Selected Publications

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Clark, V.R., Cobb, R.E. B., Hopkins, R., Smith, C. (2006). Black racial identity as a mediator of cardiovascular reactivity to racism in African American college students. Ethnicity & Disease,16, 108-113.

 

Clark, V.R. (2001). The perilous effects of racism on Blacks. Ethnicity & Disease, 11, 769-772.

 

Clark, R., Adams, J.H., & Clark, V.R. (2001). Effects of John Henryism and anger coping on mean arterial pressure changes in African American females. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 8, 270-281.

 

Adams, J., Aubert, R., & Clark, V. R. (1999). The relationship among John Henryism, hostility, perceived stress, social support and blood pressure in African American college students. Ethnicity & Disease, 9, 359-368.

 

Clark, R., Anderson, N.B., Clark, V. R., & Williams, D. R. (1999). Racism as a stressor for African Americans: A biopsychosocial model. American Psychologist, 54, 805-816.

 

Clark, V. R., Moore, C.L. & Adams, J. H. (1998). Cholesterol concentrations and cardiovascular reactivity to stress in African American college volunteers. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 21, 505-515.

 

Clark, V. R. & Harrell, J.P. (1992). The relationship among Type A behavior, styles utilized in coping with racism and blood pressure. (reprint) In Burlew, K., Banks, C., McAdoo, H. & Azibo, D. (Eds.), African American Psychology, SAGE Publishers.

 

Harrell, J.P., Clark, V. R. & Allen, B. A. (1991). That ounce of value: Visualizing the application of psychophysiological methods in Black Psychology. In R. Jones (Ed.), Black Psychology (3rd edition); Berkeley, California: Henry-Cobb.

 

Harrell, J.P., Clark, V. R. & Sellers, R. (1987). The effects of posture on cardiac dynamics during visual search. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 5, 19-23.

 

Clark, V. R. & Harrell, J.P. (1986). Predicting cardiac reactivity to physical and psychological challenges. Psychophysiology, 23, 428-429.

 

Harrell, J.P. & Clark, V. R. (1985). Cardiac responses to psychological tasks: Impedance cardiographic studies. Biological Psychology, 20, 261-283.

 

Clark, V. R. & Harrell, J.P. (1982). The relationship among Type A behavior, styles utilized in coping with racism and blood pressure. Journal of Black Psychology, 8, 89-99.