Ijeoma Opara

Health ProfessionsPsychologyMedicineSocial Sciences

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Driven by 62 papers. Top paper: “Intersectional Effects of Sexual Orientation Concealment, Internalized Homophobia, and Gender Expression on Sexual Identity and HIV Risk Among Sexual Minority Men of Color: A Path Analysis”.

Intersectional Effects of Sexual Orientation Concealment, Internalized Homophobia, and Gender Expression on Sexual Identity and HIV Risk Among Sexual Minority Men of Color: A Path Analysis

Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care(2021)10.1097/jnc.0000000000000274

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32 citations

David T. Lardier, Ijeoma Opara, Rodman Turpin, Donté T. Boyd, José I. Gutierrez +4 more

Sexual Health and Drug Use Prevention for Black Girls (The Dreamer Girls Project): Protocol for an Intervention Development

JMIR Research Protocols(2023)10.2196/45007

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5 citations

Cora Gabriel, Beatriz Duran-Becerra, Keosha T. Bond, Ashley V. Hill, Sydney Hussett-Richardson +3 more

Black Adolescent Females’ Perceptions of PrEP for HIV Risk Reduction

Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (JIAPAC)(2023)10.1177/23259582231206934

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5 citations

Ijeoma Opara, Veronica Weser, Brandon E. Sands, Kimberly Hieftje, Mariana Budge

Pilot-testing a Multiplayer HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infection Prevention Video Game Intervention for Black Adolescent Girls: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

JMIR Research Protocols(2022)10.2196/43666

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Ijeoma Opara, Mariana Budge, Lindsay R. Duncan, Claudia-Santi F. Fernandes, Sydney Hussett-Richardson +3 more

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)10.1007/s11256-021-00616-z

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34 citations

Ijeoma Opara, Rahjaun Gordon, Derrick R. Brooms, Keisha M. Wint

Mental health burden among Black adolescents: the need for better assessment, diagnosis and treatment engagement

Social Work in Mental Health(2021)10.1080/15332985.2021.1879345

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31 citations

Guy Weissinger, David T. Lardier, Yzette Lanier, Sierra Carter, Bridgette M. Brawner +1 more

Coping in the Time of COVID-19: Buffering Stressors With Coping Strategies

Journal of Loss and Trauma(2021)10.1080/15325024.2021.1914987

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28 citations

Karla J. Bautista, Matt Asare, Ijeoma Opara, Chukwuemeka N. Okafor

Reframing Sexual Health for Black Girls and Women in HIV/STI Prevention Work: Highlighting the Role of Identity and Interpersonal Relationships

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health(2021)10.3390/ijerph182212088

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28 citations

Jasmine A. Abrams, Kristina Cross, Ndidiamaka Amutah‐Onukagha, Ijeoma Opara

The brief sense of community scale: Testing dimensionality and measurement invariance by gender among Hispanic/Latinx youth

Journal of Community Psychology(2021)10.1002/jcop.22585

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24 citations

Ijeoma Opara, Irene N. Cantu, Pauline Garcia‐Reid, Robert J. Reid, David T. Lardier

Effects of Brief Interventions on Internalizing Symptoms and Substance Use in Youth: A Systematic Review

Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review(2021)10.1007/s10567-021-00372-2

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19 citations

Deanna Parisi, Ijeoma Opara, Jessica L. Schleider, Riley McDanal

Understanding Neighborhoods’ Impact on Youth Substance Use and Mental Health Outcomes in Paterson, New Jersey: Protocol for a Community-Based Participatory Research Study

JMIR Research Protocols(2021)10.2196/29427

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12 citations

Noelle R. Leonard, Daneele Thorpe, Trace Kershaw, Ijeoma Opara

Ethnic Identity as a Moderator Between HIV Knowledge, Viral Hepatitis Knowledge, and Psychological Antecedents Among Racial-Ethnic Minority Youth Living in an Urban Community

Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities(2021)10.1007/s40615-021-01069-6

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7 citations

David T. Lardier, Myles I. Durkee, Pauline Garcia‐Reid, Robert J. Reid, Ijeoma Opara

