Episode 254 | Just Outreach and Dissemination with Trauma in Mind

Episode Citation

Houston-Kolnik, J., Feeney, H., Gaylord-Harden, N., & Johnson-Lawrence, V. (2023, July 28). Just Science. Just Outreach and Dissemination with Trauma in Mind. [Audio podcast episode]. RTI International. https://forensicrti.org/just-science-episode-254/ 

Related Resources

• Parker, S., & Johnson-Lawrence, V. (2022). Addressing Trauma-Informed Principles in Public Health through Training and Practice. International journal of environmental research and public health,19(14), 8437. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19148437
• Parker S, Johnson-Lawrence V. Addressing Trauma-Informed Principles in Public Health through Training and Practice. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jul 11;19(14):8437. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35886289/ 
• Nixon, Rob. Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor. Harvard University Press, 2011. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt2jbsgw. 
• The Future of Healing: Shifting From Trauma Informed Care to Healing Centered Engagement
• Ginwright, S. The Four Pivots: Reimagining Justice, Reimagining Ourselves (Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books, 2021)
• Elevate Youth Programming Podcast

Guest Biography

Dr. Noni Gaylord-Harden is a Professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Texas A&M University and Director of the Youth Rising Lab. Dr. Gaylord-Harden is a clinical psychologist who conducts research on how traumatic stress impacts mental health in Black youth and families. Her most recent work focuses on the impact of community violence exposure and traumatic loss on Black adolescents and families in disinvested, urban communities. She and her team seek to address disparities in community violence exposure and traumatic loss and minimize the effects of violence exposure by enhancing existing strengths and assets of Black youth, families, and communities. She has published numerous research articles on these topics, and she has received funding from The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the American Psychological Association, and the Institute of Education Sciences for her research efforts. 

Dr. Vicki Johnson-Lawrence is a Senior Research Public Health Analyst with more than 19 years of experience in health equity research, quantitative analysis, education, and training. Dr. Johnson-Lawrence has led multiple public health initiatives aimed at improving health equity outcomes using evidence-based and trauma-informed practices. Her most recent work reached more than 3,000 residents in Flint, Michigan and included community engagement activities to analyze, educate, and improve levels of stress, chronic disease, and resiliency in a population that endured a multiyear public health crisis. Dr. Johnson-Lawrence is currently focusing on mental health and health equity projects centered on promoting prevention. She is leading new and ongoing research and evaluation work in the areas of community violence prevention; equity, bias, and trauma as context for community violence and mental health problems; and promotion of healthy relationships and safe environments among youth and adults in community settings.