Janise S Parker

Biographic Data

ID903678
NAMEJanise S Parker
GIVEN NAMESJanise S
FAMILY NAMEParker
SIGNATUREPARKER J S
AFFILIATIONSWilliam & Mary, Williamsburg, VA, USA
ORCID0000-0002-9894-4020
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS7
WORKS AS AUTHOR9
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX2

  • A Single-Session Wellness Initiative for Black College Women

    Open AccessRaven Pierce, Janise S ParkerARTICLEJournal of Black Psychology2025References: 34

    The purpose of this qualitative case study was to understand how four Black women undergraduate students experienced a single-session wellness initiative that integrated expressive arts, spirituality, and political resistance. After participating in the group wellness session, the researchers conducted individual interviews with each participant to understand their interpretation of their paintings and their perceptions of the expressive arts gro…

  • Young Black American's Use of Afrocentric and Black Liberation Spiritual-Based Practices to Thrive Amid Racism

    Open AccessJanise S Parker, Tamika N Jackson et al.ARTICLEJournal of Cross-Cultural…2025Cited by: 1References: 54

    Researchers have proposed Afrocentrism and Black Liberation Theology as two culture-specific frameworks that may explain why spirituality contributes to Black American's capacity to thrive, despite ongoing encounters with racism that can lead to diminished mental health. Still, scholars have not examined the connection between spirituality, racism, and mental health among young Black Americans (adolescents and emerging adults) through an integrat…

  • Religious/Spiritual Struggles and Mental Health Among Black Adolescents and Emerging Adults

    Open AccessJanise S Parker, Lee Purvis et al.ARTICLEJournal of Black Psychology2023

    We conducted a meta-synthesis to understand how religious/spiritual struggles are linked to Black adolescents’ and emerging adults’ mental health, considering their various socio-demographic identities. To address this research aim, we reviewed and synthesized qualitative data from 19 studies that included the voices of approximately 382 Black adolescents and emerging adults. Data were analyzed using a seven-step meta-ethnography analysis approac…

  • Teaching anti-racist counseling theories

    Open AccessNatoya Haskins, Natoya Hill Haskins et al.ARTICLECounselor Education and Supervision2023Cited by: 3References: 64

    Counseling theories created by White theorists have traditionally failed to consider the religious or spiritual experiences of Black clients. Integration of Black liberation theology and narrative therapy provides a novel approach to support counseling trainees in meeting the needs of Black clients. Decolonizing therapeutic strategies are presented along with counselor educator recommendations

  • Exploring Black adolescents’ perceptions of God during Covid-19

    Janise S Parker, Breiana Williams et al.ARTICLEMental Health Religion & Culture2022

    The purpose of this study was to examine challenges Black adolescents may experience because of COVID-19 and coping strategies employed to navigate their reported difficulties. The current study used secondary data analysis to understand how Black U.S. adolescents’ positive images of God contributed to their emotional well-being in response to stressors associated with COVID-19. Data from a larger study were extracted from 11 Black adolescents’ (…

  • This School Helps A Lot”

    Open AccessJanise S Parker, Elizabeth Marano et al.ARTICLEThe Urban Review2022Cited by: 1References: 22

  • Early career Black women in school-based mental health fields

    Open AccessJanise S Parker, Natoya Haskins et al.ARTICLEJournal of School Psychology2022Cited by: 2References: 10

  • Perceived Teacher Autonomy Support and Self-Determination Skill Expression

    Open AccessJanise S Parker, Leandra Parris et al.ARTICLEJournal of Black Psychology2021

    This study explored how student engagement was related to perceived teacher autonomy support and self-determination skill expression among 145 Grades 9 through 12 African American high school students. First, we examined differences between male and female students’ engagement, perceived teacher autonomy support, and self-determination skill expression. Results indicated that male and female students did not report significant differences in the …

  • Facilitators and barriers to African American high school students' self‐determination skill expression

    Open AccessJanise S Parker, Avery Amabile et al.ARTICLEPsychology in the Schools2020

    We conducted four focus group interviews with 24 high school youth to examine facilitators and barriers to African American high school students' expression of various self‐determination skills (e.g., choice/decision making, self‐advocacy, goal setting, and attainment etc.). The majority of our research participants were African American, with one student identifying as multiracial (African American and White). Key findings revealed that personal…