Tawandra Rowell-Cunsolo
Biographic Data
| ID | 7240365 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tawandra Rowell-Cunsolo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tawandra |
| FAMILY NAME | Rowell-Cunsolo |
| SIGNATURE | ROWELL-CUNSOLO T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Wisconsin—Madison School of Social Work, USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Examining predictors of substance use and treatment adequacy among formerly incarcerated individuals with a history of opioid and cocaine use
BACKGROUND: Over 600,000 individuals are released from correctional institutions annually in the United States. Substance use disorders (SUDs) are highly prevalent in this population, and only a small proportion receive adequate treatment during incarceration. Post-incarceration, substance use increases considerably, and the risk of drug overdose is higher among formerly incarcerated individuals than among their counterparts in the general popula…
We (still) charge genocide”
Feasibility and acceptability of using information visualizations to improve HIV-related communication in a limited-resource setting
Infographics (visualizations that present information) can assist clinicians to offer health information to patients with low health literacy in an accessible format. In response, we developed an infographic intervention to enhance clinical, HIV-related communication. This study reports on its feasibility and acceptability at a clinical setting in the Dominican Republic. We conducted in-depth interviews with physicians who administered the interv…
If They Give Their Mind to HIV, They Don’t Last as Long”
Explanatory models describe individuals' perceptions of their illness experiences, which can guide culturally relevant care. We constructed an explanatory model of the experience of living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the Dominican Republic. Following qualitative descriptive methodology, we conducted interviews in Spanish using a semi-structured interview guide developed using Kleinman's explanatory model framework. Two bilingual re…
Clinician Use of HIV-Related Infographics During Clinic Visits in the Dominican Republic is Associated with Lower Viral Load and Other Improvements in Health Outcomes
Associations between Experiences of Police Contact and Discrimination by the Police and Courts and Health Outcomes in a Representative Sample of Adults in New York City
Communities marginalized because of racism, heterosexism, and other systems of oppression have a history of being aggressively policed, and in those contexts, researchers have observed associations between a range of negative experiences with police and poor physical, mental, and behavioral health outcomes. However, past studies have been limited in that experiences of police contacts were aggregated at the neighborhood level and, if police conta…
Associations between Experiences of Police Contact and Discrimination by the Police and Courts and Health Outcomes in a Representative Sample of Adults in New York City
Communities marginalized because of racism, heterosexism, and other systems of oppression have a history of being aggressively policed, and in those contexts, researchers have observed associations between a range of negative experiences with police and poor physical, mental, and behavioral health outcomes. However, past studies have been limited in that experiences of police contacts were aggregated at the neighborhood level and, if police conta…
Clinician Use of HIV-Related Infographics During Clinic Visits in the Dominican Republic is Associated with Lower Viral Load and Other Improvements in Health Outcomes
Associations between Experiences of Police Contact and Discrimination by the Police and Courts and Health Outcomes in a Representative Sample of Adults in New York City
Communities marginalized because of racism, heterosexism, and other systems of oppression have a history of being aggressively policed, and in those contexts, researchers have observed associations between a range of negative experiences with police and poor physical, mental, and behavioral health outcomes. However, past studies have been limited in that experiences of police contacts were aggregated at the neighborhood level and, if police conta…
Feasibility and acceptability of using information visualizations to improve HIV-related communication in a limited-resource setting
Infographics (visualizations that present information) can assist clinicians to offer health information to patients with low health literacy in an accessible format. In response, we developed an infographic intervention to enhance clinical, HIV-related communication. This study reports on its feasibility and acceptability at a clinical setting in the Dominican Republic. We conducted in-depth interviews with physicians who administered the interv…
If They Give Their Mind to HIV, They Don’t Last as Long”
Explanatory models describe individuals' perceptions of their illness experiences, which can guide culturally relevant care. We constructed an explanatory model of the experience of living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the Dominican Republic. Following qualitative descriptive methodology, we conducted interviews in Spanish using a semi-structured interview guide developed using Kleinman's explanatory model framework. Two bilingual re…
We (still) charge genocide”
Examining predictors of substance use and treatment adequacy among formerly incarcerated individuals with a history of opioid and cocaine use
BACKGROUND: Over 600,000 individuals are released from correctional institutions annually in the United States. Substance use disorders (SUDs) are highly prevalent in this population, and only a small proportion receive adequate treatment during incarceration. Post-incarceration, substance use increases considerably, and the risk of drug overdose is higher among formerly incarcerated individuals than among their counterparts in the general popula…
Medicine (4 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Public health (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Family medicine (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · Health Literacy and Information Accessibility (2 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (2 works) · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV (2 works)