Kevin Cokley

Terminal Degree

Georgia State University          Ph.D.    1998    Counseling Psychology

UNC-Greensboro                     M.Ed.   1993    Counselor Education

Wake Forest University            B.A.     1991    Psychology

Representative Publications

Komarraju, M., & Cokley, K. (2008). Horizontal and vertical dimensions of individualism-collectivism: A comparison of AfricanAmericans and European Americans. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 14, 336-343.

Cokley, K., & Chapman, C. (2008). The Roles of Ethnic Identity, Anti-White Attitudes, and Academic Self-Concept in African American Student Achievement. Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 11, 349-365.

Evans, G., & Cokley, K. (2008). African American women and the academy: Using career mentoring to increase research productivity. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 2, 50-57.

Cokley, K. (2007). Critical issues in the measurement of ethnic and racial identity: A referendum on the state of the field. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 54, 224-234.

Cokley, K. & Helm, K. (2007). The relationship between African American enculturation and racial identity. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 35, 142-153.

Cokley, K., & Moore, P. (2007). Moderating and Mediating Effects of Gender and Psychological Disengagement on the Academic Achievement of AfricanAmericanCollege Students. Journal of Black Psychology, 33, 169-187.

Cokley, K., & Awad, G. (2007). Conceptual and Methodological Issues Related to Multicultural Research. In P. Heppner, D. Kivlighan, & B. Wampold, Research Design in Counseling (3^rd Ed., pp. 366 – 384). Brooks Cole. Belmont, CA.

Cokley, K. (2006).  The Impact of Racialized Schools and Racist (Mis)Education on African American Students’ Academic Identity. In M. Constantine & D. Sue (Eds.) Addressing Racism: Facilitating Cultural Competence in Mental Health and Educational Settings, pp. 127-144. John Wiley & Sons. Hoboken, NJ.

Cokley, K. (2005). Racial(ized) Identity, Ethnic Identity, and Afrocentric Values: Conceptual and Methodological Challenges in Understanding African American Identity. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 52, 517-526.

Cokley, K. (2003). What Do We Know About the Academic Motivation of African American College Students? Challenging the “Anti-Intellectual Myth” Harvard Educational Review, 73, 524-558.

Cokley, K., Komarraju, M, King, A., Cunningham, D., & Muhammad, G. (2003). Ethnic differences in the measurement of academic self-concept in a sample of African American and European American College Students. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 63, 707-722.

Cokley, K. (2003). Afrocentricity and African Psychology. In J. Conyers (Ed.), Afrocentricity and the Academy: Essays on Theory and Practice. McFarland & Company, pp. 141-162. McFarland & Company. Jefferson: N.C.

Cokley, K. (2002). The Impact of College Racial Composition on African American Students’ Academic Self-Concept: A Replication and Extension. Journal of Negro Education, 71, 288-296.

Cokley, K. (2002). Ethnicity, Gender, and Academic Self-Concept: A Preliminary Examination of Academic Disidentification and Implications for Psychologists. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology, 8, 378-388.

Cokley, K. (2002). Testing Cross’s Revised Racial Identity Model: An Examination of the Relationship between Racial Identity and Internalized Racialism. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 49, 476-483.

Cokley, K., & Helm, K. (2001). Testing the Construct Validity of Scores on the Multidimensional Inventory of Black Identity. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 34, 80-95.

Cokley, K. (2000). An Investigation of Academic Self-Concept and its Relationship to Academic Achievement in African American College Students.  Journal of Black Psychology, 26(2), 148-164.

Recent Awards

• 2008    Awardee “10 Rising Stars in the Academy”, Diverse Issues In Higher Education
• 2007 Association of Black Psychologists' Scholarship Award
• 2004 Emerging Professional Award, Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues

Boards, Committees and Associations

• Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Black Psychology
• Editorial Board, Educational Researcher
• Previous Editorial Boards include the Journal of Counseling Psychology and Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Current Research Projects and Grants

My multicultural research team (MRT) has completed two projects. The first project tested a path model in which dimensions of religiosity and spirituality predicted psychological well-being across 4 ethnic groups. The second project assessed the relationship of different aspects of personality (e.g., social dominance orientation, right-wing authoritarianism, and openness to experience) with components of prejudice (e.g., attitudes toward racial diversity, personal contact, and attitudes toward women).

Research Interests and Expertise

Racial and Ethnic Identity Development; Factors that Impact Academic 

Achievement of African American Students; Academic Self-Concept,

Academic Motivation; Multicultural Psychology and Issues of Race, Ethnicity,

and Culture; Afrocentric/African-centered Psychology; new interests include

examining the impact of religiosity and spirituality on various psychological

outcomes

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