Assistant Professor
Contact Information:
Email: jbilling@umbc.edu
Office: Math/Psych 306
Phone: (410) 455-2349
Fax: (410) 455-1055
Lab: Sondheim 412
Website: The Youth RISE Lab
Education:
Ph.D. – University of Virginia, 2022
Fall 2024 Office Hours:
Area of Study:
Community Psychology
Research Interests:
Dr. Billingsley’s research focuses on the study of normative and adaptive processes fostering healthy development among African American adolescents facing contextual adversity. She utilizes qualitative and mixed-method approaches to uncover how African American adolescents can leverage pre-existing strengths in their lives, such as supportive intergenerational familial bonds, to promote their social-emotional well-being. Additionally, Dr. Billingsley’s work examines sociocultural influences on African American adolescents’ social-emotional development and also considers how African American youth understand and respond to their social environments.
Courses Taught:
Exploring the Discipline and Careers (PSYC 309)
Graduate Research and Training Opportunities:
Accepting New Graduate students?
Undergraduate Research and Training Opportunities:
Yes, accepting undergraduate students for Spring 2025.
Graduate Program Affiliation(s):
Human Services Psychology
Selected Publications:
Billingsley, J.T., Rivens, A.J., & Hurd, N.M. (2024). Black adolescents’ disclosure and advice-seeking: Making choices between parents and adult relatives. Family Relations. Advance online publication.
Hurd, N.M., & Billingsley, J.T. (2023). Project DREAM: Iterative development of an afterschool program with an emphasis on youth-adult relationships. American Journal of Community Psychology, 72(3-4), 395-408.
Leath, S., Billingsley, J.T., Jones, M., Johnson, K., Taliaferro, J., & Gaskin-Cole, G. (2023). Raising resilient Black women: A study of superwoman mothering and strength as a form of gendered racial socialization in Black mother-daughter relationships. Sex Roles, 89(11), 1-18.
Griffith, A.N., Leggett, C., Billingsley, J.T., Wittrup, A.R., & Hurd, N.M. (2022). Exploring the nature of Black adolescents’ unfair treatment by adults at school: Implications for adolescents’ trust in adults. Child & Youth Care Forum, 51(6), 1063-1089
Billingsley, J.T., Rivens, A.J., Charity-Parker, B.M., Chang, S., Garrett, S., Li, T., & Hurd, N.M. (2021). Familial mentor support and Black youths’ connectedness to parents across adolescence. Youth & Society, 54(4), 547-572.
Janelle Billingsley CV – Last Updated September 2024