Ijeoma Opara

Guest Author

Ijeoma Opara is an assistant professor in the Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences at Yale School of Public Health. She is also the founder and director of the Substance Abuse & Sexual Health Lab. Her research interests focus on HIV/AIDS, STI, and substance use prevention for urban youth, racial and gender specific prevention interventions for Black girls, and community-based participatory research with urban youth.

Ijeoma's Work:

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Mental & Behavioral Health
Substance Use

Racial Identity and Alcohol Use Among Black Adolescents

For Black adolescents, positive racial identity can serve as a protective mechanism to alleviate the effects of racism and reduce their chances of using alcohol and other substances as a coping mechanism.

Guest Authors Ijeoma Opara, David T. Lardier, Donte Boyd, Augustine Cassis Obeng Boateng, Bridgette M. Brawner