Publications

Publications

2023

Opara, I., Metzger, I. W., Dawoud, S., Pierre, K., Assan, A., Garcia-Reid, P., & Reid, R., (2023). "It makes me feel like I can make a difference": A Qualitative Exploration on Peer Mentoring with Black and Hispanic High School Students. Youth Journal.
Desrosiers, A.,  Bond, L., Hoffman, M., Kumar, P., Schafer, C., Metzger, I. W., Vandi, A., Hinton, M., & Betancourt, T.S. (in press, 2023). Exploring Naturalistic Diffusion of an Evidence-Based Mental Health Intervention Across Peer Networks of Youth in Sierra Leone. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
 

2022

Metzger, I., Turner, E., Jernigan-Noesi, M., Fisher, S., Nguyen, J., Griffith, B., & Shodiya-Zeumault, S., (accepted, 2022). Conceptualizing Community Mental Health Service Utilization for BIPOC Youth. Advancing Racial Justice in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology [Special Issue], Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology.
Metzger, I., Moreland, A., Garrett, R., Quiones, K., Spivey, B., Hamilton, J., & Lopez, C. M. (in press, 2023). Black Moms Matter: A Qualitative Approach to Understanding Barriers to Service Utilization at a Children’s Advocacy Center Following Childhood Abuse. Child Maltreatment.
Spivey, B.  N.*, Abrams, J.A., Watson-Singleton, N. N., & Metzger, I. W. (in press, 2022). “I Can Do Bad All By Myself”: Social support beliefs mediate the link between Strong Black Woman schema and depressive symptoms. Sex Roles.
Faber, S., Williams, M. T., Metzger, I., MacIntyre, M, Duniya, C., Cénat, J. M., Strauss, D., & Vina Goghari, V., (2022) Lions at the Gate: How Weaponization of Policy Prevents People of Color from Becoming Professional Psychologists in Canada. Canadian Psychology.
Fortson, K., Metzger, I., Leone, R., Lopez, C., & Gilmore. A.K. (2022). Race- and University-Specific Norms Associated with Alcohol Use among Black College Students. Addictive Behaviors.
Kwon, E., Metzger, I., & Kogan, S., (2022). Racial discrimination and conduct problems among Black youth: The protective influence of ethnic racial socialization. Journal of Adolescent Health.
Rajbhandari‐Thapa, J. & Metzger, I., (2022). School Climate Related Determinants of Physical Activity Among High School Girls and Boys. Journal of Adolescence. 
 

