Dr. Terra L. Bowen-Reid
Curriculum Vitae 1
Curriculum Vitae
/ Dr. Terra L. Bowen-ReidAssociate Professor
Morgan State University
Department of Psychology
1700 E. Cold Spring Lane
Baltimore, MD 212151
(443) 885-2728 office
(443) 885-8239 fax
Research InterestMy research interests are in the areas of black psychology, stress, coping, spirituality, and health disparities.
EDUCATION
1994 - 1998Howard University, Washington, D.C.
Personality Psychology, Ph.D.
1992 - 1995Florida Agriculture and MechanicalUniversity, Tallahassee, FL
Community Psychology, M.S.
1988 -1992Florida Agriculture and MechanicalUniversity, Tallahassee, FL
Psychology, B.S., Summa Cum Laude
Research Experience
June 2004 – 2009Minority Mental Health Research Scholars Program funded by the National Institute of Mental Health – Career Opportunities in Research Education and Training Program (NIMH-COR) Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD
Principal Investigator/Program Director: Responsible for managing and executing the program objectives.
March 2003 – June 2005Morgan-Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions,Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD
Faculty Fellow: Co-investigator for the Southwest Baltimore Community Health Project
June 1998 – May 2003Minority Mental Health Research Scholars Program funded by the National Institute of Mental Health – Career Opportunities in Research Education and Training Program (NIMH-COR) MorganStateUniversity, Baltimore, MD
Associate Program Director: Responsible for overseeing the COR program. Some duties entail teaching COR courses, mentoring students, conducting and organizing seminars, monitoring students’ research activities, facilitating students' summer internship and graduate school process.
- June 1998 – presentMorganStateUniversity, Baltimore, MD, Department of
Psychology
Research Mentor: Supervise undergraduate research projects and honor’s thesis.
- August 1996-June 1998Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS)Grant(Howard
University)Graduate Research Assistant: Coordinated research projects, assessed psychophysiological measures to different social stressors, survey administration and mentor to undergraduate students
Advisor: Jules Harrell, Ph.D.
August 1994-June 1998Culture, Identity and Coping (CIC) Project (Howard University) Graduate Research Assistant: Attended weekly meetings, presentations, survey administration, coding data, data analysis and interpretation, and assisting other researchers
Advisors: Jules Harrell, Ph.D. and A. Wade Boykin, Ph.D.
May 1996-June 1998Consortium Research Fellows Program at the DefenseManpowerDataCenter (DMDC)
Research Fellow: Assisting with the development and field testing of the 1996 Equal Opportunity Survey for the military, analyzing large data sets using SAS, editing government reports, presentations
Mentors: Jacqueline Scarville, Ph.D., Jack Edwards, Ph.D.
January 1998 - April 1998Emerging Voices in the Study of African American Identity: A
HowardUniversity Symposium
(Funds for Academic Excellence, Office of the Provost, HowardUniversity) Conference Coordinator: Assisted in writing the grant and organizing the conference.
June 1997 – August 1997Minority International Research Training (MIRT) Program at the University of Potchefstroom, South Africa
Research project: “Reliability Assessment of the Caltrac Physical Activity Monitor” Advisors: Nikolas Milan, Ph.D. (Physiology) and Lucas Dreyer, Ph.D. (Biokinetics)
Fall 1996"Relations of Cultural Knowledge, Exposure to Anglo Americans, and Perceptions of Interracial Climate to African American Students' Performance on Standardized Cognitive Ability Tests and GPAs at a Predominately Anglo American University"
Research Assistant: Survey administration
Researcher: Michelle Y. Holliday, Ph.D.
Spring 1996The NIH-DC Initiative: Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy
Research Triangle Institute
Research Assistant: Survey administration
Principal Investigator: Renee Jenkins, M. D.
Fall 1995Florida Agricultural and MechanicalUniversity, Tallahassee, FL
Master's Thesis Project: Investigated "The Influence of an Affective-Rhythmic/Rapping Learning Orientation on Memory Recall in African American Children"
Advisor: Yvonne R. Bell, Ph. D.
August 1992 - April 1993Florida Agricultural and MechanicalUniversity, Tallahassee, FL
Graduate Assistant: Assisting professor, developing exams, reviewing articles, and clerical duties
Advisor: Joseph Baldwin, Ph.D.
August 1992 - April 1993Optimal Performance Locator Project (Florida Agricultural and MechanicalUniversity)
Research Assistant: Developing code books, designing prescriptions to enhance self esteem, using the Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS-PC), analyzing and interpreting data results, and creating graphs
Principal Investigator: Seward Hamilton, Ph.D.
