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CURRICULUM VITAE
Karen D. Lincoln, M.S.W., M.A., Ph.D.
University of Southern California
School of Social Work
Fall, 2012
University of Southern California
School of Social Work
669 W. 34th Street, MRF 214
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0411
Phone: (213)740-5733
Fax: (213)740-0789
E-mail: [email protected]
http://www.usc.edu/dept/socialwork/
http://roybal.usc.edu/
http://www.karendlincoln.com
http://healthyblackamerica.wordpress.com
EDUCATION
1992 B.A. University of California, Berkeley, Department of Sociology
1996 M.S.W. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, School of
Social Work
1998 M.A. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Department
of Sociology
2002 Ph.D. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Social Work
and Sociology
TEACHING INTERESTS
Social Welfare Research
Human Behavior and the Social Environment
African American Families
Intergenerational Relations and Aging
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Multivariate Analysis
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Etiology of mental health and health disparities
Psychosocial factors and risk for psychiatric disorders
Depression across the lifespan
Obesity and African American women
Informal networks and social relationships
African American older adults
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
2010-present Associate Professor, School of Social Work, University of Southern
California
2010-present Associate Director, Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging, University of
Southern California
2007-2010 Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, University of Southern
California
2002-2007 Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, University of Washington
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2000-2001 Research Analyst, Institutional Research Department, Washtenaw
Community College, Ann Arbor, MI
1999, Winter Graduate Student Instructor, Social Work 522: Basic Social Work Research
Methods, University of Michigan, School of Social Work
1996 Teaching Assistant, ICPSR’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Grants Writing Workshop, University of Michigan
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1996-2001 Associate Editor, African American Research Perspectives, Program for
Research on Black Americans, Institute for Social Research, University of
Michigan
1995-2001 Research Assistant, Program for Research on Black Americans, Institute
for Social Research, University of Michigan
AWARDS AND HONORS
2011 Grand Marshal, University of Southern California, School of Social Work
Commencement
2008 Principal Investigator, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Administration for Children and Families and the Mathematica Policy
Research Project, Marriage and Health in the African American
Community, “Stress, Marital Satisfaction, and Mental Health Among
African Americans.” 5/01/08 – 12/31/09. $10,000
2006 Scholar, National Institute of Mental Health, African American Mental
Health Research Scientist Grant Workshop. Bethesda, Maryland.
2002 National Institutes of Health, Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Research Conference, Moving Forward: Building on Social Work
Contributions to Mental Health Research presentation entitled, “Positive
and Negative Social Interactions, Personality, and Stressful Events as
Predictors of Psychological Distress among African Americans”
1996/ National Institute on Aging, Technical Assistance Workshop, National
Institute of
1999 Health, Bethesda, MD
1994 Rackham Merit Fellowship, University of Michigan
1992 Principal Investigator, Institute for the Study of Social Change, University
of California, Berkeley grant entitled, “The Detroit School: Public
Education for African American Males”
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PEER REVIEW JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
1. Aranda, M. P., Chae, D. H., Lincoln, K. D., Taylor, R. J., Woodward, A. T., &
Chatters, L. M. (in press). Demographic Correlates of DSM-IV Major Depressive
Disorder among Older African Americans, Black Caribbeans, and Non-Hispanic
Whites: Results from the National Survey of American Life. International Journal
of Geriatric Psychiatry.
2. Taylor, R. J., Chae, D. H., Chatters, L. M., Lincoln, K. D., & Brown, E. (in press). DSM-
IV Twelve Month and Lifetime Major Depressive Disorder and Romantic
Relationships among African Americans. Journal of Affective Disorders.
3. Chae, D. H., Nuru-Jeter, A., Lincoln, K. D., & Arriola, K. R. (in press). Racial
Discrimination, Mood Disorders and Cardiovascular Disease Among Black
Americans. Annals of Epidemiology.
4. Taylor, R. J., Brown, E., Chatters, L. M., & Lincoln, K. D. (in press). Extended Family
Support and Relationship Satisfaction Among Married, Cohabiting and
Romantically Involved African Americans and Black Caribbeans. Journal of
African American Studies.
5. Lincoln, K. D., Taylor, R. J., Chatters, L. M., & Jackson, J. S. (in press). Correlates of
negative interaction and social support among African Americans and Black
Caribbeans. Journal of Family Issues.
6. Chae, D. H., Lee, S., Lincoln, K.D., & Ihara, E. S. (in press). Discrimination, Family
Relationships, and Major Depression Among Asian Americans. Journal of
Immigrant and Minority Health.
