Jarvis R. Givens
· Professor of Education and African and African American StudiesHarvard University · African and African American Studies
Active 1995–2017
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About
Jarvis R. Givens is a Professor of Education and African and African American Studies at Harvard University. He is also the co-founding faculty director of the Black Teacher Archive. As a historian, his research focuses on 19th and 20th-century African American history, with particular attention to the experiences, education, and cultural history of African Americans during these periods. His work explores the historical development of Black education and the role of teachers within African American communities, contributing to a deeper understanding of racial history and educational practices.
Research topics
- Medicine
- Psychiatry
- Family medicine
- Gerontology
- Clinical psychology
Selected publications
Hospital Transfers of Nursing Home Residents with Advanced Dementia
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2012-03-16 · 178 citations
articleOpen access1st authorCorrespondingOBJECTIVES: To describe diagnoses and factors associated with hospital transfer in nursing home (NH) residents with advanced dementia. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: Twenty-two Boston, Massachusetts-area NHs. PARTICIPANTS: Three hundred twenty-three NH residents with advanced dementia. MEASUREMENTS: Data were collected quarterly for up to 18 months. Data regarding transfers were collected with regard to hospitalization or emergency department (ED) visit, diagnosis, and duration of in…
JAMA Internal Medicine · 2014-08-18 · 167 citations
articleOpen accessIMPORTANCE: Infection management in advanced dementia has important implications for (1) providing high-quality care to patients near the end of life and (2) minimizing the public health threat posed by the emergence of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs). DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Prospective cohort study of 362 residents with advanced dementia and their health care proxies in 35 Boston area nursing homes for up to 12 months. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: Data were collected to charact…
BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care · 2015-03-26 · 108 citations
reviewBACKGROUND: Burnout, stress and anxiety have been identified as areas of concern for informal caregivers and health professionals, particularly in the palliative setting. Meditative interventions are gaining acceptance as tools to improve well-being in a variety of clinical contexts, however, their effectiveness as an intervention for caregivers remains unknown. AIM: To explore the effect of meditative interventions on physical and emotional markers of well-being as well as job satisfaction and…
Sources of Stress for Family Members of Nursing Home Residents With Advanced Dementia
Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders · 2011-10-27 · 105 citations
articleOpen access1st authorCorrespondingThe sources of stress for families of nursing home (NH) residents with advanced dementia have not been well described. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 16 family members previously enrolled in the Choices, Attitudes, and Strategies for Care of Advanced Dementia at the End-of-Life study, a prospective cohort of 323 NH residents with advanced dementia and their family members. Questions were asked pertaining to the experience of having a family member in the NH, communication with hea…
Depressive Symptoms Among Dementia Caregivers: Role of Mediating Factors
American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry · 2013-05-30 · 90 citations
article1st authorCorresponding
Recent grants
NIH · $504k · 2015
Frequent coauthors
- 96 shared
Susan L. Mitchell
Harvard University
- 36 shared
Dan K. Kiely
Harvard University
- 31 shared
Michele L. Shaffer
Athira Pharma (United States)
- 25 shared
Paola Sebastiani
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- 25 shared
Thomas T. Perls
Boston University
- 25 shared
Paul T. Costa
Johns Hopkins University
- 25 shared
Margery Silver
Harvard University
- 25 shared
Dellara F. Terry
Education
- 2000
Ph.D., Education
Harvard University
- 1995
M.A., African American Studies
University of California, Los Angeles
- 1992
B.A., African American Studies
University of California, Los Angeles
Awards & honors
- Fugitive Pedagogy: Carter G. Woodson and the Art of Black Te…
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