Summer 1991PrincetonUniversity, Department of Public Policy and International Affairs
Research Assistant: Investigated African Americans response to methadone as a prevention mechanism. Responsibilities included: Literature reviews, telephone interviews, analyzing data, presentation
Mentor: Ethan Nadelmann, Ph.D.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- August 2005 – present MorganStateUniversity, Department of Psychology, Baltimore,
MD
Tenured Associate Professor: Teach full-time and supervise undergraduates in the Department of Psychology
- August 2000 –July 2005MorganStateUniversity,Department of Psychology, Baltimore,
MD
Assistant Professor: Teach full-time and supervise undergraduates in the Department of Psychology
- June 1998 - July 2000MorganStateUniversity,Department of Psychology, Baltimore,
MD
Lecturer: Teach full-time and supervise undergraduates in the Department of Psychology
August 1994 - Spring 1996HowardUniversity, Department of Psychology
Teacher Assistant: Lecturing, preparing and conducting psychological experiments, grading papers, proctoring exams
Advisor: Alphonso Campbell, Ph. D.
March 1995 - May 1996 HowardUniversity, Department of Genetics
Genetics Assistant: Assisting doctor with patients and family member(s), bookkeeping, and other clerical duties
Supervisor: Barbara A. Quinton, M. D.
September 1993 - July 1994Smith William's ServiceCenter, Tallahassee, Florida
Afterschool Homework/Latchkey Coordinator and Summer Enrichment Coordinator: Program coordinator and management, supervising activities, preparing lesson plans, teaching, tutoring, and youth counseling
Supervisor: Gloria Anderson, M.S.
PRESENTATIONS
“African American College Students’ Cancer Knowledge, Beliefs and Health Preventing Behaviors.” Poster Presentation at the 35th Annual National Council for Black Studies Conference in Cincinnati, OH, March 2011.
"African/Black Psychology: Setting Forth a Black Mental Health Agenda." Oral presentationat the 38th Annual Association of Black Psychologists Annual International Convention, Cleveland, OH., July, 2006.
"Racial/Ethnic Differences in Patients' Perceptions of Physician Behaviors and Self Reported Health Status." The Howard University Symposium in Psychology, Howard University, Washington, DC, May, 2005.
“Teaching and Promoting African/Black Psychology at America’s HBCU’s. Panel presentation at the 36th Annual Conference of the Association of Black Psychologists, Inc., Washington, DC, August 2004.
“John Henryism, Coping Style and Cardiovasucar Responses in AfricanAmericanCollege Students.” Joint poster presentation at the Psychosomatic Conference in Orlando, FL, March 2004.
“Advancing a Black Mental Health Agenda: The Role of Black Psychologists.” Oral presentation at the Sakhu (Psychology) Lecture Series at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, October 2003.
"The Role of Spirituality and Religiosity in Promoting Health Interpersonal Relationships." Presentation at the Institute for Religious and Psychological Research and Division 36 (Psychology of Religion) of the APA, Mid-Winter Research Conference on Religion and Spirituality, LoyolaCollegeTimoniumGraduateCenter, March 2003.
“The Role of Culture in Promoting Health Behaviors: Empirical Implications of Spirituality.” Poster presented at the 34th Annual Conference of the Association of Black Psychologists, Inc., San Diego, CA, August 2002.
“Racism and Health: Emerging Empirical Evidence.” Presented at the MARC/MBRS Lecture Series at MorganStateUniversity, October 2000.
“A Model Examining the Relationship between Alcohol Use and Psychosocial Determinants.” Paper presented at the Lonnie Mitchell Substance Abuse Conference, April 2000.
“Vulnerable, Invulnerable, and Resilient Characteristics: Assessment of Marijuana Use and Risk Determinants among Black college students.” Panelist at the Lonnie Mitchell Substance Abuse Conference, April 1999.
“Assessment of Coping Styles as a Function of Racial Stress and Health Problems.” Poster presentation at the Black Psychology Students Research Conference at Howard University, Washington, DC, May 1999.
“Understanding Culturally Sensitive Learning Styles.” Presented at MorganStateUniversity, Tutorial program, November 1998.
“Racism and Health Outcomes: An Examination of Spirituality as a Buffer.” Presented at the Fourth Annual Conference of Black Graduate Students in Psychology at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, May 1998.
“The Impact of Racist Stressors and Cultural Orientation on Psychological and Physical Health Outcomes among AfricanAmericanCollege Students.” Presented at the Tenth Annual National Black Graduate Student Conference at the University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, May 1998.
