Nathan R. Todd
603 East Daniel Street
Champaign, IL 61820
ntodd2@illinois.edu
Ph.D. Candidate in Psychology: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
MA Psychology: Fuller Theological Seminary
MA Theology: Fuller Theological Seminary
BA Psychology: University of Oklahoma
My research examines contextual factors that influence individual and group engagement with social justice. In particular, I am interested in understanding how participation in religious settings influences individual and group engagement in social justice with specific attention given to multiple levels of analysis (i.e., individuals and settings). My other areas of inquiry –whiteness, racial educational equity, and citizen framings of social problems and solutions– have provided an excellent foundation for this program of research. Furthermore, my methodological training in both quantitative (e.g., hierarchical linear modeling) and qualitative methods has enabled me to incorporate multiple methods to inform my research.
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research webpage
Hess, J. A., & Todd, N. R. (2009). From culture war to difficult dialogue: Exploring distinct frames for citizen exchange about social problems. Journal of Public Deliberation, 5, Link.
Spanierman, L. B., Todd, N. R., & Anderson, C. J. (2009). Psychosocial costs of racism to Whites: Understanding patterns among university students. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 56, 239-252. Link.
Spanierman, L. B., Todd, N. R., & Neville, H. A. (2006). Psychology. In T. Engles (Ed.), Toward a bibliography of critical whiteness studies (pp. 65-90). Urbana, IL: Center on Democracy in a Multiracial Society. Link.
Aber, M. S., Todd, N. R., Rasmussen, A., Meinrath, S., & Mattison, E. Measuring school racial equity climate. Under review at Equity and Excellence in Education.
Todd, N. R. Community psychology and liberation theologies: Commonalities, collaboration, dilemmas. Under review at the Journal of Psychology and Theology.
Todd, N. R. Religious conservatives, homonegative attitudes, and unwarranted conclusions: Rethinking Rosik 2007. Under review at the Journal of Homosexuality.
Allen, N. E., & Todd, N. R. (in preparation). Impact of coordinating councils on a system’s
response to domestic violence: A longitudinal analysis of criminal justice archives.
Hess, J. Z., Allen, N. E., & Todd, N. R (in preparation). Framing community accountability:
Citizen interpretations of responding to domestic violence (or not).
Todd, N. R. (dissertation). Religious participation and social justice: Individual and congregational effects.
Todd, N. R., Aber, M. S., & Spanierman, L. B. (in preparation). Reflecting on one’s Whiteness: Examining the emotional responses of White students.
Todd, N. R., & Abrams, E. M. (in preparation). Dialectics and power of Whiteness.
See Vita for additional manuscripts in preparation and presentations at professional conferences.
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