Publications and Talks

Our Publications

Our Research. Our Impact.

Explore peer-reviewed articles and conference presentations that reflect our commitment to research, community health, and cultural diversity.

Refugee Support Services Priority Areas

Health Needs and Priorities of an Underserved Karenni Refugee Community: A Community Needs Assessment

Transforming Health EquityThrough Ripple Effects: Blending CBPR and High-Impact Practices with Refugee-Origin Montagnard Youth

PEER-REVIEWED Articles

2023

Youth Capacity Building and Leadership Through CBPR and Conflict Transformation with the Montagnard Refugee-Origin Community

S. D. Morrison, A. Young, S. Sudha

Journal of Leadership Studies August 2023

2021

Using Community-Based Participatory Research to Characterize Health and Lifestyle Behaviors of Montagnards, a Refugee-Origin Asian-American Subgroup

S. D. Morrison, S. Sudha, K. Denzongpa, H. Adrong, K. Bernot, M Malotky, M. Nsonwu

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health.

2020

Small and Invisible, Yet Strong and Impactful: North Carolina's Montagnard Community Responds to COVID-19

Al Amin, S., Morrison, S. D., & Sudha, S

North Carolina Medical Journal, 81(6), 408-408

2020

Fostering Inclusion through an Inter-institutional, Community-engaged, Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience

MM Malotky, K Mayes, K Price, G Smith, S Mann, M Guinyard, S Veale, H'L Mlo, L Siuh, V Ksor, A J Young, M B Nsonwu, S D Morrison, S Sudha, KM Bernot

Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education April 2020 21(1) pp 1-13

2019

Immigrant and refugee explanatory models of chronic disease: Provider “Learning Up” for culturally responsive care

Morrison, S

North Carolina Medical Journal, 80(2):113-115

2018

When community calls, we collaborate! Community-based participatory research with the multi-language Montagnard refugee community

Morrison, S., Shreeniwas, S. Young, A., Dharod, J., Nie, Y B., Siu, H W., Adrong, H Y., Sayers, J., Bernot, K., Malotky, M. & Nsonwu, M

Progress in Community Health Partnership: Research, Education and Action, 2(12) 179-186

2014

Cross-Cultural “Allies” in Immigrant Community Practice: Roles of foreign-trained former Montagnard health professionals

Xin, H., Morrison, S., Dharod, J., Young, A., & Nsonwu, M

Health, Culture and Society, 6(1), 62-72.

2013

Life Style, Food and Health Related Challenges Refugee Groups Face Upon Resettlement: Do We Have To Move Beyond Job and Language Training Programs?

Dharod, J., Xin, H., Morrison, S., Young, A. & Nsonwu, M

Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition, 8: 187-199

PEER-REVIEWED Articles

2019

An Analysis of the Ethnobotanical Knowledge of Indigenous Tribes of Vietnam (the Montagnards) Now Living in Greensboro, NC, USA

Bush, C., Renfrew, B., Ksor, V.

North American Refugee Health Conference, Toronto, Canada

2019

Hair Cortisol Concentrations among Southeast Asian Refugee Adults in the United States

Sudha, S., Morrison, S., Sommers, S., Wang, G., Bernot, K., Malotky, M., Enoch, V.

Poster presentation, Southern Gerontological Society Annual Meeting, FL

2018

Why Cultural Humility is Key when Working with Marginalized: Outsider and Insider Perspectives

Morrison, S., Young, A., Renfrew B., Ksor, V., Romah, S., Adrong, H’Y.

A slide show and interactive presentation to UNCG PHE graduate students.

2018

Racialization, Trauma and the Resilience of Marginalized Communities

Mlo, H. L. et al

Panel discussion, 39th Minority Health Conference, UNC Chapel Hill

2018

Asian American Minority Health: Health Status among Montagnards in North Carolina with Implications for Public Health Practice

Balakrishnan, K., Morrison, S., Sudha, S., Denzongpa, K., Wang, G.

