Morgan C. Jerald

LIFE Fellow from 2015 to 2018, University of Michigan

PhD

Dissertation completed in June 2018

Exploring the Influence of the Jezebel Stereotype on Black Women's Sexual Well-Being

(Advisors: Elizabeth Cole & Monique Ward)

Selected Publications

Ward, L. M., Jerald, M. C., Avery, L., & Cole, E. R. (2020). Following their lead? Connecting mainstream media use to Black women’s gender beliefs and sexual agency. Journal of Sex Research, 57(2), 200–212. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2018.1554741

Jerald, M. C., Cole, E. R., Ward, L. M., & Avery, L. R. (2017). Controlling images: How awareness of group stereotypes affects Black women's well-being. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 64(5), 487–499. https://doi.org/10.1037/cou0000233

Jerald, M. C., Ward, L. M., Moss, L., Thomas, K., & Fletcher, K. D. (2017). Subordinates, sex objects, or sapphires? Investigating contributions of media use to Black students’ femininity ideologies and stereotypes about Black women. Journal of Black Psychology, 43, 608–635. https://doi.org/10.1177/0095798416665967