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Journal Articles  

60. Todd, N. R., Blevins, E. J., Yi, J., Boeh Bergmann, B. A., & Meno, C. G. (in press). Examining awareness of privilege among midwestern college students: An analysis of race/ethnicity, gender, and religion. American Journal of Community Psychology    

59. Blackburn, A. M., & Todd, N. R. (2022, July 28 ). Pride in our community: Reflecting on LGBTQ publications in the American Journal of Community Psychology. American Journal of Community Psychology. Invited Editorial to introduce the Virtual Special Issue they guest edited. Advance Online Publication. doi:10.1002/ajcp.12618  

58. Yi, J., Todd, N. R., Blevins,  E. J., & Wantland, R. A. (2022, July 11). Colorblind racial ideology and student expectations and reactions to a university-sponsored diversity workshop. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education. Advance Online Publication. doi.org/10.1037/dhe0000430

57. Yi, J., Neville, H. A., Todd, N. R., & Mekawi, Y. (2022). Ignoring race and denying racism: A meta-analysis of the associations between colorblind racial ideology, anti-Blackness and other variables antithetical to racial justice. Journal of Counseling Psychology. Advance Online Publication. doi.org/10.1037/cou0000618

       *The second and third authors contributed equally to this manuscript

      *Featured by the American Psychological Association with a press release

56. Blevins, E. J., & Todd, N. R. (2021, December 22). Remembering where we're from: Community- and individual-level predictors of college students' White privilege awareness. American Journal of Community Psychology. Advance Online Publication. doi:10.1002/ajcp.12572

55. Mekawi, Y., & Todd, N. R., Blevins, E. J. (2021, December 16). Reducing acceptability of racial microaggressions using online videos: The role of perspective-taking and White guilt. Journal of Diversity in Higher Educaiton. Advance Online Publication. doi:10.1037/dhe0000365

54. Mekawi, Y., & Todd, N. R. (2021). Focusing the lens to see more clearly: Overcoming definitional challenges and identifying new directions in racial microaggressions research. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 16(5), 972-990. doi:10.1177/1745691621995181

53. Yi, J., & Todd, N. R. (2021, February 25). Race, campus climate, and social change behaviors for Asian American college students. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education.Advance Online Publication. doi:10.1037/dhe0000309

52. Yi, J., & Todd, N. R. (2021, February 11). Internalized model minority myth among Asian Americans: Links to anti-Black attitudes and opposition to affirmative action. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. Advance Online Publication. doi:10.1037/cdp0000448

51.  Yi, J., & Todd, N. R. (2020). Social change behaviors among Asian American college students: Ethnic regional group differences and campus-level predictors. Asian American Journal of Psychology, 11(4), 211-222. doi:10.1037/aap0000204

50.  Cadenas, G. A., Cisneros, J., Spanierman, L. B., Yi, J., & Todd, N. R. (2020, February 4). Detrimental effects of color-blind racial attitudes in preparing a culturally-responsive teaching workforce for immigrants. Journal of Career Development. Advance Online Publication. doi:10.1177/0894845320903380

49. Mekawi, Y., Todd, N. R., Yi, J., & Blevins, E. J. (2020). Distinguishing “I don’t see color” from “racism is a thing of the past”: Psychological correlates of avoiding race and denying racism. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 67(3), 288-302. 

48.  Todd, N. R., Blevins, E. J., & Yi, J. (2020). A social network analysis of friendship and spiritual support in a religious congregation. American Journal of Community Psychology, 65, 107-124. doi:10.1002/ajcp.12359 

47. Todd, N. R., Yi, J., Blevins, E. J., McConnell, E. A., Mekawi, Y., & Boeh, B. A. (2020). Christian and political conservatism predict opposition to sexual and gender minority rights through support for Christian hegemony. American Journal of Community Psychology, 66(1-2), 24-38. doi:10.1002/ajcp.12420

46. Yi, J., & Todd, N. R., Mekawi, Y. (2020). Racial colorblindness and confidence in and likelihood of action to address prejudice. American Journal of Community Psychology, 65, 407-422. doi:10.1002/ajcp.12409

45. Boeh Bergmann, B. A., & Todd, N. R. (2019). Religious and spiritual beliefs uniquely predict poverty attributions. Social Justice Research, 32, 459-485. doi:10.1007/s11211-019-00335-7

44. Ellison, R. L., Todd, N. R., Orth, R. D., & McConnell, E. A. (2019). Openness to diversity and White privilege awareness: The moderating role of gender for White Christian students. Journal of College Student Development, 60, 563-576.

