Research

Publications

Henry, R. Harris-McKoy, D. & Strachan-Louidor, T. (in press). Shut up and do therapy: Balancing community obligation and self preservation. Family Process.

Harris-McKoy, D., Henry, R., & Strachan, T. (2024). Navigating client generated prejudice (K. Brown, Ed.). AAMFT Ethics Textbook (p 123-135). American Association for Marriage and Family therapy.

Lancit-Harmon, A., Ilkmen, N., & Harris-McKoy, D. (2023, November/December). Increasing belongingness for the future of MFT program, the filed, and our association. Family Therapy Magazine. https://ftm.aamft.org/increasing-belongingness-for-the-future-of-mft-programs-the-field-and-our-association/

Harris-McKoy, D., Henry, R., & Strachan, T. (2021, November/December). Navigating client generated prejudice. Family Therapy Magazine, 26-29.

Jackson, L., Ford, J, James, B., Schleiden, C., Harris-McKoy, D., & Holcomb, J. (2020).  Expect the best: The impact of parental expectation on Black males’ academics.  Journal of Black Studies, 51(8), 767-789. Doi:10.1177/0021934720946427

Jackson, L., Ford, J., Randolph, C., Schleiden, C., & Harris-McKoy, D., & McWey, L. (2020). School climate as a link between high school black males’ math identity and outcomes. Education and Urban Society, 1-9, https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0013124520931453

Harris-McKoy, D. & Okafor, E. (2020). Adolescent substance use. In The opioid epidemic: Medical, nursing and behavioral treatment. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.

Harris-McKoy, D. & McNeil Smith, S. (2020). Improving culturally-sensitive interventions for youth and parent-child relationships. In K. S. Wampler & L. McWey    (Eds.), The handbook of systemic family therapy: Volume 2. Systemic family therapy with children and adolescents. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.

Harris-McKoy, D., Washingston, Y. & Wilson, L. (2020, March/April). Contextualizing our work with families in varying levels of poverty. Family Therapy Magazine.

Harris-McKoy, D. &  Strachan, T (2019, March/April). Removing the cape: Black superwomen and depression. Family Therapy Magazine.

Harris-McKoy, D., Gutierrez, D., Strachan, T., & Winley, D. (2017). Women of color in marriage and family therapy programs. Journal of Feminist Family Therapy, 29, 28-44.

Harris-McKoy, D. (2016). Adolescent delinquency: Is too much or too little parental control a problem?. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 25, 2079-2088.

Harris-McKoy, D.Woods, S., Brantley, C. W., & Farineau, H. M. (2015) Ethical decision-making for marriage and family therapist working with at-risk families. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 41, 192-204.

Harris-McKoy, D. & Wilkins, E. (2014, July/August). Individual responsibility: Marriage and family therapy as a way of life. Family Therapy Magazine, 40-44.

Harris-McKoy, D., Meyer, A., McWey, L., Henderson T., & McKendrick, W. (2014). Substance use, policy, and foster care. Journal of Family Issues, 35, 1298-1321.

McNeil, S., Harris-McKoy, D., Brantely, C.W., Fincham, F., & Beach, S. R. H. (2014). Middle class African American Mothers’ depressive symptoms mediate perceived discrimination and reported child externalizing behaviors. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 23, 381-388.

Harris-McKoy, D. & Cui, M. (2013). Parental control, adolescent delinquency, and young adult criminal behavior. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 22, 836-843.

Presentations
Harris-McKoy, D. (2024, April). Tired, yet hopeful: Resilience in the context of Oppression. PowerPoint presented at the Illinois Council on Family Relations Annual Conference.

Ilkmen, N. & Harris-McKoy, D. (2024, April). Attending to issues of social justice in clinical supervision. PowerPoint presented at the International Family Therapy Association’s 2024 World Family Therapy Congress.

Harris-McKoy, D. & Strachan-Louidor, T. (2023, February). Being culturally informed: Translating concepts to actions. Webinar presented at The California Training Institute, virtual.

Harris-McKoy, D. (2020, October). The time is now: Social justice, clinical practice, and advocacy.  PowerPoint presented at the 17th Annual Armor Family Therapy Lecture Series, virtual.

Strachan-Louidor, T. &  Harris-McKoy, D. (2020, November). Predictors of anxiety and depression in African American emerging adults.  Poster presented at the annual conference for the National Council on Family Relations, virtual.

Harris-McKoy, D. & Strachan, T (2019, November). Exploring Black women and depression. Poster presented at the annual conference for the National Council on Family Relations, Forth Worth, TX.

Harris-McKoy, D. & Strachan T. (2019, September). Understanding Black women and depression. Research discussion presented at the annual conference for the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, Austin, TX.

Okafor, E. & Harris-McKoy, D. (2019, September). Peer influence for Black youth dealing with racial trauma. Panel presentation at the annual conference for the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, Austin, TX

Harris-McKoy, D. ( 2019, February).  Black women and depression. PowerPoint presented at 2019 Black History Month Lecture Series at Texas A&M University Central Texas, Killeen, TX.

