✓ Jenkins, A.I.C., Rice, T.M., Smith, S.M., Barton, A.W. & Beach, S.R.H. (2025). We gon’ be alright: Examining culturally relevant coping strategies as promotive factors for Black romantic relationships. Family Process, 64(2), e70027- e70033. https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.70027
✓ Jenkins, A. I. C.,^ A., Fredman,^ Gamaldo, A.,^ Hall-Clark, B. N., Le, Y., Mogle, J. A., Monson, C. M., Gamaldo, C. E., Thorpe, R. J., Blount, T. H., Fina, B. A., Buxton, O. M., Engeland, C. G., Rhoades, Galena K., Stanley, S.M., Macdonald, A., Dondanville, K. A., Taylor, D. J., Pruiksma, K. E., Litz, B. T., Young-McCaughan, S., Yarvis, J. S., Keane, T. M., & Peterson, A. L. for the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD. (2025). An initial examination of couple therapy for PTSD outcomes among Black/African Americans: Findings from an uncontrolled trial with military dyads. Behavioral Sciences, 15(4), 537. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15040537
✓ Lei, M-K., Ong, M. L., Carter, S. E., Jenkins, A. I. C., & Beach, S. R. H. (2025). A relationship enhancement program protects against relationship-quality associated weathering among Black adults in romantic partner relationships. Journal of Family Psychology. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0001328
✓ Jenkins, A. I. C, Surachman, A., & Armendariz, M. (2024). Where I’m livin’ and how I’m feelin’: Associations among multiple measures of community stress, gender, and mental-emotional health among Black Americans. Social Science & Medicine, 348 (116763), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.116763
✓ Jenkins, A. I. C., Fredman, S. J., Gamaldo, A. A., King, V., & Almeida, D. M. (2023). Love, health, and the ‘hood: An examination of romantic relationship adjustment and perceived neighborhood quality as predictors of partnered Black Americans’ long-term psychological health. Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science, 132(5), 531–541. https://doi.org/10.1037/abn0000821
✓ Jenkins, A. I. C, Le, Y., Surachman, A., Almeida, D. M., & Fredman, S. J. (2023). Associations among financial well-being, daily relationship tension, and daily affect in two adult cohorts separated by the Great Recession. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 40(4), 1103-1125. https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075221105611
✓ Rice, T. M., Jenkins, A. I. C., McNeil Smith, S., Alexander, C., & McGregor, C. M. (2023). Racial discrimination and romantic relationship dynamics among Black Americans: A systematic review. Journal of Family Theory & Review, 15(4), 793–821. https://doi.org/10.1111/jftr.12535.
✓ Barton, A. W., Jenkins, A. I. C., Gong, Q., Sutton, N. C., & Beach, S.R.H. (2023). The protective effects of perceived gratitude and expressed gratitude for relationship quality among African American couples. Journal of Social & Personal Relationships, 40(5), 1622-1644. http://doi.org/10.1177/02654075221131288
^ Co-first authors, authors equally contributed to the work
✓ Jenkins, A. I. C. (2025, April 25). Examining Multi-dimensions of Black Relationships and Health across Context and Environments. Department of Psychological Sciences Clinical Lunch and Learn Series, Auburn University.
✓ Brown, A. M. & Jenkins, A. I. C. (2025, November). Structural racism and relationship dissolution among Black couples: A longitudinal survival analysis of the Fragile Families dataset. In S. McNeil Smith (Chair), Structural Racism, Discrimination, and Romantic Relationship Outcomes [Symposium]. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations. Baltimore, MD.
✓ McNeil Smith, S., Landor, A., Jenkins, A. I. C., Codamon, A., Alicea, A., & Jones, H. (2025, November). Structural Racism and relationship well-being among coupled Black Americans: A dyadic analysis. In S. McNeil Smith (Chair), Structural Racism, Discrimination, and Romantic Relationship Outcomes [Symposium]. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations. Baltimore, MD.
✓ Rice, T. M., McNeil Smith, S., & Jenkins, A. I. C. (2025, November). Structural racism and relational well-being among partnered Black Americans. In S. McNeil Smith (Chair), Structural Racism, Discrimination, and Romantic Relationship Outcomes [Symposium]. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations. Baltimore, MD.
✓ Jenkins, A. I. C., & Brown, A. M. (2025, August). Disentangling discrimination: Profiles of Black Americans’ oppressive encounters and romantic relationship quality. Paper presented at the International Association of Relationship Research Main Conference, London, England, UK.
✓ Jenkins, A. I. C., Rice, T. M. & Ogolsky, B. S. (2024, November). Got me in my feelings: Relational predictors of Black Americans’ emotion variability. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations. Bellevue, WA.
✓ Brown, A. M., Adeniba, T. D., & Jenkins, A. I. C. (2024, November). Black boy joy, Black girl magic: Illuminating the predictors of happiness and life satisfaction for African Americans. In Ko, K. (Chair), Revealing unseen insights: Employing machine learning for comprehending psychological well-being in individuals and families [Symposium]. Presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations. Bellevue, WA.
✓ Jenkins, A. I. C., Rice, T. M. & McNeil Smith, S. (2024, July). Superwoman is tired: The Strong Black Woman Schema, racism-specific support, and distress. Paper presented at International Association of Relationship Research Main Conference, Boston, MA.
✓ Rice, T. M., Weber, D., Jenkins, A. I. C., Mahoney, E., Lenger, K., & Whitton, S. (2024, July). Discrimination and wellbeing among Black SGM AFAB in same-race and interracial relationships. Paper presented at International Association of Relationship Research Main Conference, Boston, MA.
✓ Jenkins, A. I. C. (2024, February 12). Healthy relationships in the Black community. Women’s Resource Center, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign.
✓ Jenkins, A. I. C. & Rice, T. M. (2023, November). ‘Hood love: Links between multiple measures of neighborhood disadvantage and romantic relationship functioning. In A. I. C. Jenkins (Chair), Bringing focus to the picture: Enhancing our understanding of racism’s effects on Black intimate relationships [Symposium]. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations. Orlando, FL.