Taina B Quiles
Biographic Data
| ID | 3560945 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Taina B Quiles |
| GIVEN NAMES | Taina B |
| FAMILY NAME | Quiles |
| SIGNATURE | QUILES T B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Virginia |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3609-1931 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Political Imagination as a Black Family Process
Black parents have long nurtured their daughters’ dreams through affirmation, advocacy, and culturally rooted care. Yet, little research has examined how Black parents’ hopes for Black girls reflect political imagination. Drawing on sociopolitical development and the Black radical tradition, this study explored how Black parents imagined more just futures for their daughters and for Black girls more broadly. Using Black storytelling and quilting …
My life’s light”
White Youths’ Allyship on Instagram During the 2020 Black Lives Matter Movement
During the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement resurgence in 2020, some white youth engaged in BLM-related allyship online. Using photovoice-inspired methodology and reflexive thematic analysis, we examined Instagram posts and reflections from 29 white youth with college experience (ages 18–22; 72% women; 7% transgender or gender diverse; 58% LGBQ+) from across the USA. First, we identified overarching content and motives for white youths’ posts. S…
I Love that ‘Bout Myself and Us”
Gendered racism poses a significant threat to Black, Latina, and Afro-Latina girls’ self-concept. In the current study, we combined self-definition theory and the integrated model of ethnic-racial identity and critical consciousness to explore how these girls and young women critically reflected on gendered racism in relation to their identity beliefs and sense of self. We used plática methodology to talk with 20 Black ( n = 7), Latina ( n = 3), …
Imagine Growing Up Thinking the US is the Best Opportunity”
Immigrant origin youth are among the largest growing population in the United States of America (U.S.), and are important political agents for social change. This study examines how these youth engage in interracial solidarity, particularly in digital spaces. This study used reflexive thematic analysis to analyze the Twitter posts of 36 immigrant origin youth (ages 18–23; 62.5% women) from African/Afro-Latine, Latine, and Asian origins. We examin…
“Free Black Children…That Means Everything”
In the present qualitative study, we draw from a psychological framework of radical healing in communities of color to explore Black mother’s perspectives on what it means to raise free, Black children in the anti-Black racial context of the United States of America. Specifically, we consider the extent to which Black mother’s descriptions about supporting their children’s freedom involve new cultural and social norms that integrate personal well…
It’s a Matter of Trust
The COVID-19 pandemic drew public attention to the essential work and vulnerability of low-income Latina immigrants. Less recognized were the ways immigrant community organizations mobilized under exceptional conditions to provide immediate support to their communities while continuing to work toward durable systematic change. This paper analyzes the approach of Mujeres Unidas y Activas (MUA) in the San Francisco Bay Area. Over three decades, MUA…
A Black feminist study of freedom, community care, and self-definition among Black college women attending predominantly White institutions
Who has to act? A qualitative exploration of emerging adults' critical consciousness during the Covid‐19 pandemic
The COVID‐19 pandemic and violence against people of Color during 2020 brought troubling racial inequities to the forefront of American discourse. In line with the Critical Consciousness (CC) and Social Justice Youth Development (SJYD) frameworks, emerging adults may have developed their capacity for critical reflection, motivation, and action against systemic inequities. We drew from interviews with 27 emerging adults (ages 18–23) across the US,…
“They Need to Hear Our Voices”
Black women have played an integral role in Black liberation struggles. Yet there is little psychological scholarship on Black women’s contribution to social justice movements, particularly beyond conventional forms of activism, such as protesting and voting. To address this gap, the current study draws on Black feminist epistemology to present a multidimensional framework of Black college women’s sociopolitical development. Using consensual qual…
Critical action among Asian and Hispanic/Latinx youth
Critical action-behaviors aimed at dismantling systems of oppression-must be examined within youths' racialized experiences and should incorporate cultural and sociohistorical factors. We considered an expansive list of items capturing youth behaviors to create a novel four-factor (service, community change, expression, and care) measure of critical action for Asian and Hispanic/Latinx youth. Multiple distinct profiles of critical action were ide…
Our Community Is So Small”
Although Black students may share race-related experiences at predominantly White institutions (PWIs), they are a heterogeneous community with diverse identity beliefs, goals, and expectations about college. In the current study, we foreground how Black students at PWIs understand their racialized identities in relation to one another and within the broader university context. Drawing from interview data with 32 Black undergraduate students, we e…
Who has to act? A qualitative exploration of emerging adults' critical consciousness during the Covid‐19 pandemic
The COVID‐19 pandemic and violence against people of Color during 2020 brought troubling racial inequities to the forefront of American discourse. In line with the Critical Consciousness (CC) and Social Justice Youth Development (SJYD) frameworks, emerging adults may have developed their capacity for critical reflection, motivation, and action against systemic inequities. We drew from interviews with 27 emerging adults (ages 18–23) across the US,…
A Black feminist study of freedom, community care, and self-definition among Black college women attending predominantly White institutions
Imagine Growing Up Thinking the US is the Best Opportunity”
Immigrant origin youth are among the largest growing population in the United States of America (U.S.), and are important political agents for social change. This study examines how these youth engage in interracial solidarity, particularly in digital spaces. This study used reflexive thematic analysis to analyze the Twitter posts of 36 immigrant origin youth (ages 18–23; 62.5% women) from African/Afro-Latine, Latine, and Asian origins. We examin…
