All Selected Publications
Postsecondary Transitions and Transition to Adulthood
White, A., Liang, B., Hill, N. E., & Perella, J. (2021). “My mentor thinks that I can be someone amazing:” Drawing out youths’ passions and purpose. Journal of Adolescent Research
https://doi-org.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/10.1177/0743558420942481
Hill, N. E., Liang, B., Price, M., Polk, W. & Perella, J., & Savitz-Romer, M. (2018) Envisioning a meaningful future and academic engagement: The role of parenting practices and school-based relationships. Psychology in the Schools, 55, 595–608. DOI: 10.1002/pits.22146
https://doi-org.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/10.1002/pits.22146
Hill, N. E., Liang, B., Bravo, D. Y, Price, M., Polk, W., Perella, J., & Savitz-Romer, M. (2018). Adolescents’ perceptions of the economy: Its association with academic engagement and the role in school-based and parental relationships. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 47(5), 895-915. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10964-017-0802-5
Hill, N. E. & Wang, M-T (2015). From middle school to college: Promoting engagement, developing aspirations and the mediated pathways from parenting to post high school enrollment. Developmental Psychology, 51(2), 224-235. DOI: 10.1037/a0038367. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0038367
Hill, N. E., Ramirez, C. L., & Dumka, L. E., (2003). Adolescents’ career aspirations: A qualitative study of perceived barriers and family support among low income ethnically diverse adolescents. Journal of Family Issues, 24, 934-959. https://doi-org.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/10.1177/0192513X03254517
Developmental Theory & Methodology
Hill, N. E., (2021). In search of the individual embedded in context: Applications of the Specificity Principle. Journal of Applied Developmental Science, 75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appdev.2021.101289
Savitz-Romer, M. Nicola, T., Jensen, A., Hill, N.E., Liang, B. & Perella, J. (2018). Data-Driven School Counseling: The Role of the Research–Practice Partnership. Professional School Counseling, 22(1), https://journals-sagepub-com.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/doi/full/10.1177/2156759X18824269
Knight, G. P. & Hill, N. E. (1998). Measurement equivalence in research involving minority adolescents. In V. C. McLoyd & L. Steinberg (Eds.), Studying minority adolescents: Theoretical and methodological issues (pp. 183-210) Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. https://www.amazon.com/Studying-Minority-Adolescents-Methodological-Theoretical/dp/0805819649
Race-Ethnicity-Socioeconomic Status and Child Development
Umana-Taylor, A., J. & Hill, N. E. (2020). Ethnic-racial socialization in the family: A decade’s advance on precursors and outcomes. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 82, 244-271 https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12622
McBride Murry, V., Hill, N. E., Berkel, C., Witherspoon, D. P., & Bartz, D. (2015). Children in diverse social contexts. In M. Bornstein & T. Leventhal (Eds.), Handbook in Child Psychology and Developmental Science (Volume 4: Ecological Settings and Processes in Developmental Systems, pp. 416-454), R. M. Lerner, Editor-in-Chief; 7th edition. New York: Wiley. https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/lib/harvard-ebooks/reader.action?docID=1895803&ppg=448
Hill, N. E. & Witherspoon, D. W. (2011). Race, ethnicity, and SES. In M. Underwood & L. Rosen (Eds.) Handbook on Social Development. (pp. 316-346). New York: Guilford. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2011-26924-013
*Hill, N. E. (2006). Disentangling ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and parenting: Interactions, influences, and meaning. Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies Journal, 1(1), 114-124. https://www-tandfonline-com.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/doi/full/10.1080/17450120600659069 **Most Downloaded Article of 2007**
Hill, N. E., McBride Murry, V., & Anderson, V. D. (2005). Sociocultural contexts of African American families. In V. C., McLoyd, N. E. Hill, & K. A. Dodge (Eds.), African American Family Life: Ecological and Cultural Diversity. Duke Series on Child Development and Public Policy; Volume 2: Series Editors: K. A. Dodge & M. Putallaz. New York: Guilford Press. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2006-00945-000