How Black Teen Girls Navigate Social Media to Form Romantic Relationships

Social Media + Society(2021)10.1177/20563051211033823

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22 citations

Ijeoma Opara, Brandon E. Sands, Claudia-Santi F. Fernandes, Kimberly Hieftje, Veronica Weser

Associations between Parent–Child Communication on Sexual Health and Drug Use and Use of Drugs during Sex among Urban Black Youth

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health(2021)10.3390/ijerph18105170

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14 citations

Ijeoma Opara, Camille R. Quinn, Bernadine Waller, S. Raquel Ramos, Dustin T. Duncan +1 more

A Spatial Analysis of Alcohol Outlet Density Type, Abandoned Properties, and Police Calls on Aggravated Assault Rates in a Northeastern U.S. City

Substance Use & Misuse(2021)10.1080/10826084.2021.1942053

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13 citations

Ijeoma Opara, Yan Lin, Emily Roach, Andriana Herrera, Pauline Garcia‐Reid +2 more

Alcohol Use Cravings as a Mediator Between Associated Risk Factors on Increased Alcohol Use among Youth Adults in New York During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly(2021)10.1080/07347324.2021.1950091

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12 citations

Sana Malik, David T. Lardier, Joyonna Gamble‐George, Ryan J. Kelly, Chukwuemeka N. Okafor +3 more

Testing the factor structure of the brief sense of community scale among black girls and the relationship with ethnic identity, empowerment and social support

Children and Youth Services Review(2021)10.1016/j.childyouth.2021.106095

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11 citations

David T. Lardier, Pauline Garcia‐Reid, Robert J. Reid, Ijeoma Opara

Psychological sense of community, community civic participation, and ethnic identity on social justice orientation and psychological empowerment between LGBQ and Non-LGBQ youth of color

Journal of LGBT Youth(2021)10.1080/19361653.2020.1860858

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10 citations

Ijeoma Opara, M. Kathryn Brammer, Stacy A. Pinto, Pauline Garcia‐Reid, Robert J. Reid +1 more

A latent profile analysis of psychological sense of community and ethnic identity among racial–ethnic minority young adults from the southwestern United States

Journal of Community Psychology(2021)10.1002/jcop.22686

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8 citations

Ijeoma Opara, Emily Roach, David T. Lardier

Symptoms of Distress during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States

American journal of health studies(2021)10.47779/ajhs.2021.638

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2 citations

Matt Asare, Karla J. Bautista, Ijeoma Opara, Chukwuemeka N. Okafor

Increasing HIV/AIDS knowledge among urban ethnic minority youth: Findings from a community-based prevention intervention program

Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services(2021)10.1080/15381501.2021.1910097

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4 citations

Ijeoma Opara, Robert J. Reid, Pauline Garcia‐Reid, Andriana Herrera, Irene N. Cantu +1 more

Sociopolitical control as a mediator between ethnic identity and social support on 30-day drug use among black girls

Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse(2021)10.1080/15332640.2021.1975007

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4 citations

Ashley V. Hill, Amanda Calhoun, Marline Francois, Courtnae Alves, Pauline Garcia‐Reid +2 more

Teaching Note—#BlackGirlsMatter and the Social Work Curriculum: Integrating Intersectionality Within Social Work Education

Journal of Social Work Education(2021)10.1080/10437797.2021.1985026

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3 citations

Tiffany L. Brown, Ijeoma Opara

Strong Black Women: Linking Stereotypes, Stress, and Overeating Among a Sample of Black Female College Students

Journal of Black Studies(2022)10.1177/00219347221087453

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32 citations

Ijeoma Opara, Ndidiamaka Amutah‐Onukagha, Dawn Godbolt

Feeling Invisible and Unheard: A Qualitative Exploration of Gendered-Racist Stereotypes Influence on Sexual Decision Making and Mistreatment of Black Teen Girls

Youth & Society(2022)10.1177/0044118x221075051

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30 citations

Veronica Weser, Brandon E. Sands, Claudia-Santi F. Fernandes, Sydney Hussett-Richardson, Kimberly Hieftje +1 more