Critical action among Asian and Hispanic/Latinx youth
Critical action-behaviors aimed at dismantling systems of oppression-must be examined within youths' racialized experiences and should incorporate cultural and sociohistorical factors. We considered an expansive list of items capturing youth behaviors to create a novel four-factor (service, community change, expression, and care) measure of critical action for Asian and Hispanic/Latinx youth. Multiple distinct profiles of critical action were ide…
Our Community Is So Small”
Although Black students may share race-related experiences at predominantly White institutions (PWIs), they are a heterogeneous community with diverse identity beliefs, goals, and expectations about college. In the current study, we foreground how Black students at PWIs understand their racialized identities in relation to one another and within the broader university context. Drawing from interview data with 32 Black undergraduate students, we e…
“They Need to Hear Our Voices”
Black women have played an integral role in Black liberation struggles. Yet there is little psychological scholarship on Black women’s contribution to social justice movements, particularly beyond conventional forms of activism, such as protesting and voting. To address this gap, the current study draws on Black feminist epistemology to present a multidimensional framework of Black college women’s sociopolitical development. Using consensual qual…
Critical action among Asian and Hispanic/Latinx youth
Critical action-behaviors aimed at dismantling systems of oppression-must be examined within youths' racialized experiences and should incorporate cultural and sociohistorical factors. We considered an expansive list of items capturing youth behaviors to create a novel four-factor (service, community change, expression, and care) measure of critical action for Asian and Hispanic/Latinx youth. Multiple distinct profiles of critical action were ide…
Our Community Is So Small”
Although Black students may share race-related experiences at predominantly White institutions (PWIs), they are a heterogeneous community with diverse identity beliefs, goals, and expectations about college. In the current study, we foreground how Black students at PWIs understand their racialized identities in relation to one another and within the broader university context. Drawing from interview data with 32 Black undergraduate students, we e…
“Free Black Children…That Means Everything”
In the present qualitative study, we draw from a psychological framework of radical healing in communities of color to explore Black mother’s perspectives on what it means to raise free, Black children in the anti-Black racial context of the United States of America. Specifically, we consider the extent to which Black mother’s descriptions about supporting their children’s freedom involve new cultural and social norms that integrate personal well…
It’s a Matter of Trust
The COVID-19 pandemic drew public attention to the essential work and vulnerability of low-income Latina immigrants. Less recognized were the ways immigrant community organizations mobilized under exceptional conditions to provide immediate support to their communities while continuing to work toward durable systematic change. This paper analyzes the approach of Mujeres Unidas y Activas (MUA) in the San Francisco Bay Area. Over three decades, MUA…
A Black feminist study of freedom, community care, and self-definition among Black college women attending predominantly White institutions
Who has to act? A qualitative exploration of emerging adults' critical consciousness during the Covid‐19 pandemic
The COVID‐19 pandemic and violence against people of Color during 2020 brought troubling racial inequities to the forefront of American discourse. In line with the Critical Consciousness (CC) and Social Justice Youth Development (SJYD) frameworks, emerging adults may have developed their capacity for critical reflection, motivation, and action against systemic inequities. We drew from interviews with 27 emerging adults (ages 18–23) across the US,…
Imagine Growing Up Thinking the US is the Best Opportunity”
Immigrant origin youth are among the largest growing population in the United States of America (U.S.), and are important political agents for social change. This study examines how these youth engage in interracial solidarity, particularly in digital spaces. This study used reflexive thematic analysis to analyze the Twitter posts of 36 immigrant origin youth (ages 18–23; 62.5% women) from African/Afro-Latine, Latine, and Asian origins. We examin…
My life’s light”
White Youths’ Allyship on Instagram During the 2020 Black Lives Matter Movement
During the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement resurgence in 2020, some white youth engaged in BLM-related allyship online. Using photovoice-inspired methodology and reflexive thematic analysis, we examined Instagram posts and reflections from 29 white youth with college experience (ages 18–22; 72% women; 7% transgender or gender diverse; 58% LGBQ+) from across the USA. First, we identified overarching content and motives for white youths’ posts. S…
I Love that ‘Bout Myself and Us”
Gendered racism poses a significant threat to Black, Latina, and Afro-Latina girls’ self-concept. In the current study, we combined self-definition theory and the integrated model of ethnic-racial identity and critical consciousness to explore how these girls and young women critically reflected on gendered racism in relation to their identity beliefs and sense of self. We used plática methodology to talk with 20 Black ( n = 7), Latina ( n = 3), …
Political Imagination as a Black Family Process
Black parents have long nurtured their daughters’ dreams through affirmation, advocacy, and culturally rooted care. Yet, little research has examined how Black parents’ hopes for Black girls reflect political imagination. Drawing on sociopolitical development and the Black radical tradition, this study explored how Black parents imagined more just futures for their daughters and for Black girls more broadly. Using Black storytelling and quilting …
Sociology (10 works) · Gender Studies (8 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research (6 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Social science (5 works) · Youth Development and Social Support (5 works) · Qualitative research (4 works)