Linda J Brown
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 343223 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Linda J Brown |
| PRENOMES | Linda J |
| SOBRENOME | Brown |
| ASSINATURA | BROWN L J |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University College London |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0717-5105 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 26 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 24 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 26 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2008 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Association between food insecurity and intimate partner violence
Introduction Intimate partner violence (IPV) affects an estimated 27% of women globally, with consequences spanning mental, physical and societal well-being. Previous research identifies individual and relational risk factors for IPV, but less is known about wider structural factors. This study examines the association between food insecurity and IPV using nationally-representative data from 156 countries, exploring gendered asset policies as a p…
Facing a double burden of inequity
The COVID-19 pandemic profoundly impacted Indigenous populations worldwide, extending far beyond the biomedical outcomes of disease and mortality. This study explores the experiences of a Quechua-speaking Indigenous community on Amantaní Island, Peru, through a critical medical anthropology lens. Employing a participatory approach, we engaged with community members to explore the multifaceted impacts of COVID-19 on their health and wellbeing. Loc…
To care and improve little by little, that's how we can do it”
This study explores the conceptualisation of environmental health, environmental concerns, and ideas for change within the Amantaní community, an Indigenous Quechua-speaking population in the Peruvian Andes. Through participatory, group-based, and creative activities, community members engaged in reflective discussions about their environment, drawing upon their rich cultural heritage and intimate connection with the land. Thematic analysis of wo…
Adolescence as a Key Period of Identity Development and Connectedness
Adolescence is identified as a key period for identity development, but anthropological literature hints at cross-cultural variations. Past research suggests Japanese adolescents may experience more identity exploration/confusion compared to Western counterparts, but the reasons behind these findings remain unclear. This comparative study investigates how adolescents in England and Japan perceive and engage with their environments, and aims to id…
Pulses of Difference
From violence to strength
This paper offers a reflexive, practice-based process evaluation of arts-based participatory methods (ABM) within a community-led violence prevention project in an Indigenous Andean community on Amantaní Island, Peru. Working within a Participatory Action Research (PAR) framework, the project engaged women and men through six creative methods - problem and solution trees, life history mapping with stones and petals, role play, body mapping, visio…
Identifying Indigenous strengths for health and wellbeing
Deconstructing Professionalism
Using a constructivist paradigm, this qualitative study investigated the impact of social identities on how professionalism is learned, practiced, and challenged by new professionals in student affairs. Collaborators in this study included 25 recent graduates of a student affairs professional preparation program. Findings suggest race, gender, age, and sexual orientation were salient factors in the construction and deconstruction of traditional n…
“Something we can all share”
Food insecurity remains a pressing global issue and South Africa continues to face socioeconomic inequalities that make securing food a challenge for many young people. To address this challenge, we need better understanding of the social context of food and its importance in driving perceptions and behaviours about food and its scarcity. In this study, we examine the meaning of food for young people living in urban informal settlements and rural…
Challenges and opportunities in coproduction
Coproduction is widely recognised as essential to the development of effective and sustainable complex health interventions. Through involving potential end users in the design of interventions, coproduction provides a means of challenging power relations and ensuring the intervention being implemented accurately reflects lived experiences. Yet, how do we ensure that coproduction delivers on this promise? What methods or techniques can we use to …
Secular trends in premature and early menopause in low-income and middle-income countries
BACKGROUND: While secular trends in high-income countries show an increase in the mean age at menopause, it is unclear if there is a similar pattern in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), where women's exposure to biological, environmental and lifestyle determinants of menopause may differ. Premature (before age 40 years) and early (ages 40-44 years) menopause could have negative repercussions on later life health outcomes which in ag…
