Ilan Meyer

Summary

Affiliation: Columbia University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Sampling gay men: Random Digit Dialing versus sources in the Gay Community
    I H Meyer
    Division of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University, School of Public Health, New York, NY 10032, USA
    J Homosex 37:99-110. 1999
  2. ncbi Social patterning of stress and coping: does disadvantaged social statuses confer more stress and fewer coping resources?
    Ilan H Meyer
    Columbia University, New York, NY 10011, USA
    Soc Sci Med 67:368-79. 2008
  3. ncbi Lifetime prevalence of mental disorders and suicide attempts in diverse lesbian, gay, and bisexual populations
    Ilan H Meyer
    Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 600 W 168 St, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10032, USA
    Am J Public Health 98:1004-6. 2008
  4. ncbi Risk for asthma in 1-year-old infants residing in New York City high-risk neighborhoods
    Ilan H Meyer
    Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health, New York, New York 10032, USA
    J Asthma 40:545-50. 2003
  5. ncbi Prejudice, social stress, and mental health in lesbian, gay, and bisexual populations: conceptual issues and research evidence
    Ilan H Meyer
    Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA
    Psychol Bull 129:674-97. 2003
  6. ncbi Prejudice as stress: conceptual and measurement problems
    Ilan H Meyer
    Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York City, NY 10032, USA
    Am J Public Health 93:262-5. 2003
  7. ncbi A brief telephone interview to identify lesbian and bisexual women in random digit dialing sampling
    Ilan H Meyer
    Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, Department of Sociomedical Sciences, 722 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA
    J Sex Res 39:139-44. 2002
  8. ncbi Asthma-related limitations in sexual functioning: an important but neglected area of quality of life
    Ilan H Meyer
    Harlem Lung Center, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, and Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY 10032, USA
    Am J Public Health 92:770-2. 2002
  9. ncbi Characteristics and correlates of asthma knowledge among emergency department users in Harlem
    I H Meyer
    The Harlem Lung Center, Columbia University, Joseph L Mailman School of Public Health and the Harlem Hospital Center, New York, New York 10037, USA
    J Asthma 38:531-9. 2001
  10. ncbi Overlooked and underserved in Harlem: a population-based survey of adults with asthma
    Mary E Northridge
    Department of Sociomedical Sciences and the Harlem Health Promotion Center, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA
    Environ Health Perspect 110:217-20. 2002

