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Regardt J. Ferreira
Department of Social Work, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9301, South Africa

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Journal article
Published: 01 March 2021 in Traumatology
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Regardt J. Ferreira. COVID-19: Uncovering mental health disparities. Traumatology 2021, 27, 1 -2.

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Regardt J. Ferreira. COVID-19: Uncovering mental health disparities. Traumatology. 2021; 27 (1):1-2.

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Regardt J. Ferreira. 2021. "COVID-19: Uncovering mental health disparities." Traumatology 27, no. 1: 1-2.

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Published: 01 September 2020 in Traumatology
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Regardt J. Ferreira. Climate change, resilience, and trauma: Course of action through research, policy, and practice. Traumatology 2020, 26, 246 -247.

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Regardt J. Ferreira. Climate change, resilience, and trauma: Course of action through research, policy, and practice. Traumatology. 2020; 26 (3):246-247.

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Regardt J. Ferreira. 2020. "Climate change, resilience, and trauma: Course of action through research, policy, and practice." Traumatology 26, no. 3: 246-247.

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Published: 12 August 2020 in Sustainability
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COVID-19 is a pandemic event not seen in a century. This research aims to determine important predictors of resilience towards the COVID 19/Coronavirus Pandemic. This study uses a cross-sectional design, with purposive snowball sampling, for primary survey data collected over 10 weeks starting the first week in April 2020. Participants completed a self-administered questionnaire on demographics and behavioral factors. Resilience was assessed using the 10-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale and perceived stress was assessed using the 10-item Perceived Stress Scale. 374 adults participated in the survey. OLS regression was performed to determine key associations among demographic variables, resilience measures, and perceived stress brought on by COVID-19. Age and education were statistically significantly positively associated with resilience, while English as a second language was significantly negatively associated. Participants who reported needing help from family and neighbors, total number of days in lockdown, and higher perceived stress were all significantly negatively associated with resilience. This study adds to immediate predictors of individual resilience to the ongoing infectious disease catastrophe created by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Regardt Ferreira; Clare Cannon; Fred Buttell. COVID-19: Immediate Predictors of Individual Resilience. Sustainability 2020, 12, 6495 .

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Regardt Ferreira, Clare Cannon, Fred Buttell. COVID-19: Immediate Predictors of Individual Resilience. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (16):6495.

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Regardt Ferreira; Clare Cannon; Fred Buttell. 2020. "COVID-19: Immediate Predictors of Individual Resilience." Sustainability 12, no. 16: 6495.

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Published: 20 June 2020 in International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
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In April of 2010 the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill poured an estimated five million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico over a five-month period. This paper examines resilience by gender through a Conservation of Resources (COR) framework in three Gulf Coast communities impacted by the DWH oil spill. A total of 326 residents of three Gulf Coast communities participated in a 60-minute in-person survey to investigate the role of social networks, risk perceptions, preparedness measures, individual resilience, and demographics as predictors of preparedness and resilience for future hydrocarbon events. A hierarchical multiple regression analysis indicated that gender explained 5% of the variance in individual resilience. Furthermore, race explained an incremental 11% of the variance in individual resilience, above and beyond the variance in accounted for by gender. The number of exposures to disasters did not mediate the relationship between race, gender, and CD-RISC score. For men, speaking a language other than English at home was a resource loss factor, while worry about the physical health impact of the oil spill was a resource loss variable for women. Education was a resource gain factor for both men and women. For men in this study, disaster preparedness and openness to learning new skills to find a new job were both resource gain factors. This research highlights the need for practitioners to increase protective factors to improve resilience in females, as women in this study had the largest number of resource loss factors associated with individual resilience.

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Estilla S. Lightfoot; Amy E. Lesen; Regardt J. Ferreira. Gender and resilience in Gulf Coast communities: Risk and protective factors following a technological disaster. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 2020, 50, 101716 .

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Estilla S. Lightfoot, Amy E. Lesen, Regardt J. Ferreira. Gender and resilience in Gulf Coast communities: Risk and protective factors following a technological disaster. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 2020; 50 ():101716.

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Estilla S. Lightfoot; Amy E. Lesen; Regardt J. Ferreira. 2020. "Gender and resilience in Gulf Coast communities: Risk and protective factors following a technological disaster." International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 50, no. : 101716.

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Published: 03 July 2019 in Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work
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Objective: This study sought to investigate similarities and differences in resilience among African American females and males living in areas impacted by the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and their ability to conserve resources. Methods: This research utilized a cross sectional design with 4,664 African American adults. Results: Standard multiple regression models indicated African American females had higher levels of individual resilience compared to lower levels of resilience amongst males. Differences in resource loss included depression and anxiety. Differences in resource protection included mental health status. Conclusions: Conservation of Resources theory provides a necessary understanding of these findings within a resource loss and gain model for socially vulnerable and marginalized populations impacted by disaster. Further results and implications for social work practice are discussed.