A latent class analysis of young women’s co-occurring health risks in urban informal settlements in Durban, South Africa
In South Africa, substance use, violence, and HIV risk disproportionately affect young poor Black women. Few studies have explicitly measured the co-occurrence of these health risks or the impact on mental health and wellbeing for this population. To this aim, we use a person-centred approach to explore the clustering of health risks among young Black women from urban informal settlements in Durban, South Africa, enrolled in an intervention trial…
Love Shouldn’t Hurt – E le Sauā le Alofa
Despite the widespread adoption of Theories of Change (ToC) for programme evaluation, the process of collaboratively developing these theories is rarely outlined or critical analysed, limiting broader methodological discussions on co-production. We developed a ToC as part of E le Sauā le Alofa ('Love Shouldn't Hurt') - a participatory peer-research study to prevent violence against women (VAW) in Samoa. The ToC was developed in four phases: (1) s…
Assessing essential service provision for prevention and management of violence against women in a remote indigenous community in Amantaní, Peru
The role of structural violence in perpetuating indigenous women's experiences of violence and undermining their access to services must be central to designing and implementing appropriate policies and services if they are to meet the needs of indigenous women in Peru
Reevaluating the Suma Occupation in the Casas Grandes Valley, Chihuahua, Mexico
In 1584, Baltasar de Obregón described the people he met in the Casas Grandes Valley (CGV), Northwest Chihuahua, Mexico. He juxtaposed these 'rustic' people with the sophistication of the ancient builders of Paquimé who had lived in the CGV. Seventy years later, the Spanish missionaries called the people in the CGV 'Suma' and enlisted them to build Mission San Antonio de Padua de Casas Grandes. Scholars have examined Obregón's and later administr…
Risk factors for violence against women in high-prevalence settings
Viewpoint
This article contributes to current discussions about researcher trauma and encourages academic institutions to implement the systems of support that are required to make research work psychologically safe. Currently, conversations of research-related trauma have not produced institutional changes in academia due to a dominant masculinist rationale that sees research as an emotionless job aimed at achieving an objective account of reality. Howeve…
Mechanisms for community prevention of violence against women in low- and middle-income countries
Neonates as intrinsically worthy recipients of pain management in neonatal intensive care
Decolonising violence against women research
Indigenous knowledge and ways of thinking have often been undermined historically by Western research practices, contributing to repeated calls for better recognition of Southern epistemologies. The EVE Project design outlines our collective thinking on how to address this gap and to further VAWG prevention through the meaningful participation of communities affected by violence in the research and design of their own interventions. We also discu…
Timing and determinants of age at menarche in low-income and middle-income countries
INTRODUCTION: Understanding the timing and determinants of age at menarche is key to determining potential linkages between onset of puberty and health outcomes from a life-course perspective. Yet, we have little information in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) mainly due to lack of data. The aim of this study was to analyse trends in the timing and the determinants of menarche in LMICs. METHODS: Using 16 World Fertility Survey and 2…
Subjective Environmental Experiences and Women’s Breastfeeding Journeys
Local physical and social environmental factors are important drivers of human health and behaviour. Environmental perception has been linked with both reproduction and parenting, but links between subjective environmental experiences and breastfeeding remain unclear. Using retrospective data from an online survey of UK mothers of children aged 0-24 months, Cox-Aalen survival models test whether negative subjective environmental experiences negat…
Are mothers less likely to breastfeed in harsh environments? Physical environmental quality and breastfeeding in the Born in Bradford study
We use the United Kingdom's Born in Bradford study to investigate whether women in lower quality environments are less likely to breastfeed. We use measures of physical environmental quality (water disinfectant by-products [DBPs], air pollution, passive cigarette smoke, and household condition) alongside socio-economic indicators, to explore in detail how different exposures influence breastfeeding. Drawing on evolutionary life history theory, we…
