conference presentations

EMPOWER Youth Lab members are bolded. * denotes a graduate student or postdoctoral student author, # denotes an undergraduate student author, +indicates shared first-author role.

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

2026

  • Olivares, D., Macias, A., Tirado, C., Gómez Giuliani, N., *Rodriguez-Crespo, A., Williams, C. D., & Corona, R. (2026, October). Immigration enforcement as a structural determinant of Latine mental health: Lifespan impacts and collective action. Roundtable submitted for presentation at the National Latinx Psychological Association Annual Conference, Denver, CO.

  • +*Morales, L., +Williams, C. D., Olivares, D., Escobar, V., Stokes, A., West, T., Corona, R., & *Bacchas, R. (2026, October). The associations between skin tone predicting skin tone self-concept and ethnic-racial identity centrality: The mediating role of types of ethnic-racial socialization. Poster submitted to be presented at the National Latinx Psychological Association, Denver, Colorado.

  • +*Escobar, V., +Williams, C. D., #Maeba, F., Green, M., West, T., Morales, L., Bacchas, R., & *Tirado, C. (2026, October). The associations between racial discrimination and ethnic-racial socialization behaviors via ethnic-racial competency stress in Latine caregivers. Poster submitted to be presented at the National Latinx Psychological Association, Denver, Colorado. 

  • Tirado, C., Olivares, D., Rodriguez-Crespo, A., Angelino, R., Gómez Giuliani, N., Escobar, V., Williams, C. D., & Corona, R., (2026, October). Discrimination, self-compassion, and psychological distress among Latino adults who smoke cigarettes. Poster submitted to be presented at the National Latinx Psychological Association, Denver, Colorado.  

  • Olivares, D., Ramos, M., Soto, P., Macias, A., Williams, C. D., Dautovich, N., Dzierzewski, J., & Corona, R. (2026, October). Sleep and perceived cognitive functioning as pathways between acculturative stress and alcohol use in Latino emerging adults. Poster submitted to be presented at the National Latinx Psychological Association, Denver, Colorado.

  • Christophe, N. K., Atkin, A. L., & Williams, C. D. (2026, April). Patterns of ethnic-racial socialization among Multiracial adolescents and links with critical reflection and anti-racist action. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence biennial meeting, Toronto, Canada.

  • #Mutoti, A. V., #Nshimye, J. T., Williams, C. D., Fontaine, E., Stokes, A., Green, M. N., West, T., Lazarus, K., *Keys, T. J., & Sullivan, T. (2026, April). Beyond ACEs: Considering the role of strengths-based developmental assets in reducing justice involvement among Black youth. Poster presented at the Psychology Poster Symposium, Richmond, VA.

  • #Almendarez, M., #Marquez, R, *Escobar, V., León-Pérez, G., Bravo, D. Y., & Williams, C. D. (2026, April). Associations between Black & Latine Caregivers’ Academic Socialization and Children’s Academic Self-Efficacy. Poster presented at the Psychology Poster Symposium, Richmond, VA.

  • #Mutoti, A. V., #Nshimye, J. T., Williams, C. D., Fontaine, E., Stokes, A., Green, M. N., West, T., Lazarus, K., Keys, T. J., & Sullivan, T. (2026, April). Beyond ACEs: Considering the role of strengths-based developmental assets in reducing justice involvement among Black youth. Poster presented at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research (NCUR), Richmond, VA.

  • #Carter, A., #Fernandez, A., Ford, A.,Beck, Q., & Williams, C. D. (2026, April). A Narrative Review of Outcomes Involving Ethnic-Racial Identity in Early Childhood. Poster presented at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research (NCUR), Richmond, VA.

  • #Marquez, R., #Almendarez, M., *Escobar, V., León-Pérez, G., Bravo, D. Y., & Williams, C. D. (2026, April). Associations between Black & Latine Caregivers’ Academic Socialization and Children’s Academic Self-Efficacy. Poster presented at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research (NCUR), Richmond, VA.

  • #Dejon, L., *West, T., Lozada, F., & Williams, C. D. (2026, April). A Qualitative Approach to Understanding Racial Identity Stability and Fluidity among Biracial Young Adults. Poster presented at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research (NCUR), Richmond, VA.

  • #Angadi, N., *Bacchas, R. J., Lozada, F. T., & Williams, C. D. (2026, April). Exploring the impact of skin tone satisfaction on racial-ethnic-cultural belonging among Latiné caregivers. Poster presented at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research (NCUR), Richmond, VA.

  • #Brown, J., #Henry, V., #Segbefia, A., Santana, A., Caballero, A., Sullivan, T., & Williams, C. D. (2026, April). Relations between children's skin tone and skin tone satisfaction and outcomes via children's peer victimization and competency. Poster presented at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research (NCUR), Richmond, VA.

  • #Pesara, A. R., #Marshall, M., #Diaz, K., #Saad, S., #Sridhar, A., Christophe, N. K., Atkin, A. L., *West, T., Green, M. N., *Bryant, S., *Brown, W., *Bacchas, R., & Williams, C. D. (2026, April). Associations between Multiracial challenges and suicide outcomes. Poster presented at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research (NCUR), Richmond, VA.

  • #Ford, A., #Saad, S., *Allen, D., *Santana, A., #Kerr, N., *Taylor, L., & Williams, C. D. (2026, April). Strengthening the Village: Maternal Mental Health, Parenting, and Youth Mental Health in Black Families. Paper presented at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research (NCUR), Richmond, VA.

  • #Florez, J., #Diaz, K., #Gregory-Jerome, L., #Sridhar, A., *Santana, A., *Brown, K., *Caballero, A., Williams, C. D., the Spit for Science Working Group (2026, April). The moderating roles of ethnic-racial identity components in the association between adverse childhood experiences and cannabis use: exploring ethnic-racial differences between Black, Asian, & White students. Poster presented at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research (NCUR), Richmond, VA.

