Shardé McNeil Smith. Assistant Professor, Department of African American Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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1 Shardé McNeil Smith Department of Human Development and Family Studies Doris Kelley Christopher Hall, MC West Nevada Street, Room EDUCATION Ph.D. Human Development and Family Science Florida State University, August 2014 M.S. Marriage and Family Therapy Purdue University-Calumet, May 2011 B.A. Psychology North Carolina State University, May 2008 B.A. Sociology North Carolina State University, May 2008 ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT Aug 2017 Present Aug 2014 Aug 2017 Aug 2011 Aug 2013 May 2010 Dec 2011 Jun 2009 Jan 2011 Assistant Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign Assistant Professor, Department of African American Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Research Assistant, Department of Family and Child Sciences, Florida State University Research Assistant, Institute for Social and Policy Research, Purdue University Calumet Data Analyst, Skills, Assessment, and Development Center, Purdue University Calumet HONORS AND AWARDS 2017 Scholars Writing Retreat, Sponsored by Robert Wood Johnson 2017 Faculty Mentor Award, Illinois Council on Family Relations 2017 ACES Research Academy Fellow, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign 2016 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign Page 1

2 2015 Journal of Marital and Family Therapy Best Article of 2015, Honorable Mention McKnight Doctoral Fellowship Award Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Minority Fellowship 2013 National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Family Therapy Section Outstanding Student Poster Award Winner 2012 NCFR Ethnic Minority Section Student/New Professional Paper Award Finalist 2011 Indiana Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Graduate Student Research Award 2010 American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Minority Award 2008 North Carolina State University Undergraduate Psychology Research Award GRANTS 2017 African American Community Healing Through Storytelling Research Cluster. Granted through the Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities. (Co-Directors: Shardé Smith, Ruby Mendenhall, Helen Neville, and Nkechinyelum Chioneso) - $2, Sharing the Experience? Exploring the Connection between Vicarious Racism, Communicative Responses, and Mental Health among College Students. Granted through the Funding Initiative for Multiracial Democracy Program by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Campus Research Board. (PI: Cabral Bigman-Galimore. Co-PI: Shardé Smith) - $19, Racial Discrimination and Mental Health among African American Adolescents: Exploring the Role of Family and Community Support. Granted by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Campus Research Board. (PI: Shardé Smith) - $12, Experiences of Caregivers and Adolescents in Treatment for Adolescent Substance Use: A Collaborative Needs Assessment to Improve Family- Focused Adolescent Treatment Interventions. Granted by the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Minority Fellowship Program. (PI: Shardé Smith. Co-PI: Jenna Scott) - $5,443 Page 2

3 PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS McNeil Smith, S. & Landor, A. (in press). Toward a better understanding of African American families: development of the sociocultural family stress model. Journal of Family Theory & Review. McNeil Smith, S. & Sun, R. (2017). Racial discrimination and depressive symptomology: exploring gender and socioeconomic variations among African American parent-child dyads. Fire!!!: The Multimedia Journal of Black Studies, 3 (1), doi: /fire McNeil Smith, S., Reynolds, J. E., Fincham, F. D., & Beach, S. R. H. (2016). Parental experiences of racial discrimination and youth racial socialization in two-parent African American families. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 22, McNeil Smith, S. & Fincham, F. (2016). Racial discrimination experiences among Black youth: a person-centered approach. Journal of Black Psychology, 42, doi: / Holtrop, K., Scott, J. C., Parra-Cardona, J. R., McNeil Smith, S., Schmittel, E., & Young Larance, L. (2015). Exploring factors that contribute to positive change in a diverse, group-based male batterer intervention program: using qualitative data to inform implementation and adaptation efforts. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. doi: / Holtrop, K., Chaviano, C. L., Scott, J., & McNeil Smith, S. (2015). Identifying relevant components to include in a parenting intervention for homeless families in transitional housing: Using parent input to inform adaptation efforts. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 85, doi: /ort McNeil Smith, S., Holtrop, K., & Reynolds, J. (2015). Do positive parenting practices moderate parental mental health and child behavior among homeless families? Family Relations, 64, doi: /fare McNeil Smith, S. & Taylor, J. (2015). The relationship between social stress and substance use among African American youth residing in South Florida. Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 24, doi: / X Holtrop, K., McNeil Smith, S., & Scott, J. (2015). Associations between positive parenting practices and child externalizing behavior in underserved Latino immigrant families. Family Process, 54, doi: /famp Holtrop, K., McNeil, S., & McWey, L.M. (2015). It s a struggle but I can do it. I m doing it for me and my kids : The psychosocial characteristics and life experiences of homeless parents residing in transitional housing. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 41, doi: /jmft Page 3

