Katie Hrapczynski

Associate Professor

Towson University

Affiliations

College of Liberal Arts

Department of Family Studies & Community Development

Katie Hrapczynski is currently serving as a College Of Liberal Arts Associate Professor at Towson University.

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Katie Hrapczynski

Towson University

Associate Professor

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sociology social sciences racial discrimination higher education family relations family studies interpersonal relationships family psychology family process family interactions racial socialization student expectations public health anthropology social justice stem education family formation family involvement intergenerational relations family relationships family dynamics transracial adoptive families adolescent health migration studies family issues internal medicine digital mediums ethnic studies indigenous peoples family diversity interracial relationships medical education workforce development bias motivation counseling psychology professional development educational assessment human decision process youth services family therapy marital therapy couple therapy health profession training faculty professional development professional preparation men's studies symbolic interaction higher education assessment student assessment general practice correctional practice mixed-methods research teenage pregnancy higher education teaching student success student outcomes student learning military context military culture general internal medicine military families racial groups discrimination stress abusive behavior negative attributions white parents public health careers future faculty family structure united states family functioning different class levels symbolic interactionism biracial families failing grade

Notable Scholarly Works

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Who’s Around (and Who’s Not)? Transracial Adoptee Racial-Ethnic Identity in Context. Adoption Quarterly (2025)

race relationsracial discriminationracial groupsethnic studiesracecontemporary racismculturecultural identityethnicitysocial identityintercultural studiesafrican american studiesidentity (social science)racial studies

Understanding Decision‐Making Processes of Prospective Adoptive Parents: A Mixed‐Methods Study. Family Relations (2024)

Bethany WillisKatie HrapczynskiCheryl Fortner

family dynamicsdecision-making processesfamily psychologyfamily interactionshuman decision processmixed-methods studyfamily relationshipsfamily involvementfamily relationsdecision theorychild developmentfamily planningfamily medicinefamily issuesinterpersonal relationshipssocial relationsmixed-methods researchfamily processprospective adoptive parentssocial sciencespsychology

Family Functioning and Racial Socialization in Transracial Adoptive Families. Family Relations (2022)

Katie M. HrapczynskiLeigh A. LeslieHaeDong Kim

social justicesociologyfamily functioningtransracial adoptive familiesracial socializationsocial sciencesanthropology

Book Review - Open Adoption and Diverse Families: Complex Relationships in the Digital Age. Journal of Family Theory & Review (2021)

family diversitysociologyinterpersonal relationshipsopen adoptionbook reviewfamily relationssocial relationsdigital mediumsdiverse familiesintergenerational relationssocial sciencesfamily interactionsfamily studies

Open Adoption and Diverse Families: Complex Relationships in the Digital Age. Abbie E.Goldberg. New York, Ny: Oxford University Press, 2019. Journal of Family Theory & Review (2021)

family diversityfamily dynamicsfamily processfamily relationshipssociologyinterpersonal relationshipsopen adoptionfamily relationssocial relationsfamily psychologydigital mediumsdiverse familiesintergenerational relationssocial sciencesnew yorkfamily interactionsfamily studies

Transracial Adoption: Psychology, Law and Policy. In M.C. Stevenson, B.L. Bottoms, & K.C. Burke (Eds) (2020)

racial discriminationethnic studiesracetransracial adoptionafrican american studiesanti-racisminterracial relationships

Do Preparation for Bias and Cultural Socialization Protect Against Discrimination for Transracially Adopted Adolescents?. Adoption Quarterly (2019)

Katie M. HrapczynskiLeigh A. Leslie

behavioral sciencesbiasracial discrimination

Using Symbolic Interactionism to Model Transitions to Adoptive Parenthood. Journal of Family Theory & Review (2019)

Bethany Willis HeppKatie HrapczynskiCheryl Fortner‐Wood

family dynamicssymbolic interactionfamily psychologyfamily interactionssocial changefamily relationshipssociologyfamily relationssymbolic interactionismchild developmentfamily planningfamily issuesfeminist theorysocial relationscommunicationfamily formationfamily processsocial sciencesfamily studies

Biracial Families Formed Through Adoption. Springer eBooks (2018)

Leigh A. LeslieKatie M. HrapczynskiJennifer L. Young

biracial familiessociologymigration studiesindigenous peoplesfamily formationidentity (social science)anthropology

Engagement in Racial Socialization Among Transracial Adoptive Families With White Parents. Family Relations (2018)

Katie M. HrapczynskiLeigh A. Leslie

social justiceracial discriminationfamily involvementtransracial adoptive familiespublic healthracial socializationwhite parentsmigration studiesindigenous peoplesintergenerational relationssocial sciencesanthropology