Karen Bullock

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2188-8542

Health Equity, Disparities, Cultural Competence, Older Adults, Black Americans, Aging, Serious Illness, Hospice, Palliative Care, End-of-Life Care, Social Work

Works (43)

Updated: August 8th, 2023 21:20

2022 review

A Review of Race and Ethnicity in Hospice and Palliative Medicine Research: Representation Matters

[Review of ]. JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT, 64(5), E289–E299.

By: R. Rhodes*, N. Barrett*, D. Ejem*, D. Sloan*, K. Bullock n, K. Bethea, R. Durant*, G. Anderson n ...

author keywords: Race; ethnicity; health disparities; equity; representation; research participants; hospice; palliative medicine
MeSH headings : Adult; Ethnicity; Hospice Care; Hospices; Humans; Palliative Care; Palliative Medicine; United States
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: November 28, 2022

2022 article

Drivers of racial/ethnic differences in perceived end-of-life care quality: More questions than answers

Bullock, K., & Makaroun, L. K. (2022, February 28). JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY, Vol. 70.

By: K. Bullock n & L. Makaroun*

MeSH headings : Hospice Care; Humans; Terminal Care; United States
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: March 1, 2022

2022 journal article

Race Roundtable Series: Structural Racism in Palliative Care

JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT, 63(5), E455–E459.

By: K. Bullock n, T. Gray*, R. Tucker* & T. Quest*

author keywords: Race; racism; equity; hospice; palliative care
MeSH headings : Hospice Care; Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing; Humans; Palliative Care; Racism; Systemic Racism
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: May 2, 2022

2022 article

Unmet Needs in Health Disparities Research-It's Not Just About Patients

Barrett, N. J., Bullock, K., & Johnson, K. S. (2022, July 11). JAMA INTERNAL MEDICINE, Vol. 7.

By: N. Barrett*, K. Bullock n & K. Johnson*

MeSH headings : Health Services Needs and Demand; Healthcare Disparities; Humans
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: July 26, 2022

2021 article

A National Survey of Social Workers Focusing on Attitudes, Knowledge, and Practice Behaviors for Educating Patients About Advance Directives: Implication During COVID19

Nedjat-Haiem, F. R., Cadet, T. J., Parada, H., Jr., Mishra, S. I., & Bullock, K. (2021, August 19). AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE MEDICINE, Vol. 8.

author keywords: advance care planning; advance directives; social workers
MeSH headings : Advance Care Planning; Advance Directives; Attitude; COVID-19; Cross-Sectional Studies; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Humans; Social Workers
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 30, 2021

2021 article

Aging Behind Prison Walls: Studies in Trauma and Resilience

Bullock, K. (2021, July 4). JOURNAL OF GERONTOLOGICAL SOCIAL WORK, Vol. 64, pp. 565–568.

By: K. Bullock n

Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: March 19, 2021

2021 article

Anxiety, Depression, Quality of Life, Caregiver Burden, and Perceptions of Caregiver-Centered Communication among Black and White Hospice Family Caregivers

Starr, L. T., Bullock, K., Washington, K., Aryal, S., Oliver, D. P., & Demiris, G. (2021, November 18). JOURNAL OF PALLIATIVE MEDICINE, Vol. 11.

author keywords: caregiver; caregiver burden; health care communication; hospice; mental health; race; racial disparity
MeSH headings : Adolescent; Anxiety; Anxiety Disorders; Caregiver Burden; Caregivers / psychology; Communication; Depression; Hospices; Humans; Quality of Life; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: December 6, 2021

2021 journal article

Examining the Family Support Role of Older Hispanics, African Americans, and Non-Hispanic Whites and Their Breast Cancer Screening Behaviors

SOCIAL WORK IN PUBLIC HEALTH, 36(1), 38–53.

By: T. Cadet*, S. Burke*, M. Naseh*, A. Grudzien*, R. Kozak*, J. Romeo*, K. Bullock n, C. Davis*

author keywords: Social support; family support; older women; mammograms; Hispanics; Blacks; health promotion
MeSH headings : Black or African American; Aged; Breast Neoplasms / diagnosis; Child; Early Detection of Cancer; Female; Hispanic or Latino; Humans; Mammography; United States
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: February 1, 2021

2018 journal article

Community engagement with African American clergy: faith-based model for culturally competent practice

AGING & MENTAL HEALTH, 22(11), 1510–1515.