Poster presentation, 39th Annual Minority Health Conference, UNC, Chapel Hill, NC

2018

Montagnard Population Count: Let's Count All Montagnards

Young, A

A slideshow that proposes technical approaches to overcoming systemic resistance to recognizing the community on the local, state and national levels.

2017

Mentoring the New Diversity Generation in Service-Learning and Community-Engaged Research: What Must the Academy Bring to the Table?

Young, A., Shreeniwas, S., Morrison, S., Denzongpa, K., Ksor, V.

Gulf South Summit Conference, University of North Carolina Greensboro, NC

2017

No Service, No CBPR

Young, A., Rodas-Garcia, D., Stevenson, E., Mantuano, M., Premslyer, L.

Bonner Foundation Summer Leadership Institute, Lindsey Wagner College, KY

2017

Engaging the New Diversity: Connecting Service Learning/Community Engagement (SLCE) to Research

Young, A

Campus Compact Summer Network Meeting, Pfeiffer University, Misenheimer, NC

2017

Community engagement as a mechanism for integrated learning in undergraduate research experiences

Bernot, K., Morrison, S., Nsonwu, M., Sudha, S., Malotky, M.

UNC GA Undergraduate Research Council Retreat, Chapel Hill, NC

2017

Report 2012-17: The Montagnard Hypertension Research Project Preliminary Results

Shreeniwas, S., Morrison, S., Young, A., et al.

Center for New North Carolinians, Greensboro NC.

2017

Human Development and Family Studies Professional Seminar: CBPR, Community Engaged Research, R01 Grants and Community Partnerships

Shreeniwas, S., Morrison, S., Young, A.

A slide show presentation for UNCG faculty and graduate students demonstrating how CBPR practice connects to NIH funding opportunities.

2016

High Impact Practices: Engaging with Immigrant Communities: 2 Models of Service Learning and CBPR

Young, A., Malotky, M., Swoap, A., Barber, Z., Morrison, S., Bernot, K., Mahowald, S.

Campus Compact PACE conference, High Point NC

2016

Mobilizing and Mentoring the Next Generation Through CBPR: The Montagnard Refugee Household Hypertension Project

Morrison, S., Shreeniwas, S., Young, A., Adrong, H’Y.

Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Conference, Vancouver, BC

2016

Student Learning Gains in a Health Disparities Research Course

Veale, S., Mayes, K., Mann, S., Ksor, V., Mlo, H L., Siu, L., Smith, G., Guinyard, M., Nsonwu, M., Young, A., Malotky, M., & Bernot, K.

North Carolina Academy of Science Annual Conference. High Point, NC

2016

Food Health and Culture: What the Montagnard Refugee Community can Teach Us

Young, A., Malotky, M., Renfrew, B., Bush, C., Raczkowski, C., Morrison, S., Bernot, K., Shreeniwas, S., Dharod, J.

Presented by the Montagnard Health Disparities Research Network. IDS Speaker Series, Guilford College, Greensboro NC

2016

A Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) Focused on Health Disparities in Immigrant / Refugee Communities improves scientific literacy, cultural competency and ability to work in groups

Bernot, K., Malotky, M., Nsonwu, M., Mayes, K., Smith, G., Guinyard, M., Young, A., Mlo, H L., Siu, L., Ksor, V., Lee-Brown, M., Shreeniwas, S., Morrison, S.

SABER National Meeting 2016 Society for Advancement of Biology Education Research, Minneapolis, MN

2015

Analyzing Disparities within the Montagnard Community using Community-Based Participatory Research

Mayes, K., Smith, G., Beveridge, J., Mlo, H’ L., Siu, L., Ksor, V., Young, A., Lee-Brown, M., Nsonwu, M., Bernot, K., Maltoky, M.

North Carolina A&T State University Undergraduate Research Symposium. Greensboro, NC

2015

Mobilizing the Montagnard Refugee Community and Academic Community to Address Hypertension: “We need to conquer hypertension together.”

Mayes, K., Smith, G., Beveridge, J., Mlo, H L., Siu, L., Ksor, V., Young, A., Lee-Brown, M., Nsonwu, M., Bernot, K., & Maltoky, M.

