Laura M Koehly
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 194581 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Laura M Koehly |
| PRENOMES | Laura M |
| SOBRENOME | Koehly |
| ASSINATURA | KOEHLY L M |
| AFILIAÇÕES | National Human Genome Research Institute |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4588-2898 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 31 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 43 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 31 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1998 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
The families SHARE project
These lessons learned provide valuable perspectives on potential barriers to participation, which may inform future strategies that aim to engage Black men in family-oriented community education programs and genomic research
The impact of a personal cancer diagnosis on adolescent and young adult cancer survivors' social connectedness
Adolescent/young adult cancer survivors (AYACS) are diagnosed with cancer between 15 and 39 years of age. Improving AYACS' survivorship quality is crucial-including improving social connectedness, a construct describing the quality, structure and function of social relationships. With better understanding of AYACS' social connectedness, network-based interventions can be developed to foster social health. This study explored how a personal cancer…
Stress, coping, and positive aspects of caregiving among caregivers of children with rare disease
Objective Caregivers of children with rare diseases often consider caregiving to be a rewarding experience, despite high levels of burden. The present study examined associations between caregiver stress and positive aspects of caregiving (PAC); investigated associations between interpersonal coping strategies and PAC; and determined whether coping strategies moderated associations between stressors and PAC.Design Survey data came from a study on…
Becoming a Rare Disease Parent
Rare diseases constitute a group of conditions that are individually rare, but in aggregate impact between 3 and 6% of the world population. Many of these conditions present during infancy and involve substantial caregiving responsibilities, often assessed via quantitative measurements. However, few qualitative analyses examine lived experiences of parent-caregivers during the early period of their child's life. The purpose of this study was to e…
Shared responsibility and network collaboration in caregiving
Interpersonal Correlates of Dementia Caregivers’ Emotional Support Networks
Caregiving networks of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) are comprised of family and friends directly involved in caregiving activities and those supporting these activities. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether caregiving-related behaviors and interactions (i.e., uplift, malfeasance, and nonfeasance), kinship tie (i.e., friend, family), and family history of ADRD were associated with caregivers’ em…
Dynamics of sadness by race, ethnicity, and income following George Floyd's death
Life under stay-at-home orders
During the pandemic, social interactions are protective and lack of stability in feeling supported makes older adults vulnerable to stress. Efforts should focus on (re)building and maintaining companionship and support to mitigate the pandemic's negative impact
Cultural diversity is crucial for African neuroethics
Social and behavioral science at the forefront of genomics
The structure of emotional support networks in families affected by Lynch syndrome
Genetic risk is particularly salient for families and testing for genetic conditions is necessarily a family-level process. Thus, risk for genetic disease represents a collective stressor shared by family members. According to communal coping theory, families may adapt to such risk vis-a-vis interpersonal exchange of support resources. We propose that communal coping is operationalized through the pattern of supportive relationships observed betw…
Viewing images of alcohol use in PG-13-rated movies and alcohol initiation in Mexican-heritage youth
Mexican American adolescents report high rates of alcohol consumption as well as media use. Viewing alcohol images in the media is associated with increased alcohol consumption; however, to date, this association has not been examined across different ethnic groups in the United States. To bridge this gap, we examined the association between viewing alcohol use images in PG-13-rated movies and alcohol initiation in Mexican-heritage adolescents. A…
Activating Communal Coping Related to Diabetes Risk in Mexican-Heritage Families
We investigate how interpersonal ties influence communication about type 2 diabetes risk and encouragement to maintain or adopt a healthy lifestyle between family members of Mexican heritage, after a family history-based risk assessment intervention. Results suggest that individuals are more likely to initiate risk communication with another family member if they are close to, already seek advice from, or discuss health with him or her. Risk comm…
Social Networks and Health
Since its nascency, the field of social network analysis has been intrinsically linked to human health and well-being. In fact, the very first empirical article ever published in Sociometry evaluated a psychiatric treatment to inter-personal distress that employed the spontaneous interactions unfolding in a triad of physician, patient, and proxy actors (Moreno, 1937). This was a first attempt in a research context to show that there may be direct…
