Publications

EMPOWER Youth Lab members are bolded. * denotes a graduate student or postdoctoral student author, # denotes an undergraduate student author.

Given that this list is typically updated yearly, the most recent year may not capture all updates.

2023

  • Williams, C. D., *DeLaney, E. N., Moreno, O., *Santana, A., *Fuentes, L., *Muñoz, G., *Elias, M. J., Johnson, K. F., Peterson, R. E., Hood, K. B., The Spit for Science Working Group, Vassileva, J., Dick, D. M., & Amstadter, A. B. (in press). Family home disruptions during COVID-19 predicting emerging adults’ mental health over time: Protective effects of family relationship quality. The Journal of Family Psychology.

  • Atkin, A. L., Christophe, N. K., Williams, C. D., & the LOVING Study Collaborative. (in press). Investigating how parental support varies across racially diverse mothers and fathers in relation to emerging adults’ Multiracial experiences and psychological distress. Invited Special Issue in Race and Social Problems. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12552-023-09386-7. Advance online publication.

  • Velazquez, E., Espinosa-Hernandez, G., Garthe, R. C., Williams, C. D., *Romo, S., & Corona, R. (in press). Processes underlying Mexican adolescents’ sexual behaviors and intentions: Examining the roles of familial cultural values and parental monitoring. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000578. Advance online publication.

  •  Townsend, T., Dillard-Wright, J., Prestwich, K., Alapatt, V., Kouame, G., Kubicki, J., Johnson, K. F., & Williams, C. D. (in press). Public safety redefined: Mitigating trauma by centering the community in community mental health. American Psychologist. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0001081. Advance online publication.

  • *DeLaney, E. N., Williams, C. D., Jones, S. C. T., Hood, K. B., Cage, J., Coston, B. E., Hawn, S. E., *Santana, A., & Dick, D. M. (in press). Sexual victimization and mental health among LGBQ+ college students: Examining social support and trauma-related drinking as mediators. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-022-00997-6

  • *Lee, A., *Maghsoodi, A., Ruedas-Gracia, N., & Williams, C. D. (in press). Measures of racial/ethnic/cultural (REC) belonging: A systematic review of the literature. Identity: An International Journal of Theory and Research. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/15283488.2022.2127725

  • Johnson, K. F., Hood, K. B., Moreno, O., *Fuentes, L., Williams, C. D., The Spit for Science Working Group, Vassileva, J., Amstadter, A. B., & Dick, D. M. (in press). COVID-19 induced inequalities and mental health: Testing the moderating roles of self-rated health & race/ethnicity. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-022-01389-1

  • Moreno, O., Williams, C. D., *Muñoz, G., *Elias, M., *Santana, A., *Fuentes, L., *Garcia-Rodriguez, I., *Hernandez, C., Hood, K. B., Johnson, K., Montemayor, B. N., The Spit for Science Working Group, Vassileva, J., Dick, D. M., & Amstadter, A. B. (in press). Moderating role of healthcare disruptions on friend and family pandemic-related negative life events predicting Latines’ anxiety and alcohol use over time. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-022-00853-7

  • *DeLaney, E. N., Williams, C. D., *Elias, M. J., *Walker, C. J., Smith, T. H., Adkins, A., Lozada, F. T., & Dick, D. M. (in press). Racial discrimination and depressive symptoms mediated by conversations about race among students of color. Journal of American College Health. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2021.1998071

  • *Dunn, C., Williams, C. D., Hood, K. & *Walker, C. J. (2023). Sex differences in how ethnic-racial identity informs first coital affect and virginity beliefs among Black college students. Journal of American College Health, 71(1), 221-227. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2021.1888737

2022

  • *Elias, M. J., *DeLaney, E. N., Williams, C. D., #Hawa, S., *Walker, C. J., Lozada, F. T., Su, J., The Spit for Science Working Group, & Dick, D. M. (2022). Cultural socialization and ethnic-racial identity mediated by positive and negative conversations about race: Exploring differences among Asian American, African American, Latinx, Multiracial, & White students. Identity: An International Journal of Theory and Research, 22(4), 282-297. https://doi.org/10.1080/15283488.2021.1999815

  • Su, J., Trevino, A. D., I-Chun Kuo, S., Aliev, F., Williams, C. D., Guy, M. M., the Spit for Science Working Group, & Dick, D. M. (2022). Racial discrimination and alcohol problems: Examining interactions with genetic risk and impulsivity among African American young adults. Journal of Youth & Adolescence, 51, 1552–1567. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-022-01609-1

  • *Cariello, A. N., Perrin, P., Williams, C. D., Espinoza, G. A., Morlett-Paredes, A., & Moreno, O. A. (2022). Moderating influence of social support on the relations between discrimination and health via depression in Latinx immigrants. Journal of Latinx Psychology, 10(2), 98-111. https://doi.org/10.1037/lat0000200

  • Williams, C. D., Lozada, F. T., Hood, K. B., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Jahromi, L. B. & Updegraff, K. A. (2022). Mexican-origin 5-year-old children’s ethnic-racial identity centrality and attitudes predicting social functioning. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 28(2), 158-170. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000511

