Publications

The public psychology for liberation training model: A call to transform the discipline.

This article presents the Public Psychology for Liberation (PPL) model, a culturally grounded approach to training psychologists to address systemic oppression and promote healing and equity in marginalized communities.

Foster Youth and Basic-Needs Insecurity

As of July 2020, Illinois' foster care system served a racially diverse population of over 18,000 children, most of whom entered care due to neglect, with many remaining in care longer than the national average and half exiting without permanent family connections—impacting key life outcomes like education, employment, and housing stability.

Taking It Day by Day: Reasons for Daily Changes in University Belonging

This article explores how emerging adults in higher education experience daily signals of belonging, revealing that non-academic interactions, academics, campus resources, and emotional experiences all significantly shape their sense of connection to the university.

Ten simple rules for creating a sense of belonging in your research group

This article highlights the need for a deeper understanding of sense of belonging—particularly in research and lab environments—emphasizing its critical role in well-being, academic success, and retention in STEM, while calling for more inclusive, supportive spaces to foster both individual and institutional growth.

Developmental links between ethnic and racial discrimination and sleep

This article examines how racial and ethnic discrimination contributes to sleep disturbances among adolescents and young adults, highlighting the role of discrimination in shaping long-term sleep disparities and calling for interdisciplinary research and interventions to address these inequities.

Retraction of Hillman et al.(2022)

This article focuses on the development and validation of the Sense of Social Fit Scale to measure college students' sense of belonging, using structural equation modeling to assess its reliability and examining how belonging relates to motivation and educational outcomes across diverse student populations.