Antiracism Resources for Epidemiologists & Public Health Researchers
* resources are listed alphabetically (by first author’s last name) within sections
Please contact Ariel Beccia (ariel.beccia@childrens.harvard.edu) for edits/suggestions/comments, etc.
RESEARCH CONDUCT
Critical Histories of Epidemiological & Public Health Research
Epidemiology and Social Sciences: Towards a Critical Reengagement in the 21st Century by Nancy Krieger
Epidemiology and the People's Health: Theory and Context by Nancy Krieger
Fatal Invention: How Science, Politics, and Big Business Re-Create Race in the Twenty-First Century by Dorothy Roberts
Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty by Dorothy Roberts
Fearing the Black Body by Sabrina Strings
Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present by Harriet A. Washington
Contemporary Epidemiology: A Review of Critical Discussions Within the Discipline and A Call for Further Dialogue with Social Theory by Maria Wemrell, Juan Merlo, Shai Mulinari, & Anne‐Christine Hornborg
Research Ethics & Epidemiological Knowledge Production
Uprooting Institutionalized Racism as Public Health Practice by Mary T. Bassett & Jasmine D. Graves
Invited Reflection: Quantifying Intersectionality by Lisa Bowleg & Greta R. Bauer
Latin American Critical (‘Social’) Epidemiology: New Settings for an Old Dream by Jaime Breilh
Culturally Safe Epidemiology: Oxymoron or Scientific Imperative by Mary Cameron, Neil Andersson, Ian McDowell, & Robert J. Ledogar
Feminism Meets the 'New' Epidemiologies: Toward an Appraisal of Antifeminist Biases in Epidemiological Research on Women's Health by Marcia C. Inhorn & K. Lisa Whittle
Structural Racism, Health Inequities, and the Two-Edged Sword of Data: Structural Problems Require Structural Solutions by Nancy Krieger
Beyond Health Equity: Achieving Wellness Within American Indian and Alaska Native Communities by Valarie Blue Bird Jernigan et al.
Using Intersectionality Responsibly: Toward Critical Epistemology, Structural Analysis, and Social Justice Activism by Bonnie Moradi & Patrick Grzanka
Reflections on Researcher Identity and Power: The Impact of Positionality on Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Processes and Outcomes by Michael Muhammad et al.
A Critical Approach to Macrosocial Determinants of Population Health: Engaging Scientific Realism and Incorporating Social Conflict by Edwin Ng & Carles Muntaner
Critical Epidemiology in Action: Research for and by Indigenous Peoples by Erica Prussing
Understanding the Routinised Inclusion of Race, Socioeconomic Status and Sex in Epidemiology: The Utility of Concepts from Technoscience Studies by Janet K. Shim
Heart-Sick: The Politics of Risk, Inequality, and Heart Disease (Biopolitics) by Janet K. Shim
Epidemiology for Social Justice
A Review of Communication Components of Anti-Racism and Prodiversity Social Marketing/Public Education Campaigns by Robert J. Donovan & Rodney Vlais (thank you to Robert J. Donovan for the recommendation)
An Intersectionality-Based Policy Analysis Framework: Critical Reflections on a Methodology for Advancing Equity by Olena Hankivsky et al.
Epidemiology and Social Justice in Light of Social Determinants of Health Research by Sridhar Venkatapuram & Michael Marmot
Allyship/Antiracism in Epidemiological Research
Structural Racism and Supporting Black Lives — The Role of Health Professionals by Rachel R. Hardeman, Eduardo M. Medina, & Katy B. Kozhimannil
An Allied Research Paradigm for Epidemiology Research with Indigenous Peoples by Denise Jaworsky
The Coin Model of Privilege and Critical Allyship: Implications for Health by Stephanie A. Nixon
RESEARCH CONTENT
Subject Matter
How Structural Racism Works — Racist Policies as a Root Cause of U.S. Racial Health Inequities by Zinzi D. Bailey, Justin M. Feldman, & Mary T. Bassett
Structural Racism and Health Inequities in the USA: Evidence and Interventions by Zinzi D. Bailey, Nancy Krieger, Madina Agénor, Jasmine Graves, Natalia Linos, & Mary T. Bassett
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Glossary of Terms edited by Jen Balkus (thanks to Dr. Maayan Simckes of WA DOH for the suggestion)
Place Matters: From Health and Health Care Disparities to Equity and Liberation by Sharrelle Barber
Colonialism as a Broader Social Determinant of Health by Karina Czyzewski
