SCHOLARSHIP
Publications
Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications
7. *Waller BY, Joseph VA, Keyes K. (2024). Racial/ethnic inequities in homicide rates and homicide methods among Black and white women aged 25-44 in the United States, 1999-2020. The Lancet.
6. *Waller BY, +Lee SJ, +Legros NC, Ombayo BK, Mootz JJ, Green MC, Hankerson SH, Williams SN, Williams JE, & Wainberg ML. (2023). Interventions targeting depression and PTSD in US Black women experiencing intimate partner violence: A systematic review. Trauma, Violence & Abuse.
5. *Waller BY & Bent-Goodley TB. (2023). "I have to fight to get out": African American women intimate partner violence survivors' construction of agency. Journal of Interpersonal Violence.
4. *Waller BY, Joyce PA, Quinn CR, Hassan Shaari AA, Boyd DT. (2023) “I am the one that needs help”: The theory of help-seeking behavior for survivors of intimate partner violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence.
3. Hankerson SH, Moise N, Wilson D, Waller BY, Arnold KT, Duarte C, Lugo-Candelas C, Weissman MM, Wainberg M, Yehuda R, Shim R. (2022). The intergenerational impact of structural racism and cumulative trauma on depression. American Journal of Psychiatry.
2. *Waller B, Harris J, & Quinn CR. (2022). Caught in the crossroad: An intersectional examination of African American women intimate partner violence survivors’ help seeking. Trauma, Violence & Abuse.
1. *Waller B, Quinn CR, Boyd D, DiClemente RJ & Voisin DR. (2022). Correlates of depression among Black girls exposed to violence. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities.
*Denotes first or solo-authored publications
+ Denotes student mentees
Training Facilitator
Intimate Partner Violence
Trauma-Informed Care
Cultural Tailoring
Women's Empowerment
Career Counseling & Resume Reviews
Executive Coaching
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Leadership Training & Development
Skills
Implementation Science
Intervention Science
Qualitative Methods
Program Evaluation
Teaching
Career Counseling
Psychotherapy
Crisis Intervention
Student Development
Presentations
Peer-Reviewed Presentations - Selected
3. *Waller BY, +Chide C, +Ridley MR, +Adeyemo T, +Adeyemo S. (Phuket, Thailand, November 2024). Tailoring an evidence-based intervention for US Black women survivors with depression help-seeking in faith-based organizations. Oral Presentation. Nursing Network on Violence Against Women International.
2. *Waller BY, Johnson KA, Goddard-Eckrich, D, +Holland W, +Ridley-Richardson M, Wilson AM, +Chide C, +Adeyemo T, Taffy A, & Bent-Goodley TB. (Portsmouth, NH, July 2024). “I thought I was going to die”: US Black women identify gaps in the domestic violence service provision system. Oral Presentation. 2024 Violence Prevention Research Conference.
1. +Holland W & Waller BY. (Washington, DC, January 2024). Centering the voices of Black women survivors: Introducing Sarah Waller’s Help-Seeking Model. Oral presentation. 28th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research.
Invited Presentations - Selected
6. Waller BY. (Amityville, NY, December 2023). Depression in the pews: Partnering with women in the Black church to understand the proximal and distal impacts of depression. Workshop. Tabernacle of Praises Church, Women’s Ministry.
5. Stevens J & Waller BY. (Washington, D.C., June 2023). Addressing the risk for persistence of trauma in the mental health of women across the lifecourse. Women's Mental Health Webinar. National Institute of Mental Health, Office of Disparities Research and Workforce Diversity.
4. Waller BY. (New York, April 2023). Identifying gaps for reducing domestic violence fatalities in New York City. Oral Presentation. Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team, New York City Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence.
3. Waller BY. (Boston, May 2023). Addressing the intersections of domestic violence, faith, and gendered racism. Webinar Series. Safe Havens Interfaith.
2. Waller, B. (Lagos, Nigeria, October 10, 2020). Feminization of poverty, neglect and violence. Keynote Speaker. Chayilgold International Conference on the Status of Women in our World.
1. Waller, B. (Harrisonburg, VA, October 2019). Eyeing race: The impact of racism on African American women intimate partner violence survivors’ help seeking. Opening Plenary Speaker. Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services, Victim Services.
Work Experience
National Institute of Mental Health T32 Research Fellow. Global Mental Health Intervention/Implementation Science Training Program
[T32 MH096724]
2021-Present
This training program at the Department of Psychiatry, Division of Translational Epidemiology and Mental Health Equity at Columbia University Irving Medical Center/New York State Psychiatric Institute was established to advance the field of intervention and implementation science in the area of Global Mental Health by training early career investigators. Fellows are selected through a competitive peer-review process to support their training and preparation of competitive grant proposals.
Principal Investigator. NIMH-Minority Researcher on Intimate Partner Violence [R36 MH116680]
2018 - 2021
This study aims to develop a theory that explains how African American women intimate partner violence survivors secure crisis services and support while navigating psychosocial barriers that hinder them from securing urgent aid.