2024
Examining the integrated model of the interpersonal‐psychological theory of suicide and intersectionality theory among Black male adolescents
Douglas R, Alli J, Gaylord‐Harden N, Opara I, Gilreath T. Examining the integrated model of the interpersonal‐psychological theory of suicide and intersectionality theory among Black male adolescents. Suicide And Life-Threatening Behavior 2024 PMID: 38411036, DOI: 10.1111/sltb.13066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchActive suicidal ideationTheory of suicideSuicidal ideationSuicidal thoughtsInterpersonal Psychological Theory of SuicideInterpersonal-psychological theory of suicidePsychological Theory of SuicideInterpersonal-psychological theoryWitnessing community violenceRacial discriminationBlack male adolescentsPerceived burdensomenessSelf-report surveyCommunity violenceBlack adolescent boysContextual stressorsSchool belongingnessIdeationMale adolescentsModerating effectAdolescent boysSuicideBelongingnessStructural oppressionIntegrated model
2021
Countering Educational Disparities Among Black Boys and Black Adolescent Boys from Pre-K to High School: A Life Course-Intersectional Perspective
Wint K, Opara I, Gordon R, Brooms D. Countering Educational Disparities Among Black Boys and Black Adolescent Boys from Pre-K to High School: A Life Course-Intersectional Perspective. The Urban Review 2021, 54: 183-206. PMID: 34565917, PMCID: PMC8450170, DOI: 10.1007/s11256-021-00616-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBlack boysEducational opportunity gapsHigh school yearsBlack adolescent boysEducational successAcademic successDiscipline disparitiesOpportunity gapsSchool yearHigh schoolEducational disparitiesCollective understandingLife courseIntersectionality theoryBoysCourseAdolescent boysProtective factorsEducatorsSchoolsPreschoolAchievementPerspectiveLater yearsSuccess