Racism: Science & Tools for the Public Health Professional edited by Chandra L. Ford, Derek M. Griffith, Marino A. Bruce, & Keon L. Gilbert
Naming Institutionalized Racism in the Public Health Literature: A Systematic Literature Review by Rachel R. Hardeman, Katy A. Murphy, J’Mag Karbeah & Katy Backes Kozhimannil
Toward the Science and Practice of Anti-Racism: Launching a National Campaign Against Racism by Camara Phyllis Jones
Racial Capitalism within Public Health: How Occupational Settings Drive COVID-19 Disparities by Elizabeth S. McClure, Pavithra Vasudevan, Zinzi Bailey, Snehal Patel, & Whitney R. Robinson
More than Culture: Structural Racism, Intersectionality Theory,
and Immigrant Health by Edna A. Viruell-Fuentes, Patricia Y. Miranda, & Sawsan Abdulrahim
Racism and Health: Evidence and Needed Research by David R. Williams, Jourdyn A. Lawrence, & Brigette A. Davis
Theoretical Frameworks
Future Directions for Incorporating Intersectionality into Quantitative Population Health Research by Madina Agénor
Incorporating Intersectionality Theory into Population Health Research Methodology: Challenges and the Potential to Advance Health Equity by Greta R. Bauer
The Problem with the Phrase Women and Minorities: Intersectionality-An Important Theoretical Framework for Public Health by Lisa Bowleg
Critical Race Theory, Race Equity, and Public Health: Toward Antiracism Praxis by Chandra L. Ford & Collins O. Airhihenbuwa
Commentary: Just What is Critical Race Theory and What’s it Doing in a Progressive Field like Public Health? by Chandra L. Ford & Collins O. Airhihenbuwa
The Public Health Critical Race Methodology: Praxis for Antiracism Research by Chandra L. Ford & Collins O. Airhihenbuwa
Kaupapa Maori Epidemiology by Shirley Simmonds, Bridget Robson, Fiona Cram, & Gordon Purdie
Intersectionality Research for Transgender Health Justice: A Theory-Driven Conceptual Framework for Structural Analysis of Transgender Health Inequities by Linda M. Wesp, Lorraine Halinka Malcoe, Ayana Elliott, & Tonia Poteat
Methods
Measuring Structural Racism: A guide for epidemiologists and other health researchers by Paris B. Adkins-Jackson, Tongtan Chantarat, Zinzi D. Bailey, & Ninez A. Ponce
Methods for Analytic Intercategorical Intersectionality in Quantitative Research: Discrimination as a Mediator of Health Inequalities by Greta R. Bauer & Ayden I. Scheim
On Racism: A New Standard For Publishing On Racial Health Inequities by
Rhea W. Boyd, Edwin G. Lindo, Lachelle D. Weeks, & Monica R. McLemore
Causally Interpreting Intersectionality Theory by Liam Kofi Bright, Daniel Malinsky, & Morgan Thompson
A Multilevel Approach to Modeling Health Inequalities at the Intersection of Multiple Social Identities by Clare R. Evans, David R. Williams, Jukka-Pekka Onnela, & S. V. Subramanian
Disparities at the Intersection of Marginalized Groups by John W. Jackson, David R. Williams, & Tyler J. VanderWeele
Invited Commentary: “Race,” Racism, and the Practice of Epidemiology by Camara Phyllis Jones (thanks to Dr. Maayan Simckes of WA DOH for the suggestion)
Methods for the Scientific Study of Discrimination and Health: An Ecosocial Approach by Nancy Krieger
Conceptualizing, Contextualizing, and Operationalizing Race in Quantitative Health Sciences Research by Elle Lett, Emmanuella Asabor, Sourik Beltrán, Ashley Michelle Cannon, & Onyebuchi A. Arah (thank you to Elle Lett for the submission!)
Invited Commentary: What Social Epidemiology Brings to the Table-Reconciling Social Epidemiology and Causal Inference by Whitney R. Robinson & Zinzi D. Bailey
Is the “Well-Defined Intervention Assumption” Politically Conservative? by Sharon Schwartz, Seth J. Prins, Ulka B. Campbell, & Nicolle M. Gatto
On Causal Interpretation of Race in Regressions Adjusting for Confounding and Mediating Variables by Tyler J. VanderWeele & Whitney R. Robinson
Indigenous Statistics: A Quantitative Research Methodology by Maggie Walter & Chris Andersen
Data Science & Equity
A Toolkit for Centering Racial Equity Throughout Data Integration from the Actionable Intelligence for Social Policy (AISP) (thanks to Libby McClure for the suggestion)
Data Feminism by Catherine D'Ignazio & Lauren F. Klein
Teaching Yourself about Structural Racism will Improve your Machine Learning by Whitney R. Robinson, Audrey Renson, & Ashley I. Naimi