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Regardt J. Ferreira; Virginia Adolph; Michael Hall; Fred Buttell. Predictors of Individual Resilience: Gender Differences among African Americans. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work 2019, 16, 347 -362.

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Regardt J. Ferreira, Virginia Adolph, Michael Hall, Fred Buttell. Predictors of Individual Resilience: Gender Differences among African Americans. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work. 2019; 16 (4):347-362.

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Regardt J. Ferreira; Virginia Adolph; Michael Hall; Fred Buttell. 2019. "Predictors of Individual Resilience: Gender Differences among African Americans." Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work 16, no. 4: 347-362.

Correction
Published: 28 February 2019 in Social Sciences
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The authors wish to make the following change to their paper (Patel et al. 2018).

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Megha Patel; Leia Saltzman; Regardt Ferreira; Amy Lesen. Correction: Patel et al. Resilience: Examining the Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on the Gulf Coast Vietnamese American Community. Soc. Sci. 2018, 7(10), 203. Social Sciences 2019, 8, 74 .

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Megha Patel, Leia Saltzman, Regardt Ferreira, Amy Lesen. Correction: Patel et al. Resilience: Examining the Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on the Gulf Coast Vietnamese American Community. Soc. Sci. 2018, 7(10), 203. Social Sciences. 2019; 8 (3):74.

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Megha Patel; Leia Saltzman; Regardt Ferreira; Amy Lesen. 2019. "Correction: Patel et al. Resilience: Examining the Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on the Gulf Coast Vietnamese American Community. Soc. Sci. 2018, 7(10), 203." Social Sciences 8, no. 3: 74.

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Published: 07 January 2019 in Social Sciences
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This paper presents findings from eight post-hoc interviews with individuals representing the key community partner organizations that facilitated and hosted data collection for an in-person mixed-methods survey about disaster resilience and preparedness in three communities on the Gulf Coast (U.S.) impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and numerous disasters from natural hazards. We submit our analysis of these follow-up interviews with community partners as a case study to provide a set of recommendations for future community-engaged research practices, particularly in the field of environmental and disaster resilience. Input from community partners stressed the importance of engaging with local community brokers to enhance trust in research; researcher-partner communication; and researcher interaction with community residents that respects local knowledge and culture. The partners indicated that even communities that have often been the subjects of post-disaster studies are receptive to research participation, especially when the effects of disasters are long-term and ongoing. Recommendations include using research methodologies that are congruent with post-disaster community characteristics such as educational attainment; collaborating with community partners to disseminate research findings; and incorporating theories and practices that center critical reflection and consider power dynamics when working with communities that have experienced disaster and trauma.

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Amy E. Lesen; Chloe Tucker; M. G. Olson; Regardt J. Ferreira. ‘Come Back at Us’: Reflections on Researcher-Community Partnerships during a Post-Oil Spill Gulf Coast Resilience Study. Social Sciences 2019, 8, 8 .

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Amy E. Lesen, Chloe Tucker, M. G. Olson, Regardt J. Ferreira. ‘Come Back at Us’: Reflections on Researcher-Community Partnerships during a Post-Oil Spill Gulf Coast Resilience Study. Social Sciences. 2019; 8 (1):8.

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Amy E. Lesen; Chloe Tucker; M. G. Olson; Regardt J. Ferreira. 2019. "‘Come Back at Us’: Reflections on Researcher-Community Partnerships during a Post-Oil Spill Gulf Coast Resilience Study." Social Sciences 8, no. 1: 8.

Journal article
Published: 20 October 2018 in Social Sciences
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The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill (DWH) was one of the largest hydrocarbon disasters in US history. The estimated 5 million barrels of oil that poured into the Gulf of Mexico had a devastating impact on the natural environment, as well as on the livelihoods of communities residing along the coastal region. This paper explores resilience in individuals that identify as Vietnamese, presenting findings from a study of three Gulf Coast communities impacted by the DWH oil spill. A 60-min, in-person survey was administered to a total of 326 residents from the Gulf Coast communities of Port Sulphur, LA, Galliano, LA, and Bayou La Batre, AL. Logistic regression outcome and key predictors models were used to determine the probability of having higher levels of resilience. The results of this study highlight the role of age, education, and racial/ethnic identification in fostering resilience following disaster exposure. Identifying as Vietnamese was associated with a decrease in the odds of achieving above-threshold levels of resilience. This study may be viewed as the foundation from which to further explore the unique risk and protective profiles of the Vietnamese population, particularly in regard to those residing in critically vulnerable and disaster-prone areas.

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Megha M. Patel; Leia Y. Saltzman; Regardt J. Ferreira; Amy E. Lesen. Resilience: Examining the Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on the Gulf Coast Vietnamese American Community. Social Sciences 2018, 7, 203 .

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Megha M. Patel, Leia Y. Saltzman, Regardt J. Ferreira, Amy E. Lesen. Resilience: Examining the Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on the Gulf Coast Vietnamese American Community. Social Sciences. 2018; 7 (10):203.