7. Woodward, A. T., Taylor, R. J., Bullard, K. M., Aranda, M. P., Lincoln, K. D.,
Chatters, L. M. (in press). Prevalence of Lifetime DSM-IV Affective Disorders
among Older African Americans, Black Caribbeans, Latinos, Asians and Non-
Hispanic Whites. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.
8. Chae, D. H., Lincoln, K. D., & Jackson, J. S. (2011). Discrimination, attribution, and
racial group identification: Implications for psychological distress among Black
Americans in the National Survey of American Life. American Journal of
Orthopsychiatry, 81, 498–506.
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9. Chatters, L. M., Taylor, R. J., Lincoln, K. D., Nguyen, A. & Joe, S. (in press). Church-
Based Social Support and Suicidality among African Americans and Black
Caribbeans. Archives of Suicide Research, 15, 337 – 353.
10. Chae, D. H., Nuru-Jeter, A. M., Lincoln, K. D., & Francis, D. D. (2011).
Conceptualizing racial disparities in health: Advancement of a socio-
psychobiological approach. DuBois Review: Social Science Research on Race, 8(1), 63
- 77.
11. Lincoln, K. D., Taylor, R. J., Chatters, L. M., & Joe, S. (2011). Suicide, Negative
Interaction and Emotional Support among Black Americans. Social Psychiatry and
Psychiatric Epidemiology. Published online ahead of print.
12. Aranda, M. & Lincoln, K. D. (2011). Financial strain, social and personal coping
resources and depressive symptoms in a clinical sample of older Latinos. Race
and Social Problems, 3, 280 – 297.
13. Lincoln, K. D., & Chae, D. H. (2011). Social support, negative interaction, and
lifetime major depressive disorder among African Americans and Caribbean
Blacks. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 47(3), 361-372. PMID:
21293846.
14. Lincoln, K. D., Taylor, R. J., Watkins, D., & Chatters, L. M. (2010). Correlates of
psychological distress and major depressive disorder among African American
men. Research on Social Work Practice, 21(3), 278 – 288.
15. Chae, D. H., Lincoln, K. D., Adler, N. E., & Syme, S. L. (2010). Do major experiences
of racial discrimination predict cardiovascular health outcomes among African
American men? The moderating role of negative attitudes towards Blacks. Social
Science and Medicine, 71, 1182 – 1188. PMID: 20659782.
16. Lincoln, K. D. & Takeuchi, D. T. (2010). Variations in trajectories of depressive
symptoms: Results from the Americans’ Changing Lives Study. Biodemography
and Social Biology, 56, 24 – 41. PMID: 20589986.
17. Lincoln, K. D., Taylor, R. J., Bullard, K. M., Chatters, L. M., Himle, J. A., Woodward,
A. T., & Jackson, J. S. (2010). Emotional support, negative interaction and DSM IV
lifetime disorders among older African Americans: Findings from the National
Survey of American Life (NSAL). International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 25,
612 – 621. PMID: 20157904.
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18. Lincoln, K. D., & Chae, D. H. (2010). Stress, marital satisfaction, and mental health
among African Americans in the National Survey of American Life (NSAL).
Journal of Family Issues, 31, 1081 – 1105.
19. Lincoln, K. D., Taylor, R. J., Chae, D. H., & Chatters, L. M. (2010). Demographic
correlates of psychological well-being and distress among older African
Americans and Caribbean Black adults. Best Practices in Mental Health: An
International Journal, 6, 103 – 126. PMID: 78115185.
20. Keith, V. M., Lincoln, K. D., Taylor, R. J., & Jackson, J. S. (2009). Discriminatory
experiences and depressive symptoms among African American women: Do skin
tone and mastery matter? Sex Roles, 62, 48 – 59. PMID: 21151821.
21. Lincoln, K. D. (2008). Personality, negative interactions and mental health. Social
Service Review, 82, 223 – 252. PMID: 21151733.
22. Lincoln, K. D., Taylor, R. J., & Jackson, J. S. (2008). Romantic relationships among
unmarried African Americans and Caribbean Blacks. Family Relations, 57, 254 –
266. PMID: 21151832.
23. Bryant, C. M., Taylor, R. J., Lincoln, K. D., & Jackson, J. S. (2008). Marital Satisfaction
among African Americans and Black Caribbeans: Findings from the National
Survey of American Life. Family Relations, 57, 239 – 253. PMID: 21151891.
24. Chatters, L. M., Taylor, R. J., Lincoln, K. D., & Jackson, J. S. (2008). Religious coping
among African Americans, Caribbean Blacks and Non-Hispanic Whites. Journal of
Community Psychology, 36(3), 371 – 386. PMID: 21048887.
25. Lincoln, K. D. (2007). Financial strain, negative interactions and mastery: Pathways
to mental health among older African Americans. Journal of Black Psychology,
33(4), 439 – 462. PMID: 21152353.