McLoyd, V. C., Hill, N. E., & Dodge, K. A. (2005). Emerging Issues in African American Family Life: Context, Adaptation, and Policy. In V. C., McLoyd, N. E. Hill, & K. A. Dodge (Eds.), African American Family Life: Ecological and Cultural Diversity. Duke Series on Child Development and Public Policy; Volume 2: Series Editors: K. A. Dodge & M. Putallaz. New York: Guilford Press. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2006-00945-000
Hill, N. E. & Herman-Stahl, M. A. (2002). Neighborhood safety and social involvement: The impact on depression and parenting among African American and Euro-American mothers. Journal of Family Psychology, 16(2), 209-219. http://dx.doi.org.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/10.1037/0893-3200.16.2.209
Murry, V. M., Smith, E. P. & Hill, N. E. (2001). Race, Ethnicity, and Culture in studies of families in context. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 63(4), 911-914. https://www-proquest-com.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/docview/219751522?accountid=11311&pq-origsite=primo
Discrimination
Price, M. Hill, N. E., Liang, B., & Perella, J. (2019). Teacher Relationships and Adolescents Experiencing Identity-Based Victimization What Matters for Whom Among Stigmatized Adolescents. School Mental Health Journal. DOI: 10.1007/s12310-019-09327-z. https://link-springer-com.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/article/10.1007/s12310-019-09327-z
Bravo, D. Y., Jeffries, J. Epps, A. & Hill, N. E. (2019). When things go viral: Youth’s discrimination in the world of social media. In H. E. Fitzgerald, D. J. Johnson, D. Qin, F. Villarruel, & J. Norder (Eds.), Handbook of Children and Prejudice: Integrating Research, Practice, and Policy. (pp. 269-287). New York: Springer. https://link-springer-com.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-030-12228-7_15
Price, M., Olezesky, C., McMahon, T. & Hill, N. E. (2019). A Developmental Perspective on Victimization Faced by Gender-Nonconforming Youth. In H. E. Fitzgerald, D. J. Johnson, D. Qin, F. Villarruel, & J. Norder (Eds.), Handbook of Children and Prejudice: Integrating Research, Practice, and Policy. (pp. 447-461) New York: Springer. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-12228-7_25
Price, M., Polk, W., Hill, N. E., Liang, B. & Perella, J. (2019). The intersectionality of identity-based victimization in adolescence: A person-centered examination of mental health and academic achievement in a U. S. high school. Journal of Adolescence, 76, 185-196. DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2019.09.002. https://www-sciencedirect-com.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/science/article/pii/S0140197119301538
Polk, W., Hill, N. E., Price, M., Liang, B., Perella, J. & Savitz-Romer, M. (2018). Adolescent Profiles of Marginalization and Connection at School: Relations with Academics and Mental Health. Journal of Research on Adolescence, DOI: 10.1111/jora.12460. https://doi-org.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/10.1111/jora.12460
Schools and Academic Performance
Liu, P., Savitz-Romer, M., Perella, J., Liang, B., & Hill, N. E. (2018). Students representations of dyadic and global teacher-student relationships: Perceived caring, negativity, affinity, and differences across gender and race/ethnicity. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 54, 281-296. DOI: 10.1016/j.cedpsych.2018.07.005. https://www-sciencedirect-com.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/science/article/pii/S0361476X17304861
Linnenbrink-Garcia, L., Wormington, S. V., Snyder, K. E., Riggsbee, J., Perez, T. Ben-Eliyahu, A., Hill, N. E. (2018) Multiple pathways to success: An examination of integrative motivational profiles among college and upper elementary students. Journal of Educational Psychology. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/edu0000245
Tyson, D. F., Linnenbrink-Garcia, L., & Hill, N. E. (2009). Regulating Debilitating Emotions in the Context of Performance: Achievement Goal Orientations, Achievement-Elicited Emotions, and Socialization Contexts. Human Development, 52(6), 329-356
https://www-proquest-com.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/docview/224014925?pq-origsite=primo&accountid=11311
Hill, N. E. & McKinney, J. P. (1998). Interviewing as a teaching tool. In J. P. McKinney, L. B. Shiamberg, & L. Shelton (Eds.), Teaching the Course on Adolescent Development (pp. 203-218). New York: Garden Press. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781315861500-14/use-interview-teaching-adolescent-development-nancy-hill-john-paul-mckinney
Parental Involvement in Education & Family School Relationships
