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Father Involvement: The “Involved Fatherhood Model”

• University of Virginia & Hampton University, Joint Study / 2025: Fatherhood and Flourishing: Educational and Relational Outcomes for Boys
• Institute for Research on Poverty, Fast Focus Brief / 2025: Beyond the Provider Role: Accessibility, Responsibility, and Engagement

Single-Parent Households: Reframing Resilience

• Frontiers in Education, Qualitative Study / 2025: Educational Professionalism and Single-Parent Resilience
• PPSDP Journal, Research Team / 2025: Strengths-Based Parenting: How Single Mothers Build Resilience in Sons

The “Village Effect”: The Measurable Impact of Mentors

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, Longitudinal Study / 2025: The Long-Term Economic and Social Impact of Youth Mentorship
• RAND Corporation, Research Report / 2025: The Limited Presence of Male Mentors: Bridging the Gap for Boys

Cultural Wealth: Family as an Asset, Not a Deficit

• MDPI Education Sciences, Research Team / 2024: Community Cultural Wealth and STEM Identity in Boys of Color
• Teaching Strategies, Early Childhood Report / 2025: Leveraging Familial Capital in Early Education