By: K. Stansbury n, G. Marshall*, J. Hall n, G. Simpson* & K. Bullock n

author keywords: Clergy; Baptist; Church; mental health; older African Americans; critical race theory
MeSH headings : Adult; Black or African American / ethnology; Aged; Clergy; Community Participation; Culturally Competent Care / ethnology; Humans; Male; Mental Disorders / ethnology; Mental Disorders / therapy; Middle Aged; Pastoral Care / methods; Protestantism; Qualitative Research
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: February 25, 2019

2018 chapter

Health Care

In T. Maschi & G. Leibowitz (Eds.), Psychological and legal issues with diverse populations and settings (pp. 97–109). https://connect.springerpub.com/content/book/978-0-8261-2067-0

By: K. Bullock, J. Hall & D. Fitzpatrick

Ed(s): T. Maschi & G. Leibowitz

Source: ORCID
Added: October 29, 2021

2015 journal article

Health literacy and cultural competence: A model for addressing diversity and unequal access to trauma-related health care.

Traumatology, 21(3), 227–236.

By: R. Rikard, J. Hall* & K. Bullock*

Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: February 24, 2020

2014 chapter

Retirement Satisfaction

In Thomas P. Gullotta & M. Bloom (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Primary Prevention and Health Promotion.

By: S. Ball* & K. Bullock n

Ed(s): . Thomas P. Gullotta & M. Bloom

Sources: NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 chapter

Culturally competent care in an increasingly diverse society

In C. Staudt & J. H. Ellens (Eds.), Our changing journey to the end: Reshaping death, dying, and grief in America (pp. 145–158). Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger.

By: K. Bullock & J. Volkel

Ed(s): C. Staudt & J. Ellens

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2012 journal article

A case study of Hispanics and hospice care

International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 2(4), 9–16.

By: I. Carrion & K. Bullock

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2012 article

Client-Centered Evaluation: New Models for Helping Professionals

Bullock, K. (2012, May). RESEARCH ON SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE, Vol. 22, pp. 347–348.

By: K. Bullock n

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2012 chapter

End-of-Life care: A personal narrative of a direct practice case

In E. Hoffler & E. J. Clark (Eds.), Social work matters: The power of linking policy and practice (pp. 40–62). Washington, D.C.: National Association of Social Workers.

By: K. Bullock & J. Hall

Ed(s): E. Hoffler & E. Clark

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2012 journal article

Exploring Professional Boundaries in End-of-Life Care: Considerations for Hospice Social Workers and Other Members of the Team

JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK IN END-OF-LIFE & PALLIATIVE CARE, 8(1), 10–28.

By: S. Sanders*, K. Bullock n & C. Broussard*

author keywords: boundaries; conflict of interest; dual relationships; ethics; social workers
MeSH headings : Friends; Hospices / ethics; Humans; Patient Care Team / ethics; Professional Role; Professional-Patient Relations / ethics; Self Disclosure; Social Work / ethics; Terminal Care / ethics
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2012 chapter

Hospice care

In J. W. Anastas & E. J. Clark (Eds.), Social work speaks: National Association of Social Workers policy statements, 2012-2014 (pp. 79–81). Washington, D.C:: NASW Press,

By: K. Bullock

Ed(s): J. Anastas & E. Clark

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2011 chapter

Advance directives: Culture and family dynamics

In T. Altilio & S. Otis-Green (Eds.), Oxford textbook of palliative social work (pp. 625–635).

By: K. Bullock*

Ed(s): T. Altilio & S. Otis-Green

Sources: NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2011 journal article

The Influence of Culture on End-of-Life Decision Making

JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK IN END-OF-LIFE & PALLIATIVE CARE, 7(1), 83–98.

By: K. Bullock n

author keywords: advance care planning; culture; hospice; racial differences
MeSH headings : Advance Care Planning / organization & administration; Advance Directives / ethnology; Black or African American / psychology; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Attitude to Death; Cultural Competency; Culture; Decision Making; Female; Focus Groups; Health Status; Hospice Care; Humans; Income; Male; Middle Aged; Personal Autonomy; Religion; Social Work / organization & administration; Terminal Care / organization & administration; White People / psychology
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 journal article

EDUCATING GERONTOLOGISTS FOR CULTURAL PROFICIENCY IN END-OF-LIFE CARE PRACTICE

EDUCATIONAL GERONTOLOGY, 35(11), 1008–1025.

By: G. Stein*, P. Sherman* & K. Bullock*

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 journal article

Expanding the intergenerational relationship: Grandfathers raising grandchildren

International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development Bulletin, 2(56), 9–12.

