Selected Publications
Polk, W. (May 2022). Transforming school discipline by addressing racial stress. Workshop presented as part of the National Charter Collaborative Consultancy Series. Remote.
Polk, W. (May 2022). Addressing racial stress and building racial literacy. Workshop presented at the Social and Emotional Teaching and Learning Institute, University of Pennsylvania Center for Professional Learning. Remote: Philadelphia, PA.
Polk, W. (April 2022). Transforming Black youth discipline [Keynote address]. 7th Annual Black Youth Guidance Forum. Remote: Los Angeles, CA.
Polk, W., Savitz-Romer, M., & Brion-Meisels, G. (2021). Dismantling white supremacy culture in school counselor education: Preparing counselors to enact antiracist practices. In C.C. Holcomb-McCoy (Ed.), Antiracist counseling in schools and communities (pp. 151–182). American Counseling Association.
Polk, W. (Nov. 2021). Humanizing diversity, equity, and inclusion: Centering belonging and social justice for educators and students. Featured Speaker at the Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools Emerging Leaders Institute. Remote.
Price, M., Polk, W., Hill, N. E., Liang, B., & Perella, J. (2019). The intersectionality of identity-based victimization in adolescence: A person-centered examination of mental health and academic achievement in a US high school. Journal of Adolescence, 76, 185-196.
Polk, W., Hill, N. E., Price, M., Liang, B., Perella, J., & Savitz‐Romer, M. (2018). Adolescent profiles of marginalization and connection at school: Relations with academics and mental health. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 30, 209-225.
Hill, N.E., Liang, B., Price, M., Polk, W., Perella, J., & Savitz-Romer, M. (2018). Envisioning a meaningful future and academic engagement: The role of parenting practices and school-based relationships. Psychology in the Schools, 55(6), 595-608.
Hill, N. E., Liang, B., Bravo, D. Y., Price, M., Polk, W., Perella, J., & Savitz-Romer, M. (2018). Adolescents’ perceptions of the economy: Its association with academic engagement and the role of school-based and parental relationships. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1-21.