@article{woods jr_murphy_miller_tolbert_graham_sligh_2023, title={Coaching wellness, health, and success: Leveraging the potential of Black male coaches to promote positive outcomes for Black K-12 students}, ISSN={["1543-0421"]}, DOI={10.1080/00405841.2023.2273571}, abstractNote={ABSTRACT While there are low percentages of Black males as educators, psychologists, pediatricians, and psychiatrists, Black students are more likely to have a Black male athletic coach. Previous research on the role of Black male coaches has demonstrated that there are several positive outcomes (i.e., academics, social skills, and reducing misbehaviors to deter criminalization) when the racial identity of Black students is matched with a Black coach. Black male coaches are an understudied cultural asset to the Black community. Therefore, this article explores how Black male coaches can be used to accelerate the closure of the opportunity gap by promoting community wellness, health, and academic success for Black youth. The recommendations for policymakers, educators, and school mental health professionals were written in collaboration with a Black male teacher-coach who works in a predominately Black high school setting.}, journal={THEORY INTO PRACTICE}, author={Woods Jr, Isaac and Murphy, Jarrett and Miller, Lauryn and Tolbert, Zarria and Graham, Larraine and Sligh, Trimaine}, year={2023}, month={Nov} }
 @article{woods jr_heidelburg_collins_murphy_graves jr_2023, title={Promoting the Positive Development of Black Males: Supporting Social, Behavioral, Emotional, and Academic Success}, volume={52}, ISSN={["2372-966X"]}, DOI={10.1080/2372966X.2023.2194180}, abstractNote={Abstract Adverse outcomes for Black males are well documented within the research. For instance, Black males have the highest rates of incarceration, the highest homicide rates, and the lowest life expectancy of any racial/ethnic group in America. Furthermore, within schools in America, Black males are overrepresented among students experiencing below-grade-level academic achievement, grade retention, truancy, dropout, and exclusionary discipline. As a result, it is imperative to identify effective strategies to address the social, behavioral, emotional, and academic disparities that disproportionately affect Black males in schools. As such, there needs to be a specific focus on solutions to these pressing issues. Interdisciplinary scholarship and collaborations are essential in providing solutions to the aforementioned issues to advance scholarship and move past deficit-oriented statistical presentations of problems of Black males. To support these efforts, this Special Topic section features multifaceted scholarship building upon the existing school, developmental, and applied psychological research to reimagine how we understand, engage with and support Black males in schools. Impact Statement This paper discusses the historical and current oppressive educational systems that Black males navigate in America. It also summarizes the scholarship included in this special topic section, identifying areas of opportunity to better support Black males in schools.}, number={3}, journal={SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY REVIEW}, author={Woods Jr, Isaac and Heidelburg, Kamonta and Collins, Tai and Murphy, Jarrett and Graves Jr, Scott}, year={2023}, month={May}, pages={243–249} }