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View article: Beyond accreditation: unraveling the narrative of public health through a critical race praxis lens
Beyond accreditation: unraveling the narrative of public health through a critical race praxis lens Open
Introduction Recognizing and addressing health inequities among minority populations are pivotal to public health. Further, public health strives to understand the complexities between race and health without limiting discussions around ra…
View article: If Not Us, Then Who: Supporting Black Graduate Students
If Not Us, Then Who: Supporting Black Graduate Students Open
Empirical studies about Black graduate students have emphasized their experiences with oppression and marginalization, related psychological impacts, and the survival practices they enable them to persist within Historically White Institut…
View article: Redescription of the larval stage of Dermacentor parumapertus Neumann (Acari: Ixodidae), with notes on hosts
Redescription of the larval stage of Dermacentor parumapertus Neumann (Acari: Ixodidae), with notes on hosts Open
The larva of the ixodid tick Dermacentor parumapertus Neumann, chiefly a parasite of hares and rabbits, is redescribed using scanning electron micrographs of seven specimens derived from two engorged females collected from two black-tailed…
View article: Exploring public health education’s integration of critical race theories: A scoping review
Exploring public health education’s integration of critical race theories: A scoping review Open
Introduction Public health has declared a commitment toward diversity as a whole, with a commitment toward addressing and dismantling racism being at the forefront. Although public health has admirably taken on this mission, and the founda…
View article: Picture This: Examining the Experiences of Black SGA Presidents at HBCUs Using Photo-Elicitation
Picture This: Examining the Experiences of Black SGA Presidents at HBCUs Using Photo-Elicitation Open
This phenomenological study examined how peers, administrators, faculty, staff, and meaningful involvement influenced the experiences of Black Student Government (SGA) presidents at Historically Black Colleges or Universities (HBCU). The p…
View article: It’s Time to Unite: A Collaborative Approach to Addressing the Needs of Graduate Students of Colour
It’s Time to Unite: A Collaborative Approach to Addressing the Needs of Graduate Students of Colour Open
Higher education administrators often speak of the value of collaboration between student and academic affairs yet there is little empirical evidence of such collaboration. As such, graduate school services and programmes traditionally rec…
View article: Unique Strain of Rickettsia parkeri Associated with the Hard Tick Dermacentor parumapertus Neumann in the Western United States
Unique Strain of Rickettsia parkeri Associated with the Hard Tick Dermacentor parumapertus Neumann in the Western United States Open
In 1953, investigators at the Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Hamilton, MT, described the isolation of a spotted fever group Rickettsia (SFGR) species from Dermacentor parumapertus ticks collected from black-tailed jackrabbits ( Lepus calif…