Policy Research Associates

Recent papers from Policy Research Associates

1. Nevertheless, we resist: Exploring the joint occurrence of critical agency and critical action classes among Black adolescentsAmerican Journal of Community Psychology · 2026
2. The Role of Critical Consciousness in the Development of Adolescents’ Civic PurposeResearch in Human Development · 2026
3. Bring in the Subs: A Mixed-Methods Investigation of the Substitute Teacher Labor Market in MichiganAmerican Educational Research Journal · 2026
4. Black parent-child ethnic-racial socialization reporting discrepancies and links with youth's ethnic-racial identityChild Development · 2026
5. A Multidimensional Conceptualization and Measure of Youth Civic AgencyJournal of Community Psychology · 2025
6. Examining the Role of a Program for Youth Advocates in Critical Consciousness DevelopmentAERA Open · 2025
7. Instructional Leadership Plus : Central Office Leaders Rethink the PrincipalshipEducational Administration Quarterly · 2025
8. Clinical and Social Functioning Outcomes of Assisted Outpatient Treatment: Results From a Multisite EvaluationPsychiatric Research and Clinical Practice · 2025
9. Youth activism: developing sociopolitical synergy across interest, knowledge, and involvementApplied Developmental Science · 2025
10. School Districts’ Use of Talent Analytics: Barriers and PossibilitiesJournal of Education Human Resources · 2025
11. Applying to Lead: A Mixed-Methods Investigation of Prospective Principals’ Job Application Strategies in Two Urban DistrictsEducational Administration Quarterly · 2024
12. Relationships and Identity Influences on Engineering Doctoral Degree Completion IntentionsThe Journal of Higher Education · 2024
13. Applying a trauma‐informed care framework to courtroom practice: An analysis of judges' perspectivesJuvenile and Family Court Journal · 2024
14. Predictive bias in pretrial risk assessment: Application of the Public Safety Assessment in a Native American population.Law and Human Behavior · 2024
15. What about Your Friends? Friendship Networks and Mental Health in Critical ConsciousnessYouth · 2024
16. Comparing the Costs and Benefits of Activism for Girls with Different Sexual Orientations and Racial and Ethnic IdentitiesYouth · 2024
17. Racism and Mental Health: The Moderating Role of Critical Consciousness for Black AdolescentsYouth · 2024
18. A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of a Program for Promoting Trauma-Informed Responses among Criminal Legal System ProfessionalsInternational Journal of Forensic Mental Health · 2024
19. Black adolescents' experiences with racial socialization, racial identity, and critical reflection of need for school change of racial inequityPsychology in the Schools · 2024
20. Trajectories of sociopolitical stress during the 2020 United States presidential election season: Associations with psychological well-being, civic action, and social identitiesComprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology · 2023