Stigma Archives

06.14.2021 woman looking in mirror

Eye of the Beholder

Beauty standards can produce sexual racism, which can lead to feelings of shame and rejection among racial minorities who may then experience increased alcohol consumption, obesity, and high blood pressure.

Fellow Rubina Veerakone

05.31.2021 people figures

Health Equity

Disaggregation Reveals Disparities

Health research that treats all Asian American communities as a single homogeneous population obscures disparities among its many subpopulations.

Fellow Sara Mar

05.17.2021 chart

Biases in ADHD

Research suggests that racial attitudes contribute to deviations in parent and teacher perceptions of children’s ADHD behaviors.

Fellow Rubina Veerakone

04.09.2021 a digital image of a flower

Implicit Computer Bias

AI could greatly expand the ability of people to access mental health treatment and receive highly personalized care for their emotional health—but is only able to process what it has been taught.

Fellow Devin O'Donnell

12.03.2020 a screenshot of a graph

War on Words

The way journalists and reporters frame public health crises has the power to create and perpetuate racist bias.

Fellow Edward Alexander

10.20.2020 a statue of liberty wearing a face mask with Statue of Liberty in the background

Health Equity

Immigrant Health is Public Health

Covid-19 response efforts must recognize the complex factors that affect health outcomes of different immigrant communities.

Guest Authors Darlene Xiomara Rodriguez, Jessica Hill, Paul McDaniel

06.25.2020 a graph of different colored lines

Stigmatizing Abortion

When peers are unsupportive, discriminatory, or judgmental and stigmatize abortion, pregnant women experience high rates of depression, anxiety, and stress.

Fellow Pat Williams

06.01.2020 a cartoon of a muscle arm

Multidimensional Masculinity

Valuing toughness and anti-femininity might be risk factors because of the negative connotations associated with seeking treatment for mental health.

Fellow Pat Williams

05.28.2020 a graph of a line graph

Restoring LGBTQ Health

By the end of 2015, nearly 60% of LGBTQ people reported at least 14 poor health days after the passage of a Religious Freedom Restoration Act in Indiana.

Fellow Edward Alexander

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