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@inproceedings{kagulire_scoping_2025,\n\ttitle = {A {Scoping} review of the role of cardiovascular disease on maternal health in {Alabama}'s {Black} {Belt}},\n\turl = {https://apha.confex.com/apha/2025/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/571709},\n\tabstract = {Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has long been a significant public hea...},\n\turldate = {2025-08-25},\n\tpublisher = {APHA},\n\tauthor = {Kagulire, Johnpaul and Hall, Joyce Y. and James, Crystal and Nnedu, Cordelia and Alexander, Deloris and Lewis-Clark, Jannett and Thomas, Latrina and Lee, Torhonda},\n\tmonth = nov,\n\tyear = {2025},\n}\n\n\n\n
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\n Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has long been a significant public hea...\n
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\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Reality of Maternal Mental Health Deserts.\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n Thomas, L.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n . August 2025.\n
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@article{thomas_reality_2025,\n\ttitle = {The {Reality} of {Maternal} {Mental} {Health} {Deserts}},\n\tcopyright = {Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International},\n\turl = {https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.16924282},\n\tdoi = {10.5281/ZENODO.16924282},\n\turldate = {2025-08-22},\n\tauthor = {Thomas, Latrina},\n\tmonth = aug,\n\tyear = {2025},\n}\n\n\n\n
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\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mental Health Advocacy for Black and Brown Women Balancing Professional and Family Roles.\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n Dow, P.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n
MFMH Research Center. March 2025.\n
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@article{dow_mental_2025,\n\ttitle = {Mental {Health} {Advocacy} for {Black} and {Brown} {Women} {Balancing} {Professional} and {Family} {Roles}},\n\turl = {https://zenodo.org/records/16922900},\n\tdoi = {10.5281/zenodo.16922900},\n\tabstract = {There is an ongoing mental health crisis among working mothers. Workplace stress impacts every area of life, placing an additional burden on already overworked moms. Long hours, tight deadlines, lack of boundaries, and unequal pay compared to certain counterparts can spark anxiety and increase depression rates among working mothers. For Black and Brown women, cultural expectations like the "superwoman syndrome" and the “strong Black woman schema” create even greater pressure, reinforcing the expectation to always be mentally and physically strong, independent, and resilient.},\n\turldate = {2025-08-21},\n\tjournal = {MFMH Research Center},\n\tauthor = {Dow, Patrina},\n\tmonth = mar,\n\tyear = {2025},\n}\n\n\n\n
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\n There is an ongoing mental health crisis among working mothers. Workplace stress impacts every area of life, placing an additional burden on already overworked moms. Long hours, tight deadlines, lack of boundaries, and unequal pay compared to certain counterparts can spark anxiety and increase depression rates among working mothers. For Black and Brown women, cultural expectations like the \"superwoman syndrome\" and the “strong Black woman schema” create even greater pressure, reinforcing the expectation to always be mentally and physically strong, independent, and resilient.\n
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\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Against All Odds: Persevering as a Minority Woman to Earn a Doctorate.\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n Thomas, L.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n
Dean and Provost, 26(7): 6–8. March 2025.\n
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@article{thomas_against_2025,\n\ttitle = {Against {All} {Odds}: {Persevering} as a {Minority} {Woman} to {Earn} a {Doctorate}},\n\tvolume = {26},\n\tissn = {1527-6562, 1943-7587},\n\tshorttitle = {Against {All} {Odds}},\n\turl = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/dap.31483},\n\tdoi = {10.1002/dap.31483},\n\tabstract = {My chemistry instructor's words cut through me like a blade: “College is not for you.” I was 20 years old, struggling to complete a lab class in an associate degree program in nursing, and those words felt like the final nail in the coffin of my dreams. As I stood there, I could feel the weight of her judgment, as though my future had already been decided. But deep down, I knew she was wrong.},\n\tlanguage = {en},\n\tnumber = {7},\n\turldate = {2025-08-16},\n\tjournal = {Dean and Provost},\n\tauthor = {Thomas, Latrina},\n\tmonth = mar,\n\tyear = {2025},\n\tpages = {6--8},\n}\n\n\n\n
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\n My chemistry instructor's words cut through me like a blade: “College is not for you.” I was 20 years old, struggling to complete a lab class in an associate degree program in nursing, and those words felt like the final nail in the coffin of my dreams. As I stood there, I could feel the weight of her judgment, as though my future had already been decided. But deep down, I knew she was wrong.\n
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\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n A Mother’s Journey Through Higher Ed: Challenges, Solutions, and Advocacy.\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n Dow, P.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n April 2025.\n
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@misc{dow_mothers_2025,\n\ttitle = {A {Mother}’s {Journey} {Through} {Higher} {Ed}: {Challenges}, {Solutions}, and {Advocacy}},\n\tshorttitle = {A {Mother}’s {Journey} {Through} {Higher} {Ed}},\n\turl = {https://www.wihe.com/article-details/271/a-mother-s-journey-through-higher-ed-challenges-solutions-and-advocacy/},\n\tabstract = {Balancing the demands of motherhood and higher education presents a unique set of challenges for women pursuing academic success while raising chil...},\n\tlanguage = {en-US},\n\turldate = {2025-08-16},\n\tjournal = {WIHE},\n\tauthor = {Dow, Patrina},\n\tmonth = apr,\n\tyear = {2025},\n}\n
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\n Balancing the demands of motherhood and higher education presents a unique set of challenges for women pursuing academic success while raising chil...\n
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