Caren J. Frost, PhD, MPH

Languages spoken: French, Moroccan Arabic

Academic Information

Departments: Social Work - Research Associate Professor, Family & Preventive Medicine - Adjunct Associate Professor

Divisions: Public Health

Academic Office Information

Caren.Frost@socwk.utah.edu

Research Interests

  • Painting
  • Retrovirus

Caren J. Frost, PhD, MPH serves as the Associate Vice President for Research Integrity & Compliance at the University of Utah. She is a Research Professor at the University of Utah’s College of Social Work. As a qualitative researcher with expertise in ethnography and phenomenology, Dr. Frost's research allows her to capitalize on mixed method frameworks emphasizing the importance of the qualitative components of a study. She works collaboratively with colleagues and community partners to conduct research that is applied and addresses real world problems for refugee and immigrant groups, as well as for women across the lifespan.

Research Statement

My research emphasis is on women's health, specifically maternal and child health, cancer risk and personalized genomics, as well as the health of women and youth from refugee backgrounds. Research ethics in the local, national, and global settings are a crucial part of my work. In addition, research is not conducted in a vacuum--interdisciplinary work is critical for successful, applied research projects that address real-world problems and provide appropriate solutions for the issues of today.

Selected Publications

  1. McDonald C (09/2021). Workforce development and multiagency collaborations as sustainable support for families: A presentation of two case studies in child welfare. . Sustainability (New Rochelle), 13(18), 10190.
  2. Frost CJ (09/2021). Refugees in America: Stories of courage, resilience, and hope in their own words, by Lee T. Bycel. [Review]. 1-2.
  3. Johnson JE (07/2021). Mental health for Latina youth: The need for tailored resiliency interventions. .
  4. Williams A (06/2021). Factors leading to satisfaction with counseling for labor after Cesarean among Latina women in the United States. 00, 1-9.
  5. Gabler S (05/2021). Increasing diversity in research through dedicated language access services. . 106.
  6. Allkhenfr H (04/2021). Determining Physical and Mental Health Conditions Present in Refugees Age 0-59 Years Arriving in Utah. . 5, 211.
  7. The Community Research Collaborative (04/2021). In it together: Community-based research guidelines for communities and higher education. . University of Utah.
  8. Pfledderer C (03/01/2021). Mothers’ diet and family income predict daughters’ healthy eating: Evidence from the Lessons in Epidemiology and Genetics of Adult Cancer from Youth (LEGACY) Girls Study. 18(E24).
  9. Knight JA (03/2021). Prepubertal internalizing symptoms and timing of puberty onset in girls. Am J Epidemiol, 190(3), 431-438.
  10. Frost CJ (01/13/2021). Title IX and its impact after 40 years: Understanding physical activities perspectives of adolescent girls. .
  11. Frost CJ (01/2021). Electronic informed consent information for residual newborn specimen research: Findings from focus groups with diverse populations. . J Community Genet, 12, 199-203.
  12. Baayd J (01/2021). Identifying barriers to accessing skilled maternal health care in rural Morocco. . Afr J Reprod Health, 25(1), 20-28.
  13. Campbell KA (07/2020). Childhood Adversity and Health after Physical Abuse. Pediatrics, 146(4e), e20200638.
  14. Riches NO (06/12/2020). The limited use of U.S. residual newborn screening dried bloodspots for health disparity research. . Genet Med.
  15. Frost CJ (06/2020). Integration in the Age of Populism? Highlighting Key Terms in the Context of Refugee Resettlement in the U.S. Routledge.