Harris-McKoy, D. (2018, May). Black women and depression. Poster presented at 2018 Re-Imagining Black Girls' and Women's Health Symposium, Towson, MD

Harris-McKoy, D., Lancit, A., Henry, R. (2018, May). Superwoman: Black Women, the workplace, and mental health. Panel presentation at 2018 Re-Imagining Black Girls' and Women's Health Symposium, Towson, MD

Harris-McKoy, D., Strachan, T., & Trussell, S. (2018, February). Reclaiming my time: Black women and self-care. PowerPoint presented at NAAAS & Affiliates 26th Annual Joint Conference, Dallas, TX.

McNeil Smith, S. & Harris-McKoy, D(2017, October). Black youth and therapy: Bridging research and practice. PowerPoint presented at the annual conference for the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, Atlanta, GA.

Strachan, T. & Harris-McKoy, D. (2017, October). Post traumatic slave syndrome and the Black family. PowerPoint presented at the annual conference for the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, Atlanta, GA.

Harris-McKoy, D.  (2017, March). Removing the mask: Black women and depression. PowerPoint presented at 76thSouthwestern Regional Conference for Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated.

Harris-McKoy, D.,Gutierrez, D., Strachan, T., & Winley, D. (2017, February). Women of color in marriage and family therapy programs. PowerPoint presented at the NAAAS & Affiliates 25thAnnual Joint Conference, Dallas, TX.

Harris-McKoy, D. (2016, July). Being an evidenced based clinician. Webinar presented to American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Minority Fellowship Program.

Strachan, T. &  Harris-McKoy, D. (2016, June). An integrated approach to healing the scars of post-traumatic slave syndrome (PTSS).  Poster presented at the American Family Therapy Academy 38thAnnual Meeting and Open Conference, Denver, CO.

Gomez-Horton, L. & Harris-McKoy, D. (2016, April). Equity and access: Understanding the hidden social barriers. PowerPoint presented at the Slave Free City Summit, Austin, TX.

Harris-McKoy, D. (2015, November). Mental health awareness. PowerPoint presented at Health 360: Total Lifestyle Transformation Conference .

Gomez-Horton, L. & Harris-McKoy, D. (2015, August). Eliminating racism: A multidimensional community endeavor. PowerPoint present at the 2015 Cross-Systems Summit: Collaborating to Achieve Equity, Austin, TX.

Harris-McKoy, D. (2015, May). Saving supergirl. PowerPoint presented at the annual Healthy Youth Partnership Conference, Austin, TX.

Harris-McKoy, D. (2015, March). Building a therapeutic relationship with Black youth engaged in delinquent behavior. PowerPoint presented at the International Family Therapy Association’s 23rd World Family Therapy Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Harris-McKoy, D. (2015, March). Living a legacy: Your work does matter. PowerPoint presented at the International Family Therapy Association’s 23rd World Family Therapy Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Harris-McKoy, D. & Maurer, A. (2015, February). Working with youth that identify as LGBTQ. PowerPoint presented at the annual conference of the Texas Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, Austin, TX.

Michelle, M.& Harris-McKoy, D. (2015, February). The influence of paternal postpartum depression on children. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Texas Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, Austin, TX.

Harris-McKoy, D. (2013, November). Adolescent delinquency: Is too much or too little parental control a problem. Poster presented at the annual conference of the National Council on Family Relations, San Antonio, TX.

Harris-McKoy, D. (2013, October). Parent-adolescent relationship, parental control and Black youth. Poster presented at the annual conference for the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, Portland, OR.

McNeil, S., Brantley, C., &,Harris-McKoy, D. (2012, February). African-American maternal depression and child outcomes. PowerPoint presented at the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Minority Fellowship Winter Think Tank, Arlington, VA.

Harris-McKoy, D. & Cui, M. (2011, November). Parental control and delinquent behavior: A longitudinal study from adolescence to emerging adulthood. Poster presented at the annual conference of the National Council on Family Relations, Orlando, FL.

Harris-McKoy, D. (2011, September). Perception is reality: Parents, self-esteem, and gangs. Poster presented at the annual conference for the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, Fort-Worth, TX.

Harris-McKoy, D., Meyer, A., McWey, L., Henderson, T., & McKendrick, W. (2010, November). The adoption and safe families act, substance using parents, and foster care. Poster presented at the annual conference for the National Council on Family Relations, Minneapolis, MN.

Community Presentations

Harris-McKoy, D. (2023, April). The struggle is real: Youth mental health challenges. PowerPoint presented at Elevating Youth Voices Workshop hosted by the Hoffman Estates (IL) Chapter of The, Links Incorporated.

Harris-McKoy, D. (2020, September). Maintaining a healthy me. PowerPoint presented to Pi Omega Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated, virtual.

Harris-McKoy, D. (2018, April). Reclaiming my time: Black women and mental health. PowerPoint presented at Mental Health Awareness Seminar hosted by Mu Theta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Killeen, TX.

Harris-McKoy, D. (2017, March). Removing the mask: Black women and depression. PowerPoint presented at 76thSouthwestern Regional Conference for Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated, Austin, TX.

Harris-McKoy, D. (2015, November). Mental health awareness. PowerPoint presented at Health 360: Total Lifestyle Transformation Conference, Austin, TX.

Harris-McKoy, D. (2015, September). Surviving and thriving while working with youth. PowerPoint presented to African American Youth Harvest Foundation, Austin, TX

Harris-McKoy, D. (2015, February). Building a relationship with female adolescents with delinquent behavior. PowerPoint presented to the Austin Section of the National Council of Negro Women Incorporated, Austin TX.