  • *DeLaney, E. N., Williams, C. D., Mosley, D. V., *Hawn, S. E., the Spit for Science Working Group, & Dick, D. M. (2022). The associations between sexual victimization and health outcomes among LGBQA college students: Examining the moderating role of social support. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 37 (11-12), 10393-10417. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260520978179

  •  *Walker, C. J., Williams, C. D., Winter, M. A., & Everhart, R. S. (2022). African American children’s racial discrimination experiences and mental health. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 31, 1621–1629. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-022-02311-3

  • *DeLaney, E. N., Williams, C. D., Jones, S. C. T., Corley, N., Lozada, F. T., *Walker, C. J., Spit for Science Working Group, & Dick, D. M. (2022). Black college students’ ethnic-racial identity and academic achievement: Examining mental health and racial discrimination as moderators. Journal of Black Psychology, 48(1), 100-129. https://doi.org/10.1177/00957984211034268

  • *Walker, C., J., Williams, C. D., Cage, J., *DeLaney, E. N., Lozada, F. T., the Spit for Science Working Group, & Dick, D. M. (2022). Associations between ethnic-racial identity and alcohol problems among diverse emerging adults. Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, 21(2), 638-661. https://doi.org/10.1080/15332640.2020.1793865

2021

  • Williams, C. D., Hood, K. B., Moreno, O., Chartier, K. G., Johnson, K. F., Townsend, T., Kuo, S. I., The Spit for Science Working Group, Vassileva, J., Dick, D. M., & Amstadter, A. B. (2021). The impact of COVID-19 disruptions and perceived discrimination on well-being and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms: Testing the moderating role of exercise among African American and Asian American emerging adults. Emerging Adulthood, 9(5), 506-515. https://doi.org/10.1177/21676968211038793

  • Williams, C. D., Smith, T. H., Adkins, A., *Walker, C. J., *Santana, A., Lozada, F. T., Su, J., & Dick, D. M. (2021). Effects of receiving genetic ancestry results on emerging adults’ ethnic-racial identity affirmation. Emerging Adulthood, 9(4), 422-428. https://doi.org/10.1177/21676968211020880

  • Johnson, K., Robins, L. B., Williams, C. D., & Townsend, T. G. (2021). Interrogating systems that cause disparities: Testing the social-ecological model in low- versus high-density African American communities. Journal of Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences, 15(1), 329–344. https://doi.org/10.5590/JSBHS.2021.15.1.22

  • Lozada, F. T., Seaton, E. K., Williams, C. D., & Tynes, B. M. (2021). Exploration of bidirectionality in African American and Latinx adolescents' offline and online racial discrimination. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 27(3), 386-396. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000355

  • Williams, C. D., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Updegraff, K. A., & Jahromi, L. B. (2021). Measuring Mexican-origin children’s ethnic-racial identity attitudes, centrality, and knowledge in early childhood. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 75, 101290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appdev.2021.101290

  • Su, J., Seaton, E. K., Williams, C. D., the Spit for Science Working Group, & Dick, D. M. (2021). Racial discrimination, depressive symptoms, ethnic-racial identity and alcohol use among Black American young adults. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 35(5), 523-535. https://doi.org/10.1037/adb0000717

  • Riley, T. N., *DeLaney, E., *Brown, D., Lozada, F. T., Williams, C. D., The Spit for Science Working Group, & Dick, D. M. (2021). The associations between African American emerging adults’ racial discrimination and civic engagement via emotion regulation. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 27(2), 169-175. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000335

2020

  • Williams, C. D., Byrd, C. M., Quintana, S. M., *Anicama, C., Kiang, L., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Calzada, E. J., Pabón Gautier, M. C., *Ejesi, K., *Tuitt, N. R., *Martinez-Fuentes, S., *White, L., Marks, A. K., Rogers, L. O., & Whitesell, N. (2020). A lifespan model of ethnic-racial identity. Research in Human Development, 17(2-3), 99-129. https://doi.org/10.1080/15427609.2020.1831882

  • Marks, A. K., Calzada, E., Kiang, L., Pabón Gautier, M. C., *Martinez-Fuentes, S., *Tuitt, N. R., *Ejesi, K., Rogers, L. O., Williams, C. D., & Umaña-Taylor, A. (2020). Applying the lifespan model of ethnic-racial identity: Exploring affect, behavior, and cognition to promote well-being. Research in Human Development, 17(2-3), 154-176. https://doi.org/10.1080/15427609.2020.1854607

  • Rogers, L. O., Kiang, L., *White, L., Calzada, E. J., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Byrd, C. M., Williams, C. D., Marks, A., & Whitesell, N. A. (2020). Persistent concerns: Questions for research on ethnic-racial identity development. Research in Human Development, 17(2-3), 130-153. https://doi.org/10.1080/15427609.2020.1831881

  • Rogers, L. O., Williams, C. D., Marks, A. K., Calzada, E. J., & Umaña-Taylor, A. J. (2020). Response to commentary. Research in Human Development, 17(2-3), 186-188. https://doi.org/10.1080/15427609.2021.1872335