43. Houston-Kolnik, J. D., Todd, N. R., & Greeson, M. R. (2019). Overcoming the “holy hush”: A qualitative examination of Protestant Christian leaders’ responses to intimate partner violence. American Journal of Community Psychology, 63, 135-152. doi:10.1002/ajcp.12278

42. Cadenas, G. A., Cisneros, J., Todd, N. R., & Spanierman, L. B. (2018). DREAMzone: Testing two vicarious contact interventions to improve attitudes toward undocumented immigrants. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 11, 295-308. doi:10.1037/dhe0000055

41. Mekawi, Y., & Todd, N. R. (2018). Okay to say?: Initial validation of the Acceptability of Racial Microaggressions Scale. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 24, 346-362. doi:10.1037/cdp0000201

40.  Odahl-Ruan, C. A., Todd, N. R., & Wilson, M. (2017). “Because the Bible tells me so”: Religious conservatism and gender role attitudes in Christian campus-ministry groups at public universities. The Australian Community Psychologist, 28(2), 17-35.

39.  Todd, N. R. (2017). Ethical challenges of personal disclosure in gaining entry with religious congregations. American Journal of Community Psychology, 60, 302-308. doi:10.1002/ajcp.12179

38.  Todd, N. R., Boeh, B. A., Houston-Kolnik, J. D., & Suffrin, R. L. (2017). Interfaith groups as mediating structures for political action: A multilevel analysis. American Journal of Community Psychology, 59, 106-119. doi:10.1002/ajcp.12121

37.  Todd, N. R., Houston-Kolnik, J. D., & Suffrin, R. L. (2017). Understanding community issues of interfaith groups. Journal of Community Psychology, 45, 160-177. doi:10.1002/jcop.21840

36.  Todd, N. R., McConnell, E. A., Odahl-Ruan, C., & Houston-Kolnik, J. D. (2017). Christian campus-ministry groups at public universities and opposition to same-sex marriage. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 9, 412-422. doi:10.1037/rel0000089

35.  Houston-Kolnik, J. D., & Todd, N. R. (2016). Examining the presence of congregational programs focused on violence against women. American Journal of Community Psychology, 57, 459-472. doi:10.1002/ajcp.12055

34. Houston-Kolnik, J. D., Todd, N. R., & Wilson, M. (2016). Preliminary validation of the Sex Trafficking Attitudes Scale. Violence Against Women, 22, 1259-1281. doi:10.1177/1077801215621178

33. McConnell, E. A., Odahl-Ruan, C. A., Kozlowski, C., Shattell, M., & Todd, N. R. (2016). Transwomen and Michfest: An ethnophenomenology of attendee's experiences. Journal of Lesbian Studies, 20, 8-28. doi:10.1080/10894160.2015.1076234

32. McConnell, E. A., Todd, N. R., Odahl-Ruan, C., & Shattell, M. (2016). Complicating counterspaces: Intersectionality and the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival. American Journal of Community Psychology, 57, 473-488. doi:10.1002/ajcp.12051

31. Suffrin, R. L., Todd, N. R., & Sánchez, B. (2016). An ecological perspective of mentor satisfaction with their youth mentoring relationships. Journal of Community Psychology, 44, 553-568. doi:10.1002/jcop.21785

30. McConnell, E. A., & Todd, N. R. (2015). Differences in White privilege attitudes and religious beliefs across racial affect types. The Counseling Psychologist, 43, 1135-1161. doi:10.1177/0011000015610436

