Breast cancer and hormone receptor positive (HR+) breast cancer incidence vary across the world with higher incidence in developed countries. Most risk factors for breast cancer are environmental and involve increased exposure to estrogen. However, known risk factors of breast c…
More than fifty civil wars occurred at any given time during the last two decades of the twentieth century. At least half of the recent wars, whether from civil strife or invasions, had more than 100,000 refugees each with the majority being female. During this time, Afghanistan…
Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) is a universal issue affecting many communities that result in immediate short- and long-term consequences. The purpose of this study was to gain insight on how African American female survivors describe their sexual abuse experience, results of disc…
Females are underrepresented in all levels of physics, while a simultaneous need exists to increase the physical science workforce pipeline. A review of current literature found exposure to more advanced pSTEM courses might influence students to pursue those career-fields, howev…
The majority of extant literature on the effects of serving in the military and experiencing combat and trauma has focused on men. Therefore, studies on active duty and veteran women’s experiences, specifically those relating to African American women’s experiences, are limited.…