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    Dr. Angela Neal-Barnett

    Angela M. Neal-Barnett

    Department of Psychological Sciences
    Professor
    Contact Information
    Email:
    aneal@kent.edu
    Personal Website: PRADAA Lab

    Biography

    Research Area:
    • Clinical - Child and Adolescent/Maternal Mental Health

    Does Dr. Neal-Barnett plan to recruit a doctoral student for the next incoming class?

    Director PRADAA 

    (Program for Research on Anxiety Disorders among African Americans Department of Psychology Kent State University)

    Author: 

    Soothe Your Nerves:  The Black Woman's Guide to Understanding and Overcoming Anxiety, Panic, and Fear

    Follow me on Twitter

    @dranjela

    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; physical/ emotional well-being of African American female adolescents, and perinantal mental health.

    Program for Research on Anxiety Disorders among African Americans

    Courses Frequently Taught

    Adolescence (undergraduate)
    Developmental Psychopathology (graduate)
    Psychology of Black Women (The Quarter-Life Crisis honors)

    Recent Publications

    Perinatal Mental Health

    • Neal-Barnett, A., Stadulis, R., Ayoade E., & *McGhee-Dinvaut, A. (2024). A pilot study exploring the feasibility of virtual Written Exposure therapy in a Black Perinatal populations. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities.
    • *Somerville, K.  Rowell, T., Stadulis, R. Bell, D. & Neal-Barnett, A. (2023).  An evaluation of the feasibility and acceptability of sister circles as an anxiety intervention for pregnant Black women. Women’s Health.
    • Somerville, K., Neal-Barnett, A., Stadulis, R. et al. Hair Cortisol Concentration and Perceived Chronic Stress in Low-Income Urban Pregnant and Postpartum Black Women.J. Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities (2020). doi.org/10.1007/s40615-020-00809-4 Winner APA Division 35 Best first-authored paper by graduate student.
    • Manns-James, L., & Neal-Barnett, A.M. (2019). Development of a culturally informed protocol for hair cortisol sampling in Black women. Public Health Nursing doi:10.1111/phn.12
    • Neal-Barnett,A.M., Farmer, C. & Somerville, K. (2019). Stress and Black pregnant women: A report to the Governor of the State of Ohio. 

    Complete List of Published Work in Google Scholar h-index=24

    https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C36&q=angela+neal-barnett&btnG=

    Education

    Ph.D., DePaul University
    Post-Doc, University of Pittsburgh Western Psychiatric Hospital

    News Stories

    Psychology Professor Receives Prestigious Webby and Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for Podcasts, How can I tell if I'm depressed or burned out , New study suggests stress among black women could be a factor in high infant mortality rates,
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