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Alexis Jemal
Researcher at Rutgers University
Publications - 8
Citations - 158
Alexis Jemal is an academic researcher from Rutgers University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health intervention & Community-based participatory research. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 6 publications receiving 123 citations. Previous affiliations of Alexis Jemal include National Dairy Research Institute.
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Cognitive behavioral therapy: a meta-analysis of race and substance use outcomes.
TL;DR: Results highlight the need for further research testing CBT's impact on substance use among Blacks and Hispanics and compare pre-posttest effect sizes from groups receiving CBT between NHW and BH studies, CBT'm impact was significantly stronger in NHW studies.
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Community Wise: paving the way for empowerment in community reentry.
TL;DR: Findings from the first implementation and pilot evaluation of Community Wise in two community-based organizations indicated that while Community Wise is a promising intervention, several changes need to be made in order to enhance the intervention.
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Community Wise: The Development of an Anti-Oppression Model to Promote Individual and Community Health
TL;DR: Community Wise as mentioned in this paper is a behavioral health intervention designed to reduce substance use frequency, related health risk behaviors, and recidivism among individuals with a history of incarceration and substance abuse residing in distressed and predominantly African American communities.
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Using Technology to Facilitate Collaboration in Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR)
TL;DR: Analysis revealed that iCohere served the following functions: facilitating communication, providing a depository for information and resource sharing, and allowing for remote meeting attendance.
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Addressing the Health of Formerly Imprisoned Persons in a Distressed Neighborhood Through a Community Collaborative Board
Vivian C. Smith,Alexis Jemal +1 more
TL;DR: Community-based participatory research was a useful framework in enhancing quality and efficiency in the development of an innovative, substance abuse/health intervention manual for distressed communities.