This collection showcases University of Kentucky faculty publications that address topics related to equity, diversity, inclusion, and social justice.

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Submissions from 2022

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[Black] Teachers Resisting Damaged-Centered Research: Community Listening Exchanges as a Reciprocal Research Tool in a Gentrifying City, Thais Council, Shaeroya Earls, Shakale George, and Rebecca Graham

Submissions from 2021

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Drag Queen Storytimes: Public Library Staff Perceptions and Experiences, Sarah C. Barriage, Vanessa Kitzie, Diana Floegel, and Shannon M. Oltmann

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Persistent Disparities in Smoking among Rural Appalachians: Evidence from the Mountain Air Project, Kathryn Cardarelli, Susan C. Westneat, Madeline Dunfee, Beverly May, Nancy Schoenberg, and Steven R. Browning

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Impact of the COVID-19 Shutdown on Mental Health in Appalachia by Working Status, Erin N. Haynes, Timothy J. Hilbert, Susan C. Westneat, Kate Leger, Katie Keynton, and Heather M. Bush

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Whole-Exome Sequencing and hiPSC Cardiomyocyte Models Identify MYRIP, TRAPPC11, and SLC27A6 of Potential Importance to Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in an African Ancestry Population, Marguerite R. Irvin, Praful Aggarwal, Steven A. Claas, Lisa de Las Fuentes, Anh N. Do, C. Charles Gu, Andrea Matter, Benjamin S. Olson, Amit Patki, Karen Schwander, Joshua D. Smith, Vinodh Srinivasasainagendra, Hemant K. Tiwari, Amy J. Turner, Deborah A. Nickerson, Dabeeru C. Rao, Ulrich Broeckel, and Donna K. Arnett

Submissions from 2020

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“It's Hard to See How These Would Be Harmful to Kids”: Public Library Staff Perceptions of Child Development and Drag Queen Storytimes, Sarah C. Barriage, Vanessa Kitzie, Diana Floegel, and Shannon M. Oltmann

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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19: Evidence from Six Large Cities, Joseph Benitez, Charles J. Courtemanche, and Aaron Yelowitz

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Multicultural Competencies of Healthcare Professionals and Disability-Inclusive in Telehealth during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Si-Yi Chao, Keith B. Wilson, and Carrie L. Acklin

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Social Justice Mitigation in Transportation Projects: Why and How Lexington Fayette Urban County Government Can Support the Lexington Community Land Trust’s Path to Self-Sustainability, Pamela Clay-Young and Steven Douglas Kreis

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Social Determinants of Discrimination and Access to Health Care among Transgender Women in Oregon, Jonathan Garcia and Richard A. Crosby

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"No One Can Make that Choice for You": Exploring Power in the Sexual Narratives of Black Collegians, Candice Hargons, Della V. Mosley, Carolyn Meiller, Jardin Dogan, Jennifer Stuck, Chesmore Montique, Natalie Malone, Joseph Oluokun, Carrie Bohmer, Queen-Ayanna Sullivan, Anyoliny Sanchez, and Danelle Stevens-Watkins

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The Racialized Nature of Child Welfare Policies and the Social Control of Black Bodies, Kathi L. H. Harp and Amanda M. Bunting

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Psychosocial Mediators of Perceived Stigma and Suicidal Ideation among Transgender Women, Krishna Kiran Kota, Laura F. Salazar, Rachel E. Culbreth, Richard A. Crosby, and Jamal Jones

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Workplace Anger Costs Women Irrespective of Race, Christopher K. Marshburn, Kevin J. Cochran, Elinor Flynn, and Linda J. Levine

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Discussing the Gender Gap in the Venue Management Industry: It’s an Interesting Idea But..., Jill Schinberg

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Racial/Ethnic Differences in Glycemic Control in Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: United States 2003-2014, Brittany L. Smalls, Tiarney D. Ritchwood, Kinfe G. Bishu, and Leonard E. Egede

Submissions from 2019

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Perspectives of African American Older Adults on Brain Health: "Brains Get Tired Too", Shoshana H. Bardach, Beverly Benton, Charlene Walker, Doris Love Alfred, Eseosa T. Ighodaro, Allison M. Caban-Holt, and Gregory A. Jicha

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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Stroke Outcomes: A Scoping Review of Post-Stroke Disability Assessment Tools, Suzanne Perea Burns, Brandi M. White, Gayenell Magwood, Charles Ellis, Ayaba Logan, Joy N. Jones Buie, and Robert J. Adams

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How Have 30-Day Readmission Penalties Affected Racial Disparities in Readmissions?: An Analysis from 2007 to 2014 in Five US States, Cameron M. Kaplan, Michael P. Thompson, and Teresa M. Waters

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How Traditional Grading Contribute to Student Inequities and How to Fix It, Laura J. Link and Thomas R. Guskey

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Historical Roots of Implicit Bias in Slavery, B. Keith Payne, Heidi A. Vuletich, and Jazmin L. Brown-Iannuzzi

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Staying Out: Reentry Protective Factors Among Rural Women Offenders, Michele Staton, Megan F. Dickson, Martha Tillson, J. Matthew Webster, and Carl G. Leukefeld

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Choice without Inclusion?: Comparing the Intensity of Racial Segregation in Charters and Public Schools at the Local, State and National Levels, Julian Vasquez Heilig, T. Jameson Brewer, and Yohuru Williams

Submissions from 2018

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Demographic, Presentation, and Treatment Factors and Racial Disparities in Ovarian Cancer Hospitalization Outcomes, Tomi F. Akinyemiju, Gurudatta Naik, Kemi Ogunsina, Daniel T. Dibaba, and Neomi Vin-Raviv

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Social Responsibility, Librarianship, and the ALA: The 2015 Banned Books Week Poster Controversy, Emily J. M. Knox and Shannon M. Oltmann