  • *West, T., Williams, C. D., *Jackson, M., *Brown, K., *Lazarus, K., Walker, C. J., (2026, April). Roots of healing: Exploring mental health conversations during salon appointments and self-care among Black girls. In T. West (Chair), Mental Health & Well-Being in the Margins: Risk and Resilience of Black, Latine, and Multiracial Youth. Symposium presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence Conference, Toronto, Canada.

  • *Bacchas, R., #Brown, J., #Henry, V., #Segbefia, A., *Santana, A., *Caballero, A., Sullivan, T., & Williams, C. D. (2026, April). Black and Latine preadolescents’ well-being: Examining the effects of skin tone, skin tone attitudes, and the peer context. In T. West (Chair), Mental Health & Well-Being in the Margins: Risk and Resilience of Black, Latine, and Multiracial Youth. Symposium presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence Conference, Toronto, Canada.

  • Williams, C. D., Christophe, N. K., Atkin, A. L., *Lazarus, K., Green, M. N., *Keys, T. J., Lee, B. A., #Kerr, N., Bravo, D. Y., & *Santana, A. (2026, April). Forms of ethnic-racial identity belongingness predicting mental health and suicide ideation: Testing racial and sex differences among Latine-White and Black-White Multiracial adolescents. In T. West (Chair), Mental Health & Well-Being in the Margins: Risk and Resilience of Black, Latine, and Multiracial Youth. Symposium presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence Conference, Toronto, Canada.

  • #Ford, A., #Saad, S., *Allen, D., *Santana, A., #Kerr, N., *Taylor, L., & Williams, C. D. (2026, April). Interactive effects of Black mothers’ depressive symptoms and social support on youths’ depressive symptoms via supportive-engaged parenting. In T. West (Chair), Mental Health & Well-Being in the Margins: Risk and Resilience of Black, Latine, and Multiracial Youth. Symposium presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence Conference, Toronto, Canada.

  • *Barara, R., *Rihal, T. K., Williams, C. D., Atkin, A.L., & Christophe, N. K. (2026, April). Microaggressions and mental health in Multiracial youth: What’s belongingness got to do with it? Poster presented at the Society for Research on Conference, Toronto, Canada.

  • #Florez, J., #Diaz, K., #Gregory-Jerome, L., #Sridhar, A., *Santana, A., *Brown, K., *Caballero, A., Williams, C. D., the Spit for Science Working Group (2026, April). The moderating roles of ethnic-racial identity components in the association between adverse childhood experiences and cannabis use: exploring ethnic-racial differences between Black, Asian, & White students. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence Conference, Toronto, Canada.

  • *McNeil, C. J., Atkin, A. L., *Lieng, N., Christophe, N. K., & Williams, C. D. (2026, April). Validation of the Multiracial Youth Socialization Brief (MY-Soc-B)Scale with adolescents. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence Conference, Toronto, Canada.

  • *Escobar, V. N., Williams, C. D., León-Pérez, G., & Bravo, D. Y. (2026, April). The role of Black and Latine caregivers’ academic socialization in children’s and preadolescents’ academic self-efficacy and grades. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence Conference, Toronto, Canada.

  • Williams, C. D., Atkin, A. L., Christophe, N. K., Bravo, D. Y., León-Pérez, G., *Stokes, A., *Keys, T. J., Green, M. N., *Caballero, A., *West, T., & the LOVING Study Collaborative (2026, April). Biracial emerging adults’ phenotype and Multiracial pride predicting academic achievement via discrimination experiences. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence Conference, Toronto, Canada.

  • *West, T., Williams, C. D., Christophe, N. K., Bacchas, R., Lozada, F. T., Jones, S. C. T., & Atkin, A. L. (2026, April). Multiracial experiences shaping ethnic-racial identity among Black-White adolescents. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence Conference, Toronto, Canada.

  • *Bacchas, R., Williams, C. D., Atkin, A. L., *West, T., Green, M., Lozada, F. T., & Christophe, N. K. (2026, April). Exploring the impact of school racial composition and Multiracial ethnic-racial socialization on Biracial adolescents' Multiracial pride. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence Conference, Toronto, Canada.

  • *West, T., Williams, C. D., Roberts, D., Lozada, F. T., Jones, C. T., #Dejon, L., & #Tesfay, R. (2026, February). Understanding racial identity stability and fluidity in Multiracial individuals of African descent. Paper presented at the Critical Mixed Race Studies Association Conference, Los Angeles, CA.

  • Williams, C. D., Christophe, N. K., Atkin, A. L., #Marshall, M., #Diaz, K., #Saad, S., #Sridhar, A., *West, T., Green, M. N., *Bryant, S., *Brown, W., & *Bacchas, R. (2026, February). Reclaiming power & promoting healing: Skin tone satisfaction as a protective resilience factor in Multiracial adolescents’ suicide risk. Paper presented at the Critical Mixed Race Studies Association Conference, Los Angeles, CA.

2025

  • #Florez, J., #Diaz, K., #Gregory-Jerome, L., #Sridhar, A., *Santana, A., *Brown, K., *Caballero, A., Williams, C. D., the Spit for Science Working Group (2025, September). The moderating roles of ethnic-racial identity components in the association between adverse childhood experiences and cannabis use: exploring ethnic-racial differences between Black, Asian, & White students. Poster presented at the 2025 VCU GREAT Symposium for Undergraduate Research, Richmond, VA.

  • #Brown, J., #Segbefia, A., #Henry, V., *Santana, A., & Williams, C. D. (2025, July). Are we sure we belong? Relations between Black and Latine children’s skin tone and skin tone satisfaction and outcomes via peer victimization and competency. Paper presented at the McNair Summer Research Institute, Richmond, VA. 

  • Smith, R. S., Adkins, A. E., Williams, C. D., & Chartier, K. C. (2025, June). Building undergraduate research training as a foundation for diversifying addiction research. Poster presented at the College on Problems of Drug Dependence Conference, New Orleans, LA.

  • *Brown, K., *Lazarus, K., Williams, C. D., *Miola, R., *Stokes, A., #Kerr, N., & Sullivan, T. (2025, June). The moderating role of support systems in associations between dating violence and depressive symptoms among Black adolescents. Paper presented at the Black Graduate Conference in Psychology, Richmond, VA.