26. Lincoln, K. D., Chatters, L. M., Taylor, R. J., & Jackson, J. S. (2007). Profiles of
depressive symptoms among African Americans and Caribbean Blacks. Social
Science & Medicine, 65(2), 200 – 213. PMID: 17449157.
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27. Lincoln, K. D., Chatters, L. M., & Taylor, R. J. (2005). Social support, traumatic
events and depressive symptoms among African Americans. Journal of Marriage
and Family, 67(3), 754 – 766. PMID: 16429592.
28. Taylor, R. J., Lincoln, K. D., & Chatters, L. M. (2005). Supportive relationships with
church members among African Americans. Family Relations, 54, 501 – 511.
29. Lincoln, K. D., Taylor, R. J., & Chatters, L. M. (2003). Correlates of emotional
support and negative interaction among older Black Americans. Journals of
Gerontology: Social Sciences, 58B(4), S225 – S233. PMID: 12878656.
30. Lincoln, K. D., Chatters, L. M., & Taylor, R. J. (2003). Psychological distress among
Black and White Americans: Differential effects of social support, negative
interaction and personal control. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 44(3), 390 –
407. PMID: 14582315.
31. Chatters, L. M., Taylor, R. J., Lincoln, K. D., & Schroepfer, T. A. (2002). Patterns of
informal support from family and church members among African Americans.
Journal of Black Studies, 33(1), 66 – 85.
32. Chatters, L. M., Taylor, R. J., & Lincoln, K. D. (2001). Advances in the measurement
of religiosity among older African Americans: Implications for health and mental
health researchers. Journal of Mental Health and Aging, 7(1), 181 – 200. (Reprinted
as a chapter In J. H. Skinner, J. A. Teresi, D. Holmes, S. M. Stahl, and A. L.
Stewart (Eds.), Multicultural measurement in older populations, pp. 199 – 220. New
York, NY: Springer Publishing).
33. Lincoln, K. D. (2000). Social support, negative social interactions and psychological
well-being. Social Service Review, 74(2), 231 – 252.
34. Taylor, R. J., Ellison, C. G., Chatters, L. M., Levin, J. S., & Lincoln, K. D. (2000).
Mental health services within faith communities: The role of clergy in Black
churches. Social Work, 45(1), 73 – 87.
35. Chatters, L. M., Taylor, R. J., & Lincoln, K. D. (1999). African American religious
participation: A multi-sample comparison. Journal for the Scientific Study of
Religion, 38(1), 132 – 145.
BOOK CHAPTERS
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1. Lincoln, K. D., & Chatters, L. M. (2003). Keeping the faith: Religion, stress, and
psychological well-being among African American women. In D. R. Brown & V.
M. Keith (Eds.), In and out of our right minds: African American women and mental
health, pp. 223 – 241. New York: Columbia University Press.
2. Lincoln, K. D. (2007). Social support. In G. Ritzer (Ed.), The Blackwell encyclopedia of
sociology, pp. 4527 – 4531. Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing.
3. Evans-Campbell, T., Lincoln, K. D., & Takeuchi, D. T. (2007). Race and the sociology
of mental health. In W. R. Avison, J. D. McLeod, & B. A. Pescosolido (Eds.),
Mental health, social mirror, 169 – 189. New York, NY: Springer.
4. Lincoln, K. D., Chatters, L. M., & Taylor, R. J. (in press). Church-based negative
interaction among older African Americans, Caribbean Blacks and non-Hispanic
Whites. In M. Silverstein & R. Giarrusso (Eds.), From generation to generation:
Continuity and discontinuity in aging families. Johns Hopkins Press.
NON-PEER REVIEW JOURNAL ARTICLES
1. Taylor, R. J. & Lincoln, K. D. (1997). The Million Man March: Portraits and attitudes.
African American Research Perspectives, 3(1), 62 – 67.
2. Lincoln, K. D. (1998). Stress, informal social support, and mental health among low-
income African American mothers. African American Research Perspectives, 4(1), 15
– 26.
3. Gassoumis, Z. D., Lincoln, K. D., & Vega, W. A. (August, 2011). How Low-Income
Minorities Get By in Retirement: Poverty Levels and Income Source. Policy Brief.
Roybal Institute on Aging.
WORKS UNDER REVIEW
1. Lincoln, K. D., Abdou, C. M., & Lloyd, D. A. Race and Socioeconomic Differences in
Obesity and Depression among Black and Non-Hispanic White Americans.
Submitted to Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology.
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2. Lincoln, K. D. Social relationships and health among minority older adults. In K. E.
Whitfield and T. Baker (Eds.) Handbook of Minority Aging. Springer Publishing:
New York.
