journal articles

Brown, S., Barman-Adhikari, Garcia, K., Classman, S., Hsu, H., Petering, R., Santa Maria, D., Narendorf, S., Shelton, J., Bender, K. & Ferguson, K. (2023). Substance use typologies among young people experiencing homelessness in seven cities across the United States: A latent class analysis. Addictive Behaviors.

Shelton, J., Dodd, S.J., Borgan, J.*, San Emeterio, G.*, & Wilhelm, A.* (2023). A descriptive account of the practicum experiences of trans and nonbinary social work students. Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, 50(1).

Narendorf, S., Arora, A., Santa Maria, D., Bender, K., Shelton, J., Hsu, H., Ferguson, K. & Barman-Adhikari, A. (2023). Self-identification of mental health problems among young adults experiencing homelessness. Community Mental Health Journal.

J., Shelton, J., Anyon, Y. & Bender, K. (2022). “I just want to move forward”: Themes of resilience among LGBTQ young adults experiencing family rejection and housing insecurity. Children and Youth Services Review.

Park, I., Barman-Adhikari, A., Hsu, H., Narendorf, S., Santa Maria, D., Shelton, J., Ferguson, K., Bender, K. & Petering, R. (2022). The Relationship between Discrimination and Perceived Stress: Buffering Effect of Online Health Information Seeking among Young Adults Experiencing Homelessness, Journal of Technology in Human Services, 40(2), 97-121.

Littman, D., Dechants, J., Shelton, J., Bender, K., Hsu, H, Narendorf, S., Barman-Adhikari, A., Ferguson, K., Prock, K., Santa Maria, D.,  & Petering, R. (2022) The association between place stayed and self-identification as homeless among unstably housed young adults in seven U.S. cities, Journal of Social Distress and Homelessness, 31(1), 34-44.

DeChants, J., Shelton, J., Anyon, Y., & Bender, K. (2022). “It kinda breaks my heart”: LGBTQ young adults’ responses to family rejection. Family Relations, 1-19.

Kattari, S., Kattari, L., Lacombe-Duncan, A., Shelton, J., & Misiolek, B. (2022). Differential experiences of sexual, physical, and emotional intimate partner violence among transgender and gender diverse adults. Journal of Interpersonal Violence.

Canfield, S., Hsu, H., Begun, S., Barham-Adhikari, A, Shelton, J., Ferguson, K., Santa Maria, D., & Narendorf, S. (2022). Examining Sources of Social Support and Depression Prevention among Pregnant Youth Experiencing Homelessness: Outcomes of a seven-city study. Journal of Primary Prevention, 43(3), 317-325.

Wu, S., Lara, L., Ferguson, K., Narendorf, S., Prock, K., Hsu H., Maria, D., Barman-Adhikari, A., Bender, K., & Shelton, J. (2022). Exploring the relationship between public assistance use and depressive symptoms among young adults experiencing homelessness. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research.

Chassman, S., Barman-Adhikari, A., Hsu, H.-T., Ferguson, K. M., Narendorf, S. C., Maria, D. S., Shelton, J., Petering, R., & Bender, K. (2022). Prevalence and Correlates of Illicit Substance Use Among Young Adults Experiencing Homelessness in Seven Cities Across the United States. Journal of Drug Issues. 

Rodriguez, M., Storer, H. & Shelton, J. (2021) Organizing in the digital age: digital macro practice is here…to stay. Journal of Community Practice, 29(3), 199-202.

Rodriguez, M., Shelton, J., & Storer, H. (Eds.). (2021). Special issue: Digital Organizing: Definitions, Methods and Ethics. Journal of Community Practice.

Shelton, J. & Dodd, SJ. (2021). Binary thinking and the limiting of human potential. Public Integrity, 23(6), 624-635.

Shelton, J., Seelman, K., Kroehle, K.*, Clark, E.*, & Dodd, SJ. (2021). Digital technologies and the violent surveillance of nonbinary gender. Journal of Gender Based Violence.

Rodriguez, M., Storer, H. & Shelton, J. (2021) Organizing in the digital age: digital macro practice is here…to stay. Journal of Community Practice, 29(3), 199-202.

Rodriguez, M., Shelton, J., & Storer, H. (Eds.). (2021). Special issue: Digital Organizing: Definitions, Methods and Ethics. Journal of Community Practice.

DeChants, J., Shelton, J., Anyon, Y., & Bender, K. (in press). “It kinda breaks my heart”: LGBTQ young adults’ responses to family rejection. Family Relations.

