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Deborah K. Padgett

Deborah K. Padgett

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Social Sciences and Humanities

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49
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18676
World Ranking
2860
National Ranking
1387

Overview

Deborah K. Padgett is affiliated with New York University in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on health professions and social sciences, with significant contributions to the subfields of general health professions, sociology and political science, finance, urban studies, and emergency medicine.

The scientist has extensively explored topics related to homelessness and social issues, housing, finance and neoliberalism, food security and health in diverse populations, urban neighborhood and segregation studies, geriatric care and nursing homes, urban and rural development challenges, and emergency and acute care studies.

Padgett's body of work includes publications in several reputable venues. Some of the frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless
  • Substance Abuse
  • BJPsych Bulletin
  • Social Work
  • Academic Emergency Medicine

Examples of recent papers authored by Padgett are:

  • "Homelessness, housing instability and mental health: making the connections" (2020), published in BJPsych Bulletin
  • "From the streets to a hotel: a qualitative study of the experiences of homeless persons in the pandemic era" (2022), published in Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless

Padgett often collaborates with other researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Lynden Bond
  • Benjamin F. Henwood
  • Tina Kilaberia
  • Christina Wusinich
  • Ziwei Ran

The research contributions span interdisciplinary areas, integrating social, medical, and urban studies perspectives to address challenges in housing instability, social exclusion, and health outcomes among vulnerable populations. The emphasis on homelessness and social issues is reflected in both the thematic focus of publications and the choice of academic journals.

Best Publications

  • Qualitative Methods in Social Work Research

    Deborah K. Padgett

  • Qualitative Methods in Social Work Research: Challenges and Rewards

    Deborah K. Padgett

  • Qualitative and Mixed Methods in Public Health

    Deborah K. Padgett

  • There's no place like (a) home: ontological security among persons with serious mental illness in the United States.

    Deborah K. Padgett

  • Housing First Services for People Who Are Homeless With Co-Occurring Serious Mental Illness and Substance Abuse:

    Deborah K. Padgett;Leyla Gulcur;Sam Tsemberis

  • Meta-analysis of the effects of educational and psychosocial interventions on management of diabetes mellitus.

    Deborah Padgett;Emily Mumford;Margaret Hynes;Rosalind Carter

  • The Qualitative Research Experience

    Deborah K. Padgett

  • Ethnicity and the use of outpatient mental health services in a national insured population.

    Deborah K. Padgett;C. Patrick;B. J. Burns;H. J. Schlesinger

  • Substance use outcomes among homeless clients with serious mental illness: comparing Housing First with Treatment First programs.

    Deborah K. Padgett;Victoria Stanhope;Ben F. Henwood;Ana Stefancic

  • Housing First: Ending Homelessness, Transforming Systems, and Changing Lives

    Deborah K. Padgett;Benjamin F. Henwood;Sam J. Tsemberis

  • Psychosocial factors influencing non-urgent use of the emergency room: a review of the literature and recommendations for research and improved service delivery.

    Deborah K. Padgett;Beth Brodsky

  • Factors affecting the use of medical, mental health, alcohol, and drug treatment services by homeless adults.

    Deborah Padgett;Elmer L. Struening;Howard Andrews

  • A Picture Is Worth . . . ? Photo Elicitation Interviewing With Formerly Homeless Adults

    Deborah K. Padgett;Bikki Tran Smith;Katie Sue Derejko;Benjamin F. Henwood

  • Social relationships among persons who have experienced serious mental illness, substance abuse, and homelessness: Implications for recovery.

    Deborah K. Padgett;Ben Henwood;Courtney Abrams;Robert E. Drake

  • Program Evaluation: An Introduction to an Evidence-Based Approach

    David D. Royse;Bruce A. Thyer;Deborah Padgett

  • Permanent supportive housing: addressing homelessness and health disparities?

    Benjamin F. Henwood;Leopoldo J. Cabassa;Catherine M. Craig;Deborah K. Padgett

  • I. Comparing Use of Public and Private Mental Health Services: The Enduring Barriers of Race and Age

    Marvin S. Swartz;H. Ryan Wagner;Jeffrey W. Swanson;Barbara J. Burns

  • Does the Glove Really Fit? Qualitative Research and Clinical Social Work Practice

    Deborah K. Padgett

  • Maslow and mental health recovery: A comparative study of homeless programs for adults with serious mental illness

    Benjamin F. Henwood;Katie Sue Derejko;Julie Couture;Deborah K. Padgett

  • Predictors of emergency room use by homeless adults in New York City: the influence of predisposing, enabling and need factors.

    Deborah K. Padgett;Elmer L. Struening;Howard Andrews;John Pittman

  • Qualitative methods in social work research (3rd ed.)

    Deborah K. Padgett

Frequent Co-Authors

Sam Tsemberis
Sam Tsemberis Pathways to Housing
Cara C. Lewis
Cara C. Lewis Kaiser Permanente
Byron J. Powell
Byron J. Powell Washington University in St. Louis
Enola K. Proctor
Enola K. Proctor Washington University in St. Louis
Mark G. Ehrhart
Mark G. Ehrhart University of Central Florida
Lauren Brookman-Frazee
Lauren Brookman-Frazee University of California, San Diego
Anna S. Lau
Anna S. Lau University of California, Los Angeles
David S. Mandell
David S. Mandell University of Pennsylvania
Rinad S. Beidas
Rinad S. Beidas University of Pennsylvania
Shannon Dorsey
Shannon Dorsey University of Washington

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