Publications

Qin, W., Nguyen, A.W., Wang, Y., Hamler, T.C., & Wang, F. Everyday Discrimination, Neighborhood Characteristics, and Incidence of Daily Activity Limitations Among Middle-Aged and Older African Americans. (In Press) Journals of Gerontology: Social Sciences

Hamler, T.C., Nguyen, A.W., Keith, V., Qin, W. & Wang, F. (2022) How skin tone influences relationships between discrimination, psychological distress, and self-rated mental health among older African Americans. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 77(11), 2026-2037.https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbac115

Hamler, T.C., Nguyen, A.W., Mouzon, D., Taylor, H.O., Qin, W. & Cobb, R. (2022) COVID-19 and Psychological Distress: Racial Differences Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults. The Gerontologist, 62(5), 780-791. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnac043

Nguyen, A.W., Taylor, H.O., Lincoln, K.D., Wang, F., Hamler, T.C. & Mitchell, U.A. (2022) Religious involvement and sleep among older African Americans. Journal of Aging and Health, 34(3), 413-423. https://doi.org/10.1177/08982643221085408

Wang, F., Nguyen, A.W., Lincoln, K., Qin, W., Hamler, T.C. (2022). The Moderating Role of Race and Ethnicity in the Relationship Between Negative Family Interactions and Mental Health Among Older Adults. The Gerontologist, 62(5), 674-684. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnab148

Jenkins-Morales, M., Miller, V.J., Hamler, T.C. (2021).Dismantling systemic racism in long-term services and supports: A call to action for social workers. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2021.1942375

Beltran, S., Miller, V.J., & Hamler, T.C. (2021). Social workers’ impact on policy through regulations: A case study of the U.S long-term care ombudsman program. Journal of Social Work. https://doi.org/10.1177/14680173211010303

Nguyen, A. W., Taylor, H. O., Lincoln, K. D., Qin, W., Hamler, T.C., Wang, F., & Mitchell, U. A. (2021). Neighborhood characteristics and inflammation among older Black Americans: The moderating effects of hopelessness and pessimism. The Journals of Gerontology: Series A, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glab121

Nguyen, A.W., Wang, F., Qin, W., Hamler, T.C. (2021) The role of church support networks in the relationship between discrimination and psychiatric disorders. Review of Religious Research, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13644-021-00464-z

Miller, V. J., Hamler, T., Beltran, S. J., & Burns, J. (2021). Nursing home social services: A systematic review of the literature from 2010 to 2020. Social Work in Health Care, 1-23. 60(4), 387–409. https://doi.org/10.1080/00981389.2021.1908482

Hamler T.C., English, S. J., Beltran, S. J. & Miller, V. J. (2020). Letter to the Editor. A reflection of and charge to gerontological social work: Past pandemics and the current COVID-19 crisis. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 63(6-7), 577-579. https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2020.1766629

Cho, S., & Hamler, T.C. (2020). Depressive symptoms and multimorbidity: Is there an association for older Black Americans? Journal of Aging and Health, 33(5-6), 310-316. https://doi.org/10.1177/0898264320981244

Voith, L., Hamler, T.C., Francis, M., Lee, H. & Korsch-Williams, A. (2020) Employing a trauma-informed, socially just research framework with marginalized populations: Practices and barriers to implementation. Social Work Research, 44(3), 169-181. https://doi.org/10.1093/swr/svaa013

Miller, D.B., Hamler, T.C. & Qin, W. (2020) Prostate cancer screening in Black men: Screening intention, knowledge, attitudes, and reasons for participation. Social Work in Health Care 59(8), 543-556. https://doi.org/10.1080/00981389.2020.1808149

Qin, W., Nguyen, A., Mouzon, D., Hamler, T.C. & Wang, F. (2020). Social support, everyday discrimination, and depressive symptoms among Older African Americans: A longitudinal study. Innovations on Aging, 4(5), igaa032. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa032

Qin, W., Hamler, T.C., Miller, D.B. (2020). Self-efficacy and importance of participation reasons as predictors for prostate cancer screening intention in African American men. Ethnicity and Health, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/13557858.2020.1724269

Miller, V.J. & Hamler, T.C. (2019). A value-critical policy analysis of the nursing home reform act: A focus on care on African American and Latino residents. Social Work in Health Care, 58(5), 471-493. https://doi.org/10.1080/00981389.2019.1587660

Hamler, T.C., Miller, V., & Petrakovitz, S. (2018). Chronic kidney disease and older African American Adults: How embodiment influences self-management. Geriatrics, 3(3), 52. https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics3030052

Nguyen, A. W., Hamler, T.C., & Cobb, R. J. (2018). Discrimination and chronic kidney disease among Caribbean Blacks: The effects of immigration and social status. Race and social problems, 10(3), 248-258. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12552-018-9234-4

Washington, T.R., Robinson, M.A., Hamler, T.C., & Brown, S.A. (2017). Chronic kidney disease self-management “helps” and hindrances in Older African Americans and Whites undergoing hemodialysis: A brief report. Journal of Nephrology Social Work, 41(1) 19-22.