- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Counseling Practices and Supervision
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Critical Race Theory in Education
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Mentoring and Academic Development
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Medical Education and Admissions
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Cultural Competency in Health Care
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Gun Ownership and Violence Research
- Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Student Assessment and Feedback
University of Virginia
2018-2025
This study assessed perceptions of Clinical Psychology doctoral programs' efforts to recruit and retain faculty graduate students color, as well differences in based on participants' position within their program (i.e. student versus faculty) race.
ABSTRACT Becoming a parent is highly anticipated milestone for many couples, yet previous research suggests that most couples experience sharp decline in romantic satisfaction. However, there are few virtual, group‐based prevention programs first‐time parents. The present study examined the feasibility and effectiveness of newly developed program journey to parenthood, Partners Now Parents program. Sixty‐six racially socioeconomically diverse expecting parents (33 couples) participated this...
Gratitude is a positive social emotion that one experiences when has benefited from another person's goodwill (McCullough, 2002). Feeling gratitude urges the grateful person to reciprocate and respond prosocially, thereby solidifying cooperation. Yet little prior research focused on functions of displaying gratitude, namely convey recipient likely be reliable trustworthy cooperative partner. The present study examined in development children become sensitive these important displays. sample...
The racial socialization (RS) strategies used by White parents have received limited empirical attention. Thus, the current study examined frequency and content of parents’ RS messages to their children during an observed parent–child discussion task on discrimination when youth were 14 years old. Participants 243 caregivers adolescent (47.7% female). Overall, provided few messages, but they did, often relayed egalitarian or minimizing racism. Other types that emerged included acknowledging...
Objective Although a growing body of work has found that parents' experiences racial and socioeconomic (SES) based discrimination are directly related to their children's behavior problems , more is needed understand possible pathways by which these factors identify potential targets for prevention and/or intervention.
ABSTRACT Discrimination has been shown to be related diminished psychological adjustment and greater risk for substance use when personally experienced by adolescents their caregivers experience discrimination. Our research considers the impact of primary caregiver experiences racial‐ socioeconomic‐based discrimination in early (age 3–5 years) late childhood 9½) on adolescent disruptive behaviors 14) with a large sample diverse caregiver–child dyads ( N = 634). In addition, we examine...
The present study revisits the assumption in American culture, based "family privilege," that children fare better two-parent households by longitudinally examining associations between family structure, process, and adolescent behavior.
This study examines the effects of a scalable psychoeducation intervention to improve students' mental health during COVID-19 pandemic. In sample racially diverse undergraduates from highly selective university (N = 66), students in control group (mostly women) participated courses as usual and (only course on evidence-based strategies for coping, designed college living through Rates psychological distress were measured online surveys at baseline follow-up assessments. Students both groups...
Clinical psychological science is a field committed to reducing the negative impact of psychiatric illness through innovative research and treatments. Unfortunately, racial injustices that pervade American society permeate our academic institutions felt not only by individuals who work in departments as faculty, staff, students, but also those seek services mental health providers. Representing collective numerous graduate students postdoctoral trainees from multiple institutions, this call...
Despite requirements by the American Psychological Association and Clinical Science Accreditation System regarding training education in cultural humility, questions remain presence quality of clinical psychology PhD PsyD programs. This is a critical issue as inadequate diversity, multiculturalism has substantial downstream effects on care for clients color may contribute to racial disparities inequities access mental health services. We seek explicitly evaluate key features conceptual model...
This study examined caregivers’ longitudinal reports of adolescent multiracial categorization across the ages 9.5, 10.5, and 14 years, adolescents’ their own at age years. A portion status were inconsistent years study; some responses differed when questions assessing phrased in different ways; caregiver did not always align adolescents old. Given these findings, we recommend that researchers consider using multiple methods racial data collection collapsing results to report estimated ranges...
Objective. The present study assessed perceptions of Clinical Psychology doctoral programs’ efforts to recruit and retain Black, Indigenous, People Color (BIPOC) faculty graduate students, as well differences in such based on participants’: (1) position within their program (i.e., student versus faculty) (2) race.Method. Participants (n = 297) were students from PhD PsyD programs who completed an anonymous online survey. survey assessed: BIPOC members; participants’ sense belonging racial...