Mentoring Relationships in the lives of boys and young men

Rhodes, J. (In press) Mentoring Relationships in the Lives of Boys and Young Men. The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 

Effects of a technology-enhanced university peer mentoring program on first-year academic and well-being outcomes

Werntz A, Deng Y, Jasman M, Yowell C, Rhodes J (2026;), Effects of a technology-enhanced university peer mentoring program on first-year academic and well-being outcomes. International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education, https://doi.org/10.1108/IJMCE-03-2025-0027

A mixed methods evaluation of a pilot open trial of a mentor-guided digital intervention for youth anxiety

Wolfe EC, Werntz A, Michel A, Zhang Y, Rucker M, Boukhechba M, et al. (2026) A mixed methods evaluation of a pilot open trial of a mentor-guided digital intervention for youth anxiety. PLOS Digit Health 5(2): e0001187. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0001187

Beyond the mentor-youth dyad: the role of parents and mentoring program staff in predicting volunteer mentor persistence

Alexandra Werntz, Megyn Jasman, Jordan Cherry, Aidan Borer, Andrew Johnston, Megan Meany, Jessie Stettin, Terrence McCarron & Jean E. Rhodes (2026): Beyond the mentor-youth dyad: the role of parents and mentoring program staff in predicting volunteer mentor persistence, Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13611267.2026.2632131

Stocking the Pond: Empowering Young Women to Recruit Social Capital Through Technology-Enabled Flash Mentoring

Rhodes, J., Werntz, A., Jasman, M. & Morton, D.D. (2026). Stocking the Pond: Empowering Young Women to Recruit Social Capital Through Technology-Enabled Flash Mentoring. Youth 2026, 6 (1), 35; https://doi.org/10.3390/youth6010035

Testing the effects of a social capital intervention on college student retention and academic success. Am J Community Psychol.

Hersch E, Werntz A, Schwartz SEO, Raposa EB, Hughes J, Parnes MF, Rhodes J. Testing the effects of a social capital intervention on college student retention and academic success. Am J Community Psychol. 2025 Nov 14. doi: 10.1002/ajcp.70027. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41235629.

Mentor-mentee similarity in college peer mentoring: untangling conflicting results.

Ramadurai, R., Deng, Y., Werntz, A., Yowell, C., & Rhodes, J. E. (2025). Mentor-mentee similarity in college peer mentoring: untangling conflicting results. Studies in Higher Education, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2025.2572504

A scoping review of therapeutic mentoring for youth mental health

Alexandra Werntz, Jean E. Rhodes, Hannah Brockstein, Lindsay Fallon and Amy Cook (2025). A scoping review of therapeutic mentoring for youth mental health. Child and Adolescent, Published online: 27 January 2025, https://doi.org/10.3389/frcha.2025.1509971

Development and validation of a self-report measure of summer camp counselor burnout

Monica Arkin, Robert P. Lubeznik-Warner, Abbey Eisenhower, and Jean E. Rhodes (2025). Development and validation of a self-report measure of summer camp counselor burnout.  Applied Developmental Science, Published online: 06 Jun 2025, https://doi.org/10.1080/10888691.2025.251286

Student loans, employment readiness, and labor market outcomes.

Hull, T., Krishnan, K., & Rhodes, J. (2023). Student loans, employment readiness, and labor market outcomes. Journal of Applied Business and Economics. Vol. 25(4) 2023

The Future of Youth Violence Prevention: A Mixtape for Practice, Policy, and Research. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press.

Hagler, M., & Rhodes, J. (in press) Trauma-informed mentoring and related approaches.  In Boxer, P. (Ed). The Future of Youth Violence Prevention: A Mixtape for Practice, Policy, and Research. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press.

Teaching to fish: Impacts of a social capital intervention for college students

Schwartz, S., Parnes, M. Browne, R. Austin, L., Carreiro, M. Rhodes, J., Kupersmidt, J., Kanchewa, S. (2023). Teaching to fish: Impacts of a social capital intervention for college students. American Educational Research Journal Month pp. 1–37, DOI: 10.3102/00028312231181096

Youth interventions with and without supervised practice: A second-order meta-analysis.

Christensen, K., Assink, M., van Dam, L., and Stams, G. , Poon, Y.S., Astesano, J., & Rhodes, J. (in press). Youth interventions with and without supervised practice: A second-order meta-analysis. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal.
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Striking the balance: The relative benefits of goal- and youth-focused approaches to youth mentoring relationships.

Werntz, A., Poon, C. Y. S., & Rhodes, J. E. (2023). Striking the balance: The relative benefits of goal- and youth-focused approaches to youth mentoring relationships. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-023-01751-4

A randomized controlled trial of enhanced mentoring program practices for children of incarcerated caregivers: Assessing impacts on youth and match outcomes.

Stelter, R. L., Stump, K. N., Rhodes, J. E., & Kupersmidt, J. B. (2023). A randomized controlled trial of enhanced mentoring program practices for children of incarcerated caregivers: Assessingimpacts on youth and match outcomes. Journal of Community Psychology,1–27.https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.23017STELTERET AL.|27

Providing human support for the use of digital mental health interventions: Systematic meta-review. Journal of Medical Internet Research

Werntz, A., Amando, S., Jasman, M., Ervin, A, & Rhodes, H. (2023). Providing human support for the use of digital mental health interventions: Systematic meta-review. Journal of Medical Internet Research, Journal of Medical Internet Research. 25, e42864, p.1.

Implementation of a Technology-Enhanced Peer Mentor Referral System for First-Year University Students

Werntz, A., Jasman, M., Simeon, K., Gunasekaran, H., Yowell, C., & Rhodes, J. (2023). Implementation of a technology-enhanced peer mentor referral system for first-year university students.,Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science.DOI: 10.1007/s41347-023-00303-8.

A meta-analysis of the effects of after-school programs among youth with marginalized identities.

Christensen, K. M., Kremer, K. P., Poon, C., & Rhodes, J. E. (2023). A meta-analysis of the effects of after-school programs among youth with marginalized identities. Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.2681.

Deconstructing “risk” in youth mentoring programs: How environmental stressors and patterns of presenting challenges shape youth outcomes

Poon, C. Y. S., Herrera, C., Jarjoura, R., Keller, T., McQuillin, S. D., Keller, T., & Rhodes, J. E. (2022). Deconstructing “risk” in youth mentoring programs: How environmental stressors and patterns of presenting challenges shape youth outcomes.

    Development and initial validation of a camper-counselor relationship scale, Applied Developmental Science,

    Rachel O. Rubin, Sara K. Johnson, Kirsten M. Christensen & Jean Rhodes (2022): Development and initial validation of a camper-counselor relationship scale, Applied Developmental Science, DOI: 10.1080/10888691.2022.2056462.