Mia J. Budescu
Education
Research Interests
The social-emotional development of adolescents from historically disenfranchised and stigmatized backgrounds
Publications
Everett, J.A., Budescu, M. & Sommers, M.S. (2012), Making Sense of Skin Color in Clinical Care, Clinical Nursing Research, xx(x)
Budescu, M., Taylor, R.D. & McGill, R.K. (2011). Stress and African American Women’s Smoking/Drinking to Cope: Moderating Effects of Kin Social Support, Journal of Black Psychology, 37(4), 452-484
Taylor, R.D., Budescu, M. & McGill, R.K. (2011). Demanding Kin Relations and Depressive Symptoms Among Low-income African American Women: Mediating Effects of Self-esteem and Optimism. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 17(3), 303-308
Taylor, R.D., Lopez, E.I., Budescu, M., & McGill, R.K. (2011). Parenting Practices and Adolescent Internalizing and Externalizing Problems: Moderating Effects of Socially Demanding Kin Relations. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 21(3), 474-485
Budescu, D.V., & Budescu, M., How to Measure Diversity if You Must (in press). Psychological Methods. 17(2), 215-227
Presentations
Budescu, M. & Taylor, R.D. (March, 2012). “The interaction between behavioral control and family routine among African American families with adolescents”. Poster to be presented at Society for Research on Adolescence, Vancouver, BC.
Budescu, M. & Taylor, R.D. (March, 2012). “Financial hardship and adolescent outcomes: The moderating role of caregivers’ functioning.” Poster to be presented at Society for Research on Adolescence, Vancouver, BC.
Budescu, M. & Taylor, R.D. (April, 2011). “The role of household routine as a protective factor among poor African American families”. Poster presented at Society for Research on Child Development, Montreal, QC.
Budescu, M. & Taylor, R.D. (April, 2011). “Ethnic identity and academic engagement: The moderating role of attributional style”. Poster presented at Society for Research on Child Development, Montreal, QC.
Budescu, M. & Taylor, R.D. (March, 2010). “Neighborhood incivilities and ethnic socialization among African American families”. Symposium speaker and moderator for Society for Research on Adolescents biennial meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
Budescu, M. & Taylor, R.D. (March, 2010). “Kinship support and ethnic identity among low-income, urban adolescents”. Poster presented at Society for Research on Adolescents biennial meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
Budescu, M., Lanza, H.I., & Taylor, R.B. (October, 2009). “Neighborhood SES, physical activity, and the differential association of individual-level physical activity: Links to individual obesity. Poster presented at 27th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Obesity Society, Washington, DC.
Budescu, M. (May, 2009). “Social support as a buffer from poverty related stress among African American families”. Paper presented at sixth Annual Cross University Collaborative Mentoring Conference, Fordham University, NY, NY.
Budescu, M., & Taylor, R.D. (April, 2009). “Social support as a buffer from parental stress among economically disadvantaged African American adolescents”. Poster presented at Society for Research on Child Development, Denver, CO.
Budescu, M., McGill, K.R., & Taylor, R.D. (April, 2009). “Predictors of parent-child discrepancies in ethnic socialization for African American adolescents”. Poster presented at Society for Research on Child Development, Denver, CO.
Budescu, M. & Taylor, R.D. (May, 2008). “Ethnic socialization as a buffer of racism related stress among African American adolescents”. Paper presented at Fifth Annual Cross University Collaborative Mentoring Conference, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
Course Information
Statistics, Research Methods, Developmental Psychology