School Absenteeism and Neighborhood Deprivation and Threat: Utilizing the Child Opportunity Index to Assess for Neighborhood-Level Disparities in Passaic County, NJ

Urban Education(2022)10.1177/00420859221125704

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18 citations

Daneele Thorpe, David T. Lardier, Ijeoma Opara

Structural indicators of suicide: an exploration of state-level risk factors among Black and White people in the United States, 2015–2019

Journal of Public Mental Health(2022)10.1108/jpmh-09-2021-0111

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15 citations

Corbin J. Standley, John F. Gunn, Ijeoma Opara, Ryan Robertson

The Association Between Racial Attitudes, Alcohol Use and Mood Disorders Among Black Adolescents

Journal of Prevention(2022)10.1007/s10935-022-00706-y

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5 citations

David T. Lardier, Donté T. Boyd, Augustine Cassis Obeng Boateng, Bridgette M. Brawner, Ijeoma Opara

A Systematic Review on Sexual Health and Drug Use Prevention Interventions for Black Girls

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health(2022)10.3390/ijerph19063176

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14 citations

Kimberly Pierre, Maame Araba Assan, Laurel Scheinfeld, Courtnae Alves, Kristina Cross +3 more

Role of the Intersections of Gender, Race and Sexual Orientation in the Association between Substance Use Behaviors and Sexually Transmitted Infections in a National Sample of Adults with Recent Criminal Legal Involvement

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health(2022)10.3390/ijerph19074100

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6 citations

Ijeoma Opara, Emily A. Wang, Tyler D. Harvey

What happens when we ask? A phenomenological focus group on HIV prevention and sexual health education among emancipated foster care youth

Children and Youth Services Review(2022)10.1016/j.childyouth.2022.106583

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5 citations

Ashley Lizarraga, David T. Lardier, Andriana Herrera, Pauline Garcia‐Reid, Robert J. Reid +1 more

Schools’ Neighborhoods and Characteristics: Implications for Standardized Academic Achievement in Passaic, NJ’s Elementary, Middle and High Schools

The Urban Review(2022)10.1007/s11256-022-00652-3

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3 citations

Daneele Thorpe, David T. Lardier, Deanna Parisi, Ijeoma Opara

Correction: Schools’ Neighborhoods and Characteristics: Implications for Standardized Academic Achievement in Passaic, NJ’s Elementary, Middle and High Schools

The Urban Review(2022)10.1007/s11256-022-00654-1

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Daneele Thorpe, David T. Lardier, Deanna Parisi, Ijeoma Opara

Racial/ethnic disparities in PM2.5-attributable cardiovascular mortality burden in the United States

Nature Human Behaviour(2023)10.1038/s41562-023-01694-7

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43 citations

Emma Zang, Ijeoma Opara, Yuan Lu, Harlan M. Krumholz, Kai Chen +1 more

Addressing Gendered Racism Against Black Girls Using a Strengths-Based Empowerment-Intersectional Framework for Sexual Health and Substance Use Prevention Programming

Health Promotion Practice(2023)10.1177/15248399231171145

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9 citations

Raquel Alba Martín, Ashley V. Hill, Amanda Calhoun, Ijeoma Opara

Adolescent Polysubstance Use and Co-Occurring Weapon Carrying, Bullying Victimization, and Depressive Symptomology: Patterns and Differences in the United States

Child Psychiatry & Human Development(2023)10.1007/s10578-023-01573-2

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9 citations

Mike Henson-García, Ann Abraham, Denise C. Vidot, Sarah Messiah, Ijeoma Opara +1 more

Relationship between suicide ideation and attempts, bully victimization, dating violence, and depressive symptoms among Black and Hispanic youth

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior(2023)10.1111/sltb.13015

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9 citations

Sitara M. Weerakoon, Jasmin R. Brooks, Taylor Choe, John F. Gunn, Shawndaya S. Thrasher +1 more