  • #McGhee, Z., *Silverman, A., Huynh, K., Rotta, G., K., *Turner, A., Walker, C., Williams, C. D., & Beard, C. (2025, April). Adapting the children’s discrimination experience measure for zoom: Feasibility and acceptability in children of color. Poster presented at the Anxiety and Depression Association of America Conference, Las Vegas, NV.

  • Williams, C. D., *Sobolewski, C., *Lazarus, K., *Gomes, M., Cage, J., *Santana, A., *Keys, T., Lozada, F. T., & Walker, C. J. (April, 2025). Ethnic-racial identity components and physical health indicators among Black youth and emerging adults. Poster presented to the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.

  • Williams, C. D., *Santana, A., *Jackson, M., #Bonilla-Landers, J. W., #Ford, A., & Christophe, N. K. (2025, April). Mental health among Multiracial children and teens: A scoping review across developmental periods. Poster presented to the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.

  • Lozada, F. T., *Bryant, S. C., Pham, A., *Gomes, M., #Kerr, N., *Jackson, M.,Williams, C. D., Cage, J., Garrett-Peters, P., & Halberstadt, A. G. (2025, April). Emotion recognition and anger bias among African American 3rd grade children: Associations with racial socialization. Poster presented to the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.

  • *Jackson, M., Williams, C. D., *Santana, A., Christophe, N. K., & Atkin, A. L. (2025, April). Exploring the impact of school racial composition on Black-White Biracial adolescents' mental health. Poster presented to the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.

  • *Ramos, M. S., Soto, P., Rohan, J., Williams, C. D., León-Pérez, G., Allison, K., Dzierzewski, J. M., Dautovich, N. D., & Corona, R. (2025, April). Sleep quality as a possible mediator between COVID-19 experiences and mental health outcomes among Latinx college students. Poster presented at the Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference, Phoenix, AZ.

  • Parkhouse, H., *Racelis, T., Senechal, J., Williams, C. D., Lozada, F. T., & *Golden, C. (2025, April). Rethinking home-school boundaries: Toward critically conscious, identity-affirming partnerships between educators and Black and Latine families. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Conference, Denver, CO.

  • #Bonilla-Landers, J. W., *Santana, A., & Williams, C. D. (2025, April). Effects of Black and Latine caregivers’ adverse childhood experiences, racial discrimination, and ethnic/racial/cultural sense of belonging on their children’s ethnic/racial/cultural sense of belonging. Poster presented at the VCU Poster Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Creativity, Richmond, VA.

  • #Gregory-Jerome, L., *Santana, A., Williams, C. D., The Spit for Science Working Group, & Dick, D. M. (2024, November). Do adverse childhood experiences and depressive symptoms predict cannabis use among college students of color? Poster presented at the VCU Poster Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Creativity, Richmond, VA.

  • #Ford, A., *Santana, A., & Williams, C. D. (2025, April). Associations between Black and Latine parents’ ethnic-racial identity private regard and centrality predicting young children’s attitudes about their culture. Poster presented at the VCU Poster Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Creativity, Richmond, VA.

  • #Rodriguez Saucedo, P., *Santana, A., & Williams, C. D. (2025, April). Effects of Black and Latine children’s academic self-efficacy and skin tone on self-esteem. Poster presented at the VCU Poster Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Creativity, Richmond, VA.

2024

  • #Gregory-Jerome, L., *Santana, A., Williams, C. D., The Spit for Science Working Group, & Dick, D. M. (2024, November). Do adverse childhood experiences and depressive symptoms predict cannabis use among college students of color? Poster presented at the VCU Poster Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Creativity, Richmond, VA.

  • #Gregory-Jerome, L., *Santana, A., Williams, C. D., The Spit for Science Working Group, & Dick, D. M. (2024, November). Do adverse childhood experiences and depressive symptoms predict cannabis use among college students of color? Poster presented at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists (ABRCMS), Pittsburgh, PA.

  • #Rodriguez Saucedo, P., *Santana, A., & Williams, C. D. (2024, November). Effects of Black and Latine children’s academic self-efficacy and skin tone on self-esteem. Poster presented at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists (ABRCMS), Pittsburgh, PA.

  • #Bonilla-Landers, J. W., *Santana, A., Williams, C. D., The Spit for Science Working Group, & Dick, D. M. (2024, November). Predominantly minoritized neighborhood racial composition and mindfulness predicting anxiety symptoms among emerging adult students of color. Poster presented at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists (ABRCMS), Pittsburgh, PA.

  • #Ford, A., *Santana, A., & Williams, C. D. (2024, November). Associations between Black and Latine parents’ ethnic-racial identity private regard and centrality predicting young children’s attitudes about their culture. Poster presented at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists (ABRCMS), Pittsburgh, PA.

  • #Rodriguez Saucedo, P., *Santana, A., & Williams, C. D. (2024, October). Effects of Black and Latine children’s academic self-efficacy and skin tone on self-esteem. Poster presented at The Network for Undergraduate Research in Virginia (NURVa) Conference, Petersburg, VA.

  • Williams, C. D. & Calzada, E. J., (2024, October). What children know and how parents teach about race and ethnicity in early childhood. Paper presented at the National Latinx Psychological Association Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

  • #Gregory-Jerome, L., *Santana, A., Williams, C. D., The Spit for Science Working Group, & Dick, D. M. (2024, September). Do adverse childhood experiences and depressive symptoms predict cannabis use among college students of color? Poster presented at the 2024 VCU GREAT Symposium for Undergraduate Research, Richmond, VA.

  • #Bonilla-Landers, J. W., *Santana, A., & Williams, C. D., The Spit for Science Working Group, & Dick, D. M. (2024, September). Predominantly minoritized neighborhood racial composition and mindfulness predicting anxiety symptoms among emerging adult students of color. Poster presented at the 2024 VCU GREAT Symposium for Undergraduate Research, Richmond, VA.