37th Minority Health Conference, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC.

2015

Montagnard Health Disparities Research Network: Health Gaps and Strategies for Empowerment

Morrison, M., Nsonwu, M., Young, A.

Gillings School for Global Health, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC

2015

Design of a Course based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) Focused on Health Disparities in Immigrant / Refugee Communities

Mayes, K., Malotky, M., Nsonwu, M., Smith, G., Young, A., Mlo, H L., Siu, L., Ksor, V., Lee-Brown, M., Shreeniwas, S., Morrison, S., Bernot, K.

Undergraduate Research Symposium. North Carolina A&T State University. Greensboro, NC

2015

Design of a Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) Focused on Health Disparities in Immigrant / Refugee Communities

Malotky, M., Nsonwu, M., Mayes, K., Smith, G., Young, A., Mlo, H L., Siu, L., Ksor, V., Lee-Brown, M., Shreeniwas, S., Morrison, S., & Bernot, K.

SENCER SCI South Regional Meeting. Asheville, NC

2015

Charette for Community: How to design a living space for a refugee family

Young, A., Puih, T., Gurung, M., Dew, S., Mpang, S., Nhan

Understanding housing needs through the eyes of Next Generation youth and their experiences in their countries of birth, refugee camps and here in the USA. Guilford College, Greensboro, NC.

2014

Towards inclusiveness and societal fairness, or the necessity of community engagement

Young, A., Morrison, S., Dharod, J., Sudha, S., Siu, H.W., Siu, H. L., Ksor, H.V., Nie Y B., Mlo, B.

Symposium: Family, Food, and Health: Hypertension in a Southeast Asian refugee community in the Southern US. Southern Gerontological Society Annual Meeting, Little Rock, AR.

2014

Community understanding of hypertension and strategies for coping in the Montagnard population

Morrison, S., Sudha, S., Young, A., Dharod, J., Siu, H. W., Miranda, J., Siu, L., Ksor, H V., Mlo, B.

Symposium: Family, Food, and Health: Hypertension in a Southeast Asian refugee community in the Southern US. Southern Gerontological Society, Little Rock, AR.

2014

Is Food Insecurity Increasing Risk for Hypertension: Understanding food and health dilemmas of Montagnard Refugees

Dharod, J., Morrison, S., Sudha, S., Young, A., Siu, H. W., Zhang, J., Miranda, J., Siu, L., Ksor, H V., Mlo, B.

Symposium: Family, Food, and Health: Hypertension in a Southeast Asian refugee community in the Southern US. Southern Gerontological Society Annual Meeting, Little Rock, AR.

2014

Family, food strategies, and hypertension risk in the Montagnard refugee community of North Carolina

Sudha, S., Morrison, S., Young, A., Dharod, J., Siu, H. W., Siu, L., Ksor, H V., Mlo, B., Sayers, J., Southerland, C.

Symposium: Family, Food, and Health: Hypertension in a Southeast Asian refugee community in the Southern US. Southern Gerontological Society, Little Rock, AR.

2014

Interpretation Problems and Refugee Civil Rights: Documenting Civil Rights Violations with the Montagnard Community

Young, A., Siu, D., Siu, J., Siu, H W.

4th Annual Association for Refugee Service Professionals National Conference, Greensboro NC.

2014

Turning Community Service into Academic Research

Morrison, S., Sudha, S.

Bonner Congress, Guilford College, Greensboro NC

2014

The Newest Frontier: Protecting Civil Rights and Building Strong Communities

Young, A.

Bonner Congress, Guilford College, Greensboro NC

2013

Farming Opportunities for Immigrant and Refugee Communities

Young, A., Xiong, D., Ksa, K., Siu, L., Lumbu, A., Owensby, K.

Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI USA) Come to the Table Conference. UNCG Greensboro, NC. Hmong, Montagnard, Congolese and Karen farming traditions.

2013

Rosewood Neighborhood Center

Siu, L., Ksor, V., Mlo, H L.