2021
Anderson, R., Jones, S. C. T., Metzger, I., Saleem, F., Anyiwo, N., Nisbeth, K., Bess, K., Resnicow, K., & Stevenson, H. (in press, 2021). Interrupting the pathway from discrimination to psychological outcomes: The contribution of racial worries and racial socialization competency. Child Development.
Gilmore, A. K., Moreland, A. D., Leone, R. M., Goodrum, N. M., Metzger, I. W., Are, F., & Lopez, C. (2021). Women-led research support groups to bolster success in academia during social and historic change. The Behavior Therapist.
2020
Anderson, R., Metzger, I., Applewhite, K., Sawyer, B., Jackson, W., Flores, S., McKenny, M., & Carter, R. (2020). Hands Up, Now What?: Black Families’ Reactions to Racial Socialization Interventions to Reduce Racial Stress for Black Youth. Journal of Youth Development. 93-109. https://doi.org/10.5195/jyd.2020.755
Bountress, K. E., Gilmore, A.K., Metzger, I.W., Aggen, S.H., Tomko, R.L., Danielson, C.K., Williamson, V., Vladimirov, V., Ruggiero, K., & Amstadter, A.B. (2020). The impact of severity of disaster exposure: Cascading effects across parental distress, adolescent PTSD symptoms, and parent-child conflict and communication. Social Science & Medicine.
Ritchwood, T., Malo, V., Jones, C., Metzger, I., Atujuna, M., Marcus, R., Conserve, D., Handler, L., & Bekker, L. G. (2020). What happens after adolescents living with HIV transition to adult care? A systematic review. BMC Public Health.
Metzger, I., Anderson, R., Are, F., & Ritchwood, T (2020). Healing interpersonal and racial trauma: Integrating Racial Socialization into TF-CBT for African American Youth. Child Maltreatment.
Metzger, I., Cooper, S., Griffin, C. B., Golden, A., Opara, I., & Ritchwood, T., (2020). Parenting Profiles of Academic and Racial Socialization: Associations with Academic Engagement and Perception of Academic Ability of African American Adolescents. Journal of School Psychology.
Griffin, C. B., Metzger, I., Halliday-Boykins, C., & Salzar, C. (2020). Exploring Associations Among African American Youths’ Perceptions of School Racial Climate and School Engagement: Does Gender Matter? School Psychology Review.
Opara, I., Lardier Jr. D.T., Metzger, I., Herrera, A., Franklin, L., Garcia-Reid, & Reid R.J. (2020). “Bullets have no names”: A qualitative exploration of community trauma. Journal of Child and Family Studies. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-020-01764-8
Jones, S. T., Metzger, I., & Anderson, R., (2020). “Standing in the Gap”: The continued importance of culturally competent therapeutic interventions for Black youth. Evidence-Based Practice in Child & Adolescent Mental Health.
Anderson, R., Metzger, I., Jones, S., Lozada, F., (2020). Interrupting the Pathway from Discrimination to Psychological Outcomes: Investigating Racial Worries and Racial Socialization Competency. Child Development.
Griffin, C. B., Gray, D., Hope, E., Metzger, I., & Henderson, D. X. (2020). Do Coping Responses and Racial Identity Promote School Engagement Among Black Youth? Using an Equity-Elaborated Social-Emotional Learning Lens. Urban Education. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042085920933346
Salami, T., Lawson, E., & Metzger, I., (in press, 2020). The Impact of Microaggressions on African American College Students' Worry about Their Future Employment: The Moderating Role of Campus Support and GPA. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology.
Opara, I., Assan, M.A., Pierre, K., Gunn, J III., Metzger, I., Hamilton J., & Arugu, E. (2020). Suicide among Black Children: An Integrated Model of the Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicide and Intersectionality Theory for Researchers & Clinicians. Journal of Black Studies. https://doi.org/10.1177/0021934720935641
Griffin, C. B., Metzger, I., Halliday-Boykins, C., & Salazar, C. (in press, 2020). Racial Fairness, School Engagement, and Discipline Outcomes in African American High School Students: The Important Role of Gender. School Psychology Review.
Henderson, D., Jones, J., McLeod, K., Jackson, K., Lunsford, A., & Metzger, I. (2020). A Phenomenological Study of Racial Harassment in School and Emotional Effects among a Sample of Older Adolescents. The Urban Review. 1- 24. 10.1007/s11256-020-00551-5.
Jones, S., Anderson, R., Gaskin-Wasson, A., Sawyer, B. Applewhite, K., & Metzger, I., (2020). From “Crib to Coffin”: Navigating Coping from Racism-Related Stress throughout the Lifespan of Black Americans. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry , 90(2), 267.
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2019
Cooper, S. M., Metzger, I., Georgeson, A., Golden, A. R., Burnett, M., & White, C. N. (2019). Communicative Support and Parental Knowledge among African American Residential Fathers: Longitudinal Associations with Adolescent Substance Use. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 28(12), 3433-3445.
Stewart, R. W., Orengo-Aguayo, R., Wallace, M., Metzger, I. W., & Rheingold, A. A. (2019). Leveraging Technology and Cultural Adaptations to Increase Access and Engagement among Trauma-Exposed African American Youth: Exploratory Study of School-Based Telehealth Delivery of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 0886260519831380.
2018
Metzger, I., Salami, T., Carter, S., Halliday-Boykins, C. A., Anderson R. E., Jernigan, M. M., & Ritchwood, T. (2018). African American Emerging Adults’ Experiences with Racial Discrimination and Drinking Habits: The Moderating Roles of Perceived Stress. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. Doi:10.1037/cdp0000204.