  • Parkhouse, H., Williams, C. D., *Racelis, T., Senechal, J., Rodriguez, B., Goldman, E., Orelleana, S., & Aviles, D. (2024, July). Engaging the voices of students and parents to develop a framework for family engagement in curriculum. Paper presented at the National Network of Education Research-Practice Partnerships Conference, Richmond, VA.

  • *Santana, A., Williams, C. D., #Safdar, M., Bravo, D. Y., #Saint Fleur, K., The Spit for Science Working Group, Vassileva, J., Dick, D. M., & Amstadter, A. B. (2024, June). Discrimination predicting sleep: Examining social media and television use as moderators among Students of Color. Poster presented at the Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Award (IRACDA) Seeding Postdoctoral Innovators in Research and Education (SPIRE) Conference, Chapel Hill, NC.

  • *Hoppe, R., Winter, M., Williams, C. D., & Sandler, I. (2024, June). When a parent dies: A Scoping review of protective and risk processes for childhood bereavement. Poster presented at the 27th National Symposium on Children’s Grief, Denver, CO.

  • Valrie, C. R., *Shipman-Lacewell, J., *Wynn, A., #Crawford, S., Williams, C. D., & Hood, K. B. (2024, April). Pain outcomes among black emerging adults: The roles of racial discrimination, sleep disturbance, and fatigue. Poster presented at the National Institutes of Health Helping to End Addiction Long-term (HEAL) Initiative Conference, Washington, DC.

  • *Shipman-Lacewell, J., *Wynn, A., Hood, K. B., & Williams, C. D., & Valrie, C. R., (2024, April). Racial discrimination and internalizing symptoms among Black emerging adults: sleep disturbance and fatigue as mechanisms. Paper presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

  • *Racelis, T., Parkhouse, H., Williams, C. D., Lozada, F. T., Senechal, J., & *Golden, C. (2024, April). Telling Our Stories: Latine families engaging CENTering Ethnic-Racial Identity in EDucation (CENTERED) Framework. Poster presented at the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Conference, Denver, Colorado.

  • Parkhouse, H., *Racelis, T., Williams, C. D., Lozada, F. T., Senechal, J., & *Golden, C. (2024, April). Centering ethnic-racial identity in culturally responsive home-school collaborations with Black and Latine youth. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

  • #Ahmed, M., *Jackson, M., *Santana, A., Williams, C. D., #Asare Y., the Spit for Science Working Group, & Dick, D. M. (2024, March). Racial/ethnic discrimination and anxiety symptoms predicting tobacco use among college students of color. Poster presented at the Virginia Conference on Youth Tobacco Use: New Challenges and Innovative Solutions, Richmond, VA.

  • *Jackson, M., *Santana, A., Williams, C. D., & Walker, C. J. (2024, March). The effects of ethnic-racial identity and personal stigma on mental health help-seeking among Black emerging adults. Poster presented at the Southeastern Psychological Association Conference, Orlando, FL.

  • #Ahmed, M., *Jackson, M., *Santana, A., Williams, C. D., #Asare Y., the Spit for Science Working Group, & Dick, D. M. (2024, March). Racial/ethnic discrimination and anxiety symptoms predicting tobacco use among college students of color. Poster presented at the Southeastern Psychological Association Conference, Orlando, FL.

  • #Rodriquez, P. S., *Santana, A., Williams, C. D., #Pasquel, J., *Jackson, M., the Spit for Science Working Group, & Dick, D. M. (2024, March).Does ethnic-racial discrimination and alcohol use predict anxiety symptoms in female Black and Latine college students. Poster presented at the Southeastern Psychological Association Conference, Orlando, FL.

  • #Pasquel, J., *Santana, A., Williams, C. D., #Rodriquez, P. S., *Jackson, M., the Spit for Science Working Group, & Dick, D. M. (2024, March).How is ethnic-racial identity affirmation, exploration, and resolution related to flourishing in emerging adult students of color? Poster presented at the Southeastern Psychological Association Conference, Orlando, FL.

  • #Asare, Y., *Santana, A., Williams, C. D., #Hicks, S., *Jackson, M., the Spit for Science Working Group, & Dick, D. M. (2024, March). Do caffeine and alcohol use predict depressive symptoms among college students? Poster presented at the Southeastern Psychological Association Conference, Orlando, FL.

  • #Hicks, S., *Santana, A., Williams, C. D., #Ahmed, M., *Jackson, M., the Spit for Science Working Group, & Dick, D. M. (2024, March). How do physical activity and personality traits affect depressive symptoms among young adults over time. Poster presented at the Southeastern Psychological Association Conference, Orlando, FL.

2023

  • #Hicks, S., *Santana, A., Williams, C. D., #Ahmed, M., & Dick, D. M. (2023, July). How do physical activity and personality traits affect depressive symptoms among young adults over time. Poster accepted to be presented at the 2023 VCU GREAT Symposium for Undergraduate Research, Richmond, VA.

  • #Asare, Y., *Santana, A., Williams, C. D., & #Hicks, S. (2023, July). Do caffeine and alcohol use predict depressive symptoms among college students? Poster accepted to be presented at the 2023 VCU GREAT Symposium for Undergraduate Research, Richmond, VA.

  • #Pasquel, J., *Santana, A., Williams, C. D., & #Rodriquez, P. S. (2023, July). How is ethnic-racial identity affirmation, exploration, and resolution related to flourishing in emerging adult students of color? Poster accepted to be presented at the 2023 VCU GREAT Symposium for Undergraduate Research, Richmond, VA.

  • #Rodriquez, P. S., *Santana, A., Williams, C. D., & #Pasquel, J. (2023, July). Does ethnic-racial discrimination and alcohol use predict anxiety symptoms in female Black and Latine college students. Poster accepted to be presented at the 2023 VCU GREAT Symposium for Undergraduate Research, Richmond, VA.

  • *Hoppe, R., Winter, M., Williams, C. D., & Sandler, I. (2023, April). When a parent dies: A Scoping review of protective and risk processes for childhood bereavement. Poster presented at the 27th National Symposium on Children’s Grief, Denver, CO.

