Elizabeth Aparicio

Storms and blossoms: Foster care system alumni parenting during the COVID-19 pandemic

ReSHAPING Storms and blossoms: Foster care system alumni parenting during the COVID-19 pandemic University of Maryland, College Park, May 2021 Elizabeth Aparicio, Rhoda Smith, Michelle Jasczyński, Amara Channell Doig, Marissa Ventola, Svetlana Shpiegel, Alexander Sanchez, Genevieve Martínez-García Suggested Citation Martinez-Garcia, G., Sanchez, A., … Read More

Elizabeth Aparicio

Factors associated with first and repeat births among females emancipating from foster care

ReSHAPING Factors associated with first and repeat births among females emancipating from foster care Children and Youth Services Review, March 2021 Svetlana Shpiegel, Tammi Fleming, Lisa Mishraky, Sheila VanWert, Blanca Goetz, Elizabeth M. Aparicio, and Bryn King   Suggested Citation … Read More

Elizabeth Aparicio

Holistic, trauma-informed adolescent pregnancy prevention and sexual health promotion for female youth experiencing homelessness: Initial outcomes of Wahine Talk

ReSHAPING Holistic, trauma-informed adolescent pregnancy prevention and sexual health promotion for female youth experiencing homelessness: Initial outcomes of Wahine Talk Children and Youth Services Review, December 2019 Elizabeth M. Aparicio, Olivia N. Kachingwe, Danielle R. Phillips, Jamie Fleishman, Julia Novick, … Read More

Elizabeth Aparicio

“The internet is not private”: The role of social media in sexual health among youth in foster care

ReSHAPING “The internet is not private”: The role of social media in sexual health among youth in foster care Journal of Adolescence, June 2020 Suggested CitationKachingwe, O. N., Salerno, J. P., Boekeloo, B. O., Fish, J. N., Geddings-Hayes, M., Aden, … Read More

Elizabeth Aparicio

“Having a Baby Can Wait”: Experiences of a Sexual and Reproductive Health Promotion Program in the Context of Homelessness among Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Other Pacific Islander Youth

ReSHAPING “Having a Baby Can Wait”: Experiences of a Sexual and Reproductive Health Promotion Program in the Context of Homelessness among Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Other Pacific Islander Youth Captured Through PhotoVoice Qualitative Health Research, October 2020 Suggested CitationAparicio … Read More

Elizabeth Aparicio

Addressing Sexual Health Among Youth in Foster Care Group Homes: A Community-Engaged Grounded Theory Study

ReSHAPING Addressing Sexual Health Among Youth in Foster Care Group Homes: A Community-Engaged Grounded Theory Study Sexuality Research and Social Policy, January 2021 Suggested CitationAparicio, E. M., Kachingwe, O. N., Salerno, J. P., Geddings-Hayes, M., & Boekeloo, B. O. (2021). … Read More

Elizabeth Aparicio

The functioning patterns of adolescent mothers leaving foster care

ReSHAPING The functioning patterns of adolescent mothers leaving foster care: Results from a cluster analysis Child and Family Social Work, 2020 Svetlana Shpiegel, Elizabeth M. Aparicio, Bryn King, Dana Prince, Jason Lynch, Claudette L. Grinnell‐Davis Suggested CitationSpiegel, S., Aparicio, E., … Read More

Elizabeth Aparicio

“Even if you think you can trust them, don’t trust them”

ReSHAPING “Even if you think you can trust them, don’t trust them”: The lived experience of sexual health among sexual minority girls in foster care Children and Youth Services Review, June 2020 John P. Salerno, Olivia Kachingwe, Jessica N. Fish, … Read More

Elizabeth Aparicio

“The internet is not private”

ReSHAPING “The internet is not private:” The role of social media in sexual health among youth in foster care Journal of Adolescence, July 2020 Suggested CitationKachingwe, O.N., Salerno, J.P., Boekeloo, B., Fish, J., Geddings-Hayes, M., Aden, F., & Aparicio, E.M. … Read More

Elizabeth Aparicio

Evidence-based sexual health programs for youth involved with juvenile justice and child welfare systems

ReSHAPING Evidence-based sexual health programs for youth involved with juvenile justice and child welfare systems: Outcomes across settings, Children and Youth Services Review Children and Youth Services Review, 2019 Suggested CitationCombs, K.M., Aparicio, E.M., Prince, D.M., Grinnell-Davis, C., Marra, L. … Read More

Elizabeth Aparicio

Early childbirth among foster youth

ReSHAPING Early childbirth among foster youth: A latent class analysis to determine subgroups at increased risk Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 2019 Suggested CitationKing, B., Eastman, A. L., Grinnell‐Davis, C., & Aparicio, E. (2019). Early childbirth among foster youth: … Read More

Elizabeth Aparicio

“My body is strong and amazing”

ReSHAPING “My body is strong and amazing:” Embodied experiences of pregnancy and birth among young women in foster care Children and Youth Services Review, 2019 Elizabeth Aparicio, PhD, MSW; Claudette Grinnell-Davis, PhD, MS, MSW; Bryn King, PhD, MSW; and Svetlana … Read More

Elizabeth Aparicio

What Works When Engaging In Real Talk With Foster Youth Around Dating and Sexual Behaviors?

ReSHAPING What Works When Engaging In Real Talk With Foster Youth Around Dating and Sexual Behaviors? Healthy Teen Network’s 38th Annual National Conference, 2017 Rhoda Smith, PhD, MSW, Elizabeth Aparicio, PhD, MSW  Suggested Citation Smith, R. & Aparicio, E. (2017). … Read More

Elizabeth Aparicio

Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Adolescents in Foster Care

ReSHAPING Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Adolescents in Foster Care: The Impact of Sexual Orientation Society for Social Work and Research 21st Annual Conference, 2017 Svetlana Shpiegel, Elizabeth Aparicio, Claudette L. Grinnell-Davis, Dana Prince   Suggested CitationShpiegel, S., Aparicio, E., Grinnell-Davis, … Read More

Elizabeth Aparicio

”I want to be better than you’

ReSHAPING “I want to be better than you:’ lived experiences of intergenerational child maltreatment prevention among teenage mothers in and beyond foster care Child and Family Social Work, 2016 Elizabeth Aparicio, PhD, MSW Suggested CitationAparicio, E. M. (2016). ‘I want … Read More

Elizabeth Aparicio

“I Can Get Through This and I Will Get Through This”

ReSHAPING “I Can Get Through This and I Will Get Through This”: The unfolding journey of teenage motherhood in and beyond foster care Qualitative Social Work, June 2016 Suggested CitationAparicio, E. M. (2016). “I Can Get Through This and I … Read More

Elizabeth Aparicio

“The love that I was missing”

ReSHAPING “The love that I was missing”: Exploring the lived experience of motherhood among teen mothers in foster care Children and Youth Services, 2015 Suggested CitationAparicio, E. M. (2015). “The love that I was missing”: Exploring the lived experience of … Read More

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