K. Bryant Smalley’s research while affiliated with Mercer University and other places

... This finding is supported by previous theory (e.g., Bryant, 2021) and unidirectional EMA findings (e.g., Colombo et al., 2021;Mueller et al., 2024), as well as bidirectional EMA associations of PA with related constructs of appreciation (Pavani et al., 2017) and positive rumination (Pacheco-Romero et al., 2024). Moreover, savoring's association with decreases in NA supports previous results that savoring could act as a buffer against the negative impacts of stressful events (Klibert et al., 2022). Taken together, these results suggest an upward spiral between savoring and hedonic well-being (high PA/low NA). ...

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Emotion Regulation in Daily Life: Testing Bidirectional Temporal Associations With Positive and Negative Affect

... The present findings also indicate that pharmacists may be uniquely situated to provide education, decrease stigma, and promote naloxone carrying among supporters, especially those who maintain relationships with patients and caregivers over longer periods. This extends prior research identifying pharmacists as key to disseminating information about naloxone while also monitoring potential abuse; however, pharmacists need to have accurate information and effectively communicate with patients (Gilbert et al., 2020;Rawal et al., 2023). Digital tools may be appropriate to deliver or supplement the information provided by pharmacists, particularly for those who have difficulty accessing or are hesitant to seek support from pharmacists because of perceptions of stigma or mistrust (Major et al., 2023). ...

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User-Centered Development of a Web Application to Promote Naloxone Carrying Among Supporters of Adults With Opioid Prescriptions

... These social issues and healthcare disparities have been apparent in the past but have been further amplified by COVID-19 [7,9]. In addition to social factors, studies have also shown that AA have high frequencies of hypertension, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and obesity, factors associated with poor outcomes from COVID-19 [10][11][12][13]. ...

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Clinical Outcomes of Critically III Patients with COVID-19 by Race

... Yet, because of a generally lower life expectancy and younger population, the particularities of the health of the older Aboriginal population and the risks associated with later life and chronic diseases has not been robustly explored in the literature. What has been noted in the Canadian literature is that 1 in 3 older Native Americans lived below the poverty level (Cueller, 1990). This means that many elderly Aboriginal people continue to struggle with their socioeconomic status and, therefore, likely do not have the monetary power to help manage and control the inevitable increase in health conditions that come with age. ...

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A Life Course Approach to the Social Determinants of Health for Aboriginal Peoples

... The health financing equity that resembles what we think of today began in the eighteenth century when the global health community observed a disproportional distribution of health problems and resources in the world [6,7]. On this matter, the global health community stated multiple political declarations to guide health financing equity implementation in countries [1,2,6,[8][9][10]. ...

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Global strategies for implementing health financing equity – a state-of-the-art review of political declarations

... In addition to presenting our work in peer-reviewed manuscripts and scientific meetings, we are pursuing opportunities to share our findings with the broader community, including hosting the infographics and other study materials and derivatives on the website of the University of Southern California Center for LGBTQ+ Health Equity. 111 Contributors SMS drafted the initial manuscript and critically revised all sections. MRM drafted the study procedures and measures, developed the analytic plan and critically revised the manuscript draft. ...

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Adolescent stress experiences over time study (ASETS) protocol: design and methods of a prospective longitudinal study of sexual minority adolescents in the USA

... Because people who use drugs (PWUD) are among the most likely to witness overdose onset, it is critical that they can access naloxone and are trained in its administration [9,10]. Despite the high overdose burden in rural communities and evidencebased recommendations to provide overdose education and naloxone distribution (OEND) to PWUD [11], there are numerous barriers to accessing and utilizing naloxone in rural communities [12][13][14][15]. ...

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“I’m not going to lay back and watch somebody die”: a qualitative study of how people who use drugs’ naloxone experiences are shaped by rural risk environment and overdose education/naloxone distribution intervention

... Summer research programs for undergraduates and medical students are the most common method for introducing students to research (Black et al., 2013;Kolber et al., 2016;Howell et al., 2019;Avila et al., 2022). Summer programs can also be an effective way to introduce underrepresented minority students to research and prepare them for CTS career pathways (Ghee et al., 2016;Smalley and Warren, 2020;Prince et al., 2023). In Arkansas, an undergraduate curriculum rooted in a real-world CTS study was developed, offered, and evaluated, demonstrating high satisfaction among learners (James et al., 2023). ...

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Development of an undergraduate certificate in clinical and translational science: improving competence of the clinical research workforce

... [8,[11][12][13][14] Transgender, non-binary and gender-diverse people experience a spectrum of poor health outcomes, including a high burden of mental health problems and substance use, partly attributed to negative psychosocial risk factors. [4,11] In South Africa (SA), the publiclyfunded healthcare system and its patients face a myriad of challenges. [12] These are compounded by factors such as homophobia, transphobia and discriminatory attitudes toward SGM patients, [13] which ultimately infringe on the equality of healthcare. ...

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Exploring the knowledge and attitudes of final-year medical students regarding sexual and gender minorities at a South African institution

... LGBTQ+ youth are a minority group, who have been, and somewhat still are, a vulnerable youth group experiencing different inequalities when compared to their heterosexual and cisgender peers. This vulnerable and unequal position is associated with discrimination, stigmatization, marginalization, and intolerance based on sexual orientation and gender identity (Smalley et al., 2018;Spurlin, 2019;Stall et al., 2020). These prejudices have also occurred in healthcare (McClain et al., 2018;Beyrer, 2020) since the definitions and norms around sexuality, sexual orientation, and gender identity are historically, and culturally shaped social constructs (Foucault, 1984;Dahnke, 2010;Diamond et al., 2011;Eliason, 2014;Burr, 2015a;Lips, 2019). ...

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Towards LGBTQ+ Inclusive Junior High School Nursing - Development of a Theoretical Model