FEATURED ARTICLES AND PRESS
1. Mental Health Services Concern African Americans, Study Says. California Watch, July
17, 2012.
2. Aging and Life Quality: What Does The Future Hold? Scientific American, January 17,
2012.
3. Obesity Rising In Los Angeles County, KCET, October 26, 2011.
4. Upfront: Study looks at state of older Black women. The Crisis, May/June, 2006.
5. Culture cure. USC Health, University of Southern California, Winter, 2008.
6. Help from my friends: How social interactions impact mental health. SSA Magazine:
The University of Chicago, Fall, 2008.
7. Not all health care is created equal. ColorsNW, April 14, 2009.
FEDERAL GRANTS
Principal NIH/NIMH $823,908 “Risk and Protective Factors for
Investigator Depression among Racial Groups”
National Institute of Mental Health (R01
MH084963). 09/15/09 – 09/14/2011. 50%.
Co-Investigator NIH/NICHD $368,455 “Education and Health among Racial
Groups” National Institute of Child
Health and Human Development (R01
HD049142). Principal Investigator:
David Takeuchi. 01/01/05 – 12/31/09.
Summer Salary.
Consultant NIH/NIA $752,760 “Religious Involvement among Older
African Americans” National Institute
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on Aging (R01 AG18782). Principal
Investigator: Linda M. Chatters.
03/01/05 – 02/28/08. $5,000/year.
Principal NIH/NIMH $738,896 “Racial Differences in Social Relations
Investigator and Depression” National Institute of
Mental Health Mentored Scientist
Development Award (K01 MH069923).
01/01/04 – 12/31/08. 80%.
Principal NIH/NIA $131,000 "Religion, Stress and Physical/Mental
Investigator Health in Blacks,” National Institutes on
Aging Grant, Diversity Supplement.
Principal Investigator on Parent Grant:
Robert Joseph Taylor (R01 AG010135).
09/25/92 – 08/31/98. 25%.
Graduate Student NIH/NIMH $2,523,849 "African American Mental Health
Investigator Research Program," National Institute
of Mental Health Grant Principal
Investigator: James S. Jackson. (P01
MH058565). 06/01/01 – 05/31/08. 5%.
Principal NIH/NIA $37,875 “Social Interaction and Well-being
Investigator across the Life Course,” National
Institute on Aging, Minority
Dissertation Grant (R03 AG18965).
10/30/00 – 04/30/02. 100%.
Graduate Student NIH/NIA $867,524 “Church-based Assistance and Older
Investigator Blacks,” National Institute on Aging,
Principal Investigator: Linda M.
Chatters (R01 AG18782) 3/15/01 –
02/28/04. 5%.
FOUNDATION AND INTERNAL GRANTS
Principal GSA/ $100,000 “Race Differences in Social Relations
Investigator Hartford and Depression among Older Adults”
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Gerontological Society of America and
Hartford Foundation Geriatric Social
Work Faculty Scholars Program. 9/01/03
– 8/31/05. 25%.
Co-Principal Larson/USC $40,000 “Paths to Wellness for Older African
Investigator Americans “in Adult Day Health Care”
Larson Research Award, University of
Southern California, School of Social
Work. 8/06/09 – 5/15/10. 20%.
Principal CTSI/USC $17,809 “Mental Health Disparities within the
Investigator Context of Health Disparities:
Depression and Obesity among
Black Women” The Los Angeles Basin
Clinical and Translational Science
Institute, Keck School of Medicine,
University of Southern California.
11/01/10 – 03/31/11. 25%.
Co-Principal CTSI/USC $30,000 “Uncovering Opportunities for
Investigator Prevention and Early Intervention
among Older Minority Groups in
Disadvantaged L.A. Neighborhoods”
The Los Angeles Basin Clinical and
Translational Science Institute, Keck
School of Medicine, University of
Southern California.11/01/10 – 03/31/11.
