# positions[].organizations[].label
Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences

# overview
My research aims to understand why certain groups of people experience a greater health and disease burden and to promote health equity among all youth and families. I strive to engage with communities to understand individual, familial, community, and cultural risk and protective factors among minoritized, marginalized, and underserved populations. In my research, I consider how co-occurring adversities (i.e., HIV, violence, substance misuse) and health comorbidities (i.e., metabolic complications) are maintained based on intersectional identities (i.e., race, ethnicity, gender, class, sexuality). I then use this knowledge to develop strength-based, culturally-responsive programs and interventions to enhance well-being, reduce stigma, and promote self-empowerment.

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Resilience (Personality trait) in adolescence

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Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity

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6 Evaluation Of Treatments And Therapeutic Interventions

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16 Peace, Justice And Strong Institutions

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5201 Applied And Developmental Psychology

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2.3 Psychological, Social And Economic Factors

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University of South Florida - (Tampa, Florida, United States)

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Florida State University - (Tallahassee, Florida, United States)

# educationAndTraining[].field
Psychology, Magna cum Laude, Psychology honors

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University of South Florida - (Tampa, Florida, United States)

# publications[].label
How psychologists can help achieve equity in health care-advancing innovative partnerships and models of care delivery: Introduction to the special issue.

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THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN INDIVIDUAL THERAPY IN THE FAMILY AND ADOLESCENTS' EMOTIONAL/BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS

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Children's Attitudes toward Aggression: Associations with Depression, Aggression, and Perceived Maternal/Peer Responses to Anger

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Systemic Factors Associated With Prosocial Skills and Maladaptive Functioning in Youth Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence.

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16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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ANXIETY MODERATES THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN INTERNALIZED WEIGHT STIGMA AND BODY SHAPE CONCERNS IN YOUNG ADULTS

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Longitudinal impact of weight misperception and intent to change weight on body mass index of adolescents and young adults with overweight or obesity.

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RESILIENCE AMONG BLACK ADOLESCENTS WITH LARGE BODIES: THE ROLE OF SLEEP, QUALITY OF LIFE, AND CAREGIVER FACTORS

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An Exploration of U.S. Southern Faith Leaders' Perspectives of HIV Prevention, Sexuality, and Sexual Health Teachings.

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MULTI-SITE EVALUATION OF THE QUALITY AND SAFETY OF ONLINE DEPRESSION SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES AND FORUMS

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Anti-Racism Strategies in Pediatric Psychology: Using STYLE Can Help Children Overcome Adverse Experiences With Police.

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16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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External Factors Associated With Community Cohesion in Women Living With HIV.

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THE CONDOM CARNIVAL: EFFICACY OF A NOVEL GROUP INTERVENTION FOR DECREASING SEXUAL RISK AMONG BLACK AND WHITE ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS

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Self-reported eating disorders and sleep disturbances in young adults: a prospective cohort study.

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Developmental Assets, Defiance, and Caregiver Communication among Black Adolescents with High Body Weights

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Childhood Exposure to Partner Violence as a Moderator of Current Partner Violence and Negative Parenting.

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16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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Interdisciplinary Management of Pediatric Obesity: Lessons Learned in the Midsouth.

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Editorial: Recommendations on inclusive language and transparent reporting relating to diversity dimensions for the Journal of Pediatric Psychology and Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology.

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EXECUTIVE FUNCTION IS IMPAIRED IN ADOLESCENTS WHO EAT LATE AT NIGHT

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Diversity Accountability Index for Journals (DAI-J): Increasing awareness and establishing accountability across psychology journals

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EATING DISORDERS AND SLEEP DISTURBANCES IN YOUNG ADULTS: A PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY

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Risk and protective factors associated with depressive symptoms in young adults with overweight and obesity.

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WEIGHT-BASED STIGMA IS ASSOCIATED WITH SLEEP QUALITY AMONG EMERGING ADULTS

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ASSESSING MEASUREMENT INVARIANCE OF THE MODIFIED WEIGHT BIAS INTERNALIZATION SCALE

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Racial/ethnic differences in accuracy of body mass index reporting in a diverse cohort of young adults.

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Protective Misperception? Prospective Study of Weight Self-Perception and Blood Pressure in Adolescents With Overweight and Obesity.

