Angela Neal-Barnett , Ph.D.
Angela Neal-Barnett
Education: Ph.D., DePaul University (1988)
Research Area: Clinical - Child and Adolescent
Research Interests
The Program for Research on Anxiety Disorders among African Americans is committed to doing high quality publishable anxiety research and disseminating the research results in meaningful ways to African American communities. Current research includes trichotillomania; racial identity, anxiety, and acting white; and physical/ emotional well-being of African American female adolescents.
Sisters Offering Support (SOS) Website
Courses Frequently Taught
- Adolescence (undergraduate)
- Child Psychopathology (graduate)
- Gender and Minorities (graduate)
Scholarly, Creative & Professional Activities
Neal-Barnett, Statom, D. & Stadulis, R. (in press) Trichotillomania symptoms in African Americans: Are they related to anxiety and culture? CNS Neuroscience and Theraputics.
Neal-Barnett, A.M., Crosby, L.C., and Salley, B.B. (in press). Anxiety. In R. Hampton, R. Crowell, & T. Gullota (Eds.) Handbook of African American Health Psychology New York: Guilford.
Neal-Barnett, A., Stadulis, R., Singer, N.; Murray, M., & Demmings, J. (2009). Assessing the effects of experiencing the acting white accusation. Urban Review. DOI 10.1007/s11256-009-0130-5
Neal-Barnett, A. M. & Stadulis, R. (2006). Affective states and racial identity among African American women with trichotillomania. Journal of the National Medical Association, 98, 753-757.
Stadulis, R., Neal-Barnett, A, Fender-Scarr, L., MacCracken, M., Gandee, R., Newman, D., Schoffman, G., Sullivan, B. & Silas-Butler, J. (2004). Psychometric properties of the Intrinsic Motivation Inventory (Short Form) with an African American preadolescent and adolescent sample. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 26 (Supplement), S178 .
Neal-Barnett, A.M. (2004). Orphans no more: A commentary on anxiety disorders among African American Children. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 33(2), 276-278
Neal-Barnett, A. M. (2003). Soothe your nerves: The Black women's guide to understanding and overcoming anxiety, panic, and fear. New York: Fireside/ Simon & Schuster Featured in The New York Times.
Neal-Barnett, A. M. (November, 2002). Believe and Succeed: Navigating the Road Graduate School for Students of Color. Tallmadge, OH: Rise Sally Rise®. An interactive CD-ROM.
Neal-Barnett, A. M. (2001). Being Black: A new conceptualization of acting white. In A. M. Neal-Barnett, J. Contreras, & K. Kerns (Eds.), Forging Links: African American Children Clinical Developmental Perspectives. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group.
Neal-Barnett, A. M., Ward-Brown, B. J., Mitchell, M., & Krownapple, M. (2000). Hair Pulling in African Americans -- Only your hairdresser knows for sure: An exploratory study. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 6(4), 352-362.
Neal-Barnett, A. M. & Crowther, J. (2000). To be female, anxious, middle-class, and Black. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 24(2) 132-140.
