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Faye Belgrave
Professor and director of Social Program;
Director, Center for Cultural Experiences in Prevention
Contact information
Phone: (804) 827-3908
E-mail: fzbelgra@vcu.edu
Education
Ph.D. (1982) University of Maryland, College Park
Program affiliation
Social Psychology
Research interests
My programmatic and research interests are in the areas of HIV and substance abuse prevention among African-Americans. The work focuses on the role of culture and context in preventive interventions, as well as on gender and female related issues.
I have been (and currently am) the principal investigator on many grants funded by SAMHSA, NIH and the Department of Education. Several of these projects have implemented and evaluated cultural interventions for African-American adolescent females in the areas of substance abuse and HIV prevention.
My publications and presentations are in the areas of culture and gender issues. Additionally, I serve as an expert adviser on several national committees and agencies.
Selected publications
Ashcraft, A.M., & Belgrave, F.Z. (2004). Gender Identity development in African American girls. The Psychology of Gender Identity, Nova Science Publishers.
Belgrave, F.Z. & Allison, K.W. (2006). African American Psychology: From Africa to America. Thousand Oaks: Sage publications. (Textbook).
Belgrave, F.Z., Reed, M.C., Plybon, L.E., & Corneille, M. (2004). The impact of a culturally enhanced drug prevention program on drug and alcohol refusal efficacy among urban African American girls. Journal Drug Education, 34, 267-279.
Belgrave, F.Z., Reed, M.C., Plybon, L.E., Butler, D.S., Allison, K.W., & Davis, T. (2004). Sisters of Nia: A cultural program for African American girls. Journal of Black Psychology, 30, 329-343.
Belgrave, F.Z. (2002). Relational theory and cultural enhancement interventions for African American adolescent girls. Public Health Reports, 117, 76-81.
Recent/current courses taught at VCU
- Social Psychology, graduate level
- Program Evaluation, graduate level
- Topical Issues in Social Psychology, graduate level
- African American Psychology, undergraduate level
| Recent grants |
| Principal Investigator. Pathways to tobacco smoking among African American youth. Funded by the Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation (2006-2009, $720,000). |
| Principal Investigator. Culturally Enhanced Prevention Services. Funded by the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention to Virginia Commonwealth University (2004 – 2008, $1 million). |
| Principal Investigator. Project Gumbayaya. Funded by the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention to Virginia Commonwealth University (2004 – 2008, $1 million). |
| Principal Investigator. Culturally Enhanced Prevention Services: Planning Grant. Funded by the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention to Virginia Commonwealth University (2003 – 2004, $104,000). |
| Principal Investigator. Project Gumbayaya: Planning Grant. Funded by the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention to Virginia Commonwealth University (2003 – 2004, $102,000). |
| Principal Investigator. Family and Cultural Variables as a Protective Factor for Smoking Among African Americans. Funded by the Virginia Tobacco Settlement (2003 – 2004, $52,000). |
| Co-Investigator. Women’s Center of Excellence. Funded by the Department of Health and Human Services (2003 – 2004, Susan Kornstein, PI). |
| Co-Investigator. Standing Against Violence and Growing Educationally and Spiritually. Funded by the Center for Positive Youth Development, Virginia Commonwealth University (Vivian Lucas, PI). |
| Principal Investigator. An Intervention for African American females. Funded by the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention to Virginia Commonwealth University (2001 – 2004, $1.2 million). |
| Principal Investigator. A culturally enhanced intervention for preventing drug use among African American adolescent females. Funded by the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention to Virginia Commonwealth University (1999 – 2002, $1.2 million). |