Townsand Price‐Spratlen

This researcher studies African American communities and culture, examining topics such as neighborhoods and residential segregation, mass incarceration and its effects on health, addiction recovery, mental health, and the role of faith and community institutions in Black life. Recent work spans public health outcomes like preterm birth and COVID-19 mental health trends, as well as cultural commentary on public figures and Black intellectual thought. The work draws on sociology, public health, and African American studies to connect social structures with individual and community well-being.

Publication output has been modest and fairly steady over the past decade, with a small cluster of activity from 2020-2021 and roughly one publication per year since then.

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