Lionel D. Scott, Jr., Assistant Professor and Affiliated Faculty, Partnership for Urban Health Research
lscottjr@gsu.edu
Phone: 404-413-1064
Fax: 404-413-1075
Office Location:
Urban Life Building
Suite 1268
EDUCATION
BA, Oakwood College
M.S.W., Boston University
Ph.D., The Ohio State University
NIMH Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Washington University in St. Louis
PRIMARY RESEARCH INTERESTS
Primary research interests include racial disparities in mental health service use, sociocultural determinants (e.g., racial discrimination, stress) of health disparities, and the psychosocial functioning and help-seeking behaviors of ethnic minority youth and older foster youth.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- Scott, L. D., Jr., Munson, M. R., McMillen, J. C., & Snowden, L. R. (2007). Predisposition to seek mental health care among Black males transitioning from foster care. Children and Youth Services Review, 29(7), 870-882.
- Scott, L. D., Jr., Munson, M. R., McMillen, J. C., & Ollie, M. T. (2006). Religious involvement and its association to risk behaviors among older youth in foster care. American Journal of Community Psychology, 38(3-4), 223-236.
- Scott, L. D., Jr., & House, L. E. (2005). Relationship of distress and perceived control to coping with perceived racial discrimination among Black youth. Journal of Black Psychology, 31(3), 254-272.
- McMillen, J. C., Scott, L. D., Jr., Zima, B. T., Ollie, M. T., Munson, M. R., & Spitznagel, E. (2004). The mental health service use of older youth in foster care. Psychiatric Services, 55(7), 811-817.
- Scott, L. D., Jr. (2003). The relation of racial identity and racial socialization to coping with discrimination among African American adolescents. Journal of Black Studies, 33(4), 520-538.
RESEARCH FUNDING
National Institute of Mental Health (RO3) Award (2003-2005). Project: Young African American Males' Readiness To Seek Help (NIMH-5R03MH067124-02).
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Emerging Scholars Interdisciplinary Network (ESIN)