2023
“It Makes Me Feel like I Can Make a Difference”: A Qualitative Exploration of Peer Mentoring with Black and Hispanic High School Students
Opara I, Metzger I, Dawoud S, Pierre K, Assan M, Garcia-Reid P, Reid R. “It Makes Me Feel like I Can Make a Difference”: A Qualitative Exploration of Peer Mentoring with Black and Hispanic High School Students. Youth 2023, 3: 490-501. DOI: 10.3390/youth3020034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh school studentsPeer mentorsSchool studentsPeer mentoringHispanic high school studentsEducational research studiesPeer mentoring programsExperiences of BlackHigh schoolEducational programmingMentoring programsMentorsLeadership abilityUrban youthQualitative studyStudentsMajor themesResearch studiesMentoringFamily influenceQualitative explorationFuture researchSchoolsUrban communitiesMentees
2022
Correction: Schools’ Neighborhoods and Characteristics: Implications for Standardized Academic Achievement in Passaic, NJ’s Elementary, Middle and High Schools
Opara I, Thorpe D, Lardier D, Parisi D. Correction: Schools’ Neighborhoods and Characteristics: Implications for Standardized Academic Achievement in Passaic, NJ’s Elementary, Middle and High Schools. The Urban Review 2022, 55: 415-415. DOI: 10.1007/s11256-022-00654-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSchools’ Neighborhoods and Characteristics: Implications for Standardized Academic Achievement in Passaic, NJ’s Elementary, Middle and High Schools
Opara I, Thorpe D, Lardier D, Parisi D. Schools’ Neighborhoods and Characteristics: Implications for Standardized Academic Achievement in Passaic, NJ’s Elementary, Middle and High Schools. The Urban Review 2022, 55: 393-414. PMID: 38463537, PMCID: PMC10923576, DOI: 10.1007/s11256-022-00652-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcademic outcomesEducational outcomesSchool characteristicsScience academic performanceLower mathAcademic achievementAcademic yearHigh schoolAcademic performanceEducational disparitiesSchoolsElementaryLess fundingResource deprivationMathYouthMulti-faceted approachNeighborhood resourcesPoor infrastructureSocioeconomic statusAchievementEconomic supportEnglishImplicationsSuch disparitiesSchool Absenteeism and Neighborhood Deprivation and Threat: Utilizing the Child Opportunity Index to Assess for Neighborhood-Level Disparities in Passaic County, NJ
Opara I, Thorpe D, Lardier D. School Absenteeism and Neighborhood Deprivation and Threat: Utilizing the Child Opportunity Index to Assess for Neighborhood-Level Disparities in Passaic County, NJ. Urban Education 2022, 59: 2738-2766. DOI: 10.1177/00420859221125704.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResource deprivationViolent crimeNeighborhood violent crimeCommunities of colorChild Opportunity IndexNeighborhood-level disparitiesNeighborhood contextOpportunity IndexPassaic CountyCrimeNeighbourhood deprivationChronic absenteeismAcademic school yearHigh schoolSchoolsThreatCountyPrevention programsDisparitiesGeographic disparitiesNew JerseyDeprivationGreater levelsCommunityNew Jersey Department
2021
Countering Educational Disparities Among Black Boys and Black Adolescent Boys from Pre-K to High School: A Life Course-Intersectional Perspective
Wint K, Opara I, Gordon R, Brooms D. Countering Educational Disparities Among Black Boys and Black Adolescent Boys from Pre-K to High School: A Life Course-Intersectional Perspective. The Urban Review 2021, 54: 183-206. PMID: 34565917, PMCID: PMC8450170, DOI: 10.1007/s11256-021-00616-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBlack boysEducational opportunity gapsHigh school yearsBlack adolescent boysEducational successAcademic successDiscipline disparitiesOpportunity gapsSchool yearHigh schoolEducational disparitiesCollective understandingLife courseIntersectionality theoryBoysCourseAdolescent boysProtective factorsEducatorsSchoolsPreschoolAchievementPerspectiveLater yearsSuccess