Edith Morris
Biographic Data
| ID | 7901844 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Edith Morris |
| GIVEN NAMES | Edith |
| FAMILY NAME | Morris |
| SIGNATURE | MORRIS E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4979-8597 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Graphic-style stories to engage limited resource communities and promote health
Introduction: People with lower health literacy and those living in limited-resource communities often experience poorer health outcomes. Leveraging stories for health promotion can be particularly beneficial as stories are more engaging and memorable than other outreach materials. Co-designing health-promotion stories with representatives from target communities ensures their cultural relevance. Methods: We Engage 4 Health (WE4H), a 20 + member …
Promoting Community Health and Understanding of Science Topics by Reading Graphic-Style Stories Aloud Together
Limited health literacy and access to engaging, relevant, understandable health promotion and disease prevention materials are barriers to achieving and maintaining health. The We-Engage-4-Health program co-created the graphic-style story “Foamy Soap Fun” with community members to reinforce the importance of the primary preventive strategy—handwashing—in limiting spread of COVID-19. Pre/postsurveys were administered, and a modified focus group wa…
The Eyewitness Community Survey
Many youths and young adults have variable environmental health knowledge, limited understanding of their local environment's impact on their health, and poor environmentally friendly behaviors. We sought to develop and test a tool to reliably capture data, increase environmental health knowledge, and engage youths as citizen scientists to examine and take action on their community's challenges. The Eyewitness Community Survey (ECS) was developed…
Through Her Eyes
BACKGROUND: The Syrian war conflict ended with devastating impact on Syrian refugee women and their children. A few studies have been done that explored the impact of the civil war and displacement of Syrian families from a cultural perspective. The purpose of this study was to highlight the experiences of the Syrian war-refugee families who have sought shelter in a host country. METHOD: A descriptive phenomenological study was conducted using a …
Celebrating 30 Years of Distinction in Diversity Through the Journal of Transcultural Nursing
Marital Violence During War Conflict
Introduction: Marital violence increases during times of war. This study aims to describe the lived experience of marital violence toward Syrian refugee women during the current war in Syria. Design: A descriptive phenomenological research methodology was used to conduct semistructured interviews with 16 purposively selected Syrian refugee women residing in displacement centers in Jordan. Colaizzi’s steps of data analysis were used. Results: Four…
Practicing the Art of the Science
Parenting African American Children With Autism
Purpose: Parents are the most significant contributor to care of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and as such research on African American parenting in ASD is conspicuously absent. Findings relevant to parenting are discussed from a study with urban African American families caring for children with ASD. Design: An ethnonursing study was conducted with 24 African American family members of children with ASD and 28 professionals. Data…
Cultural Hospitality at the Borderlands
Transcultural Nursing Scholars’ Corner
Respect, Protection, Faith, and Love
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to discover universal and diverse care meanings and expressions of the selected urban African American adolescent gang culture within a qualitative paradigm. DESIGN: The study was conducted using ethnonursing research methodology and was guided by Leininger's theory of culture care. Thirteen key participants and 28 general participants were selected from a school setting in a Midwestern city. Data were colle…
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Respect, Protection, Faith, and Love
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to discover universal and diverse care meanings and expressions of the selected urban African American adolescent gang culture within a qualitative paradigm. DESIGN: The study was conducted using ethnonursing research methodology and was guided by Leininger's theory of culture care. Thirteen key participants and 28 general participants were selected from a school setting in a Midwestern city. Data were colle…
Transcultural Nursing Scholars’ Corner
Cultural Hospitality at the Borderlands
Parenting African American Children With Autism
Purpose: Parents are the most significant contributor to care of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and as such research on African American parenting in ASD is conspicuously absent. Findings relevant to parenting are discussed from a study with urban African American families caring for children with ASD. Design: An ethnonursing study was conducted with 24 African American family members of children with ASD and 28 professionals. Data…
Practicing the Art of the Science
Celebrating 30 Years of Distinction in Diversity Through the Journal of Transcultural Nursing
Marital Violence During War Conflict
Introduction: Marital violence increases during times of war. This study aims to describe the lived experience of marital violence toward Syrian refugee women during the current war in Syria. Design: A descriptive phenomenological research methodology was used to conduct semistructured interviews with 16 purposively selected Syrian refugee women residing in displacement centers in Jordan. Colaizzi’s steps of data analysis were used. Results: Four…
Through Her Eyes
BACKGROUND: The Syrian war conflict ended with devastating impact on Syrian refugee women and their children. A few studies have been done that explored the impact of the civil war and displacement of Syrian families from a cultural perspective. The purpose of this study was to highlight the experiences of the Syrian war-refugee families who have sought shelter in a host country. METHOD: A descriptive phenomenological study was conducted using a …
Promoting Community Health and Understanding of Science Topics by Reading Graphic-Style Stories Aloud Together
Limited health literacy and access to engaging, relevant, understandable health promotion and disease prevention materials are barriers to achieving and maintaining health. The We-Engage-4-Health program co-created the graphic-style story “Foamy Soap Fun” with community members to reinforce the importance of the primary preventive strategy—handwashing—in limiting spread of COVID-19. Pre/postsurveys were administered, and a modified focus group wa…
The Eyewitness Community Survey
Many youths and young adults have variable environmental health knowledge, limited understanding of their local environment's impact on their health, and poor environmentally friendly behaviors. We sought to develop and test a tool to reliably capture data, increase environmental health knowledge, and engage youths as citizen scientists to examine and take action on their community's challenges. The Eyewitness Community Survey (ECS) was developed…
Graphic-style stories to engage limited resource communities and promote health
Introduction: People with lower health literacy and those living in limited-resource communities often experience poorer health outcomes. Leveraging stories for health promotion can be particularly beneficial as stories are more engaging and memorable than other outreach materials. Co-designing health-promotion stories with representatives from target communities ensures their cultural relevance. Methods: We Engage 4 Health (WE4H), a 20 + member …
Psychology (10 works) · Medicine (9 works) · Political science (7 works) · Health care (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Art (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Cultural Competency in Health Care (2 works) · Faith (2 works)