Ja'Nina is currently a student at the Graduate Center-CUNY pursuing a Ph.D in Developmental Psychology. Her area of interest focuses on identity development of LGBT youth of color, particularly Black and Latino-Americans.

Ja'Nina is also interested in how mitigating factors such as religion, parent-child relationships, and cultural practices influence the coming out process and identity of LGBT youth.

Publications:
Nanin, J., Osubu, T., Walker, J., Powell, B., Powell, D., & Parsons, J. (2009). ‘HIV is still real:’ Perceptions of HIV testing and HIV prevention among black men who have sex with men in New York City. American Journal of Men’s Health, 3 (2), 150-164.

Walker, J. (2007). Remix: Negotiating shame and resistance among black lesbians. Remix: Damage, Shame, and Resistance, 39-50. Unpublished manuscript, The Graduate Center-CUNY.