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Overview

Karen D. Lincoln is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily focusing on social sciences, psychology, and medicine. Within these fields, their work extensively covers health, sociology and political science, social psychology, public health, environmental and occupational health, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

The main topics explored in their research include:

  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Racial and ethnic identity research
  • Psychological well-being and life satisfaction
  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Mental health treatment and access
  • Intergenerational family dynamics and caregiving
  • Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus

Karen D. Lincoln has contributed to a variety of research articles published in notable venues. Frequent publication venues where their work appears include:

  • Innovation in Aging
  • The Journals of Gerontology Series A
  • Journal of Aging and Health
  • Ethnicity and Health
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia

Some recent papers associated with this scientist are:

  • "Race, Obesity, and Mental Health Among Older Adults in the United States: A Literature Review," 2020, published in Innovation in Aging
  • "Perceived colorism and lifetime psychiatric disorders among Black American adults: findings from the National Survey of American Life," 2021, published in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
  • "Neighborhood Characteristics and Inflammation Among Older Black Americans: The Moderating Effects of Hopelessness and Pessimism," 2021, published in The Journals of Gerontology Series A
  • "Effects of sleep on brain perivascular space in a cognitively healthy population," 2023, published in Sleep Medicine
  • "Clinical criteria for limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy," 2025, published in Alzheimer's & Dementia

Their research collaborations include frequent co-authors such as:

  • Ann W. Nguyen
  • Weidi Qin
  • Fei Wang
  • Hans Oh
  • Tyrone Hamler

Best Publications

  • Mental Health Services in Faith Communities: The Role of Clergy in Black Churches

    Robert Joseph Taylor;Christopher G. Ellison;Linda M. Chatters;Jeffrey S. Levin

  • Social Support, Negative Social Interactions, and Psychological Well‐Being

    Karen D. Lincoln

  • Religious Coping Among African Americans, Caribbean Blacks and Non-Hispanic Whites.

    Linda M. Chatters;Robert Joseph Taylor;James S. Jackson;Karen D. Lincoln

  • African American religious participation: A multi-sample comparison

    Linda M. Chatters;Robert Joseph Taylor;Karen D. Lincoln

  • Psychological Distress among Black and White Americans: Differential Effects of Social Support, Negative Interaction and Personal Control

    Karen D. Lincoln;Linda M. Chatters;Robert Joseph Taylor

  • Social Support, Traumatic Events, and Depressive Symptoms Among African Americans.

    Karen D Lincoln;Linda M Chatters;Robert Joseph Taylor

  • Patterns of Informal Support from Family and Church Members among African Americans

    Linda M. Chatters;Robert Joseph Taylor;Karen D. Lincoln;Tracy Schroepfer

  • Stress, Marital Satisfaction, and Psychological Distress Among African Americans

    Karen D. Lincoln;David H. Chae

  • Marital satisfaction among African Americans and Black Caribbeans: Findings from the National Survey of American Life

    Chalandra M. Bryant;Robert Joseph Taylor;Karen D. Lincoln;Linda M. Chatters

  • Do experiences of racial discrimination predict cardiovascular disease among African American Men? The moderating role of internalized negative racial group attitudes

    David H. Chae;Karen D Lincoln;Nancy E Adler;S. Leonard Syme

  • Discriminatory Experiences and Depressive Symptoms among African American Women: Do Skin Tone and Mastery Matter?

    Verna M. Keith;Karen D. Lincoln;Robert Joseph Taylor;James S. Jackson

  • Church-Based Social Support and Suicidality Among African Americans and Black Caribbeans

    Linda M. Chatters;Robert Joseph Taylor;Karen D. Lincoln;Ann Nguyen

  • Discrimination, Attribution, and Racial Group Identification: Implications for Psychological Distress Among Black Americans in the National Survey of American Life (2001–2003)

    David H. Chae;Karen D. Lincoln;James S. Jackson

  • Supportive Relationships with Church Members Among African Americans

    Robert Joseph Taylor;Karen D. Lincoln;Linda M. Chatters

  • Profiles of depressive symptoms among African Americans and Caribbean Blacks.

    Karen D. Lincoln;Linda M. Chatters;Robert Joseph Taylor;James S. Jackson

  • Extended Family and Friendship Support Networks are both Protective and Risk Factors for Major Depressive Disorder, and Depressive Symptoms Among African Americans and Black Caribbeans

    Robert Joseph Taylor;David H. Chae;Karen D. Lincoln;Linda M. Chatters

  • Correlates of Psychological Distress and Major Depressive Disorder Among African American Men

    Karen D. Lincoln;Robert Joseph Taylor;Daphne C. Watkins;Linda M. Chatters

  • Prevalence of lifetime DSM‐IV affective disorders among older African Americans, Black Caribbeans, Latinos, Asians and Non‐Hispanic White people

    Amanda Toler Woodward;Robert Joseph Taylor;Kai McKeever Bullard;Maria P. Aranda

  • Suicide, negative interaction and emotional support among black Americans

    Karen D. Lincoln;Robert Joseph Taylor;Linda M. Chatters;Sean Joe

  • Emotional support, negative interaction and major depressive disorder among African Americans and Caribbean Blacks: findings from the National Survey of American Life.

    Karen D. Lincoln;David H. Chae

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert Joseph Taylor
Robert Joseph Taylor University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Linda M. Chatters
Linda M. Chatters University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
David H. Chae
David H. Chae Tulane University
James S. Jackson
James S. Jackson University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
David T. Takeuchi
David T. Takeuchi University of Washington
Jennifer A. Ailshire
Jennifer A. Ailshire University of Southern California
Christopher G. Ellison
Christopher G. Ellison The University of Texas at San Antonio
Joseph A. Himle
Joseph A. Himle University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Nancy E. Adler
Nancy E. Adler University of California, San Francisco
Elizabeth H. Blackburn
Elizabeth H. Blackburn University of California, San Francisco

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