Research

Published Works

Shelton, J. L., Chase, E. C., Ajayi, B. P., Armstrong, J., & Ezell, J. M. (2023). The cultural dimensions of collective action during environmental hazards: Assessing race, gender, and social support network dynamics in the Flint Water Crisis. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 87, 103565. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.103565 

Selected Works in Progress

(Forthcoming in Child Welfare; Expected May 2025) "Barriers to Father-Child Contact during Incarceration and Child Well-Being: Insights from a Five-State Study of Incarcerated Parents" with Maureen Waller

"The Collateral Consequences of the Opioid Epidemic for Child Welfare: Examining the Role of Community Context" with Laura Tach (Dissertation Chapter)

"‘My mom may have birthed him, but I raise him’: examining early adultification and social services provision of siblings who raised their siblings" (Dissertation Chapter)

"Getting to Guardianship: Impacts of Kinship Care Subsidies on Entry Through Permanency for Foster Care-Involved Youth " (Dissertation Chapter)