Ego-Centered Cognitive Social Structures of Close Personal Networks in the United States
Social network analysis is increasingly important in the social and behavioral sciences and has been employed to study a host of inter- and intra-personal social processes. One of the challenges researchers face in this area, however, is balancing the trade-offs between different modes of network measurement and study design. At one end of the spectrum, entirely ego-centered network designs facilitate access to a large, generalizable sample of th…
Primary Caregivers in a Network Context
Having multiple PCGs in a network may result in lack of consensus in who fills those roles, potentially putting families at risk for interpersonal conflicts. Future work aimed at intervention development should fully assess the social contexts surrounding caregiving processes in order to better understand how network composition might impact outcomes
Social influence on 5-year survival in a longitudinal chemotherapy ward co-presence network
Chemotherapy is often administered in openly designed hospital wards, where the possibility of patient–patient social influence on health exists. Previous research found that social relationships influence cancer patient's health; however, we have yet to understand social influence among patients receiving chemotherapy in the hospital. We investigate the influence of co-presence in a chemotherapy ward. We use data on 4,691 cancer patients undergo…
Correlates of Physical Activity Differ by Sex and Country of Birth Among Mexican-Heritage Youth
Protocol for a randomized controlled trial testing the impact of feedback on familial risk of chronic diseases on family-level intentions to participate in preventive lifestyle behaviors
Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12613001033730 . Retrospectively registered: 17 September, 2013
Growing-up and coming-out
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Multilevel models for social networks
Evaluation of the Families SHARE workbook
Common diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer are etiologically complex with multiple risk factors (e.g., environment, genetic, lifestyle). These risk factors tend to cluster in families, making families an important social context for intervention and lifestyle-focused disease prevention. The Families Sharing Health Assessment and Risk Evaluation (SHARE) workbook was designed as an educational tool outlining family health history b…
Caregiving Networks--Using a Network Approach to Identify Missed Opportunities
Results suggest that an iterative, targeted sampling approach with at least three informants allows for a more comprehensive assessment of caregiving processes. Applying this approach in future research will greatly enhance our knowledge and better inform future interventions to facilitate family adaptation
Models and Methods in Social Network Analysis
Sitting time and health outcomes among Mexican origin adults
Sitting time was significantly associated with detrimental health outcomes, independent of physical activity. Obesity mediated these relationships for diabetes and hypertension. Future research should assess whether interventions addressing sitting time are feasible and effective among Mexican origin populations
Caregiving Networks--Using a Network Approach to Identify Missed Opportunities
Results suggest that an iterative, targeted sampling approach with at least three informants allows for a more comprehensive assessment of caregiving processes. Applying this approach in future research will greatly enhance our knowledge and better inform future interventions to facilitate family adaptation
Primary Caregivers in a Network Context
Having multiple PCGs in a network may result in lack of consensus in who fills those roles, potentially putting families at risk for interpersonal conflicts. Future work aimed at intervention development should fully assess the social contexts surrounding caregiving processes in order to better understand how network composition might impact outcomes
Characteristics of Health Information Gatherers, Disseminators, and Blockers Within Families at Risk of Hereditary Cancer
Objectives. Given the importance of the dissemination of accurate family history to assess disease risk, we characterized the gatherers, disseminators, and blockers of health information within families at high genetic risk of cancer. Methods. A total of 5466 personal network members of 183 female participants of the Breast Imaging Study from 124 families with known mutations in the BRCA1/2 genes (associated with high risk of breast, ovarian, and…
Exponential Family Models for Sampled and Census Network Data
Much progress has been made on the development of statistical methods for network analysis in the past ten years, building on the general class of exponential family random graph (ERG) network models first introduced by Holland and Leinhardt (1981). Recent examples include models for Markov graphs, “p*” models, and actor-oriented models. For empirical application, these ERG models take a logistic form, and require the equivalent of a network cens…
Growing-up and coming-out
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Formal and Emergent Predictors of Coworkers' Perceptual Congruence on an Organization's Social Structure
