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