scholarly journals Board 93: Toward a National Agenda for Broadening Participation of African Americans in Engineering and Computer Science: A Systematic Review of Workforce Barriers

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremi London ◽  
Walter Lee ◽  
Bevlee Watford ◽  
Crystal Pee ◽  
Teirra Holloman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Computer Science ◽  
National Agenda ◽  
Broadening Participation

scholarly journals Board 84: Towards a National Agenda for Broadening the Participation of African Americans in Engineering and Computer Science: Insights from Year 1

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter Lee ◽  
Jeremi London ◽  
Bevlee Watford ◽  
Teirra Holloman ◽  
Gilbert Jew ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African Americans ◽  
Computer Science ◽  
National Agenda

Differences in the Risk of Health Outcomes in COVID-19 Continuum for African Americans in Healthcare Settings: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hussien Ahmed H. Abdelgawad ◽  
Romin Adhikari ◽  
Shiva Mehravaran ◽  
Atia Sharmeen ◽  
Abiola Awofeso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Healthcare Settings

Access, Power, and the Framework of a CS Education Ecosystem

2017 ◽  
pp. 245-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamau Bobb ◽  
Quincy Brown
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Computer Science ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Students Of Color ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Broadening Participation ◽  
Current Reality

In the 21st century, the ability to shape, drive and innovate in computing spaces is unequivocally associated with power. However, students of color disproportionately experience the afflictions of poverty and powerlessness. Moving them from being consumers to producers of technology is one approach for changing that narrative. In the context of Computer Science (CS) education, there is much more at stake for students of color than simply joining the technical workforce. The shift to being producers of technology has disproportionate significance to students of color who would be able to perceive themselves as being in positions of technical power. This shift must begin in the current reality of the CS education ecosystem. Applying best practices for increasing diversity in engineering, we argue for a reformation of the CS education ecosystem that redistributes access and power to empower future generations of students of color, thereby broadening participation in CS.

scholarly journals Protocol for a systematic review of health promotion interventions for African Americans delivered in US barbershops and hair salons

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. e035940
Author(s):  
Kelly Palmer ◽  
Patrick Rivers ◽  
Forest Melton ◽  
Jean McClelland ◽  
Jennifer Hatcher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Citation Index ◽  
Health Inequities ◽  
Health Promotion Interventions

IntroductionAfrican American adults are disproportionately burdened by chronic diseases, particularly at younger ages. Developing culturally appropriate interventions is paramount to closing the gap in these health inequities. The purpose of this systematic review is to critically evaluate health promotion interventions for African Americans delivered in two environments that are frequented by this population: barbershops and hair salons. Characteristics of effective interventions will be identified and evidence for the effectiveness of these interventions will be provided. Results of this review will inform future health promotion efforts for African Americans particularly focused on the leading health inequities in obesity-related chronic diseases: cardiovascular disease, cancer and type 2 diabetes.Methods and analysisSubject headings and keywords will be used to search for synonyms of ‘barbershops,’ ‘hair salons’ and ‘African Americans’ to identify all relevant articles (from inception onwards) in the following databases: Academic Search Ultimate, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Embase, PsycINFO, PubMed, Web of Science (Science Citation Index and Social Sciences Citation Index) and ProQuest Dissertations. Experimental and quasi-experimental studies for adult (>18 years) African Americans delivered in barbershops and hair salons will be included. Eligible interventions will include risk reduction/management of obesity-related chronic disease: cardiovascular disease, cancer and type 2 diabetes. Two reviewers will independently screen, select and extract data and a third will mediate disagreements. The methodological quality (or risk of bias) of individual studies will be appraised using the Effective Public Health Practice Project Quality Assessment Tool. Quality and content of the evidence will be narratively synthesised.Ethics and disseminationSince this is a protocol for a systematic review, ethical approval is not required. Findings from the review will be widely disseminated through conference presentations, peer-reviewed publications and traditional and social media outlets.

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