Christopher Collins
College of Family and Consumer Sciences
Dawson Hall
305 Sanford Dr.
Athens, GA 30602
Education
| Degree | Field of Study | Institution | Graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| B.A. | Communication Studies | Texas State University | 2010 |
| M.S. | Human Services | Capella University | 2018 |
Research
My research interests are centered around Positive Youth Development (PYD). Particularly how ecological assets, (family, communities, and schools) can impact development trajectories of youth based upon the PYD construct.
Publications
Published: Peer reviewed
Curtis, M. G., Collins, C., Augustine, D., Kwon, E., Reck, A., Zuercher, H., & Kogan, S. M. (2022). The Transition to Fatherhood, Contextual Stress, and Substance Abuse: A Prospective Analysis of Rural, Emerging Adult Black American Men. SUBSTANCE USE & MISUSE, 57(12), 1818-1827. doi:10.1080/10826084.2022.2115851
Kogan, S. M., Reck, A. J., Curtis, M. G., Zuercher, H., Collins, C., Kwon, E., & Augustine, D. A. (2022). Planful Self-Control, Metabolic Risk, and Psychosocial Outcomes Among Young, Black Men: A Test of Skin-Deep Resilience Theory. FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY, 13, 13 pages. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.806955
Submitted: Peer-reviewed
Collins, C., Kwon, E., & Kogan, S. (2023). Parenting practices and trajectories of self-regulatory assets among emerging adult Black. Journal of Youth and Adolescence: a multidisciplinary research publication
Thomas, C., Collins, C., Aytuglu, H., & Brown, G. (2022). Associations between life stress and prenatal childrearing attitudes for unmarried, Black men. Psychology of Men and Masculinity
Curtis, M., Reck, A., Collins, C., Kwon, E., Pinson, N., Koss, K., & Kogan, S. (2022). Adultification or weathering: Investigating the prospective links between racial discrimination and pubertal development among Black and Latinx American adolescents