Fatima Varner

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Title
Assistant Professor
Department
Department of Psychology
Institution
Fordham University

Education

  • PhD, Human Development and Social Policy, Northwestern University

Research Interests

Academic Achievement   African American Adolescents   Parenting  

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List of Publications (13)
In 2014
13

Varner, F., & Mandara, J. (2014). Differential parenting of African American adolescents as an explanation for gender disparities in achievement. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 24, 667-680. doi: 10.1111/jora.12063

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Hurd, N., Varner, F., Caldwell, C., & Zimmerman, M. (2014). Does perceived racial discrimination predict changes in psychological distress and substance use over time? An examination among Black emerging adults. Developmental Psychology, 50, 1910-1918. doi: 10.1037/a0036438

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In 2013
11

Varner, F., & Mandara, J. (2013). Discrimination concerns and expectations as explanations of gendered socialization in African American families. Child Development, 84, 875 - 890. doi: 10.1111/cdev.12021

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10

Hurd, N., Varner, F., & Rowley, S. (2013). Promoting developmental competencies and well-being among black youth: caregiver and natural mentor contributions. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 42, 1583-1595. doi: 10.1007/s10964-012-9819-y

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Butler-Barnes, S. T., Chavous, T. M., Hurd, N., & Varner, F. (2013). African American adolescents' academic persistence: A strengths-based approach. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 42, 1443-1458. doi:10.1007/s10964-013-9962-0.

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In 2012
8

Destin, M., Richman, S., Varner, F., & Mandara, J. (2012). "Feeling" hierarchy: The pathway from subjective social status to achievement. Journal of Adolescence, 35, 1571 - 1579. doi:10.1016/j.adolescence.2012.06.006

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Mandara, J., Murray, C. B., Telesford, J. M., Varner, F. A., & Richman, S. B. (2012). Observed gender differences in African American mother-child relationships and child behavior. Family Relations, 61, 129-141. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2011.00688.x

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Rowley, S. J., Varner, F., Ross, L. L., Williams, A. D., & Banerjee, M. (2012). Toward a model of racial identity and parenting in African Americans. In J. M. Sullivan, A. M. Esmail (Eds.), African American identity: Racial and cultural dimensions of the Black experience (pp. 273-288). Lanham, MD US: Lexington Books/Rowman & Littlefield.

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5

Mandara, J., Moore, I., Richman, S., & Varner, F. A. (2012). Where should African American parents send their children? Disentangling schools' racial compositions from their financial resources. In D. T. Slaughter-Defoe, H. C. Stevenson, E. G. Arrington, D. J. Johnson (Eds.), Black educational choice: Assessing the private and public alternatives to traditional K-12 public schools (pp. 255-267). Santa Barbara, CA US: Praeger/ABC-CLIO.

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In 2010
4

Mandara, J., Varner, F, & Richman, S. (2010). Do African American mothers really "love" their sons and "raise" their daughters? Journal of Family Psychology, 24, 41-50.

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In 2009
3

Varner, F., & Mandara, J. (2009). Marital transitions and changes in African American mothers' depressive symptoms: The buffering role of financial resources. Journal of Family Psychology, 23, 839-847.

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2

Mandara, J., Varner, F., Greene, N., & Richman, S. (2009). Intergenerational family predictors of the Black-White achievement gap. Journal of Educational Psychology, 101, 867-878.

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In 2008
1

Mandara, J., Johnston, J.S., Murray, C.B., & Varner, F. (2008). Marriage, money and African American mothers' self-esteem. Journal of Marriage and Family, 70, 1188-1199.

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