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JOHN W. CHAMBERS, JR., PH.D.
Huntersville, NC 28078
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Education
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Center for the Study of Human Psychophysiology
Baltimore, MD
Transactional Psycholophysiology Training
1984 MENNINGER FOUNDATION CLINIC
Topeka, KA
Clinical Biofeedback and Brainwave Training
1978 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
William T. Grant Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship
Center for Research in Human Learning
Minneapolis, MN
Developmental Psycholinguistics and Cognition
1977 UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
Cincinnati, Ohio
Ph.D. - Experimental Psychology
1975 UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
Cincinnati, Ohio
Master of Arts - Psychology
1972 WABASH COLLEGE
Crawfordsville, Indiana
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
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Career Summary
Over a 36-year career, Dr. Chambers have served in a number of positions in the federal government and in universities. He served as a research administrator at the National Institute of Education in Washington, DC, and held various faculty positions at Howard University, University of Maine at Augusta, Fayetteville State University, North Carolina Central University, and Florida A&M University. Dr. Chambers retired in 2014 following 24 years as a tenured professor of psychology at Florida A&M University. His academic training and research are in the areas of health psychology, research design and statistical analyses. He has been awarded more than 8.5 million dollars in research support and his two research interests are stress management and HIV/AIDS. The stress research examines the constellation of factors that are associated with how people cope with stress and the impact stress has on physical and mental health. The HIV/AIDS research examines risk factors for HIV transmission in United State and the Republic of South Africa.
Dr. Chambers has served as a consulting editor for a number of research journals including, Ethnicity and Disease, Journal of Black Psychology, Journal of Health Disparities, Research and Practice, Cultural Diversity & Ethic Minority Psychology, Annals of African-Centered Psychology, and Florida A&M University McNair Journal,. He has also served on research review panels for the National Institute of Mental, National Institute of Child Health and Development, and the Institute of General Medical Sciences. Dr. Chambers is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Association of Black Psychologists, Southeastern Psychological Association, and the International Society for Hypertension in Blacks, and the American Association of Psychophysiology and Biofeedback
Skills and Abilities
The application of stress management and biofeedback training to treat psychological stress disorders, anxiety disorders, test anxiety and a variety of emotional disorders associated with stress and trauma.
The application of principles of mind-body relationships and behavioral medicine to improve health, wellness, and the enhancement of cognitive and behavioral skills.
Application of human resource development principles to improve human performance.
Qualified to instruct graduate and undergraduate courses in statistics with SPSS, test and measurement, research methods & design, experimental psychology, theories of learning, developmental psychology, cognitive psychology, cognitive development, developmental psycholinguistics, health psychology, stress management, and biological bases of behavior
Grant funding. Received research funding form the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), National Cancer Institute (NCI), Florida Department of Juvenile Justice.
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Professional Experience
2015 – Present CHAMBERS & ASSOCIATES CONSULTANTS, LLC
Huntersville, North Carolina
Owner
Human Resource Development: Personal growth and development, Families, Education and
Careers
1990 - 2014 FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
Tallahassee, Florida
Tenured Professor
2002 – 2007 FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY
OFFICE OF RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Tallahassee, Florida
Director
2002 – 2003 FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Tallahassee, Florida
Assistant Dean
1998 – 1999 WALDEN UNIVERSITY
PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY PROGRAM
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Faculty Consultant for the Distance Learning Doctoral Program
1998 – 2007 FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY
THE RONALD E. McNAIR POSTBACCALAUREATE ACHIEVEMENT
PROGRAM
Tallahassee, Florida
Instructor for Statistics and Research Methods, and Research Mentor
1991 - 1996 FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY
MINORITY INSTITUTIONS RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM
Tallahassee, Florida
Director
1989 - 1990 FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Chairperson and Associate Professor
1988 - 1989 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
Durham, North Carolina
Associate Professor
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1983 - 1988 FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY & SOCIOLOGY
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Assistant & Associate Professor
1982 - 1983 UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
Augusta, Maine
Assistant Professor
1979 - 1982 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION
Washington, D.C.