  • Christophe, N. K., Atkin, A. L., Williams, C. D., *Quick, K. N., *Wu, C. S., & The LOVING Study Collaborative (2023, April). Patterns of general and family-based discrimination experienced by Multiracial emerging adults: Links to mental health and familial support. Symposium presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.

  • Atkin, A. L., Christophe, N. K., Williams, C. D. (2023, April). The role of parent characteristics in parental support, Multiracial pride, and psychological distress. Flash talk presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.

  • Shih, S., Williams, C. D., *Shipman, J., & Valrie, C. (2023, April). A latent class analysis of health behaviors among middle school students: Implications for family and school-level interventions. Paper presented at the 44th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Phoenix, AZ.

  • *Santana, A., Williams, C. D., *Elias, M. J., *Walker, C. J., Lozada, F. T., #Ahmed, M., #Romero, M., the Spit for Science Working Group, & Dick, D. M. (2023, April). Examining cultural socialization and civic engagement among diverse emerging adults. Poster presented at the Southeastern Psychological Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.

  • 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. (2023, April). Family home disruptions and relationships during COVID-19 predicting mental health. Poster presented at the Southeastern Psychological Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.

  • Williams, C. D., *Shipman, J., Shih, S., *Wynn, A., Elias, M. J., & Valrie, C. R. (2023, April). Black adolescents’ discrimination and suicide: The school context as protective. Poster presented at the Southeastern Psychological Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.

  • *Hoppe, R., Sandler, I. N., Williams, C. D., & Winter, M.A. (2023, April). When a parent dies: Protective and risk factors for childhood bereavement. Individual paper presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.

  • Williams, C. D., *Shipman, J., Shih, S., *Wynn, A., Elias, M. J., & Valrie, C. R. (2023, March). Black adolescents’ discrimination and suicide behaviors: School safety and involvement in extracurricular activities as moderators. Flash talk presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah. 

  • *Santana, A., #Ahmed, M., Williams, C. D., Bravo, D., #Koontz, A., #Olazabal, V., Moreno, O., Hood, K. B., The Spit for Science Working Group, Vassileva, J., Dick, D. M., & Amstadter, A. B. (2023, March). Longitudinal effects of Latines’ Ethnic-Racial Identity on Outcomes: Relationships During the Pandemic as Mediators. Paper presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT.

  • Williams, C. D., #Paige, R., *Santana, A., #Wise, C., *Leslie, C., & Sullivan, T. (2023, March). Black adolescents’ discrimination and adverse childhood experiences predicting outcomes: Testing ethnic-racial socialization components as moderators. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT. 

  • Moreno, O., Williams, C. D., *Muñoz, G., *Santana, A., *Hernandez, C., *Elias, M. J., Chartier, K. G., Hood, K. B., Johnson, K. F., Middleton, T., Montemayor, B. N., The Spit for Science Working Group, Vassileva, J., Dick, D. M., & Amstadter, A. B. (2023, March). Interpersonal ethnic-racial discrimination and tobacco products: The moderating role of critical action. Paper presented at the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX. 

2022

  • Moreno, O., Williams, C., *Muñoz, G., *Elias, M.J., *Santana, A., *Fuentes, L., *Garcia-Rodriguez, I., *Hernandez, C., Hood, K., Johnson, K., Montemayor, B. N., The Spit for Science Working Group, Vassileva, J., Dick, D.M., & Amstadter, A.B. (2022, October). Negative life events, healthcare disruptions, anxiety, and alcohol use over time among Latinxs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Paper presented in Oswaldo Moreno & Thania Galvan (Co-Chairs) Latinx healthcare disparities during the global pandemic [Symposium] at the National Latinx Psychological Association, Denver, CO.

  • Williams, C. D., *Bell, A., *DeLaney, E. N., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Updegraff, K. A., & Jahromi, L. B. (2022, May). Sociocultural risk and children’s mental health moderated by children’s ERI and cultural socialization. Flash talk presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Special Topics Construction of the ‘Other’: Development, Consequences, and Applied Implications of Racism, Prejudice, and Discrimination Conference, Río Grande, Puerto Rico.

  • #Safdar, M., Kadeba, M., & Williams, C. D. (2022, April).The association between survivors’ guilt and gratitude in the belongingness of first-generation refugee college students. Poster presented at the VCU Poster Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Creativity, Richmond, VA.

  • #Wise, C., #Jones, R., *Walker, C., Williams, C. D., *Shipman, J., Shih, S., & Valrie, C. (2022, April). Discrimination and depression predicting suicide ideation among African American high school students. Poster presented at the VCU Poster Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Creativity, Richmond, VA.

  • #Ahmed, M., #Romero, M., *Santana, A., Williams, C. D., *Elias, M. J., *Walker, C. J., Lozada, F. T., the Spit for Science Working Group, & Dick, D. M. (2022, April). Cultural socialization and civic engagement among Asian American, African American, Latinx, and Multiracial students: Examining ethnic-racial identity as a mediator and neighborhood racial composition as a moderator. Poster presented at the VCU Poster Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Creativity, Richmond, VA.

  • #Romero, M., #Safdar, M., *Elias, M. J., Williams, C. D., *Santana, A., Smith, T., Adkins, A., Lozada, F. T., & Dick, D. M. (2022, April). The moderating role of discrimination in the association between same-race friendships and ethnic-racial identity affirmation among college students of color. Poster presented at the VCU Poster Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Creativity, Richmond, VA.

  • *Elias, M. J., Williams, C. D.,&Bravo, D. Y., Lozada, F. T., Sullivan, T. N., Corona, R. (2022, April). Family relationships and academic performance via belongingness among Cuban medical students: Examining family legacy and sex as moderators. Poster presented at the VCU Graduate Research Symposium, Richmond, VA.

  • *Santana, A., Williams, C. D., Winter, M. A., Sullivan, T. N., *Elias, M. J., & Moreno, O. (2022, April). A scoping review of barriers and facilitators to Latinx’ caregivers’ help-seeking for their children’s mental health symptoms and disorders. Poster presented at the VCU Graduate Research Symposium, Richmond, VA.

