Empowered to Exhale research & publications
My Research Agenda.
My research agenda focuses on prevention and management of secondary traumatic stress and burnout by promoting sustainable performance and well-being in workplace and higher education contexts. I am interested in advancing health equity by exploring the influence of culture, identity, and lived experience on well-being.
Relevant publications:
Jackson Preston, P (2022). We must practice what we preach: a framework to promote well-being and sustainable performance in the public health workforce in the United States. J Public Health Pol. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41271-021-00335-5
“Serving students takes a toll: Self-care, health, and professional quality of life.”
My Research Agenda.
In Fall 2020, I conducted a CSU-wide study of health-related quality of life, professional quality of life, and mindful self-care practices among 559 staff, faculty, and students serving in non-instructional student services roles.
Relevant Publication:
Jackson Preston P, Peterson H, Sanchez D, Corral Carlos A, Reed A (2021). Serving students takes a toll: Self-care, health, and professional quality of life. Journal of Student Affairs, Research, and Practice, 58(2): 163-178.
Mindfulness interventions
Mindfulness interventions.
In Spring 2021, my lab developed a seven-week intervention to address stress and anxiety among CSUF students as they navigate the pandemic. The intervention has been used in undergraduate classrooms and a nationwide pilot. We are currently in the data analysis phase.
These studies provide opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to gain research experience. I have supervised student research projects through the Minority Health Research Training Program, CSUF Summer Research Experience, and the CSUF Summer Undergraduate Research Experience Program.