NIE Associate/Project Officer
1978 - 1980 HOWARD UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
Washington, D.C.
Graduate Assistant Professor
1977 - 1978 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
CENTER FOR RESEARCH IN HUMAN LEARNING
Minneapolis, Minnesota
William T. Grant Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
Consulting & Professional Activities
2014 Consulting Editor, Journal of Social Work & Christianity
2013 - Present Consulting Editor, Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice
2004 Recognizing and Protecting Vulnerable Subjects: Theory, Practice, and Compliance, April 1-2,
2004, Jointly sponsored by the Office of Human Research Protections (OMRP), FAMU and others,
April 1-2, Orlando, FL, Member of the Planning Committee.
2004 National Institute of Mental Health, Minority Research Support Program (M-RISP) Review
Panel. Bethesda, MD, November 25-26.
2003 National Institute of Mental Health, Special Emphasis Review Panel on minority-related career
(KO1/K24) and dissertation research applications (RO3). Bethesda, MD, July 17, 2003, July 20, 2004.
2002 Program Review Committee, National Institute of Child Health and Development, Partnerships
for HIV/AIDS in African Populations, RFA: HE-02-003, October 10-12, 2002.
1993 – 2004 National Institute of General Medicine, Minority Biomedical Research Support Program Panel Review Committee. National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, May 27-28, 1993, February 9-10, 1995, February 10-11, 1998, February 26-27, 1999, February 22, 2001, February 10, 2004.
2000 – Present Consulting Editor, Ethnicity & Disease, A journal of the International Society on Hypertension in
Blacks.
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1998 – 2007 Assistant Editor, McNair Journal, Florida A & M University.
1993 – Present Consulting Editor, Journal of Black Psychology.
1999-2001 Editorial Board, Annals of African-Centered Psychology, a new journal sponsored by the National
Association of Black Psychologists.
1999 – 2001 Program Coordinator, Freddie Mac Consumer Credit Research Project, Florida A & M University.
Conducted focused groups and research on consumer credit, which resulted in the development of a course on consumer credit for college students, and the development of workshops on consumer credit for community residents. Also team-taught this course, focusing on the “Psychology of Credit Use” particularly among African Americans.
1995Consulting Editor, Special issue of the Journal of Black Psychology on the Azibo Nosology.
1992 & 1993 American Heart Association, Florida Affiliate, Peer Research Proposal Reviewer, Tampa, Florida.
1991 - 1992 College of Law, Florida State University, Stress Management and Relaxation Training Workshops.
1990 National Institutes of Health, Site Visit Review Team Member for the Minority Biomedical Research Support Program, Bennett College, Greensboro, NC - January 22-24.
1986-1987 Stress Management Training Consultant, Kelly Springfield Tire Company Plant, Fayetteville, NC.
Conducted stress management training with supervisors who worked six day a week, 10 hours per day.
Post Graduate Training
2007 2007 Summer Institute on Community-Based Participatory Research: A Pathway to Sustainable Partnerships. Supported by the W.K Kellogg Foundation and the Tougaloo College Center for Civic Engagement and Social Responsibility. Jackson, Mississippi, June 26-29.
2007 Minority Women’s Health Summit, Women of Color Addressing Disparities, Affirming and Developing Strategies for Success. Convened by: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Women’s Health, Washington, D.C., August 23-26.
2007 Sisters Informing Sisters About Topics on AIDS Program Training Workshop, a peer-led program to prevent HIV infection among African American young adult women. Sponsored by the Florida Department of Health, Tallahassee, FL, October 3-5.
2007 Summer Institute on Community-Based Participatory Research: A Pathway to Sustainable Partnerships. Supported by the W.K Kellogg Foundation and the Tougaloo College Center for Civic Engagement and Social Responsibility. Jackson, Mississippi, June 26-29.
2007 Minority Women’s Health Summit, Women of Color Addressing Disparities, Affirming and Developing Strategies for Success. Convened by: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Women’s Health, Washington, D.C., August 23-26.
