H. Shellae Versey

• 2000 BS in Biology, Tuskegee University
• 2004 MPH in Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University
• 2007 MS in Epidemiological Sciences, University of Michigan
• 2011 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)

Versey, H. S. (Accepted). Housing, environmental justice, and the case of the Stop Cop City Movement: A structural intersectional approach to housing equity.

Sabik, N., & Versey, H. S. (Accepted). Reframing structural and fundamental causes of health disparities: Towards a critical intersectional approach.

Versey, H. S. (In press). Photovoice: A method to interrogate reflexivity, positionality, and critical self-reflection. The Qualitative Report.

Versey, H. S., & Russell, C.* (2022). Magnifying inequity: The impact of COVID-19 and housing insecurity on lower-income Black women. Journal of Social Issues. 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

Versey, H. S. (2022). Disproportionate risk at both ends: Housing, health, and systems of exposure. Perspectives in Biology and Medicine, 65(2), 283-294. DOI: 10.1353/pbm.2022.0024

Colson-Fearon, B.*, & Versey, H. S. (2022). The role of urban agriculture in food sovereignty for Baltimore City residents. International Journal of Environmental and Public Health Research, 19. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191912752

Jackson, A.,* Colson-Fearon, B.,* & Versey, H. S. (2022). Intersectional invisibility and social support during college transition among first-generation women of color. Psychology of Women Quarterly. DOI: 10.1177/03616843221106087

Reyes, L., Versey, H. S., & Yeh, J. (2022). Emancipatory visions: Using visual methods to co-construct knowledge with older adults. The Gerontologist. DOI:10.1093/geront/gnac046

Versey, H. S. (2022). Can mobile methods bridge psychology, health, and place-based research? Qualitative Psychology, 9(2), 156-170. DOI: 10.1037/qup0000187.

*indicates student co-author

Versey, H. S. (2022). Magnifying inequity: The impact of COVID-19 and housing insecurity on lower-income Black women. Paper presented at the Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting (GSA) annual meeting.

Reyes, L.,Yeh, J. C., & Versey, H. S. (2022). Black placemaking: The body, home, and public space through the lens of older women. Paper presented at the Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting (GSA) annual meeting.

Versey, H. S. (2021). Neighborhood preservation or erasure?  Place branding vs. placekeeping in Harlem, USA. Paper presented at the American Association of Geographers (AAG) annual meeting.

Versey, H. S. (2020). Older women causing a ruckus: Gentrification, displacement, and tenant advocacy. Paper presented at the Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting (GSA) annual meeting.

Versey, H. S. (2020).  Through their lens: Using visual methods to illuminate the lived experiences of diverse older adults.  Paper presented at the Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting (GSA) annual meeting.

Versey, H. S. (2020).  Population health perspectives on residential displacement: Examining gentrification, affordability, and evictions.  Paper presented at the Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science (IAPHS) annual meeting.