ANDRE CHRISTIE-MIZELL
Ph.D. The Ohio State University, 1997
TITLE:   Associate Professor
OFFICE:   312 Garland Hall
EMAIL:   andre.christie-mizell@vanderbilt.edu
PHONE:   615-322-7536
CV: AndreChristie-MizellCV.pdf

HONORS, AWARDS, GRANTS RECEIVED

2012 “Racial Variation in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Poverty, and the Family Context.” Robert Wood Johnson Research Foundation Pilot Grant Program at Meharry Medical College. Project Period: June 2012 to December 2013. Amount: $40,000

2010 “Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Mental and Physical Health Outcomes for Children and Adolescents in Foster Care.” Robert Wood Johnson Research Foundation Pilot Grant Program at Meharry Medical College. Project Period: November 2010 to March 2012. Amount: $20,000

2008 "Protective Factors for Preventing Violence and Behavior Problems in the Lives of Foster Care Children" Research and Creative Activity Grant, Kent State University: $25,000.

2007 University Faculty Engagement Award, Provost Office at The University of Akron

2006 Excellence in Mentoring, Ronald E. McNair Post Baccalaureate Acheivement Program, The Uniersity of Akron

2006 Faculty Mentoring Award, Department of Sociology, The University of Akron

2006 "Explaining Racial Disparities in Quality of Care and Health Care Utilization among Black and White Adults: The Chronic Illness and Caregiving Survey." (Subcontractor: Statistics/Methodology with Ronica N. Rooks (PI) )Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Grant: $50,000.

COURSES TAUGHT

UNDERGRADUATE:

Introduction to Sociology
Family
Race and Ethnicity
Social Psychology
Sociology of Mental Health

GRADUATE:

Advanced Data Analysis
Seminar in Race Relations
Survey Research Methods
Social Psychology

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Social Psychology
Physical and Mental Health
Family
Race/Ethnicity
Statistics
Quantitative Methods

CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS

Maternal Depression and the Use of Corporal Punishment
Child and Adolscent Mental Health and Spanking
Poverty, Foster Care and Children's Mental and Physical Health
Race, Discrimination and Mental/Physical Health Outcomes
Race and Gender Difference in the Consequences of Gender   Ideology on Substance Use

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Ayas Kimura Ida and C. Andre Christie-Mizell. 2012.“Racial Group Identity, Psychosocial Resources, and Depressive Symptoms: Exploring Ethnic Heterogeneity among Black Americans.”  Sociological Focus, 45: 1–22.

C. Andre Christie-Mizell, Jacqueline M. Keil, Mary Therese Laske and Jennifer Stewart. 2011. "Bullying Behavior and Parents' Work Hours: The Consequences of Adolescents' Perceptions of Time Spent with Parents."Youth & Society, 43:1570-1595.

C. Andre Christie-Mizell, Aya Kimura Ida, and Verna M. Keith. 2010. "African Americans and Physical Health: The Consequences of Self-Esteem and Happiness." Journal of Black Studies, 40:1189-1211.

Lori Kowaleski-Jones and C. Andre Christie-Mizell. 2010. "Depressed Mood and Body Weight: Exploring Race Differences in Adolescence." Youth & Society 41:503-518.

C. Andre Christie-Mizell and Robert L. Peralta. 2009. "The Gender Gap in Alcohol Consumption during Late Adolescence and Young Adulthood: Gendered Attitudes and Adult Roles." Journal of Health and Social Behavior 50:410-426.

Jacqueline M. Keil and C. Andre Christie-Mizell. 2008. "Motherhood: Beliefs, Fertility, and Earnings of African American, Hispanic, and Non-Hispanic White Mothers." Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences 30:299-323.

C. Andre Christie-Mizell, Erin M. Pryor, and Elizabeth R. B. Grossman. 2008. "Child Depressive Symptoms, Spanking and Emotional Support: Differences between African American and European American Youth." Family Relations 57:335-350.

C. Andre Christie-Mizell and Rebecca J. Erickson. 2007. "Mothers and Mastery: The Consequences of Perceived Neighborhood Disorder." Social Psychology Quarterly, 70:340-365.