Shawn M. Bediako
Department of Psychology
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, Maryland 21250
U.S.A.
Home Page
Phone: (410) 455-2349
|
|
|
My primary research interests focus on interpersonal processes that influence psychosocial adjustment among adults with sickle cell disease. My broader interests examine the impact of sociocultural (e.g., racial identity, communalism, and spirituality) and ecological factors on health attitudes and behaviors. I also have an avid interest in the history of psychology, with particular emphasis on the training of African American psychologists in the first half of 20th century. |
 Journal Articles:
- Bediako, S. M., & Friend, R. M. (2004). Illness-specific and general perceptions of social relationships in adjustment to rheumatoid arthritis: The role of interpersonal expectations. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 28, 203-210.
- Bediako, S. M., & Griffith, D. M. (2007). Eliminating racial/cultural disparities in health: Reconsidering comparative approaches. Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice, 2, 49-62.
- Bediako, S. M., Kwate, N. O. A., & Rucker, R. (2004). Dietary behavior among African Americans: Assessing cultural identity and health consciousness. Ethnicity & Disease, 14, 527-532.
- Bediako, S. M., Lavender, A. R., & Yasin, Z. (2007). Racial centrality and health care use among African American adults with sickle cell disease. Journal of Black Psychology, 33, 422-438.
- Gil, K. M., Carson, J. W., Porter, L. S., Scipio, C., Bediako, S. M., & Orringer, E. (2004). Daily mood and stress predict pain, health care use, and work activity in African American adults with sickle cell disease. Health Psychology, 23, 267-274.
- Green, B. L., Lewis, R. K., & Bediako, S. M. (2005). Reducing and eliminating health disparities: A targeted approach. Journal of the National Medical Association, 97, 25-30.
- Ratanawongsa, N., Haywood, C., Jr., Bediako, S. M., Lattimer, L., Lanzkron, S., Hill, P. M., Powe, N. R., & Beach, M. C. (in press). Health care provider attitudes toward patients with acute vaso-occlusive crisis due to sickle cell disease: Development of a scale. Patient Education & Counseling.
Other Publications:
- Bediako, S. M. (2009). Psychosocial aspects of sickle cell disease: A primer for African American psychologists. In H. A. Neville, B. M. Tynes, & S. O. Utsey (Eds.), Handbook of African American Psychology (pp.417-427). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
|
| |