“The Impact of Racism, Cultural Orientation and Cognitive Appraisal on Exaggerated Cardiovascular Responses and Self-Reported Health Symptoms in AfricanAmericanCollege.” Presented at the Graduate Research Symposium at HowardUniversity, Washington, DC, April 1998.
“The Role of Spirituality, Culture, and Cognitive Appraisal in Mediating and Moderating the Impact of Racism on Health Outcomes in AfricanAmericanCollege Students.” Poster presented at the Third Annual Black Graduate Student Conference in Psychology at the University of Illinois-Chicago,
June 1997.
"Learning Styles Among African American Children." NationalBlackGraduateSchool Conference. ClaremontGraduateSchool, Claremont, California, May 1996.
"The Influence of Affective-Rhythmic/Rapping Learning Orientation on Memory Recall in African American Children". Black Graduate Conference in Psychology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, May 1996.
"The Perception of Family Relationships and Cultural Values among AfricanAmericanCollege Students." GraduateSchool Symposium, HowardUniversity, Washington, D.C., April 1995.
"Culture and Demographic Factors as Predictors of Perceived Family Relations in AfricanAmericanCollege Students." Minority Biomedical Research Support Mini Conference, HowardUniversity, May 1995.
"Combating the War on Drugs in the Black Community: Should Legalization be Considered?" Minority Summer Research Program, PrincetonUniversity, Princeton, NJ, August 1991.
PUBLICATIONS
Kambon, K. K., & Bowen-Reid, T. L. (2010). Africentric Theories of African American Personality: Basic
Constructs and Assessments. Journal of Pan African Studies, 8(3).
Kambon, K. K., & Bowen-Reid, T. L. (2009). Africentric Theories of African American Personality: Basic
Constructs and Assessments. In Neville, H.A., Tynes, B. M., & Utsey, S. O. Handbook of African American Psychology(pp. 61-73). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
LaVeist, TA, Thorpe, R. Bowen-Reid, TL, Jackson, J., Gary, T., Gaskin, DJ, and Browne, DC (2008). Exploring Health Disparities in Integrated Communities: An Overview of the EDHIC Study. Journal of Urban Health. 85(1), 11-21.
Bowen-Reid, T. L., and Smalls, C. (2004). Stress, Spirituality, and Health Promoting Behaviors in AfricanAmericanCollege Students. TheWestern Journal of Black Studies, 28(1), 283-291.
Bowen-Reid, T. L., and Rhodes, W. A.. (2003). Assessment of Marijuana Use and Psychosocial Correlates among Students Attending Historical BlackColleges and Universities. Journal of Black Psychology, 29(4), 429-444.
Bowen-Reid, T. L. and Harrell, J. P. (2002). Racism and Health Outcome: An Examination of Spirituality as a Buffer. The Journal of Black Psychology, 28(1), 18-36.
Bowen, T. L. (1999). The Impact of Racism, Cultural Orientation and Cognitive Appraisal on Exaggerated Cardiovascular Responses and Self-Reported Health Symptoms in African American College Students. UMI Dissertation Abstracts: Ann Arbor, MI.
MANUSCRIPTS
Bowen-Reid, T. L., Dorsey, I., & Wells, A. (in preparation). African American College Students’ Knowledge of Cancer, Susceptibility and Health Promoting Behaviors.
Bowen-Reid, T.L., Petras, H., Turner-Musa, J. Gaskin, D., & Wagner, F. (in preparation). Racial/Ethnic Differences in Patient Perceptions of Healthcare Provider and Self-Reported Health Status: A Latent Class Analysis Approach.
Walker, E., Joyner, T., Lorquet, W., & Bowen-Reid, T.L (2006). John Henryism, Coping Style and Cardiovasucar Responses in African American College Students. Unpublished manuscript
White, R. L., Perrino, C., & Bowen-Reid, T. L. (2003). Attitudes and Perceptions toward Health Care in MinorityCollege Students. American Journal of Student Health. Unpublished manuscript.
Bowen-Reid, T. L. and Debnam, K. (2002). Racial Identity and Social Support as Predictors of Health Promoting Behaviors in African Americans. Unpublished manuscript.
Bowen-Reid, T. L., Corbin, N. & Rosip, J (2002). AIDS Knowledge, Risk Behaviors, and Interpersonal Dynamics among African American Woman. Unpublished manuscript.
Bowen-Reid, T. L., Odera, L., Smalls, C., & Hayman, L. (2001). Intragroup comparison of Racial Stress and Health Outcomes. Unpublished manuscript.
Debnam, K. & Bowen-Reid, T. L. (2001). The Impact of Self Esteem and Negative Racial Stereotypes on Perceived Attractiveness. Unpublished manuscript.
