Recent Publications

Simpson, S. B., Dow, B. R., & McQuillin, S. D. (2026). Examining the role of natural mentors in the relationship between childhood abuse, life satisfaction, and depression: Findings from Add Health. Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40653-026-00873-8

Dow, B. R., McQuillin, S. D., Simpson, S. B., & Huebner, E. S. (2025). Understanding patterns of hope from informal mentoring through latent class analysis. Children and Youth Services Review. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108660

McQuillin, S. D., Davis, A. L., & Simpson, S. B. (2024). Just-in-time training. In L. Kerns, M. D. Weist, & S. D. McQuillin (Eds.), Scaling effective school mental health interventions and practices (pp. 105-120). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-68168-4_6

Davis, A. L., & McQuillin, S. D. (2023). Exploring changes in the teacher-child relationship and children’s educational expectations. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 87, 101564. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appdev.2023.101564

Samuels, J., Davis, A. L., & McQuillin, S. D. (2023). Assessing longitudinal impacts of mentor role on youth outcomes. Youth & Society, 55(5), 999–1025. https://doi.org/10.1177/0044118X231168439

Hart, M., Sable, R., Gupta, A., McQuillin, S. (2022). Adapting a school-based motivational interviewing mentoring program for use in India. School Psychology International. https://doi.org/10.1177/01430343221080782

Hart, M., Sung, J., McQuillin, S., Schleider, J. (2022). Expanding the reach of psychosocial services for youth: Untapped potential of mentor-delivered single session interventions. Journal of Community Psychology.

Hart, M. J., Flitner, A. M., Kornbluh, M. E., Thompson, D. C., Davis, A. L., Lanza-Gregory, J., McQuillin, S. D., Gonzalez, J. E., & Strait, G. G. (2021). Combining MTSS and Community-Based Mentoring Programs. School Psychology Review, 0(0), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1080/2372966X.2021.1922937

Davis, A. L., & McQuillin, S. D. (2021). Supporting autonomy in youth mentoring relationships. Journal of Community Psychology, n/a(n/a). https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22567

McQuillin, S. D., Hagler, M. A., Werntz, A., & Rhodes, J. E. (2021). Paraprofessional Youth Mentoring: A Framework for Integrating Youth Mentoring with Helping Institutions and Professions. American Journal of Community Psychology, n/a(n/a). https://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12546

Cavell, T., Spencer, R., & McQuillin, S. (2021). Back to the Future: Mentoring as Means and End in Promoting Child Mental Health. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2021.1875327

McQuillin, S., & McDaniel, H. (2020) Pilot Randomized Trial of Brief School-Based Mentoring for Middle School Students with Elevated Disruptive Behavior. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1111/nyas.14334

Hagler, M., McQuillin, S., & Rhodes, J. (2020) Ideological profiles of adults and their support for youth mentoring. Journal of Community Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22247