  16. Gren LH (02/01/2020). Global U: Exploring curricular development and outcomes in three University of Utah experiential learning abroad programs. . Pedagogy Health Promot, 6(1), 36-45.
  17. Gonzalez-Pons K (01/06/2020). Employing the right annual data collection efforts to combat IPV on college campuses. . J Am Coll Health.
  18. Goa Y (12/2019). An ecological investigation of resilience among rural-urban migrant adolescents of low socio-economic status families in China. . J Community Psychol, 1-17.
  19. Frost CJ (10/15/2019). Exploring integration issues for African youth of refugee backgrounds in Utah. . 12(41), 66-93.
  20. Caren J Frost (10/01/2019). Global Research Ethics: Case Studies from International Research Contexts. Routledge.
  21. Frost CJ (10/01/2019). From Righteousness to Far Right: An Anthropological Rethinking of Critical Security Studies by E. McCluskey. McGill-Queen’s Studies in Ethic History Series. Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press. . [Review].
  22. Kagabo R (06/10/2019). Assessment of dental caries and oral health challenges of school-age children in Rhino Camp Refugee Settlements in Arua, Uganda. . 5(2), 1-4.
  23. Byun J (06/01/2019). Assessing the best approach to HIV case management. . Soc Work Public Health, 34(4), 307-317.
  24. Najmabadi S (05/01/2019). Secondary data analysis of non-communicable diseases among adult female refugees arriving in Utah between 01/01/2012 and 12/31/2015. . 1(1), 105-109.
  25. Byun J (12/31/2018). Utah Ryan White Part B Program Evaluation: Final Report. . Salt Lake City, Utah: University of Utah. Salt Lake City, Utah: University of Utah..
  26. Caren J Frost (12/15/2018). Words of Passage: National Longing and the Imagined Lives of Mexican Migrants by H.P. Dick. Austin: University of Texas Press. . [Review].
  27. Gren LH (12/01/2018). Reframing ethics when unintended consequences arise: A case report of a multiple micronutrient study during pregnancy in Ghana. . 2(2), 1-2.
  28. (2018). MindShieldTM & Brain Burn.
  29. (2018). MindShieldTM & Brain Burn.
  30. Frost CJ (08/21/2018). Determining physical and mental health conditions present in older adult refugees. . Gerontology, 1-7.
  31. Frost CJ (05/26/2018). Assessing patient readiness for personalized genomic medicine. . J Community Genet.
  32. Van Hala S (04/16/2018). Development and validation of the Foundational Healthcare Leadership Self-Assessment. . Fam Med, 50(4), 262-268.
  33. Kagabo R (04/13/2018). Global cultural and public health challenges: The impact on conflict on healthcare in the Rhino Camp Refugee Settlements Uganda. . 3(1), 1-7.
  34. Frost CJ (02/01/2018). Co-creating global opportunities through learning abroad: Promoting cross-cultural understanding with university colleagues in Ghana and Mongolia. . In Nova Science Publishers, Inc (pp. 53-76). Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
  35. Kamimura A (02/01/2018). Health and well-being of women migrating from Muslim-dominated countries to the United States. . J Health Care Poor Underserved, 29(1), 337-348.
  36. Metos J (02/01/2018). Adolescent girls’ reactions to nutrition and physical activity assessment tools and insight on life style habits. . Health Educ J, 77(1), 89-95.
  37. Teasley ML (11/01/2017). Bringing attention to issues related to school social work practice with immigrant children and children of undocumented parents. . (39(4), pp. 195-199). Children & Schools.
  38. Fortenberry K (10/01/2017). Establishing a culture of intentional wellness: Lessons from a family medicine resident focus. .
  39. (2017). Measuring Immigrant & Refugee Integration (MIRI), 2017, Center for Research on Migration & Refugee Integration (https://socialwork.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2017/08/MIRI-v.1.pdf).
