Patrece Joseph
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Patrece Joseph, PhD

Assistant Professor, Community Health Sciences - Boston University School of Public Health

(617) 358-1342
pjoseph@bu.edu
Crosstown Center
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Biography

Dr. Patrece Joseph is a community-engaged and mixed methods researcher with a background in adolescent health and development. While her previous research focused on reducing minoritized adolescents’ risks for adulthood chronic conditions by designing culturally and developmentally appropriate intervention and prevention programs, she has shifted to exploring the intersections of stress, community violence, trauma and health in low-income communities of color and among Black and Latinx youth. Her research interests include: (1) exploration of community trauma, structural racism, and substance use and psychological distress among Black and Latinx youth and adults exposed to community violence, (2) community-driven interventions that address community trauma, and (3) novel approaches in community-engaged research.

Education

  • Tufts University, PhD Field of Study: Child Development

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Publications

  • Published on 5/1/2025

    Jay J, Joseph PL, Goldstick JE. Age-Specific Trends in Pediatric and Adult Firearm Homicide After the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Pediatr. 2025 May 01; 179(5):577-579. PMID: 40126468.

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  • Published on 4/8/2025

    Joseph PL, Grossman S, Fulks L, Gradus JL, Ettinger de Cuba S. Invited commentary: "Neighborhood eviction trajectories and odds of moderate and serious psychological distress during pregnancy among African American women". Am J Epidemiol. 2025 Apr 08; 194(4):921-924. PMID: 39191525.

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  • Published on 2/28/2025

    Bo A, Martinez A, Zhou J, Bauer D, Joseph PL, Goings TC. Age patterns and predictors of cannabis initiation among biracial and monoracial U.S. youth. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2025 Mar 04; 51(2):225-236. PMID: 40019310.

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  • Published on 11/3/2024

    Fleary SA, Joseph PL, Rastogi S, Fenton T, Srivastava V. A Study on How Libraries Operate as Health Spaces in the United States. J Community Health. 2025 Apr; 50(2):317-334. PMID: 39489885.

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  • Published on 10/31/2024

    Joseph PL, Fleary SA. Designing Health Interventions to Meet the Needs and Experiences of Minoritized Adolescents: #DoubleTap4Health. Health Educ Behav. 2025 Apr; 52(2):166-178. PMID: 39480138.

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  • Published on 2/29/2024

    Joseph PL, Gonçalves C, Applewhite J, Fleary SA. Examining provider anticipatory guidance for adolescents' preventive health: A latent class approach. J Pediatr Nurs. 2024; 76:e117-e125. PMID: 38429211.

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  • Published on 12/24/2023

    Clark Goings T, Martinez A, Joseph PL, Goode R, Bauer D. Parenting, Peers, and Alcohol Use Initiation Among Black, White, and Black-White Adolescents: Evidence Using Discrete-Time Survival Analysis. J Psychoactive Drugs. 2025; 57(1):54-61. PMID: 38143324.

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  • Published on 7/28/2023

    Fleary SA, Gonçalves C, Joseph PL, Baker DM. Correction: Fleary et al. Census Tract Demographics Associated with Libraries' Social, Economic, and Health-Related Programming. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 6598. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Jul 28; 20(15). PMID: 37569083.

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  • Published on 5/24/2023

    Joseph PL, Gonçalves C, Fleary SA. Psychosocial correlates in patterns of adolescent emotional eating and dietary consumption. PLoS One. 2023; 18(5):e0285446. PMID: 37224099.

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  • Published on 11/4/2022

    Joseph PL, Applewhite J, Fleary SA. Housing and Food Insecurity, Health Literacy, and Maladaptive Coping Behaviors. Health Lit Res Pract. 2022 Oct; 6(4):e280-e289. PMID: 36350235.

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