Accepted Publications

  • Knox, J., Lawson, T. K., Goodwin, A. B., Golden, A. R., Arch, D. A. N., & Fallon, L. (2026). Supporting cultural responsiveness in the classroom: An exploratory study of teacher profiles. Journal of Educational & Psychological Consultation, 36(2), 181–206. https://doi.org/10.1080/10474412.2024.2449340 
  • Harrell, D. R., Richardson, S. C., & Sheftall, A. H. (2026). School connectedness and suicidal ideation among Black youth: A latent class analysis. School Mental Health, 18, 415–427. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12310-025-09778-7
  • Gibson, S. M., Knox, J., Arch, D. A. N., Gatlin, D., Cooper-Roundy, V. H., Burnett, M., & Cooper, S. M. (2026). Bridging two worlds: The interconnected nature of Black fathers’ school and home involvement. School Psychology Review, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1080/2372966X.2025.2605462
  • Johnson. N., Gibson. S., Hawine, G., & Andrews, D. (in press). Utilizing latent class analyses to examine the link between Black emerging adults’ intersectional discrimination experiences and mental health. Emerging Adulthood. 
  • Cosso, J., & Melzi, G. (2025). Numeracy engagement patterns of US Latine families. Journal of Cognition and Development, 26(1), 158-173. https://doi.org/10.1080/15248372.2024.2389127
  • Knox, J., Cryer-Coupet, Q., Golden, A. R., Cerda-Smith, J., Wiseman, A., Barber, S., & Gaona, M. (2024). Correlates of adverse childhood experiences and secondary traumatic stress in school personnel. School Psychology, 39(5), 463–474. https://doi.org/10.1037/spq0000604
  • Starrett, A., Abrams, C., Case, L., Stribling, A., Miedema, S., Brian, A. (2025). Examining the relationship between actual and perceived motor competence profiles with executive function. Research Quarterly in Exercise Science, 97(1), 103-113. https://doi.org/10.1080/02701367.2025.2557377
  • Winkler, C. E., & Wofford, A. M. (2024). Trends and motivations in critical quantitative educational research: A multimethod examination across higher education scholarship and author perspectives. Research in Higher Education, 65(7), 1368-1394. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11162-024-09802-w
  • Yun, H. Y., & Espelage, D. (2024). Self-ratings and peer-ratings of bullying perpetrators: Intrapersonal and interpersonal factors that differentiate bully subgroups. Journal of School Psychology, 106, 101358. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsp.2024.101358
  • Yun, H. Y. (2025). Rejection or tolerance of bullies: The roles of descriptive, injunctive, and popularity norms. Social Development, 34(3), e12806. https://doi.org/10.1111/sode.12806
  • Zajic, M. C., Gudknecht, J., & McIntyre, N. S. (2025). Characterizing the special education goals of autistic students: Latent class analysis with demographic and developmental covariates. Exceptional Children, 91(4), 359-376. https://doi.org/10.1177/00144029251331861
  • Rabinowitz, J. A., Masyn, K., Thomas, N., Kahn, G., Grimm, K. J., Ellis, J., Hochheimer, M., Strickland, J. C., Ramdin, C., Piccirillo, M. L., & Huhn, A. S. (2026). Associations of spirituality and craving among individuals in substance use disorder treatment: A latent change score modeling approach. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 283, Article 113116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2026.113116 
  • McDaniel, H. L., Budavari, A. C., Pas, E. T., Hernandez, B., & Bradshaw, C. P. (in press). Exploring predictors of student and parent attendance in a Tier 2 school-based program: Implications for optimizing attendance in the Coping Power Program. School Mental Health.

Manuscripts Under Review

  • Richardson, S. C., Harrell, D., & Arch, D. Structural racism and suicide risk among Black high school adolescents: A latent class analysis. [Manuscript submitted for review]
  • Golden, A. R., Arch, D. A. N., Knox, J., & Bland, J. J. Examining school racial climate and school climate as joint predictors of youth’s academic outcomes: A latent profile approach. [Manuscript submitted for review]
  • Golden, A. R., Hope, E. C., Arch, D. A. N., Burnett, M., Green, M. N., & Garza, A. Just because I can, doesn’t mean I will: Exploring the joint occurrence of critical agency and critical action classes among Black adolescents. [Manuscript submitted for review]
  • Yun, H. Y., & Waasdorp, T. E. Who counts as a defender? Self-claims, peer recognition, and classroom norms in bullying. [Manuscript submitted for review]