Hill, N. E., Witherspoon, D., & Bartz, D. L. (2018). Parental involvement in education during middle school: Perspectives of ethnically diverse parents, teachers, and students. Journal of Educational Research, v111 n1 p12-27. DOI: 10.1080/00220671.2016.1190910. https://www-tandfonline-com.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/doi/full/10.1080/00220671.2016.1190910
Hill, N. E., Jeffries, J. & Murray K. (2017). Ethnic minority youth and parents still navigate inequities in educational opportunities: New tools for old problems. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 674, 113-133 DOI: 10.1177/0002716217730618. https://doi-org.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/10.1177/0002716217730618
Kim, S. W. & Hill, N. E. (2015). Including Fathers in the Picture: A Meta-Analysis of Parental Involvement and Students’ Academic Achievement. Journal of Educational Psychology, 107(2). http://dx.doi.org.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/10.1037/edu0000023
Hill, N. E. (2015). Family-school relationships during adolescence Clarifying Goals, Broadening Conceptualizations, and Deepening Impact. In S. M. Sheridan & E. M. Kim (Eds.), Research on family-school partnerships: An interdisciplinary examination of state of the science and critical needs. New York: Springer. https://link-springer-com.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-319-16931-6_3
Wang, M-T, Hill, N. E. & Hofkens, T. (2014). Parental Involvement and Adolescent Academic, Behavioral, and Emotional Development in Secondary School. Child Development, 85(6), 2151-2168. DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12284. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.12284
Hill, N. E. (2011). Undermining partnerships between African-American families and schools:
Legacies of discrimination and inequalities. In Hill, N. E., Mann, T. L., & Fitzgerald, H. E. (Eds.), African American Children’s Mental Health: Development and Context (Vol. 1) (pp. 199-230). Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2011-15094-008
Hill, N. E. & Torres, K. A. (2010). Negotiating the American Dream: The Paradox of Aspirations and Achievement among Latino Students and Engagement between their Families and Schools. Journal of Social Issues, 66(1), 95-112. https://doi-org.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/10.1111/j.1540-4560.2009.01635.x
Hill, N. E. (2009). Culturally-based worldviews, family processes, and family-school interaction. In S. Christenson & A. Reschly (Eds.). The Handbook on School-Family Partnerships for Promoting Student Competence (pp. 101-127). New York: Routledge/Taylor Francis. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9780203876046-11/culturally-based-worldviews-family-processes-family-school-interactions
*Hill, N. E. & Tyson, D. F. (2009). Parental involvement in middle school: A meta-analytic assessment of the strategies that promote achievement. Developmental Psychology, 45(3), 740-763. http://dx.doi.org.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/10.1037/a0015362 *Winner 2010 SRA Social Policy Best Article Award*
Hill, N. E., Tyson, D. F., & Bromell, L. (2009). Parental involvement in middle school: Developmentally appropriate strategies across SES and ethnicity. In N. E. Hill & R. K. Chao (Eds.) Families, schools, and the adolescent: Connecting research, policy, and practice. (pp. 53-72). New York: Teachers College Press. https://www.amazon.com/Families-Schools-Adolescent-Connecting-Research/dp/0807749958
Hill, N. E. & Chao, R. K. (2009). Background in theory, policy, and practice. In N. E. Hill & R. K. Chao (Eds.) Families, schools and the adolescent: Connecting research, policy, and practice.(pp. 1-15). New York: Teachers College Press. https://www.amazon.com/Families-Schools-Adolescent-Connecting-Research/dp/0807749958
Chao, R. K. & Hill, N. E. (2009). Recommendations for developmentally appropriate strategies for parental involvement during adolescence. In N. E. Hill & R. K. Chao (Eds.) Families, schools and the adolescent: Connecting research, policy, and practice. (pp. 195-207). New York: Teachers College Press. https://www.amazon.com/Families-Schools-Adolescent-Connecting-Research/dp/0807749958
Hill, N. E. (2008). Parental Involvement. In E. M. Anderman (Ed.) Psychology of classroom learning: An encyclopedia. Detroit, MI; MacMillan. https://www.worldcat.org/title/psychology-of-classroom-learning-an-encyclopedia/oclc/276295948
Hill, N. E., Castellino, D. R., Lansford, J. E., Nowlin, P., Dodge, K. A., Bates, J. & Petit, G. (2004). Parent-Academic Involvement as Related to School Behavior, Achievement, and Aspirations: Demographic Variations across Adolescence. Child Development, 75(4), 1491-1509. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2765127/
