Samantha Francoi
Biographic Data
| ID | 4369592 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Samantha Francoi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Samantha |
| FAMILY NAME | Francoi |
| SIGNATURE | FRANÇOI S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tulane University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8808-1746 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
“Being Black Affects Me Daily”: A Qualitative Study of Racial Trauma and Graduate Education
Graduate school is often framed as a space for intellectual growth and professional development; however, for many Black students at historically White colleges and universities, it becomes a site of racial harm, isolation, and cumulative trauma. This qualitative study examines the compounded effects of racialized stress on Black graduate students in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd—a catalytic moment that intensified anti-Black rhetor…
“I Want to Create Change”: Youth Participatory Action Research as Critical Service-Learning
Critical service-learning is intended to address some of the critiques of traditional service-learning, such as that it benefits the university more than the community and offers temporary or band-aid solutions to endemic social issues. However, scholars have emphasized the logistical and financial challenges of developing critical service-learning programs. This article describes a case study of a service-learning project in which undergraduate …
Cultural Responsiveness and Teacher-Student Relationships in Urban Charter Public Schools
Cultural responsiveness and teacher-student relationships are important to establishing a healthy, positive school climate. Few studies have examined the relationship between teacher-student relationships and cultural responsiveness. Also, little is known about the moderating effect the number of ethnic minority school teachers has on culturally responsive practices and teacher-student relationships in schools with predominantly low-income Black …
Resilience Through Resistance: How Parental Factors Moderate the Psychological Impact of Urban Adolescents’ Anti-Classist Critical Action
A Qualitative Exploration of the Built Environment as a Key Mechanism of Safety and Social Cohesion for Youth in High-Violence Communities
The characteristics of a neighborhood's built environment may influence health-promoting behaviors, interactions between neighbors, and perceptions of safety. Although some research has reported on how youth in high-violence communities navigate danger, less work has investigated how these youth perceive the built environment, their desires for these spaces, and how these desires relate to their conceptions of safety and perceptions of other resi…
The Role of Firearm and Police Violence Exposure in Youth Firearm Beliefs and Access
Rates of youth firearm exposure and carriage are well-established, but less work has examined how exposure to police violence and firearm violence, as victim or witness, may be associated with beliefs in gun ownership for society or access to guns. This study used survey data from a multiracial sample of 276 youth living in New Orleans, Louisiana ( M age = 17.76) to examine these associations. Results from binary logistic regressions confirmed a …
Spencer’s phenomenological variant of ecological systems theory (PVEST): Charting its origin and impact
This article examines the origin and scholarly impact of Dr. Margaret Beale Spencer's phenomenological variant of ecological systems theory (PVEST). We expound on her early foundational work replicating the Clark and Clark (1950) doll study and research during the period of "Atlanta's missing and murdered children." As a conceptual template, we anchor the theoretical contribution as introducing phenomenology and "net vulnerability" as factors tha…
Navigating Covid‐19 and racial trauma as a Black student at predominantly White institutions
Black students at predominantly White institutions (PWIs) contend with racial microaggressions that can lead to negative mental health and academic outcomes. The physical and mental health consequences of the novel coronavirus pandemic are well-known. What remains unknown is how targeted racial hate during a pandemic might have a compounded effect on Black essential workers. The current study examines how future essential workers in helping profe…
Lifting the veil: Considering the conceptualizations of racism-based trauma among social workers
There is often a superficial veil that divides those willing to discuss the construct of race and those participating in racial ambivalence or color blindness. Talking about race, racism, and the traumatic effects of racism is a discussion that society is still learning how to navigate. This qualitative study, utilizing the narratives of 13 social workers, was the first to question how social workers, in the role of justice system advocates, enga…
What Is Safety to You ? Determining an Inductive Conceptualization of Neighborhood Safety Through Centering the Voices of Community Residents
All Skinfolk Ain’t Kinfolk”: Engaging with Racial Identity and Racism-Based Trauma in Social Work Curricula
When the phrase “Social workers cannot be racist” is used, there is not consideration of race, racism, and the detrimental effects of racism. This study includes an exploration of the extent to which social workers have been educated on racism-based trauma. Most participants did not have courses or training on the concept of racism-based trauma in their social work education. They had not been required to engage in the concept and thought of race…
