Abigail Williams-Butler
Alumna/AlumnusLIFE Michigan
LIFE Fellow from 2014 to 2017, University of Michigan
PhD
Dissertation completed in 2016
The Role of Relational Permanence in Positive Outcomes Among African American Youth in Foster Care
(Advisor: Pamela Davis-Kean)
Selected Publications
Williams-Butler, A., Gale, A., & Dorsey, M. (2019). Gender differences among Black adolescents in foster care: The relationship between relational permanence and psychological well-being. Journal of Public Child Welfare, 14(4), 374–394. https://doi.org/10.1080/15548732.2019.1636922
Williams-Butler, A., Ryan, J. P., McLoyd, V. C., Schulenberg, J. E., & Davis-Kean, P. E. (2018). Psychological well-being among African American adolescents in foster care: The role of relational permanence. Journal of Child & Family Studies, 27(10), 3277-3287. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-018-1155-8
Williams, A. B., Ryan, J. P., Davis-Kean, P. E., McLoyd, V. C., &
Schulenberg, J. E. (2017). The discontinuity of offending among African
American youth in the juvenile justice system. Youth & Society, 49, 610–633. https://doi.org/10.1177/0044118X14551322