Chassman, S., Barman-Adhikari, A., Hsu, H., Ferguson, K., Narendorf, S., Santa Maria, D., Shelton, J., Petering, R., & Bender, K. (in press). Prevalence and correlates of illicit substance use among young adults experiencing homelessness in seven cities across the United States. Journal of Drug Issues.

Harner, V., Munion, A.K., & Shelton, J. (2021). Trans adults amidst the COVID-19 pandemic: Quality of life, pandemic impact, & vaccine preferences. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

Boyett, M., Santarella, M., Milligan, T., DeChants, J., Williams, O., Bender, K., Shelton, J., & Chassman, S. (2021). Understanding young people’s navigation of housing barriers through a white supremacy lens. Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal.

Narendorf, S., Hsu, H., Begun, S., Barman-Adhikari, A., Shelton, J., Ferguson, K., Santa Maria, D. (2021). Experiences of Discrimination Among Young Adults Experiencing Homelessness: Relationship to Mental Health Outcomes. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry.

Park, I.Y., Barman-Adhikari, A., Hsu, H. T., Narendorf, S. C., Santa Maria, D., Shelton, J., Ferguson, K. M., Bender, K., & Petering, R. (2021). The relationship between discrimination and perceived stress: Buffering effect of online health information seeking among young adults experiencing homelessness. Journal of Technology in Human Services.

Mercado M., Marroquín J.M., Ferguson K.M., Bender K., Shelton J., Prock K.A., Maria D.S., Hsu H.-T., Narendorf S.C., Petering R. & Barman-Adhikari A. (2021). The intersection of housing and mental well-being: Examining the needs of formerly homeless young adults transitioning to stable housing. Social Science and Medicine - Population Health, 14.

Hsu, H-T., Fulginiti, A., Petering, R., Barman-Adhikari, A. Bedell, K., Santa Maria, D., Shelton, J., Narendorf, S., Ferguson, K. M., Bender, K., & Rice, E. (2021) Correlates of gun violence victimization and perpetration among youth experiencing homelessness: A seven-city study. American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Littman, D., DeChants, J., Shelton, J., Bender, K., Hsu, H., Narendorf, S., Ferguson, K., Barman-Adhikari, A., Prock, K., Santa Maria, D., & Petering, R. (2020). Place Stayed and Self-Identification as Homeless Among Young Adults Experiencing Homelessness in Seven U.S. Cities. The Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless.

Kroehle, K.,* Shelton, J., Clarke, E., & Seelman, K. (2020). Mainstreaming dissidence: Examining binary gender among social work’s grand challenges. Social Work, sswa037. 

Fulginiti, A., Hsu, H-T., Barman-Adhikari, A., Shelton, J., Petering, R., Santa Maria, D., Narendorf, S.C., Ferguson, K.M., & Bender, K. (2020). Few Do and To Few: Disclosure of Suicidal Thoughts in Friendship Networks of Young Adults Experiencing Homelessness. Archives of Suicide Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2020.1795018 

Shelton, J. & Dodd, S. (2020). Beyond the binary: Addressing cisnormativity in the social work classroom. Journal of Social Work Education, 56(1), 179-185.

Santa Maria, D., Breeden, K., Drake, S., Narendorf, S., Barman-Adhikari, A., Petering, R., Hsu, H., Shelton, J., Ferguson-Colvin, K., & Bender, K. (2020). Gaps in Sexual Assault Health Care Among Homeless Young Adults. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 58(2), 191-198.

Fulginiti, A., Hsu, H-T., Call, J., Petering, R., Santa Maria, D., Shelton, J., Narendorf, S.C., Ferguson, K.M., Bender, K., & Barman-Adhikari, A., (2020). Firearm access and suicidal crises among young adults experiencing homelessness in the United States: A lethal intersection. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention. 

Chassman, S., Littman, D.*, Bender, K., Santa Maria, D., Shelton, J., Ferguson, K., Hsu, H., Narendorf, S., Barman-Adhikari, A., & Petering, R. (2020). Educational attainment among young adults experiencing homelessness in seven cities across the United States. Children and Youth Services Review.

Gallardo, K., Santa Maria, D., Narendorf, S., Markham, C., Swartz, M., Hsu, H., Barman-Adhikari, A., Bender, K., Shelton, J., & Ferguson, K. (2020). Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Initiation and Completion among Youth Experiencing Homelessness in Seven U.S. Cities. Prevention Science.

