Recent Publications
“The idea is to write it so that people hear it and it slides through the brain and goes straight to the heart.”
-Maya Angelou
SOS, SUN Sister Circle Interventions,
or Black Women
Jean, E.A., Neal-Barnett, A. & Stadulis, R.(2022).How We See Us: An Examination of Factors Shaping the Appraisal of Stereotypical Media Images of Black Women among Black Adolescent Girls. Sex Roles 86, 334–345. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-021-01269-8
Rowell, T., & Neal-Barnett, A. (2021). A systematic review of the effect of parental adverse childhood experiences on parenting and child psychopathology. Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma, 1-14.
Manns-James, L., Anthony, M.K. & Neal-Barnett, A. (2020). Racial Discrimination, Racial Identity, and Obesity in Collegiate African American Women. J. Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-020-00880-x
Somerville, K., Neal-Barnett, A.M., Stadulis, R., Manns-James, L., Stevens-Robinson, D., (2020). Hair Cortisol Concentration and Perceived Chronic Stress in Low-income Urban Pregnant and Postpartum Black Women. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Disparities.
Manns-James, L. & Neal-Barnett, A.M. (2019). Development of a culturally informed protocol for hair cortisol sampling in Black women. Public Health Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1111/phn.12668
Neal-Barnett, A., Stadulis, R., Ellzey, D., Jean, E., Rowell, T., Somerville, K., ... & Hogue, M. (2019). Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Musical Cognitive Restructuring App for Black Inner-City Girls: Survey, Usage, and Focus Group Evaluation. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 7(6), e11310.
Pugh, D. M., & Neal-Barnett, A. (2018). The Impact Of Ethnic/Racial Identity And Social Support On The Acting White Accusation Among A Clinical Sample Of Black Adolescents. Kent State University.
Petitti K, Ellzey D, Davis MJ, Pugh DM, Stadulis RE and Neal-Barnett AM. Anxiety and Stress in Inner- City Black American Middle School Girls: Levels and Relationships. J Psychiatry Mental Disord. 2017; 2(1): 1006
Neal-Barnett, A.M., Payne. M.R., *Murray, M., Stadulis, R., *Thomas, A., & Salley, B. (2011) Sister circles as a culturally relevant intervention for anxious African American women. 18, 266-273 DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2850.2011.01258.x Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 18, 266-273. DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2850.2011.01258.x
Neal-Barnett, A. M., Stadulis, R., Payne, M.R., Crosby, L., Mitchell. M. Costa, C.W., Williams, L. (2011). In the company of my sisters: Sister circles intervention with African American women. Journal of Affective Disorders 129, 213- 218. Doi: 10.1016/j.jad206.08.024.
Acting White Accusation
Davis, M. J., Rowell, T., Stadulis, R. E., & Neal-Barnett, A. (2019). You Sound White: The Emotional Impact of the Acting White Accusation. In Handbook of Children and Prejudice (pp. 467-476). Springer, Cham.
Davis, M., Stadulis, R., & Neal-Barnett, A. (2018). Assessing the Effects of the Acting White accusation among Black girls: Social anxiety and Bullying Victimization. Journal of the National Medical Association, 110(1), 23-28.
Murray, M.S., Neal-Barnett, A.M., *Demmings, J., & Stadulis, R. E. (2012, May). The acting white accusation, racial identity and anxiety in African American adolescents.Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 526-532.doi10.1016/j.janxdis.2012.02.006( Published online March 27, 2012).
Neal-Barnett, A. M., Stadulis, R., *Singer, N, *Murray, M., & *Demmings, J. (2010, June ). Assessing the effects of experiencing the acting white accusation. The Urban Review, 42(2), 101-122. DOI 10.1007/s11256-009-0130-5.
Anxiety in Black Adolescent Females
Pettiti, K., Ellzey, D., Davis, M., Pugh, D., Stadulis, R., & Neal-Barnett, A. (2017). Anxiety and stress in inner city Black American middle school girls: levels and relationships. J Psychiatry Mental Disorder.
Neal-Barnett, A., Stadulis, R., Singer, N., Murray, M., & Demmings, J. (2010). Assessing the effects of experiencing the acting White accusation. The Urban Review, 42(2), 102-122.
MacCracken, M. & Stadulis, R. E. (2009). Sub-cultural differences in psychological well-being of minority youth as reflected in social physique anxiety and intrinsic motivation. Proceedings – International Society for Sport Psychology.
Stadulis, R., MacCracken, M., Fender-Scarr, L., Neal Barnett, A, Gandee, R., Newman, D., Schoffman, G., & Silas Butler, J. (2005). Psychometric Properties of the Children’s Version of the Social Physique Anxiety Scale (SPAS-C). International Society of Sport Psychology Proceedings: World Congress, Sydney, Australia.
Neal-Barnett, A. (2004). Orphans No More: A Commentary on Anxiety and African American Youth. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY, (2), 276.
Neal-Barnett, A. M. (2003). Soothe your nerves : the Black woman’s guide to understanding and overcoming anxiety, panic, and fear. Simon & Schuster.
Stadulis, R.E., MacCracken, M.J., Eidson, T.A., & Severance, C. (2002). The Competitive State Anxiety Inventory for Children-The CSAI-2C. Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 6, 147-165.
Stadulis, R.E., Waters, G., & Neal-Barnett, A.M. (2001). Sports and African American male children: What values and motives do they have? In Neal-Barnett, A.M. (Ed.), Forging Links: African American Children Clinical Developmental Perspectives (pp. 129-146). Westport CT:Praeger.
