Emily Goldmann
COVID-related stressors and mental health among harm reduction service providers in New York State
Principal Investigator: Emily Goldmann
Researchers: Holly Hagan, Danielle Ompad, Daniel Hagen
Funder: NIH Supplement grant to submit May 15 (NIDA) – not funded; revising to submit as R21
Rapid Assessment of COVID-19 Mental Health and Coping among Marginalized Racial/Ethnic Groups in the U.S. South
Principal Investigator: Emily Goldmann
Co-Is: Lawrence Yang, Supriya Misra, PhuongThao (PT) Le
Researchers: Daniel Hagen
Funder: Center for Opinion Research at the University of Texas at Tyler
Seeking new students: Yes
Ten Challenges to Global Mental Health Surveillance.
Principal Investigator: Emily Goldmann
Researchers:
Funder: n/a
Seeking new students: No
The Rapid Behavioral Health Assessment: A validated post-disaster survey instrument.
Principal Investigators: Emily Goldmann, David Abramson
Researchers: Rachael Piltch-Loeb R
Sex and race/ethnic disparities in psychotropic medication prescription at discharge among TIA and mild/moderate stroke patients in the Discharge Educational Strategies for Reduction of Vascular Events (DESERVE) Study.
Researchers: Goldmann E, Ahmadi A, Stein LA, et al.
Marital status and behavioral health by sexual orientation among New York City adults.
Principal Investigators: Goldmann E, Liu Y, Feng Y.
Psychological distress and its association with childlessness among Ghanaian women living in Accra.
Principal Investigators: Traub A, Goldmann E, Ompad DC, Adanu R.
Comparing behavioral health estimates across US population-based studies.
Principal Investigators: Goldmann E, McGill M, Ompad DC, Goodman M.
Available datasets for mental health surveillance in Ghana.
Principal Investigators: Goldmann E, Poku O, Hagen D.
Daniel Hagen
Prevalence, Treatment, and Control of Depressive Symptoms Before and After Passage of the Affordable Care Act: Evidence from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Principal Investigators: Daniel Hagen, Melody Goodman, Emily Goldmann
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 included approaches to improve population mental health, such as depression screening in primary care practice. This project uses data from the 2015-2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) to elucidate whether the prevalence of depressive symptoms, of pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment, and of adequate symptom control has changed since the implementation of this policy
Psychosocial Effects of Same-Sex Marriage and Civil Partnership in the United Kingdom
Researchers: Hagen, D., Lewis, G., Goldmann, E.
Existing research suggests that the formalization of opposite-sex relationships is associated with favorable mental health outcomes, especially among males. This project seeks to examine whether this association also applies to individuals in same-sex relationships, using data from the UK Household Longitudinal Survey (UKHLS).
Gender Differences in Depression Across Europe: A Systematic Review of Cross-National Studies
Principal Investigators: Daniel Hagen, Emily Goldmann
Unipolar depressive disorders are consistently more common among females among males; however, the magnitude of this gender difference varies among populations. This systematic review seeks to synthesize evidence from nationally representative, cross-national studies across Europe to identify the range of such differences and to signpost potential associations with country-level social policies and cultural norms.
Acculturation and Depressive Symptoms Among Dominicans in New York City
Researchers: Hagen, D., Goldmann, E., Parikh, N.S., Goodman, M., Boden-Albala, B.
Acculturation, the extent to which migrants assimilate to the cultural environment of the receiving country, is commonly found to be associated with adverse health outcomes among Hispanic populations in the United States. However, there is comparatively little research on mental health outcomes such as depression, and few studies have investigated differences between Hispanic subpopulations. Against this backdrop, this project uses data from a community health survey among Dominican residents of Northern Manhattan (New York City) to analyze associations between different measures of acculturation and lifetime prevalence of depressive symptoms.
Peter Navario
A Randomized controlled trial of Self-help Plus (SH+): Improving the mental health of refugee men through guided self-help
Role: Project Director
Funder: ELRHA (www.elrha.org)
A consortium comprised of HealthRight International, WHO, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the Ministry of Health, Uganda, and Johns Hopkins University translated and adapted Self-help Plus (SH+) for use with South Sudanese refugees. SH+, developed by WHO, targets psychological distress broadly, both in people who meet and who do not meet formal diagnostic criteria for mental disorders. It is a promising first-line intervention that can reduce psychological suffering in large groups of people. Adaptation of SH+ with South Sudanese refugee men started in September 2018, and we are particularly interested in learning whether reduced psychological distress is associated with reduced alcohol misuse, perpetration of gender-based violence, and improved household economic outcomes.
