Jennifer Jo Connor
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 312833 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Jennifer Jo Connor |
| PRENOMES | Jennifer Jo |
| SOBRENOME | Connor |
| ASSINATURA | CONNOR J J |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Minnesota |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4403-1442 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 26 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 21 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 26 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1985 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Decisional Conflict in Regarding Deinfibulation in Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Patients
Many Somali female migrants experience Female Genital Mutilation/Female Genital Cutting (FGM/C) during childhood, a procedure that involves removal of the external female genitalia for non-medical reasons; most undergo infibulation, which involves narrowing of the vaginal introitus. FGM/C patients commonly undergo deinfibulation, a procedure that reopens the vaginal introitus. This study aimed to analyze factors that contribute to a participant’s…
Challenges Faced by People with Disabilities in Accessing Contraception and Childbirth Care in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Background People with disabilities (PWDs) experience significant challenges in accessing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services. Consequently, global, regional, and national policies recommend equal rights for PWDs to access quality health care. Tanzania is working to improve SRH accessibility; however, women with disabilities still face numerous challenges in accessing reproductive and maternal healthcare services. These challenges must …
Dyspareunia and Functioning Among Somali Women Who Have Experienced Female Genital Cutting
Female genital cutting (FGC) results in a higher risk for sexual issues in impacted women. This study examined this impact in a sample of 300 women identifying as Somali and living in the United States. FGC is highly prevalent in Somalia, with rates as high as 98%. Bilingual community researchers recruited participants from community and clinic spaces. Participants completed a survey using standardized measures and team-created questionnaires, in…
Scientific Integrity and Pediatric Gender Healthcare
Order 14187 ("Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation"; The President of the United States, 2025), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS, 2025) released a review of pediatric gender care for transgender and nonbinary (TGNB) children and adolescents that is replete with factual errors, distorts current scientific evidence, and defies expert medical consensus.The review joins a growing list of White House-endorsed actio…
Gender-Based Violence in the Lives of Somali Women With Refugee Status
Introduction: Gender-based violence (GBV) poses a significant threat to women with refugee status. Methodology: Following our analysis based on a previously published scoping review, we introduce a conceptual framework based on postcolonial feminist theory to inform research, policy, and practice that addresses the unique risk factors faced by Somali women with refugee status experiencing GBV and encountering barriers to care. Result: The framewo…
Discerning Deinfibulation
The past decades have seen large numbers of Somali women migrate across the globe. It is critical for healthcare workers in host countries to understand healthcare needs of Somali women. The majority of Somali female migrants experience female genital cutting (FGC). The most common type in Somalia is Type 3 or infibulation, the narrowing of the vaginal introitus. Deinfibulation opens the introitus to reduce poor health outcomes and/or allow for v…
Desire discrepancy in long‐term relationships
Sexual desire discrepancy is one of the most common, and potentially distressing, aspects of couples' sexual health. There are gaps in the literature exploring desire discrepancy specifically in distressed couples, as well as in queer (sexual and/or gender minority) couples. This study sought to gather qualitative data regarding long‐term couples' experiences with distressing desire discrepancy. Semi‐structured interviews were conducted with both…
The Need for Standardized Nomenclature in Electronic Documentation of Female Genital Cutting in Health Records
Working Vacations and Adventure
Many accounts, autobiographical and scholarly, emphasize how volunteers portrayed their work in the mission established for fishers by British physician Wilfred Grenfell in Newfoundland and Labrador: as escapist adventure. Scholars have not studied women physicians or their motivations to volunteer, however. This oversight derives from their small number combined with lack of knowledge about this mission’s distinction from the foreign medical mis…
Cultural Norm Transmission/Disruption amongst Somali Refugee Women