Neal-Barnett, A. M., & Crowther, J. H. (2000). To Be Female, Middle Class, Anxious, and Black. PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN QUARTERLY, (2), 129. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?
Neal, A. M., Lilly, R. S., & Zakis, S. (1993). What are African American children afraid of?: A preliminary study. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 7(2), 129-139.
Beidel, D. C., Neal, A. M., & Lederer, A. S. (1991). The feasibility and validity of a daily diary for the assessment of anxiety in children. Behavior therapy, 22(4), 505-517.
Neal, A. M., & Turner, S. M. (1991). Anxiety disorders research with African Americans: current status. Psychological Bulletin, 109(3), 400.
Neal, A. M., & Wilson, M. L. (1989). The role of skin color and features in the Black community: Implications for Black women and therapy. Clinical Psychology Review, 9(3), 323-333.
Trichotillomania
Neal-Barnett, A., Woods, D. Espil, F., Davis, M.....Franklin, M.E. (2019). Acceptance-enhanced behavior therapy for trichotillomania: Randomized controlled trial rationale, method, and strategies for recruiting minority participants. Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic 10.1521/bumc_2019_83_04
Alexander, J. R., Houghton, D. C., Twohig, M. P., Franklin, M. E., Saunders, S. M., Neal-Barnett, A. M., … Woods, D. W. (2017). Clarifying the relationship between Trichotillomania and anxiety. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 30.
Alexander, J. R., Houghton, D. C., Twohig, M. P., Franklin, M. E., Saunders, S. M., Neal-Barnett, A. M., … Woods, D. W. (2016). Factor analysis of the Milwaukee Inventory for Subtypes of Trichotillomania-Adult Version. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 11, 31–38.
Houghton, D. C., McFarland, C., Franklin, M. E., Twohig, M. P., Compton, S. N., Saunders, S. M., Neal-Barnett, A. M., & Woods, D. W. (2016). DSM-5 Trichotillomania: Perception of Adults with Trichotillomania After Psychosocial Treatment. Psychiatry: Interpersonal and Biological Processes.
Houghton, D. C., Franklin, M. R., Twohig, M. P., Franklin, M. E., Compton, S. N., Neal-Barnett, A. M., … Woods, D. W. (2016). Photographic Assessment of Change in Trichotillomania: Psychometric Properties and Variables Influencing Interpretation. JOURNAL OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT, (3), 505.
Houghton, D. C., Maas, J., Twohig, M. P., Saunders, S. M., Compton, S. N., Neal-Barnett, A. B., Franklin, M. E., & Woods, D. W. (2016). Comorbidity and Quality of Life in Adults with Hair Pulling Disorder (Trichotillomania). Psychiatry Research.
Houghton, D. C., Mathew, A. S., Twohig, M. P., Saunders, S. M., Franklin, M. E., Compton, S. N., … Woods, D. W. (2016). Trauma and trichotillomania: A tenuous relationship. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 11, 91–95.
Houghton, D. C., McFarland, C., Franklin, M. E., Twohig, M. P., Compton, S. N., Saunders, S. M., Neal-Barnett, A. M., & Woods, D. W . (2016). Photographic assessment of trichotillomania: Psychometric properties and variables influencing interpretation. Journal of Psychopathology & Behavioral Assessment.
Houghton, D.C. Capriotti, M. R., De Nadai, A. S., Compton, S. N., Twohig, M. P., Neal-Barnett, A. M., . . . & Woods, D. W. (2015). Defining treatment response in trichotillomania: a signal detection analysis. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 36, 44-51.
Houghton, D. C., Balsis, S., Stein, D. J. Compton, S. N., Twohig, M. P., Saunders, S. M., Franklin, M. E., Neal-Barnett, A. M. & Woods, D. W. (2015). Examining DSM criteria for Trichotillomania in a dimensional framework: Implications for DSM-5 and diagnostic practice. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 60, 9-16.
HOUGHTON, D. C., COMPTON, S. N., TWOHIG, M. P., SAUNDERS, S. M., FRANKLIN, M. E., NEAL-BARNETT, A. M., … WOODS, D. W. (2014). Measuring the role of psychological inflexibility in Trichotillomania. Psychiatry Research (Print), (1–2), 356.
Stadulis, R. E., Neal-Barnett, A.M., MacCracken, M.J., & Fender-Scarr, L. (2014). Social physique anxiety in early Black adolescent girls. Comprehensive Psychology, 3, 12-15 (Grant OCMH HLIO)
Neal-Barnett, A. M., *Statom, D. & Stadulis, R. (2011). Trichotillomania symptoms in African Americans: Are they related to anxiety and culture? CNS Neuroscience and Therapeutics , 17, 207-213. DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-5949.2010.00138.x
Neal-Barnett, A. M., Flessner, C.; Woods, D.; Franklin, M., Keuthen, N., & Stein, D. (2010). Ethnic differences in trichotillomania: Phenomenology, interference, impairment, and treatment efficacy. Journal of Anxiety Disorders 24, 553-558. doi10.1016/j.janxdis.2010.03.014.
Neal-Barnett, A., & Stadulis, R. (2006). Affective states and racial identity among African-American women with Trichotillomania. Journal of the National Medical Association, 98, 753-757.
Soothe Your Nerves
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