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Robert Joseph Taylor is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research primarily lies within the social sciences and psychology, with a focus on sociology and political science, health, general health professions, clinical psychology, and social psychology.

Their published work addresses several main topics, including:

  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Racial and ethnic identity research
  • Intergenerational family dynamics and caregiving
  • Mental health treatment and access
  • Employment and welfare studies
  • Religion, spirituality, and psychology
  • Family dynamics and relationships

Among recent papers authored by Robert Joseph Taylor are:

  • Fictive Kin Networks among African Americans, Black Caribbeans, and Non-Latino Whites (2021) published in the Journal of Family Issues
  • Social isolation from family and friends and mental health among African Americans and Black Caribbeans (2020) published in the American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
  • Psychiatric Disorders Among Older Black Americans: Within- and Between-Group Differences (2020) published in Innovation in Aging
  • Taking diversity seriously: Within-group heterogeneity in African American extended family support networks (2021) published in Journal of Marriage and the Family

Another notable paper where Robert Joseph Taylor was not the primary author but is connected to their research interests includes "Older Black Americans During COVID-19: Race and Age Double Jeopardy" (2020) published in Health Education & Behavior.

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Linda M. Chatters
  • Harry Owen Taylor
  • Ann W. Nguyen
  • Antonius D. Skipper
  • Kazumi Tsuchiya

Robert Joseph Taylor has contributed to the publication record in several recurrent venues such as:

  • Innovation in Aging
  • Journal of Aging and Health
  • Journal of Family Issues
  • Journal of Marriage and the Family
  • Public Policy & Aging Report

In addition to journal articles, Robert Joseph Taylor has authored at least one book published by the Japan Society of Medical Entomology and Zoology titled "Papers of John Adams" (2020).

Best Publications

  • The National Survey of American Life: A study of racial, ethnic and cultural influences on mental disorders and mental health

    James S. Jackson;Myriam Torres;Cleopatra H. Caldwell;Harold W. Neighbors

  • Religion in the Lives of African Americans : Social, Psychological, and Health Perspectives

    Robert Joseph Taylor;Linda M. Chatters;Jeffrey S. Levin

  • Sociodemographic and environmental correlates of racial socialization by Black parents.

    Michael C. Thornton;Linda M. Chatters;Robert Joseph Taylor;Walter R. Allen

  • Developments in Research on Black Families: A Decade Review.

    Robert Joseph Taylor

  • Race and Gender Differences in Religiosity Among Older Adults: Findings From Four National Surveys

    Jeffrey S. Levin;Robert Joseph Taylor;Linda M. Chatters

  • CHURCH MEMBERS AS A SOURCE OF INFORMAL SOCIAL SUPPORT

    Robert Joseph Taylor;Linda M. Chatters

  • 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

  • Religious effects on health status and life satisfaction among black Americans.

    Jeffrey S. Levin;Linda M. Chatters;Robert Joseph Taylor

  • Black and white differences in religious participation : A multisample comparison

    Robert Joseph Taylor;Linda M. Chatters;Rukmalie Jayakody;Jeffrey S. Levin

  • Social Isolation, Depression, and Psychological Distress Among Older Adults:

    Harry Owen Taylor;Robert Joseph Taylor;Ann W. Nguyen;Linda Chatters

  • Turning to prayer: Social and situational antecedents of religious coping among African Americans

    Christopher G. Ellison;Robert Joseph Taylor

  • Fictive Kinship Relations in black extended families

    Linda M. Chatters;Robert Joseph Taylor;Rukmalie Jayakody

  • Race, ethnicity, and the use of services for mental disorders: results from the National Survey of American Life.

    Harold W. Neighbors;Cleopatra Caldwell;David R. Williams;Randolph Nesse

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

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

  • Subjective Religiosity among African Americans: A Synthesis of Findings from Five National Samples

    Robert Joseph Taylor;Jacqueline Mattis;Linda M. Chatters

  • Racial and Ethnic Differences in Extended Family, Friendship, Fictive Kin, and Congregational Informal Support Networks

    Robert Joseph Taylor;Linda M. Chatters;Amanda Toler Woodward;Edna Brown

  • Church-based Informal Support Among Elderly Blacks

    Robert Joseph Taylor;Linda M. Chatters

  • Anxiety disorders among African Americans, blacks of Caribbean descent, and non-Hispanic whites in the United States

    Joseph A. Himle;Raymond E. Baser;Robert Joseph Taylor;Rosalyn Denise Campbell

  • A MULTIDIMENSIONAL MEASURE OF RELIGIOUS INVOLVEMENT FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS

    Jeffrey S. Levin;Robert Joseph Taylor;Linda M. Chatters

  • All Our Kin: Strategies for Survival in a Black Community

    Harriette Pipes McAdoo;Robert Joseph Taylor

Frequent Co-Authors

Linda M. Chatters
Linda M. Chatters University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
James S. Jackson
James S. Jackson University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Joseph A. Himle
Joseph A. Himle University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Brian E. Perron
Brian E. Perron University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Randolph M. Nesse
Randolph M. Nesse Arizona State University
Monnica T. Williams
Monnica T. Williams University of Ottawa
Vickie M. Mays
Vickie M. Mays University of California, Los Angeles
Cleopatra H. Caldwell
Cleopatra H. Caldwell University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Elissa S. Epel
Elissa S. Epel University of California, San Francisco
Elizabeth H. Blackburn
Elizabeth H. Blackburn University of California, San Francisco

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