Publications of Jay A. Pearson    :chronological  alphabetical  combined  bibtex listing:

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Journal Articles

  1. Dennis, AC; DeAngelis, R; Hargrove, TW; Pearson, JA. "Colorism and Health Inequities among Black Americans: A Biopsychosocial Perspective.." Journal of health and social behavior (September, 2025): 221465251364373. [doi]  [abs]
  2. Kaalund, K; Pearson, JA; Thoumi, A. "Naming and Framing: Six Principles for Embedding Health Equity Language in Policy Research, Writing, and Practice.." The Milbank quarterly 103.1 (March, 2025): 130-152. [doi]  [abs]
  3. Pearson, JA. "A Critical Examination of Whiteness as a Fundamental Causal Determinant of US Health Inequities.." American journal of public health 115.2 (February, 2025): 146-148. [doi]
  4. Thoumi, A; Kukoyi, O; Kaalund, K; Garcia Rico, Y; Gonzalez-Guarda, RM; Pearson, J; Martinez-Bianchi, V. "Ethical Considerations and Recommendations for Humanizing Immigrant Language in Health Equity Data Collection, Reporting, and Measurement.." Health Equity 9.1 (2025): 281-289. [doi]  [abs]
  5. Gonzalez-Guarda, RM; Pearson, J. "Erosion of the Latino Health Advantage in the US.." JAMA health forum 5.10 (October, 2024): e244041. [doi]
  6. Randolph, SD; Gonzalez-Guarda, RM; Pearson, J. "Addressing Systemic Racism and Racialized Violence to Reduce Firearm Injury and Mortality Inequities.." JAMA health forum 5.4 (April, 2024): e241044. [doi]
  7. Walsemann, KM; Pearson, J; Abbruzzi, E. "Education in the Jim Crow South and Black-White inequities in allostatic load among older adults." Ssm Population Health 19 (September, 2022). [doi]  [abs]
  8. Geronimus, AT; Pearson, JA; Linnenbringer, E; Eisenberg, AK; Stokes, C; Hughes, LD; Schulz, AJ. "Weathering in Detroit: Place, Race, Ethnicity, and Poverty as Conceptually Fluctuating Social Constructs Shaping Variation in Allostatic Load.." The Milbank quarterly 98.4 (December, 2020): 1171-1218. [doi]  [abs]
  9. Richman, L; Pearson, J; Beasley, C; Stanifer, J. "Addressing health inequalities in diverse, rural communities: An unmet need.." SSM Popul Health 7 (April, 2019): 100398. [doi]  [abs]
  10. Geronimus, AT; James, SA; Destin, M; Graham, LF; Hatzenbuehler, ML; Murphy, MC; Pearson, JA; Omari, A; Thompson, JP. "Jedi public health: Co-creating an identity-safe culture to promote health equity." Ssm Population Health 2 (December, 2016): 105-116. [doi]  [abs]
  11. Geronimus, AT; Pearson, JA; Linnenbringer, E; Schulz, AJ; Reyes, AG; Epel, ES; Lin, J; Blackburn, EH. "Race-Ethnicity, Poverty, Urban Stressors, and Telomere Length in a Detroit Community-based Sample.." Journal of health and social behavior 56.2 (June, 2015): 199-224. [doi]  [abs]
  12. Braveman, PA; Heck, K; Egerter, S; Marchi, KS; Dominguez, TP; Cubbin, C; Fingar, K; Pearson, JA; Curtis, M. "The role of socioeconomic factors in Black-White disparities in preterm birth.." American journal of public health 105.4 (April, 2015): 694-702. [doi]  [abs]
  13. Hasson, RE; Adam, TC; Pearson, J; Davis, JN; Spruijt-Metz, D; Goran, MI. "Sociocultural and socioeconomic influences on type 2 diabetes risk in overweight/obese African-American and Latino-American children and adolescents.." Journal of obesity 2013 (January, 2013): 512914. [repository], [doi]  [abs]
  14. Pearson, JA; Geronimus, AT. "Race/ethnicity, socioeconomic characteristics, coethnic social ties, and health: evidence from the national Jewish population survey.." American journal of public health 101.7 (July, 2011): 1314-1321. [doi]  [abs]
  15. Geronimus, AT; Hicken, MT; Pearson, JA; Seashols, SJ; Brown, KL; Cruz, TD. "Do US black women experience stress-related accelerated biological aging?: A novel theory and first population-based test of black-white differences in telomere length." Human Nature 21.1 (March, 2010): 19-38. [doi]  [abs]
  16. Kaestner, R; Pearson, JA; Keene, D; Geronimus, AT. "Stress, allostatic load, and health of Mexican immigrants." Social Science Quarterly 90.5 (December, 2009): 1089-1111. [doi]  [abs]
  17. Pearson, JA. "Can't buy me whiteness: New Lessons from the Titanic on Race, Ethnicity, and Health." Du Bois Review 5.1 (January, 2008): 27-47. [doi]  [abs]

Other

  1. Brook, D; Pearson, J. "Racial Representation in Durham County Jury List." (June, 2023): 1-89.  [abs]

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