Bowen-Reid, T. L., and Jones, A. L. (2000). Knowledge of AIDS and Cultural Mistrust on Health Outcome among BlackCollege Students. Unpublished manuscript.
Bowen, T. L. (1995). The Influence of an Affective-Rhythmic/Rapping Learning Orientation on Memory Recall in African American Children. Florida Agricultural and MechanicalUniversity: Tallahassee, FL. Unpublished master’s thesis.
Undergraduate Honor’s Thesis Supervised
Avery, Melanie (2008). The Role of Culture in African American College Students’ Post Graduate Career Decisions.
Best, Garland (2000). The Relationship of Internalized Racism and Racial Socialization to Quality of Life among African Americans. MorganStateUniversity: Baltimore, MD. Unpublished manuscript.
Bodiford, Kimberly (2005). A Narrative Assessment of the N-Word in Popular Hip-Hop and R&B Music. Morgan State University: Baltimore, MD. Unpublished manuscript.
Brown, Janae (2009).Does Money Make You Happy?: An Exploration of Cultural Implications in Material Aspirations and Happiness, Department of Psychology, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD 21251.
Cox, Crystal(2006). Spirituality as a Protective Factor of Causal Uncertainity. Morgan State University: Baltimore, MD. Unpublished manuscript.
Davis, Jasmine (2009).Skin Tone, Attractiveness, Racial Identity and Self-Efficacy among African American College Women,Department of Psychology, Morgan State University, Baltimore MD 21251.
Debnam, Katrina (2001). Racial Identity, Social Support and Health Promotion among AfricanAmericanCollege Students. MorganStateUniversity: Baltimore, MD. Unpublished manuscript.
Debnam, Katrina. (2000). The Relationship between Perceived Attractiveness, Negative Racial Stereotypes and Self Esteem. MorganStateUniversity: Baltimore, MD. Unpublished manuscript.
Flemings, Jamie (2002). African Self-Consciousness, Self-Efficacy, and Social Experiences as Predictors of Academic Success. MorganStateUniversity: Baltimore, MD. Unpublished manuscript.
Johnson, Lisa (2001) The Influence of Misogynous Lyrics on the Self Esteem and Relationship Conflict in African American Women. MorganStateUniversity: Baltimore, MD. Unpublished manuscript.
Jones, Andrea (2000). The Impact of Cultural Mistrust on Knowledge of AIDS and Perceived Health Consequences in AfricanAmericanCollege Students. MorganStateUniversity: Baltimore, MD. Unpublished manuscript.
Joyner, C. (2007). Materialsim, Hip-Hop Culture & Psychological Well-Being: A Test of the Cultivation Theory.Morgan StateUniversity: Baltimore, MD. Unpublished manuscript.
Lee, Crystal (2004). Spirituality and Stereotypical Attitudes on Relational Outcomes. MorganStateUniversity: Baltimore, MD. Unpublished manuscript.
Odera, Lilian (2002).Worldview Assessment of Causal Uncertainity, Stress, and Depression in AfricanAmericanCollege Students. MorganStateUniversity: Baltimore, MD.
Rosip, Janelle (2001). Assessment of AIDS Knowledge, Risk Behaviors and Interpersonal Relationships Among AfricanAmericanFemaleCollege Students. MorganStateUniversity: Baltimore, MD. Unpublished manuscript.
Smalls, Ciara (2002). The Role of Spiritual Coping as a Buffer of Stress and Health Consequences. MorganStateUniversity: Baltimore, MD.
White, Rhonda (2003). Perception of Racism on Cognitive Performance. MorganStateUniversity: Baltimore, MD.
2009 Student Research Projects Supervised
Healthy Body, Healthy Mind: The Relationship between Stress, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, and Academic Performance among college students. *Adekunbi Adeyinka, Caroline Kingori (Faculty Mentor) & Dr. Terra L. Bowen-Reid (Faculty Mentor), Department of Psychology, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD 21215.
THE EFFECTS OF ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT ON THE ASPIRATION VALUES AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING OF AFRICAN AMERICAN COLLEGE STUDENTS. *Keyla C. Baisey and Dr. Terra Bowen-Reid (Faculty Mentor). Morgan State University, Department of Psychology, Baltimore, MD.
RACIAL IDENTITY, SELF-ESTEEM, AND CAMPUS SUPPORT AS PREDICTORS OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AMONG AFRICAN AMERICAN COLLEGE STUDENTS. *Kele` Gatling and Dr. Terra Bowen-Reid (Faculty Mentor). Morgan State University, Department of Psychology, Baltimore, MD.
