Thread by @castl_uva

To lift up the memory of Breonna Taylor and celebrate the lives of Black children and adolescents, we're going to post 26 days of work from Black psychologists and education researchers. Please read and cite this work as we all grapple with the forces that shape Black lives.

Day 3 of #26days: Our own colleague at @UVAEdu and @Youth_Nex, Johari Harris, studies Black masculinity and social-emotional development in adolescence:

journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…

Day 4 of #26days: Megan-Brette Hamilton studies African American English as a part of students' cultural identity, and works to help teachers communicate effectively with all students. @AULiberalArts

leader.pubs.asha.org/doi/full/10.10…

@AULiberalArts Day 5 of #26days: Robert J. Jagers, a colleague at @caselorg, studies how social-emotional learning can be leveraged to promote equity and racial justice:

tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Day 6 of #26days: Dr. Idara Essien (@DrIdaraEssien) @SDSU studies the experiences of Black children in early childhood education, including black children's exposure to three types of microagressions: distrust, disdain, and disregard.

link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Day 7 of #26days: Janet Helms of @bclynchschool pioneered modern thinking on race and racism in America. She has so much influential work that it's hard to choose, but today is a good day to read her work on white racial identity development:

amazon.com/Race-Nice-Thin…

Day 8 of #26days: Dr. Dana Thompson Dorsey @DThompsonDorsey studies the intersections of law, policies, and education. This article examines how White principals' practices (in mostly Black schools) are shaped by their views on race.

tcrecord.org/Content.asp?Co…

@PittEducation

Day 9 of #26days: Doré LaForett @FPGInstitute @ChildTrends studies early childhood education with a focus on children living in poverty. This article proposes a path toward reducing teacher bias in discipline practices:

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Day 10 of #26days: @DrFantasyLozada studies emotional development in Black & Latinx students. This article explores links between schoolwide SEL practices and students' explorations of their racial/ethnic identity: @VCUPsychology @VCU

journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…

Day 11 of #26days: Our @Youth_Nex and @UVAEdu colleague, @teachchauncey, uses youth participatory action research to bring Black boys' voices to the forefront of understanding Black school experiences and identity development:

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@HopesPsychology

Day 12 of #26days: Oscar Barbarin is a giant in the field of early childhood education and chair of @UofMaryland's Dept. of African American Studies. This article reviews research on African American boys' development in the face of adversity:

srcd.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…

Day 13 of #26days: @IheomaIruka studies school transitions, preschool, and early grade experiences with a focus on children facing adversity. Some of her recent work has focused on Black girls' development and school readiness:

doi.org/10.1016/j.ecre…

@SCurentonBU @FPGInstitute

Day 14 of #26days: Dr. @HelenNeville12 is a professor of African American Studies @Illinois_Alma, studying racism and racial identity. This article explores the concept of color-blindness and how it promotes inequity:

doi-org.proxy01.its.virginia.edu/10.1037/a00332…

Day 15 of #26days: Bragging on another @UVAEdu colleague! @robertqberry studies math ed & culturally relevant pedagogy. He was Pres. of @NCTM and now we're lucky to have him as Assoc. Dean of Diversity Equity and Inclusion. His book on soc justice & math:

us.corwin.com/en-us/nam/high…

Day 16 of #26days: Dr. Lionel Howard, Assoc. Prof. at @gwGSEHD, studies intersections of race and gender identity formation. This article explores race and gender socialization of African American boys and the mixed messages some boys receive:

doi.org/10.1111/ajop.1…

Day 17 of #26days: More fascinating research on Black girls' development - Dr. Jemimah Young, Assoc. Prof. @cehdtamu, studies urban education and Black girls in STEM. This article is on Black girls and AP placement:

genderandset.open.ac.uk/index.php/gend…

Day 18 of #26days: Dr. Robin Jarrett, Prof. of African American studies @Illinois_Alma, uses qualitative methods to highlight the adaptive approaches impoverished Black mothers use to support children's home learning and the transition to kindergarten:

tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Day 19 of #26days: For #IndigenousPeoplesDay we want to highlight research on Native American children. Dr. Susan Faircloth @sfaircloth12, professor at @ColoradoStateU, has this great review of #ECE for American Indian/Alaskan Native children:

jstor.org/stable/10.5749…

Day 20 of #26days: Dr. Briana Woods-Jaeger @bwoodsjaeger is a clinical psychologist studying health disparities @EmoryUniversity @EmoryRollins. This work elevates the voices of Black youth so they can tell us what resilience means to them:

tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Day 21 of #26days: Dr. Joanna Williams (@williamsjoannal), Assoc. Prof. at @RutgersGSAPP, studies race and ethnic identity and social development in adolescence. We love this work focusing on kids' social development within peer networks:

journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…

Day 22 of #26days: We need to reframe our understanding of Black children's achievement to recognize strengths and end deficit thinking. Tonia Durden (@ToniaUNLChild), Clin. Assoc. Prof. at @gsucehd shows us how in this chapter (w/@SCurentonBU):

bit.ly/34YPvVf [pdf]

Day 23 of #26days: Another special @UVAEdu colleague: @DerrickPAlridge is uplifting the stories of Black educators through his oral history project, Teachers in the Movement, focused on Black teachers involved in the Civil Rights Movement: @CRPESUVA

teachersinthemovement.com

Day 24 of #26days: Are we measuring what we think we're measuring? @DrDesireeByrd, clinical professor and neuropsychologist @GradCenterPsych explores research on culture and neighborhood influences on child neuropsych assessment:

link.springer.com/article/10.100…

@SoBlackNeuro

Day 25 of #26days: How are implicit biases enacted in early childhood classrooms? Dr. Stephanie Curenton @SCurentonBU, Assoc. Prof. @BUWheelock, & colleagues have developed and validated an observational measure of equitable practices for PK-3:

tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108…

Day 26 of #26days: Our bittersweet last day of this thread. @drgaylordharden, Psych. Prof. @TAMU, studies stress, resilience, and coping in Black adolescents. We read & discussed this article as a group yesterday, talked abt applications to younger kids.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30188164/