Publications

 Edited Books

Editor (2019):  Inequality, Crime, and Health among African American Males.  (Eds). Marino A. Bruce & Darnell F. Hawkins. Emerald Publishing.

Editor (2019):  Men’s Health Equity. (Eds). Derek M. Griffith, Marino A. Bruce & Roland J. Thorpe, Jr. New York, NY: Routledge/ Taylor & Francis.

Editor (2019):  Racism: Science & Tools for the Public Health Professional.  (Eds). Chandra L. Ford, Derek M. Griffith, Marino A. Bruce & Keon L. Gilbert. Publisher: APHA Press. 

Journal Articles

2021

Griffith D.M., Jaeger, E.C., Semlow, A.R., Ellison J.M., Bergner, E.M., & Stewart, E.C. (2021) Individually Tailoring Messages to Promote African American Men’s Health. Health Communication.

Griffith, D. M., Pennings, J. S., & Jaeger, E. C. (2021). African American manhood and self-rated health: What demographic characteristics, health conditions, and aspects of manhood matter? Psychology of Men & Masculinities, 22(2), 250–264.

Ellison, J.M., Semlow, A.R., Jaeger, E.C., Bergner, E.M., Stewart, E.C., & Griffith, D.M. (March 26, 2021). Why COVID-19 policy should explicitly consider men's health. Medical News Today. 

Griffith, D.M., Bergner, E.M., Fair, A.S., & Wilkins, C.H. (2021). Using Mistrust, Distrust, and Low Trust Precisely in Medical Care and Medical Research Advances Health Equity.  American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 60(3), 442-445,

Griffith, D. M. (2021). Well-Being in Healthy People 2030: A Missed Opportunity. Health Education & Behavior , 48 (2), 115–117.

Griffith, D. M., Bergner, E. M., Fair, A. S., & Wilkins, C. H. (2021). Using Mistrust, Distrust, and Low Trust Precisely in Medical Care and Medical Research Advances Health Equity. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 60(3), 442–445.

2020

Griffith, D.M. (2020). Promoting Men’s Health Equity. American Journal of Men’s Health. 

Smith, J.A., Watkins, D.C. & Griffith, D.M. (2020). Fostering transnational research partnerships to advance men’s health.   American Journal of Men’s Health, July-August, 1-2.

Griffith, D.M., Sharma, G., Holliday, C.S., Enyia, O.K., Valliere, M., Semlow, A.R., Stewart, E.C. & Blumenthal, R.S. (2020). Men and COVID-19: A biopsychosocial approach to understanding sex differences in mortality and recommendations for practice and policy interventions. Preventing Chronic Disease, 17, 200-247.

Smith, J.A., Griffith, D.M., White, A., Baker, P., Watkins, D.C., Drummond, M. & Semlow, A. (2020). COVID-19, equity and men’s health: Using evidence to inform future public health policy, practice and research responses in pandemics. International Journal of Men’s Social and Community Health, 3(1), e48-e64.

Griffith, D.M. & Semlow, A.R. (2020). Art, Anti-Racism and Health Equity: “Don’t ask me why, ask me how!” Ethnicity & Disease, 30(3), 373-380.

Griffith, D.M., Jaeger, E.C., Bergner, E.M., Stallings, S. & Wilkins, C.H. (2020). Determinants of trustworthiness to conduct medical research: Findings from focus groups conducted with racially and ethnically diverse adults. Journal of General Internal Medicine. Published online 3 June 2020.

Smith, J.A., Watkins, D.C. & Griffith, D.M. (2020). Equity, gender and health: New directions for global men’s health promotion. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 31(2), 161-165.

Griffith, D.M. (2020). Preface: Precision medicine approaches to health disparities research. Ethnicity & Disease, 30(supplement 1), 129-134.

Griffith, D.M., Jaeger, E.C., Valdez, L.A., Schaefer Solle, N., Garcia, D.O., & Alexander, L.R. (2020). Developing A "Tailor-Made" Precision Lifestyle Medicine Intervention for Weight Control among Middle-Aged Latino Men. Ethnicity & Disease. 30(Suppl1). 203-210.

Yeh, V.M., Bergner, E.M., Bruce, M.A., Kripalani, S., Mitrani, V.B., Ogunsola, T.A., Wilkins, C.H., & Griffith, D.M. (2020). Can precision medicine actually help people like me? African American and Hispanic perspectives on the benefits and barriers of precision medicine. Ethnicity & Disease, 30(supplement 1), 149-158.

Griffith, D.M. & Cornish, E.K. (2020). Mighty Men: A faith-based weight loss intervention to reduce cancer risk in African American men. In M.E. Ford & D.K. Watson (Eds.),  Advances in Cancer Health Equity Research (Advances in Cancer Research book series), Vol. 146. (pp. 189-217). Cambridge, MA: Elsevier.

