Christy Byrd

Byrd, C. M. (2023). Cycles of development in learning about identities, diversity, and equity. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 29(1), 43–52. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000389

Gale, A., Johnson, N. C. C., Golden, A., Channey, J., Marchand, A. D. D., Anyiwo, N., & Byrd, C. M. M. (2023, July 27). Reflecting on Change: Critical Consciousness as a Protective Factor for Black Youth. CULTURAL DIVERSITY & ETHNIC MINORITY PSYCHOLOGY, Vol. 7. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000612

Byrd, C. M. (2022). Creating a Climate for Critical Consciousness Sounding Out. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003276098-10

Golden, A. R., & Byrd, C. M. (2022). Examining Critical Reflection as a Mediator Between School Racial Climate Experiences and <scp>Anti‐Racist</scp> Action. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 32(3), 1109–1119. https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.12778

Saleem, F., Legette, K., & Byrd, C. M. (2022). Examining school ethnic-racial socialization in the link between race-related stress and academic well-being among African American and Latinx adolescents. Journal of School Psychology, 91, 97–111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsp.2022.01.001

Byrd, C. M., & Legette, K. (2022). School ethnic-racial socialization and adolescent ethnic-racial identity. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 28(2), 205–216. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000449

Kubi, G., Byrd, C. M. M., & Diemer, M. A. A. (2022). School ethnic-racial socialization and critical action among Black youth. FRONTIERS IN EDUCATION, 7. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2022.924930

Byrd, C. M. (2021, July). Development of Critical Consciousness Competencies in Diversity Courses. Presented at the 6th Biennial American Psychological Association (APA) Division 45 Research Conference, (Virtual).

Gonzalez, M., Barker, A., Clarke, M., & Byrd, C. M. (2021). Examining the Knowledge, Skills, and Dispositions of 4-H Professionals Related to LGBTQ+ Youth. Journal of Youth Development, 16(5), 193–211. https://doi.org/10.5195/jyd.2021.1096

Saleem, F., & Byrd, C. M. (2021). Unpacking school ethnic-racial socialization: A new conceptual model. Journal of Social Issues, 77(4), 1106–1125. https://doi.org/10.1111/josi.12498

Saleem, F., & Byrd, C. M. (2020, March). A Conceptual Model for Unpacking School Ethnic-Racial Socialization. Presented at the Demystifying the Presence and Impact of Ethnic-Racial Socialization in Schools, Society for Research on Adolescence, San Diego, California (Conference Cancelled).

Williams, C. D., Byrd, C. M., Quintana, S. M., Anicama, C., Kiang, L., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., … Whitesell, N. (2020). A Lifespan Model of Ethnic-Racial Identity. Research in Human Development, 17(2-3), 99–129. https://doi.org/10.1080/15427609.2020.1831882

Byrd, C. M., & Hope, E. C. (2020). Black Students' Perceptions of School Ethnic-Racial Socialization Practices in a Predominantly Black School. JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT RESEARCH, 35(6), 728–753. https://doi.org/10.1177/0743558419897386

Gonzalez, M., Byrd, C. M., & Kokozos, M. (2020, December). Centering Critical Consciousness in Positive Youth Development: The Example of #PassTheMicYouth. Presented at the Classroom Environments and Understanding the 'Other': Racial and Critical Consciousness Socialization at School, "Construction of the ‘Other’: Development, Consequences, and Applied Implications of Prejudice and Discrimination” SRCD Special Topics Meeting, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico (Conference Rescheduled).

Gonzalez, M., Kokozos, M., Byrd, C. M., & McKee, K. E. (2020). Critical Positive Youth Development: A Framework for Centering Critical Consciousness. JOURNAL OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, 15(6), 24–43. https://doi.org/10.5195/jyd.2020.859

McAvoy, P., Lowery, A., Wafa, N., & Byrd, C. (2020). Dining with Democracy: Discussion as informed action. Social Education, 84(5), 289–293.