Utilizing Community-Centered Approaches to Address Black Maternal Mortality

Health Education & Behavior(2023)10.1177/10901981231177078

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8 citations

Ngozi Okoli, Maame-Owusua Boateng, Jacqueline Sandoval, Divya Gumudavelly, Shannon T. Larsuel +2 more

Racial Differences in 1-Year Mortality after Hospitalization for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in the United States

Annals of the American Thoracic Society(2023)10.1513/annalsats.202304-359oc

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5 citations

Aruna Priya, Penelope S. Pekow, Kerry A. Spitzer, Allan J. Walkey, Ijeoma Opara +3 more

“It Makes Me Feel like I Can Make a Difference”: A Qualitative Exploration of Peer Mentoring with Black and Hispanic High School Students

Youth(2023)10.3390/youth3020034

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3 citations

Isha W. Metzger, Sandy Dawoud, Kimberly Pierre, Maame Araba Assan, Pauline Garcia‐Reid +2 more

HIV knowledge and protective factors among racial-ethnic minority youth: moderation by ethnic identity and LGBQ+ identity

Journal of LGBT Youth(2023)10.1080/19361653.2023.2200425

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2 citations

Ijeoma Opara, Emmanuella Ngozi Asabor, Felicity Bell, Pauline Garcia‐Reid, Robert J. Reid +1 more

Assessing the Prevalence Rates of Internalizing Symptomatology Among Multiracial Adolescents in the United States: A Systematic Review

Child Psychiatry & Human Development(2023)10.1007/s10578-023-01636-4

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2 citations

Sitara M. Weerakoon, Chavonn Duncan, Taylor Choe, Ijeoma Opara, Kimberly A. Baker +3 more

Young Adults at the National Epicenter of the COVID-19 Outbreak: Understanding the Impact and Future Challenges of Social Distancing on Mental Health Outcomes

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health(2023)10.3390/ijerph21010033

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1 citations

Ijeoma Opara, David T. Lardier, Jessica Wise Younger, R. Neil Greene, Sana Malik

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Age-Specific All-Cause Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic

JAMA Network Open(2024)10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.38918

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16 citations

Benjamin Renton, Tasce Bongiovanni, Alexander Chen, Karen Dorsey Sheares, Chengan Du +19 more

Examining the integrated model of the interpersonal‐psychological theory of suicide and intersectionality theory among Black male adolescents

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior(2024)10.1111/sltb.13066

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15 citations

Jasmine Alli, Noni K. Gaylord‐Harden, Ijeoma Opara, Tamika D. Gilreath, Robyn D. Douglas

Applying a community‐engaged participatory machine learning model

American Journal of Community Psychology(2024)10.1002/ajcp.12765

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6 citations

Kammarauche Aneni, Sitara M. Weerakoon, Ijeoma Opara, Emmanuella Ngozi Asabor

A Qualitative Exploration on Risk and Protective Factors of Substance Use Among Black Adolescent Girls

Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology(2024)10.1080/15374416.2024.2344171

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4 citations

Jasmin R. Brooks-Stephens, Kammarauche Aneni, Emmanuella Ngozi Asabor, Sitara M. Weerakoon, Beatriz Duran-Becerra +1 more

Faith Leaders’ Perspectives on Involvement in HIV Prevention for Urban Black Youth in New Jersey, USA

Religions(2024)10.3390/rel15070862

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1 citations

Kimberly Pierre, Cora Gabriel, Kristina Cross, Carolanne M. L. Clark, Jaleah Rutledge +1 more

Power to the People: Measuring Social Media and Mass Media Impact for Promotion and Tenure in Social and Applied Sciences

Higher Education Policy(2024)10.1057/s41307-023-00337-w

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2 citations

Maryam M. Jernigan, Shawn C. T. Jones, Erlanger A. Turner, Farzana T. Saleem, Jessica Jackson +5 more

Brief Parent-Child Substance Use Education Intervention for Black Families in Urban Cities in New Jersey: Protocol for a Formative Study Design

JMIR Research Protocols(2024)10.2196/55470

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Kimberly Pierre, Sandy Cayo, Kammarauche Aneni, Catherine Mwai, Aaron Hogue +2 more