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ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN ETHNIC IDENTITY, SOCIAL SUPPORT, AND SPIRITUALITY AMONG WOMEN LIVING WITH ADVERSITY

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The Role of Multiracial Identity Integration in the Relation Between Racial Discrimination and Depression in Multiracial Young Adults

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FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH INTENTIONS TO LOSE WEIGHT AMONG BLACK AND WHITE EMERGING ADULTS WITH OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY

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Antiretroviral Medication Adherence and Disease Management in Pediatric Populations

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Associations between Profiles of Maternal Strengths and Positive Parenting Practices among Mothers Experiencing Adversity

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16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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INTERNAL PREDICTORS OF SILENCING THE SELF IN BLACK WOMEN

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Social Support as a Moderator between Syndemics and Posttraumatic Stress among Women Experiencing Adversity

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16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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Strengths-Based Factors Related to Post-Traumatic Stress Problems in Black Youth with High Body Weights.

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EXPANDING THE LIVING HEALTHY SUMMER CAMP TO LATINO FAMILIES

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From conversion toward affirmation: Psychology, civil rights, and experiences of gender-diverse communities in Memphis.

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16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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SOCIAL SUPPORT AS A MEDIATOR OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SYNDEMICS AND POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS

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Positive Strategies to Enhance Problem-Solving Skills (STEPS): A Pilot Randomized, Controlled Trial of a Multicomponent, Technology-Enhanced, Customizable Antiretroviral Adherence Intervention for HIV-Infected Adolescents and Young Adults.

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Introduction to the Special Issue: Addressing Health Disparities in Pediatric Psychology.

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The scale matters: assessing body size with figure rating scales in a diverse sample of young adults.

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The mediating role of appearance comparisons on the relationship between negative appearance commentary and binge eating symptoms.

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PRELIMINARY EFFICACY OF A PILOT INTERVENTION FOR EMOTIONAL OVEREATING AND BINGE EATING AMONG ADOLESCENTS

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Correlates of sexual risk among sexual minority and heterosexual South African youths.

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PRIORITIZING BLACK WOMEN'S SEXUAL HEALTH: EXAMINING THE ROLES OF SUBSTANCE USE, PREP AWARENESS, AND STRENGTH-BASED APPROACHES

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Protective Factors Associated With Fewer Generalized Anxiety Disorder Symptoms Among Women Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence.

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Adolescent Engagement in a Binge-Eating Behavioral Health Intervention: Influence of Perceptions of Physical Appearance and Locus of Control.

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ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SLEEP QUALITY, DISORDERED EATING, AND DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS

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Spirituality and Parenting among Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence.

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16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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Mental health service utilization among African American and Caucasian mothers and fathers.

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Implementing a condensed dialectical behavior therapy skills group for binge-eating behaviors in adolescents.

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Weight stigma associated with mental health concerns among college students.

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CORRELATES OF WEIGHT LOSS INTENTION AMONG YOUNG ADULTS WITH HIGHER BODY WEIGHTS: THE ROLES OF STIGMA AND DISORDERED EATING

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Spirituality and Religiosity Profiles among Diverse Young Adults: The Relationship with Meaning Making

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Demographic factors, personal life experiences, and types of intimate partner violence.

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16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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To Screen or Not to Screen: Overreliance on Risk Without Protective Factors in Violence Research.

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A randomized pilot trial of a mobile delivered brief motivational interviewing and behavioral economic alcohol intervention for emerging adults.

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Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviors, and Nutritional Risk Profiles and Relations to Body Mass Index, Obesity, and Overweight in Eighth Grade.

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Helpful or harmful? Prospective association between weight misperception and weight gain among overweight and obese adolescents and young adults.

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Qualitative Comparison of Barriers to Antiretroviral Medication Adherence Among Perinatally and Behaviorally HIV-Infected Youth.

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48. Eating Disorders and Sleep Disturbances in Young Adults: A Prospective Cohort Study

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Unraveling the meaning of weight misperception in a sample of college students: Unaware or body satisfied?

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Diversity Accountability Index for Journals (DAI-J): Increasing awareness and establishing accountability across psychology journals

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THE MEDIATING ROLE OF RESILIENCE ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SYNDEMICS AND DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS AMONG MOTHERS LIVING WITH HIV

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ETHNIC IDENTITY MODERATES THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STRESS AND CO-OCCURRING ADVERSITIES AMONG BLACK WOMEN

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Adaptation of an HIV Medication Adherence Intervention for Adolescents and Young Adults.

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Weight misperception among young adults with overweight/obesity associated with disordered eating behaviors.

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THE MEDIATING ROLE OF MULTIRACIAL IDENTITY INTEGRATION ON THE RELATION BETWEEN RACISM AND DEPRESSION AMONG MULTIRACIAL ADULTS

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PROFILES OF WEIGHT STIGMA AND MENTAL HEALTH: ASSOCIATION WITH HEALTH OUTCOMES AMONG EMERGING ADULTS WITH OVERWEIGHT/OBESITY

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A Cross-Sectional Examination of Intimate Partner Violence and Mother-Child Communication

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16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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Including fathers in clinical interventions for children and adolescents.

