Michelle Harris
Research Interests
| Michelle Harris's research focuses on mental health, specifically psychological distress and well-being, and on appraisals physical health in adult populations. Most recently, she was the co-principal investigator of a survey of family life in Jamaica, West Indies. Using data from this survey, she has analyzed mental health and well-being of family members as a function of exposure to stress, sociodemographic factors, and parental duties. Her past research focused on how the process of acculturation and perceptions of discrimination affect the mental well-being of immigrant Americans. |
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Selected Publications: Forthcoming Harris, Michelle. "Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Perceptions of Discrimination." Sociological Imagination. 2003 Harris, Michelle. "Psychological Distress and Well-being in Jamaica." Caribbean Studies Journal 17: 139-156. 1999 Williams, David and Michelle Harris-Reid. "Race and Mental Health: Emerging Patterns and Promising Approaches." In Allan V. Horowitz and Teresa L. Scheid (eds.), The Sociology of Mental Illness. New York: Cambridge University Press. |