Hill, N. E., & Taylor, L. C. (2004). Parent-school involvement and children’s academic achievement: Pragmatics and Issues. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 13, 161-164. https://doi-org.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/10.1111/j.0963-7214.2004.00298.x
Hill, N. E. & Craft, S. (2003). Parent-school involvement and children’s school performance: Mediated pathways among African American and Euro-American children. Journal of Educational Psychology, 95, 74-83. http://dx.doi.org.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/10.1037/0022-0663.95.1.74
Hill, N. E. (2001). Parenting and academic socialization as they relate to school readiness: The role of ethnicity and family income. Journal of Educational Psychology. 93(4), 686-697. http://dx.doi.org.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/10.1037/0022-0663.93.4.686
Parenting and Child and Adolescent Development
Hill, N. E. (2012). Parent-child and child-peer close relationships: Understanding parental influences on peer relations from a cultural context. In T. J. Loving & L. Campbell (Eds.), Close relationships across the lifespan. (pp. 109-134) Washington DC: APA Books. https://www.apa.org/pubs/books/4318099
Le, H., N., Ceballo, R., Chao, R.K., Hill, N. E., Murry, V. M., & Pinderhughes, E. E. (2008). Excavating Culture: Disentangling Ethnic Differences from Contextual Influences in Parenting. Applied Developmental Science, 12(4). https://doi-org.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/10.1080/10888690802387880
Hill, N. E. & Tyson, D. F. (2008). Excavating culture: Ethnicity and context as predictors of parenting behavior. Applied Developmental Science, 12 (4).
https://doi-org.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/10.1080/10888690802388110
Ceballo, R. Chao, R. K., Hill, N. E., Le, H., Murry, V. M., & Pinderhughes, E. E. (2008). Excavating Culture: Summary of results. Applied Developmental Science, 12(4).
https://doi-org.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/10.1080/10888690802388169
Hill, N. E., Bromell, L., Tyson, D. F., & Flint, R. (2007). Ecological perspectives on parental influences during adolescence. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 36(3), 367-377. https://doi-org.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/10.1080/15374410701444322
Bouffard, S. & Hill, N. E. (2005). Maternal perceptions of competence and children’s academic adjustment: Longitudinal relations across early elementary school. Social Psychology of Education, 8, 441-463. https://link-springer-com.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/article/10.1007/s11218-005-1327-4
Barbarin, O, McCandies, T., Coleman, C. & Hill, N. E. (2005). School performance among African American children: Preparation, Beliefs, and Practices. In V. C., McLoyd, N. E. Hill, & K. A. Dodge (Eds.), African American Family Life: Ecological and Cultural Diversity. Duke Series on Child Development and Public Policy; Volume 2: Series Editors: K. A. Dodge & M. Putallaz. New York: Guilford Press. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2006-00945-000
Hill, N. E., Bush, K. R., & Roosa, M. W. (2003). Relations between parenting and family socialization strategies and children’s mental health: Low income, Mexican American and Euro-American mothers’ and children’s perspectives. Child Development, 74, 189-204. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12625445/
Hill, N. E. & Bush, K. (2001). Relations between parenting environment and children’s mental health among African American and Euro-American mothers and children. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 63(4), 954-966. https://onlinelibrary-wiley-com.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/doi/pdfdirect/10.1111/j.1741-3737.2001.00954.x
Gonzales, N. A., Pitts, S., Hill, N. E.,& Roosa, M. W. (2000). A mediational model of the impact of interparental conflict on child adjustment: The role of disrupted parenting within a high risk sample Journal of Family Psychology, 14(3), 365-379.
http://dx.doi.org.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/10.1037/0893-3200.14.3.365
Hill, N. E. (1997) Does parenting differ based on social class?: African-American females' perceived socialization for achievement. American Journal of Community Psychology, 25(5), 675-697. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A:1024639017985
Hill, N. E. (1995). The relationship between family environment and parenting style: A preliminary study of African American families. Journal of Black Psychology, 21(4), 408-423.
https://doi.org/10.1177/00957984950214007