PUBLICATIONS
Journal Publications
Bockneck, E.L., Brophy-Herb, H. & Banerjee, M. (2009). The effects of maternal
supportiveness on toddlers’ emotion regulation over the first three years of life in a lowincome African American sample. Journal of Infant Mental Health Special Issue:
Development of Infants and Toddlers in Ethnoracial Families, 30 (5) 452-476.
Rowley, S.J., Helaire, L., & Banerjee, M. (2010). Reflecting upon racism: School involvement
as a function of remembered discrimination in African American mothers. Journal of
Applied Developmental Science 31, 83-92.
Banerjee, M., Harrell, Z.A.T. & Johnson, D.J. (2011) Ethnic socialization and
parent involvement: Predictors of cognitive performance in African American
children. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 40 (5), 595-605.
Evans, A., Banerjee, M., Meyer, R., Aldana, A., Foust, M. & Rowley, S.J. (2012). Racial
socialization as a mechanism for positive development among African American youth.
Child Development Perspectives Online First
Book Chapters
Banerjee, M. & Rowley, S.J. (2011). Parents’ expectations and experiences of discrimination:
Their relationship to academic outcomes in ethnic minority families in the United States
[abstract]. Abstract Book for the 5th Annual International Conference on Psychology, 3031 May 2011 & 1-2 June 2011 Athens, Greece.
Johnson, D.J., Slaughter-Defoe, D., & Banerjee, M. (2011). The influence of private and public
school contexts on the development of children’s racial coping. In D. Slaughter-Defoe, H.
Stevenson, E. Arrington and D.J. Johnson (Eds.) Black Educational Choice in a Climate
of School Reform: Consequences for K-12 Student Learning and Development.
Westport, CT: Praeger Press.
Rowley, S.J., Banerjee, M., Williams, A., Varner, F., & Ross, L., (in press). Toward a model of
racial identity and parenting in African Americans. In J. Sullivan (Ed.) African American
Racial Identity: A Research Exploration Across Disciplines.
Manuscripts in review
Harrell, Z.A.T., Kepler, D.M. & Banerjee, M. (in review). Cash Versus Class: An analysis of
multiple indicators of socioeconomic status in college drinking behaviors.
Harrell, Z.A.T., Banerjee, M., Settles, I.H. & Kepler, D.M. (in review).College drinking in context:
Examining the role of race and gender.
Banerjee, M. & Rowley, S.J. (in review) Parents’ expectations and experiences of
discrimination: Their relationship to academic outcomes in ethnic minority families in the
United States.
Banerjee, M., Rowley, S.J. & Foust, M. (in review). The relation of African American parents’
racial discrimination beliefs and experiences to racial socialization.
Manuscripts in preparation
Matthews, J.S. & Banerjee, M. (in prep). Bringing “the Self” Back to Discussions on Academic
Identification: Considering the Role of Self-Efficacy and Self-Regulated Learning
Banerjee, M., Meyer, R.M. & Rowley, S.J. (in prep) Parental experiences with discrimination
and depression: Predictors of educational efficacy in African American families.
Banerjee, M. & Rowley, S.J. (in prep). The influence of racial socialization in the relationships
among school-based discrimination, racial climate and academic achievement in African
American adolescents.
Johnson, D.J., Banerjee, M. & Marshall, S. (in prep). Racial-ethnic identity as a moderator of
African American boys externalizing and academic performance.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Johnson, D.J., Slaughter-Defoe, D. & Banerjee, M. (2012, February). The influence of private
and public school contexts on children’s racial coping. Poster presented at the Society
for Research on Child Development Special Conference on Positive Development of
Minority Children, Tampa, FL.
Banerjee, M. (2011, August). The effects of discrimination in the school context and the
influence of racial socialization on ethnic minority youth. In M.Banerjee & S.J. Rowley
(chairs). The impact of race and discrimination in educational settings during
adolescence to young adulthood. Symposium presented at the American Psychological
Association conference, Washington, DC.
Banerjee, M. & Rowley, S.J. (2011, May). Parents’ expectations and experiences of
discrimination: Their relationship to academic outcomes in ethnic minority families in the
United States. Oral presentation presented at Athens Institute for Research and
Education, Athens, Greece, 2011.