4 McNeil, S. Fincham, F., & Beach, S. R. H. (2014). Does spousal support moderate the association between perceived racial discrimination and depressive symptoms among African American couples? Family Process, 53, doi: /famp McNeil, S., Harris-McKoy, D., Brantley, C., Fincham, F., & Beach, S.R.H. (2014). Middle class African American mothers depressive symptoms mediate perceived discrimination and reported child externalizing behaviors. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 23, doi: /s McNeil, S., Herschberger, J., & Nedela, M. (2013). Low-income families with potential adolescent gang involvement: A structural community family therapy integration model. American Journal of Family Therapy, 41, doi/abs/ / McNeil, S., Pavkov, T., Hecker, L., & Killmer, J. (2012). Marriage and family therapy graduate students satisfaction with training regarding religion and spirituality. Contemporary Family Therapy, 34, doi: /s McNeil, S. & Murphy, L. (2010). Young grandmother caregivers: An ecological perspective for marriage and family therapists. Journal of Feminist Family Therapy, 22, doi: / Under Review: McNeil Smith, S., Sun, R., & Gordon, M. (under review). Racial discrimination and psychological distress among African American adolescents and their primary caregivers: exploring the role of family social support. In Preparation: McNeil Smith, S., Planey, A., Moore, S., & Walker, T. (in preparation). African American youth and mental health help-seeking behaviors: A systematic review study. Rice, T., McNeil Smith, S., Fincham, F., & Beach, S. R. H. (in preparation). Perceived racial discrimination and marital instability among African American couples. Landor, A. M. & McNeil Smith, S. (in preparation). Racial and skin tone trauma: historic and contemporary influences on the health and interpersonal experiences of African Americans. Chioneso, N. A., Hunter, C. D., Gobin, R. L., McNeil Smith, S., Mendenhall, R., & Neville, H. A. (in preparation). Community healing through storytelling as a therapeutic response to racial trauma. McNeil Smith, S. (in preparation). Patterns of racial discrimination among Black parentadolescent dyads. Page 4

5 PRESENTATIONS Peer Review: McNeil Smith, S., Gordon, M. S., & Sun, R. (2017). Racial Discrimination and Mental Health among Black Adolescents and their Caregivers: Exploring the Role of Family Social Support. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of Society for Research in Child Development, Austin, TX. McNeil Smith, S. & Sun, R. (2016). Racial Discrimination and Mental Health among Black Youth and their Caregivers. Poster presented at the National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN. Rice, T. M., McNeil Smith, S., Fincham, F., & Beach, S. R. H. (2016). Perceived Discrimination and Marital Instability in African American Couples. Poster presented at the National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN. McNeil Smith, S., Planey, A., Moore, S., & Walker, T. (2016). Exploring the role of faith and spirituality in mental health help-seeking attitudes and behaviors among African American college students. Paper presented at the Dennis H. May Conference on Diversity Issues and the Role of Counseling Centers, Champaign, IL. McNeil Smith, S. (2015). Racial discrimination and mental health: exploring variations in the family context. Paper presented in the Health and Wellness Advocacy: A New Public Engagement Pathway for African American Studies panel at the Association for the Study of African American Life and History annual meeting, Atlanta, Georgia. Smith, S. (2014). Variations in racial discrimination experiences among Black youth. Poster presented at the National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD. Holtrop, K., Smith, S., Scott, J., & Chaviano, C. (2014). Adapting an evidence-based parenting intervention for homeless families in transitional housing. Poster presented at The Annual Meeting, Society for Prevention Research, Washington, DC. Smith, S. & Holtrop, K. (2013). Using the experiences of homeless families to inform parenting interventions. Poster presented at the National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX. Smith, S., Holtrop, K., & McWey, L. (2013). The psychosocial experiences of homeless families with children. Poster presented at the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Annual Conference, Portland, OR. McNeil., S. (2013). Maternal depressive symptoms mediating mothers perceived discrimination and African American youth externalizing behaviors. Oral presentation at the College of Human Sciences Annual Research and Creativity Day, Tallahassee, FL. Page 5

