The purpose of this literature review was to observe the nature of the association between acculturation and binge drinking in major immigrant groups in the …
This thesis will seek to address the scope of violence that migrants encounter in transit on the Central American Migrant Trail and evaluate the effectiveness …
There are significant racial/ethnic disparities in human papillomavirus (HPV)-related cancer outcomes among U.S. adults. Several studies have also found that U.S. racial/ethnic minority women have …
Background: Immigrant mothers (IMs) with preterm infants experience language, acculturation, and poverty challenges. Objectives: Evaluate the effect of IM status on rates of Emergency Room …
The social safety net provides financial security for millions of Americans, yet few studies have explored its influence on firm formation. In three papers, I …
Background: This systematized review addresses the barriers and facilitators of efforts to address housing needs for Afghan refugees. Refugee resettlement organizations should be able to …
Background Access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food is essential for overall health and well-being, yet disparities in food access persist particularly among low-income populations …
This thesis attempts to bridge together seemingly disparate scholarly thoughts—the legacies of U.S. interventions into Asia, past and present American immigration policy, the American family, …
Julia Cahill’s first manuscript and undergraduate thesis Just (like that) is a work of immense beauty, pain, and understanding. Her work shows a level of …
This dissertation examines biblical and Mesopotamian texts that use caricatures of ethnic foreigners’ social practices to disparage them, with a special focus on how the …
Purpose. Determine the prevalence of trauma exposure, before and after the implementation of a trauma screener among free clinic patients. Methods. An initial retrospective medical …
This dissertation examines the politics of race and urban space in Boston’s Chinatown from 1943 to 1994. A diverse downtown neighborhood that survived multiple cycles …
This paper examines whether national soccer team performance impacts attitudes towards minorities in European countries in the short-term. We combine individual-level survey data with information …
This dissertation was conceived in response to the rising literature on the increasing number of immigrants settling in America’s heartland, which for generations had been …
This thesis consists of three chapters. The first two chapters study the impact of legal status on legalized immigrant households. IRCA, the biggest amnesty program …
Work is a social determinant of health that creates and sustains health inequities. This dissertation aims to elucidate pathways and quantify associations between work and …