  • *Bryant, S., *Merritt, A. M., *Brown, D. W., Lozada, F. T., Williams, C. D., & Tynes, B. M. (2022, March). Black youth’s sociopolitical development online: Ethnic identity exploration and civic engagement. Paper presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

  • *Leslie, C., Williams, C. D.,*Elias, M. J., & Sullivan,T. N. (2022, March). Community violence exposure and posttraumatic stress: Discrimination as a moderator. Poster presented at the Southeastern Psychological Association Conference, Hilton Head, SC.

2021

  • *Santana, A. & Williams, C. D. (2021, October). A narrative review of barriers and facilitators to parental and caregiver mental health help-seeking for Latinx children and adolescents. Poster presented at the National Latinx Psychological Association Conference, Virtual.

  • *Elias, M. J., & Williams,C. D. (2021, October). Narrative review of parental academic socialization and other verbal forms of academic involvement predicting youth’s academic outcomes among Latinx families. Poster presented at the National Latinx Psychological Association Conference, Virtual.

  • *Santana, A., Williams, C. D., *Walker, C. J., *Elias, M. J., Lozada, F. T., the Spit for Science Working Group, & Dick, D. M. (2021, July). Neighborhood composition and civic engagement: Examining the moderating effects of language proficiency among emerging adults. Poster presented at the Conference of the American Psychological Association Division 45: Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity, & Race, Virtual.

  • *Santana, A., Williams, C. D., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Jahromi, L., Updegraff, K., Corona, R., & León-Pérez, G. (2021, July). A longitudinal test of Mexican teen mothers’ cultural characteristics and children’s language skills via mothers’ language. Paper presented at the Conference of the American Psychological Association Division 45: Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity, & Race, Virtual.

  • *Walker, C. J., Williams, C. D., Lozada, F. T., & Hood, K. B. (2021, July). Ethnic-racial identity predicting mental health: A narrative review with emerging adults. Poster presented at the Conference of the American Psychological Association Division 45: Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity, & Race, Virtual.

  • *DeLaney, E. N., Williams, C. D., *Elias, M. J., *Walker, C. J., Smith, T., Adkins, A. E., Lozada, F. T., & Dick, D. M. (2021, July). Racial discrimination and depressive symptoms mediated by conversations about race among Students of Color. Poster presented at the Conference of the American Psychological Association Division 45: Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity, & Race, Virtual.

  • *Elias, M. J., Williams, C. D., *Santana, A., Smith, T., Adkins, A., Lozada, L.T., & Dick, D. M. (2021, July). Discrimination moderating same-race friendships and ethnic-racial identity of college students. Paper presented at the Conference of the American Psychological Association Division 45: Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity, & Race, Virtual.

  • *Driver, M. N., Kuo, S. I., Nayeri, O., *Walker, C. J., Williams, C. D., Smith, T., Adkins, A. E., & Dick, D. M. (2021, April). Attitudes and opinions about direct-to-consumer genetic testing in undergraduate science students. Presented at the Graduate Research Poster Symposium, Virtual.

  • *Martinez-Fuentes, S., *Pasco, M., & Safa, M. D. (2021, March). Ethnic-racial identity in the 21st century: Antecedents and consequents among U.S. Mexican-origin adolescents. Paper symposium (Chair: Safa, M. D.,Discussant: Williams, C. D.) Presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.

2020

  • #Bryan, G., #Hernandez, K., *Walker, C. J., *DeLaney, E. N., & Williams, C. D. (2020, April). Ethnic-racial identity and social outcomes in childhood: A narrative research review. Poster accepted and prepared to be presented at the VCU Poster Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Creativity, Richmond, VA. +Conference cancelled due to COVID-19 International pandemic - poster available via digital archive on the VCU Scholars Compass.

  • #Hawa, S. J., #Naemi, R., *Walker, C. J., & Williams, C. D. (2020, April). Evidence-based programs & measures on mental health literacy among adolescents in the U.S. Poster accepted and prepared to be presented at the VCU Poster Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Creativity, Richmond, VA. +Conference cancelled due to COVID-19 International pandemic - poster available via digital archive on the VCU Scholars Compass.

  • #Lim, D., *Cisneros-Elias, M. J., & Williams, C. D. (2020, April). A narrative review of academic socialization and its effects on children and adolescents’ academic success and achievement. Poster accepted and prepared to be presented at the VCU Poster Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Creativity, Richmond, VA. +Conference cancelled due to COVID-19 International pandemic - poster available via digital archive on the VCU Scholars Compass.

  • #Minter, J., #Rodriguez, J., *DeLaney, E. N., *Walker, C. J., Williams, C. D., Smith, T. H., Adkins, A., & Dick, D. M. (2020, April). Skin tone predicting depressive symptoms moderated by sex among students of color. Poster accepted and prepared to be presented at the VCU Poster Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Creativity, Richmond, VA. +Conference cancelled due to COVID-19 International pandemic - poster available via digital archive on the VCU Scholars Compass.

  • #Rodriguez, J., #Cason, A.G., #Flores, Y., #Villareal, K., #Sun, J., *Santana, A., *Walker, C. J., *DeLaney, E. N., & Williams, C. D. (2020, April). A narrative review of protective factors that predict enculturation processes for Latinx individuals in the U.S. Poster accepted and prepared to be presented at the VCU Poster Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Creativity, Richmond, VA +Conference cancelled due to COVID-19 International pandemic - poster available via digital archive on the VCU Scholars Compass.

  • #Whitfield, A. D., #Cason, A. G., #Santana, A. , *Cisneros-Elias, M., Williams, C. D., Smith, T. H., Adkins, A., & Dick, D. M. (2020, April). Bidirectional relations between conversations about race and racial discrimination among students of color. Poster accepted and prepared to be presented at the VCU Poster Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Creativity, Richmond, VA. +Conference cancelled due to COVID-19 International pandemic - poster available via digital archive on the VCU Scholars Compass.