Sisters Informing Sisters About Topics on AIDS Program Training Workshop, a peer-led program to prevent HIV infection among African American young adult women. Sponsored by the Florida Department of Health, Tallahassee, FL, October 3-5.
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2006 SPSS Text Analysis for Surveys Workshop, Chicago, IL, February 17.
2005 Women of Color: HIV/AIDS Stigma and Health Disparities training, sponsored by the National Minority AIDS Council, New Orleans, LA, April 4-5.
2003 Dartmouth at Howard Summer Faculty Institute on The Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of the Genome Project. Howard University, Washington, D.C., July 6-July 12.
Building, Nurturing, and Sustaining Functional Relationships in Research and Sponsored Programs. Ninth Annual Conference of the National Sponsored Programs Administrators Alliance of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Inc. Kellogg Conference Center at Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama, June 4-7.
2002 SPSS Workshop on Structural Equation Modeling, Alexandria, VA, October 9-10.
Resource Materials: Tools for Increasing Minority Participation in the Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences-Partnership, Pedagogy, and Systems Change. An invitational working conference sponsored by the American Psychological Association and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, Arlington, Virginia, November 20-23.
2002 Extramural Research Associates Development Program, Residency at National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, January- May.
1992 Behavioral Medicine Applications, Thirteenth Cape Cod Institute, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Eastham, MA, July 6-10.
1992 Seventh International Interdisciplinary Conference on Hypertension in Blacks, Co-sponsored by Emory University School of Medicine and Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, May
26-31.
1988 Third International Interdisciplinary Conference on Hypertension in Blacks, Co-sponsored by the Schools of Medicine at Howard University and University of Maryland at Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, April 21-24.
Type "A" Structured Interview Workshop, instructed by Ray Rosenman, M.D., Stanford Research Institute International, Menlo Park, California, March 4-6.
1987 Cardiac Ischemia and Hypertension in Blacks, sponsored by the Association of Black Cardiologists, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, December 3-6.
Second International Conference on Hypertension in Blacks, Co-sponsored by the Morehouse School of Medicine and the School of Medicine of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, March 5-7.
1986 Advanced Transactional Psychophysiology Workshop. Center for the Study of Human Psychophysiology, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Maryland at Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, December 11-12.
Hypertension in Blacks: Etiology, Pathophysiology, and Treatment Workshop, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, April 3-5.
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1985 Introductory Transactional Psychophysiology Workshop: Migraine Headaches and Other Facial Pains. Center for the Study of Human Psychophysiology, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Maryland at Baltimore, Baltimore, MD October 16-17.
Biofeedback and Brainwave Training Workshops. Menninger Foundation, Topeka, KA, July 15-16.
1984 Clinical Biofeedback Workshop. Menninger Foundation, Topeka, KA, October 29-30.
1980Advanced Program Officials Guide to Contracting, Certificate of Completion, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC, August 4-6.
Basic Program Officials Guide to Contracting, Certificate of Completion, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C., March 3-6.
1979 Faculty Research Development Workshop. Institute for Urban Affairs and Research, Howard University, Washington, D.C., June 4-29.
Technical Assistance Workshop for Minority Mental Health Researchers. Institute for Urban Affairs and Research, Howard University, Washington, D.C., May1-3.
1978 Planning and Delivering Quality Day Care Programs and Services Workshop. Department of Human Resources, Day Care Service Training Project, Training Symposium, Washington, D.C., December 1-2.
1977 William T. Grant Post Doctoral Research Fellowship, Center for Research in Human Learning, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, August 1977 - July 1978.
Selected Papers and Posters Presented at Professional Meetings and Invited Presentations
2017 Mental and Spiritual Health, November 17, 2017: Defining Stress & Stress Management, November 18, 2017. Men’s Day/ Program, Title: Being Bridge Builders: I Am My Brother’s Keeper UPLIFE Christian Ministry, Charlotte, NC, November 17-18, 2017
2014 Violence Against Latina Women: A Different Cultural Perspective. The Black Women’s Health Conference, Tulane University, New Orleans, June 13-14, 2004, with Martiza Soto.
