Current Research Projects
The Increasing Mindfulness Engagement (TIME) Project. This study is funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) and focused on developing engagement strategies drawn from behavioral economics to engage Black college students who consume alcohol in a mHealth mindfulness app. We will eventually conduct a pilot micro-randomized trial to test these developed engagement strategies.
A Qualitative Analysis of Social and Behavioral Processes Associated with Self-Change in Drinking in an Existing Cohort of Black and White Emerging Adults (BETA-I). This study is funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) and will involve interviewing Black emerging adults who had stable, increasing, and decreasing alcohol use over a 3-year period.
Exploring the Noteworthy Lived Individual and Global Human Truths of Marginalized College Students (ENLIGHT) Study. This lab project examines the association of marginalization experiences with mental health and health behaviors in college students marginalized due to their identities (e.g., race, sexuality, etc.) through the lenses of the biopsychosocial model.
How might Antiracism and Anti-Oppression Inform a Structurally Competent Psychology? Listening to the Voices of Experts. This study is funded by the American Psychological Foundation and will use the opinions of anti-racism experts to develop a structural competencies approach for psychologists.
Past Research Projects
Applying Bystander Interventions to Racial Microaggressions in a College Student Population. This mixed methods and grant-funded project examined reasons why bystanders choose to intervene or not intervene when they witness a racial microaggression in action.
Examining Psychology of Working Theory Factors in Black and White Emerging Adult College Students. This study examines different Psychology of Working Theory constructs in a sample of Black and White college students.
Marginalization Experiences and Healthcare Utilization in Undergraduate College Students. This study is examines marginalization experiences and how they relate to mental health and physical healthcare utilization for college students. The project is a collaboration with Dr. Sabrina Dickey in the College of Nursing at Florida State University.
The State of Anti-racism Education and Training in Counseling Psychology Doctoral Programs. This study examines student and faculty perceptions of anti-racism training in their doctoral program.
Psychological and Substance Use Impacts of COVID-19 Perceived Threat in Racially Diverse Emerging Adults. This study examined COVID-19 perceived threat and its relation to psychological functioning and substance use in racially diverse emerging adults. This project is currently in the data analysis phase.
Discrimination And Risky Endeavors Study (D.A.R.E.). This study examined the influence of microaggressions and overt discrimination on substance use behaviors. The project was a collaboration with Dr. James Murphy in the Clinical Psychology Department at the University of Memphis.
Microaggressions in Women Living with HIV. This grant-funded qualitative project examined the experience of microaggressions related to their health status in women living with HIV.
The Microaggressions and Size Study (M.A.S.S.). This grant-funded qualitative study examined the experience of size-related microaggressions in college students who have body mass indexes that place them in the overweight or obese range.
The Identity Exploration Study. This project examined discrimination, and mental and physical health outcomes in multiracial young adults. The project is a collaboration with Dr. Idia Thurston at Northeastern University.
The Discrimination Experiences and Examples of Decisions about Sex Study. This grant-funded project examined the influence of microaggressions and overt discrimination on mental health and sexual risk behaviors in Black college students.
The Status of Health Psychology in Jamaica. This qualitative study involved interviewing mental health providers in Jamaica asking questions about Health Psychology as a unique field on the island.
Microaggressions and Mental Health in College Students of Color. This study examined the relationship between microaggressions and mental health in a sample of college students who identified as non-White. Further, we examined several moderators of these relationships.
Microaggressions and Work Volition in Adults of Color. This grant funded study examined the relationship between microaggressions and work volition in a sample of college students who identified as non-White. Further, we examined several moderators of these relationships.
Microaggressions and Help-seeking Behaviors in Adults of Color Living with a Chronic Illness. This study examined the relationship between microaggressions and help-seeking behaviors in adults of color living with a chronic illness. The project is a collaboration with Dr. Kenneth Parnell at the University of Northern Colorado.
The Increasing Mindfulness Engagement (TIME) Project. This study is funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) and focused on developing engagement strategies drawn from behavioral economics to engage Black college students who consume alcohol in a mHealth mindfulness app. We will eventually conduct a pilot micro-randomized trial to test these developed engagement strategies.
A Qualitative Analysis of Social and Behavioral Processes Associated with Self-Change in Drinking in an Existing Cohort of Black and White Emerging Adults (BETA-I). This study is funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) and will involve interviewing Black emerging adults who had stable, increasing, and decreasing alcohol use over a 3-year period.
Exploring the Noteworthy Lived Individual and Global Human Truths of Marginalized College Students (ENLIGHT) Study. This lab project examines the association of marginalization experiences with mental health and health behaviors in college students marginalized due to their identities (e.g., race, sexuality, etc.) through the lenses of the biopsychosocial model.
How might Antiracism and Anti-Oppression Inform a Structurally Competent Psychology? Listening to the Voices of Experts. This study is funded by the American Psychological Foundation and will use the opinions of anti-racism experts to develop a structural competencies approach for psychologists.
Past Research Projects
Applying Bystander Interventions to Racial Microaggressions in a College Student Population. This mixed methods and grant-funded project examined reasons why bystanders choose to intervene or not intervene when they witness a racial microaggression in action.
Examining Psychology of Working Theory Factors in Black and White Emerging Adult College Students. This study examines different Psychology of Working Theory constructs in a sample of Black and White college students.
Marginalization Experiences and Healthcare Utilization in Undergraduate College Students. This study is examines marginalization experiences and how they relate to mental health and physical healthcare utilization for college students. The project is a collaboration with Dr. Sabrina Dickey in the College of Nursing at Florida State University.
The State of Anti-racism Education and Training in Counseling Psychology Doctoral Programs. This study examines student and faculty perceptions of anti-racism training in their doctoral program.
Psychological and Substance Use Impacts of COVID-19 Perceived Threat in Racially Diverse Emerging Adults. This study examined COVID-19 perceived threat and its relation to psychological functioning and substance use in racially diverse emerging adults. This project is currently in the data analysis phase.
Discrimination And Risky Endeavors Study (D.A.R.E.). This study examined the influence of microaggressions and overt discrimination on substance use behaviors. The project was a collaboration with Dr. James Murphy in the Clinical Psychology Department at the University of Memphis.
Microaggressions in Women Living with HIV. This grant-funded qualitative project examined the experience of microaggressions related to their health status in women living with HIV.
The Microaggressions and Size Study (M.A.S.S.). This grant-funded qualitative study examined the experience of size-related microaggressions in college students who have body mass indexes that place them in the overweight or obese range.
The Identity Exploration Study. This project examined discrimination, and mental and physical health outcomes in multiracial young adults. The project is a collaboration with Dr. Idia Thurston at Northeastern University.
The Discrimination Experiences and Examples of Decisions about Sex Study. This grant-funded project examined the influence of microaggressions and overt discrimination on mental health and sexual risk behaviors in Black college students.
The Status of Health Psychology in Jamaica. This qualitative study involved interviewing mental health providers in Jamaica asking questions about Health Psychology as a unique field on the island.
Microaggressions and Mental Health in College Students of Color. This study examined the relationship between microaggressions and mental health in a sample of college students who identified as non-White. Further, we examined several moderators of these relationships.
Microaggressions and Work Volition in Adults of Color. This grant funded study examined the relationship between microaggressions and work volition in a sample of college students who identified as non-White. Further, we examined several moderators of these relationships.
Microaggressions and Help-seeking Behaviors in Adults of Color Living with a Chronic Illness. This study examined the relationship between microaggressions and help-seeking behaviors in adults of color living with a chronic illness. The project is a collaboration with Dr. Kenneth Parnell at the University of Northern Colorado.