mental health paradox persist across U.S. geographical regions
The “Black-White mental health paradox” refers to the epidemiological pattern whereby Black Americans experience similar, and often lower, rates of psychiatric disorders relative to their White counterparts despite their greater exposure to stressors and societal-level racism. The aim of this study is to examine the extent to which the Black-White mental health paradox is observed within four U.S. geographical regions: Midwest, Northeast, South, …
"Stuck" or still
What does attachment to place look like in neighborhoods marked by disinvestment? Drawing on nineteen in-depth interviews with Black public housing residents of a predominantly Black, resource-scarce urban neighborhood, this study explores the affective, behavioral, and cognitive dimensions of place attachment, the factors that drive attachment, and its relation to residential mobility desires. Findings reveal that place attachment is shaped less…
In the Eye of the Beholder
Race and Risk
Sociology (9 works) · Political science (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Environmental Justice and Health Disparities (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (5 works) · Demography (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Environmental justice (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works)