Projecting a spatial shift of Ontario's sugar maple habitat in response to climate change
Canada is the world's largest producer of maple syrup. Syrup production depends on weather and climatic conditions of the sugarbush. However, forest ecosystems are highly sensitive to climate change. The effect of rapidly changing precipitation and temperature patterns on tree species is of concern as these long‐lived organisms cannot quickly adapt to the new environmental conditions in which they find themselves. As temperatures increase it is e…
Early Hunter in the Terra Firme Rainforest
Achados acidentais de instrumentos líticos em região de terra frme junto ao rio Curuá, no médio curso da Bacia do Xingu, sugere uma ocupação disseminada por caçadores-coletores précerâmicos na região, contrariamente a expectativas de que a foresta tropical teria recursos alimentares insufcientes para a ocupação humana longe da várzea. Os artefatos líticos incluem pontas de projétil de lascamento cuidadoso, possivelmente relacionados a alguns arte…
Mechanisms for community prevention of violence against women in low- and middle-income countries
Viewpoint
This article contributes to current discussions about researcher trauma and encourages academic institutions to implement the systems of support that are required to make research work psychologically safe. Currently, conversations of research-related trauma have not produced institutional changes in academia due to a dominant masculinist rationale that sees research as an emotionless job aimed at achieving an objective account of reality. Howeve…
Identifying Indigenous strengths for health and wellbeing
Early Hunter in the Terra Firme Rainforest
Achados acidentais de instrumentos líticos em região de terra frme junto ao rio Curuá, no médio curso da Bacia do Xingu, sugere uma ocupação disseminada por caçadores-coletores précerâmicos na região, contrariamente a expectativas de que a foresta tropical teria recursos alimentares insufcientes para a ocupação humana longe da várzea. Os artefatos líticos incluem pontas de projétil de lascamento cuidadoso, possivelmente relacionados a alguns arte…
To care and improve little by little, that's how we can do it”
This study explores the conceptualisation of environmental health, environmental concerns, and ideas for change within the Amantaní community, an Indigenous Quechua-speaking population in the Peruvian Andes. Through participatory, group-based, and creative activities, community members engaged in reflective discussions about their environment, drawing upon their rich cultural heritage and intimate connection with the land. Thematic analysis of wo…
Adolescence as a Key Period of Identity Development and Connectedness
Adolescence is identified as a key period for identity development, but anthropological literature hints at cross-cultural variations. Past research suggests Japanese adolescents may experience more identity exploration/confusion compared to Western counterparts, but the reasons behind these findings remain unclear. This comparative study investigates how adolescents in England and Japan perceive and engage with their environments, and aims to id…
Reevaluating the Suma Occupation in the Casas Grandes Valley, Chihuahua, Mexico
In 1584, Baltasar de Obregón described the people he met in the Casas Grandes Valley (CGV), Northwest Chihuahua, Mexico. He juxtaposed these 'rustic' people with the sophistication of the ancient builders of Paquimé who had lived in the CGV. Seventy years later, the Spanish missionaries called the people in the CGV 'Suma' and enlisted them to build Mission San Antonio de Padua de Casas Grandes. Scholars have examined Obregón's and later administr…
A Qualitative Study Examining Psychosocial Distress, Coping, and Social Support Across the Stages and Phases of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
Ovarian cancer patients experience high levels of anxiety and depression, yet there is little research regarding coping and support of this population. In this study we examined the experiences of women during diagnosis and treatment via 30 semistructured interviews. The interviews were analyzed qualitatively, and five main themes were evident: (1) extreme blunting; (2) having a "forgotten cancer"; (3) traumatic surprise of diagnosis; (4) highs a…
Early Hunter in the Terra Firme Rainforest
Achados acidentais de instrumentos líticos em região de terra frme junto ao rio Curuá, no médio curso da Bacia do Xingu, sugere uma ocupação disseminada por caçadores-coletores précerâmicos na região, contrariamente a expectativas de que a foresta tropical teria recursos alimentares insufcientes para a ocupação humana longe da várzea. Os artefatos líticos incluem pontas de projétil de lascamento cuidadoso, possivelmente relacionados a alguns arte…
Projecting a spatial shift of Ontario's sugar maple habitat in response to climate change
