School of Public Health @ UMD : Department of Family Science

Education

Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, University of Virginia, 1999

Research Focus

African American family processes, parenting in ecological context, African American mental health, adolescent mental health, racial identity, racism and health, risk and resilience in African American youth.

Current Grants

National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health: Discrimination, Parenting, & Resilience in Black Youth.

Career Highlights

Recipient, National Research Service Award, NIMH Pre-doctoral Fellowship
Recipient, Minority Supplement Award, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Institute of Mental Health Travel Award for Early Career Investigators, Child Depression Consortium
Author of numerous publications including journal articles, book chapters, and conference presentations
Peer reviewer for numerous scholarly journals
Editorial board member , Journal of Youth and Adolescence
Member of the Committee on Ethnic and Racial Issues, Society for Research in Child Development

Selected Publications

Journal Articles:

Lambert, S. F., Bynum, M. S., Herman, K. C., & Ialongo, N. S. (2009). Perceptions of racism and depressive symptoms in African American Adolescents: The role of perceived academic and social control. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 38, 519-531.

Bynum, M. S., Best, C., Barnes, S. L., & Burton, E. T. (2008). Racism and internalizing symptoms among African American late adolescent males: Investigating the role of private regard. Journal of African American Studies, 12, 142-155.

Usher-Seriki, K. K., Bynum, M. S., & Callands, T. C. (2008). Mother-daughter communication about sex and sexual intercourse among middle- to upper-class African American girls. Journal of Family Issues, 29, 901-917.

Bynum, M. S. (2007). African American mother-daughter communication about sex and daughters’ sexual behavior: Does college racial composition make a difference? Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 13, 151-160.

Bynum, M. S., Burton, E. T., & Best, C. (2007). Racism experiences and psychological functioning in African American college freshmen: Is racial socialization a moderator? Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 13, 64-71.

Bynum, M. S., & Kotchick, B. A. (2006). Mother-adolescent relationship quality and autonomy as predictors of psychosocial adjustment in African American adolescents. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 15, 528-541.

Bynum, M. S., & Brody, G. H. (2005). Coping behaviors, parenting, and perceptions of children’s internalizing and externalizing problems in rural African American mothers. Family Relations, 54, 58-71.

Murry, V. M., Bynum, M. S., Brody, G. H., Willert, A., & Stephens, D. (2001). African American single mothers and children in context: A review of studies on risk and resilience. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 4, 133-155.

Sellers, R. M., Smith, M. A., Shelton, J. N., Johnson, S. A. J. & Chavous, T. M. (1998). Multidimensional model of racial identity: A reconceptualization of African American Racial Identity. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 2, 18-39.

Sellers, R. M., Chavous, T. M., Rowley, S. A. J., Shelton, J. N., & Smith, M. A. (1997). The Multidimensional Inventory of Black Identity: Preliminary investigation of construct validity and reliability. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 73, 805-815.


	Mia Smith Bynum Associate Professor, Department of Family Science Phone: 301.405.0299 E-mail: msbynum@umd.edu Office: 1142W School of Public Health
	Curriculum Vitae Education Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, University of Virginia, 1999 Research Focus Black Families Research Group African American family processes, parenting in ecological context, African American mental health, adolescent mental health, racial identity, racism and health, risk and resilience in African American youth. Current Grants National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health: Discrimination, Parenting, & Resilience in Black Youth. Career Highlights Recipient, National Research Service Award, NIMH Pre-doctoral Fellowship Recipient, Minority Supplement Award, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development National Institute of Mental Health Travel Award for Early Career Investigators, Child Depression Consortium Author of numerous publications including journal articles, book chapters, and conference presentations Peer reviewer for numerous scholarly journals Editorial board member , Journal of Youth and Adolescence Member of the Committee on Ethnic and Racial Issues, Society for Research in Child Development Selected Publications *Journal Articles:* Lambert, S. F., Bynum, M. S., Herman, K. C., & Ialongo, N. S. (2009). Perceptions of racism and depressive symptoms in African American Adolescents: The role of perceived academic and social control. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 38, 519-531. Bynum, M. S., Best, C., Barnes, S. L., & Burton, E. T. (2008). Racism and internalizing symptoms among African American late adolescent males: Investigating the role of private regard. Journal of African American Studies, 12, 142-155. Usher-Seriki, K. K., Bynum, M. S., & Callands, T. C. (2008). Mother-daughter communication about sex and sexual intercourse among middle- to upper-class African American girls. Journal of Family Issues, 29, 901-917. Bynum, M. S. (2007). African American mother-daughter communication about sex and daughters’ sexual behavior: Does college racial composition make a difference? Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 13, 151-160. Bynum, M. S., Burton, E. T., & Best, C. (2007). Racism experiences and psychological functioning in African American college freshmen: Is racial socialization a moderator? Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 13, 64-71. Bynum, M. S., & Kotchick, B. A. (2006). Mother-adolescent relationship quality and autonomy as predictors of psychosocial adjustment in African American adolescents. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 15, 528-541. Bynum, M. S., & Brody, G. H. (2005). Coping behaviors, parenting, and perceptions of children’s internalizing and externalizing problems in rural African American mothers. Family Relations, 54, 58-71. Murry, V. M., Bynum, M. S., Brody, G. H., Willert, A., & Stephens, D. (2001). African American single mothers and children in context: A review of studies on risk and resilience. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 4, 133-155. Sellers, R. M., Smith, M. A., Shelton, J. N., Johnson, S. A. J. & Chavous, T. M. (1998). Multidimensional model of racial identity: A reconceptualization of African American Racial Identity. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 2, 18-39. Sellers, R. M., Chavous, T. M., Rowley, S. A. J., Shelton, J. N., & Smith, M. A. (1997). The Multidimensional Inventory of Black Identity: Preliminary investigation of construct validity and reliability. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 73, 805-815.