  • #Whitfield, A. D., #Judge, S., #Davis, H., #Beverly, B., #Minter, J. C., *DeLaney, E. N., *Walker, C. J., & Williams, C. D. (2020, April). Vicarious trauma exposure and its effects on mental health among adolescents and adults: A narrative research review. Poster accepted and prepared to be presented at the VCU Poster Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Creativity, Richmond, VA. +Conference cancelled due to COVID-19 International pandemic - poster available via digital archive on the VCU Scholars Compass.

  • #Winfield, M. A., #Nguyen, M. V., *DeLaney, E. N., & Williams, C. D. (2020, April). A narrative research review of interpersonal trauma, mental health, and substance use among LGBQ+ college students. Poster accepted and prepared to be presented at the VCU Poster Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Creativity, Richmond, VA. +Conference cancelled due to COVID-19 International pandemic - poster available via digital archive on the VCU Scholars Compass.

  • #Sky Lark, X., Derlan, C. L., Adkins, A., *Santana, A., *Walker, C., Bravo, D. Y., & Dick, D. M. (2020, August). Differences in mental health and ethnic-racial identity between White gender variant students and gender variant students of color. Poster accepted and prepared to be presented at the 39th Annual Mid‐America Undergraduate Psychology Research Conference, Richmond, IN. +Conference cancelled due to COVID-19 International pandemic

  • Fugate-Laus, K., Granger, K., Williams, C. D., Sutherland, K. S. (2020, May). The influence of elementary school teachers’ multicultural teaching practices and beliefs about race-ethnicity on teacher-student relationships. Poster prepared and accepted to be presented at Society for Prevention Research Conference, San Francisco, CA. +Presented online due to COVID-19 International pandemic

  • Benotsch, E. G., *DeLaney, E. N., & Williams, C. D. (2020, April). Driving under the influence of cannabis, other driving risk behaviors, and the five-factor model of personality. Poster prepared and accepted to be presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine Conference, San Francisco, CA. +Conference cancelled due to COVID-19 International pandemic

  • #Sky Lark, X., Williams, C. D., Adkins, A., *Santana, A., *Walker, C., Bravo, D. Y., & Dick, D. M. (2020, March). Differences in mental health and ethnic-racial identity between White gender v variant students and gender variant students of color. Poster accepted and prepared to be presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting, San Diego, CA. +Conference cancelled due to COVID-19 International pandemic

  • *Martinez-Fuentes, S., *Pasco, M., & Safa, M. D. (2020, March). Ethnic-racial identity in the 21st century: Antecedents and consequents among U.S. Mexican-origin adolescents. Paper symposium (Chair: Safa, M. D.,Discussant: Williams, C. D.) accepted and prepared to be presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting, San Diego, CA. +Conference cancelled due to COVID-19 International pandemic

  • *Walker, C. J., Williams, C. D., Smith, T. H., Adkins, A., Johnson, K., & Dick, D. M. (2020, March). SES, race, and neighborhood racial composition as predictors of genetic literacy and feelings about receiving ancestry DNA results. Poster accepted and prepared to be presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting, San Diego, CA. +Conference cancelled due to COVID-19 International pandemic

  • *Santana, A., *Elias, M. J., Williams, C. D., Bravo, D. Y., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Updegraff, K. A., & Jahromi, L. B. (2020, March). A longitudinal test of Mexican teen mothers’ cultural characteristics and children’s language skills via mothers’ language. Paper accepted and prepared to be presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting, San Diego, CA. +Conference cancelled due to COVID-19 International pandemic

  • *DeLaney, E. N., Williams, C. D., Mosley, D., *Hawn, S. E., Dick, D. M., & the Spit for Science Working Group (2020, March). The associations between sexual victimization and health outcomes among sexual minority college students: Examining the moderating role of social support. Poster accepted and prepared to be presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting, San Diego, CA. +Conference cancelled due to COVID-19 International pandemic

2019

  • #Sky Lark, X., Derlan, C. L., Adkins, A., *Santana, A., *Walker, C., Bravo, D. Y., & Dick, D. M. (2019, August). Differences in mental health and ethnic-racial identity between White gender v variant students and gender variant students of color. Poster presented at the Virginia Commonwealth University Poster Symposium, Richmond, VA.

  • #Seward, B., #Salim, A., *DeLaney, E. N., *Cisneros-Elias, M. J., & Derlan, C. L. (2019, April). The importance of evidence-based interventions on ethnic-racial socialization among ethnic-racial minority youth. Poster presented at the Virginia Commonwealth University Poster Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Creativity, Richmond, VA.

  • #Forosan, S., #Flores, Y., #Walls, Z., *Walker, C., *Hailu, S., & Derlan, C. L. (2019, April). A systematic review of community-based ethnic-racial socialization interventions. Poster presented at the Virginia Commonwealth University Poster Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Creativity, Richmond, VA.

  • #Cason, A. G., #Pablo, N. L. G., #Davis, H., *Santana, S., & Derlan, C. L. (2019, April). Ethnic-racial identity development in middle childhood: A systematic review. Poster presented at the Virginia Commonwealth University Poster Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Creativity, Richmond, VA.

  • Hood, K. B., *Dunn, C. E., & Derlan, C. L. (2019, March). HIV testing behaviors among African American rural women: The moderating role of conspiracy beliefs and fear of discrimination. Paper symposium(Chair: Lozada, F. T.) presented at the International Convention of Psychological Science, Paris, France.

  • Derlan, C. L., Byrd, C. M., Quintana, S. M., *Anicama, C., *Dyer, J., & Umaña-Taylor, A. J. (2019, March). A lifespan conceptual model of ethnic-racial identity. Exchange symposium(Chairs: Calzada, E. J. & Umaña-Taylor, A. J.) presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Baltimore, MD.

  • *Hailu, S., Derlan, C. L., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Updegraff, K. A., Jahromi, L. B, & Southam-Gerow, M. (2019, March). Skin tone and academic achievement among 5-year-old Mexican-origin children: Testing the moderating role of ethnic-racial attitudes and centrality. Poster presented at the Black Caucus Poster Session the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Baltimore, MD.