Manuscripts in Preparation

  • Harrell, D. R., Arch, D., Brown, A., & Wells, T. Student- and school-level predictors of school connectedness among Black youth: A latent transition analysis. [Manuscript in preparation]
  • Starrett, A., & Masyn, K. Right number, wrong classes: Class separation and the effects of ignored nesting on enumeration and parameter recovery in latent profile analysis. [Manuscript in preparation]
  • Gibson, S., Knox. J., Willis, H., Barnes, T., & Tynes. B.. The cost of witnessing: A person-centered approach of trauma events online and psychological distress among Black adolescents. [Manuscript in preparation]
  • Gibson, S., Freison, & Cooper, C. Black fathers' racial socialization across adolescence. [Manuscript in preparation]
  • Gibson, S., Louis, V., Cooper, C., & Cryer-Coupet, Q. Parenting challenges in context: Examining measurement invariance in Black mothers’ and fathers’ aggravation in parenting. [Manuscript in preparation]
  •  Gibson, S., Arch, D., Louis, V., Knox, J., & Mulvey, K.. Student experiences of peer and teacher discrimination across high school: A latent transition analysis. [Manuscript in preparation]
  • Gibson, S., Arch, D., & Tynes, B. Online racism all adolescents. [Manuscript in preparation]
  • Gibson, S., Brown, D., Thomas, A., Anderson, G., Arch, D., & Cooper, S. Parenting across spaces: Black fathers' socialization strategies in residential and non-residential contexts. [Manuscript in preparation]
  • Garza, A., Golden, A. R., Johnson, N. C., & Berlin, K. Not all ties bind: Patterns of social capital in adolescents and their wellbeing. [Manuscript in preparation]
  • Yun, H. Y., Nylund-Gibson, K. L., & Espelage, D. L. Beyond bullying: Mapping multifaceted aggression profiles across adolescence. [Manuscript in preparation]
  • Yun, H. Y., Nylund-Gibson, K. L., & Graham, S. Peer victimization trajectories across middle and high school: The role of self-blame and school racial/ethnic diversity. [Manuscript in preparation]
  • Budavari, A. C., McDaniel, H. L., Morgan-Lopez, A. A., Bradshaw, C. P., [Coping Power IDA Team], & Lochman, J. E. Profiles of presenting problems among youth with elevated levels of aggression and associations with engagement in the Coping Power Program [Manuscript in preparation]. 
  • Pandey, T., Budavari, A., Raynor, S. S., & Bradshaw, C. P. Optimizing coaching to enhance implementation fidelity of classroom-based preventative interventions: A mixed-methods study on effective coaching strategies [Manuscript in preparation].

Presentations

  • Knox, J. (2023). The current state of cultural responsiveness: Teacher perspectives [Conference presentation]. Advancing School Mental Health, New Orleans, LA, United States.
  • Zajic, M., Gudknecht, J., & McIntyre, N. (2024). Characterizing the educational goals of autistic students: Latent class analysis with demographic and developmental covariates [Conference presentation]. American Education Research Association, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
  • Harrell, D. R., Richardson, S. C., & Sheftall, A. H. (2026). School connectedness and suicidal ideation among Black youth: A latent class analysis [Conference presentation]. Society for Social Work and Research. Washington, D.C., United States.
  • Richardson, S. C., Harrell, D., & Arch, D. (2026). Racist experiences at school and suicidal behaviors: A latent class analysis among a national sample of Black high school students [Conference presentation]. Society for Social Research, Washington, D.C., United States.
  • Starrett, A. & Masyn, K. (2024). Examining the effect of nested data on class enumeration and model fit in latent profile analysis. Modern Modeling Methods, Storrs, CT, United States.
  • Starrett, A. & Masyn, K. (2026). The role of class separation in class enumeration for latent profile analysis with nested data. American Education Research Association Annual Conference, Los Angeles, CA, United States.
  • Starrett, A. & Masyn, K. (2026). Two-level or not two-level? Addressing the impact of nested data and class separation in class enumeration and parameter estimation for latent profile analysis [Conference presentation]. Modern Modeling Methods, New York, NY, United States.
  • Gibson, S., Cooper-Roundy, V., Brown, D., & Li, Y., (2025). Fatherhood in focus: From parenting characteristics to parenting contributions [Conference presentation]. Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.
  • Cosso, J., & Melzi, G. (2024). Numeracy engagement patterns of U.S. Latine families [Conference presentation]. The Mathematical Cognition and Learning Society, Washington D.C., United States.
  • Garza, A., Golden, A. R., & Arch, D. A. N. (2026). Not all ties bind: Patterns of social capital in adolescents and their wellbeing [Conference poster]. Society for Research on Adolescents, Toronto, Canada
  • Golden, A. R., Arch, D.A.N., Knox, J., & Bland, J. J. (2026). Examining interactions between school climate and school racial climate experiences as predictors of academic self-esteem in youth: a latent profile approach [Conference presentation]. Association for Psychological Sciences, Barcelona, Spain.
  • Pandey, T., Budavari, A. C., & Bradshaw, C. P. (2024). Identifying classes of effective coaching activities: The role of coach personality traits, alliance, self-efficacy, and sociodemographic factors [Conference  presentation]. National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA, United States.