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Measuring weight- and shape-based social identity threat vulnerability in young adults.

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Going Above and Beyond: Exemplar Diversity Training in Pediatric Psychology

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Upending racism in psychological science: Strategies to change how science is conducted, reported, reviewed, and disseminated.

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Condom Carnival: feasibility of a novel group intervention for decreasing sexual risk

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Black and White Parents' Willingness to Seek Help for Children's Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms.

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The moderating role of resilience on the relationship between perceived stress and binge eating symptoms among young adult women.

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ENGAGING 6TH THROUGH 9TH GRADE STUDENTS IN CANCER-RELATED STEM PROJECTS: A PILOT EXAMINATION OF PROJECT CLIMB MEMPHIS

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JPP Student Journal Club Commentary: Toward a More Complete Understanding of Disruption and Resilience Among Latino and Non-Latino White Youth With Spina Bifida.

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Cross-sectional and Prospective Examination of Weight Misperception and Depressive Symptoms Among Youth with Overweight and Obesity.

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Upending Racism in Psychological Science: Strategies to Change How Our Science is Conducted, Reported, Reviewed & Disseminated

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Description of an intervention to treat binge-eating behaviors among adolescents: Applying the Template for Intervention Descriptions and Replication.

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Let's Talk!, A South African worksite-based HIV prevention parenting program.

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The Differential Effects of Perceived Social Support on Adolescent Hope: Testing the Moderating Effects of Age and Gender

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Examining Resource-Driven Resilience and Intimate Partner Violence in Women

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Associations between Substance Use and Depressive Symptoms among Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence.

# publications[].tags
16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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Protective Factors associated with Resilience in Women Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence.

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16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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Acceptance-based skill acquisition and cognitive reappraisal in a culturally responsive treatment for binge eating in adolescence.

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ETHNIC IDENTITY PREDICTS WEIGHT MISPERCEPTION FOR EMERGING ADULTS CLASSIFIED WITH OVERWEIGHT/OBESITY

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Relating shape/weight based self-esteem, depression, and anxiety with weight and perceived physical health among young adults.

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Resilience as a moderator between syndemics and depression in mothers living with HIV.

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Prospective association between overvaluation of weight and binge eating among overweight adolescent girls.

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Weight-Focused Public Health Interventions-No Benefit, Some Harm.

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Child problem recognition and help-seeking intentions among black and white parents.

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Associations Between Spirituality and Mental Health in Women Exposed to Adversity

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16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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THE IMPACT OF WEIGHT OVERVALUATION ON WEIGHT DISSATISFACTION AMONG EMERGING ADULTS

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QUALITATIVE COMPARISON OF BARRIERS TO ANTIRETROVIRAL MEDICATION ADHERENCE AMONG PERINATALLY AND BEHAVIORALLY HIV-INFECTED YOUTH

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How Peer Conflict Profiles and Socio-Demographic Factors Influence Type 1 Diabetes Adaptation.

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We Are Not All the Same: Protective Effects of Being Raised in Wakanda

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A STRENGTH-BASED APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING HEALTH DISPARITIES: EXAMINING RISK AND RESILIENCE IN MOTHERS LIVING WITH SYNDEMICS

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Social support for mothers living with HIV: A pilot investigation of the beneficial roles of positive parenting and community cohesion

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Parenting in matched pairs of women of color experiencing intimate partner violence and living with and without HIV.

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16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AND MOTHER-CHILD COMMUNICATION ABOUT SYNDEMICS.

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A pilot South African worksite-based parenting program: preliminary effects on parent-child communication about sex and HIV

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The protective roles of ethnic identity and community cohesion on substance use among Black women experiencing adversity.

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16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

# publications[].label
The mediating role of internalized weight stigma on weight perception and depression among emerging adults: Exploring moderation by weight and race.

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CONDOM CARNIVAL EVALUATION: COMPARISON OF A NOVEL SEXUAL RISK REDUCTION INTERVENTION TO "BUSINESS AS USUAL" AND A GOLD STANDARD

# researcherOn[].label
Examining resilience in youth exposed to adversity

# researcherOn[].awardedBy.label
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development - (Bethesda, Maryland, United States)

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The impact of stress and resilience on obesity-related metabolic complications in adolescents

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National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases - (Bethesda, Maryland, United States)

# streetAddress
Psychology Building, Room 256, MS 4235; 

# organizations[]
Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences

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Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences@en-US

# inTheNews[].label
School warnings about children's weight don't work, study says