Canada is the world's largest producer of maple syrup. Syrup production depends on weather and climatic conditions of the sugarbush. However, forest ecosystems are highly sensitive to climate change. The effect of rapidly changing precipitation and temperature patterns on tree species is of concern as these long‐lived organisms cannot quickly adapt to the new environmental conditions in which they find themselves. As temperatures increase it is e…
Are mothers less likely to breastfeed in harsh environments? Physical environmental quality and breastfeeding in the Born in Bradford study
We use the United Kingdom's Born in Bradford study to investigate whether women in lower quality environments are less likely to breastfeed. We use measures of physical environmental quality (water disinfectant by-products [DBPs], air pollution, passive cigarette smoke, and household condition) alongside socio-economic indicators, to explore in detail how different exposures influence breastfeeding. Drawing on evolutionary life history theory, we…
Timing and determinants of age at menarche in low-income and middle-income countries
INTRODUCTION: Understanding the timing and determinants of age at menarche is key to determining potential linkages between onset of puberty and health outcomes from a life-course perspective. Yet, we have little information in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) mainly due to lack of data. The aim of this study was to analyse trends in the timing and the determinants of menarche in LMICs. METHODS: Using 16 World Fertility Survey and 2…
Subjective Environmental Experiences and Women’s Breastfeeding Journeys
Local physical and social environmental factors are important drivers of human health and behaviour. Environmental perception has been linked with both reproduction and parenting, but links between subjective environmental experiences and breastfeeding remain unclear. Using retrospective data from an online survey of UK mothers of children aged 0-24 months, Cox-Aalen survival models test whether negative subjective environmental experiences negat…
Neonates as intrinsically worthy recipients of pain management in neonatal intensive care
Decolonising violence against women research
Indigenous knowledge and ways of thinking have often been undermined historically by Western research practices, contributing to repeated calls for better recognition of Southern epistemologies. The EVE Project design outlines our collective thinking on how to address this gap and to further VAWG prevention through the meaningful participation of communities affected by violence in the research and design of their own interventions. We also discu…
Risk factors for violence against women in high-prevalence settings
Viewpoint
This article contributes to current discussions about researcher trauma and encourages academic institutions to implement the systems of support that are required to make research work psychologically safe. Currently, conversations of research-related trauma have not produced institutional changes in academia due to a dominant masculinist rationale that sees research as an emotionless job aimed at achieving an objective account of reality. Howeve…
Mechanisms for community prevention of violence against women in low- and middle-income countries
Challenges and opportunities in coproduction
Coproduction is widely recognised as essential to the development of effective and sustainable complex health interventions. Through involving potential end users in the design of interventions, coproduction provides a means of challenging power relations and ensuring the intervention being implemented accurately reflects lived experiences. Yet, how do we ensure that coproduction delivers on this promise? What methods or techniques can we use to …
Secular trends in premature and early menopause in low-income and middle-income countries
BACKGROUND: While secular trends in high-income countries show an increase in the mean age at menopause, it is unclear if there is a similar pattern in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), where women's exposure to biological, environmental and lifestyle determinants of menopause may differ. Premature (before age 40 years) and early (ages 40-44 years) menopause could have negative repercussions on later life health outcomes which in ag…
A latent class analysis of young women’s co-occurring health risks in urban informal settlements in Durban, South Africa
In South Africa, substance use, violence, and HIV risk disproportionately affect young poor Black women. Few studies have explicitly measured the co-occurrence of these health risks or the impact on mental health and wellbeing for this population. To this aim, we use a person-centred approach to explore the clustering of health risks among young Black women from urban informal settlements in Durban, South Africa, enrolled in an intervention trial…
Love Shouldn’t Hurt – E le Sauā le Alofa