Grants

  • Knox, J. (2026). Leveraging Educator Readiness for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Learning to Increase EDI Professional Development Effectiveness [Unpublished grant proposal]. Foundation for Child Development.
  • Gibson, S. (2026). Digital Literacy Development and Protection Against Online Victimization in Adolescence [Unpublished grant proposal]. National Institutes of Health.
  • Gibson, S. (2026) A Person-Centered Analysis of Paternal Parenting and Attachment in Adolescence [Unpublished grant proposal]. National Institutes of Health.
  • Ibekwe-Okafor, N. Black Children’s Exposure to Predictors of Quality in Early Care and Education [Unpublished grant proposal]. Administration for Children and Families - Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

Other

  • Knox, J. Two job talks that presented LPA on cultural responsiveness - NC State University Department of Psychology and University of Maryland School of Medicine
  • Knox, J. Guest lecture for a graduate social work class at Virginia Commonwealth University which included the LPA on cultural responsiveness
  • Starrett, A. EDRM 890 Introduction to Mixture Modeling (independent study with 4 Ph.D. students; Fall 2024), University of South Carolina. 
  • Golden, A. graduate student,  Anissa Garza, proposed and defended her midpoint project (doctoral candidacy project) that featured latent profile analysis with the help of the IMMERSE team.

IMMERSE Fellows Jerica Knox and Alexandrea Golden Unveil New Research on Secondary Traumatic Stress in Schools Using Latent Class Analysis

December 2023

IMMERSE Fellows Jerica Knox (Cohort 1) & Alexandrea Golden (Cohort 2)'s latest publication, "Secondary Traumatic Stress in School Personnel: A Latent Class Analysis on Adverse Childhood Experience History," published in School Psychology, sheds light on the hidden burden of secondary traumatic stress in schools. Dr. Knox’s research focuses on advancing systems-level culturally responsive and trauma-informed practices and policies, emphasizing readiness for professional development in these areas. Dr. Golden’s research focuses on the resilience and positive development of racially minoritized youth who experience racism with a focus on Black adolescents.

IMMERSE Fellow Jimena Cosso Submits Study for Review on Numeracy Engagement Patterns of US Latine Families using Latent Class Analysis

July 1, 2024

IMMERSE Fellow Jimena Cosso (Cohort 1) has submitted a paper for review titled "Numeracy Engagement Patterns of US Latine Families." Dr. Cosso’s research explores the home and school learning contexts that affect how young children develop and learn, with a particular focus on dual language learners (DLLs) from immigrant Latine communities.

 

IMMERSE Fellows Jerica Knox and Alexandrea Golden Collaborate on Cultural Responsiveness Research using Latent Profile Analysis

July 1, 2024

IMMERSE Fellows Jerica Knox (Cohort 1), Alexandrea Golden (Cohort 2), and IMMERSE Graduate Student Dina Arch are preparing a paper for submission that investigates the state of cultural responsiveness in teachers using Latent Profile Analysis. 

 

Jerica Knox Presents on Cultural Responsiveness at 2023 Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health

December 2023

IMMERSE Fellow Jerica Knox (Cohort 1) presented at the 2023 Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health in New Orleans, LA. Her presentation, titled "The Current State of Cultural Responsiveness: Teacher Perspectives," showcased the use of Latent Profile Analysis to explore cultural responsiveness among teachers. Dr. Knox highlighted significant findings from her research and acknowledged the support and contributions of the IMMERSE fellowship program.