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Projects

The COmmunicatioN for Community Health and (shared) Understanding of Science (CONCHUS) lab facilitates dialogue with underserved communities to design and evaluate interventions that promote health. 

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Global health disparities

e.g. Adolescent Pregnancy; HPV/Cervical Cancer in Jamaica

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US Health Disparities

e.g. Black Maternal Health Disparities; Clinical trial communication disparities; LGBT Patient Provider Communication

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Answering Big Picture HD Questions

e.g. Efficacy of CBPR methods; COVID-19 Communication Inequalities

Global health disparities publications

HPV:

McFarlane, S.J., Morgan, S.E. (2020). Evaluating culturally-targeted fear appeal messages for HPV self-sampling among Jamaican women: A qualitative formative research study. Health Communication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2020.1723047 


McFarlane, S.J., Morgan, S.E., Schlumbrecht, M. (2021). Acceptability of a Multicomponent, Community-based, HPV Self-test Intervention among Jamaican women. Cancer Causes & Control. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10552-021-01406-4

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Teenage Pregnancy

McFarlane, S.J., Kim, S., Kirch Schneider, K., Dubey, S. (2019). Cultural factors influencing teenage pregnancy in Jamaica. Culture, Health & Sexuality. 21 (8), 929-945. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2018.1529333 

US Health Disparities Publications 

Black Maternal Health

Wright, K., McFarlane, S.J., Francis, D. (2022). When race and agency collide: Examining pregnant Black women’s experiences in healthcare. Journal of Applied Communication Research Methods. https://doi.org/10.1080/00909882.2022.2083431

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Clinical Trials:

McFarlane, S.J., Occa A., Peng, W., Awonuga, O*. & Morgan, S.E. (2021). Community-based Participatory Research (CBPR) to Enhance Participation of Racial/Ethnic Minorities in Clinical Trials: A 10-year Systematic Review. Health Communication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2021.1943978 

 

McFarlane, S.J., Morgan, S.E., Occa A., Peng, W. (2019). An evaluation of clinical trial multimedia to support Hispanic cancer patients informational and decision-making needs. Journal of Cancer Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-019-01606-2 

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Answering Big Picture HD Questions Publications

HD questions:

McFarlane, S.J., Occa A., Peng, W., Awonuga, O*. & Morgan, S.E. (2021). Community-based Participatory Research (CBPR) to Enhance Participation of Racial/Ethnic Minorities in Clinical Trials: A 10-year Systematic Review. Health Communication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2021.1943978 

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