25%.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2010, Spring Social Work 761: Multiple Regression for Social Work Research,
University of Southern California, School of Social Work
2010, Spring Social Work 599: Social Work Practice with African American Families,
University of Southern California, School of Social Work
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2009, Summer Social Work 599: Global Immersion Summer Program in Puerto Rico,
University of Southern California, School of Social Work
2009, Spring Social Work 761: Multiple Regression for Social Work Research,
University of Southern California, School of Social Work
2009, Spring Social Work 785: Guided Research Internship, Doctoral Seminar on Article
Development and Submission, University of Southern California, School
of Social Work
2008, Fall Social Work 785: Guided Research Internship, Doctoral Seminar on Article
Development and Submission, University of Southern California, School
of Social Work
2005, Fall Social Work 500, Intellectual and Historical Foundations of Professional
Social Work Practice, University of Washington, School of Social Work
2004, Fall Social Work 500, Intellectual and Historical Foundations of Professional
Social Work Practice, University of Washington, School of Social Work
2004, Winter Social Work 546, Social Work Practice with African American Families,
University of Washington, School of Social Work
2003, Winter Social Work 505, Introduction to Social Welfare Research, University of
Washington, School of Social Work
2002, Fall Social Work 500, Intellectual and Historical Foundations of Professional
Social Work Practice, University of Washington, School of Social Work
Teaching Tutorials
2011, Spring Social Work 790: Research Tutorial (Melissa Edmondson, Ph.D.),
University of Southern California, School of Social Work
2010, Sum Social Work 790: Research Tutorial (Diana Ray, Ph.D.), University of
Southern California, School of Social Work
2009, Sum Social Work 790: Research Tutorial (Ling Xu, Ph.D.), University of
Southern California, School of Social Work
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2006, Spring Social Welfare 600: Dissertation Tutorial (Shauna Carlisle, Ph.D.),
University of Washington, School of Social Work
2006, Fall Social Work 599: Advanced Social Welfare Research (Danielle Huston,
MSW), University of Washington, School of Social Work
2005, Spring Social Work 599: Advanced Social Welfare Research (Alicia Cole, MSW),
University of Washington, School of Social Work
2005, Fall Social Welfare 600: Research Practicum (Gillian Marshall, Ph.D.),
University of Washington, School of Social Work
2005, Fall Social Welfare 600: Advanced Graduate Research Methods (Karen
Fieland, Ph.D.), University of Washington, School of Social Work
2004, Spring Social Work 599: Advanced Social Welfare Research (Susan Koppelman,
MSW), University of Washington, School of Social Work
2004, Spring Social Work 599: Advanced Social Welfare Research (Jay Simmelink,
MSW), University of Washington, School of Social Work
2003, Spring Social Work 599: Advanced Social Welfare Research (Madeleine Bertin,
MSW), University of Washington, School of Social Work
Practicum Instruction
Fall, 2005 Social Welfare 600: Teaching Practicum (Lovie Jackson, Ph.D.), University
of Washington, School of Social Work
Fall, 2004 Social Welfare 599: Foundation Practicum (Renee Silas, MSW), University
of Washington, School of Social Work
QUALIFYING EXAMINATION AND DISSERTATION COMMITTEES
2008 Member, Qualifying Examination Committee, May Guo, USC, School of Social
Work
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2009 Member, Qualifying Examination Committee, Keosha Partlow, Keck School of
Medicine, Department of Preventive Medicine, Institute for Health Promotion &
Disease Prevention Research
2009 Member, Qualifying Examination Committee, Melissa Edmondson, USC, School
of Social Work
2011 Member, Dissertation Committee, Keosha Partlow, USC Keck School of
Medicine, Department of Preventive Medicine, Institute for Health Promotion &
Disease Prevention Research
2011 Chair, Qualifying Examination Committee, Diana Ray, USC, School of Social
Work
2012 Member, Dissertation Committee, Melissa Edmondson, USC, School of Social
Work
2012 Member, Qualifying Examination, Claradina Soto, USC Keck School of Medicine,
Department of Preventive Medicine, Institute for Health Promotion & Disease
Prevention Research
PEER REVIEWED PRESENTATIONS
1. Lincoln, K. D. (June, 2012). Socioeconomic Position, Obesity and Depression: Is there
an Obesity-Depression Paradox? 13th International Conference on Social Stress
Research. Dublin, Ireland.
2. Lincoln, K. D. Moderator. (2012, January). Society for Social Work and Research, 16th
Annual Conference, Research that Makes a Difference: Advancing Practice and
Shaping Public Policy. “Racial Disparities in Mental Health and Service Use,”
Washington, DC.
3. Lincoln, K. D., Lloyd, D., & Ray, D. (2012, January). Profiles of psychological distress
among middle-aged and older adults: Findings from the National Survey of
American Life. Presented at the Society for Social Work and Research, 16th
Annual Conference, Research that Makes a Difference: Advancing Practice and
Shaping Public Policy, Washington, DC.
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4. Lincoln, K. D. (2011, September). Race and socioeconomic differences in comorbid
depression and obesity among Black and White Americans. Presented at the 15th
World Congress of Psychiatry, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
5. Aranda, M.P., Chae, D.H., Lincoln, K.D., Taylor, R.J., Chatters, L.M., & Toler
Woodward, A. (September, 2011). Lifetime and twelve-month prevalence of
DSM-IV major depressive disorder among older African Americans, Black
Caribbeans, and non-Hispanic Whites: Results from the National Survey of
American Life. Presented at the 15th World Congress of Psychiatry, Buenos Aires,
Argentina.
