Black Woman Leading®
CITATIONS
Black Woman Leading® is supported by the most current scientific evidence and research. The curriculum provides proven methods substantiated by research to promote and enhance personal and professional growth. In 2022, we partnered with the Bridgify Group, a third-party research firm to confirm that our programming is evidenced-based. They conducted a detailed literature review based on our core program activities and curriculum. Here are a list of the resulting evidence-based citations that support our work.
- Sims, C. M., & Carter, A. D. (2019). Revisiting Parker & Ogilvie’s African American Women Executive Leadership Model. Journal of Business Diversity, 19(2), 99–112.
https://doi.org/10.33423/jbd.v19i2.2058 - Aaron, T. S. (2020). Black Women: Perceptions and Enactments of Leadership. Journal of School Leadership, 30(2), 146–165. https://doi.org/10.1177/1052684619871020
- Dickens, D. D., & Chavez, E. L. (2018). Navigating the workplace: The costs and benefits of shifting identities at work among early career U.S. black women. Sex Roles, 78(11-12), 760-774.
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11199-017-0844-x - Cook, S. Gibbard. (2013). Black women’s dilemma: be real or be ignored. Women in Higher Education, 22(4), 14.
- Jackson, L. C., & Bouchard, M. M. (2019). Mentoring: A Key Success Factor for African American Women in the U.S. Federal Senior Executive Service. SAM Advanced Management Journal (07497075), 84(4), 35–58.
- Davis, S. M., & Jones, M. K. (2021). Black Women at War: A Comprehensive Framework for Research on the Strong Black Woman. Women’s Studies in Communication, 44(3), 301–322.
https://doi.org/10.1080/07491409.2020.1838020 - Neal-Barnett, A., Stadulis, R., Murray, M., Payne, M. R., Thomas, A., & Salley, B. B. (2011). Sister circles as a culturally relevant intervention for anxious Black women. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 18(3), 266–273. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2850.2011.01258.x
- Ricks, S.A. (2018). Normalized Chaos: Black Feminism, Womanism, and the (Re)definition of Trauma and Healing. Meridians: feminism, race, transnationalism 16(2), 343-350.
https://www.muse.jhu.edu/article/696147 - Linnabery, E., Stuhlmacher, A. F., & Towler, A. (2014). From whence cometh their strength: Social support, coping, and well-being of Black women professionals. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 20(4), 541–549. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0037873
- Hall, J. C., Conner, K. O., & Jones, K. (2021). The Strong Black Woman versus Mental Health Utilization: A Qualitative Study. Health & Social Work, 46(1), 33–41.
https://doi.org/10.1093/hsw/hlaa036 - Kamesha, S., Evans Na’Tasha, M., Watts, B. C., Nasra, A., & Tierra, J. (2020). Keeping ourselves sane: A qualitative exploration of black Women’s coping strategies for gendered racism. Sex Roles, 82(9-10), 513-524.
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11199-019-01077-1 - Williams, M. G., & Lewis, J. A. (2021). Developing a Conceptual Framework of Black Women’s Gendered Racial Identity Development. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 45(2), 212–228.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0361684320988602
Internalized Oppression and Racial Oppression
Bailey, T.-K. M., Chung, Y. B., Williams, W. S., Singh, A. A., & Terrell, H. K. (2011). Development and validation of the Internalized Racial Oppression Scale for Black individuals. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 58(4), 481–493. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0023585
Steele, J. M., & Newton, C. S. (2022). Culturally Adapted Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as a Model to Address Internalized Racism Among African American Clients. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 44(2), 98–116.
https://doi.org/10.17744/mehc.44.2.01
Miller, A. L., Stern, C., Neville, H. A., David, E. J. R., Schroeder, T. M., & Fernandez, J. (2019). Internalized Racism: A Systematic Review of the Psychological Literature on Racism’s Most Insidious Consequence. Journal of Social Issues, 75(4), 1057. https://doi.org/10.1111/josi.12350
Imposter Syndrome – Original Research
Clance, P. R., & Imes, S. A. (1978). The imposter phenomenon in high achieving women: Dynamics and therapeutic intervention. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research & Practice, 15(3), 241–247.
https://doi.org/10.1037/h0086006
