Selected Publications & Presentations

HONORS & AWARDS

2005, Health Disparities Scholar, National Center for Minority Health & Health Disparities (NCMHD)

2003, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Distinguished Member

GRANT FUNDING (CURRENT)

2006.2009, Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation Research Grant. Pathways to smoking among African American adolescents. Project Role: Co-Principal Investigator (Faye Z. Belgrave, PI). Funding Amount: $728,929

2005.2009, National Center on Minority Health & Health Disparities (NCMHD). National Institutes of Health Loan Repayment Program. Initial Contract, 2005.2007. First Renewal Awarded, 2007.2009.

PUBLICATIONS (RECENT)

Nasim, A., Belgrave, F.Z., Jagers, R., Wilson, K.D., & Owens, K. (2007). The moderating effects of culture on peer deviance and alcohol use among high-risk African American adolescents. Journal of Drug Education, 37, 3, 327-355.

Nasim, A., Corona, R., Belgrave, F.Z., Utsey, S.O., & Fallah, N. (2007). Cultural orientation as a protective factor against smoking among African American young women. Journal of Youth & Adolescence, 36, 4, 503-516.

Nasim, A., Utsey, S.O., Corona, R., Belgrave, F.Z. (2006). Religiosity, drug refusal efficacy, and substance use among African Americans. Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, 5, 3, 27-48.

PRESENTATIONS (RECENT)

Johnson, J., Nasim, A., & Belgrave, F.Z. (August 2007). Psychosocial predictors of sex attitudes and behaviors among at-risk, urban African American adolescents. American Psychological Association 115 Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA.

Nasim, A., Belgrave, F.Z., & Owens, K. (June 2007). The buffering effects of culture on community disorganization and drug use among rural African American adolescents. 15th Annual Meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, Washington, DC.

Nasim, A., Jagers, R.J., Belgrave, F.Z. (June 2007). Culture, peer deviance and alcohol use among urban African American youth. 15th Annual Meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, Washington, DC.