Banerjee, M. & Poole, L.B. (2010, July). Parents’ expectations and experiences of
discrimination: The role of discrimination on racial socialization in ethnic minority
families. In M. Banerjee & S.J. Rowley (chairs) Considering the Influence of Race on the
Development of Ethnic Minority Youth in the United States. Symposium presented at the
International Study for the Society on Behavioural Development, Lusaka, Zambia, 2010.
Johnson, D.J. & Banerjee, M. (2010, July). Racial-ethnic identity as a moderator of African
American boys externalizing and academic performance. Poster presented at the
International Study for the Society on Behavioural Development, Lusaka, Zambia, 2010.
Harrell, Z.A.T., Banerjee, M. & Powell, K. (2010, June). Culture and drinking behaviors:
Examining relationships in an ethnically diverse college sample. In Z.A.T. Harrell (Chair)
Culture and Identity as Resources for Mental Health among Ethnic Minority Young
Adults. Symposium presented at the American Psychological Association Division 45:
Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues Conference.
Banerjee, M. (2010, June). Expectations of discrimination in school: Its effects on the academic
outcomes of African American youth. In Rowley, S.J. (Chair) The intersection of race
and gender in African American middle school students. Symposium presented at the
American Psychological Association Division 45: Society for the Psychological Study of
Ethnic Minority Issues Conference.
Banerjee, M. & Rowley, S.J. (2010, March). I Think I Can: Predictors of classroom engagement
& academic self- concept in African American Middle School Students. Poster presented
at the Society for Research in Adolescence, Philadelphia, PA, 2010.
Banerjee, M. & Rowley, S.J. (2009, October). Linking African American mothers’ academic
expectations to their school involvement & academic achievement during the transition
to first grade. Poster presented at the 2009 Michigan State University Symposium on
Multicultural Research in East Lansing, MI.
Johnson, D.J., Banerjee, M. & Kennedy, C.L. (2009, April). Race-based socialization factors as
moderators of African American boys externalizing behaviors and academic
performance. In S.M. Cooper (chair) A continued exploration of socialization within
African American families: Considerations of race and gender. Symposium presented at
the Society for Research on Child Development biennial meeting in Denver, CO, 2009.
Johnson, D.J. & Banerjee, M. (2008, July). Cultural socialization and child well-being among
African American youth in early adolescence. Poster presented at the International
Study for the Society on Behavioural Development, Wuerzburg, Germany, 2008.
Banerjee, M., Harrell, Z.A.T, & Johnson, D.J. (2008, March). Racial socialization and parent
involvement: Predictors of cognitive ability in African American students. In M. Banerjee
& S.M. Cooper (chairs) Socialization practices from adolescence to young adulthood:
Influences of race and gender. Symposium presented at the Society for Research on
Adolescence, Chicago, IL, 2008.
Banerjee, M. (2007, March). Perceived educational efficacy: Its role in educational involvement
and academic achievement in African American families. Poster presented at the
Society for Research on Child Development biennial meeting as well as SRCD-Black
Caucus pre-conference, Boston, MA, 2007.
Banerjee, M. (2005, August). Depressive symptomatology and stress as predictors of efficacy
in education. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association conference,
Washington, D.C. 2005.
Banerjee, M. & Benson, C. (2005, April). Parental expectations as predictors of
multidimensional involvement for African American mothers of young children. Poster
presented at the Society for Research in Child Development biennial meeting, Atlanta,
Georgia 2005.
Banerjee, M., Seid-Arabi, R., & Benson, C. (2003, April). Intergenerational influences on
educational involvement in African-American mothers of young children. Poster
symposium presented at the Society for Research in Child Development biennial
meeting, Tampa, Florida 2003.
Seid-Arabi, R., Banerjee, M. & Rowley, S. (2003, April). The effects of educational and
economic background on African-American mothers’ school involvement. Poster
symposium presented at the Society for Research in Child Development biennial
meeting, Tampa, Florida 2003.
Aretakis, M., Ceballo, R., Dahl, T., & Banerjee, M. (2001, April). The impact of community
violence and domestic conflict on children’s psychological well being. Poster presented
at the Society for Research in Child Development biennial meeting, Minneapolis,
Minnesota 2001.