Williams, M. T., Metzger, I. W., Leins, C., & DeLapp, C. (2018). Assessing racial trauma within a DSM–5 framework: The UConn Racial/Ethnic Stress & Trauma Survey. Practice Innovations, 3(4), 242-260. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pri0000076.
Ritchwood, T., Metzger, I., Powell, T., Vander Schaff, E., Wynn, M., Zhou, W., Lin, F., Corbie-Smith, G., & Akers, A. (2018). How Does Pubertal Development Impact Caregiver-Adolescent Communication about Sex in Rural, African American Families? An Examination of Mediation Effects. Journal of Early Adolescence, 39(8), 1129-1153. https://doi.org/10.1177/0272431618806054.
Jaffe, A. E., Bountress, K. E., Metzger, I. W., Maples-Keller, J. L., Pinsky, H. T., George, W. H., & Gilmore, A. K. (2018). Student Engagement and Comfort During a Web-Based Personalized Feedback Intervention for Alcohol and Sexual Assault. Addictive Behaviors, 82, 23-27.
Apatu, E., Hamadi, H., Abrams, J., Metzger, I., & Spaulding, A. (2018). Association between Hospital Community Services and County Population Health in the United States. Journal of Public Health.
Walker, J. H., Bountress, K. E., Calhoun, C. D., Metzger, I. W., Adams, Z. W., Amstadter, A., Thomas, S. & Danielson, C. K. (2018). Impulsivity and Comorbid PTSD-Binge Drinking. Journal of Dual Diagnosis. doi:10.1080/15504263.2018.1439212.
Golden, A. R., Griffin, C. B., Metzger, I., & Cooper, S. M. (2018). School Racial Climate and Academic Outcomes in African American Adolescents: The Protective Role of Peers. Journal of Black Psychology, 44, 47-73.
Neilson, E. C., Bird, E. R., Metzger, I., George, W. H., Norris, J., & Gilmore, A. K., (2018). Understanding Sexual Assault Risk Perception in College: Associations among Sexual Assault History, Drinking to Cope, and Alcohol Use. Addictive Behaviors, 78, 178-186.
Research spotlights - 2018
2017
Metzger, I., Blevins, C., Calhoun, C., Ritchwood, T., Gilmore, A., Stewart, R., Bountress, K. (2017). An Examination of the Impact of Maladaptive Coping on the Association between Stressor Type and Alcohol Use in College. Journal of American College Health, 65, 534-541.
Ritchwood, T.D., Powell, T. W., Metzger, I. W., Dave, G., Corbie-Smith, G., Atujuna, M., Vander Schaaf, E., Wynn, M., Lin, F., Zhou, W., & Akers, A.Y. (2017). Understanding the Relationship between Religiosity and Caregiver- Adolescent Communication about Sex within African-American Families. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 26, 2979-2989.
Griffin, C B., Cooper, S. M., Metzger, I., & Golden, A. (2017). School Racial Climate and the Academic Achievement of African American High School Students: The Mediating Role of School Engagement. Psychology in the Schools, 54, 673-688.
Bountress, K., Metzger, I., Maples-Keller, J., & Gilmore, A. (2017). Reducing Sexual Risk Behaviors: Secondary Analyses from a Randomized Controlled Trial of a Brief Web-Based Alcohol Intervention for Underage, Heavy Episodic Drinking College Women, Addiction Research & Theory, 25:4, 302-309, DOI: 10.1080/16066359.2016.1271416. NIHMSID 843907.
Metzger, I., Cooper, S. M., Ritchwood, T. D., Onyeuku, C., & Griffin, C. B. (2017). Profiles of African American College Students’ Alcohol Use and Sexual Behaviors: Associations with Stress, Racial Discrimination, and Social Support. The Journal of Sex Research, 54(3), 374-385. PMCID: PMC5373031. NIHMSID: 845176.
Research spotlight - 2017
2016
Ritchwood, T.D., DeCoster, J, Metzger, I., Bolland, J., & Danielson, C.K. (2016). Does it Really Matter which Drug you Choose? An Examination of the Influence of Type of Drug on Type of Risky Sexual Behavior. Addictive Behaviors, 60, 97-102. NIHMSID 780214. PMCID: PMC4884511.
Stewart, R.W., Tuerk, P.W., Metzger, I., Davidson, T.M., & Young, J. (2016). A Decision Tree Approach to the Assessment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Engineering Empirically Rigorous and Ecologically Valid Assessment Measures. Psychological Services, 13, 1-9. NIHMSID 845190.
2015
Andrews III, A. R., Jobe-Shields, L., López, C. M., Metzger, I. W., de Arellano, M. A., Saunders, B., & Kilpatrick, D. G. (2015). Polyvictimization, Income, and Ethnic Differences in Trauma-Related Mental Health During Adolescence. Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology, 50(8), 1223-1234. NIHMSID 698028. PMCID: PMC4521986.
Cooper, S.M., Smalls-Glover, C., Metzger, I., & Brown, C. (2015). African American Fathers' Racial Socialization Patterns: Associations with and Racial Identity Beliefs and Discrimination Experiences. Family Relations, 64, 278- 290.
Cooper, S.M., White-Johnson, R., Brown Griffin, C., Metzger, I., Avery, M., Eaddy, H., Shephard, C., & Guthrie, B. (2015). Community Involvement and Reduced Risk Behavior Engagement among African American Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Empowerment Beliefs. Journal of Black Psychology, 41, 415-437.
2013
Cooper, S. M., Brown, C., Metzger, I., Clinton, Y., & Guthrie, B. (2013). Racial Discrimination and African American Adolescents’ Adjustment: Gender Variation in Family and Community Social Support, Promotive and Protective Factors. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 22(1), 15-29.
Metzger, I., Cooper, S. M., Flory, K., & Zarrett, N. (2013). Culturally Sensitive Risk-Behavior Prevention Programs for African American Adolescents: A Systematic Analysis. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 16, 187-212.
2011
Cooper, S.M., Guthrie, B.J., Brown, C.L., & Metzger, I. (2011). Daily Hassles and African American Adolescent Females’ Psychological Functioning: Direct and Interactive Associations with Gender Role Orientation. Sex Roles, 65, 397-409.

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