Journal Article Formal and Emergent Predictors of Coworkers' Perceptual Congruence on an Organization's Social Structure Get access Maureen R. Heald, Maureen R. Heald 1Maureen R. Heald is a graduate student of communication at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Noshir S. Contractor, Noshir S. Contractor 2Noshir S. Contractor (Ph.D., Annenberg School for Communica…
Cultural diversity is crucial for African neuroethics
The structure of emotional support networks in families affected by Lynch syndrome
Genetic risk is particularly salient for families and testing for genetic conditions is necessarily a family-level process. Thus, risk for genetic disease represents a collective stressor shared by family members. According to communal coping theory, families may adapt to such risk vis-a-vis interpersonal exchange of support resources. We propose that communal coping is operationalized through the pattern of supportive relationships observed betw…
Social influence on 5-year survival in a longitudinal chemotherapy ward co-presence network
Chemotherapy is often administered in openly designed hospital wards, where the possibility of patient–patient social influence on health exists. Previous research found that social relationships influence cancer patient's health; however, we have yet to understand social influence among patients receiving chemotherapy in the hospital. We investigate the influence of co-presence in a chemotherapy ward. We use data on 4,691 cancer patients undergo…
Effectiveness and Spillover of an After-School Health Promotion Program for Hispanic Elementary School Children
Objectives. We evaluated the effectiveness and spillover of an after-school health education and physical activity program among Hispanic elementary school children. Methods. In fall 2008, students in third through fifth grades in 6 schools in El Paso, Texas (n = 901), were randomized to intervention (n = 292 participants) or control (n = 354) classrooms (4 unknown). Intervention classrooms also contained a spillover group (n = 251) that did not …
Formal and Emergent Predictors of Coworkers' Perceptual Congruence on an Organization's Social Structure
Journal Article Formal and Emergent Predictors of Coworkers' Perceptual Congruence on an Organization's Social Structure Get access Maureen R. Heald, Maureen R. Heald 1Maureen R. Heald is a graduate student of communication at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Noshir S. Contractor, Noshir S. Contractor 2Noshir S. Contractor (Ph.D., Annenberg School for Communica…
Exponential Family Models for Sampled and Census Network Data
Much progress has been made on the development of statistical methods for network analysis in the past ten years, building on the general class of exponential family random graph (ERG) network models first introduced by Holland and Leinhardt (1981). Recent examples include models for Markov graphs, “p*” models, and actor-oriented models. For empirical application, these ERG models take a logistic form, and require the equivalent of a network cens…
Characteristics of Health Information Gatherers, Disseminators, and Blockers Within Families at Risk of Hereditary Cancer
Objectives. Given the importance of the dissemination of accurate family history to assess disease risk, we characterized the gatherers, disseminators, and blockers of health information within families at high genetic risk of cancer. Methods. A total of 5466 personal network members of 183 female participants of the Breast Imaging Study from 124 families with known mutations in the BRCA1/2 genes (associated with high risk of breast, ovarian, and…
Age-Related Differences in Biomedical and Folk Beliefs as Causes for Diabetes and Heart Disease Among Mexican Origin Adults
Effectiveness and Spillover of an After-School Health Promotion Program for Hispanic Elementary School Children
Objectives. We evaluated the effectiveness and spillover of an after-school health education and physical activity program among Hispanic elementary school children. Methods. In fall 2008, students in third through fifth grades in 6 schools in El Paso, Texas (n = 901), were randomized to intervention (n = 292 participants) or control (n = 354) classrooms (4 unknown). Intervention classrooms also contained a spillover group (n = 251) that did not …
Models and Methods in Social Network Analysis
Sitting time and health outcomes among Mexican origin adults
Sitting time was significantly associated with detrimental health outcomes, independent of physical activity. Obesity mediated these relationships for diabetes and hypertension. Future research should assess whether interventions addressing sitting time are feasible and effective among Mexican origin populations
Psychometric Evaluation of the Demographic Index of Cultural Exposure (Dice) in Two Mexican-Origin Community Samples
Reliability and validity evidence is provided for the Demographic Index of Cultural Exposure (DICE), consisting of six demographic proxy indicators of acculturation, within two community samples of Mexican-origin adults ( N= 497 for each sample). Factor analytic procedures were used to examine the common variance shared between the six demographic indicators hypothesized to correlate with acculturation. The index was cross-validated across two sa…
Caregiving Networks--Using a Network Approach to Identify Missed Opportunities
Results suggest that an iterative, targeted sampling approach with at least three informants allows for a more comprehensive assessment of caregiving processes. Applying this approach in future research will greatly enhance our knowledge and better inform future interventions to facilitate family adaptation
Multilevel models for social networks
