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Renée Spencer publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Renée Spencer sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 89 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Renée Spencer D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Renée Spencer sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Renée Spencer is affiliated with Boston University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Psychology and Social Sciences, with a strong focus on Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Safety Research, Sociology and Political Science, and Speech and Hearing.

The main topics of Renée Spencer's work include:

  • Mentoring and Academic Development
  • Youth Development and Social Support
  • Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
  • Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering

Renée Spencer has contributed to various peer-reviewed journals, frequently publishing in:

  • Children and Youth Services Review
  • Journal of Community Psychology
  • The Journal of Primary Prevention
  • Journal of Youth Development
  • Military Psychology

Recent publications include:

  • Deconstructing empathy: A qualitative examination of mentor perspective-taking and adaptability in youth mentoring relationships, 2020, Children and Youth Services Review
  • (Not) minding the gap: A qualitative interview study of how social class bias can influence youth mentoring relationships, 2021, Journal of Community Psychology

Other noted papers related to the broader field and often coauthored alongside Renée Spencer are:

  • Back to the Future: Mentoring as Means and End in Promoting Child Mental Health, 2021, Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology
  • It's Who You Know That Matters: Identifying Which Type of Informal Mentor Is Most Likely to Promote Economic Mobility for Vulnerable Youth, 2021, The Journal of Primary Prevention
  • It's About Time: Staff Support Contacts and Mentor Volunteer Experiences, 2020, Journal of Youth Development

Renée Spencer has collaborated extensively with coauthors such as Alison L. Drew, Carla Herrera, Timothy A. Cavell, Grace Gowdy, and Thomas E. Keller.

Best Publications

  • On the Listening Guide: A voice-centered relational method.

    Carol Gilligan;Renée Spencer;M. Katherine Weinberg;Tatiana Bertsch

  • A model for the influence of mentoring relationships on youth development

    Jean E. Rhodes;Renée Spencer;Thomas E. Keller;Belle Liang

  • Supporting Youth in the Transition from Foster Care: Formal and Informal Connections.

    Mary Elizabeth Collins;Renee Spencer;Rolanda Ward

  • “It's Not What I Expected”: A Qualitative Study of Youth Mentoring Relationship Failures

    Renée Spencer

  • Understanding the Mentoring Process between Adolescents and Adults

    Renée Spencer

  • Qualitative exploration of relationships with important non-parental adults in the lives of youth in foster care

    Kym R. Ahrens;David Lane DuBois;Michelle Garrison;Renee Spencer

  • "I'm Having a Little Struggle With This, Can You Help Me Out?": Examining Impacts and Processes of a Social Capital Intervention for First-Generation College Students.

    Sarah E. O. Schwartz;Stella S. Kanchewa;Jean E. Rhodes;Grace Gowdy

  • Capturing the magic: Assessing the quality of youth mentoring relationships

    Nancy L. Deutsch;Renée Spencer

  • Youth Initiated Mentoring: Investigating a New Approach to Working with Vulnerable Adolescents

    Sarah E. O. Schwartz;Jean E. Rhodes;Renée Spencer;Jean B. Grossman

  • Sowing the Seeds of Violence in Heterosexual Relationships: Early Adolescents Narrate Compulsory Heterosexuality

    Deborah L. Tolman;Renée Spencer;Myra Rosen-Reynoso;Michelle V. Porche

  • Mentoring relationships from early adolescence through emerging adulthood: A qualitative analysis

    Belle Liang;Renée Spencer;Deirdre Brogan;Macarena Corral

  • A steady presence in the midst of change: Nonkin natural mentors in the lives of older youth exiting foster care.

    Michelle R. Munson;Susan E. Smalling;Renée Spencer;Lionel D. Scott

  • Mentoring for Young People Leaving Foster Care: Promise and Potential Pitfalls

    Renée Spencer;Mary Elizabeth Collins;Rolanda Ward;Svetlana Smashnaya

  • First do no harm: Ethical principles for youth mentoring relationships

    Jean Rhodes;Belle Liang;Renée Spencer

  • “She Gives Me a Break from the World”: Formal Youth Mentoring Relationships Between Adolescent Girls and Adult Women

    Renée Spencer;Belle Liang

  • Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: A Qualitative Interview Study of How and Why Youth Mentoring Relationships End

    Renée Spencer;Antoinette Basualdo-Delmonico;Jill Walsh;Alison L. Drew

  • "I Just Feel Safe With Him": Emotional Closeness in Male Youth Mentoring Relationships

    Renee Spencer

  • Working to Make It Work: The Role of Parents in the Youth Mentoring Process.

    Renée Spencer;Antoinette Basualdo‐Delmonico;Terrence O. Lewis

  • “Somebody Who Was on My Side”: A Qualitative Examination of Youth Initiated Mentoring

    Renée Spencer;Toni Tugenberg;Mia Ocean;Sarah E. O. Schwartz

  • Expanding the reach of youth mentoring: Partnering with youth for personal growth and social change

    Belle Liang;Renée Spencer;Jennifer West;Nancy Rappaport

  • Growth-Promoting Relationships Between Youth and Adults: A Focus Group Study

    Renée Spencer;Judith V. Jordan;Jenny Sazama

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean E. Rhodes
Jean E. Rhodes University of Massachusetts Boston
Timothy A. Cavell
Timothy A. Cavell University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Michelle R. Munson
Michelle R. Munson New York University
Deborah L. Tolman
Deborah L. Tolman City University of New York
Carol Gilligan
Carol Gilligan New York University
James Jaccard
James Jaccard New York University
Simon Larose
Simon Larose Université Laval
David Dubois
David Dubois University of Illinois at Chicago
Gail Steketee
Gail Steketee Boston University
Laura P. Richardson
Laura P. Richardson University of Washington

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