The Role of Racial Socialization in Promoting the Academic Expectations of African American Adolescents: Realities in a Post-Brown Era
Angelique J. Trask-Tate, Michael Cunningham, Samantha Francois, The Role of Racial Socialization in Promoting the Academic Expectations of African American Adolescents: Realities in a Post-Brown Era, The Journal of Negro Education, Vol. 83, No. 3, 60 Years after Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas: Educational Opportunities, Disparities, Policies, and Legal Actions (Summer 2014), pp. 281-299
Where We Live: The Unexpected Influence of Urban Neighborhoods on the Academic Performance of African American Adolescents
Adolescents who live in low-income neighborhoods face numerous unique challenges. Examining their resilience in multiple contexts sheds light on what contributes to the diverse outcomes of these youth. The current study examines how adolescents' reports of structural and experiential neighborhood characteristics buffered the impact of exposure to community violence on academic performance. A total of 206 African American high school students comp…
Where We Live: The Unexpected Influence of Urban Neighborhoods on the Academic Performance of African American Adolescents
Adolescents who live in low-income neighborhoods face numerous unique challenges. Examining their resilience in multiple contexts sheds light on what contributes to the diverse outcomes of these youth. The current study examines how adolescents' reports of structural and experiential neighborhood characteristics buffered the impact of exposure to community violence on academic performance. A total of 206 African American high school students comp…
Spencer’s phenomenological variant of ecological systems theory (PVEST): Charting its origin and impact
This article examines the origin and scholarly impact of Dr. Margaret Beale Spencer's phenomenological variant of ecological systems theory (PVEST). We expound on her early foundational work replicating the Clark and Clark (1950) doll study and research during the period of "Atlanta's missing and murdered children." As a conceptual template, we anchor the theoretical contribution as introducing phenomenology and "net vulnerability" as factors tha…
Navigating Covid‐19 and racial trauma as a Black student at predominantly White institutions
Black students at predominantly White institutions (PWIs) contend with racial microaggressions that can lead to negative mental health and academic outcomes. The physical and mental health consequences of the novel coronavirus pandemic are well-known. What remains unknown is how targeted racial hate during a pandemic might have a compounded effect on Black essential workers. The current study examines how future essential workers in helping profe…
The Role of Racial Socialization in Promoting the Academic Expectations of African American Adolescents: Realities in a Post-Brown Era
Angelique J. Trask-Tate, Michael Cunningham, Samantha Francois, The Role of Racial Socialization in Promoting the Academic Expectations of African American Adolescents: Realities in a Post-Brown Era, The Journal of Negro Education, Vol. 83, No. 3, 60 Years after Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas: Educational Opportunities, Disparities, Policies, and Legal Actions (Summer 2014), pp. 281-299
A Qualitative Exploration of the Built Environment as a Key Mechanism of Safety and Social Cohesion for Youth in High-Violence Communities
The characteristics of a neighborhood's built environment may influence health-promoting behaviors, interactions between neighbors, and perceptions of safety. Although some research has reported on how youth in high-violence communities navigate danger, less work has investigated how these youth perceive the built environment, their desires for these spaces, and how these desires relate to their conceptions of safety and perceptions of other resi…
The Role of Firearm and Police Violence Exposure in Youth Firearm Beliefs and Access
Rates of youth firearm exposure and carriage are well-established, but less work has examined how exposure to police violence and firearm violence, as victim or witness, may be associated with beliefs in gun ownership for society or access to guns. This study used survey data from a multiracial sample of 276 youth living in New Orleans, Louisiana ( M age = 17.76) to examine these associations. Results from binary logistic regressions confirmed a …
Where We Live: The Unexpected Influence of Urban Neighborhoods on the Academic Performance of African American Adolescents
Adolescents who live in low-income neighborhoods face numerous unique challenges. Examining their resilience in multiple contexts sheds light on what contributes to the diverse outcomes of these youth. The current study examines how adolescents' reports of structural and experiential neighborhood characteristics buffered the impact of exposure to community violence on academic performance. A total of 206 African American high school students comp…
The Role of Racial Socialization in Promoting the Academic Expectations of African American Adolescents: Realities in a Post-Brown Era
Angelique J. Trask-Tate, Michael Cunningham, Samantha Francois, The Role of Racial Socialization in Promoting the Academic Expectations of African American Adolescents: Realities in a Post-Brown Era, The Journal of Negro Education, Vol. 83, No. 3, 60 Years after Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas: Educational Opportunities, Disparities, Policies, and Legal Actions (Summer 2014), pp. 281-299