6 McNeil, S., Pavkov, T., & Tracey, A. (2012). Child maltreatment, exposure to violence, and adolescent delinquency across race. Paper presented at the National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference, Phoenix, AZ. Scott, J., Schmittel, E., McNeil, S., Holtrop, K., Parra-Cardona, J.R., & Escobar-Chew, A.R. (2012). Men s experiences in a batterer treatment intervention : Identifying potential contributors to a positive change process. Poster presented at the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Annual Conference, Charlotte, N.C. McNeil, S., Pavkov, T., Hecker, L., & Killmer, J.(2012). Marriage and family therapy graduate students perception of incorporating religion and spirituality in training and therapy. Oral presentation at the College of Human Sciences Annual Research and Creativity Day, Tallahassee, FL. Pavkov, T., Soloski, K., McNeil, S., & Breedon, E. (2011). Family dynamics across race: An analysis using the Add Health dataset. Poster presentation at the National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference, Orlando, FL. Pavkov, T., Nedela, M., & McNeil, S. (2011). Family dynamics and sexual risk taking among adolescents: Results from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. Poster presented at the 6th International Conference on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, London, UK. Fish, J.N., McNeil, S., & Sax, L. (2010). Working with long distance couples: Intimacy, sex, and clinical considerations. Poster presented at the Indiana Association for Marriage and Family Therapy State Conference. Herschberger, J., McNeil, S., & Nedela, M. (2010). Low-income families with potential adolescent gang involvement: A structural community family therapy integration. Poster presented at the International Family Therapy Association Conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Halberstadt, A. G., Dennis, P. A., Craig, A. B., Stelter, R. L., & McNeil, S. (2009). Parents beliefs: Relationships with parents and children s emotional competence in the family. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO. McNeil, S., Craig, A., & Halberstadt, A. (2007). Parent and child agreement about emotion in the family. Poster presented at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students, Austin, TX. Invited Presentations: McNeil Smith, S. (2016). Racism, Mental Health, and the African American Community. Invited lecture for the Clinical/Community Psychology Department s Diversity Seminar, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Rice, T. M., McNeil Smith, S., Fincham, F., & Beach, S. R. H. (2016). Unstable unions? The role of perceived racial discrimination in black marriages. Paper presented for the Department of Human Development and Family Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Page 6

7 McNeil Smith, S. (2015). Race, Culture, and Healthcare. Invited lecture for Intersections Living Learning Community, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. McNeil Smith, S. (2015). I can t put it behind me when it affects me and my family : exploring racial discrimination and mental health in African American families. Brown bag presentation for the Department of Human Development and Family Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. McNeil Smith, S. (2015). Racial discrimination and mental health: exploring variation in the family context. Department of African American Studies Research Forum, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. COURSES TAUGHT University of Illinois GCL 185 AFRO 298 AFRO 220 AFRO 502 Health, Wellness, and the Black Experience Introduction to Health and Wellness in the Black Community Introduction to Research Methods in African American Studies Researching Black Families, Communities, and Neighborhoods Florida State University FAD 3432 Stress and Resilience in Individuals and Families Purdue University- Calumet BHS 201 SOC 100 PSY 120 Statistical Methods for the Behavioral Sciences Introduction to Sociology Elementary Psychology CLINICAL EXPERIENCE Aug 2011 Aug2013 Jan 2010 Dec 2010 Therapist Intern, Center for Couple and Family Therapy, Tallahassee, FL Performed individual, couple, and family therapy for clients with diverse presenting problems. Therapist Intern, The Success Center, Lansing, IL Performed individual, couple, family, and group therapy; Administered mental health assessments and treatment Page 7

8 Aug 2011 Aug2013 Therapist Intern, Center for Couple and Family Therapy, Tallahassee, FL Performed individual, couple, and family therapy for clients with diverse presenting problems. for court-mandated anger management clients. Jan 2009 Dec 2009 Therapist Intern, Purdue Couple and Family Therapy Center, Hammond, IN Performed individual, couple, family, and group therapy; Provided treatment for court-mandated anger management; Co-facilitated court-mandated substance abuse group therapy; Assisted with the Healing Circles Suicide Survivor support group. PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 2017 present Society for Research in Child Development 2011 present National Council on Family Relations present American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy 2015 Association for the Study of African American Life & History TRAINING AND CERTIFICATES 2014 Measurement and Statistic Certificate General Linear Model Applications, Advanced Topics in Analysis of Variance, Measurement Theory, Multivariate Analysis Applications, Causal Modeling, and Hierarchical Linear Modeling 2012 Incredible Years Parent Program Training 2010 Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Training Continuing education; National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center for Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Psychological First Aid Training Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction Page 8

9 PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Service to Disciplinary and Professional Societies or Associations Ad hoc Reviewer: Journal of Child and Family Studies Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences Journal of Family Issues Youth and Society Child Development Children and Youth Services National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference Abstract Reviewer Bailey Graduate Fellowship for Community Leadership, Service, and Activism Selection Committee Member Service to Department Department of African American Studies By-Laws Committee Faculty Development, Review, and Recruitment Committee Student Affairs: Undergraduate and Graduate Committee Department of Human Development and Family Studies Graduate Student Application Reviewer Service to University Campus Research Board Grant Reviewer STUDENT COMMITTEES McMillion, D., Doctoral dissertation committee member, Educational Policy, Organization, and Leadership, UIUC Rice, T., Master s Thesis Co-Advisor, Human Development and Family Studies, UIUC 2016 Monk, K. Qualifying exam committee member, Human Development and Family Studies, UIUC Holman, E., Doctoral dissertation committee member, Human Development and Family Studies Page 9