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Matos, J.M. (2018). Book Review: Why are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? And Other Conversations about Race (Beverly Tatum, 2017, Basic Books), for Humanity and Society DOI: 10.1177/0160597618761471
Matos, J.M.D. (2015). La Familia: The Important Ingredient for Latina/o College Student Engagement and Persistence, Equity & Excellence in Education, 48 (3), 436-453.
Whitehead-Pleaux, A., Donnenwerth, A. M., Robinson, B., Hardy, S., Oswanski, L. G., Forinash, M., Hearns, M. C., Anderson, N., & Tan, X. (2013). Music therapists’ attitudes and actions regarding the LGBTQ community: A preliminary report. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 40(4), 409–414. doi.org/10.1016/j.aip.2013.05.006
Whitehead-Pleaux, A., Donnenwerth, A., Robinson, B., Hardy, S., Oswanski, L., Forinash, M., Hearns, M., Anderson, N., & York, E. (2012). Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning: Best practices in music therapy. Music Therapy Perspectives, 30(2), 158–166. doi.org/10.1093/mtp/30.2.158
Whitehead-Pleaux, A. M., Zebrowski, N., Baryza, M. J., & Sheridan, R. L. (2007). Exploring the effects of music therapy on pediatric pain: Phase 1. Journal of Music Therapy, 44(3), 217–241. doi.org/10.1093/jmt/44.3.217
McMenamin, M. 2022. First record of color and countershading in a Permian vertebrate. Academia Letters, Article 5128, https://doi.org/10.20935/AL5128
McMenamin, M. (2021). Early Jurassic pterosaur from Massachusetts. Academia Letters, Article 3658.
McMenamin, M. (2021). Large neotheropod from the Lower Jurassic of Massachusetts. Academia Letters, Article 3591.
McMenamin, M. A. S. (2020, March 27). Bradoriids (Arthropoda) and the Cambrian Diversification. Geosciences, 10(4). https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/10/4/119
McMenamin, M. A. S. (2019). Cambrian chordates and vetulicolians. Geosciences, 9(8), 354. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences9080354