By: K. Bullock

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 journal article

Understanding Advance Care Planning as a Process of Health Behavior Change

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY, 57(9), 1547–1555.

By: T. Fried*, K. Bullock*, L. Iannone* & . John R. O'Leary*

author keywords: advance care planning; health behavior; behavior change
MeSH headings : Advance Care Planning; Advance Directives / psychology; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aging / psychology; Caregivers / psychology; Cross-Sectional Studies; Decision Making; Female; Focus Groups; Geriatric Assessment; Goals; Health Behavior; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Patient Acceptance of Health Care / psychology; Quality of Life / psychology; Self Efficacy
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2007 journal article

Grandfathers raising grandchildren: An exploration of African American kinship networks

Journal of Health & Social Policy, 22(3/4), 181–197.

By: K. Bullock*

MeSH headings : Black or African American; Caregivers / psychology; Grandparents; Humans; Intergenerational Relations; Parenting
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2007 chapter

Grandfathers raising grandchildren: An exploration of African American kinship networks

In R. G. Wilson & S. E. Crewe (Eds.), Tradition and policy perspectives in kinship care (pp. 181–197). Binghamton [N.Y.] : Haworth Press.

By: K. Bullock

Ed(s): R. Wilson & S. Crewe

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2007 chapter

Narrative analysis of a strength-based approach to graduate and post-graduate education

In B. J. D.A. Brunson & L. L. Lampl (Eds.), Letters from the future: Linking students and teaching with the diversity of everyday life (pp. 153–179). Sterling, Va.: Stylus Pub.

By: K. Bullock, C. Smith, J. Hernandez, D. Muir & A. Taylor

Ed(s): B. D.A. Brunson & L. Lampl

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2007 chapter

Resource enrichment center: An internet resource for working with terminally ill patients and families

In E. L. Csikai & B. Jones (Eds.), Teaching resources for end-of-life and palliative care courses (p. 84).

By: K. Bullock

Ed(s): E. Csikai & B. Jones

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2007 journal article

The Vulnerability for Elder Abuse Among a Sample of Custodial Grandfathers: An Exploratory Study

JOURNAL OF ELDER ABUSE & NEGLECT, 19(3-4), 133–150.

By: K. Bullock* & R. Thomas

author keywords: Vulnerability; elder abuse; rural; older men; grandfathers; grandparents
MeSH headings : Aged; Aging; Cross-Sectional Studies; Custodial Care / statistics & numerical data; Elder Abuse / statistics & numerical data; Humans; Research Design
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2007 journal article

Zelda Foster and Her Contributions to Social Work in End-of-Life Care

JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK IN END-OF-LIFE & PALLIATIVE CARE, 3(1), 69–82.

By: K. Davidson* & K. Bullock*

author keywords: Death; end-of-life care; social work education; Internet-based resources; continuing education
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2006 book review

A Review of: “TALKING ABOUT DEATH By Virginia Morris”

[Review of Talking about death, by V. Morris]. Educational Gerontology, 32(5), 389–390.

By: K. Bullock*

Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: November 15, 2020

2006 journal article

A community capacity-enhancement approach to breast and cervical cancer screening among older women of color

HEALTH & SOCIAL WORK, 31(1), 16–25.

By: K. Bullock* & S. McGraw

MeSH headings : Adult; Black or African American / psychology; Aged; Boston; Breast Neoplasms / ethnology; Breast Neoplasms / prevention & control; Community Health Planning; Community Health Workers; Connecticut; Female; Health Promotion / organization & administration; Hispanic or Latino / psychology; Humans; Intergenerational Relations; Mammography / statistics & numerical data; Mass Screening / statistics & numerical data; Middle Aged; Patient Acceptance of Health Care / ethnology; Social Support; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / ethnology; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / prevention & control; Vaginal Smears / statistics & numerical data; Women's Health / ethnology
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2006 chapter

Get thee behind me: African American grandparents raising grandchildren exposed to domestic violence

In R. L. Hampton & T. P. Gullotta (Eds.), Interpersonal violence in the African American community: evidence-based prevention and treatment practices (pp. 149–163).

By: K. Bullock*

Ed(s): R. Hampton & T. Gullotta

Sources: NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2006 article

Promoting advance directives among African Americans: A faith-based model

Bullock, K. (2006, February). JOURNAL OF PALLIATIVE MEDICINE, Vol. 9, pp. 183–195.

