Lab Accomplishments

  • India Matthews (Grad Student) was recognized at the Scholar of Distinction Award Ceremony for receiving an Honorable Mention from the National Science Foundation!

  • Lab members attend the Basic Needs Resource Fair hosted at the University of Missouri!

  • Lab members attend the Black Business Expo hosted by Columbia College!

  • Lab members attend Fall Fest hosted by the Gaines/Oldham Black Cultural Center at the University of Missouri!

Spring 2024

Department Awards!

Dr. Donte Bernard was recently awarded the Max Meier Junior Faculty Research Award and Makayla Pollock was awarded the Gail Raskin Outstanding Research Staff Award by the Department of Psychological Sciences!

LeAndra Rhymes, is awarded!

Senior lab member, LeAndra Rhymes, was recently awarded the Diverse and Inclusive Research Award for her independent research project she presented at the Undergraduate Research Week!

New graduate student to start in the lab in Fall 2024!

Jennifer Hudson will be joining us in the Fall to start her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology under the mentorship of Dr. Bernard. Her research interests center on examining the interplay between ethnic/racial factors (e.g., ethnic/racial identity, racial socialization), racial stressors (e.g., discrimination and microaggressions), and health. Specifically, she is interested in examining dimensions of Black racial identity and how one's identity interacts with the effects of racial stressors. Overall, she aims to conduct culturally responsive research that reduces ethnic and racial health disparities. We are so excited for her to join our team!!

Nylah McLarren presents at the Midwestern Psychological Association Conference

Honors student and McNair Scholar, Nylah McLarren, presented her independent research project at the Midwestern Psychological Association Conference!

Nylah’s project examined how institutional composition affects Black women’s experience of impostor phenomenon.

Da’Leana Sullivan: Empowerment through Advocacy Workshop

Our lab member Da’Leana Sullivan hosted a workshop titled “Empowerment through Advocacy” at the Filling in The Space (F.I.T.S) - Spreading the Wealth Event on April 13th! This workshop was intended to help students become effective advocates by empowering their voices for their personal interest. During this workshop, individuals gained knowledge on skills and tools that are essential for shaping great advocates! This workshop aimed to teach students about advocacy so they can go on to make meaningful impacts within their community and beyond. Through her open discussion, participants were encouraged to build confidence, communication skills, and embody the advocacy spirit!

Lab Members Present at the Undergraduate Research Week!

LeAndra Rhymes (left) and Nylah McLarren (right) presented their research projects on April 10th at the Undergraduate Research Week!

LeAndra’s project examined the associations between racial socialization patterns and parental worry among Black caregivers.

Nylah’s project examined how institutional composition affects Black women’s experience of impostor phenomenon.

Makayla Pollock Presented at the Council of University Directors of Clinical Psychology Diversifying Clinical Psychology Conference

Our lab coordinator, Makayla Pollock, presented her research project titled “Racial Discrimination and Anxiety Symptoms Among Black Youth: The Moderating Roles of Parental Worry and Youth Age” at the Council of University Directors of Clinical Psychology Diversifying Clinical Psychology Conference on April 13th!

Dr. Bernard: Papers, presentations, and more!

Multiple papers of Dr. Bernard’s have been accepted to various journals! including:

Rubi, S., Monk, J.K., Shoemaker, S., Miller, C., Prabhu, N., Flores, L.Y., Bernard, D.L., McCrae., C.S., Borsari, B., & Miller, M. (2024). Perpetuating and protective factors in insomnia across racial/ethnic groups of veterans. Journal of Sleep Research.

Volpe, V.V., Thomas T.C., Bernard, D.L., Benson, P., & Ross, J. (2024). Necessary, burdensome, or threatening? Awareness of Black-White disparities in healthcare access and self-rated health for Black and White Americans. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry.

Rancher, C., Bernard, D.L., Moreland, A.D. (2024). Measurement invariance of teacher adverse childhood experiences across teacher age, race, and urban context. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma.

Cokley., K.O., Bernard, D.L., Stone, S., Award, G.H. (2024). Impostor phenomenon in racially/ethnically minoritized groups: Current knowledge and future directions. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology.

Bernard, D. L., & Willis, H. A. (2024). Ethnic-racial identity formation among ethnoracially minoritized youth.

Bernard, D.L. (2024). Racism and the impostor phenomenon among African American students: A socioecological analysis. In The impostor phenomenon: Psychological research, theory, and interventions. (pp. 181-201). American Psychological Association.

Stone-Sabali, S., Uanhoro, J. O., McClain, S., Bernard, D.L., Makari, S., & Chapman-Hilliard, C. (2024). Impostorism and psychological distress among college students of color: A moderation analysis of shame-proneness, race, gender, and race-gender interactions. Current Psychology, 43(4), 3632-3648.

India Matthews: NSF Honorable Mention and Paper Published!

Our graduate student, India Matthews, received an honorable mention from the National Science Foundation regarding her application to the Graduate Research Fellowship Program!

Dr. Bernard and her also had their paper accepted to the Journal of Diversity in Higher Education. Their paper is titled “Psychosocial pathways linking racial campus climate to impostor phenomenon among Black college students”.