R L Peterson

Biographic Data

ID71533
NAMER L Peterson
GIVEN NAMESR L
FAMILY NAMEPeterson
SIGNATUREPETERSON R L
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Kentucky
ORCID0000-0002-7035-5988
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS14
TOTAL CITATIONS10
AUTHOR COUNT14
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1970
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX2

  • Sexual healing (and harming)

    Monyae A Kerney, C N Hargons et al.ARTICLEQualitative Psychology2026

  • “Make Sure You Wash Your Monkey”

    Shemeka Thorpe, Kasey Vigil et al.ARTICLEHealth Communication2025

    In the United States, the messages Black women receive about vaginal hygiene are often rooted in misogynoir. As a result, Black women across multiple generations may engage in extensive vaginal hygiene practices that are harmful to their health as a means of decreasing the potential for dehumanization or confirming racist stereotypes. The purpose of the current qualitative study is to explore the messages four generations of Black women (n = 12) …

  • A Content Analysis of Cultural Mistrust Among African Americans in Therapy Settings

    Open AccessR L Peterson, Jaxin M Annett et al.ARTICLEJournal of Black Psychology2025References: 39

    A 35-year (1984-2019) content analysis was conducted of scholarship focused on examining the impact of cultural mistrust on African Americans' willingness to engage and utilize mental health services. Twenty-five articles were systematically evaluated from several academic journals and databases. Articles were coded and analyzed to focus on cultural mistrust by demographics (e.g., gender, age, and socioeconomic status), valence of the discourse, …

  • Understanding Coping Strategies and Sociocultural Context in Black Americans' Mental Health

    Open AccessR L Peterson, C N Hargons et al.ARTICLEJournal of Racial and Ethnic…2025References: 36

  • “Not knowing that I could get addicted at any moment”

    Open AccessC N Hargons, Brittany D Miller-Roenigk et al.ARTICLEQualitative Psychology2024

    ) of drug use initiation among Black adults with recent prescription opioid misuse. Results highlight features of Black opioid users' awareness and self-representation while detailing systemic and cultural factors related to drug initiation. Results also indicate initiation ages, common substances first used (e.g., marijuana), routes of administration during initiation (e.g., smoking, swallowing), and the circumstances that lead to use. We discus…

  • Nonbinary Black womxn gender identity

    Monyae A Kerney, C N Hargons et al.ARTICLEPsychology of Sexual Orientation…2024Cited by: 2

  • The State of Your Psyche”

    Open AccessMonyae A Kerney, C N Hargons et al.ARTICLEThe Counseling Psychologist2024Cited by: 5References: 54

    Using structured-tabular thematic analysis, this study examines Black people’s conceptualizations of mental health in response to the following question: What is mental health? Sixty participants reported an array of interrelated characteristics pertaining to mental health. Five themes were identified across participant responses, including: (a) Overarching Orientation to Mental Health, (b) Integrated Parts of a Whole, (c) Dynamic Balance, (d) Ex…

  • Mental Health First Aid for Black Populations

    Open AccessNatalie J Malone, Brittany Cannon et al.ARTICLEThe Counseling Psychologist2024References: 41

    Community-based participatory action research can facilitate counseling psychologists’ engagement in social justice to benefit Black people’s mental health. One way to improve Black mental health is to equip credible and trustworthy community members with mental health knowledge and skills to support other community members experiencing mental health challenges. This study presents the Neighborhood Healers Project—a community-based participatory …

  • From Sin to Sexual Self-Awareness

    Open AccessShemeka Thorpe, R L Peterson et al.ARTICLEArchives of Sexual Behavior2023

  • Analyzing (pluri)sexual satisfaction and pleasure

    Kasey Vigil, C N Hargons et al.ARTICLEPsychology of Sexual Orientation…2023

  • It’s what boys do”

    C N Hargons, Courtney J Wright et al.ARTICLEPsychology of Men & Masculinity2023Cited by: 1

  • Chronologic and Environmental Implications of a New Genus of Fossil Deer from Late Wisconsin Deposits at Toronto, Canada

    Open AccessC S Churcher, R L PetersonARTICLEQuaternary Research1982

    A new cervine deer ( Torontoceros hypogaeus ), described from a partial cranium with portions of the main antler beams, has been recovered from deposits of early Lake Ontario age on the exposed bench of Glacial Lake Iroquois at Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The deer was about the size of a caribou, has heavy antlers that lie chiefly in a nearly horizontal plane, and its beams are bowed anteriorly. The tines are not flattened, the brow tines are asymm…

  • Personnel Decisions and the Independence of the Commission of the European Communities

    Open AccessR L Peterson, Rick PetersonARTICLEJCMS Journal of Common Market…1971Cited by: 2References: 1

  • European Bureaucrats in European Regional Organizations

    Open AccessR L Peterson, Rick PetersonARTICLEInternational Review of…1970