Whether and how does white habitus change when actors make a concerted effort to counteract color-blind racist ideologies and the toxicity of whiteness in their …
How do the concepts and practices of “music” and “community” intersect in the experiences of the various constituencies of a Providence-based music school grounded in …
At the NCI-Designated Massey Cancer Center in Richmond, VA, the fight against cancer is being reimagined. I worked in the Catchment Area Data Access and …
The “What’s On Your Plate” evaluation employs a longitudinal difference-in-differences research design to assess fruit and vegetable intake and overall dietary intake across participating RI …
The objective of this study was to elicit patient perspectives on the experience of living with serious illness while incarcerated. The study was conducted at …
This thesis examines three lesbian-feminist publishing collectives in the United States between 1974 and 1985: New Victoria Printers and Publishers, the Bloodroot Collective, and Persephone …
This study explores the experiences of sex workers within the HIV continuum of care (CoC) that is made up of HIV education, prevention, and treatment …
There is a shortage of work on the role of self-reflection and “spiritual indwelling” (Holmes 2017) in Black healing faith practices, let alone how these …
Background: Hospice organizations increasingly admit patients who are full code and/or desire other “aggressive” treatments, such as chemotherapy, dialysis, and total parenteral nutrition, while on …
Historically, U.S. mainstream media have either sterilized or fetishized Asian American women. Many social media outlets mirror these one-dimensional, offensive tropes, but with social media …
This project offers a revision to the social historiography of the English Civil Wars and Interregnum. Due to the increase in gendered and sexualized rhetoric …
Background & Aims: The ghettoization of Jews during the Holocaust created a public health crisis of which there has been little study, creating a gap …
Background: Of the 2.1 million adolescents aged 10–19 years living with HIV globally, 80% reside in sub-Saharan Africa. While all adolescents must navigate puberty, sexuality …
This dissertation is a study of the shifting definitions and political currency of nationalism in Brazil from 1955 through the end of the dictatorship (1964-1985). …
Based on original ethnographic research at a refugee resettlement agency, this thesis argues that various systemic contributors to burnout are overlooked in the existing literature. …
Objective The purpose of this qualitative study is to understand the pregnant and postpartum healthcare experiences of Black women in the United States to inform …
