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  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Helen A. Neville is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within the social sciences and psychology, focusing particularly on clinical psychology, sociology and political science, and general health professions.

Their scholarly work addresses a range of topics, notably resilience and mental health, community health and development, youth development and social support, counseling practices and supervision, racial and ethnic identity research, social and intergroup psychology, and policing practices and perceptions.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Helen A. Neville include:

  • The public psychology for liberation training model: A call to transform the discipline (2021), published in American Psychologist
  • Community Healing and Resistance Through Storytelling: A Framework to Address Racial Trauma in Africana Communities (2020), published in Journal of Black Psychology
  • Ignoring race and denying racism: A meta-analysis of the associations between colorblind racial ideology, anti-Blackness, and other variables antithetical to racial justice (2022), published in Journal of Counseling Psychology
  • Radical healing in psychotherapy: Addressing the wounds of racism-related stress and trauma (2022), published in Psychotherapy
  • Resistance and restoration: Healing research methodologies for the global majority (2021), published in Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology

Frequent publication venues for Neville's work include the following:

  • American Psychologist
  • Journal of Black Psychology
  • Journal of Counseling Psychology
  • Race and Justice
  • Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology

Collaborators most often working with Neville are Brenda Lee, Nimot Ogunfemi, Della V. Mosley, Kevin Cokley, and Michael Schlösser.

Helen A. Neville's contributions also include a focus on social and intergroup psychology alongside practical applications in counseling and therapy related to racial trauma and social justice. Their work has been recognized by their peers, including being named a Fellow of the American Psychological Association in 2006.

Best Publications

  • Construction and Initial Validation of the Color-Blind Racial Attitudes Scale (CoBRAS)

    Helen A. Neville;Roderick L. Lilly;Georgia Duran;Richard M. Lee

  • Perceived racism and mental health among Black American adults: A meta-analytic review.

    Alex L. Pieterse;Nathan R. Todd;Helen A. Neville;Robert T. Carter

  • Color-blind racial ideology: Theory, training, and measurement implications in psychology.

    Helen A. Neville;Germine H. Awad;James E. Brooks;Michelle P. Flores

  • Construction and initial validation of the Gendered Racial Microaggressions Scale for Black women.

    Jioni A. Lewis;Helen A. Neville

  • Racial trauma: Theory, research, and healing: Introduction to the special issue.

    Lillian Comas-Díaz;Gordon Nagayama Hall;Helen A. Neville

  • Toward a Psychological Framework of Radical Healing in Communities of Color

    Bryana H. French;Jioni A. Lewis;Della V. Mosley;Hector Y. Adames

  • Racism, Mental Health, and Mental Health Practice

    Chalmer E. Thompson;Helen A. Neville

  • Mentoring relationships for youth: Investigation of a process-oriented model

    Gilbert R. Parra;David L. DuBois;Helen A. Neville;Aalece O. Pugh-Lilly

  • The impact of multicultural training on White racial identity attitudes and therapy competencies.

    Helen A. Neville;Mary J. Heppner;Charis E. Louie;Chalmer E. Thompson;Chalmer E. Thompson;Chalmer E. Thompson

  • Race, power, and multicultural counseling psychology: Understanding white privilege and color-blind racial attitudes.

    Helen A. Neville;Roger L. Worthington;Lisa B. Spanierman

  • Exploring the association between color-blind racial ideology and multicultural counseling competencies.

    Helen Neville;Lisa Spanierman;Bao Tran Doan

  • Youth mentoring: Investigation of relationship characteristics and perceived benefits

    David L. DuBois;Helen A. Neville

  • Testing a new model of mentoring.

    David L. Dubois;Helen A. Neville;Gilbert R. Parra;Aalece O. Pugh-Lilly

  • Relations Among Racial Identity Attitudes, Perceived Stressors, and Coping Styles in African American College Students

    Helen A. Neville;P. Paul Heppner;Li Fei Wang

  • Color-Blind Racial Ideology and Psychological False Consciousness Among African Americans:

    Helen A. Neville;M. Nikki Coleman;Jameca Woody Falconer;Deadre Holmes

  • The Multicultural Teaching Competency Scale: Development and Initial Validation

    Lisa B. Spanierman;Euna Oh;P. Paul Heppner;Helen A. Neville

  • African American College Women's Body Image: An Examination of Body Mass, African Self-Consciousness, and Skin Color Satisfaction.

    Jameca Woody Falconer;Helen A. Neville

  • Contextualizing rape: Reviewing sequelae and proposing a culturally inclusive ecological model of sexual assault recovery

    Helen A. Neville;Mary J. Heppner

  • Handbook of African American Psychology

    Helen A. Neville;Brendesha M. Tynes;Shawn O. Utsey

  • Changes in White college students' color-blind racial ideology over 4 years: do diversity experiences make a difference?

    Helen A. Neville;V. Paul Poteat;Jioni A. Lewis;Lisa B. Spanierman

  • The Relationship Between Racial Identity Cluster Profiles and Psychological Distress Among African American College Students

    Helen A. Neville;Roderick L. Lilly

Frequent Co-Authors

Lisa B. Spanierman
Lisa B. Spanierman Arizona State University
Mary J. Heppner
Mary J. Heppner University of Missouri
Robert T. Carter
Robert T. Carter Columbia University
P. Paul Heppner
P. Paul Heppner University of Missouri
Donald R. Atkinson
Donald R. Atkinson University of California, Santa Barbara
David Dubois
David Dubois University of Illinois at Chicago
V. Paul Poteat
V. Paul Poteat Boston College
Shawn O. Utsey
Shawn O. Utsey Virginia Commonwealth University
Gordon C. Nagayama Hall
Gordon C. Nagayama Hall University of Oregon
Richard M. Lee
Richard M. Lee University of Minnesota

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