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LaRicka R. Wingate is affiliated with Oklahoma State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on psychology and social sciences, with a strong emphasis on clinical psychology, sociology and political science, social psychology, applied psychology, and gender studies.

Their work extensively addresses topics such as suicide and self-harm studies, racial and ethnic identity research, resilience and mental health, migration, health and trauma, grit, self-efficacy, motivation, optimism, hope, well-being, as well as mentoring and academic development.

Wingate has contributed to several peer-reviewed publication venues, including:

  • Annual Review of Clinical Psychology
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
  • Open Cultural Studies
  • Journal of Diversity in Higher Education

Selected recent papers include:

  • Suicide in African American Adolescents: Understanding Risk by Studying Resilience (2021, Annual Review of Clinical Psychology)
  • The Common Factors of Grit, Hope, and Optimism Differentially Influence Suicide Resilience (2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)
  • Understanding suicide risk for youth who are both Black and Native American: The role of intersectionality and multiple marginalization (2022, Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior)
  • Mental Health Strategies Informed by Black Feminist Thought (2022, Open Cultural Studies)
  • Minoritized graduate student identity, well-being, and mental health risks for suicidality (2024, Journal of Diversity in Higher Education)

Frequent co-authors contributing to Wingate's body of work include:

  • Déjà N. Clement
  • Vanessa N. Oliphant
  • Olufunke M. Benson
  • Ashley B. Cole
  • W. LaVome Robinson

Their research examines complex intersections of identity, mental health risks, and resilience factors with particular attention to marginalized populations. Key themes covered include the protective influences of grit, hope, and optimism against suicide risk, as well as the application of Black feminist thought to mental health strategies.

Wingate's contributions have grown over time with a consistent focus on suicide prevention and resilience, highlighting social and psychological mechanisms critical to understanding well-being in minority and marginalized groups within diverse social contexts.

Best Publications

  • The Psychology and Neurobiology of Suicidal Behavior

    Thomas E. Joiner;Jessica S. Brown;LaRicka R. Wingate

  • Childhood physical and sexual abuse and lifetime number of suicide attempts: A persistent and theoretically important relationship

    Thomas E. Joiner;Natalie J. Sachs-Ericsson;LaRicka R. Wingate;Jessica S. Brown

  • An empirical investigation of acculturative stress and ethnic identity as moderators for depression and suicidal ideation in college students.

    Rheeda L. Walker;LaRicka R. Wingate;Ezemenari M. Obasi;Thomas E. Joiner Jr.

  • Seemingly Harmless Racial Communications Are Not So Harmless: Racial Microaggressions Lead to Suicidal Ideation by Way of Depression Symptoms

    Victoria M. O'Keefe;LaRicka R. Wingate;Ashley B. Cole;David W. Hollingsworth

  • Interpersonal Suicide Risk and Ideation: The Influence of Depression and Social Anxiety

    Collin L. Davidson;LaRicka R. Wingate;Demond M. Grant;Matthew R. Judah

  • The Great Black Hope: Hope and its relation to suicide risk among African Americans

    Collin L. Davidson;LaRicka R. Wingate;Meredith L. Slish;Kathy A. Rasmussen

  • Experiencing racial microaggressions influences suicide ideation through perceived burdensomeness in African Americans.

    David W. Hollingsworth;Ashley B. Cole;Victoria M. O'Keefe;Raymond P. Tucker

  • Hope as a predictor of interpersonal suicide risk.

    Collin L. Davidson;LaRicka R. Wingate;Kathy A. Rasmussen;Meredith L. Slish

  • Rumination and suicidal ideation: The moderating roles of hope and optimism

    Raymond P. Tucker;La Ricka R. Wingate;Victoria M. O'Keefe;Adam C. Mills

  • STRESS GENERATION IN DEPRESSION: THREE STUDIES ON ITS RESILIENCE, POSSIBLE MECHANISM, AND SYMPTOM SPECIFICITY

    Thomas E. Joiner;Laricka R. Wingate;Tulin Gencoz;Faruk Gencoz

  • Clinical applications of the interpersonal‐psychological theory of attempted and completed suicide

    Nadia E. Stellrecht;Kathryn H. Gordon;Kimberly Van Orden;Tracy K. Witte

  • Interpersonal suicide risk for American Indians: investigating thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensomeness.

    Victoria M. O'Keefe;La Ricka R. Wingate;Raymond P. Tucker;Sarah Rhoades-Kerswill

  • The Impact of Client Race on Clinician Detection of Eating Disorders

    Kathryn H. Gordon;Marissa M. Brattole;LaRicka R. Wingate;Thomas E. Joiner

  • Empirically informed approaches to topics in suicide risk assessment

    LaRicka R. Wingate;Thomas E. Joiner;Rheeda L. Walker;M. David Rudd

  • An interpersonal addendum to the hopelessness theory of depression : Hopelessness as a stress and depression generator

    Thomas E. Joiner;Laricka R. Wingate;Ainhoa Otamendi

  • Construct validity of a proposed new diagnostic entity: Acute Suicidal Affective Disturbance (ASAD).

    Raymond P. Tucker;Matt S. Michaels;Megan L. Rogers;LaRicka R. Wingate

  • The role of hope and optimism in suicide risk for American Indians/Alaska natives

    Victoria M. O'Keefe;LaRicka R. Wingate

  • Empirical extension of the interpersonal theory of suicide: Investigating the role of interpersonal hopelessness.

    Raymond P. Tucker;Christopher R. Hagan;Ryan M. Hill;Meredith L. Slish

  • Mindfulness: A Primrose Path for Therapists Using Manualized Treatments?

    Sheila Stanley;Lorraine R Reitzel;La Ricka R. Wingate;Kelly C. Cukrowicz

  • Suicide and Positive Cognitions: Positive Psychology Applied to the Understanding and Treatment of Suicidal Behavior.

    LaRicka R. Wingate;Andrea B. Burns;Kathryn H. Gordon;Marisol Perez

  • Psychache and suicidality in adult mood disordered outpatients in Brazil.

    Marcelo T. Berlim;Betina S. Mattevi;Daniele P. Pavanello;Marco Antonio Caldieraro

Frequent Co-Authors

Raymond P. Tucker
Raymond P. Tucker Louisiana State University
Thomas E. Joiner
Thomas E. Joiner Florida State University
DeMond M. Grant
DeMond M. Grant Oklahoma State University
Kathryn H. Gordon
Kathryn H. Gordon North Dakota State University
Stephanie N. Mullins-Sweatt
Stephanie N. Mullins-Sweatt Oklahoma State University
Kelly C. Cukrowicz
Kelly C. Cukrowicz Texas Tech University
Kimberly A. Van Orden
Kimberly A. Van Orden University of Rochester Medical Center
Jameson K. Hirsch
Jameson K. Hirsch East Tennessee State University
Tracy K. Witte
Tracy K. Witte Auburn University
Megan L. Rogers
Megan L. Rogers Texas State University

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