6. Chae, D. H., Lincoln, K. D., & Arriola, K. R. (2010, April). Racial Discrimination and
Cardiovascular Disease Among African Americans: The Role of Mood Disorders.
Poster presented at the 31st Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions of the Society
of Behavioral Medicine, Seattle, Washington.
7. Lincoln, K. D., & Chae, D. H. (2008, June). Social Relationships and Depression among
African Americans and Caribbean Blacks. Paper presented for the Study of
Psychological Study of Social Issues, 7th Biennial Convention, Disparities across
the Globe: Place, Race, Class, Ethnicity & Gender, Roosevelt University, Chicago,
Illinois.
8. Chae, D. H., Lincoln, K. D., & Jackson, J. S. (2008, June). Discrimination, Attribution,
and Racial Group Identification: Implications for Psychological Distress among
Black Americans in the National Survey of American Life. Paper presented for
the Study of Psychological Study of Social Issues, 7th Biennial Convention,
Disparities across the Globe: Place, Race, Class, Ethnicity & Gender, Roosevelt
University, Chicago, Illinois.
9. Lincoln, K.D., & Chae, D.H. (2008, May). Social Relationships and Depression Among
African Americans and Caribbean Blacks. Presented at the Hawaii International
Conference on Social Sciences, Honolulu, HI.
10. Lincoln, K. D. Financial Strain, Social and Personal Coping Resources and
Depressive Symptoms in a Clinical Sample of Older Latinos in the USA. (2006,
December). Paper presented for the Fifth International Conference of Social
Work Health and Mental Health, Hong Kong, China.
11. Lincoln, K. D. Trajectories of Depressive Symptoms among African American and
White Adults: The Effect of Race and Socioeconomic Status. (2006, May). Paper
presented for the Association of Psychology and Psychiatry for Adults and
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Children’s, Eleventh International Conference on Psychology and
Communication: Friendship and Unity, Athens, Greece.
12. Lincoln, K. D. Patterns of Depressive Symptoms among Older Adults. (2006, April).
Paper presented for the Second International Symposium on Social and Applied
Gerontology. Antalya, Turkey.
13. Lincoln, K. D. Racial Inequalities in Mental Health Across the Life Course. (2006,
February). Paper presented for the Council on Social Work Education 52nd
Annual Program Meeting. Chicago, Illinois.
14. Lincoln, K. D. Race Differences in Social Relations and Depression Among Older
Adults: What Do the Data Tell Us? (2004, October). Presentation for the Hartford
Faculty Scholars Program, Leadership Institute, Washington, DC.
15. Lincoln, K. D. Financial Strain, Negative Interactions, Mastery and Depression
among Older Black and White Adults. (2004, May). Paper presented for the
Fourth International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health.
Quebec, Canada.
16. Lincoln, K. D. Financial Strain, Negative Interactions, Mastery and Depression
among Older Black and White Adults. (2003, November). Paper presented at the
Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. San Diego,
California.
17. Lincoln, K. D. Race Differences in Social Relations and Depression among Older
Adults. (2003, October). Presentation for the Hartford Geriatric Social Work
Faculty Scholars Program Institute.
18. Lincoln, K. D. Positive and Negative Social Interaction, Personality and Stressful
Events as Predictors of Psychological Distress among African Americans. (2002,
June). Paper presented at the National Institute of Mental Health Division of
Services and Intervention Research: Social Work Research: Moving Forward
Meeting. Bethesda, Maryland.
19. Lincoln, K. D. Stress, Religious Participation, and Subjective Health among Older
African Americans. (1999, November). Paper presented at the Annual Scientific
Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. San Francisco, California.
20. Lincoln, K. D. Religion, Stress, and Psychological Well-being among African
American Women. (1998, August). Paper presented at the 28th Annual Meeting of
the Association of Black Sociologists. San Francisco, California.
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
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1. Lincoln, K. D. (May, 2012). Immerging Trends in Aging: Who Will Be Served and Who Will
Serve Them? Presented at the Field Instructor Workshop, Shape your Future, Reshape
the World. University of Southern California, School of Social Work. Los Angeles, CA.
1. Lincoln, K. D. (April, 2012). Changing hues and the Baby Boom: Profiles of our
“aging” population. Plenary speaker. Presented at the California Wellness
Foundation Conference on Healthy Aging, Glendale, CA.
2. Lincoln, K. D. (November, 2011). Who will be served? Who will serve them?
Presented at the California Association of Area Agencies on Aging, “Centers of
Today…Investing in Tomorrow, Senior Center Stakeholder Forum,” Los
Angeles, CA.
