Multidisciplinary Research in Saint Louis, MO
Black Families and Racial Justice Project
Selected Articles
- Smith, I., & Butler-Barnes, S. T. (2025). Emotional Responses to Racial Violence: Analyzing Sentiments and Emotions Among Black Women in Missouri. Information, 16(7), 598. https://doi.org/10.3390/info16070598
- Smith, I., Sargent, E., Peoples, J., Butler-Barnes, S. T., & Leath, S. (2025). “Uncovering Responses”: A Sentiment Analysis Approach to Racial Violence Among Black Parents in Missouri. SAGE Open, 15(2).
https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440251333174
Equity for Black Women and Girls Project
Selected Articles
- Leath, S., Ball, P., Mims, L., Butler-Barnes, S., & Quiles, T. (2022). “They Need to Hear Our Voices”: A Multidimensional Framework of Black College Women’s Sociopolitical Development and Activism. Journal of Black Psychology, 48(3-4), 392-427. https://doi.org/10.1177/00957984211016943
- Butler‑Barnes, S. T., Leath, S., Inniss‑Thompson, M. N., Allen, P. C., D’Almeida, M. E., & Boyd, D. T. (2022). Racial and gender discrimination by teachers: Risks for Black girls’ depressive symptomatology and suicidal ideation. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology, 28(4), 469–482. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000538
- Rogers, Leoandra Onnie, and Sheretta T. Butler‑Barnes. “[E]ven Though We Don’t Have Everything…We Build Our Own Thing”: Exploring Black Girl Space. Journal of Research on Adolescence, vol. 32, no. 1, 2022, pp. 49–68, doi:10.1111/jora.12697.
Strengths-Based Assets of Black Adolescents Project
Selected Articles
- Butler‑Barnes, S. T., Leath, S., Williams, A., Byrd, C., Carter, R., & Chavous, T. M. (2018). Promoting resilience among African American girls: Racial identity as a protective factor. Child Development, 89(6), e552–e571. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.12995
- Butler‑Barnes, S.T., Richardson, B. L., Chavous, T.M., & Zhu, J. (2019). The Importance of Racial Socialization: School‑Based Racial Discrimination and Racial Identity Among African American Adolescent Boys and Girls. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 29(2), 432–448. https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.1238
- Butler-Barnes, S.T., Martin, P.P., Hope, E.C. et al. Religiosity and Coping: Racial Stigma and Psychological Well-Being among African American Girls. J Relig Health 57, 1980–1995 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-018-0644-9
Media
Select Media & Blogpost
1. Raising Joyful & Resilient Black Children
2. Black Families and Homeschooling
4. Wash U Professor To Study How Black Families Discuss Racial Violence With Children
5. I Give You Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
6. Interview with Joe Madison - Racial Discrimination in School Settings