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Megha M. Patel; Leia Y. Saltzman; Regardt J. Ferreira; Amy E. Lesen. 2018. "Resilience: Examining the Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on the Gulf Coast Vietnamese American Community." Social Sciences 7, no. 10: 203.

Review
Published: 18 May 2018 in Current Psychiatry Reports
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We review topical evidence on ethical issues in conducting disaster research with children and families affected by natural disasters, with an emphasis on analyzing specific vulnerabilities associated with children and families affected by disasters, identifying significant findings and trends of ethical guidelines and approaches, and discussing key observations into ethical research in a disaster setting. Current evidence indicates that there is a wide range of research methods for child disaster studies. Vulnerability as a concept in child disaster studies is more prevalent with several scholars underscoring the need for an ethical approach to disaster research. Current disaster research evidence suggests that there is specifically an interest in conducting disaster research with children and families. With the increase in investigations, it is strongly recommended that investigators adhere to ethical standards in research practice when conducting research with vulnerable populations (e.g., children) within a postdisaster context.

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Regardt J. Ferreira; Fred Buttell; Clare Cannon. Ethical Issues in Conducting Research With Children and Families Affected by Disasters. Current Psychiatry Reports 2018, 20, 42 .

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Regardt J. Ferreira, Fred Buttell, Clare Cannon. Ethical Issues in Conducting Research With Children and Families Affected by Disasters. Current Psychiatry Reports. 2018; 20 (6):42.

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Regardt J. Ferreira; Fred Buttell; Clare Cannon. 2018. "Ethical Issues in Conducting Research With Children and Families Affected by Disasters." Current Psychiatry Reports 20, no. 6: 42.

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Published: 16 March 2018 in Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal
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New Orleans has experienced some of the highest per capita rates of homicide in the nation. In response, the City of New Orleans developed the NOLA FOR LIFE murder reduction strategy, one aspect of which is the implementation of Positive Action, a character building program for youth. The Positive Action program has offered promising results for curbing youth violence when implemented in school-based settings. However, given the city’s mostly charter-based school system, summer camps are among the few entry points available through which to implement city-wide youth initiatives. During the 2016 summer camp session, an evaluation was conducted to determine whether incorporating the Positive Action curriculum into a 6-week summer camp results in youth experiencing positive changes in peer self-esteem, the ability to get along with others, bullying behavior, and normative beliefs about aggression. This evaluation compares youth that received the Positive Action curriculum during summer camp with those that received the traditional summer camp curriculum. A multi-method approach of quantitative pre-and post-surveys of youth and focus group interviews with camp teachers were employed. Results from the quantitative data suggest few statistically significant findings, while qualitative data suggests that Positive Action may be effective at reducing violent norms and behavior. Implications for social workers and the need for adapting school-based violence reduction interventions for non-traditional settings are discussed.

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Megha M. Patel; Jessica L. Liddell; Regardt J. Ferreira. An Evaluation of the Positive Action Program for Youth Violence Prevention: From Schools to Summer Camps. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal 2018, 35, 519 -530.

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Megha M. Patel, Jessica L. Liddell, Regardt J. Ferreira. An Evaluation of the Positive Action Program for Youth Violence Prevention: From Schools to Summer Camps. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal. 2018; 35 (5):519-530.

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Megha M. Patel; Jessica L. Liddell; Regardt J. Ferreira. 2018. "An Evaluation of the Positive Action Program for Youth Violence Prevention: From Schools to Summer Camps." Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal 35, no. 5: 519-530.

Research articles
Published: 30 November 2017 in Journal of Family Social Work
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Given the multifaceted disruptions caused by disaster, and how disaster intersects with intimate partner violence (IPV), this study identifies the resilience and self-mastery characteristics of IPV survivors in the aftermath of disaster. The study is guided by the conservation of resources theory (COR-theory), utilizing a resource loss and resource protection analytical model to determine predictors of resilience and self-mastery. A cross-sectional design was used that included secondary data generated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Gulf State Population Survey. Analysis involved employing a series of multiple regression models, comparing resilience outcomes of non-IPV and IPV populations who experienced the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill event. Results indicated that those respondents who reported experiencing IPV had stronger reactions to resource loss and resource protection, relative to the non-IPV sample. The study identifies implications for social service workers including the importance of cultivating basic resources when working with individuals and families affected by postdisaster IPV. Applying the resilience prediction model immediately postdisaster will allow first responders to make informed, evidence-based decisions about where and with whom to deploy their resources.

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Regardt J. Ferreira; Frederick Buttell; Katie Elmhurst. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Resilience and growth in the aftermath of postdisaster intimate partner violence. Journal of Family Social Work 2017, 21, 22 -44.

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Regardt J. Ferreira, Frederick Buttell, Katie Elmhurst. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Resilience and growth in the aftermath of postdisaster intimate partner violence. Journal of Family Social Work. 2017; 21 (1):22-44.

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Regardt J. Ferreira; Frederick Buttell; Katie Elmhurst. 2017. "The Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Resilience and growth in the aftermath of postdisaster intimate partner violence." Journal of Family Social Work 21, no. 1: 22-44.