29. Todd, N. R., Houston, J. D., & Suffrin, R. L. (2015). Applying affiliation social network analysis to understand interfaith groups. Psychosocial Intervention, 24, 147-154. doi:10.1016/j.psi.2015.07.007

28. Todd, N. R., Suffrin, R. L., McConnell, E. A., & Odahl-Ruan, C. A. (2015). Understanding associations between religious beliefs and White privilege attitudes. Sociological Perspectives, 58, 649-665. doi:10.1177/0731121415572689

27. Case, A. D., Todd, N. R.,& Kral, M. J. (2014). Ethnography in community psychology: Promises and tensions. American Journal of Community Psychology, 54, 60-71. doi:10.1007/s10464-014-9648-0

26. Mammana-Lupo, V., Todd, N. R., & Houston, J. D. (2014). The role of sense of community and conflict in predicting congregational belonging. Journal of Community Psychology, 42, 99-118. doi:10.1002/jcop.21596

25. Todd, N. R., Houston, J. D., & Odahl-Ruan, C.A. (2014). Preliminary validation of the Sanctification of Social Justice Scale. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 6, 245-256. doi:10.1037/a0036348

24. Todd, N. R., McConnell, E. A., & Suffrin, R. L. (2014). The role of attitudes toward White privilege and religious beliefs in predicting social justice interest and commitment. American Journal of Community Psychology, 53, 109-121. doi:10.1007/s10464-014-9630-x

23. Allen, N. E., Todd, N. R., Anderson, C. J., Davis, S. M., Javdani, S., Bruehler, V., & Dorsey, H. (2013). Council-based approaches to intimate partner violence: Evidence for distal change in the system response. American Journal of Community Psychology, 52, 1-12. doi:10.1007/s10464-013-9572-8

22. Bottom, T. L., Ferrari, J. R., Mateo, E., & Todd, N. R. (2013). Predicting school sense of community: Students’ perceptions at two Catholic universities. Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community, 41, 4-14. doi:10.1080/10852352.2012.718595

21. Houston, J. D., & Todd, N. R. (2013). Religious congregations and social justice participation: A multilevel examination of social processes and leadership. American Journal of Community Psychology, 52, 273-287. doi:10.1007/s10464-013-9593-3

20. McMahon, S. D., Todd, N. R., Martinez, A., Coker, C., Sheu, C. F., Washburn, J. J., & Shah, S. (2013). Aggressive and prosocial behavior: Community violence, cognitive, and behavioral predictors among urban African American youth. American Journal of Community Psychology, 51, 407-421. doi:10.1007/s10464-012-9560-4

19. Todd, N. R., & Houston, J. D.(2013). Examining patterns of political, social service, and collaborative involvement of religious congregations: A latent class and transition analysis. American Journal of Community Psychology, 51, 422-438. doi:1007/s10464-012-9561-3

18. Todd, N. R., & Rufa, A. K. (2013). Social justice and religious participation: A qualitative investigation of Christian perspectives. American Journal of Community Psychology, 51, 315-331. doi:10.1007/s10464-012-9552-4

17. Beer, A. M., Spanierman, L. B., Greene, J. C., & Todd, N. R. (2012). Counseling psychology trainees’ perceptions of training and commitments to social justice. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 59, 120-133. doi:10.1037/a0026325

16. Pieterse, A. L., Todd, N. R., Neville, H. A., & Carter, R. T. (2012). Perceived racism and mental health among Black American Adults: A meta-analytic review. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 59, 1-9. doi:10.1037/a0026208 

      *Featured by the American Psychological Association with a press release

15. Spanierman, L. B., Beard, J. C., & Todd, N. R. (2012). White men's fears, White women's tears: Examining gender differences in racial affect types. Sex Roles, 67, 174-186. doi:10.1007/s11199-012-0162-2

14. Todd, N. R. (2012). Religious networking organizations and social justice: An ethnographic case study. American Journal of Community Psychology, 50, 229-245. doi:10.1007/s10464-012-9493-y

13. Todd, N. R., & Ong, K. S. (2012). Political and theological orientation as moderators for the association between religious attendance and attitudes toward gay marriage for White Christians. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 4, 56-70. doi:10.1037/a0025142

12. Abrams, E. M., & Todd, N. R. (2011). White dialectics as multidimensional, contextual, and transformational. The Counseling Psychologist, 39, 423-437. doi:10.1177/0011000010394207

11. Hess, J. Z., Allen, N. E., & Todd, N. R. (2011). Interpreting community accountability: Citizen views of responding to domestic violence (or not). The Qualitative Report, 16, 1096-1123.