Evaluation of the Families SHARE workbook
Common diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer are etiologically complex with multiple risk factors (e.g., environment, genetic, lifestyle). These risk factors tend to cluster in families, making families an important social context for intervention and lifestyle-focused disease prevention. The Families Sharing Health Assessment and Risk Evaluation (SHARE) workbook was designed as an educational tool outlining family health history b…
Correlates of Physical Activity Differ by Sex and Country of Birth Among Mexican-Heritage Youth
Protocol for a randomized controlled trial testing the impact of feedback on familial risk of chronic diseases on family-level intentions to participate in preventive lifestyle behaviors
Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12613001033730 . Retrospectively registered: 17 September, 2013
Growing-up and coming-out
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Ego-Centered Cognitive Social Structures of Close Personal Networks in the United States
Social network analysis is increasingly important in the social and behavioral sciences and has been employed to study a host of inter- and intra-personal social processes. One of the challenges researchers face in this area, however, is balancing the trade-offs between different modes of network measurement and study design. At one end of the spectrum, entirely ego-centered network designs facilitate access to a large, generalizable sample of th…
Primary Caregivers in a Network Context
Having multiple PCGs in a network may result in lack of consensus in who fills those roles, potentially putting families at risk for interpersonal conflicts. Future work aimed at intervention development should fully assess the social contexts surrounding caregiving processes in order to better understand how network composition might impact outcomes
Social influence on 5-year survival in a longitudinal chemotherapy ward co-presence network
Chemotherapy is often administered in openly designed hospital wards, where the possibility of patient–patient social influence on health exists. Previous research found that social relationships influence cancer patient's health; however, we have yet to understand social influence among patients receiving chemotherapy in the hospital. We investigate the influence of co-presence in a chemotherapy ward. We use data on 4,691 cancer patients undergo…
Viewing images of alcohol use in PG-13-rated movies and alcohol initiation in Mexican-heritage youth
Mexican American adolescents report high rates of alcohol consumption as well as media use. Viewing alcohol images in the media is associated with increased alcohol consumption; however, to date, this association has not been examined across different ethnic groups in the United States. To bridge this gap, we examined the association between viewing alcohol use images in PG-13-rated movies and alcohol initiation in Mexican-heritage adolescents. A…
Activating Communal Coping Related to Diabetes Risk in Mexican-Heritage Families
We investigate how interpersonal ties influence communication about type 2 diabetes risk and encouragement to maintain or adopt a healthy lifestyle between family members of Mexican heritage, after a family history-based risk assessment intervention. Results suggest that individuals are more likely to initiate risk communication with another family member if they are close to, already seek advice from, or discuss health with him or her. Risk comm…
Social Networks and Health
Since its nascency, the field of social network analysis has been intrinsically linked to human health and well-being. In fact, the very first empirical article ever published in Sociometry evaluated a psychiatric treatment to inter-personal distress that employed the spontaneous interactions unfolding in a triad of physician, patient, and proxy actors (Moreno, 1937). This was a first attempt in a research context to show that there may be direct…
The structure of emotional support networks in families affected by Lynch syndrome
Genetic risk is particularly salient for families and testing for genetic conditions is necessarily a family-level process. Thus, risk for genetic disease represents a collective stressor shared by family members. According to communal coping theory, families may adapt to such risk vis-a-vis interpersonal exchange of support resources. We propose that communal coping is operationalized through the pattern of supportive relationships observed betw…
Social and behavioral science at the forefront of genomics
Interpersonal Correlates of Dementia Caregivers’ Emotional Support Networks
Caregiving networks of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) are comprised of family and friends directly involved in caregiving activities and those supporting these activities. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether caregiving-related behaviors and interactions (i.e., uplift, malfeasance, and nonfeasance), kinship tie (i.e., friend, family), and family history of ADRD were associated with caregivers’ em…
Dynamics of sadness by race, ethnicity, and income following George Floyd's death
Life under stay-at-home orders
During the pandemic, social interactions are protective and lack of stability in feeling supported makes older adults vulnerable to stress. Efforts should focus on (re)building and maintaining companionship and support to mitigate the pandemic's negative impact
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