 

2019

Wolf, S.M., Bonham, V.L., Bruce, M.A. (2019) "How Can Law Support Development of Genomics and Precision Medicine to Advance Health Equity and Reduce Disparities?" Ethnicity & Disease.

Bruce, M.A., Thorpe, R.J., Zare, H., Archibald, P., Norris, K., Whitfield, K.E.  (2019) "Race Differences in Allostatic Load Among Black and White Men: Does Age Matter?" Innovation in Aging.

Bruce, M.A., Thorpe, R.J. (2019) "Stress, Faith and Health Among Black Men in Middle and Late Life." Innovation in Aging.  vol. 3, Suppl 1 S213–S214. 

Griffith, D.M., Semlow, Andrea R., Leventhal, Mike & Sullivan, Clare. (2019). The Tennessee Men's Health Report Card: A Model for Men's Health Policy Advocacy and Education.  American Journal of Men's Health, 13(5), 1-16.

McGee, E., Griffith, D., & Houston, S. (2019). "I Know I Have to Work Twice as Hard and Hope That Makes Me Good Enough": Exploring the Stress and Strain of Black Doctoral Students in Engineering and Computing. Teachers College Record, 121(6), n6. 

Newton, Robert L. Jr., Carter, Leah, St. Romain, Jessica, Jerrod, Tiffany, Griffith, D.M. & Myers, Valerie. (2019). Development of a mobile phone app to maintain physical activity in African American Men: MobileMen. Mhealth. 

Bruce, Marino A., Norris, Keith C., Beech, Bettina M., Bowie, Janice V. & Thorpe Jr., Roland J. (2019) "Perspective: A Call for Precision in Faith-based Initiatives Promoting Health among African Americans." Ethnicity & Disease.

Bruce, M.A., Wilder, T. & Beech, B.M.  (2019) Associations Among Caregiver Feeding Practices and Blood Pressure in African American Adolescents:  The Jackson Heart KIDS Study. Family & Community Health, 42(2).

Bruce, M. A., Beech, B.M., Wilder, T., Burton, E.T., Sheats, Jylana, Norris, K.C., Thorpe Jr., Roland J.  (2019) Religiosity and Excess Weight Among African-American Adolescents: The Jackson Heart KIDS Study. Journal of Religion and Health, pp. 1-11.

Bruce, M.A., Ward, L.M., Thorne jr, R.J., Mena, L., Nunn, A., & Crosby, R.  (2019). Family & Community Health, 42(3). Correlates Associated With Willingness to Start Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) in Jackson, Mississippi.

Bruce, M.A., Thorpe, R.J., Beech, B.M. (2019) Food Security Status and Overweight/Obesity Among 2- to 5-Year-Old Boys and Girls in a Community-Based Clinic. Family & Community Health, 42(2).

2018

Beech, B.M., Bruce, M.A., Thorpe, Jr. R.J., Heitman, E., Griffith, D.M. & Norris, K.C. (2018). “Theory-Informed Research Training and Mentoring of Underrepresented Early Career Faculty at Teaching-Intensive Institutions:  The Obesity Health Disparities PRIDE Program”  Ethnicity and Disease. 28(2), 115-122.

Williams, Jessica R., Yeh, Vivian M., Bruce, M.A., Szetela, Caroly, Ukoli, Flora, Wilkins, Consuelo H., Kripalani, Sunil. (2018) Precision Medicine: Familiarity, Perceived Health Drivers, and Genetic Testing Considerations Across Health Literacy Levels in a Diverse Sample. Journal of Genetic Counseling, 28(1).

Griffith, D.M. (2018) “Centering the Margins: Moving Equity to the Center of Men’s Health Research." American Journal of Men's Health.

Bruce, M.A., Thorpe Jr., R.T., Beech, B.M., Towns, T., Odoms-Young, A. (2018). Sex, Race, Food Security, and Sugar Consumption Change Efficacy Among Low-Income Parents in an Urban Primary Care Setting. Family & Community Health. 41, S25-S32   

Griffith,  D.M.  (2018). “Centering the Margins”: Moving equity to the center of men’s health research". American Journal of Men’s Health.12(5), 1317-1327.

Griffith, D.M., Bergner, E.M., Cornish, E.K., McQueen, C.A. (2018). Physical Activity Interventions With African American or Latino Men: A Systematic Review. American Journal of Men's Health, 1557988318763647. doi:10.1177/1557988318763647

Griffith, D. M. & Cornish, E. K. (2018). “What defines a man?”: Perspectives of African American men on the components and consequences of manhood. Psychology of Men & Masculinity, 19(1), 78-88. 