Since the onset of the Somali civil war in the late 1980s, more than 2 million Somalis have been internally displaced or crossed international borders to seek haven. Yet, research on diasporic Somali women's intergenerational communication about marriage, sex, and female genital cutting (FGC) remains scant. This paper draws from data we collected from 15 women over the age of 45 who were part of a much larger project on refugee women and sexual h…
Shame as a moderator of attachment and sexual satisfaction
Shame is an intensely painful emotion that adversely impacts mental health and social relationships. Although shame proneness is associated with insecure attachment and sexual satisfaction, independently, no research has examined how shame proneness relates to both of these constructs simultaneously. Such an investigation is necessary due to pervasive cultural messaging that intertwines shame, attachment, and sexuality. The present study addresse…
Our Body Our Health (Jirkeena, Caafimaadkeena)
Women across the globe have been subject to female genital cutting (FGC), with the highest rates in Somalia. FGC can result in sexual concerns, especially sexual pain and lower pleasure. Due to ongoing civil war and climate disasters, there is a large number of Somali immigrants and refugees living in countries where healthcare providers may be unfamiliar with the impact of FGC. In this qualitative study, sixty Somali women between the ages 20 an…
Response to Commentaries
Response to Commentaries
Somali American female refugees discuss their attitudes toward homosexuality and the gay and lesbian community
Minnesota is home to the largest population of Somalis in the USA - most arriving as refugees from the civil war in Somalia. As Somali Americans adjust to life in the USA, they are likely to undergo shifts in their belief systems - including changes in their attitudes toward gays and lesbians. We examined the attitudes of 29 Somali American women in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area toward homosexuality via face-to-face, semi-structured …
Parental Conformity Expectations' Effect on Twins' and Singletons' Parent–Adolescent Relationships
Growing use of in vitro fertilization (IVF) has resulted in an elevated twin birth rate, and a burgeoning population of IVF twins who are now aging into adolescence and beyond. This study tests a model examining whether parental conformity expectations have differential effects on twins' versus singletons' parent-adolescent relationship satisfaction, and if this effect is indirectly associated with relative changes in twins' and singletons' inter…
From Somalia to U.S
The purpose of this exploratory qualitative study was to explore shifts in gender dynamics among Somali female refugees who immigrated to the United States (U.S.). We used a community-based approach to recruit 30 participants who were interviewed by a bilingual interviewer. Themes were developed without preordained concepts. Results indicated most women came to the U.S. searching for safety and education. Participants reported increased freedoms,…
Sexual Health Care, Sexual Behaviors and Functioning, and Female Genital Cutting
We investigated the sexual values, attitudes, and behaviors of 30 Somali female refugees living in a large metropolitan area of Minnesota by collecting exploratory sexual health information based on the components of the sexual health model-components posited to be essential aspects of healthy human sexuality. A Somali-born bilingual interviewer conducted the semistructured interviews in English or Somali; 22 participants chose to be interviewed …
An Analysis of Guiseppe Tornatore's Films
For this review, we would like to spotlight a film director, Guiseppe Tornatore, instead of a specific film. Tornatore, an Italian director and writer, has directed 13 films and written 14 films. H
Iron Man 2
Increasing Personal Agency Through Classical Mythology
Narrative letter writing is used in therapy as a powerful therapeutic tool. Letters written to the client can help rewrite his or her story, as well as help clients realize that they are their own agent of change. Women, feeling powerless in a male dominant society, may need to feel that they have the strength within to change. Providing the client a nickname can help maintain confidentiality, and can also strengthen his or her drive. Mythology c…
Being Lister
Stylistic analysis and rhetorical theory are used in this study to inform our understanding of impediments to the successful uptake of a new medical idea. Through examination of the work of the Victorian surgeon Joseph Lister, who was described by one biographer as suffering from "stylistic ham-handedness", the study provides insights into the difficulty that Lister had in explaining his theory of antiseptic surgery. Using three comparisons-Liste…
Arrestin-2 and G Protein-coupled Receptor Kinase 5 Interact with NFκB1 p105 and Negatively Regulate Lipopolysaccharide-stimulated ERK1/2 Activation in Macrophages
Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are a recently described receptor class involved in the regulation of innate and adaptive immunity. Here, we demonstrate that arrestin-2 and GRK5 (G protein-coupled receptor kinase 5), proteins that regulate G protein-coupled receptor signaling, play a negative role in TLR4 signaling in Raw264.7 macrophages. We find that lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced ERK1/2 phosphorylation is significantly enhanced in arrestin-2 and …
Vulvar Vestibulitis Syndrome
The author examines vulvar vestibulitis syndrome, a women's health condition that is rarely discussed in family therapy literature. An argument is made regarding the relevancy to couple therapists. A review of diagnosis, prevalence rates, and treatment is provided. The empirical research findings for psychological, interpersonal, and sexual correlates are presented, and implications for couple therapists are discussed
The Legend of Joseph Montferrand and its Scientific Context in the 1880s
While he lived, Joseph Montferrand (1802-1864) was a well-known and admired French-Canadian lumberman in the Ottawa-Hull rgion of Ontario and Quebec. As a strongman, his many exploits in the name of French-Canadian honour were extolled far and wide and earned for him the immortality of the hero
Sexual Health Care, Sexual Behaviors and Functioning, and Female Genital Cutting
We investigated the sexual values, attitudes, and behaviors of 30 Somali female refugees living in a large metropolitan area of Minnesota by collecting exploratory sexual health information based on the components of the sexual health model-components posited to be essential aspects of healthy human sexuality. A Somali-born bilingual interviewer conducted the semistructured interviews in English or Somali; 22 participants chose to be interviewed …
From Somalia to U.S
The purpose of this exploratory qualitative study was to explore shifts in gender dynamics among Somali female refugees who immigrated to the United States (U.S.). We used a community-based approach to recruit 30 participants who were interviewed by a bilingual interviewer. Themes were developed without preordained concepts. Results indicated most women came to the U.S. searching for safety and education. Participants reported increased freedoms,…
Our Body Our Health (Jirkeena, Caafimaadkeena)
Women across the globe have been subject to female genital cutting (FGC), with the highest rates in Somalia. FGC can result in sexual concerns, especially sexual pain and lower pleasure. Due to ongoing civil war and climate disasters, there is a large number of Somali immigrants and refugees living in countries where healthcare providers may be unfamiliar with the impact of FGC. In this qualitative study, sixty Somali women between the ages 20 an…
Response to Commentaries
Discerning Deinfibulation
The past decades have seen large numbers of Somali women migrate across the globe. It is critical for healthcare workers in host countries to understand healthcare needs of Somali women. The majority of Somali female migrants experience female genital cutting (FGC). The most common type in Somalia is Type 3 or infibulation, the narrowing of the vaginal introitus. Deinfibulation opens the introitus to reduce poor health outcomes and/or allow for v…
Cultural Norm Transmission/Disruption amongst Somali Refugee Women
Since the onset of the Somali civil war in the late 1980s, more than 2 million Somalis have been internally displaced or crossed international borders to seek haven. Yet, research on diasporic Somali women's intergenerational communication about marriage, sex, and female genital cutting (FGC) remains scant. This paper draws from data we collected from 15 women over the age of 45 who were part of a much larger project on refugee women and sexual h…
Increasing Personal Agency Through Classical Mythology
Narrative letter writing is used in therapy as a powerful therapeutic tool. Letters written to the client can help rewrite his or her story, as well as help clients realize that they are their own agent of change. Women, feeling powerless in a male dominant society, may need to feel that they have the strength within to change. Providing the client a nickname can help maintain confidentiality, and can also strengthen his or her drive. Mythology c…
Being Lister
Stylistic analysis and rhetorical theory are used in this study to inform our understanding of impediments to the successful uptake of a new medical idea. Through examination of the work of the Victorian surgeon Joseph Lister, who was described by one biographer as suffering from "stylistic ham-handedness", the study provides insights into the difficulty that Lister had in explaining his theory of antiseptic surgery. Using three comparisons-Liste…
Folklore in Anglo-American Medical Journals 1845-1897
The Legend of Joseph Montferrand and its Scientific Context in the 1880s
While he lived, Joseph Montferrand (1802-1864) was a well-known and admired French-Canadian lumberman in the Ottawa-Hull rgion of Ontario and Quebec. As a strongman, his many exploits in the name of French-Canadian honour were extolled far and wide and earned for him the immortality of the hero
