Select Publications (*Student at the time of publication; ^featured as Editors’ Choice)
Otima's (select) Publications
^Doyle, O., Cryer-Coupet, Q. R. & McLeod, B. A. (2022). “All about how you couch it:” African American fathers’ visions of interventions for their sons. Journal of Child Family Studies, (31), 2699–2713 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-022-02346-6
Doyle, O., Goings, T. C., *Cryer-Coupet, Q., Lombe, M., Stephens, J., & Nebbitt, V. E. (2017). Paternal caregivers’ parenting practices and psychological functioning among African American youth living in urban public housing. Family Process, 56(3), 752-765. doi: 10.1111/famp.12221
Doyle, O., *Magan, I., *Cryer-Coupet, Q. R., Goldston, D. B., Estroff, S. E. (2016). “Don’t wait for it to rain to buy an umbrella:” The transmission of values from African American fathers to sons. Psychology of Men and Masculinities, 17(4), 309-319. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/men0000028
Doyle, O., Weller, B. E., Daniel, S. S., Mayfield, A., & Goldston, D. B. (2016). Overcoming barriers to fathers’ participation in clinically relevant research: Recommendations from the field. Social Work Research, 40(4), 260-264. doi: 10.1093/swr/svw015
Doyle, O., Clark, T. T., *Cryer-Coupet, Q., Nebbitt, V. E., Goldston, D. B., Estroff, S. E., & *Magan, I. (2015). Unheard voices: African American fathers speak about their parenting practices. Psychology of Men and Masculinities, 16(3), 274-283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0038730
Doyle, O., Pecukonis, E. V., & Lindsey, M. (2015). Correlates and consequences of father nurturance in an African American college sample. Journal of Family Issues, 36(7), 880-901. doi: 10.1177/0192513X13501665
Doyle, O., *Dzirasa, E., Goldston, D. B., *Fontes, M., Estroff, S. E., & Burris, A. (2014). “You gotta have a good help mate:” African American fathers’ co-parenting experiences. Psychology of Men and Masculinities, 15(4), 377-386. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0034732
Nebbitt, V. E., Lombe, M., Doyle, O., & Vaughn, M. G. (2013). Modeling variation in paternal encouragement and monitoring among African American adolescents living in urban public housing: A latent profile analytic approach. Journal of African American Studies, 17(3), 253-274. doi: 10.1007/s12111-012-9214-5
Doyle, O., Joe, S., & Caldwell, C. (2012). Ethnic differences in mental illness and mental health service use among Black fathers. American Journal of Public Health, 102(2), S222-231. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300446
Doyle, O., Pecukonis E. V., & Harrington, D. (2011). The Nurturant Fathering Scale: A confirmatory analysis with an African American sample of college students. Research on Social Work Practice 21(3), 319-327. doi: 10.1177/1049731510377635
Branden’s (select) Publications
McLeod, B.A., Charles, P., Gottlieb, A., Muentner, L. (2024). Father-child contact during prison and its association with fathers’ parenting self-efficacy. Families in Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/10443894231220411
McLeod, B.A. & Greif, G.L. (2022). Group work with fathers in federal pretrial detention and a community-based residential setting: Reflections on practice and policies across contexts. In Bellamy, J. Lemmons, B. Cryer-Coupet, Q., & Shadik, J. (Eds.). Social Work Practice with Fathers: Engagement, Assessment, and Intervention. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-13686-3_10
^Doyle, O., Cryer-Coupet, Q., McLeod, B.A. (2022). “All about how you couch it:” African American fathers’ visions of interventions for their sons. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 31, 2699–2713. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-022-02346-6
Charles, P., Wilson, A.B., McLeod, B.A., Gottlieb, A., & *Villodas, M. (2022). Incarcerated parents and their children: Perspectives from the smart decarceration social work grand challenge. In N. Rodriguez & Krysik, J. (Eds.) Children of incarcerated parents: Impact, support, and collaboration, First Edition. Springer Publishing Company. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84713-5_13
McLeod, B.A. (2021). The effects of multiple forms of father-child contact during imprisonment on fathers’ reports of relationship quality. Corrections, 8(4), 309-327. https://doi.org/10.1080/23774657.2021.1874846
McLeod, B.A. (2020). “Hello group, I need advice”: A textual analysis of black fathers’ help seeking posts on Facebook. Family Relations, 69(5), 944-955. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12500
McLeod, B.A., Cryer-Coupet, Q., Johnson, W.E., & Mincy, R. (2019). Examining the longitudinal effects of paternal incarceration and coparenting relationships on sons’ vocabulary development. Children and Youth Services Review, 100, 362–375. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.03.010
McLeod, B. A. & Gottlieb, A. (2018). Examining the relationship between child support arrears and incarceration among low-income nonresident fathers. Children and Youth Services Review. Children and Youth Services Review, 94, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.09.022
McLeod, B.A. & *Bonsu, J.E. (2018). The benefits and challenges of visitation practices in correctional settings: Will video visitation assist incarcerated fathers and their children? Children and Youth Services Review, 93, 30-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.07.004
McLeod, B.A. (2017). Fathering despite perpetual penalties: Examining fathers’ involvement amidst the collateral consequences of previous criminal justice involvement. Urban Social Work. 1(2), 144-164. https://doi.org/10.1891/2474-8684.1.2.144
McLeod, B.A. & Tirmazi, M. T. (2017). Paternal dimensions and complexities: Understanding the relationship between parental dyads and fathers’ involvement among Black fathers with criminal records. Journal of Family Social Work, 20(5), 376-398. https://doi.org/10.1080/10522158.2017.1283653