Narendorf, S., Brydon, D., Santa Maria, D., Bender, K., Ferguson, K., Hsu, H., Barman-Adhikari, A., Shelton, J., & Petering, R., (2020). System involvement among young adults experiencing homelessness: Characteristics of four system-involved subgroups and relationship to risk outcomes. Children and Youth Services Review, 108.

Shelton, J., Kroehle, K.,* & Andia, M.* (2019). The trans person is not the problem: Brave spaces and structural competence as educative tools for trans justice in social work. The Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 46(4).

Narendorf, S., Brydon, D., Santa Maria, D., Bender, K., Ferguson, K., Hsu, H., Barman-Adhikari, A., Shelton, J., & Petering, R., (2019). System involvement among young adults experiencing homelessness: Characteristics of four system-involved subgroups and relationship to risk outcomes. Children and Youth Services Review.

Barman-Adhikari, A.; Santa Maria, D., Narendorf, S., Petering, R., Hsu, H., Shelton, J., Ferguson, K., & Bender, K. (2019). Prevalence and correlates of non-medical use of prescription drugs (NMUPD) among young adults experiencing homelessness in seven cities across the United States. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 200, 153-160.

Santa Maria, D., Flash, C., Narendorf, S., Barman-Adhikari, A., Petering, R., Shelton, J., Hsu, H., & Bender, K. (2019). Knowledge and attitudes about PrEP among homeless young adults: Findings from 7 U.S. cities. Journal of Adolescent Health, 64(5), 574-580.

Rodriguez, M. & Shelton, J. (2019). Social media and social work. Encyclopedia of Social Work.

Wagaman, A., Shelton, J., Carter, R.; Stewart, K., & Cavaliere, S.J. (2019). “I’m totally transariffic”: Exploring resilience among transgender and gender expansive youth in community-based contexts. Child and Youth Services.

Santa Maria, D., Gallardo, K., Narendorf, S., Petering, R., Barman-Adhikari, A., Flash, C., Hsu, H.,  Shelton, J., Ferguson, K., & Bender, K. (2019). Implications for PrEP uptake in young adults experiencing homelessness: A mixed methods study. AIDS Education and Prevention, 31(1), 63-81.

Shelton, J., DeChants, J., Bender, K., Hsu, H., Narendorf, S., Ferguson, K., Petering, R., Barman-Adhikari, A., & Santa Maria, D. (2018). Homelessness and housing experiences among LGBTQ youth and young adults: An intersectional examination across seven U.S. cities. Cityscape, 20(3), 9-33.

Shelton, J., Poirier, J., Wheeler, C., & Abramovich, A. (2018). Reversing erasure of youth and young adults who are LGBTQ and access homelessness services: Asking about sexual orientation, gender identity, and pronouns. Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Child Welfare, special issue of Child Welfare, 96(2), 1-28.

Shelton, J. (2018). LGBT youth homelessness: What are you going to do about it? Public Integrity, 1-4.

Wagaman, A., Shelton, J., & Carter, R. (2018). Queering the social work classroom: Strategies for increasing inclusion of LGBTQ people and experiences. Journal of Teaching in Social Work. 1-17.

Shelton, J., DeChants, J., Bender, K., Hsu, H., Narendorf, S., Ferguson, K., Petering, R., Barman-Adhikari, A., & Santa Maria, D. (2018). Homelessness and housing experiences among LGBTQ youth and young adults: An intersectional examination across seven U.S. cities. Cityscape, 20(3), 9-33.

Shelton, J. & Dodd, S. (in press). Beyond the binary: Addressing cisnormativity in the social work classroom. Journal of Social Work Education.

Rodriguez, M. & Shelton, J. (in press. Social media and social work. Encyclopedia of Social Work.

Wagaman, A., Shelton, J., & Carter, R. (in press). “I’m totally transariffic”: Exploring resilience among transgender and gender expansive youth in community-based contexts. Child and Youth Services.

Santa Maria, D., Flash, C., Narendorf, S., Barman-Adhikari, A., Petering, R., Shelton, J., Hsu, H., & Bender, K. (in press). Knowledge and attitudes about PrEP among homeless young adults: Findings from 7 U.S. cities. Journal of Adolescent Health.

Shelton, J. & Bond, L. (2017). “It just never worked out”: How transgender and gender expansive youth understand their pathways into homelessness. Families in Society, 98(4), 235-242.

