Dr. Rodgers focuses on adolescent health promotion in low-income urban communities.  Her research empirically examines protective and risk factors for adolescent problem behaviors and the conceptualization of resilience in said communities.  Ultimately, Dr. Rodgers intends to utilize the findings from her research to develop interventions that promote the healthy, adaptive and successful development of urban, low-income youth of color through not only decreasing or eliminating problem behaviors but also increasing strengths and promoting resilience. 

Debnam, KJ, Rodgers, CRR, Smith, P. (2024) Introduction to Special Issue on Advancing Health Equity among Black Communities. Prevention Science 25 (1), 1-5.

Conrad,L.A., LeCroy, M.N., Rotschild, E.F., Rodgers, C.R.R., Cabana, M.D. (2023). Effect of Early Infant Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG Supplementation in Preventing Viral Respiratory Illness. Clinical Pediatrics 62 (5), 485 - 491.

Braun, S.S., Rodgers, C.R.R., Linsky, A., Griffin, C.B., Bradshaw, C.P. (2023). The Association between an Equitable School Climate and Students’ Psychosocial Outcomes: The Moderating Roles of Race and Gender. School Psychology Review

Hirschtritt, ME., Rodgers, C.R.R. (2023). What Will it Take to Meet Adolescents’ Mental Health Needs? Journal of Adolescent Health. 72 (2), 175 - 176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.11.001

Adams, LB., Zimmer, C. Progovac, A.M. Creedon, T., Rodgers, C.R.R., Sonik, R.A, Cook, B.L. (2022). Typologies of Mental Health Care Discrimination Experiences and Associations with Current Provider Ratings: A Latent Class Analysis. SSM – Mental Health https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmmh.2022.100105

Rodgers, C. R. R., Flores, M. W., Bassey, O., Augenblick, J. M., & Cook, B. L. (2021).Racial/Ethnic Disparity Trends in Children’s Mental Health Care Access and Expenditures From 2010 to 2017: Disparities Remain Despite Sweeping Policy Reform. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 61, 915 - 925. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2021.09.420

Wojcik, H., Breslow A.S., Fisher, M.R., Rodgers, C.R.R., Kubiszewski, P, Gabbay, V. (2022). Mental Health Disparities among Sexual and Gender Minority Frontline Health Care Workers during the Height of the COVID-19 Pandemic. LGBT Health https://doi.org/10.1089/lgbt.2021.0276

Cabana, M.D., Madison, M.N., Menard-Livingston, A., Rodgers, C.R.R., McKean, M., Caughey, A.B., Fong, L., Lynch, S., Wong, A., Leong, R., Boushey, H.A., and Hilton, J.F. (2022). Effect of Early Infact Priobiotic Supplementation on Eczema, Ashtma, and Thinitis at 7 years of age. Pediatrics 149 (5), https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2021-052483

Burns, J.C., Reeves, J., Calvert, W.J., Adams, M., Ozuna-Harrison, R., Smith, M.J., Baranwalt, S., Johnson, K., Rodgers, C.R.R. & Watkins, D.C. (2021) Engaging young Black males in Sexual reproductive healthcare: A review of the literature. American Journal of Men’s Health, 15(6), https://doi.org/10.1177/15579883211062024

Flores, M. W., Moyer, M., Rodgers, C.R.R., & Cook, B. L. (2021). Major Depressive EpisodeSeverity Among Adults from Marginalized Racial and Ethnic Backgrounds in the US. JAMA Psychiatry, 78(11), 1279-1280. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2021.2485

Mehari, K. R., Rodgers, C. R., Blanton, M. A., & Turner, L. A. (2021). Evaluation of a policetraining on de-escalation with trauma-exposed youth. International Journal of Law, Crime andJustice, 66,100491. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlcj.2021.100491

Mance, G.A., Rodgers, C.R.R., Roberts, D., Terry, A. (2020) Deeply Rooted: Maximizing the Strengths of Historically Black University and Community-Based Participatory Research to Understand Environmental Stressors and Trauma among Black Youth. American Journal of Community Psychology, (66, 3-4) 256 - 266. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12452