Despite the widespread adoption of Theories of Change (ToC) for programme evaluation, the process of collaboratively developing these theories is rarely outlined or critical analysed, limiting broader methodological discussions on co-production. We developed a ToC as part of E le Sauā le Alofa ('Love Shouldn't Hurt') - a participatory peer-research study to prevent violence against women (VAW) in Samoa. The ToC was developed in four phases: (1) s…
Assessing essential service provision for prevention and management of violence against women in a remote indigenous community in Amantaní, Peru
The role of structural violence in perpetuating indigenous women's experiences of violence and undermining their access to services must be central to designing and implementing appropriate policies and services if they are to meet the needs of indigenous women in Peru
Reevaluating the Suma Occupation in the Casas Grandes Valley, Chihuahua, Mexico
In 1584, Baltasar de Obregón described the people he met in the Casas Grandes Valley (CGV), Northwest Chihuahua, Mexico. He juxtaposed these 'rustic' people with the sophistication of the ancient builders of Paquimé who had lived in the CGV. Seventy years later, the Spanish missionaries called the people in the CGV 'Suma' and enlisted them to build Mission San Antonio de Padua de Casas Grandes. Scholars have examined Obregón's and later administr…
Deconstructing Professionalism
Using a constructivist paradigm, this qualitative study investigated the impact of social identities on how professionalism is learned, practiced, and challenged by new professionals in student affairs. Collaborators in this study included 25 recent graduates of a student affairs professional preparation program. Findings suggest race, gender, age, and sexual orientation were salient factors in the construction and deconstruction of traditional n…
“Something we can all share”
Food insecurity remains a pressing global issue and South Africa continues to face socioeconomic inequalities that make securing food a challenge for many young people. To address this challenge, we need better understanding of the social context of food and its importance in driving perceptions and behaviours about food and its scarcity. In this study, we examine the meaning of food for young people living in urban informal settlements and rural…
Association between food insecurity and intimate partner violence
Introduction Intimate partner violence (IPV) affects an estimated 27% of women globally, with consequences spanning mental, physical and societal well-being. Previous research identifies individual and relational risk factors for IPV, but less is known about wider structural factors. This study examines the association between food insecurity and IPV using nationally-representative data from 156 countries, exploring gendered asset policies as a p…
Facing a double burden of inequity
The COVID-19 pandemic profoundly impacted Indigenous populations worldwide, extending far beyond the biomedical outcomes of disease and mortality. This study explores the experiences of a Quechua-speaking Indigenous community on Amantaní Island, Peru, through a critical medical anthropology lens. Employing a participatory approach, we engaged with community members to explore the multifaceted impacts of COVID-19 on their health and wellbeing. Loc…
To care and improve little by little, that's how we can do it”
This study explores the conceptualisation of environmental health, environmental concerns, and ideas for change within the Amantaní community, an Indigenous Quechua-speaking population in the Peruvian Andes. Through participatory, group-based, and creative activities, community members engaged in reflective discussions about their environment, drawing upon their rich cultural heritage and intimate connection with the land. Thematic analysis of wo…
Adolescence as a Key Period of Identity Development and Connectedness
Adolescence is identified as a key period for identity development, but anthropological literature hints at cross-cultural variations. Past research suggests Japanese adolescents may experience more identity exploration/confusion compared to Western counterparts, but the reasons behind these findings remain unclear. This comparative study investigates how adolescents in England and Japan perceive and engage with their environments, and aims to id…
Pulses of Difference
From violence to strength
This paper offers a reflexive, practice-based process evaluation of arts-based participatory methods (ABM) within a community-led violence prevention project in an Indigenous Andean community on Amantaní Island, Peru. Working within a Participatory Action Research (PAR) framework, the project engaged women and men through six creative methods - problem and solution trees, life history mapping with stones and petals, role play, body mapping, visio…
Sociology (12 obras) · Medicine (11 obras) · Political science (10 obras) · Psychology (8 obras) · Geography (7 obras) · Indigenous (6 obras) · Public relations (6 obras) · Demography (5 obras) · Environmental health (5 obras) · Law (5 obras)