All Skinfolk Ain’t Kinfolk”: Engaging with Racial Identity and Racism-Based Trauma in Social Work Curricula
When the phrase “Social workers cannot be racist” is used, there is not consideration of race, racism, and the detrimental effects of racism. This study includes an exploration of the extent to which social workers have been educated on racism-based trauma. Most participants did not have courses or training on the concept of racism-based trauma in their social work education. They had not been required to engage in the concept and thought of race…
Lifting the veil: Considering the conceptualizations of racism-based trauma among social workers
There is often a superficial veil that divides those willing to discuss the construct of race and those participating in racial ambivalence or color blindness. Talking about race, racism, and the traumatic effects of racism is a discussion that society is still learning how to navigate. This qualitative study, utilizing the narratives of 13 social workers, was the first to question how social workers, in the role of justice system advocates, enga…
What Is Safety to You ? Determining an Inductive Conceptualization of Neighborhood Safety Through Centering the Voices of Community Residents
Spencer’s phenomenological variant of ecological systems theory (PVEST): Charting its origin and impact
This article examines the origin and scholarly impact of Dr. Margaret Beale Spencer's phenomenological variant of ecological systems theory (PVEST). We expound on her early foundational work replicating the Clark and Clark (1950) doll study and research during the period of "Atlanta's missing and murdered children." As a conceptual template, we anchor the theoretical contribution as introducing phenomenology and "net vulnerability" as factors tha…
Navigating Covid‐19 and racial trauma as a Black student at predominantly White institutions
Black students at predominantly White institutions (PWIs) contend with racial microaggressions that can lead to negative mental health and academic outcomes. The physical and mental health consequences of the novel coronavirus pandemic are well-known. What remains unknown is how targeted racial hate during a pandemic might have a compounded effect on Black essential workers. The current study examines how future essential workers in helping profe…
A Qualitative Exploration of the Built Environment as a Key Mechanism of Safety and Social Cohesion for Youth in High-Violence Communities
The characteristics of a neighborhood's built environment may influence health-promoting behaviors, interactions between neighbors, and perceptions of safety. Although some research has reported on how youth in high-violence communities navigate danger, less work has investigated how these youth perceive the built environment, their desires for these spaces, and how these desires relate to their conceptions of safety and perceptions of other resi…
The Role of Firearm and Police Violence Exposure in Youth Firearm Beliefs and Access
Rates of youth firearm exposure and carriage are well-established, but less work has examined how exposure to police violence and firearm violence, as victim or witness, may be associated with beliefs in gun ownership for society or access to guns. This study used survey data from a multiracial sample of 276 youth living in New Orleans, Louisiana ( M age = 17.76) to examine these associations. Results from binary logistic regressions confirmed a …
Resilience Through Resistance: How Parental Factors Moderate the Psychological Impact of Urban Adolescents’ Anti-Classist Critical Action
“Being Black Affects Me Daily”: A Qualitative Study of Racial Trauma and Graduate Education
Graduate school is often framed as a space for intellectual growth and professional development; however, for many Black students at historically White colleges and universities, it becomes a site of racial harm, isolation, and cumulative trauma. This qualitative study examines the compounded effects of racialized stress on Black graduate students in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd—a catalytic moment that intensified anti-Black rhetor…
“I Want to Create Change”: Youth Participatory Action Research as Critical Service-Learning
Critical service-learning is intended to address some of the critiques of traditional service-learning, such as that it benefits the university more than the community and offers temporary or band-aid solutions to endemic social issues. However, scholars have emphasized the logistical and financial challenges of developing critical service-learning programs. This article describes a case study of a service-learning project in which undergraduate …
Cultural Responsiveness and Teacher-Student Relationships in Urban Charter Public Schools
Cultural responsiveness and teacher-student relationships are important to establishing a healthy, positive school climate. Few studies have examined the relationship between teacher-student relationships and cultural responsiveness. Also, little is known about the moderating effect the number of ethnic minority school teachers has on culturally responsive practices and teacher-student relationships in schools with predominantly low-income Black …
Psychology (10 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research (4 works) · Racism (4 works) · Community Health and Development (3 works) · Criminology (3 works)