Publications

Renick, J., Hasselle, A.J., Gales, J.R., Moss, B.J., & Eslwick S. (2025). “Other people see inside of you, just because of the way you look”: Understanding the racialized mental health experiences of Black adolescents. Youth & Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/0044118X251356623

Renick, J., Furco, A., Janke, E., Ozer, E.J. (2025). More than just money: Strategic allocation of resources to support community-engaged scholarship. Innovative Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10755-025-09831-y

​Renick, J., & Schaefer, D.R. (2025). Increasing ties to peers and improving social emotional outcomes: Insights from an out-of-school program serving Latine young adolescents. The Journal of Early Adolescence. https://doi.org/10.1177/02724316251330907

Abad, M. N., & Renick, J. (2025). On solidarity and methodological innocence in Youth Participatory Action Research. Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 31(1), 165-182. https://doi.org/10.3998/mjcsl.5724

​Renick, J., Jentleson, B.W., Ozer, E.J. (2025). Supporting societally-impactful research: A key to enhancing universities’ public mission. Behavioral Science & Policy, 10(1), 45-51. https://doi.org/10.1177/23794607241308434 

Renick, J., Wegemer, C. M., & Reich, S.M. (2024). Relational principles for enacting social justice values in educational partnerships. Journal of Higher Education, Outreach, and Engagement, 28(4), 135-152. https://openjournals.libs.uga.edu/jheoe/article/view/3104

Renick, J., Abraczinskas, M., Nash, A., Kennedy, H., Louie, B., Villa, B., & Adams, B. L. (2024). Adapting YPAR practices to address community changes and challenges: Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. Children and Youth Services Review, 163, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107805

Renick, J., & Turchi, J. (2024). Power, privilege, and precarity: Attempts to conduct ethical YPAR as early career researchers. Health Education & Behavior, 51(5). 757–763. https://doi.org/10.1177/10901981241245058

Renick, J., & Reich, S. M. (2023). Elevating student voices and addressing their needs: Using Youth Participatory Action Research to improve school climate during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Adolescent Research, 39(6), 1664-1692. https://doi.org/10.1177/07435584231215448

Tocci, C., Stacy, S.T., Siegal, R., Renick, J., LoCurto, J., Lakind, D., Gruber, J, Fisher, B. (2023). Statement on the effects of school-based law enforcement in school settings. American Journal of Community Psychology, 73, 360–377. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12723

Renick, J., & Reich, S.M. (2023). The mismatch of virtual instruction practices with young adolescents’ developmental needs. Middle School Journal, 54(2), 28– 40. https://doi.org/10.1080/00940771.2022.2163219

Renick, J., & Reich, S.M. (2022). The couch as a classroom: Exploring the school environment of low-income Latine adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Multicultural Education, 17(2), 237-249. https://doi.org/10.1108/JME-06-2022-0066

Renick, J., Abad, M. N., van Es, E. A., & Mendoza, E. (2021). “It’s all connected”: Critical bifocality and the liminal practice of youth work. Child & Youth Services, 42(4), 349– 373. https://doi.org/10.1080/0145935X.2021.1901571

Wegemer, C. M., & Renick, J. (2021). Boundary spanning roles and power in educational partnerships. AERA Open, 7. https://doi.org/10.1177/23328584211016868

Renick, J., & Reich, S.M. (2020). Best friends, bad food, and bullying: How students’ school perceptions relate to sense of school belonging. Journal of Community Psychology, 59, 447– 467. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22471