H. Shellae Versey

• BS in Biology, Tuskegee University
• MPH in Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University
• MS in Epidemiological Sciences, University of Michigan
• PhD in Psychology, University of Michigan

• Social and Community Psychology
• Aging and Adult Development
• Mixed-Methods
• Place, Space, and Embodiment
• Psychology of Gender and Race
• Intersectionality

• PSYC 2600 - Social Psychology
• PSYC 5710 - Issues in Social Psychology
• PSYC 6830 - Research Methods

• American Psychological Association (Divisions 35, 45, 20)
• American Public Health Association
• American Association of Geographers
• Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI)
• The Gerontological Society of America                    
• Work and Family Researchers Network
• Society for Community Research and Action (SCRA)

Johnson, J. B., Versey, H. S., Burke, N. L., & Hoyt, L. T. (2024). Using an intersectional lens to explore civic engagement, discrimination, and well-being among young Black women. Youth, 4, 1095–1111. DOI:10.3390/youth4030068

Efird, C. R., Wilkins, C. L., & Versey, H. S. (2024). Whiteness hurts society: How whiteness shapes mental, physical, and social health outcomes. Journal of Social Issues, 80(1), 53-79. DOI: 10.1111/josi.12598

Sabik, N., & Versey, H. S. (2024). A reconsideration of group differences in social psychology: Towards a critical intersectional approach. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 18(2), e12928. DOI: 10.1111/spc3.12928

Versey, H. S., Reyes, L., & Yeh, J. (2024). From Root Shock to Urban Alchemy: The (re)making of urban space through the lens of Black older women. Built Environment Special Issue. Root Shock: Twenty Years on Displacement, it's Harms and Remedies, 50(2), 296-306. DOI:10.2148/benv.50.2.296

Versey, H. S. (2023). Housing, environmental justice, and the case of the Stop Cop City Movement: A structural intersectional approach to housing equity. Environmental Justice, 16(6), 403-409. DOI: 10.1089/env.2022.0035

Versey, H. S., & Russell, C.* (2023). Magnifying inequity: The impact of COVID-19 and housing insecurity on lower-income Black women. Journal of Social Issues., 79(2), 773-793. DOI:10.1111/josi.12555

Versey, H. S. (2022). Gentrification, health, and intermediate pathways: How distinct inequality mechanisms impact health disparities. Housing Policy Debate. DOI: 10.1080/10511482.2022.2123249

Colson-Fearon, B.*, & Versey, H. S. (2022). Urban agriculture as a means to food sovereignty? A case study of Baltimore city residents. International Journal of Environmental and Public Health Research, 19(19), 12752. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191912752

Versey, H. S. (2021). Missing pieces in the discourse on climate change, risk, and vulnerability: An intersectional analysis. Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 8(1), 67-75. DOI: 10.1177/2372732220982628.

Versey, H. S. (2021). The impending eviction cliff: Housing insecurity during COVID-19. American Journal of Public Health, 111(8), e1-e5. DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2021.306353

*indicates student co-author

Versey, H. S. (2024). What makes cities (un)livable for older adults? A closer look at aging in place across gentrifying cities. Paper presented at the Livable Cities-London Meeting (AMPS).

Versey, H. S. (2024). Marginalized at the margin: Housing precarity in gentrifying U.S. cities. CRACH (Collectif de Recherche et d'Action sur l'Habitat at Université de Montréal)(2024).  Invited keynote speaker at the CRACH International Housing Justice Symposium.

Versey, H. S. (2024). Intersectional environmental psychology? Environmental issues through a critical race lens. Paper presented at the SPSSI annual meeting.

Versey, H. S., Efird, C. R., & Wilkins, C. L. (2024). Whiteness hurts society: How whiteness shapes mental, physical, and social health. Paper presented at the SPSSI annual meeting. 

Versey, H. S. (2024). From Root Shock to Urban Alchemy: The (re)making of urban space through the lens of Black older women. Invited speaker, Root Shock 20 Virtual Symposium.

Versey, H. S. (2024). Local food production as a circular economy. Invited speaker, UN ECOSOC Partnership Forum 2024: Circular Economy for SDGs.