Articles

Elsevier,

SSM - Mental Health, Volume 7, June 2025

This article examines the associations between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and adverse adulthood experiences (AAEs) with depressive and anxiety symptoms among rural left-behind women in China. 
Elsevier,

Journal of Mathematical Behavior, Volume 78, June 2025

This article examines the main places and characteristics of mathematics education for girls and young women in primary and secondary schools during the 19th and early 20th century. It looks at, in particular, the mathematical content that pupils learned in these schools and the aims of the teaching they received. It shows how female mathematics teaching differed from its male counterpart by responding to various gender stereotypes referring to the ‘nature’ and social role of women. The article also presents to what extent the girls’ mathematics programs were progressively aligned with those of boys, until they became almost identical from the 1920s onwards.
Elsevier,

SSM - Qualitative Research in Health, Volume 7, June 2025

The article explores the experiences of 19 cisgender migrant women (MW) living in Milan, Italy during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Elsevier,

Journal of Mathematical Behavior, Volume 78, June 2025

This article explores how the mathematics education and educators at the New York, USA women’s college, Barnard College, during its early years approached the issue of equal study on separate campuses as well as how some of the female students of Barnard with a mathematics focus in their studies utilized their knowledge of this male-dominated field to pursue careers following their graduation.
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City and Environment Interactions, 2025, 100209

This study uses a participatory Design Thinking approach in Cork City, Ireland, to identify stakeholder priorities for effective air quality communication strategies that empower communities and support behavioral change. By integrating inclusive communication with systemic policy and infrastructure improvements, the research advances SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being), SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), and SDG 13 (Climate Action), aligning with World Population Day's call to "Leave No One Behind" by addressing environmental health inequities in urban populations.

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Journal of Fluency Disorders, Volume 84, June 2025

This study examined U.S. employers' knowledge and attitudes toward people who stutter, finding that most had limited understanding and were uncertain about common stereotypes.
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Results in Engineering, Volume 26, June 2025

This article presents the development and evaluation of a low-cost electromechanical handbike prototype that can be easily attached to conventional manual wheelchairs. The aim is to bring about 'broader accessibility and improved quality of life for wheelchair users in resource-limited settings'.
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Teaching and Teacher Education, Volume 159, June 2025

This study explores factors affecting university faculty's self-efficacy in supporting autistic students, revealing low confidence due to limited training and support.
Elsevier,

SSM - Mental HealthVolume 7, June 2025, 100395

This research partnered with Aboriginal Elders to co-design and implement a 13-week online unit aimed at educating non-Indigenous health care providers on culturally respectful and safe dementia care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The involvement of Elders in guiding content, delivering weekly Zoom sessions, and evaluating students’ work was highly valued, leading to the unit’s recognition and availability nationally and internationally through the University of Tasmania.

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Wellbeing, Space and SocietyVolume 8, June 2025, 100249

This study explored the life stressors and coping strategies of Indigenous women living in Toronto through sharing circles and interviews, revealing their varied experiences of control over socio-economic challenges, identity, and social environments. The findings highlight the complex ways these women manage stress and offer valuable insights for service providers, policy-makers, and researchers to better support their wellbeing.

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