Byrd, C. M., Rastogi, R., & Elliot, E. R. (2020). Engagement with Diversity Experiences: A Self-Regulated Learning Perspective. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44939-1_8

Byrd, C. M., Riddell, J., & Giles, V. (2020, July). How Parental and School Socialization about Inequality are Related to Youths’ Critical Consciousness. Presented at the 32nd International Conference of Psychology, Prague, Czech Republic (Conference Postponed).

Rogers, L. O., Kiang, L., White, L., Calzada, E. J., Umana-Taylor, A. J., Byrd, C., … Whitesell, N. (2020). PERSISTENT CONCERNS: QUESTIONS FOR RESEARCH ON ETHNIC-RACIAL IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT. RESEARCH IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, 17(2-3), 130–153. https://doi.org/10.1080/15427609.2020.1831881

Byrd, C. M., & Ahn, L. H. R. (2020). Profiles of ethnic-racial socialization from family, school, neighborhood, and the Internet: Relations to adolescent outcomes. JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY, 48(6), 1942–1963. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22393

Byrd, C. M., & HaRim Ahn, L. (2020, December). The Joint Influences of Multiple Contexts of Racial Socialization on Ethnic-Racial Identity and Academic Outcomes. Presented at the Contextual and Sociocultural Factors Related to Marginalized Youth's Positive Development, “Construction of the ‘Other’: Development, Consequences, and Applied Implications of Prejudice and Discrimination” SRCD Special Topics Meeting, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico (Conference rescheduled).

Gray, D. L., Hope, E. C., & Byrd, C. M. (2020). Why Black Adolescents Are Vulnerable at School and How Schools Can Provide Opportunities to Belong to Fix It. Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 7(1), 3–9. https://doi.org/10.1177/2372732219868744

Gonzalez, M. E., Byrd, C. M., & Shealy, L. (2019, October). #PassTheMicYouth: A Multimedia Program to Amplify Youth Voices. Presented at the NC State Extension Conference, Raleigh, NC.

Derlan, C., Byrd, C. M., Quintana, S., Anicama, C., Dyer, J., & Umana-Taylor, A. (2019, March). A Lifespan Perspective of Ethnic-Racial Identity: Underlying Myths, Conceptual Expansions, and Opportunities for Application. Presented at the 2019 Society for Research on Child Development Biennial Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland.

Byrd, C. M. (2019). A Measure of School Racial Socialization and Quality of Intergroup Interactions. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 25(2), 137–151. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000202

Byrd, C. M. (2019). Climate Matters: Adolescents’ Experiences with School Climate for Diversity. Presented at the Diversity Colloquium, Combined Program in Education and Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Farago, F., Davidson, K. L., & Byrd, C. M. (2019). Ethnic-Racial Socialization in Early Childhood: The Implications of Color-Consciousness and Colorblindness for Prejudice Development. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12228-7_7

Byrd, C. M. (2019, April). Methods That Liberate: Quantitative Methods in a Social Justice Framework. Presented at the American Educational Research Association, Toronto, Ontario.

Gonzalez, M. E., McKee, K. E., & Byrd, C. M. (2019, March). More Than Just a Seat at the Table: Amplifying Youth Voices in Social Justice Discourses. Presented at the 2019 CRDM Symposium - Dialog 2.0: Social Movements, Online Communication & Transformation, Raleigh, NC.

Byrd, C. M. (2019, June). Promoting Positive Ethnic-Racial Socialization in Schools and Families. Presented at the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues 2019 Summer Conference, San Diego, California.

Byrd, C. M. (2019, August). School Racial Climate and Racial Socialization. Presented at the Thriving in Academia: Voices from Scholars of Color in Educational Psychology, American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Chicago, Illinois.

Byrd, C. M. (2019). The Racial Contexts of Schools: Interactions, Socialization, and Adolescent Outcomes. Presented at the Community Psychology Speaker Series, University of Virginia, Charleston, Virginia.

Elliot, E., & Byrd, C. M. (2019, August). Understanding the Relationship Between Autonomy and Happiness for College Students. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.

Byrd, C. M. (2018, May). A Thousand Cuts: Racial Microaggressions Are Related to Lower Self-Image Over Time. Presented at the 30th Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco, California.

