academic article

• Overweight in childhood: the role of resilient parenting in African-American households..  American journal of preventive medicine.  40:329-33. 2011
• Perceived everyday discrimination and psychological distress: does social support matter?.  Ethnicity & health.  15:417-34. 2010
• Situational stressors among African-American women living in low-income urban areas: the role of social support..  Women & health.  50:159-75. 2010
• Characteristics of African-American male caregivers in a study of oral health in Detroit--a brief communication..  Journal of public health dentistry.  69:197-200. 2009