Presented to Montagnard elders. Greensboro Chamber of Commerce, Greensboro NC

2013

A Plan to Mobilize Refugee Community Health Workers

Young, A., Siu, H W., Ksa, K., H Khin.

Special Populations Access to Care Task Force, Women's Hospital, Greensboro NC.

2012
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2013

5 Cases: Montagnard Doctors and Community Health Workers in Action

Young, A.

2012

Spring Roll Recipe: Interview with Kwol (2011). Documentation of preparation of traditional food in which a refugee community health worker explains a traumatic episode from childhood.

Young, A., Khin H, Ksor, K.

UNCSA, Winston-Salem, NC.

2012

Sustainability For Everyone: Rethinking Piedmont Ideas About Green, Living, and Local (2012). With music by Rmah Dock and Y Suk Buonkrong. Sustainability redefined to include the Montagnard community and other refugee-immigrant groups who remind mainstream Americans how far off the mark they are when in comes to community building, economic development and environmental preservation.

Young, A., Tong, H., Siu, L., Y Jeo, Long, G.

(2nd Place Winner in UNCG's Sustainability film shorts competition.)

2012

Empowering Underserved Communities

Morrison, S., Young, A., Dharod, J., Xin, H., Nsonwu, M., Sills, S., Bailey, R.

University of North Carolina Greensboro, NC

2012

“Yes, We are Ready. That’s My Dream!” Bridging the Gap Between Montagnard Refugee community & American Medical Society

Xin, H., Young, A., Morrison, S., Dharod, J., & Nsonwu, M.

Society for Applied Anthropology, Baltimore, MD

2012

The Montagnard Health Disparities Network: Workable Solutions for Community Empowerment

Morrison, S., Dharod, J., Sills, S., Nsonwu, M., Young, A., Xin, H.

National Refugee and Immigrant Conference, Chicago, IL.

2012

Montagnard Women’s Learning Group grant report

Young, A., Khin H, Ksor, K

A slideshow presentation to funders explaining the impact on community. Moses Cone Foundation. Greensboro, NC

2011

Montagnard Reporters at Mosaic Festival (2011). Refugee youth were given Flip cameras and interviewed native born English speakers, some of them refugee service providers and academics involved in refugee resettlement, Where did they learn English? and How do you like America?

Young, A., Mpang, B., Dely, M., Tong, H., Siu, L.

Mosaic International Festival, Greensboro NC

2011

Rice Harvest by Montagnard Community Members (2011) A short documentary of the harvest of a small patch of land by local Montagnard refugees at North Carolina Agriculture and Technology University Demonstration and Research Farm.

Young, A

Greensboro NC.

2011

Montagnard Women’s Lay Community Health Team at AHEC. Voices of community health workers who explain the desperate conditions faced by their neighbors following the Great Recession.

Young, A., Khin H, Ksor, K.

Greensboro AHEC, Moses Cone Hospital.

2010

DATS 2010: All Roads Lead to Food or, How refugees and immigrants remind us that is more than a commodity. A video short for the panel discussion, "World Food in the Piedmont", that summarized our experiences to date working with the Montagnard community, presented as part of DATS 2010 conference, Food for Thought.

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Refugee Support Services Priority Areas

Health Needs and Priorities of an Underserved Karenni Refugee Community: A Community Needs Assessment

Transforming Health EquityThrough Ripple Effects: Blending CBPR and High-Impact Practices with Refugee-Origin Montagnard Youth

PEER-REVIEWED Articles

2023

Youth Capacity Building and Leadership Through CBPR and Conflict Transformation with the Montagnard Refugee-Origin Community

S. D. Morrison, A. Young, S. Sudha

Journal of Leadership Studies August 2023

2021

Using Community-Based Participatory Research to Characterize Health and Lifestyle Behaviors of Montagnards, a Refugee-Origin Asian-American Subgroup

S. D. Morrison, S. Sudha, K. Denzongpa, H. Adrong, K. Bernot, M Malotky, M. Nsonwu

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health.

