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Selected Manuscripts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Ibekwe-Okafor, N.,<\/span><\/strong> Sims, J., & Curenton S. M. (2023). Black Motherhood and the Dual <\/span>Pandemic: The Protective Role of Stable Income on Mental Wellbeing. <\/span>Journal of Social Issues <\/span><\/em>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/josi.12577<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ibekwe-Okafor, N.,<\/strong> Sims, J., Curenton, S. M., Iruka, I., & Escayg, KA. (2023). Examining the Relationship Between Racial Discrimination, Access to Material Resources, and Black Children\u2019s Behavioral Functioning During COVID-19. Early Childhood Research Quarterly. <\/em>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ecresq.2022.09.005<\/em><\/a> <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iruka, I. U., Gardner-Neblett, N., Telfer, N. A., Ibekwe-Okafor, N.,<\/strong> Curenton, S. M., Sims, J., Sansbury, A. B., & Neblett, E. W. (2022). Effects of racism on child development: Advancing ant-racist developmental science. Annual Review of  Developmental Psychology<\/em>. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1146\/annurev-devpsych-121020-031339<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rochester, S., Curenton, S. M., Sims, J., Ibekwe-Okafor, N.,<\/strong> Iruka, I., Garc\u00eda-Miranda, A., Whittaker, J., & Mable, K. (2022). Antiracism Defined as Equitable Sociocultural Interactions in Prekindergarten: Classroom Racial Composition Makes a Difference. Child Development <\/em>http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/cdev.13779<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Curenton, S. M., Harris, K., Rochester, S., Sims, J., & Ibekwe-Okafor, N. (<\/strong>2022). Promoting Racial Literacy in Early Childhood: Storybooks and Conversations with Black Children. Child Development Perspective<\/em>s http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1111\/cdep.12440<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iruka, I., Durden, T., Gardner-Neblette, N., Ibekwe-Okafor, N.<\/strong>, Sansbury, A., & Telfer, N. (2021). The Adversity of Racism and its Impact on Young Black Children\u2019s Health and Learning. Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences. <\/em>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/23727322211029313<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ibekwe-Okafor, N<\/strong>., & Wolf, S. (2021). Applying a Cumulative Risk and Protective Framework to Assess Young Children\u2019s Early Academic Development in Ghana. Early Years<\/em>, 1-18 https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/09575146.2021.1913101<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Selected Book Chapters<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Curenton S. M., Ibekwe-Okafor, N.,<\/strong> Harris, K., & Sara, S. (forthcoming). Handbook of Education Policy Research. Early Childhood Education Policy. Chapter 52: Race, Early Care and Education. American Educational Research Association. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iruka, I. U., Sansbury, A., Telfer, N. A., Ibekwe-Okafor, N.,<\/strong> Gardner-Neblett, N., & Durden, T. R. (2023). Handbook on The Science of Early Literacy. Chapter 29: Factors Associated with the Early Learning and Readiness of Black children. https:\/\/www.guilford.com\/books\/Handbook-on-the-Science-of-Early-Literacy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ibekwe, N.,<\/strong> Alagbile, A., & Ibekwe, E. (2018). Cultural and Social Factors Influencing Young Children\u2019s Development in Nigeria. Adolescent Psychology in Today\u2019s World: Global Perspective on Risk, Relationships, and Development, Vol 3 (pp. 51 \u2013 72). Santa Barbara: Praeger. https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Adolescent-Psychology-Todays-World<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Selected Policy Briefs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Curenton S. M., Erin, H., Ibekwe-Okafor, N.<\/strong>, & Dobbins, D. (2022). Financing an Anti-Racist Child Care System. Financing an Anti-Racist Child Care System.<\/a><\/p>\n

Iruka, I. U., Curenton, S. M., Sims, J., Harris, K., & Ibekwe-Okafor, N.<\/strong> (2021). Ethnic-Racial Identity Formation in the Early Years. Durham, NC: Hunt Institute. Early Ethnic-Racial Identity.<\/a><\/p>\n

Iruka, I., Curenton, S. M., Sims, J., Escayg, KA., Ibekwe-Okafor, N.<\/strong>, & RAPID-EC. (2021). Black Parent Voices: Resilience in the Face of the Two Pandemics\u2014COVID and Racism. Rapid Assessment of Pandemic Impact on Development in Early Childhood. Boston: Researchers Investigating Sociocultural Equity and Race (RISER) Network. Black Parent Voices. Black Parent Voices: Resilience in the Face of the Two Pandemics\u2014COVID and Racism<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Gutierrez, L., Barrett, L., Ibekwe-Okafor, N.<\/strong>, Drew, P., Johnson-Staub, C., Stoney, L., Reidt-Parker, J., Aledo-Sandoval, M., & Nourse, G., (2020). Stronger, Safe, Equitable, and Viable Child Care Sector<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ibekwe-Okafor, N.<\/strong>, Kimball, M., Hernandez K., & Morris, J. (2020). Investment and Innovation. Improving the Quality of Early Childhood Education for Low-Income Children in Texas. Investment and Innovation<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Selected Manuscripts Ibekwe-Okafor, N., Sims, J., & Curenton S. M. (2023). Black Motherhood and the Dual Pandemic: The Protective Role of Stable Income on Mental Wellbeing. Journal of Social Issues https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/josi.12577   Ibekwe-Okafor, N., Sims, J., Curenton, S. M., Iruka, I., & Escayg, KA. (2023). Examining the Relationship Between Racial Discrimination, Access to Material Resources, and Black Children\u2019s Behavioral Functioning During COVID-19. Early […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":233,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-838","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"entry"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"wide-feature":false,"large-landscape":false,"medium-landscape":false,"medium-portrait":false,"small-square":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"mlp4337","author_link":"https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/racelab\/author\/mlp4337\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Selected Manuscripts Ibekwe-Okafor, N., Sims, J., & Curenton S. M. (2023). Black Motherhood and the Dual Pandemic: The Protective Role of Stable Income on Mental Wellbeing. Journal of Social Issues https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/josi.12577   Ibekwe-Okafor, N., Sims, J., Curenton, S. M., Iruka, I., & Escayg, KA. (2023). Examining the Relationship Between Racial Discrimination, Access to Material Resources, and Black Children\u2019s Behavioral Functioning During COVID-19. Early…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/racelab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/racelab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/racelab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/racelab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/233"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/racelab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=838"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/racelab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/838\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1077,"href":"https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/racelab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/838\/revisions\/1077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/racelab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}