Odoms-Young, A., Bruce, M.A. (2018) Examining the Impact of Structural Racism on Food Insecurity: Implications for Addressing Racial/Ethnic Disparities. Family and Community Health. 41, S3-S6.

Sherman, L.D. & Griffith, D.M. (2018). “If I Can Afford Steak, Why Worry About Buying Beans: African American Men’s Perceptions of their Food Environment”. American Journal of Men’s Health, 12 (8), 1048-1057.

Warbrick, I., Wilson, D., & Griffith, D.M. (2018)  Becoming active: more to exercise than weight loss for indigenous men,  Ethnicity & Health, Published online: 27 Mar 2018  .

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Guest Editor, Special Issues/Supplements

Griffith, D.M. (Guest Editor; co-edited with Bruce, Marino and Thorpe, Roland) Family and Community Health Issue on “Diversity in Health Disparities and Health Equity Research in Family and Community Health” (October-December 2018 Issue).

Family and Community Health Special Issue on "Social Determinants of Men's Health Disparities" (January 2015)

International Journal of Men's Health Special Issue: "Practical Solutions to Men's Health Disparities" (published January 2014)

American Journal of Men's Health Special Supplement: "The Health of African American Men: Implications for Research and Practice" (published July 2013)

Book Chapters

Griffith, D.M.  & Cornish, E.K. (2020). Mighty Men: A faith-based weight loss intervention to reduce cancer risk in African American men. In M.E. Ford & D.K. Watson (Eds.),  Advances in Cancer Health Equity Research  ( Advances in Cancer Research  book series), vol.  156 . Cambridge, MA: Elsevier.

Ford, C.L.,  Griffith, D.M. , Bruce, M.A. & Gilbert, K.L. (2019). Introduction: Racism: Science & Tools for the Public Health Professional .  In C.L. Ford, D.M. Griffith , M.A. Bruce, & K.L. Gilbert. (Eds.),  Racism: Science & Tools for the Public Health Professional.  Washington, DC: APHA Press.

Ford, C.L., Griffith, D.M., Bruce, M.A. & Gilbert, K.L. (2019). Conclusion: Racism: Science & Tools for the Public Health Professional. In C.L. Ford,D.M. Griffith, M.A. Bruce, & K.L. Gilbert. (Eds.), Racism: Science & Tools for the Public Health Professional. Washington, DC: APHA Press.

Griffith, D.M., Bruce, M.A. & Thorpe, Jr., R.J. (2019). Preface: Men’s Health Equity. In D.M. Griffith, M.A. Bruce, & R.J. Thorpe, Jr. (Eds.),  Men’s Health Equity: A Handbook . New York, NY: Routledge.

Griffith, D.M., Bruce, M.A. & Thorpe, Jr., R.J. (2019). Introduction: Men’s Health Equity. In D.M. Griffith, M.A. Bruce, & R.J. Thorpe, Jr. (Eds.), Men’s Health Equity: A Handbook. New York, NY: Routledge.

Griffith, D.M., Bruce, M.A. & Thorpe, Jr., R.J. (2019). Conclusion: Men’s Health Equity. In D.M. Griffith, M.A. Bruce, & R.J. Thorpe, Jr. (Eds.), Men’s Health Equity: A Handbook. New York, NY: Routledge.

Griffith, D.M. , Cornish, E.K., Sherman, L.D. & Moore, H. J.* (2019). Middle-aged men’s health: Patterns and causes of health disparities during a pivotal period in the lifecourse. In  D.M. Griffith , M.A. Bruce, & R.J. Thorpe, Jr. (Eds.),  Men’s Health Equity . New York, NY: Routledge.

Griffith, D.M. , Pennings, J.S., Bruce, M.A. & Ayers, G.D. (2019). Measuring the dimensions of African American Manhood: A factor analysis. In  D.M. Griffith , M.A. Bruce, & R.J. Thorpe, Jr. (Eds.),  Men’s Health Equity . New York, NY: Routledge.

Williams, D.R &  Griffith, D.M.  (2019). “We just haven’t put our minds to it”: An Interview with David Williams describing the trajectory of his career studying racism. In C.L. Ford,  D.M. Griffith , M.A. Bruce, & K.L. Gilbert. (Eds.),  Racism: Science & Tools for the Public Health Professional. Washington, DC: APHA Press.

Hartfield, J.A.,  Griffith, D.M . , & Bruce, M.A. (2018). Gendered racism is a key to explaining and addressing police-involved shootings of unarmed Black men in America. In M.A. Bruce, & D.F. Hawkins (Eds.),  Inequality, Crime, and Health among African American Males, Volume 20  (pp. 155-170). Book Series: Research in Race and Ethnic Relations. Boston, MA: Emerald Group Publishing Limited.

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