Byrd, C. M. (2018). MicroReport: An Android and iOS app for reporting microaggressions on a college campus [Software]. Retrieved from https://byrdlab.wordpress.ncsu.edu/microreport/)

Byrd, C. (2018). Microaggressions Self-Defense: A Role-Playing Workshop for Responding to Microaggressions. Social Sciences, 7(6), 96. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci7060096

Byrd, C. M. (2018, April). Responding Effectively to Microaggressions: A Research-Based Workshop. Poster presented at the 30th Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco, California.

Byrd, C. M. (2018, August). School Racial Socialization and Diversity in STEM. Presented at the University of California Adolescence Science Consortium Summer Institute, Los Angeles, California.

Byrd, C. M. (2018). Take Action: Publishing in STEM. Presented at the Ford Fellows Conference.

Byrd, C. M. (2018). The Importance of School Climate for Diversity. Presented at the Psychology Colloquium, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Banerjee, M., Byrd, C., & Rowley, S. (2018). The Relationships of School-Based Discrimination and Ethnic-Racial Socialization to African American Adolescents’ Achievement Outcomes. Social Sciences, 7(10). https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci7100208

Carter, R., Leath, S., Butler-Barnes, S. T., Byrd, C. M., Chavous, T. M., Caldwell, C. H., & Jackson, J. S. (2017). Comparing Associations Between Perceived Puberty, Same-Race Friends and Same-Race Peers, and Psychosocial Outcomes Among African American and Caribbean Black Girls. Journal of Black Psychology, 43(8), 836–862. https://doi.org/10.1177/0095798417711024

Byrd, C. M. (2017). Microaggressions. Presented at the African American Center for Academic Excellence, Humboldt State University.

Butler‐Barnes, S. T., Leath, S., Williams, A., Byrd, C., Carter, R., & Chavous, T. M. (2017). Promoting Resilience Among African American Girls: Racial Identity as a Protective Factor. Child Development, 89(6). https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.12995

Byrd, C. M. (2017). Race Matters in Schools: The Significance of School Racial Climate and Microaggressions for Adolescents and Emerging Adults. Presented at the University of California, Berkeley Institute of Personality and Social Research Colloquium Speaker Series, Berkeley, California.

Byrd, C. M. (2017). School Climate for Diversity-Secondary Scale. PsycTESTS Dataset. https://doi.org/10.1037/t65301-000

Byrd, C. M. (2017). The complexity of school racial climate: Reliability and validity of a new measure for secondary students. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 87(4), 700–721. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjep.12179

Byrd, C. M. (2016). Does Culturally Relevant Teaching Work? An Examination From Student Perspectives. SAGE Open, 6(3), 215824401666074. https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244016660744

Byrd, C. M. (2016, August). Perceptions of School Racial Socialization and Intergroup Interactions for College Student Outcomes. Poster presented at the 124th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Denver, Colorado.

Byrd, C. M. (2016, April). Perceptions of intergroup interactions and school racial socialization are associated with psychological and academic outcomes. Presented at the New Directions in School Racial Climate, Society for Research on Adolescence Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland.

Byrd, C. M. (2016). Reporting Microaggressions through a Mobile App: Longitudinal Relations with Well-Being and Academic Success Health Psychology. Presented at the University of California, Merced, Merced, California.

Byrd, C. M. (2016, July). Revisiting Racial Constancy in Adolescents in a “Post-Racial" Society. Presented at the Society for Research of the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity, and Race, Stanford, California.

Byrd, C. M., Fonseca, G., Leath, S., Barnes, S., Carter, R., & Chavous, T. (2016, April). School Racial Climate and Congruence with Racial Identity for Black and Latino College Students. Presented at the 2016 Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland.

Byrd, C. M. (2016). Using a Mobile App to Address to Microaggressions on Campus. Presented at the SYNBERC Expanding Potential Workshop, Berkeley, California.

Byrd, C. M. (2016, August). Using a Mobile App to Report Microaggressions. Poster presented at the 124th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Denver, Colorado.