Vulvar Vestibulitis Syndrome
The author examines vulvar vestibulitis syndrome, a women's health condition that is rarely discussed in family therapy literature. An argument is made regarding the relevancy to couple therapists. A review of diagnosis, prevalence rates, and treatment is provided. The empirical research findings for psychological, interpersonal, and sexual correlates are presented, and implications for couple therapists are discussed
Arrestin-2 and G Protein-coupled Receptor Kinase 5 Interact with NFκB1 p105 and Negatively Regulate Lipopolysaccharide-stimulated ERK1/2 Activation in Macrophages
Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are a recently described receptor class involved in the regulation of innate and adaptive immunity. Here, we demonstrate that arrestin-2 and GRK5 (G protein-coupled receptor kinase 5), proteins that regulate G protein-coupled receptor signaling, play a negative role in TLR4 signaling in Raw264.7 macrophages. We find that lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced ERK1/2 phosphorylation is significantly enhanced in arrestin-2 and …
Being Lister
Stylistic analysis and rhetorical theory are used in this study to inform our understanding of impediments to the successful uptake of a new medical idea. Through examination of the work of the Victorian surgeon Joseph Lister, who was described by one biographer as suffering from "stylistic ham-handedness", the study provides insights into the difficulty that Lister had in explaining his theory of antiseptic surgery. Using three comparisons-Liste…
Increasing Personal Agency Through Classical Mythology
Narrative letter writing is used in therapy as a powerful therapeutic tool. Letters written to the client can help rewrite his or her story, as well as help clients realize that they are their own agent of change. Women, feeling powerless in a male dominant society, may need to feel that they have the strength within to change. Providing the client a nickname can help maintain confidentiality, and can also strengthen his or her drive. Mythology c…
Iron Man 2
An Analysis of Guiseppe Tornatore's Films
For this review, we would like to spotlight a film director, Guiseppe Tornatore, instead of a specific film. Tornatore, an Italian director and writer, has directed 13 films and written 14 films. H
Sexual Health Care, Sexual Behaviors and Functioning, and Female Genital Cutting
We investigated the sexual values, attitudes, and behaviors of 30 Somali female refugees living in a large metropolitan area of Minnesota by collecting exploratory sexual health information based on the components of the sexual health model-components posited to be essential aspects of healthy human sexuality. A Somali-born bilingual interviewer conducted the semistructured interviews in English or Somali; 22 participants chose to be interviewed …
From Somalia to U.S
The purpose of this exploratory qualitative study was to explore shifts in gender dynamics among Somali female refugees who immigrated to the United States (U.S.). We used a community-based approach to recruit 30 participants who were interviewed by a bilingual interviewer. Themes were developed without preordained concepts. Results indicated most women came to the U.S. searching for safety and education. Participants reported increased freedoms,…
Somali American female refugees discuss their attitudes toward homosexuality and the gay and lesbian community
Minnesota is home to the largest population of Somalis in the USA - most arriving as refugees from the civil war in Somalia. As Somali Americans adjust to life in the USA, they are likely to undergo shifts in their belief systems - including changes in their attitudes toward gays and lesbians. We examined the attitudes of 29 Somali American women in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area toward homosexuality via face-to-face, semi-structured …
Parental Conformity Expectations' Effect on Twins' and Singletons' Parent–Adolescent Relationships
Growing use of in vitro fertilization (IVF) has resulted in an elevated twin birth rate, and a burgeoning population of IVF twins who are now aging into adolescence and beyond. This study tests a model examining whether parental conformity expectations have differential effects on twins' versus singletons' parent-adolescent relationship satisfaction, and if this effect is indirectly associated with relative changes in twins' and singletons' inter…
Response to Commentaries
Response to Commentaries
Shame as a moderator of attachment and sexual satisfaction
Shame is an intensely painful emotion that adversely impacts mental health and social relationships. Although shame proneness is associated with insecure attachment and sexual satisfaction, independently, no research has examined how shame proneness relates to both of these constructs simultaneously. Such an investigation is necessary due to pervasive cultural messaging that intertwines shame, attachment, and sexuality. The present study addresse…