RACISM, CAUSAL UNCERTAINTY, AND MENTAL HEALTH: EXAMINING SPIRITUALITY
AND RACIAL IDENTITY AS PROTECTIVE FACTORS. *Kristle Oglesby and Dr. Terra Bowen-Reid
(Faculty Mentor). Morgan State University, Department of Psychology, Baltimore, MD.
AFRICAN AMERICAN COLLEGE STUDENTS’ KNOWLEDGE OF CANCER AND HEALTH
PREVENTION BEHAVIORS. *LaQuinthia Lewis and Dr. Terra Bowen-Reid (Faculty Mentor). Morgan
State University, Department of Psychology, Baltimore, MD.
2010 Student Research Projects Supervised
AFRICAN AMERICAN COLLEGE STUDENTS’ KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND BELIEFS ABOUT CANCER*Idrys Dorsey and Dr. Terra Bowen-Reid (Faculty Mentor). Morgan State University, Department of Psychology, Baltimore, MD.
Perception of Race in Traditionally White Dominated Sports: Is Stereotype Threat a Factor?*Diwani Lewis and Dr. Terra Bowen-Reid (Faculty Mentor). Morgan State University, Department of Psychology, Baltimore, MD.
Spirituality, Health Risks, and Academic Performance among African American College Students* Anene E. Onyeabo and Dr. Terra Bowen-Reid (Faculty Mentor). Morgan State University, Department of Psychology, Baltimore, MD.
Material Aspirations, Life Satisfaction, and Basic Psychological Needs among College Students*Ashley Vasquez and Dr. Terra Bowen-Reid (Faculty Mentor). Morgan State University, Department of Psychology, Baltimore, MD.
Financial STaTUS, Stress, and Academic motivatin on academic PERFORMANCE among African American College Students* Erica Jones and Dr. Terra Bowen-Reid (Faculty Mentor). Morgan State University, Department of Psychology, Baltimore, MD.
Race and Gender on Psychological Well-Being among College Students * Alexandria Gates and Dr. Terra Bowen-Reid (Faculty Mentor). Morgan State University, Department of Psychology, Baltimore, MD.
PERCEPTION OF RACISM, SKIN-TONE AND CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH* Maleka Nunez and Dr. Terra Bowen-Reid (Faculty Mentor). Morgan State University, Department of Psychology, Baltimore, MD.
Effects of Stress, Dietary Behaviors and cancer knowledge on Black College Students’ Cancer Risk*Marguerita Lamour and Dr. Terra Bowen-Reid (Faculty Mentor). Morgan State University, Department of Psychology, Baltimore, MD.
African American college students’ awareness of healthcare disparitiesand health promoting behaviors *Bennetta Council-Spears and Dr. Terra Bowen-Reid (Faculty Mentor). Morgan State University, Department of Psychology, Baltimore, MD.
Psychological and Physiological Implications of the N-Word*Tai Franklin Dr. Terra Bowen-Reid (Faculty Mentor). Morgan State University, Department of Psychology, Baltimore, MD.
2011 Student Research Projects Supervised
African American College Students’ Perceived Susceptibility, Risk, and Beliefs about Cancer. Idrys Dorsey and Dr. Terra Bowen-Reid (Faculty Mentor). Morgan State University, Department of Psychology, Baltimore, MD.Motivation for Physical Activity, Perceived Stress and Health Behaviors among College Students. Sydnee Collins and Dr. Terra Bowen-Reid (Faculty Mentor). Morgan State University, Department of Psychology, Baltimore, MD.
AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE-FEMALE RELATIONSHIPS: IMPLICATIONS OF RAP MUSIC EXPOSURE AND MATERIALISTIC VALUES.Nicole Pecco and Dr. Terra Bowen-Reid (Faculty Mentor). Morgan State University, Department of Psychology, Baltimore, MD.
Human Papillomavirus (HPV)/Cervical Cancer Knowledge, Perceptions and Sexual Behaviors among African American College Women. Otelia Smith, Brittany Jones, and Dr. Terra Bowen-Reid (Faculty Mentor). Morgan State University, Department of Psychology, Baltimore, MD.
Perceptions of Black Hair and Identity Negotiations among African American College Women. Brittany Williams, Shannon Smith, and Dr. Terra Bowen-Reid (Faculty Mentor). Morgan State University, Department of Psychology, Baltimore, MD.
Dissertation Committee
Daniels, Ina N. (2001). Personality and Physiological Predictors of Resting Blood Pressure. HowardUniversity: Washington, DC. Unpublished dissertation.