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Education
BS (Clinical Psychology and Computer Science)
Tufts UniversityMPP (Urban and Environmental Policy)
Tufts UniversityMSW
Boston CollegePhD
Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development, Tufts UniversityCourses
Courses
CP 772 Clinical Practice with Families
Publications
Publications
M.B. (accepted) Looking through a kaleidoscope: A Phenomenological Ethnic-Racial Socialization Conceptual Model and its application to U.S. Black and Latino youth and families. Journal of Social Issues
Hahm, H C., Ha, Y.S., Scott, J.C., Wongchai, V., Chen, J.A. & Liu, C.H. (2021)
Perceived COVID-19- related anti-Asian discrimination predicts Post
Traumatic Stress Disorder symptoms among Asian American youth. Psychiatry Research, 308, 114084
Scott, J.C., Pinderhughes, E.E., & Johnson, S.K., (2020) How does racial context matter?: Family preparation-for-bias messages and racial coping reported by Black youth. Child Development, 91(5), 1471-1490
Scott, J.C. & Pinderhughes, E.E. (2019) Distinguishing between demographics and contextual factors linked to early childhood physical discipline and physical maltreatment
among Black families. Child Abuse & Neglect, 94, 104020
Collins, M.E. & Scott, J.C. (2019) Intersection of race and religion of youth in foster
care: Examining policy and practice. Children and Youth Services Review, 98, 163-170
Pinderhughes, E.E., Scott, J.C., & Matthews, J.A.K. (2019) Youth of color in care: Intersecting identities and vulnerabilities. In Fitzgerald, H.E, Johnson, D.J., Qin, D.B., Villarruel, F.A., & Norder, J. (Eds.) Handbook of children and prejudice: Integrating research, practice and policy (pgs. 353- 373). Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland
Presentations
Presentations
Scott, J.C., Zhang, X., Wang, J., Liu, J., Sopper, C., Johnson, K.G., Weng, Y., Fleckman, J., Cho, B., Yau, Y. & Li, G. ((2021, April).). What is positive parenting?: Perspectives from low-income Chinese immigrant caregivers living in the Greater Boston area. Presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Virtual Biennial Meeting.*
Scott, J.C., Pinderhughes, E.E., and Johnson, S.K. (2019, March) The effects of physical maltreatment and physical discipline on internalizing symptoms among young African- American children. Paper presented as part of the symposium, “Early childhood child maltreatment, risk factors, and effects on children’s health” (Chair: Scott, J.C.) at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Baltimore, MD.
Scott, J.C. (2019, March) Presenter, Forming interdisciplinary partnerships to engage communities in the promotion of child well-being. Professional development workshop held at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Baltimore, MD.
Johnson, K.G.* and Scott, J.C. (2019, March) Enough is enough: The experience of Black homicide survivors in Boston. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Baltimore, MD.
Mistry, J., Scott, J.C., and Kiyama, F. (2019, March) Narrative constructions of developmental progression: Making sense of “mixed” ethnic identities. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Baltimore, MD.
Johnson, K.G.*, Zhang, X.†, and Scott, J.C. (2019, January) Cultural exchanger: Using a narrative approach to evaluate a culturally-based family agency. ePoster presented at the Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA
Scott, J.C., Pinderhughes, EE., and Johnson, S.K. (2018, April) Coping with teachers’ racial discrimination: Links to academic outcomes among Black youth. Paper presented as part of the symposium, “Racial coping among Black and Latino youth” (Chair: Scott, J.C.) at the Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting, Minneapolis, MN
Scott, J.C., Pinderhughes, E.E., Johnson, S.K, and Conduct Problems Prevention Research Group (2018, January) Variation in African American parents' use of early childhood physical discipline. ePoster presented at the Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, Washington, D.C.
Zhang, X., Zhang, E., Cinney, A., Debenedetto, A., Nealon-Shapiro, C., Shin, H.R., Scott, J.C., & Pinderhughes, E.E. (2017, April) “They make slanty eyes at me”: Racial and adoption microaggressions in the lives of international transracial adoptees. Poster presented at Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Austin, TX
Johnson, K.G., Scott, J.C., Liu, J., Wang, J., Sopper, C., Zhang, X., Weng, Y., Fleckman, J.,
Cho, B., Yau, Y. , & Li, G., (2021, April). Discrimination experiences among low-income Chinese immigrant families living in the Greater Boston area. Presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Virtual Biennial Meeting.
Scott, J.C., Zhang, X., Wang, J., Liu, J., Sopper, C., Johnson, K.G., Weng, Y., Fleckman, J.,
Cho, B., Yau, Y. & Li, G. ((2021, April).). What is positive parenting?: Perspectives from low-income Chinese immigrant caregivers living in the Greater Boston area. Presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Virtual Biennial Meeting.*
Scott, J.C., Pinderhughes, E.E., and Johnson, S.K. (2019, March) The effects of physical maltreatment and physical discipline on internalizing symptoms among young African- American children. Paper presented as part of the symposium, “Early childhood child maltreatment, risk factors, and effects on children’s health” (Chair: Scott, J.C.) at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Baltimore, MD.
Scott, J.C. (2019, March) Presenter, Forming interdisciplinary partnerships to engage
communities in the promotion of child well-being. Professional development workshop held at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Baltimore, MD.
Scott, J.C., Pinderhughes, E.E., and Johnson, S.K. (2016, October). Preparing Black boys for bias: Understanding family messages and boys’ coping strategies related to racially hostile situations. Poster presented at Society for Research in Child Development Special Topics Meeting: Babies, Boys and Men of Color, Tampa, FL
Scott, J.C. (2016, October). Member of a roundtable panel: Mentoring males of color across the lifespan: Building from personal and professional assets and vulnerabilities. Society for Research in Child Development Special Topics Meeting: Babies, Boys and Men of Color, Tampa, FL
Grants
Grants
2019–2020: Principal Investigator, Cultural and contextual influences on parenting among low-income Chinese immigrant caregivers living in the Greater Boston area, Doris Duke Fellowship for the Promotion of Child Well-Being Research-to-Action Grants, Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2015-2017: Doris Duke Fellowship for the Promotion of Child Well-Being. Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
Professional Activities and Certifications
Professional Activities and Certifications
2017-2018: Evaluation Supervisor, Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center (BCNC), Boston, MA
2014-2015: Evaluation Fellow (funded by The Boston Foundation), Institute for Nonprofit Practice (formerly Institute for Non-Profit Management and Leadership), Needham, MA
Fall 2010: Part-time Social Worker, Family & Children’s Service of Greater Lynn, Lynn, MA
2008-2010: Liaison for School Based Programs, Family & Children’s Service of Greater Lynn, Lynn, MA
2006-2010: Social Worker, Family & Children’s Service of Greater Lynn, Lynn, MA
Awards and Honors
Awards and Honors
2017: Eliot Pearson Doctoral Research Practice Integration Award, Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development, Tufts University
2017: 2017 Eliot Pearson Doctoral Research Practice Integration Award, Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development, Tufts University.
2015-2017: Doris Duke Fellowship for the Promotion of Child Well-Being, Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
2016: Third Place, Student Poster Competition at the Society for Research in Child Development Special Topics Meeting: Babies, Boys and Men of Color, Tampa, FL.
2014-2015: Graduate Institute for Teaching (GIFT) Fellowship, Tufts University, Medford, MA.
2014: 2014 Senior Survey Significant Impact Nomination, Tufts University, Medford, MA.