10. Javdani, S., Allen, N. E., Todd, N. R., & Anderson, C. J. (2011). Examining systems change in the response to domestic violence: Innovative applications of multilevel modeling. Violence Against Women, 17, 359-375. doi:10.1177/1077801211398621      

*Nominated for the 2011 Violence Against Women Best Article Award. 

9. Kral, M. J., Ramirez Garcia, J. I., Aber, M. S., Masood, N., Dutta, U., & Todd, N. R. (2011). Culture and community psychology: Toward a renewed and reimagined vision. American Journal of Community Psychology, 47, 46-57. doi:10.1007/s10464-010-9367-0

8. Neville, H. A., Yeung, J. G., Todd, N. R., Spanierman, L. B., & Reed, T. D. (2011).  Color-blind racial ideology and beliefs about a racialized university mascot. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 4, 236-249. doi:10.1037/a0024334

7. Todd, N. R. (2011). Community psychology and liberation theologies: Commonalities, collaboration, dilemmas. Journal of Psychology and Theology, 39, 200-210.

6. Todd, N. R., & Abrams, E. M. (2011). White dialectics: A new framework for theory, research, and practice with White students. The Counseling Psychologist, 39, 353-395. [Major Contribution]. doi:10.1177/0011000010377665

5. Todd, N. R., & Allen, N. E. (2011). Religious congregations as mediating structures for social justice: A multilevel examination. American Journal of Community Psychology, 48, 222-237. doi:10.1007/s10464-010-9388-8

4. Todd, N. R., Spanierman, L. B., & Poteat, V. P. (2011). Longitudinal examination of the psychosocial costs of racism to Whites across the college experience. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 58, 508-521. doi:10.1037/a0025066

3. Todd, N. R., Spanierman, L. B., & Aber, M. S. (2010). White students reflecting on Whiteness: Understanding emotional responses. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 3, 97-110. doi:10.1037/a0019299

2. Hess, J. Z., & Todd, N. R. (2009). From culture war to difficult dialogue: Exploring distinct frames for citizen exchange about social problems. Journal of Public Deliberation, 5(1), http://services.bepress.com/jpd/vol5/iss1/art3/

1. 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. doi:10.1037/a0015432

Book Chapters

6. Fowler, P. J., & Todd, N. R. (2017). Methods for multiple levels of analysis: Capturing context, change, and changing contexts. In M. A. Bond, C. Keys, & I. Serrano-Garcia (Eds.), APA Handbook of Community Psychology (Vol. 2, pp. 59-74). Washington D.C.: American Psychological Association. doi:10.1037/14954-004

5.  Todd, N. R. (2017). A community psychology perspective on religion and religious settings. In M. A. Bond, C. Keys, & I. Serrano-García (Eds.), APA Handbook of Community Psychology (Vol. 1, pp. 437-452). Washington DC: American Psychological Association. doi:10.1037/14953-022

4.  Todd, N. R., & Fowler, P. J. (2016). Cluster-randomized trials. In L. A. Jason & D. S. Glenwick (Eds.), Handbook of methodological approaches to community-based research: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods (pp. 165-175). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

3. Todd, N. R., Houston, J. D., & Odahl, C. A. (2014). Religious congregations and social justice. In A. C. Michalos (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research (pp. 5498-5502). Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. ISBN:978-94-007-0752-8

2. Todd, N. R., Allen, N. E., & Javdani, S. (2012). Multilevel modeling: Method and application in community-based research. In L. A. Jason & D. S. Glenwick (Eds.), Methodological approaches to community-based research (pp. 167-185). Washington D.C.: American Psychological Association. doi:10.1037/13492-000

1. 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.