2013 MacKinnon-Lewis, C., Grange, C., Young, S., Chambers, J., & Wang, W. (2013, April). Feasibility of an internet-based model for implementation of a prevention program. Paper presented at the 2013 SRCD Biennial Meeting, Seattle, WA.
MacKinnon-Lewis, C., Grange, C., Young, S., Chambers, J., & Wang, W. (2013, March). Use of technology for Implementation of a behavioral health preventive intervention. Paper presented at the 26th Annual Children's Mental Health Research and Policy Conference, Tampa, FL.
2012 LINKING RESEARCH TO PRACTICE WITH OLDER AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN. Abstract accepted for poster presentation at the Boston College Graduate School of Social Work’s Twenty-Fourth Annual National Conference on Social Work and HIV/AIDS, May 24 -27, Miami, Florida, with Barbara J. Haile, DSW.
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2012 KNOWLEDGE OF HIV TRANSMISSION IN OLDER AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN. Abstract accepted for presentation at the National Association of African American Studies, February 16 – 17, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, with Barbara J. Haile, DSW.
2011 AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES: AN EXPLORATION OF EGO IDENTITY, AFRICENTRISM, AND STRESS, Research/ Symposia. 43rd Association of Black Psychologist Internaitonal Convention, July 26 – 31, Crystal City, VA, with Cindy Joseph, M.S.
EGO IDENTITY, AFRICENTRISM, AND STRESS AMONG AFRICAN AMERICAN COLLEGE STUDENTS AT A HISTORICAL BLACK COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY (HBCU). Poster Presentation. 119th Annual Convention of American Pschological Association. Sponsored by 45-Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues, Washington, DC, August 3-7, Washington, DC, with Cindy Joseph, M.S.
2010 BREAKING THE SILENCE ABOUT HIV/AIDS IN OLDER AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN. US Conference on AIDS, Orlando, FL, November 5, poster presentation with Barbara Haile, DSW.
2009 CHILDHOOD PREDICTORS OF ALCOHOL USE IN AFRICAN AMERICAN COLLEGE STUDENTS. 41st Association of Black Psychologist Internaitonal Convention, July 28 - August 02, Atlanta, GA, with Jonathan Ferguson, Alexandra Bethel & Bernadette McKenzie.
CHILDHOOD PREDICTORS OF MARIJUANA USE IN AFRICAN AMERICAN COLLEGE STUDENTS. 41st Association of Black Psychologist Internaitonal Convention, July 28 - August 02, Atlanta, GA, with Lashaundra Cromotee, BS, Yolanda Smith, BS, & Chezney Woodfaulk, BS.
2009 FORMATIVE RESEARCH TO ADAPT CANCER 101: A CANCER EDUCATION & TRAINING PROGRAM FOR AMERICAN INDIANS & ALASKAN NATIVES FOR USE WITH AFRICAN-AMERICANS IN BUILDING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. American Public Health Association 137th Annual Meeting and Expo, Philadelphia, Pennsylvinia, November 7-11, with Cynthia Ann Seaborn, MPA and Sheresa J. Bleechington, MPH, CHES.
2008 EDUCATING OLDER AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION OF HIV/AIDS. 2008 Florida Minority Health Disparities Summit. Bridging the Gap: Embracing Solutions to Eleminate Health Barriers. Tampa, FL, August 13-15, 2008 with Barbara J. Haile, DSW.
FROM RESEARCH TO PRACTICE: EDUCATING AND EMPOWERING OLDER AFRICAN
AMERICAN WOMEN ABOUT HIV/AIDS. S.O.S.: Sisters Organizing to Survive, Inaugural Conference on Black Women and HIV/AIDS, sponsored by the Florida Department of Health. Orlando, FL, June 20 – 22, 2008 with Barbara Haile, DSW.
ADAPTING CANCER 101 CURRICULUM FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS. 11th Biennial Symposium
on Minorities, the Medically Underserved & Cancer, sponsored by the Intercultural Cancer conference, Washington, D.C., April 3-6, with Cynthia A. Seaborn, MPA; Sherese J. Bleechington, MPH, CHES
2007 COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE ON HEALTHY FAMILIES. Florida A&M University Black Infant
Health Alliance-Summit and Community Forum, Tallahassee, FL, January 26, with Miaisha Mitchell and Barbara Haile, DSW.
