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Gabriella Roude

Overview

Gabriella Roude is a master's student at the Department of Population Health Sciences in the Duke School of Medicine. Gabriella graduated from Florida Gulf Coast University in 2013, where she studied Anthropology with Honors and minored in Global Studies. In 2014, Gabriella earned a post-graduate diploma in Social Science Methodology from Stellenbosch University as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar in South Africa. Gabriella has 8 years of experience working at a community-based health nonprofit in New Orleans, LA, as a researcher/evaluator for programs and qualitative studies on adolescent sexual & reproductive health, maternal & child health, and environmental health.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Recent Publications

A Qualitative Exploration of the Built Environment as a Key Mechanism of Safety and Social Cohesion for Youth in High-Violence Communities.

Journal Article Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · June 2024 The characteristics of a neighborhood's built environment may influence health-promoting behaviors, interactions between neighbors, and perceptions of safety. Although some research has reported on how youth in high-violence communities navigate danger, le ... Full text Cite

Social capital and changes of psychologic distress during early stage of COVID-19 in New orleans.

Journal Article Scientific reports · March 2024 Here we report on the relationship between measures of social capital, and their association with changes in self-reported measures of psychological distress during the early period of the COVID-19 pandemic. We analyze data from an existing cluster randomi ... Full text Cite

The Impact of Vacant and Abandoned Property on Health and Well-Being: A Qualitative Inquiry.

Journal Article Applied research in quality of life · January 2024 This qualitative study explored the role of neglected properties and neighborhood environment characteristics on a sample of New Orleans, Louisiana residents' health and well-being, sense of community, sense of safety, and civic engagement. We hypothesized ... Full text Cite
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