3. Lincoln, K. D. (2011, October 12). Race, Socioeconomic Position and Comorbid
Depression and Obesity: Is There an Obesity-Depression Paradox? Emotional
Health & Wellness Conference, Loma Linda University.
4. Lincoln, K. D., Lloyd, D., & Ray, D. (April, 2011). Profiles of psychological distress
among middle-aged and older adults: Findings from the National Survey of
American Life. Presented at the “What’s Hot in Aging: Interdisciplinary
Perspectives” conference, Andrus Gerontology Center, University of Southern
California, Los Angeles, CA.
5. Lincoln, K. D. (2010, April). Mental Health Disparities: More Questions than Answers.
Presented at the 8th Annual Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center (SIRC)
Research Conference, Health Disparities: A Global Challenge, a Local Response,
Phoenix, AZ.
6. Lincoln, K. D., & Chae, D. H. (2010, March). Stress, Marital Satisfaction, and
Psychological Distress Among African Americans. Presented at the Social
Determinants of Health: A Discussion of the Relationship between Marriage and
Health Outcomes in African American Communities, U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services, Washington, DC.
7. Lincoln, K. D., & Chae, D. H. (2009, June). Stress, Marital Satisfaction, and
Psychological Distress Among African Americans. Presented at the
Administration for Children and Families (ACF) African American Healthy
Marriage Initiative (AAHMI), Connecting Marriage Research to Practice
Conference: The Black Family in the 21st Century, The University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Social Work.
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8. Lincoln, K. D., & Chae, D. H. (2009, February). Stress, Marital Satisfaction, and
Psychological Distress Among African Americans. Presented at the Third
National Leadership Summit on Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in
Health, Office of Minority Health, Department of Health and Human Services.
9. Chae, D. H., Lincoln, K. D., Syme, S. L., & Adler N. E. (2008, October). Do experiences
of racial discrimination predict cardiovascular diseases among African American
men? The moderating role of racial group attitudes. Presented at the University
of California, San Francisco, 2nd Annual Health Disparities Research
Symposium, San Francisco, CA.
10. Lincoln, K.D., & Chae, D.H. (2008, June). Social Support, Negative Interaction, and
Depression Among Black Americans. Presented at the 2008 Summer Workshop
on African American Aging Research. Ann Arbor, MI.
11. Lincoln, K. D. (2007, October). Profiles of Depressive Symptoms among African
Americans and Caribbean Blacks. Presented at the Emory S. Bogardus Research
Colloquium Series, University of Southern California, Department of Sociology.
12. Lincoln, K. D. (2007, September). Church-based Negative Interaction. Presented at
the Conference and Festschrift for Dr. Vern Bengtson: “From Generation to
Generation: Continuity and Change in Aging Families,” University of Southern
California.
13. Lincoln, K. D. (2006, April). Trajectories of Depressive Symptoms: The Role of Race
and Socioeconomic Status. Presented at the Robert Wood Johnson, Clinical
Scholars Program. University of Washington.
14. Lincoln, K. D. (2006, January). Strategic Planning: Preparing for the Job Market
During Graduate School. Presented at the Society for Social Work and Research,
Tenth Annual Conference. San Antonio, Texas.
15. Lincoln, K. D. (2004, May). African American Elders Project. The Mayor’s Council on
African American Elders. Presented for the Honorable Mayor Greg Nichols.
16. Lincoln, K. D. (2004, April). My Journey: The Road to Becoming a Professor.
Presented at The Breakfast Group/University of Washington Education Task
Force Forum, Meany Middle School.
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17. Lincoln, K. D. (2004, March). Faith in Action: A Plan for Community Outreach.
Presented at Emerald City Community Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Seattle,
WA.
18. Lincoln, K. D. (2003, November). Financial Strain, Negative Interactions, Mastery
and Depression among Older Black and White Adults. Presented at Loma Linda
University, Department of Social Work.
19. Lincoln, K. D. (2004, March). Afrocentric Social Work. Presented at the Veterans
Administration Puget Sound Health Care System (VAPSHCS), Social Work
Department, National Social Work Month.
20. Lincoln, K. D. (2004, May). African American Elders Project. The Mayor’s Council on
African American Elders. Presented at the Mayor’s Council on African American
Elders (MCAAE).
21. Lincoln, K. D. (2004, September).Mayor’s Council on African Americans Elders:
Advisors, Advocates, Educators. Presented for Mayor Greg Nichols, Seattle, WA.
22. Lincoln, K. D. (2003, November). From Theory to Research. SWL598: Issues and
Priorities in Social Welfare Research. Presented at the University of Washington,
School of Social Work.