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2007 ADAPTING CANCER 101 CURRICULUM FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS. Center for Disease Control
and Prevention 2007 Cancer Conference, Meeting Future Challenges, Atlanta, GA, August 13-16, with Cynthia A. Seaborn, MPA; Sherese J. Bleechington, MPH, CHES.
2006 EDUCATING OLDER AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN ABOUT HIV/AIDS: IMPLICATIONS
FOR SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE. Annual Meeting of the National Association of Social Workers-
Florida Affiliate, Fort Lauderdale, FL, June 8, with Barbara Haile, DSW
2005 KNOWLEDGE OF HIV/AIDS: CHANGING BEHAVIORS AND ATTITUDES. Annual Meeting of
the Southwestern Social Science Association, New Orleans, LA, March 24, with Barbara Haile, DSW.
HIV/AIDS IN SOUTH AFRICA: KNOWLEDGE AND BEHAVIORAL CHANGES FROM 2001 TO
2003. Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Social Science Association, New Orleans, LA, March
25, with Barbara Haile, DSW, Alicia Jackson, MS.
2005 KNOWLEDGE OF HIV TRANSMISSION AND PERCEPTION OF THE ROLE OF THE AME CHURCH IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS IN SOUTH AFRICA. Annual Meeting of the National Association of Christians in Social Work, Grand Rapids, MI, October 29, with Barbara Haile, DSW.
DEVELOPMENT OF A WINNING APPLICATION:UNDERSTANDING THE PHS 398
APPLICATION FORM-PART 3: DEVELOPING THE BUDGET. Florida A&M University,
February 21.
2004 IDENTIFICATION OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES & DEVELOPMENT OF A WINNING
GRANT APPLICATION-PART 1: FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES. Florida A&M University, April
21, June 14, and September 8.
2004 IDENTIFICATION OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES & DEVELOPMENT OF A WINNING
GRANT APPLICATION-PART 2: WRITING A GRANT APPLICATION. Florida A&M University,
November 10.
2003 A STRESS REDUCER: DEBT MANAGEMENT AND CREDIT REPAIR. The 2003 Health Expo:
the Power of Choice, Women’s Health Issues Track. Tallahassee, FL, February 1.
2002 2001 ANNUAL CONFERENCE HIV/AIDS SURVEY: ANALYSES AND IMPLICATIONS. The Call and Challenge to Heal the Land: Health and Wellness Challenges to the Church: Beyond Mere Advocacy, Mid-Quadrennial Convocation, African Methodist Episcopal Church, December 4-6, Johannesburg, South Africa, with Barbara Haile, DSW.
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FAMILY SUPPORT, PERCEIVED COMPETENCY AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN MIDDLE SCHOOL CHILDREN. Human Development Conference, Memphis, TN, April 13-15, with, Gloria Oliver, MS.
2000 PROJECT EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT, FAMU-UP Course Development Mini-Grant Awardees Conference, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, June 7.
1999 THE EVALUATION…WHY IS IT NECESSARY? Institutional Proposal Development Workshop, Division of Sponsored Research, Florida A & M University, December 13.
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1998 RELIGION, BELIEF SYSTEMS AND THE HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY IN AFRICAN AMERICANS. 1998 Annual LHB Foote Memorial Lectures and Town Meeting, sponsored by The Institute for African American Health, Inc. Tallahassee, FL, March 21.
1998 THE WHY’S AND HOW’S OF PROJECT EVALUATION. Workshop entitled, Effective Proposal Development for the New Millennium, sponsored by the Division of Sponsored Research, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL, March 25.
1996 AFRICAN SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS AND HEALTH BEHAVIORS AMONG AFRICAN AMERICAN COLLEGE STUDENTS. National conference of the National Council of Black Studies, Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C., November 15-17, with Shawn Thompson.