By: K. Bullock*

MeSH headings : Advance Directives / ethnology; Black or African American / psychology; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Attitude to Death; Female; Focus Groups; Health Promotion / organization & administration; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Pilot Projects; Spirituality
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2005 journal article

"Ahora le voy a cuidar mis nietos": Rural Latino grandparents raising grandchildren of substance abusing parents

Alcoholism Quarterly , 23(2/3), 107–130.

By: K. Bullock

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2005 chapter

"Ahora levou a cuidar mis nietos": Rural Latino grandparents raising grandchildren of substance abusing parents

In Latinos and alcohol use/abuse revisited: Advances and challenges for prevention and treatment programs (pp. 107–130).

By: K. Bullock*

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2005 book review

Book Review: Prevention from the Inside-Out. Jack Pransky. Bloomington, IN: Authorhouse, 2003, $26.95 (paperback), pp. 362 ISBN 1-41070-375-4

[Review of Prevention from the Inside-Out, by J. Pransky]. The Journal of Primary Prevention, 26(1), 63–65.

By: K. Bullock*

Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: November 15, 2020

2005 journal article

Grandfathers and the impact of raising grandchildren

Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, 32(1), 43–59.

By: K. Bullock

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2005 journal article

What matters to older African Americans facing end-of-life decisions? A focus group study

Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care, 1(3), 3–19.

By: K. Bullock*, S. McGraw*, K. Blank & E. Bradley*

MeSH headings : Black or African American / psychology; Aging / psychology; Culture; Family / psychology; Female; Focus Groups; Humans; Insurance Coverage; Insurance, Health; Male; Middle Aged; Spirituality; Terminal Care / psychology; Trust / psychology
Sources: NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2004 chapter

Family Social Support

In Promoting health in families: applying family research and theory to nursing practice (pp. 142–161). Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders.

By: K. Bullock

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2004 journal article

The changing role of grandparents in rural families: The results of an exploratory study in southeastern North Carolina

FAMILIES IN SOCIETY-THE JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY HUMAN SERVICES, 85(1), 45–54.

By: K. Bullock*

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2003 journal article

Employment and caregiving: Exploration of African American caregivers

SOCIAL WORK, 48(2), 150–162.

By: K. Bullock*, S. Crawford & S. Tennstedt

author keywords: African Americans; caregivers; cultural competence; elderly people; informal care
MeSH headings : Black or African American / statistics & numerical data; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Caregivers / classification; Caregivers / statistics & numerical data; Cross-Sectional Studies; Employment / classification; Employment / statistics & numerical data; Female; Health Services Research; Home Care Services / statistics & numerical data; Home Nursing / statistics & numerical data; Humans; Logistic Models; Male; Massachusetts; Middle Aged; Social Work; Time and Motion Studies; Vulnerable Populations
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2001 journal article

Healthy family systems: The changing role of grandparents in rural America

Education and Ageing , 16(2), 163–178.

By: K. Bullock

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

1997 journal article

Understanding the variability in the effectiveness of community heart health programs: A meta-analysis

SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE, 44(9), 1325–1339.

By: D. Sellers*, S. Crawford*, K. Bullock* & J. McKinlay*

author keywords: community interventions; cardiovascular disease; heart health
MeSH headings : Blood Pressure; Body Mass Index; Cardiovascular Diseases / prevention & control; Chi-Square Distribution; Cholesterol / blood; Community Health Services / methods; Community Health Services / standards; Cross-Sectional Studies; Follow-Up Studies; Global Health; Health Behavior; Health Promotion / methods; Health Promotion / standards; Humans; Least-Squares Analysis; Population; Primary Prevention / methods; Primary Prevention / standards; Program Evaluation / standards; Research Design; Risk Factors; Smoking / epidemiology
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

Employment

Updated: October 25th, 2022 23:41

2022 - present

BOSTON COLLEGE Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, US
AHEARN ENDOWED PROFESSOR SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK

2011 - 2022

North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina, US
PROFESSOR SOCIAL WORK

2002 - 2010

University of Connecticut Storrs, CT, US
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR School of Social Work

1999 - 2002

University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC, US
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR School of Social Work

1994 - 1999

Salem State University Salem, Massachusetts, US
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR School of Social Work

Education

Updated: October 25th, 2022 23:23

1993 - 1999

Boston University Boston, Massachusetts, US
PhD

1990 - 1992

Columbia University New York, NY, US
Master of Science SOCIAL WORK

North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina, US
BSW Social Work