Kristina Brant is a sociologist interested in the family and community dimensions of substance use. Her research concerns topics such as institutional responses to parental substance use disorder, family dynamics amid kinship care, and community understandings of addiction and recovery. Brant utilizes qualitative methods, including ethnography and in-depth interviewing, to examine these issues in rural U.S. communities, particularly rural Appalachia. In her Extension work, she puts this research into practice through community-based programming in rural Pennsylvanian communities. Brant has also conducted collaborative research on immigration policy and social support networks.
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Just an unfair score: Perceptions of gender inequity in the treatment of substance use disorders among women involved in the criminal legal system
Jones, A. A., Brant, K., Bishop, R. E., Strong-Jones, S. & Kreager, D. A., Feb 2025, In: Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment. 169, 209587.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Community responses and adaptations following the closure of a rural pharmacy and primary care facility
Palacios, H. V., Brant, K., Rhubart, D. & Jackson, J., Mar 1 2025, In: Journal of Rural Health. 41, 2, e12896.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Mental Health Care Barriers for Women Involved in the Criminal Legal System With Substance Use Disorders: A Qualitative Study
Skogseth, E. M., Strong-Jones, S., Brant, K., Quadri, O. H. & Jones, A., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Criminal Justice and Behavior.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Physical Accessibility Barriers to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment: A Qualitative Study of Perspectives from Women with Opioid Use Disorder and Health and Criminal Legal Professionals
Skogseth, E. M., Brant, K., Latkin, C. & Jones, A. A., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Contemporary Drug Problems.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Pregnancy- and parenting-related barriers to receiving medication for opioid use disorder: A multi-paneled qualitative study of women in treatment, women who terminated treatment, and the professionals who serve them
Apsley, H. B., Brant, K., Brothers, S., Harrison, E., Skogseth, E., Schwartz, R. P. & Jones, A. A., Jan 1 2024, In: Women's Health. 20Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Implementing a Teaching Rural Mobile Health Clinic: Challenges and Adaptations
Brant, K., Segel, J. E., McShane, M. P., Rhubart, D., Kowalkowski, J., Palacios, H. V. & Jackson, J., Feb 2024, In: Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. 35, 1, p. 385-390 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Challenges and Recommendations for Overdose Prevention and Harm Reduction in an Era of Fentanyl and Xylazine: Perspectives of Women With Opioid Use Disorder and Professionals
Harrison, E., Brant, K., Strong-Jones, S., Skogseth, E., Latkin, C. & Jones, A., Aug 22 2024, In: Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. 38, 8, p. 860-870 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The Impact of Family Systems and Social Networks on Substance Use Initiation and Recovery Among Women With Substance Use Disorders
Jones, A. A., Strong-Jones, S., Bishop, R. E., Brant, K., Owczarzak, J., Ngigi, K. W. & Latkin, C., Apr 25 2024, In: Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. 38, 8, p. 850-859 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
“Tethered to this ball and chain”: Women's perspectives on bodily agency within opioid treatment programs
McCracken, A., Brant, K., Latkin, C. & Jones, A., Dec 2024, In: International Journal of Drug Policy. 134, 104645.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The loss of rural vital places: A case study using the social determinants of health framework
Rhubart, D., Kowalkowski, J., Velasco Palacios, H. & Brant, K., Dec 2024, In: Wellbeing, Space and Society. 7, 100228.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Women and Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: Contributors to Treatment Success From the Perspectives of Women in Recovery, Women With Past Attempts in Drug Treatment, and Health and Criminal Justice Professionals
Skogseth, E. M., Brant, K., Harrison, E., Apsley, H. B., Crowley, M., Schwartz, R. P. & Jones, A. A., Jan 1 2024, In: Substance Use: Research and Treatment. 18Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The Avoidance of Strong Ties
Small, M. L., Brant, K. & Fekete, M., Aug 2024, In: American sociological review. 89, 4, p. 615-649 35 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
When Mamaw Becomes Mom: Social Capital and Kinship Family Formation amid the Rural Opioid Crisis
Brant, K., May 1 2022, In: RSF. 8, 3, p. 78-98 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
DACAmented in the age of deportation: navigating spaces of belonging and vulnerability in social and personal live
Gonzales, R. G., Brant, K. & Roth, B., Jan 2 2020, In: Ethnic and Racial Studies. 43, 1, p. 60-79 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
(Un)authorized Transitions: Illegality, DACA, and the Life Course
Gonzales, R. G., Ellis, B., Rendón-García, S. A. & Brant, K., Oct 2 2018, In: Research in Human Development. 15, 3-4, p. 345-359 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review