1995 AMBULATORY AND LABORATORY BLOOD PRESSURE: THE INFLUENCE OF SUPPRESSED ANGER AND PERCEIVED STRESS. Second annual national conference of the Minority Institutions Research Development Program, Hampton, VA, May 17-20, with Shawn Thompson.
VITAL SIGNS QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE. Tenth International Interdisciplinary Conference on Hypertension in Blacks, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, June 24-29, with B. Waine Kong, Ph.D.
AMBULATORY AND LABORATORY BLOOD PRESSURE: THE INFLUENCE OF EXPERIENCE AND EXPRESSION OF ANGER. Tenth International Interdisciplinary Conference on Hypertension in Blacks, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, June 24-29.
Respondent to Dr. William T. Henderson's paper entitled: A CORRELATIONAL STUDY OF REPRESSION AND INTERNALIZED SHAME AMONG AFRICAN AMERICANS. National Annual Meeting of the Association of Social and Behavioral Scientists, Tallahassee, FL, March 9-11.
1994 CULTURAL FACTORS IN THE STRESS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN COLLEGE STUDENTS. Twenty-sixth Annual Convention, The Association of Black Psychologists, Philadelphia, PA, August 2-7, 1994, with Joseph Baldwin, John Blackshear, Milford Chavous, Tangela Clark, and Tom Flewellyn.
RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND COPING WITH STRESS. Twenty-sixth Annual Convention, The Association of Black Psychologists, Philadelphia, PA, August 2-7, with Alva Archibald, Celeste Henry, Jacob Mays, and Derek Wilson.
SUPPRESSED ANGER AND BLOOD PRESSURE IN NORMOTENSIVE COLLEGE STUDENTS. Twenty-sixth Annual Convention, The Association of Black Psychologists, Philadelphia, PA, August 2-7, with Alva Archibald, Celeste Henry, Jacob Mays, and Derek Wilson.
THE EFFECTS OF EMOTIONAL DISPOSITION ON 24-HOUR AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY. Ninth International Interdisciplinary Conference on Hypertension in Blacks, Cleveland, OH, June 22-26, with Jamye Brown, Dexter Harris, Thomas Flewellyn, and Erica Odom.
VITAL SIGNS QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE: CONSTRUCT VALIDITY IN AN AFRICAN AMERICAN COLLEGE SAMPLE. Sixth Annual Scientific Sessions, Association of Black Cardiologists, Atlanta, Georgia, March 11-12.
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1993 CULTURAL FACTORS IN THE STRESS OF BLACK COLLEGE STUDENTS: PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS. Association of Black Psychologists, Toronto, Canada, August 4-8.
FACIAL FEATURES, PERCEIVED ATTRACTIVENESS AND AFRICAN SELF CONSCIOUSNESS. Southeastern Psychological Association Convention, Atlanta, Georgia, March 24-27, with Tangela Clark, Leatha Dantzler, and Joseph Baldwin.
1992 PHYSIOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL FACTORS IN STRESS AMONG AFRICAN AMERICAN COLLEGE STUDENTS: AN AFRICENTRIC ANALYSES. Association of Black Psychologists National Convention, Denver, CO, August 5-9.
GRADUATE SCHOOL - GETTING IN AND STAYING THERE. Southeastern Psychological Association Convention, Knoxville, Tennessee, March 25-28.
1990 BEHAVIORAL FACTORS IMPLICATED IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE. Invited symposia on hypertension, 1990 MBRS-MARC Symposium, Nashville, TN, October 11-13.
1989 GENDER DIFFERENCES IN ANGER ASSESSMENT AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS. Thirty-Sixth Annual Meeting of the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine, Las Vegas, Nevada, October 26-29.
TEST ANXIETY OR TEST ANGER IN THE NEGATIVE RESPONSES TO TESTING. Tenth International Conference of the Society for Test Anxiety Research, The University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 30 - July 2.
1988 GENDER DIFFERENCES IN BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY IN NORMOTENSIVE YOUNG BLACK ADULTS. Forty-sixth annual meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society, San Francisco, California, March 9-11.
