Children and Families

Recent Publications

Banerjee, M., & Plunkett, S. W. (2022). Victimization, Ethnic Identity, and Psychosocial Adjustment During First Year Experiences of Latina/o College Students from Immigrant Families. In D. J. Johnson, S. S. Chuang, & J. Glozman (Eds.), Re/Formation and Identity: The Intersectionality of Development, Culture, and Immigration (pp. 295–313). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86426-2_14

Henderson, A. K., Wong, J. S., Dues, A., & Walsemann, K. M. (2024). Interpersonal Discrimination and Relationship Quality among Married Mid-Life and Older Black Adults. Journal of Family Issues, 45(1), 185-205. https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X221150988

Henderson, A. K., Walsemann, K. M., & Ailshire, J. A. (2022). Religious Involvement and Cognitive Functioning at the Intersection of Race–Ethnicity and Gender Among Midlife and Older Adults. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 77(1), 237–248. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbab034

Levy, B. L. (2022). Wealth, Race, and Place: How Neighborhood (Dis)advantage From Emerging to Middle Adulthood Affects Wealth Inequality and the Racial Wealth Gap. Demography, 59(1), 293–320. https://doi.org/10.1215/00703370-9710284

Woo, B., Pitner, R., & Wilson, B. (2022). White College Students’ Racial Prejudice and Perceptions of Racial Hate Crime. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 37(23-24), NP21626-NP21645. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605211062987

Woo, B., & Jun, J. (2022). COVID-19 Racial Discrimination and Depressive Symptoms among Asians Americans: Does Communication about the Incident Matter? Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 24(1), 78–85. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-021-01167-x

Faculty

Jimi Adams, Ph.D.

Jimi Adams, Ph.D.

Professor of Sociology

Pronouns: he/him
Social network diffusion processes of infectious diseases, ideas, and behaviors.

     

Meeta Banerjee, Ph.D.

Meeta Banerjee, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Psychology

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Social influences on the developmental trajectories of underrepresented minority youth and families.

          

Andrea Henderson, Ph.D.

Andrea Henderson, Ph.D.

Co-Director of CHIP and Associate Professor of Sociology

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The religious lives of Black Americans and how religion influences health and well-being in the face of stress, including racial discrimination.

     

S. Wright Kennedy, Ph.D.

S. Wright Kennedy, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of History

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History of health, environment, and segregation, historical networks and GIS.

     

Bongki Woo, Ph.D.

Bongki Woo, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Social Work

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Social and enviornmental determinants of mental health and well-being of people of color.

          

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