2020

Small and Invisible, Yet Strong and Impactful: North Carolina's Montagnard Community Responds to COVID-19

Al Amin, S., Morrison, S. D., & Sudha, S

North Carolina Medical Journal, 81(6), 408-408

2020

Fostering Inclusion through an Inter-institutional, Community-engaged, Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience

MM Malotky, K Mayes, K Price, G Smith, S Mann, M Guinyard, S Veale, H'L Mlo, L Siuh, V Ksor, A J Young, M B Nsonwu, S D Morrison, S Sudha, KM Bernot

Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education April 2020 21(1) pp 1-13

2019

Immigrant and refugee explanatory models of chronic disease: Provider “Learning Up” for culturally responsive care

Morrison, S

North Carolina Medical Journal, 80(2):113-115

2018

When community calls, we collaborate! Community-based participatory research with the multi-language Montagnard refugee community

Morrison, S., Shreeniwas, S. Young, A., Dharod, J., Nie, Y B., Siu, H W., Adrong, H Y., Sayers, J., Bernot, K., Malotky, M. & Nsonwu, M

Progress in Community Health Partnership: Research, Education and Action, 2(12) 179-186

2014

Cross-Cultural “Allies” in Immigrant Community Practice: Roles of foreign-trained former Montagnard health professionals

Xin, H., Morrison, S., Dharod, J., Young, A., & Nsonwu, M

Health, Culture and Society, 6(1), 62-72.

2013

Life Style, Food and Health Related Challenges Refugee Groups Face Upon Resettlement: Do We Have To Move Beyond Job and Language Training Programs?

Dharod, J., Xin, H., Morrison, S., Young, A. & Nsonwu, M

Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition, 8: 187-199

PEER-REVIEWED Articles

2019

An Analysis of the Ethnobotanical Knowledge of Indigenous Tribes of Vietnam (the Montagnards) Now Living in Greensboro, NC, USA

Bush, C., Renfrew, B., Ksor, V.

North American Refugee Health Conference, Toronto, Canada

2019

Hair Cortisol Concentrations among Southeast Asian Refugee Adults in the United States

Sudha, S., Morrison, S., Sommers, S., Wang, G., Bernot, K., Malotky, M., Enoch, V.

Poster presentation, Southern Gerontological Society Annual Meeting, FL

2018

Why Cultural Humility is Key when Working with Marginalized: Outsider and Insider Perspectives

Morrison, S., Young, A., Renfrew B., Ksor, V., Romah, S., Adrong, H’Y.

A slide show and interactive presentation to UNCG PHE graduate students.

2018

Racialization, Trauma and the Resilience of Marginalized Communities

Mlo, H. L. et al

Panel discussion, 39th Minority Health Conference, UNC Chapel Hill

2018

Asian American Minority Health: Health Status among Montagnards in North Carolina with Implications for Public Health Practice

Balakrishnan, K., Morrison, S., Sudha, S., Denzongpa, K., Wang, G.

Poster presentation, 39th Annual Minority Health Conference, UNC, Chapel Hill, NC

2018

Montagnard Population Count: Let's Count All Montagnards

Young, A

A slideshow that proposes technical approaches to overcoming systemic resistance to recognizing the community on the local, state and national levels.

2017

Mentoring the New Diversity Generation in Service-Learning and Community-Engaged Research: What Must the Academy Bring to the Table?

Young, A., Shreeniwas, S., Morrison, S., Denzongpa, K., Ksor, V.

Gulf South Summit Conference, University of North Carolina Greensboro, NC

2017

No Service, No CBPR

Young, A., Rodas-Garcia, D., Stevenson, E., Mantuano, M., Premslyer, L.

Bonner Foundation Summer Leadership Institute, Lindsey Wagner College, KY

2017

Engaging the New Diversity: Connecting Service Learning/Community Engagement (SLCE) to Research

Young, A

Campus Compact Summer Network Meeting, Pfeiffer University, Misenheimer, NC

2017

Community engagement as a mechanism for integrated learning in undergraduate research experiences