  40. (2017). Measuring Immigrant & Refugee Integration (MIRI), 2017, Center for Research on Migration & Refugee Integration (https://socialwork.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2017/08/MIRI-v.1.pdf).
  41. (2017). Measuring Immigrant & Refugee Integration (MIRI), 2017, Center for Research on Migration & Refugee Integration (https://socialwork.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2017/08/MIRI-v.1.pdf).
  42. (2017). Measuring Immigrant & Refugee Integration (MIRI), 2017, Center for Research on Migration & Refugee Integration (https://socialwork.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2017/08/MIRI-v.1.pdf).
  43. Stephan Borrmann (09/2017). Integration or inclusion: Defining terms in the context of refugee resettlement and right-wing populism. .
  44. Lisa Gren (03/2017). A community health coach-delivered mental wellness intervention: Using mind-body bridging to reduce health disparities in diverse communities. .
  45. J Dena Ned (01/2017). Contemporary Issues in Child Welfare: American Indian and Canadian Aboriginal Contexts. . Canada: J. Charlton Publishing, Ltd.
  46. Annalise John (12/2016). Social Work Grand Challenges and the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals: Linking social work and women’s health. .
  47. Sarah Dababnah (12/2016). Increasing global context in social work education: Role of internationally-experienced faculty. .
  48. Caren J Frost (08/2016).
  49. (2016). Family Health Leadership Tool.
  50. JJ Clark (05/2016).
  51. Esther John (05/2016).
  52. Rachel Wright (04/2016).
  53. Melissa Bird (03/2016).
  54. Adrian Popa (03/2016). Pedagogy at a Distance: Investigating a Paradigm Shift Driven by Technology. .
  55. Rachel Wright (05/2015).
  56. Rachel Wright (04/2015).
  57. Rachel Wright (04/2015).
  58. Caren J Frost (04/2015). Cultivating Global Collaborative Networks: Case Study Examples from Real World Work. .
  59. Benson LS (12/2014).
  60. Simonsen SE (12/2014).
  61. Bradbury AR (12/2014).
  62. Karandikar S (06/2014).
  63. Harris D (05/2014).
  64. Caren J Frost (01/2014). [Review].
  65. Caren J Frost (01/2014).
  66. Rachel L Wright (01/2014).
  67. Frost CJ (12/2013).
  68. Wilby F (09/2013).
  69. Caren J Frost (09/2013).
  70. Bettmann JE (01/2013).
  71. Caren J Frost (01/2013).
  72. Caren J Frost (01/2013).
  73. Frost CJ (Ed.) (12/2012).
  74. Karandikar S (10/2012).
  75. Rachel L Wright (08/2012). A qualitative exploration of emergency contraception users' willingness to select the copper IUD. .
  76. Mathiesen A (07/2012).
  77. (2012). Circle of Health.
  78. Wright RL (01/2012).
  79. Merrill M (09/2011).
  80. Turok DK (05/2011).
  81. Patrick SM (02/2011).
  82. Frost CJ (01/2011).
  83. Wright RL (04/26/2010).
  84. Glendon G (01/2010).
  85. Caren J Frost (01/2010). [Review].
  86. Panos P (11/2009).
  87. Anderson W (06/2009).
  88. Lewis Z (03/2009).
  89. Janet M Shaw (03/2009).
  90. Hayashi R (01/2009).
  91. Caren J Frost (01/2009). [Review].
  92. Hayashi R (11/2007).
  93. Shun SC (03/2007).
  94. Frost CJ (Ed.) (12/2006).
  95. Hayashi R (12/2006). Being, Belonging, and Becoming.
  96. Caren J Frost (05/2006). What we know about offenders who drive under the influence: analysis of court case file reviews. .
  97. Popa A (04/2006).
  98. Frost CJ (Ed.) (01/2006).
  99. Frost CJ (Ed.) (01/2006).
  100. Smith R (Ed.) (01/2006).
  101. Frost CJ (01/2006).
  102. Frost CJ (Ed.) (06/2005).
  103. Caren J Frost (01/2005). [Review].
  104. Frost CJ (06/2004).
  105. Frost CJ (05/2004).
  106. Caren J Frost (01/2004). [Review].
  107. Harris N (01/2003).
  108. Frost CJ (01/2000).
  109. Caren J Frost (01/1999). [Review].
  110. Frost CJ (05/1998).

Global Impact

Awards & Honors

Description Country
Fulbright Exchange with University of Utah and University of Botswana Botswana