Byrd, C. M., & Carter Andrews, D. J. (2016). Variations in students' perceived reasons for, sources of, and forms of in-school discrimination: A latent class analysis. Journal of School Psychology, 57, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsp.2016.05.001

Byrd, C. M. (2015, March). Black History Month and To Kill a Mockingbird: Student Perceptions of School Racial Socialization Practices. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development 2015 Biennial Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Aldana, A., & Byrd, C. M. (2015). School Ethnic–Racial Socialization: Learning About Race and Ethnicity Among African American Students. The Urban Review, 47(3), 563–576. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11256-014-0319-0

Byrd, C. M., & Carter Andrews, D. J. (2015, April). The Importance of Cultural Relevance for All: Secondary Students’ Perceptions of Culturally Relevant Teaching. Presented at the American Educational Research Association 2015 Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois.

Hoggard, L. S., Byrd, C. M., & Sellers, R. M. (2015). The lagged effects of racial discrimination on depressive symptomology and interactions with racial identity. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 62(2), 216–225. https://doi.org/10.1037/cou0000069

Rouland, K., Matthews, J., Byrd, C. M., Meyer, R. M. L., & Rowley, S. (2014). Culture clash? Interactions between Afrocultural and mainstream cultural styles in classrooms serving African American students. Interdisciplinary Journal of Teaching and Learning, 4(3), 186–202.

Byrd, C. M. (2014, August). Initial Validation of a Comprehensive Measure of School Racial Climate. Presented at the American Psychological Association's 122nd Annual Convention, Washington, DC.

Byrd, C. M. (2014). Learning about Race and Culture in School: Student Perspectives. Presented at the University of San Francisco Junior Scholar Speaker Series, San Francisco, California.

Carter Andrews, D., & Byrd, C. M. (2014, April). Multiracial students’ perceptions of schooling in a predominantly White high school: Examining (racial) microaggressions through a quantitative analysis. Presented at the Where Do We Place Our Children? Students of Color in Predominately White High School Settings, American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Byrd, C. M. (2014, October). Supporting Motivation Through a Positive School Racial Climate. Presented at the National Black Child Development Institute, Detroit, Michigan.

Byrd, C. M. (2014). The Associations of Intergroup Interactions and School Racial Socialization with Academic Motivation. The Journal of Educational Research, 108(1), 10–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220671.2013.831803

Byrd, C. M., & Aldana, A. (2014, March). The content and frequency of school racial socialization in a predominantly Black school. Presented at the Understanding Race and Context in School Settings, Society for Research on Adolescence BIennial Meeting, Austin, Texas.

Byrd, C. M. (2013, April). African American adolescents’ experience of their school racial climate: Implications for achievement motivation processes. Presented at the Racial Context of Schooling: Implications for Academic Achievement and Psychological Adaptation among Diverse Ethnic Minority Youth, Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Seattle, Washington.

Byrd, C. M., & Carter Andrews, D. J. (2013, November). Hearing Students’ Voices about Multicultural Education Practices. Presented at the National Association of Multicultural Education, Oakland, California.

Byrd, C. M., & Chavous, T. (2013, April). Racial identity-context congruence in predominantly White and predominantly Black settings. Presented at the Identity and Academic Motivation: Mapping Conceptual and Empirical Boundaries of an Emerging Domain, American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, California.

Byrd, C. M., & Chavous, T. (2013, March). Racial identity-context congruence in predominantly White and predominantly Black settings. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Child Development Biennial Meeting, Seattle, Washington.

Byrd, C. M., & Carter Andrews, D. J. (2013, August). Variations in Perceived Sources and Reasons for Discrimination: A Cluster Analysis. Presented at the American Psychological Association's 121st Annual Convention, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Byrd, C. M. (2012, April). A latent class analysis of racial identity and racial attitudes: Associations with racial climate and well-being. Presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Hoggard, L. S., Byrd, C. M., & Sellers, R. M. (2012). Comparison of African American college students' coping with racially and nonracially stressful events. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 18(4), 329–339. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0029437

Byrd, C. M., & Chavous, T. M. (2012, March). How school racial climate moderates the relationship of racial identity to academic satisfaction. Presented at the Identity and Education: How Adolescent Racial Identity Interacts with Context to Influence Achievement and Motivational Outcomes, Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Byrd, C. M. (2012, April). Racial identity-context congruence in educational settings: How the effects of African American racial identity varies. Presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Byrd, C. M., & Chavous, T. M. (2012). The congruence between African American students’ racial identity beliefs and their academic climates: Implications for academic motivation and achievement. In J. M. Sullivan & A. M. Esmail (Eds.), African American Identity: Racial and Cultural Dimensions of the Black Experience (pp. 345–369). Lanham: Lexington Books/Rowman & Littlefield.

