
A&M-Commerce Faculty Member Co-Authors Article of the Year
The Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation has selected a research article co-authored by A&M-Commerce faculty member Erin Harper, Ph.D., as the journal's article of the year. The honor was announced at the National Association of School Psychologists annual convention in Boston, Massachusetts.
The article, “Using the Participatory Culture-Specific Intervention Model to Improve a Positive Youth Development Program for African American Adolescent Girls,” demonstrates how a university and community partnership can enhance the financial, physical and intellectual resources needed to support a culturally and contextually specific youth development program.
Harper is an associate professor in the Department of Psychology and Special Education at A&M-Commerce.
Read the full article on the publisher's website.
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