  • *DeLaney, E. N., Derlan, C. L., Jones, S. C. T., Corley, N., Lozada, F. T., & Dick, D. M. (2019, March). The influence of racial discrimination and mental health on the relation between ethnic-racial identity and academic achievement among Black college students. Poster presented at the Black Caucus Poster Session the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Baltimore, MD. +Poster selected for an award as the second best poster at the session.

2018

  • *DeLaney, E. N., Derlan, C. L., & Bravo, D. Y. (2018, October). The influence of psychosocial mechanisms on academic outcomes among ethnic-racial minority students in STEM. Poster presented at the Diversity Challenge Conference-Making Race and Culture Work in the STEM Era: Bringing all People to the Forefront, Boston, MA.

  • Derlan, C. L., Lozada, F. T., Hood, K. B., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Updegraff, K. A., & Jahromi, L. B. (2018, July). Mexican-origin 5-year-old children’s ethnic-racial identification and social behaviors. Paper presented at the Fifth Biennial Conference of the American Psychological Association Division 45: Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity, & Race, Austin, TX.

  • *Walker, C., #Salim, A.,Derlan, C. L., Winter, M. A., & Everhart, R. S. (2018, July). Effects of racial discrimination on depressive symptoms among school-age children. Poster presented at the Fifth Biennial Conference of the American Psychological Association Division 45: Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity, & Race, Austin, TX. +Poster selected for an award as a top ten best poster at the conference.

  • *Thomas, K., *Green, C., Lozada, F. T., Derlan, C. L., & Serpell, Z. (2018, July). Emotion
    regulation moderates associations between public regard and classroom participation.     Paper symposium (Chair: Riley, T., Discussant: Lozada, F. T.) presented at the Fifth Biennial Conference of the American Psychological Association Division 45: Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity, & Race, Austin, TX.

  • *Riley, T. N., Derlan, C. L., Lozada, F. T., *Brown, D., *Yankah, S. E., & Dick, D. (2018, July). African American emerging adults’ civic engagement: Examining racial discrimination and emotion regulation as predictors. Paper symposium (Chair: *Riley, T., Discussant: Lozada, F. T.) presented at the Fifth Biennial Conference of the American Psychological Association Division 45: Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity, & Race, Austin, TX.

  • *Yankah, S. E., Derlan, C. L., Lozada, F. T., Southam-Gerow, M., & Dick, D. (2018, July). Ethnic-racial identity and relationship satisfaction among diverse emerging adults. Poster presented at the Fifth Biennial Conference of the American Psychological Association Division 45: Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity, & Race, Austin, TX.

  • Loyd, A. B., Derlan, C. L., Vergara, J. (2018, April). Ethnic identity and indicators of positive development in juvenile justice involved youth. Paper symposium (Chair: Derlan, C. L., Discussant: Rivas-Drake, D.) presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.  

  • *Walker, C. J., Derlan, C. L., *Cisneros, M. J., *Thomas, K., *Su, J., Lozada, F. T., & Dick, D. M. (2018, April). Examining ethnic-racial identity as a predictor of alcohol consumption and dependence symptoms among diverse emerging adults. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.  

  • *Cisneros, M. J., Derlan, C. L., *Walker, C. J., Lozada, F. T., *Thomas, K., *Su, J., & Dick, D. M. (2018, April). Positive and negative conversations about race with others: Examining predictors and outcomes. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.  

  • Derlan, C. L., Hagerman, M., James, A., Landor, A., & *Su-Russell, C. (2018, April). Let’s talk about race: Research, teaching, and service strategies for engaging youth of all races in ethnic-racial socialization. Roundtable (moderated by Inniss-Thompson, M.) presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.  

  • *Walker, C. J., *Cisneros, M. J., Derlan, C. L., & Hood, K. B. (2018, March). Effects of ethnic-racial identity and racial attitudes on collective self-esteem among Black women. Paper symposium (Chair: Hood, K. B.) presented at the Southeastern Psychological Association Conference, Charleston, SC.

2016-2017

  • Bravo, D. Y., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Updegraff, K. A., Jahromi, L. B., & Derlan, C. L. (2017, November). Family dynamics and early academic outcomes among children of teen mothers: Everyday conflict and coparental conflict. Paper presented at the 79th annual National Council on Family Relations Conference, Orlando, FL.

  • *Nemer, S. L., *Kunemund, R. L., Derlan, C. L., *Miller, C., Sutherland, K. S. & Conroy, M. A. (2017, October). The relationship between racial matching and teacher perceptions of teacher-child conflict in preschool classrooms. Poster presented at the Division of Early Childhood’s Annual International Conference for Young Children with Special Needs and Their Families, Portland, OR. 

  • Derlan, C. L., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Updegraff, K. A., & Jahromi, L. B. (2017, April). Measuring and assessing the processes underlying young Mexican-origin children’s ethnic-racial identification. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Austin, TX. 

  • Jahromi, L. B., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Updegraff, K. A., & Derlan, C. L. (2017, April). Changes in teen mothers’ emotional scaffolding: Links to maternal well-being and children’s subsequent self-regulation. Paper presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Austin, TX. 

  • Derlan, C. L., Bravo, D. Y., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., *Fuentes, S., Updegraff, K. A., & Jahromi, L. B. (2016, November). Intergenerational transmission of cultural socialization and child adjustment among Mexican-origin children with adolescent mothers. Poster presented at the 78th annual National Council on Family Relations Conference, Minneapolis, MN.

  • Brittain, A., & Derlan, C. L.Profiles of ethnic identity development among adolescent males of color on probation (2016, October). Flash talk presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Special Topics Meeting: Babies Boys and Men of Color, Tampa, FL.

  • Derlan, C. L., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Updegraff, K. A., & Jahromi, L. B. (2016, March). Processes that inform Mexican-origin children’s ethnic-racial identification over time. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting, Baltimore, MD.