Predictors of HIV and STI testing among sexually active Black adolescents: Results from YRBSS 2019–2021

Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services(2024)10.1080/15381501.2024.2435882

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Nimisha Srikanth, Christina Aivadyan, Bryce Puesta Takenaka, Raquel E. Rose, Jaleah Rutledge +3 more

The Application of Intersectionality Theory in Family‐Based Substance Use Prevention for Urban Black Adolescents

Journal of Family Theory & Review(2025)10.1111/jftr.70022

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3 citations

Isha W. Metzger, Christine Pham, Donté T. Boyd, Ijeoma Opara

Spatial Associations of Alcohol Outlet Density with Neighborhood Crime and Child Opportunity: A Hierarchical Bayesian Ecological Study

Substance Use & Misuse(2025)10.1080/10826084.2025.2496932

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2 citations

Bryce Puesta Takenaka, Nimisha Srikanth, Joshua L. Warren, Ijeoma Opara, Sitara M. Weerakoon

Development of an Intervention for Managing Adolescent Anxiety Using Community-Based Participatory Methods: Protocol

JMIR Research Protocols(2025)10.2196/75501

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1 citations

Cristina Pagan, Raquel E. Rose, Beatriz Duran-Becerra, Catherine Mwai, Shreya Jadhav +3 more

Human immunodeficiency virus vulnerability and pre-exposure prophylaxis awareness among adolescent girls and young women in Cameroon: A cross-sectional study

Interdisciplinary Nursing Research(2025)10.1097/nr9.0000000000000086

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Jackson Jr Nforbewing Ndenkeh, Ijeoma Opara, Donaldson F. Conserve, LaRon E. Nelson, Intan Maharani Sulistyawati Batubara +4 more

Examining Pathways Among Teen Dating Violence, Substance Use, and Suicidal Ideation Among Black Girls: A Cross-Sectional Study

Journal of Interpersonal Violence(2025)10.1177/08862605251353484

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Sitara M. Weerakoon, Nimisha Srikanth, Jasmin R. Brooks, Xunyun Wan, Tiara C. Willie +1 more

Racial Self-Efficacy and Ethnic Identity in the Context of Neighborhood Violence and Internalizing Symptoms Among Black and Latinx youth: An Application of the Minority Stress Theory

Community Health Equity Research & Policy(2025)10.1177/2752535x251406670

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Mike Henson-García, Raquel E. Rose, Joy Lindsay, Nimisha Srikanth, Ijeoma Opara +1 more

Intrapersonal psychological empowerment profiles on ethnic identity, social support, and lifetime drug use among Hispanic adolescent girls

Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse(2020)10.1080/15332640.2020.1803780

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18 citations

David T. Lardier, Yohansa Fernández, Pauline Garcia‐Reid, Robert J. Reid, Ijeoma Opara

The role of sleep in the relationship between racial discrimination and suicide ideation among black girls: A path analysis

Journal of Affective Disorders(2025)10.1016/j.jad.2025.120896

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D. R. Gina Sissoko, Xunyun Wan, Sitara M. Weerakoon, Ijeoma Opara

Measuring Intrapersonal Psychological Empowerment and Ethnic Identity: Highlighting Strengths of Urban Black Girls

Youth & Society(2020)10.1177/0044118x20970226

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9 citations

David T. Lardier, Pauline Garcia‐Reid, Robert J. Reid, Ijeoma Opara

Parenting profiles of academic and racial socialization: Associations with academic engagement and academic self-beliefs of African American adolescents

Journal of School Psychology(2020)10.1016/j.jsp.2020.07.001

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26 citations

Shauna M. Cooper, Charity Brown Griffin, Alexandrea R. Golden, Ijeoma Opara, Tiarney D. Ritchwood +1 more

Ethnic Identity, Empowerment, Social Support and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Black Adolescent Girls: Examining Drug Use as a Mediator

Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal(2020)10.1007/s10560-020-00706-z

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25 citations

Elizabeth I. Rivera Rodas, Pauline Garcia‐Reid, Robert J. Reid, Ijeoma Opara