Byrd, C. M. (2011, June). Beyond intergroup contact: What’s racial about the climate at an HBCU? Presented at the Black Graduate Conference in Psychology, Coral Gables, Florida.

Byrd, C. M., & Chavous, T. (2011). Racial Identity, School Racial Climate, and School Intrinsic Motivation Among African American Youth: The Importance of Person-Context Congruence. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 21(4), 849–860. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-7795.2011.00743.x

Byrd, C. M., Hoggard, L. H., & Sellers, R. M. (2011, August). Situational factors in coping with racial discrimination. Poster presented at the 2011 American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Washington, DC.

Byrd, C. M. (2011). The Measurement of Racial/Ethnic Identity in Children. Journal of Black Psychology, 38(1), 3–31. https://doi.org/10.1177/0095798410397544

Byrd, C. M. (2011, August). The importance of racial attitudes and racial climate in academic and psychological outcomes. Presented at the Impact of Race and Discrimination in Educational Settings during Adolescence to Young Adulthood, American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Byrd, C. M., Hoggard, L. H., & Sellers, R. M. (2010, August). Racial discrimination: A unique stressor with unique coping responses? Poster presented at the American Psychological Association 118th Annual Convention, San Diego, California.

Byrd, C. M., & Rowley, S. J. (2010, July). The interaction of school racial climate and racial centrality on motivation for African American adolescents. Poster presented at the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development Meeting, Lusaka, Zambia.

Byrd, C. M. (2010, June). The measurement of racial identity in children: A critical review. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association (APA) Division 45 Society for the Study of Ethnic Minority Issues Conference, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Byrd, C. M., & Rowley, S. J. (2010, March). Why racial climate and discrimination matter for academic motivation in secondary education: the roles of autonomy, belonging, and competence. Presented at the Interplay of Contextual and Individual Factors in Predicting African American Adolescents' Academic Achievement, Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Wong, L., & Byrd, C. M. (2009, April). Closing an achievement gap: Mathematics instruction that moderates the relationship between socioeconomic status and kindergarten mathematics learning. Presented at the American Educational Research Association Conference, San Diego, CA.

Byrd, C. M., & Chavous, T. M. (2009). Racial Identity and Academic Achievement in the Neighborhood Context: A Multilevel Analysis. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 38(4), 544–559. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-008-9381-9

Byrd, C. M., & Chavous, T. M. (2009, April). Racial identity and academic achievement in the neighborhood context: A multilevel analysis. Presented at the How does racial identity and discrimination matter for diverse adolescents’ achievement? Longitudinal and contextual examinations, Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Denver, Colorado.

Byrd, C. M., & Chavous, T. M. (2008, June). Racial identity in the neighborhood context. Poster presented at the National Black Graduate Conference in Psychology, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Byrd, C. M. (2008). Reading Instruction Beliefs and Practices of Early Elementary School Teachers. Psi Chi Journal of Psychological Research, 13(2), 76–85. https://doi.org/10.24839/1089-4136.jn13.2.76

Byrd, C. M. Importance of Racial Attitudes and Racial Climate in Academic and Psychological Outcomes. PsycEXTRA Dataset. https://doi.org/10.1037/e658152011-001

Byrd, C. M. Initial Validation of a Comprehensive Measure of School Racial Climate. PsycEXTRA Dataset. https://doi.org/10.1037/e567572014-001

Byrd, C. M., Hoggard, L. S., & Sellers, R. M. Racial Discrimination: A Unique Stressor With Unique Coping Responses? PsycEXTRA Dataset. https://doi.org/10.1037/e640432010-001

Byrd, C. M., & Andrews, D. C. Variations in Perceived Sources and Reasons for Discrimination: A Cluster Analysis. PsycEXTRA Dataset. https://doi.org/10.1037/e606492013-001