Wietse A. Tol
Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Humanitarian Crises: Setting Consensus-Based Research Priorities for 2021-2030
Principal Investigator: Tol W.; Co-Investigator: PhuongThao (PT) Le
Researchers: Margaux Grivel, Drew Blasco
Collaborators: World Health Organization, mhpss.net
Funder: Research for Health in Humanitarian Crises (R2HC), Elrha
Lawrence Yang
Validation of a Pragmatic Implementation Measure for Task Sharing in Mental Health Services (4/1/20- 3/31/24)
Principal Investigator: Lawrence Yang; Co-I: PhuongThao (PT) Le
Researchers: Drew Blasco, Margaux Grivel
Grant: 1 R01 MH122851-01, National Institutes of Mental Health DATES: 2020-2024
Successful implementation of task sharing interventions for mental health frequently depends on negotiating salient barriers and facilitators to implementation. We propose to validate a comprehensive assessment of barriers and facilitators for task-sharing interventions for mental health in three global locations (e.g. Chile, South Africa, Nepal). This measure will have applicability for task-sharing for mental health in remote and rural areas in High-Income Countries (e.g., the U.S.)
Whether this project is seeking new students: YES
Psychosocial Impact of Genetics in Epilepsy (7/1/18-6/30/23)
Principal Investigator: Ruth Ottman; Co-investigator: Lawrence Yang
Grant: National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, 2018-2020
In a diverse sample of individuals with epilepsy treated at Columbia University Medical Center, to investigate the psychosocial impacts of genetic attribution of epilepsy, participation rates in a precision medicine program, and impacts of receiving genomic results.
Whether this project is seeking new students: NO
RCT to reduce stigma and improve treatment adherence in HIV+ pregnant women in Botswana (7/1/18- 6/30/20)
Principal Investigator: Lawrence Yang; Co-I: Melody Goodman
Funder: R21 TW011084-01, 2017-2020
This proposal utilizes the ‘what matters most’ approach to develop a culture-specific intervention to decrease the stigma of HIV and enhance adherence to antiretroviral treatment among pregnant, HIV+ women in Botswana.
Whether this project is seeking new students: YES
Reducing Serious Mental Illness and Suicide Stigma Among Medical Students (6/1/20- 5/31/23)
Principal Investigator: Alexis V Rivera; Co-investigator: Lawrence Yang
Grant: 1R34MH117942-01 (pending) 2020-2023
This proposal assesses a culturally-specific stigma intervention that seeks to address suicide-related stigma among medical students with a focus on Latino populations.
Whether this project is seeking new students: NO
Rapid Response Testing of empirically-based Messaging to Reduce COVID-Related Stigma towards Chinese Americans
Principal Investigator: Lawrence Yang; Co-I: Supriya Misa, PhuongThao (PT) Le
Researchers: Emily Goldmann, Sophia Meifang Wang, Ashley Feng
This proposal seeks to rapidly respond to racial stigma elicited by the COVID-19 pandemic by 1) Assessing COVID-related stigma among 1,200 general community members in New York towards Chinese- and Asian- Americans; 2) Testing efficacy of stigma reduction messages among these 1,200 general community members to reduce COVID-related stigma towards Chinese Americans; and 3) Assessing the acceptability of and disseminating anti-stigma messages found to be effective via public health initiatives in NY and nationally.
Funder (none), Dates: 2020 to present
Whether this project is seeking new students: NO
Stigmatization of HIV/AIDS, SARS, and COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
Principal Investigator: Lawrence Yang, Don De Jarlais
Funder: None
Researchers: Margaux Grivel, Sarah Lieff
This proposal seeks to rapidly respond to stigma elicited by the COVID-19 pandemic by Assessing stigma related to COVID, HIV/AIDS, and SARS among 1,200 general community members in New York
Whether this project is seeking new students: YES