Griffin, D., Thrasher, S. S., Watts, K. J., Baiden, P., Maccio, E.M., & Tate, M. (2025). Protective factors for marijuana use and suicidal behavior among Black LGBQ U.S. high school students. Social Sciences.

Li, C., Howard, S. P., Rogers, C. R., Andrzejak, S., Gilbert, K. L., Watts, K. J., Bevel, M. S., Moody, M. D., Langston, M. E., Doty, J. V., Toriola, A. T., Conwell, D., & Moore, J. X. (2024). Allostatic load, educational attainment, and risk of cancer mortality among US men. JAMA Network Open. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.49855

Thrasher, S. S., Cupid, S., Watts, K. J., Henderson, T., Brune, S., Tate, M., Griffin, D., & Gwynn, D. X. (2024). “You have to humanize your feelings:” Black fathers’ reflections on how youth violence prevention and penetrations influence their overall health and fathering practices. Social Work in Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/19371918.2024.2371967

Watts, K. J., & Thrasher, S.S. (2023). The impact of community belongingness on mental health and well-being among Black LGBTQ adults. Race and Social Problems. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12552-023-09396-5

Watts, K. J., Wagaman, M. A., Eaton, A. D., Leung, V. W. Y., & Craig, S. L. (2023). Examining the role of peer and family belongingness in the mental health of Black LGBTQ+ youth. Child & Youth Services.  https://doi.org/10.1080/0145935X.2023.2261364

Watts, K. J., Matijczak, A., Tomlinson, C. A., Wagaman, M. A., Murphy, J. L., O’Connor, K., & McDonald, S. E. (2022). Transgender and gender expansive emerging adults: The moderating role of thwarted belongingness on mental health. Psychology & Sexuality.   https://doi.org/10.1080/19419899.2022.2143276

Watts, K. J., & Bentley, K. J. (2021). Perceptions of gay Black men on the social construction of masculinity and its role in mental health. Journal of Gay & Lesbian Mental Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/19359705.2021.1949422

Dentato, M. P., Verdino, A., Argüello, T. M., & Watts, K. J. (2022). Practice with the gay male community. In M. P. Dentato (Ed.), Social work practice with the LGBTQ+ community: The intersection of history, health, mental health and policy factors (2nd Ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

Wagaman, M. A., Gattis, M. N., Watts, K. J., Yabar, M. P., Blair, D., Haynes, T., & Williams, E. G. (2022). The role of schools in supporting students experiencing homelessness: Perceptions of school staff. Children & Schools. https://doi.org/10.1093/cs/cdac002

Wagaman, M. A., Watts, K. J., Lamneck, V., D’Souza, S., McInroy, L. B., Eaton, A., & Craig, S. (2020). Managing stressors online and offline: LGBTQ+ youth in the Southern United States. Children and Youth Services Review. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.104799

Wagaman, M. A., Alessi, E., Goffnett, J., Watts, K. J., Iacono, G., Thomas, D., Paceley, M. S., & Craig, S. (2019). Interrupting hetero- and cisnormativity in social work programs: LGBTQ+ student strategies for increasing inclusion. Journal of Social Work Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/10437797.2019.1671261