Amittia Parker
Biographic Data
| ID | 3887876 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Amittia Parker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Amittia |
| FAMILY NAME | Parker |
| SIGNATURE | PARKER A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Kansas |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0753-3526 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Decolonizing infant mental health
Over the last three decades (and maybe longer), studies have documented persistent race‐based maternal mental health disparities, whereas Black mothers are more likely to experience mental health concerns, and least likely to access formal mental health services due to structural racism and other social determinants. Given the history of colonization and culturally grounded collective healing, it is essential that infant mental health practitione…
The 2025 Georgetown University Perinatal Symposium
Introduction and Purpose: The perinatal period is a crucial time for the health and well-being of pregnant, birthing, and postpartum individuals, infants, families, and their communities. However, deep structural and social inequities, including racism and other forms of discrimination, impact access to, utilization of, and quality of perinatal care. These inequities contribute to worsening maternal mortality and morbidity rates in the United Sta…
Black Social Workers Matter
This article presents parallel narratives as a pedagogical strategy to increase awareness, facilitate critical reflection, and dialog about the role of Black social work pioneers in the development of the social work profession. Using this approach, history is reconstructed and presented in ways that decenter Whiteness and avoid marginalizing people of color. The Black settlement house movement that occurred simultaneous with Jane Addams’s Hull H…
Examining religious orientation of facilities within the substance use system of care
Religiously oriented organizations have helped address critical needs in the lives of individuals, families, and communities throughout the history of the United States. However, there are few studies that have explored variation in religious orientation across the substance use system of care. This study examined the level of religious orientation within services serving populations affected by substance use and misuse in a Midwest metropolitan …
Just Help Me
This poem was created using the findings in a constructivist grounded theory study on Black maternal mental health and supports for mental health. During in-depth interviews, Black mothers in a midwestern metropolitan context shared their experiences with their mental health, strengths, struggles, supports, and solutions. This author—a Black mother from the same community—created this poem using the participants’ spoken words to radically center …
Examining unique substance-related risk profiles for neglectful behaviors among parents with and without clinical depression
Reframing the narrative
Black mothers with young children have encountered pernicious, multidetermined, racial disparities in the United States for centuries. However, disorders, risks, and stressors among Black mothers with young children are presented in the extant literature with little attention to their strengths, supports, or culturally appropriate ways to intervene and this furthers racism and White supremacy. Further, incomplete and negative narratives about Bla…
Capturing Context
Reframing the narrative
Black mothers with young children have encountered pernicious, multidetermined, racial disparities in the United States for centuries. However, disorders, risks, and stressors among Black mothers with young children are presented in the extant literature with little attention to their strengths, supports, or culturally appropriate ways to intervene and this furthers racism and White supremacy. Further, incomplete and negative narratives about Bla…
Capturing Context
Capturing Context
Examining unique substance-related risk profiles for neglectful behaviors among parents with and without clinical depression
Reframing the narrative
Black mothers with young children have encountered pernicious, multidetermined, racial disparities in the United States for centuries. However, disorders, risks, and stressors among Black mothers with young children are presented in the extant literature with little attention to their strengths, supports, or culturally appropriate ways to intervene and this furthers racism and White supremacy. Further, incomplete and negative narratives about Bla…
Just Help Me
This poem was created using the findings in a constructivist grounded theory study on Black maternal mental health and supports for mental health. During in-depth interviews, Black mothers in a midwestern metropolitan context shared their experiences with their mental health, strengths, struggles, supports, and solutions. This author—a Black mother from the same community—created this poem using the participants’ spoken words to radically center …
Black Social Workers Matter
This article presents parallel narratives as a pedagogical strategy to increase awareness, facilitate critical reflection, and dialog about the role of Black social work pioneers in the development of the social work profession. Using this approach, history is reconstructed and presented in ways that decenter Whiteness and avoid marginalizing people of color. The Black settlement house movement that occurred simultaneous with Jane Addams’s Hull H…
Examining religious orientation of facilities within the substance use system of care
Religiously oriented organizations have helped address critical needs in the lives of individuals, families, and communities throughout the history of the United States. However, there are few studies that have explored variation in religious orientation across the substance use system of care. This study examined the level of religious orientation within services serving populations affected by substance use and misuse in a Midwest metropolitan …
The 2025 Georgetown University Perinatal Symposium
Introduction and Purpose: The perinatal period is a crucial time for the health and well-being of pregnant, birthing, and postpartum individuals, infants, families, and their communities. However, deep structural and social inequities, including racism and other forms of discrimination, impact access to, utilization of, and quality of perinatal care. These inequities contribute to worsening maternal mortality and morbidity rates in the United Sta…
Decolonizing infant mental health
Over the last three decades (and maybe longer), studies have documented persistent race‐based maternal mental health disparities, whereas Black mothers are more likely to experience mental health concerns, and least likely to access formal mental health services due to structural racism and other social determinants. Given the history of colonization and culturally grounded collective healing, it is essential that infant mental health practitione…
Psychology (5 works) · Mental health (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (3 works) · Metropolitan area (3 works) · Narrative (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Geography (2 works)