1988 THE EFFECTS OF STRESS AND FAMILY HISTORY OF HYPERTENSION ON BLOOD PRESSURE VARIATION OF NORMOTENSIVES. The Third Annual International Interdisciplinary Conference on Hypertension in Blacks. Baltimore, Maryland.
1987THE EFFECTS OF STRESS AND FAMILY HISTORY OF HYPERTENSION ON BLOOD PRESSURE VARIATION OF NORMOTENSIVES. Annual conference of the Association of Black Psychologists, Atlanta, Georgia, with M. Allen, T. Hill, and S. Howard.
1986 HYPERTENSION IN BLACKS: ETIOLOGY, PATHOLOGY, AND TREATMENT. Annual Conference of the Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History, Houston, Texas.
1984 SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXT OF BASIC READING RESEARCH. Pre-Convention Institute, Annual Conference of the Afro-American Reading Association, Atlanta, Georgia.
1983 BASIC READING RESEARCH. Annual Conference of the Inernation Reading Association, Anaheim, California.
CRITIQUE OF TEACHER COMMUNICATION TYPE AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO LEARNING. Annual Conference of the American Education Research Association, New York, N.Y.
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1980 TEACHING BLACK CHILDREN TO READ: RECENT RESEARCH ON CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC INTERFERENCE IN LEARNING. Conference on Teaching Black Children to Read, Educational Service Center, Austin, Texas.
1979 RESEARCH IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES: A PANEL FACUTLY RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP. Institute of Urban Affairs and Research, Howard University, Washington, D.C.
PROVERB COMPREHENSION IN CHILDREN. The 1979 Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, San Francisco, California.
1979 THE ROLE OF COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT IN LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION: PIAGET RE-EXAMINED. University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland.
MOTIVATION AND ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE. University Without Walls Seventh Annual Retreat, Airlie, Virginia
1978 DEVELOPMENT OF COMPREHENSION IN YOUNG CHILDREN: THE ROLE OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE. Center for the Study of Reading, University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois.
1977 INTERFERENCE OF A NATIVE DIALECT IN SECOND DIALECT ACQUISITION. First Annual Meeting of Occasional Papers on Linguistics, Language Proficiency and Dominance Testing. Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois.
1976 THE COMPRESSION BLOCK TECHNIQUE: USE AND MISUSE FOR THE STUDY OF MOTOR SKILLS. Seventh Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, St. Lousi, Missouri.
Publications
Smith, P.J., Robinson, J.T. & Chambers, J.W. (2016). The Impact of Cultural Misorientation and Social Support in the Substance Use of African American College Students. Journal of Intercultural Disciplines. 15, 31-54., Robe
Haile, B., Chambers, J. & Garrison, J. (2007). Correlates of HIV/AIDS knowledge and testing: Results of a 2003 South African survey, Journal of Black Studies, 38(2), 194-208 (Document ID: 138*******).
Haile, B. & Chambers, J. (2007). Knowledge of HIV transmission and perception of the role of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in the fight against HIV/AIDS in South Africa. Social Work and Christianity, 34 (2), 167-186.
Blackshear, T. & Chambers, J. (2006). Perceived stress, blood pressure and healthy lifestyles of African Americans. McNair Journal, 24-29.
Herbert, T. & Chambers, J. (2006). Daily stress, healthy lifestyles and blood pressure in people of
African ancestry. McNair Journal, 57-62.
Stevenson V. & Chambers, J. (2004). Effects of sociocultural orientation, stress, and quality of life on African American students. McNair Journal, 67-71.
Akbar, M. & Chambers, J. (2001). Racial identity, self-esteem & Africentric values in Jamaican children. Journal of Black Psychology, 27(3), 321-340.
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Martin, A., Moore, C., & Chambers, J.W. (2001). The relationship between rap music, self-esteem, anger and violence among African American college students. McNair Journal, 30-33.
Mitchell, L. & Chambers, J. (2000). The effect of relaxation training on self-esteem, stress, blood pressure and heart rate of African
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