Current Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
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2024 - Present
Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry,
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Recent Publications
Differences in inflammation among black and white individuals: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Journal Article Brain Behav Immun · July 2025 IMPORTANCE: Despite persisting health disparities between Black and White individuals, racial differences in inflammation have yet to be comprehensively examined. OBJECTIVE: To determine if significant differences in circulating levels of inflammatory mark ... Full text Link to item CiteCriminalizing Psychopathology in Black Americans: Racial and Gender Differences in the Relationship Between Psychopathology and Arrests
Journal Article Clinical Psychological Science · November 1, 2024 Black Americans are arrested at disproportionate levels compared with White Americans. We sought to understand whether the association between psychopathology and arrest record is equally strong for Black Americans and White Americans, hypothesizing that t ... Full text CiteCulturally compelled coping and depressive symptoms in Black Americans: Examining the role of psychophysiological regulatory capacity.
Journal Article Emotion · June 2024 Given the culture of racism in the United States, Black Americans are often required to use culturally compelled coping (CCC) styles, such as emotional and behavioral restraint and vigilance. Although CCC is adaptive in the face of pervasive racialized str ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
NC PAL Expansion
Public ServiceAcademic Coordinator · Awarded by NC DHHS · 2022 - 2026North Carolina Trauma-Informed Communities (TIC) Project,
Public ServiceFaculty Associate · Awarded by Center for Child and Family Health · 2023 - 2025View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Ohio State University ·
2022
Ph.D.