Research Grants

  1. Stress, Identity, and Mental Health
    Ilan Meyer; Fiscal Year: 2005

Detail Information

Publications21

  1. ncbi Sampling gay men: Random Digit Dialing versus sources in the Gay Community
    I H Meyer
    Division of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University, School of Public Health, New York, NY 10032, USA
    J Homosex 37:99-110. 1999
    ..To assess the feasibility of obtaining a probability sample of gay/bisexual men using Random Digit Dialing (RDD), assess its validity, and describe differences between such a sample and a sample recruited from sources in the gay community...
  2. ncbi Social patterning of stress and coping: does disadvantaged social statuses confer more stress and fewer coping resources?
    Ilan H Meyer
    Columbia University, New York, NY 10011, USA
    Soc Sci Med 67:368-79. 2008
    ..We discuss this lack of parsimony in social stress explanations for health disparities...
  3. ncbi Lifetime prevalence of mental disorders and suicide attempts in diverse lesbian, gay, and bisexual populations
    Ilan H Meyer
    Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 600 W 168 St, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10032, USA
    Am J Public Health 98:1004-6. 2008
    ....
  4. ncbi Risk for asthma in 1-year-old infants residing in New York City high-risk neighborhoods
    Ilan H Meyer
    Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health, New York, New York 10032, USA
    J Asthma 40:545-50. 2003
  5. ncbi Prejudice, social stress, and mental health in lesbian, gay, and bisexual populations: conceptual issues and research evidence
    Ilan H Meyer
    Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA
    Psychol Bull 129:674-97. 2003
    ..This conceptual framework is the basis for the review of research evidence, suggestions for future research directions, and exploration of public policy implications...
  6. ncbi Prejudice as stress: conceptual and measurement problems
    Ilan H Meyer
    Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York City, NY 10032, USA
    Am J Public Health 93:262-5. 2003
    ....
  7. ncbi A brief telephone interview to identify lesbian and bisexual women in random digit dialing sampling
    Ilan H Meyer
    Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, Department of Sociomedical Sciences, 722 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA
    J Sex Res 39:139-44. 2002
    ....
  8. ncbi Asthma-related limitations in sexual functioning: an important but neglected area of quality of life
    Ilan H Meyer
    Harlem Lung Center, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, and Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY 10032, USA
    Am J Public Health 92:770-2. 2002
  9. ncbi Characteristics and correlates of asthma knowledge among emergency department users in Harlem
    I H Meyer
    The Harlem Lung Center, Columbia University, Joseph L Mailman School of Public Health and the Harlem Hospital Center, New York, New York 10037, USA
    J Asthma 38:531-9. 2001
    ..Better knowledge was associated with better disease management. We conclude that asthma education can lead to improved disease outcomes, and psychosocial factors need to be considered when designing interventions for asthma education...
  10. ncbi Overlooked and underserved in Harlem: a population-based survey of adults with asthma
    Mary E Northridge
    Department of Sociomedical Sciences and the Harlem Health Promotion Center, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA
    Environ Health Perspect 110:217-20. 2002
    ..Key priorities are to determine which community education, prevention, and promotion programs are most effective and will best serve Harlem adults...
  11. ncbi Gender nonconformity as a target of prejudice, discrimination, and violence against LGB individuals
    Allegra R Gordon
    Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, USA
    J LGBT Health Res 3:55-71. 2007
    ..Our results demonstrate that both constructs should be included when addressing prejudice and hate crimes targeting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals and communities...
  12. ncbi The challenge of preventing environmentally related disease in young children: community-based research in New York City
    Frederica P Perera
    Columbia Center for Children s Environmental Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 60 Haven Avenue, New York, NY 10032, USA
    Environ Health Perspect 110:197-204. 2002
    ..In turn, communities become better equipped to relay environmental health concerns to policy makers. In this paper we describe the center's research and its academic-community partnership and present some preliminary findings...
  13. ncbi Social and psychological well-being in lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals: the effects of race, gender, age, and sexual identity
    Robert M Kertzner
    HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, NY, USA
    Am J Orthopsychiatry 79:500-10. 2009
    ..Although no differences in social or psychological well-being were found by gender, female gender was associated with depressed mood. The authors conclude that there is limited support for an additive stress model...
  14. ncbi Mental health disparities research: the impact of within and between group analyses on tests of social stress hypotheses
    Sharon Schwartz
    Columbia University, MSPH, Epidemiology, 722 West 168th Street, room 720b, New York 10032, USA
    Soc Sci Med 70:1111-8. 2010
    ..To fully evaluate the evidence, we need to carefully consider the convergence and divergence of results across diverse methodologies...
  15. ncbi Predicting asthma morbidity in Harlem emergency department patients
    Gene R Pesola
    Harlem Lung Center and Hospital Emergency Department, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
    Acad Emerg Med 11:944-50. 2004
    ..To determine predictors of asthma morbidity in African American patients with asthma. Proxies for asthma morbidity were emergency department (ED) visits for asthma and hospitalizations for asthma...
  16. ncbi Association between residential exposure to outdoor alcohol advertising and problem drinking among African American women in New York City
    Naa Oyo A Kwate
    Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
    Am J Public Health 99:228-30. 2009
    ..The results suggest that the density of alcohol advertisements in predominantly African American neighborhoods may add to problem drinking behavior of their residents...
  17. ncbi Childhood abuse and eating disorders in gay and bisexual men
    Matthew B Feldman
    Medical and Health Research Association of New York City, Inc, New York, New York, USA
    Int J Eat Disord 40:418-23. 2007
    ..This study examines the association between eating disorders and a history of childhood abuse in gay and bisexual men, and how substance abuse and depression might impact this relationship...
  18. ncbi Eating disorders in diverse lesbian, gay, and bisexual populations
    Matthew B Feldman
    Medical and Health Research Association of New York City, Inc, New York, New York, USA
    Int J Eat Disord 40:218-26. 2007
    ..This study estimates the prevalence of eating disorders in lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) men and women, and examines the association between participation in the gay community and eating disorder prevalence in gay and bisexual men...
  19. ncbi The trouble with "MSM" and "WSW": erasure of the sexual-minority person in public health discourse
    Rebecca M Young
    Department of Women's Studies, Barnard College, Columbia University, New York, NY10032, USA
    Am J Public Health 95:1144-9. 2005
    ..Public health professionals should adopt more nuanced and culturally relevant language in discussing members of sexual-minority groups...
  20. ncbi The myth of meritocracy and African American health
    Naa Oyo A Kwate
    Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
    Am J Public Health 100:1831-4. 2010
    ..However, we argue that in the context of racism and other barriers to success, meritocratic ideology may act as a negative health determinant for African Americans...
  21. ncbi Increased risk of suicide attempts among Black and Latino lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals
    Shannon O'Donnell
    Ecole des hautes études en santé publique, Paris, France
    Am J Public Health 101:1055-9. 2011
    ....

Research Grants4

  1. Stress, Identity, and Mental Health
    Ilan Meyer; Fiscal Year: 2005
    ..Practically, it can direct us toward areas that could be targeted for public health and clinical interventions. ..