Health Policy Initiative

Affiliated Publications

2023

Brokopp Binder, S., Baker, C. K., Ritchie, L. A., Barile, J. P., & Greer, A. (2023). “Upheaval”: Unpacking the dynamic balance between place attachment and social capital in disaster recovery. American Journal of Community Psychology, 72, 378-394. http://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12697

Guerin, R. J., Barile, J. P., Groenewold, M. R., Free, H. & Okun, A. H. (2023). COVID-19 workplace mitigation strategies and employee leave policies implemented during the height of the pandemic, United States, Fall 2020 and 2021. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20, 2894-2907. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20042894

Weber, L., & Pruitt, A. S. (2023). Intersectionality and disasters. In M. Romero’s Research Handbook on Intersectionality. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing.

2022

Pruitt, A. S., & Barile, J. P. (2022). Actionable research for understanding and addressing homelessness. Journal of Community Psychology, 50, 2051–2057. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22878

Pacheco, M., Agner, J. L., Meyers, T. K., Franco, J., Barile, J. P., Kaholokula, J. K., & Baldwin, J. A. (2022). Health outcomes and healthcare utilization of Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders living with HIV in Hawaiʻi: A mixed-methods study. Ethnicity & Health, 27, 1841-1858. https://doi.org/10.1080/13557858.2021.1990219

Masuda, A., Barile, J. P., Spencer, S. D., Juberg, M., Martin, T. J., & Vibell, J. (2022). Mindful awareness moderates the association between psychological inflexibility and distress variables: A cross-sectional investigation. Journal of American College Health, 70, 6607-614. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2020.1759607

2021

Jia, H., Guerin, R. J. Barile, J. P., Okun, A. H., McKnight-Eily, L., Blumberg, S. J., Njai, R. & Thompson, W. W. (2021). National and state trends in anxiety and depression severity scores among adults during the COVID-19 pandemic — United States, 2020–2021. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 70, 1427–1432 http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7040e3

Sentell, T. L., Agner, J. L., Davis, J., Mannem, S., Seto, T. B., Valente, T. W., Vawer, M., & Taira, D. A. (2021). Social networks in patients hospitalized with preventable conditions for heart disease and diabetes in Hawai‘i by health literacy. Chronic Illness.

Agner, J. L. (2021). An Examination of Community Psychology Values and Their Application to Community-Based Participatory Research. Global Journal of Community Psychology & Practice, 12(1).

Barile, J. P., Guerin R. J., Fisher, K. A., Tian, L. H., Okun, A. H., Vanden Esschert, K. L., Jeffers, A., Gurbaxani, B., Thompson, W. W. & Prue, C. E. (2021). Theory based behavioral predictors of self-reported use of face coverings in public settings during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 55(1), 82-88.

Millender, E., Barile, J. P., Bagneris, J., Harris, R. M. Wong, F. Y, Crusto, C. & Taylor, J. (2021). Associations between social determinants of health, perceived discrimination, and body mass index on symptoms of depression among young African American mothers. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 35(1), 94-101.

McKinsey, E., Pruitt, A. S., Austin, T. (2021). “It’s not the end of the story:” Understanding the continued recovery from homelessness using Photovoice and content analysis. Journal of Community Psychology, 49(5), 1100-1120.

Pruitt, A. S., McKinsey, E., Austin, T., & Barile, J. P. (2021). Showing up and standing with: An intersectional approach to understanding a participatory evaluation partnership among individuals involved with a Housing First program. In G. Palmer et al.’s (eds.) Case Studies in Community Psychology Practice: A Global Lens.

Wang, L., Barile J. P., Simoni, J. M, Harris, R., Yue, Q., Fu, J., Huang, Z, Ning ,Z., & Wong, F. Y. (2021). Intimate partner violence among transwomen in Shanghai, China: Associations with sexual risk behaviors and HIV testing. Sexually Transmitted Diseases.

2020

Agner, J., Barile, J. P., Chandler, S. M., & Berry, M. (2020). Innovation in Child Welfare: Factors Affecting Adoption of Empirically-Supported Interventions. Children and Youth Services Review, 119.

Fisher, K. A., Barile J. P., Guerin R. J., Vanden Esschert, K. L., Jeffers, A., Tian, L. H., Garcia-Williams, A., Gurbaxani, B., Thompson, W. W. & Prue, C. E. (2020). Factors associated with cloth face covering use among adults during the COVID-19 pandemic — United States, April and May 2020. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 69, 933-937.

Agner, J., Barile, J. P., Botero, A., Cha, T., Herrera, N., Kakau, T. M., ... & Hawaiʻi Clubhouse Coalition. (2020). Understanding the role of mental health clubhouses in promoting wellness and health equity using pilinahā—An indigenous framework for health. American Journal of Community Psychology.

Barile, J. P., Binder, S. B., & Baker, C. K. (2020). Recovering after a natural disaster: Differences in quality of life across three communities after Hurricane Sandy. Applied Research in Quality of Life, 15, 1151–1159.

Agner, J., Pirkle, C. M., Irvin, L., Maddock, J. E., Buchthal, O. V., Yamauchi, J., Starr, R., & Sentell, T. (2020). The Healthy Hawai‘i Initiative: insights from two decades of building a culture of health in a multicultural state. BMC Public Health, 21(1).

Sentell, T., Agner, J., Pitt, R., Davis, J., Guo, M., & McFarlane, E. (2020). Considering health literacy, health decision-making, and health communication in the social networks of vulnerable new mothers in Hawai‘i: A pilot feasibility study. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 17(7), 2356.

Masuda, A., Barile, J. P., Spencer, S. D., Juberg, M., Martin, T. J., & Vibell, J. (2020). Mindful awareness moderates the association between psychological inflexibility and distress variables: A cross-sectional investigation. Journal of American College Health.

Pruitt, A. S., McKinsey, E., & Barile, J. P. (2020). “A State of Emergency”: Dominant Cultural Narratives on Homelessness in Hawai‘i. Journal of Community Psychology, 48(5), 1603-1619.

Barile, J. P., Pruitt, A. S., & Parker, J. L. (2020). Identifying and understanding gaps in services for adults experiencing homelessness. Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 30(3), 262-277.

2019

He, N., Ding, Y., Li, J., Yuan, S., Xu, L., Qiao, S. Xu, X., Zhu, B., Shi, R., Barile, J. P., Wong, F. Y. (2019). HIV and aging in mainland China: Implications for control and prevention research. Current HIV/AIDS Reports, 16, 439-447.

Barile, J. P., Pruitt, A. S. (2019). A book review of Introduction to Community Psychology: Becoming an Agent of Change. Edited by Jason, Glantsman, O'Brien, and Ramian. The Community Psychologist, 52, 53-55.

McKinsey, E., & Pruitt, A. S. (2019). “Am I Doing This Right?”: Helping Housing First Clients Navigate Difficulties Conducting Community-Based Participatory Research. The Community Psychologist, 52(3), 65-68.

Guerin, R. J., Okun, A. H., Barile, J. P., Emshoff, J. G., Ediger, M. & Baker, D. (2019). Preparing teens to stay safe and healthy on the job: A multilevel evaluation of the Talking Safety curriculum for middle schools and high schools. Prevention Science, 20(4), 510-520.

Binder, S. B., Barile, J.P., Baker, C. K, & Kulp, B. (2019). Home buyouts and household recovery: Neighborhood differences three years after Hurricane Sandy. Environmental Hazards, 18(2), 127-145.