Selected Publications

Books

Harris, Y. R. & Graham, J. A. (Forthcoming). The African American child and adolescent: Development and challenges (3E). New York, NY: Guilford Press.

Harris, Y.R., & Graham, J.A. (2018). Developmental science: An introductory approach (2E). Dubuque, IA. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company.

Harris, Y.R., & Graham, J.A. (2014). The African American child: Development and challenges (2E). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, ISBN13: 9780826110190.

Harris, Y.R., Graham, J.A., & Oliver Carpenter, G.J. (2010). Children of incarcerated parents: Theoretical, developmental, and clinical issues. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, ISBN13: 9780826105134.

Harris, Y.R., & Graham, J.A. (2009). Developmental science: An introductory text. Dubuque, IA. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, ISBN13: 9780757565519.

Harris, Y.R., & Graham, J.A. (2007). The African American child: Development and challenges. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, ISBN10: 0826127568, ISBN13: 9780826127563.

Selected Journal Articles, Chapters, and Reviews

  • Graham, J.A. & Yuhas, H., & Roman, J.L. (2018). Death and coping mechanisms in animated Disney movies: A content analysis of Disney films (1937–2003) and Disney/Pixar films (2003–2016), Soc. Sci. 7, no. 10: 199.

  • Chiu, I., & Graham, J.A. (2017). The effect of a peer-based personal stories intervention on the focus of anxiety and social distance towards people with mental illness. Journal of College Student Development, 58(1), 101-107. doi:10.1353/csd.2017.0006

  • Kanthan, S., Graham, J.A., and Azarchi, L. (2016). Media Detectives: Bridging the Relationship among Empathy, Laugh Tracks, and Gender in Childhood. Journal of Media Literacy Education. Available at http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/jmle/vol8/iss2/3

  • Dell'Armo, K., & Graham, J.A. (2016). Kidsbridge Differing Abilities Room: The effectiveness of an intervention on attitudes towards different disability types. TCNJ Journal of Student Scholarship, 18. Available at https://joss.tcnj.edu/

  • Scott, K.E., & Graham, J.A. (2015). Service-learning: Implications for empathy and community engagement in elementary school children. Journal of Experiential Education, 38(4), 354 – 372. doi: 10.1177/1053825915592889

  • Graham, J.A., & Harris, Y.R. (2013). Children of color and parental incarceration: Implications for research, theory, and practice. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 41, 66-81. doi: 10.1002/j.2161-1912.2013.00028.x

  • Graham, J.A. (2013). From abandonment to the zygote. [Review of the book APA dictionary of lifespan developmental psychology, by G. R. VandenBos (Ed.)] PsycCRITIQUES, 58(48). doi: 10.1037/a0035094

  • Graham, J.A. (2012). African American children: Context, interdisciplinarity, and intervention. [Review of the book African American Children and Mental Health: Volumes 1 and 2, by N. E. Hill, T. L. Mann, & H. E. Fitzgerald (Eds.)]. PsycCRITIQUES, 57(18). doi: 10.1037/a0027842

  • Graham, J.A., Harris, Y.R., & Oliver Carpenter, G.J. (2010). The changing landscape of the American prison population: Implications for children of incarcerated parents. In Y.R. Harris, J.A. Graham, & G.J. Oliver Carpenter (Eds.), Children of incarcerated parents: Theoretical, developmental and clinical issues (pp. 3–19). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company.

  • Oliver Carpenter, G.J., Graham, J.A., & Harris, Y.R. (2010). Research and intervention: Issues for moving forward. In Y.R. Harris, J.A. Graham, & G.J. Oliver Carpenter (Eds.), Children of incarcerated parents: Theoretical, developmental and clinical issues (pp. 277–286). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company.

  • Harris, Y.R., Harris, V., Graham, J.A., & Oliver Carpenter, G.J. (2010). The challenge of family reunification. In Y.R. Harris, J.A. Graham, & G.J. Oliver Carpenter (Eds.), Children of incarcerated parents: Theoretical, developmental and clinical issues (pp. 255–275). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company.

  • Sarafino, E.P., & Graham, J.A. (2006). Development and psychometric evaluation of an instrument to assess reinforcer preferences: The Preferred Item and Experiences Questionnaire (PIEQ). Behavior Modification, 30, 835-847.

  • Bledsoe, K.L., & Graham, J.A. (2005). The use of multiple evaluation approaches in program evaluation. American Journal of Evaluation, 26, 302-319.

  • Cox, M., Garrett, E., & Graham, J.A. (2004). Death in Disney films: Implications for children's understanding of death. Omega - Journal of Death and Dying, 50, 257-280.

  • Graham, J.A., & Sell, M. A. (2001). Episodes of pragmatic behaviors in parent-child interactions. Psychological Reports, 89, 513-519.

  • Ray, G., Graham, J.A., & Cohen, R. (2001). The importance of relationship information for children's evaluations of peers and social situations. Advances in Psychology Research, Vol. V. (pp. 209-230). Nova Science Publishers.

  • Graham, J.A., Cohen, R, Zbikowski, S. M., & Secrist. M.E. (1998). A longitudinal investigation of race and sex as factors in children's friendship choices. Child Study Journal, 28, 245-266.

  • Graham, J.A., & Cohen, R. (1997). Race and sex as factors in children's sociometric ratings and friendship choices. Social Development, 6, 355-372.