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
2002-2003 Committee Member, Admissions Task Force, School of Social Work,
University of Washington
2002-2005 Committee Member, Faculty Recruitment Committee, School of Social
Work, University of Washington
2003 Committee Member, Strategic Program Options Workgroup, School of
Social Work, University of Washington
2003-2007 Faculty Associate, Institute on Multigenerational Health, Development
and Equality, School of Social Work, University of Washington
2003-2007 Committee Member, Special Committee on Minority Faculty Affairs,
University of Washington
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2003-2007 Committee Member, Doctoral Program Visioning Ad Hoc Committee,
School of Social Work, University of Washington
2003-2004 Committee Member, Admissions Committee, School of Social Work,
University of Washington
2004-2006 Board Member, Health Promotion Research Center (HPRC), Community
Advisory Board (CAB), University of Washington
2005-2007 Board Member, Graduate Opportunities and Minority Achievement
Program (GO-MAP) Faculty/Staff Advisory Board, University of
Washington
2006 Member, Search Committee for Dean and Vice Provost of Undergraduate
Academic Affairs, University of Washington
2006-2007 Member, Advisory Council, Practicum Partnership Program, School of
Social Work, University of Washington
2008-2009 Member, Faculty Council, University of Southern California, School of
Social Work
2008-2009 Member, Search Committee, University of Southern California, School of
Social Work
2008-2009 Member, All School Day Planning Committee, University of Southern
California, School of Social Work
2009-present Member, Scientific Governing Board, Edward R. Roybal Institute on
Aging, University of Southern California
2009-present Member, Development Committee, Tamika Gilreath, Assistant Professor,
University of Southern California, School of Social Work
2011 Member, Strategic Planning Subcommittee for Research and Innovation,
University of Southern California
2011 Member, Faculty Advisory Committee, Office of Government and Civic
Engagement, University of Southern California
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2011 Chair, Third-year Review Committee, Eric Rice, School of Social Work,
University of Southern California
2011-2011 Vice Chair, Curriculum Council, School of Social Work, University of
Southern California
2011-2013 Member, Advisory Board, Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers
(RERC) on Technologies for Successful Aging with Disability, University
of Southern California
2012-2013 Chair, Curriculum Council, School of Social Work, University of Southern
California
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
2004-2005 Committee Member, Medical Sociology Section, American Sociological
Association
2005-2006 Member, Social Research, Policy and Practice Section Program Committee,
The Gerontological Society of America
2006-2007 Member, American Sociological Association – Section on Aging and the
Life Course (SALC) Planning Committee
2009 Reviewer, International Social Work Practice in the United Kingdom,
MSW Post-Graduate Certificate Program
2010- Member, Editorial Board, Journals of Gerontology: Social Sciences
2011- Member, International Advisory Committee for the Seventh Annual
Pathways to Client-Center Care Conference on Social Work in Health and
Mental Health, Los Angeles, CA
2011- Member, California Council on Gerontology and Geriatrics, Los Angeles,
CA
COMMUNITY SERVICE
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2002-2003 Member, Mayor’s Council on African American Elders (MCAAE), City of
Seattle
2002-2003 Board Member and Technical Advisor, African American Elder Services
Board, Seattle, WA
2003-2004 Treasurer, Mayor’s Council on African American Elders, City of Seattle
2005-2006 Chair, Mayor’s Council on African American Elders (MCAAE), City of
Seattle
2006 Organizer, The Plight of the Older African American Woman: A Community
Forum, University of Washington, School of Social Work
2006-2007 Member, Health Policy Institute at the Joint Center for Political and
Economic Studies, Place Matters Design Lab Team, Washington, DC
2006-2007 Board Member, Atlantic Street Center, Seattle, WA
2009-present Board Member, H.A.L.O. (Helping Angelinos Live Optimistic, Inc., Los
Angeles, CA
2010-present Board Member, Robey Theatre Company, Los Angeles, CA
GRANT APPLICATION REVIEWER ACTIVITIES
2009, December Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2010, March National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Mental Health
2010, March National Science Foundation
2012, March National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Mental Health
PEER-REVIEW JOURNAL REVIEWER ACTIVITIES
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American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
International Journal of Pediatric Obesity
Journal of the American Medical Association
Journal of Family Issues
Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences
Journal of Health Behavior and Health Education
Journal of Health and Social Behavior
Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Journal of Marriage and Family Journal of Psychiatric Research
Journal of Religion and Health
Journal of Traumatic Stress
Journal of Youth and Adolescence
Psychological Medicine
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
Social Science and Medicine
Society for Social Work Research Award
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
American Public Health Association
American Sociological Association
Gerontological Society of America
National Council on Family Relations
Society for Social Work and Research