Handbook of African American Health

Christon George Arthur, PhD, College of Education, Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee

Rahn Kennedy Bailey, MD, FAPA, Department of Psychiatry, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee

Donna Holland Barnes, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Howard University, Washington, DC

Bettina M. Beech, DrPH, Division of Public Health Sciences and Department of Pediatrics, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Derrick J. Beech, MD, FACS, Department of Surgery, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee

Rhonda BeLue, PhD, Department of Health Policy and Administration,The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania

Holly L. Blackmon, BS, National Medical Association, Washington, DC

Richard Briscoe, PhD, Department of Child and Family Studies, Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida

Deborah J. Burris-Kitchen, PhD, Criminology, Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee

Tamara M. Carter, MSW, LCSW, Department of Social Work, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, North Carolina

Ruth Chu-lien Chao, PhD, Counseling Psychology Program, Morgridge College of Education, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado

Stacey Kevin Close, PhD, Department of History, Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic, Connecticut

Michelle M. Cloutier, MD, Department of Pediatrics, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut

Donelda A. Cook, PhD, Counseling Center, Loyola University Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland

Lori E. Crosby, PsyD, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio

Jacquelyn Duval-Harvey, PhD, Youth and Family Programs, Baltimore City Health Department, Baltimore, Maryland

M. Kathleen Figaro, MD, Department of Health Services Research, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee

Shana Jeanelle Gage, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC

Tamika D. Gilreath, PhD, School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

Thomas P. Gullotta, MA, MSW, Child and Family Agency of Southeastern Connecticut, Inc., New London, Connecticut

Robert L. Hampton, PhD, Department of Social Work and Sociology, Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee

Brenda Jones Harden, PhD, MSW, Department of Human Development, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland

Aminifu R. Harvey, DSW, LICSW, Department of Social Work, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, North Carolina

David C. Henderson, MD, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

Charles H. Hennekens, MD, DrPH, Department of Clinical Science and Medical Education and Center of Excellence, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida

Oliver J. Johnson, PhD, LMSW, Department of Social Work, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, North Carolina

Gary King, PhD, Biobehavioral Health Program, College of Health and Human Development, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania

Jaslean J. La Taillade, PhD, Department of Family Science, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland

William B. Lawson, MD, PhD, DFAPA, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC

Robert S. Levine, MD, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee

Jessica Mazza, MSPH, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois

Gwen McClain, MA, Department of Child and Family Studies, Center for the Advancement of Child Welfare Practice, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida

Annie McCullough-Chavis, MSW, EdD, Department of Social Work, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, North Carolina

April R. McDowell, MS, Department of Family Science, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland

Peter Edmund Millet, PhD, Department of Psychology and College of Education, Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee

Angela Neal-Barnett, PhD, Department of Psychology, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio

Teresa Nesman, PhD, Department of Child and Family Studies, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida

Freida Hopkins Outlaw, PhD, Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, Nashville, Tennessee

Marcus Pope, MEd, School of Social Work, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Jessica M. Ramos, BA, Child and Family Agency of Southeastern Connecticut, Inc., New London, Connecticut

Kenneth M. Rogers, MD, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, College Park, Maryland

Bernadette Blount Salley, MM, Department of Psychology, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio

Wendy R. Schneider, RN, MSN, CCRC, Department of Clinical Science and Medical Education and Center of Excellence, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida

Reginald D. Simmons, PhD, Department of

Criminology and Criminal Justice, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, Connecticut

Francis L. Stevens, MS, Department of Counseling Psychology, Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee

Gretchen Chase Vaughn, PhD, private practice, New Haven, Connecticut

Verla M. Vaughan, PhD, RN, School of Nursing, Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee

Guy-Lucien Whembolua, PhD, Program in Health Disparities Research, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Jamell White, MSW, LCSW-C, MS, Department of Human Development, Institute for Child Study, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland

Kristin N. Williams-Washington, MA, Department of Clinical Psychology, Argosy University, Washington, DC

Maxine Woodside, EdD, Bethesda Ministries, Tampa, Florida