Articles

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African American College Students’ Experience of Racial Discrimination and the Role of College Hassles, Journal of College Student Development (2010)

The current study examines the relationship between racial discrimination and depressive symptoms. In particular, it...

 

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A Qualitative Investigation of White Students’ Perceptions of Diversity, Journal of Diversity in Higher Education (2009)

Diversity is used in countless vision statements of institutions of higher learning. Yet, it is...

 

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The Influence of Hope on the Relationship between Racial Discrimination and Depressive Symptoms (with Jennifer L. Singleton and Laura P. Kohn-Wood), Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development (2008)

This study investigated how hope influences the relationship between discrimination and depressive symptoms. Results from...

 

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The Color and Texture of Hope: Some Preliminary Findings and Implications for Hope Theory and Counseling Among Diverse Racial/Ethnic Groups (with Edward C. Chang), Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology (2007)

For decades, researchers have been interested in identifying individual-differences variables that are linked to adjustment....

 

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The Influence of Racial Identity Profiles on the Relationship Between Racial Discrimination and Depressive Symptoms (with Laura P. Kohn-Wood), Journal of Black Psychology (2007)

This study examined the association between racial identity profiles, discrimination, and mental health outcomes. African...

 

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An Examination of the African American Experience of Everyday Discrimination and Symptoms of Psychological Distress (with Laura P. Kohn-Wood and Michael Spencer), Community Mental Health Journal (2006)

Current theoretical models suggest that the most potent and impacting discrimination experienced by African Americans...

 

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Masculinity Ideology and Forgiveness of Racial Discrimination among African American Men: Direct and Interactive Relationships (with Wizdom Powell Hammond and Jacqueline S. Mattis), Sex Roles (2006)

Forgiveness research has focused almost exclusively on interpersonal transgressions committed in close relationships. Consequently, less...

 

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How Adaptive and Maladaptive Perfectionism Relate to Positive and Negative Psychological Functioning: Testing a Stress-Mediation Model in Black and White Female College Students (with Edward C. Chang and Angela F. Watkins), Journal of Counseling Psychology (2004)

This study assessed racial variations in how adaptive and maladaptive perfectionism relate to psychological functioning...

 

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Gender, Ethnicity and Depression: Intersectionality in Mental Health Research with African American Women (with Laura P. Kohn-Wood), African American Research Perspectives (2002)

This review synthesizes the current knowledge regarding African American women and depression. After highlighting major...

 

Contributions to Books

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Diversity Issues in Clinical Psychology (with Carmela Alcantára, Tiffany Haynes, Eris T. Graham, Karryll Winborne, and Laura P. Kohn-Wood), Clinical Psychology: Assessment, Treatment, and Research (2009)
 

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Girls to Women: Developmental Theory, Research, and Issues (with Pamela Trotman Reid and Shauna M. Cooper), Psychology of Women (Women's Psychology Handbook) (2008)
 

Presentations

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Analyzing the Dynamics of Race with Information & Visual Literacy (with Stephanie Davis-Kahl), ACRL Arts Section / Instruction Section, American Library Association Annual Conference (2007)

This session will focus on the collaboration between a librarian and professor of psychology for...

 

News Articles

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Putting Don't Ask, Don't Tell in Context (2010)

The current version of the armed forces policy on homosexuality is steeped in erroneous assumptions.

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Ethnic studies still needed (2010)

Arizona continues to be in the news for legislation that is possibly racially charged. The...

 

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Equal access doesn't mean equal outcomes (2010)

In the wake of the health-care debate, I've been struck by the blanket criticism to...

 

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Putting this Year of “Firsts” in Perspective (2010)

I know the Oscars happened a week ago, but I’m still nagged by some of...

 

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Russian ice dancers slip on Aboriginal ‘tribute’ (2010)

Required to do a dance that represents a culture, Russian ice skaters Oksana Domnina and...

 

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Five Tips for Raising Racially Aware Children (2010)

From my work on race, it seems parents are most afraid that talking about race...

 

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All or Nothing Reaction to Powell's Endorsement of Obama Shows False Dichotomy on Race (2008)

From the Editorials & Commentary section of CollegeNews.org (http://www.collegenews.org).

 

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Who Playing Who? Latest Obama, McCain Exchange on Race a Demonstration of 'Conversation Killers 101' (2008)

From the Editorials & Commentary section of CollegeNews.org (http://www.collegenews.org).