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Samantha Francois is a developmental scientist with expertise in adolescent development, structural violence, and anti-racist research. As an interdisciplinary, community-engaged scholar, Francois uses systems perspectives and critical race theory to understand the intersections of individual, community, and structural factors that impact development in Black and African American adolescents and emerging adults. She also conducts intervention research on youth-led organizing and activism as violence prevention strategies. Francois uses community-based, participatory, and action research frameworks to conduct mixed-methods research studies with marginalized and oppressed communities with the goals of health equity, social transformation, and community liberation. Dr. Francois was recently co-executive director of Tulane University’s Violence Prevention Institute and co-director of the Center for Youth Equity, a CDC Center of Excellence in Youth Violence Prevention. Francois has a doctorate in psychological sciences from Tulane University.
Degrees
- Ph.D. in Psychological Sciences, Tulane University, 2009
- M.S. in Psychological Sciences, Tulane University, 2007
- M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction, Xavier University, 2001
- B.S. in Psychology, Smith College, 1998
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How to Empower Youth Voices in Violence and Injury Prevention Research
Society for the Advancement of Violence and Injury Research
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Chapel Hill, NC
April
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2024
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Community Violence-Causes and Impacts
Conference to End Violence
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Lancaster County, PA
March
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2024
Sponsored by CHI St. Joseph Children’s Hospital
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Advancing Anti-Racist Research and Scholarship
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February
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2024
Sponsored by Tulane University, A.B. Freeman School of Business
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A Qualitative Exploration of the Built Environment as a Key Mechanism of Safety and Social Cohesion for Youth in High-Violence Communities
Journal of Urban Health
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2024
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Social capital and changes of psychologic distress during early stage of COVID-19 in New orleans
Scientific reports
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2024
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Vol. 14
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Issue #1
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Structural and Social Determinants of Firearm Violence
National Research Conference for the Prevention of Firearm-Related Harms
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Chicago, IL
November
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2023
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Universities Redefining Service Learning and Community Engagement in a “Race Neutral” Milieu
International Association of Service Learning and Community Engagement Conference
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New Orleans, LA
October
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2023
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Nothing About Us Without Us: Current State and View into the Future of Violence Prevention
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Pediatric Global Health Conference
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Philadelphia, PA
October
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2023
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Navigating COVID-19 and racial trauma as a Black student at predominantly White institutions
American journal of community psychology
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2023
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In it Together: Sense of Community and Psychologic Distress During COVID-19
Research square
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2023
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The influence of racial violence in neighborhoods and schools on the psycho-behavioral outcomes in adolescence
Research in human development
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2023
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Vol. 20
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Issue #1-2
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Perceived parenting practices associated with African American adolescents' future expectations
Advances in child development and behavior
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2023
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Vol. 64
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Spencer's phenomenological variant of ecological systems theory (PVEST): Charting its origin and impact
The American psychologist
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2023
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Vol. 78
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Issue #4
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Perceived support as a buffer for Black mothers' past and current exposure to community violence
Journal of Family Violence
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Cultural Responsiveness and Teacher-Student Relationships
School Psychology Quarterly
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Establishing the Validity of a Cultural Assessment of Suicide-Related Risks in Black Adolescents
Mental Health Science
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The Role of Firearm and Police Violence Exposure in Youth Firearm Beliefs and Access
Youth & Society
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Awards & Grants
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The Center for Youth Equity: A Community-Centered Approach to Youth Violence Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Sep. 30, 2023 - Sep. 30, 2026
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“We are worthy of being heard and included”: Engagement of youth voice in the evaluation of trauma-informed schools
Spencer Foundation
Jan. 1, 2023 - Dec. 31, 2024
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