Our Body Our Health (Jirkeena, Caafimaadkeena)
Women across the globe have been subject to female genital cutting (FGC), with the highest rates in Somalia. FGC can result in sexual concerns, especially sexual pain and lower pleasure. Due to ongoing civil war and climate disasters, there is a large number of Somali immigrants and refugees living in countries where healthcare providers may be unfamiliar with the impact of FGC. In this qualitative study, sixty Somali women between the ages 20 an…
Desire discrepancy in long‐term relationships
Sexual desire discrepancy is one of the most common, and potentially distressing, aspects of couples' sexual health. There are gaps in the literature exploring desire discrepancy specifically in distressed couples, as well as in queer (sexual and/or gender minority) couples. This study sought to gather qualitative data regarding long‐term couples' experiences with distressing desire discrepancy. Semi‐structured interviews were conducted with both…
The Need for Standardized Nomenclature in Electronic Documentation of Female Genital Cutting in Health Records
Working Vacations and Adventure
Many accounts, autobiographical and scholarly, emphasize how volunteers portrayed their work in the mission established for fishers by British physician Wilfred Grenfell in Newfoundland and Labrador: as escapist adventure. Scholars have not studied women physicians or their motivations to volunteer, however. This oversight derives from their small number combined with lack of knowledge about this mission’s distinction from the foreign medical mis…
Cultural Norm Transmission/Disruption amongst Somali Refugee Women
Since the onset of the Somali civil war in the late 1980s, more than 2 million Somalis have been internally displaced or crossed international borders to seek haven. Yet, research on diasporic Somali women's intergenerational communication about marriage, sex, and female genital cutting (FGC) remains scant. This paper draws from data we collected from 15 women over the age of 45 who were part of a much larger project on refugee women and sexual h…
Scientific Integrity and Pediatric Gender Healthcare
Order 14187 ("Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation"; The President of the United States, 2025), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS, 2025) released a review of pediatric gender care for transgender and nonbinary (TGNB) children and adolescents that is replete with factual errors, distorts current scientific evidence, and defies expert medical consensus.The review joins a growing list of White House-endorsed actio…
Gender-Based Violence in the Lives of Somali Women With Refugee Status
Introduction: Gender-based violence (GBV) poses a significant threat to women with refugee status. Methodology: Following our analysis based on a previously published scoping review, we introduce a conceptual framework based on postcolonial feminist theory to inform research, policy, and practice that addresses the unique risk factors faced by Somali women with refugee status experiencing GBV and encountering barriers to care. Result: The framewo…
Discerning Deinfibulation
The past decades have seen large numbers of Somali women migrate across the globe. It is critical for healthcare workers in host countries to understand healthcare needs of Somali women. The majority of Somali female migrants experience female genital cutting (FGC). The most common type in Somalia is Type 3 or infibulation, the narrowing of the vaginal introitus. Deinfibulation opens the introitus to reduce poor health outcomes and/or allow for v…
Decisional Conflict in Regarding Deinfibulation in Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Patients
Many Somali female migrants experience Female Genital Mutilation/Female Genital Cutting (FGM/C) during childhood, a procedure that involves removal of the external female genitalia for non-medical reasons; most undergo infibulation, which involves narrowing of the vaginal introitus. FGM/C patients commonly undergo deinfibulation, a procedure that reopens the vaginal introitus. This study aimed to analyze factors that contribute to a participant’s…
Challenges Faced by People with Disabilities in Accessing Contraception and Childbirth Care in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Background People with disabilities (PWDs) experience significant challenges in accessing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services. Consequently, global, regional, and national policies recommend equal rights for PWDs to access quality health care. Tanzania is working to improve SRH accessibility; however, women with disabilities still face numerous challenges in accessing reproductive and maternal healthcare services. These challenges must …
Psychology (16 obras) · Medicine (10 obras) · Sociology (10 obras) · Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues (9 obras) · Social Psychology (9 obras) · Somali (8 obras) · Political science (7 obras) · Clinical Psychology (6 obras) · Developmental psychology (6 obras) · Gender Studies (6 obras)