Progavac, A.M., Cortés, D., Chambers, V., Delman, J., Delman, D., McCormick, D. Lee, E., De Castro, S., Sanchéz Román, M.J., Kaushal, N.A., Creedon, T.B., Sonik, R.A.,Quinerly, C.R., Rodgers, C.R.R., Adams, L.B., Nakash, O., Moradi, A., Abolaban, H., Flomenhoft, T. Nabisere, R., Mann, Z., Shu-Yeu Hou, S., Shaikh, F.N., Flores, M., Jordan, D., Carson, N.J., Carle, A.C., Lu, F., Tran, N.M., Moyer, M. Cook, B.L. (2020) Understanding The Role of Past Health Care Discrimination In Help-Seeking And Shared Decision-Making for Depression Treatment Preferences. Qualitative Health Research 30 (12), 1833 -1850. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732320937663

Butler, A., Weller, B.E., Rodgers, C.R.R., Teasdale, A.E. (2020) Type 1 Diabetes Self-Management Behaviors among Emerging Adults: Racial/Ethnic Differences. Pediatric Diabetes, 21 (6) 979 - 986. https://doi.org/10.1111/pedi.13061

Yang, K.G., Rodgers, C.R.R., Lee. E., Cook, B.L. (2020). Disparities in mental health care utilization and perceived need among Asian Americans: 2012 – 2016. Psychiatric Services, 71 (1) 21-27. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900126

Butler, A.M., Rodgers, C.R.R. (2019). Developing a policy brief on child mental health disparities to promote strategies for advancing equity among racial/ethnic minority youth. Ethnicity & Disease, 29 (Supple 2) 421 - 426. doi: 10.18865/ed.29.S2.421

Valdez, C.R., Rodgers, C.R.R., Gudiño, O.G., Isaac, P., Cort, N.A., Casas, M. & Butler, A.M. Translating research to support practitioners in addressing disparities in child and adolescent mental health and services in the United States. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 25 (1) 126 - 135. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000257

Hussen, S.A., Harper, G.W., Rodgers, C.R.R., van den Berg, J.J., Dowshen, N., Hightow-Weidman, L.B. (2017). Cognitive and behavioral resilience among young gay and bisexual men living with HIV. LGBT Health, 4 (4): 275 – 269 https://doi.org/10.1089/lgbt.2016.0135

Tanner, A.E., Ma,A., Roof, K.A., Rodgers, C.R.R., Brooks, D.N. & Paluzzi, P. (2015). The ‘kaleidoscope’ of factors influencing urban adolescent pregnancy in Baltimore, Maryland. Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies, 257-269. https://doi.org/10.1080/17450128.2015.1046534

LoIacono Merves, M., Rodgers, C.R.R., Silver, E.J., Sclafane, J.H., Bauman, L.J. (2015) Engaging and Sustaining Adolescents in Community-Based Participatory Research: Structuring a youth-friendly CBPR environment. Family & Community Health, 22-32. doi:10.1097/FCH.0000000000000057

Baker, J.L., Rodgers, C.R.R., Davis, Z.M., Gracely, E. & Bowleg, L. (2014). Results from a Secondary Data Analysis Regarding Satisfaction with Health Care among African American Women Living with HIV/AIDS. Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing, 43, 664-676. https://doi.org/10.1111/1552-6909.12491

Chambers, E.C. & Rodgers, C.R.R. (2013) Adolescent Obesity and Risky Sexual Behavior. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 45 (2): e15. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2013.04.007

Tanner, A.E., Jelenwicz, SM, Ma, A, Rodgers,CRR, Houston, AM, Paluzzi, P. (2013). Ambivalent Messages: Adolescent Perspectives on Pregnancy and Birth. Journal of Adolescent Health, 53: 105 - 111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2012.12.015

Rodgers, C.R.R., Nichols, T., Botvin, G.J. (2011). Alcohol and Cigarette Free: Examining Social Influences on Substance Abstinence among Black non-Latina Urban Adolescent Girls. Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 20: 370 - 386. https://doi.org/10.1080/1067828X.2011.599274

Bradshaw, C., Rodgers, C.R.R., Ghandour, L.A., Garbarino, J. (2009). Social-Cognitive Mediators of the Association between Community Violence Exposure and Aggressive Behavior: Implications for School-Based Intervention. School Psychology Quarterly, 24: 199 - 210. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0017362