  • Jahromi, L. B., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Updegraff, K. A., Williams, C. D., & *Kirkman, K. (2020). Depressive symptoms and developmental change in mothers’ emotion scaffolding: Links to children’s self-regulation and academic readiness. Developmental Psychology, 56(11), 2040–2054. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0001107

  • Abrams, J. A., Belgrave, F. Z., Williams, C. D., & Maxwell, M. L. (2020). African American adolescent girls’ beliefs about skin tone and colorism. Journal of Black Psychology, 46(2-3), 169-194. https://doi.org/10.1177/0095798420928194

  • *Kunemund, R. L., *Nemer, S. L., Williams, C. D., *Miller, C. C., Sutherland, K. S., Conroy, M. A. & Granger, K. (2020). The mediating role of teacher self-efficacy in the relation between teacher-child race mismatch and conflict. Psychology in the Schools, 57(11), 1757-1770. https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.22419

  • *Cariello, A. N., Perrin, P. B., Williams, C. D., Espinoza, G. A., Morlett-Paredes, A., Moreno, O. A., & Trujillo, M. A. (2020). Moderating influence of enculturation on the relations between minority stressors and physical health via anxiety in Latinx immigrants. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 26(3), 356-366. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000308

  • Williams, C. D., Bravo, D. Y, Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Updegraff, K. A., Jahromi, L. B., *Martinez-Fuentes, S. & *Elias, M. J. (2020). Intergenerational transmission of cultural socialization and effects on young children’s developmental competencies among Mexican-origin families. Developmental Psychology, 56(2), 199–207. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0000859

  • *Su, J., *Kuo, S. I., Derlan, C. L., Hagiwara, N., Guy, M. C., & Dick, D. M. (2020). Racial discrimination and alcohol problems among African American young adults: Examining the moderating effects of racial socialization by parents and friends. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 26(2), 260-270. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000294

2019

  • Derlan, C. L., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Updegraff, K. A., Jahromi, L. B., & *Fuentes, S. (2019). A prospective test of the family stress model with Mexican-origin adolescent mothers. Journal of Latinx Psychology, 7(2), 105-122. https://doi.org/10.1037/lat0000109

  • Zeiders, K. H., Bayless, S. D., Derlan, C. L., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Updegraff, K. A., & Jahromi, L. B. (2019). Discrimination and ethnic-racial identity: Understanding direction of effects using within- and between-person analyses. Child Development, 90, e373-e385. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.12978 

  • Loyd, A. B., Derlan, C. L., Smith, E. V., Norris, S. A., Richter, L. M., & Roeser, R. W. (2019). Evaluating the psychometric properties of a measure of ethnic identity among Black South African youth. Identity: An International Journal of Theory and Research, 19, 44-61. https://doi.org/10.1080/15283488.2019.1566070

2018

  • *Su, J., *Kuo, S. I., Aliev, F., Guy, M. C., Derlan, C. L., Edenberg, H. J., Nurnberger Jr., J. I., Kramer, J. R., Bucholz, K. K., Salvatore, J. E., & Dick, D. M. (2018). Influence of parental alcohol dependence symptoms and parenting on adolescent risky drinking and conduct problems: A family systems perspective. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 42(9), 1783-1794. https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.13827

  • Derlan, C. L., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Updegraff, K. A., & Jahromi, L. B. (2018). Mother-grandmother and mother-father coparenting across time among Mexican-origin adolescent mothers and families. Journal of Marriage and Family, 80(2), 349-366. https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12462

  • *Radcliff, Z., *Al Ghriwati, N., Derlan, C. L., *Velazquez, E., Halfond, R., & Corona, R. (2018). The relationship between Latina/o youth’s internal health locus of control, cultural factors, and body mass index. Journal of Latinx Psychology, 6(3), 190-203. https://doi.org/10.1037/lat0000093

  • Derlan, C. L., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Jahromi, L. B, & Updegraff, K. A. (2018). Cultural socialization attitudes and behaviors: Examining mothers’ centrality, discrimination experiences, and children’s effortful control as moderators. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 24(2), 162-172. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000176

  • Bravo, D. Y., Derlan, C. L., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Updegraff, K. A., & Jahromi, L. B. (2018). Processes underlying Mexican-origin adolescent mothers’ BMI. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 24(2), 284-293. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000181

2016-2017

  • Derlan, C. L., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Updegraff, K. A., & Jahromi, L. B. (2017). Longitudinal relations among Mexican-origin mothers’ cultural characteristics, cultural socialization, and 5-year-old children’s ethnic-racial identification. Developmental Psychology, 53(11), 2078-2091. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0000386

  • Derlan, C. L., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Toomey, R. B., Jahromi, L. B, & Updegraff, K. A. (2016). Measuring cultural socialization attitudes and behaviors of Mexican-origin mothers with young children: A longitudinal investigation. Family Relations, 65, 477-489. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12196

  • Derlan, C. L., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Updegraff, K. A., & Jahromi, L. B. (2016). Mothers’ characteristics as predictors of adolescents’ ethnic-racial identity: An examination of Mexican-origin teen mothers. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 22, 453-459. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000072