Shelton, J., Wagaman, A., & Small, L. (2017). “I’m more driven now”: Resilience and resistance among transgender and gender expansive youth experiencing homelessness. Today’s Transgender Youth: Health, Well-being, and Opportunities for Resilience, special issue of International Journal of Transgenderism.

Shelton, J., Price, C., & VanCleefe, P. (2017). Authentic youth and young adult partnerships: Broadening the narrative of LGBTQ youth homelessness. Journal of Family Strengths, 17(2), 1-10.

Shelton, J. (2016). Reframing risk for transgender youth experiencing homelessness. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services. 28(4), 277-291.

Shelton, J. (2015). Transgender youth homelessness: Understanding programmatic barriers through the lens of cisgenderism. Children and Youth Services Review, 59, 10-18.

Shelton, J. & Winkelstein, J. (2014). Librarians and Social Workers: Working Together for LGBTQ Youth. Young Adult Library Services, Fall 2014, 20-23.

Shelton, J., Sabatino, C., Winterkorn, G., Brigham, F. & Gay, H., (2011). Providing to one’s own community: A panel discussion.  The Journal of Gay and Lesbian Mental Health, 15(2), 211-217.

books & book chapters

Shelton, J. (2023). Gender Identity and Gender Expression. Encyclopedia of Social Work.

Shelton, J. (2023). LGBTQ+ People and Homelessness. In J. Bertherton & N. Pleace (eds.), Routledge International Handbook on Homelessness.

Shelton, J., Li, S., & Dunleavy, M.* (2022). Moving beyond the gender binary as liberatory social work practice. Routledge Handbook of Critical Social Work.

Shelton, J., Dunleavy, M., & Kroehle, K. (2022). The transformational potential of transfeminist social work practice. In C. Cocker & T. Hafford-Letchfield (eds.), Rethinking Feminist Theories for Social Work Practice. Palgrave.

Shelton, J. (2021). More than a Shelter Bed: Working Towards Housing Justice for TGE YYA   Experiencing Homelessness. In Shelton, J. & Mallon, G. (Eds.), Social Work with Transgender and Gender Expansive Youth – third edition. New York, NY: Routledge Press.

Shelton, J., Kinney, M.K. & Ritosa, A. (2021). Social work practice with nonbinary youth. In Shelton, J. & Mallon, G. (Eds.), Social Work with Transgender and Gender Expansive Youth – third edition. New York, NY: Routledge Press.

Muzzey, F., Shelton, J. & Dunleavy, M. (2021). Reframing Sexual Risk. In S. Dodd (ed.) Handbook of Sexuality. Routledge Press.

Dodd, SJ & Shelton, J. (2021). Combatting Cisnormativity in Social Work Education, Research and Practice. In SJ Dodd (ed.), International Handbook of Social Work and Sexualities.

Shelton, J. (2021). Shelters and homelessness. Encyclopedia of Trans Studies. SAGE Publications.

Shelton, J. & Dodd, S. (2021). Binary Gender. Encyclopedia of Trans Studies. SAGE Publications.

Shelton, J., Wagaman, A., & Small, L. (2020). “I’m more driven now”: Resilience and resistance among transgender and gender expansive youth experiencing homelessness. In Watson, R. & Veale, J. (eds.) Today’s Transgender Youth. New York, NY: Routledge Press.

Shelton, J. (2017). Social Work Practice with LGBT Youth. In Social Work Practice with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People. Gary Mallon (ed). Routledge Press.

Abramovich, A. & Shelton, J. (Eds.). (2017). Where am I going to go? Intersectional approaches to ending LGBTQ2S youth homelessness in Canada and the US. Canadian Homelessness Research Network Press.

Abramovich, A. & Shelton, J. (2017). Where are we now? In Abramovich, A. & Shelton, J. (Eds.), Where am I going to go? Intersectional approaches to ending LGBTQ2S youth homelessness in Canada and the US. Canadian Homelessness Research Network Press.

Shelton, J. & Abramovich, A. (2017). The way forward. In Abramovich, A. & Shelton, J. (Eds.), Where am I going to go? Intersectional approaches to ending LGBTQ2S youth homelessness in Canada and the US. Canadian Homelessness Research Network Press.

Shelton, J.  (2014). TGNC young people and housing instability.  In Trans Bodies, Trans Selves.  Oxford University Press.

Shelton, J. (2008).  Redefining realities through self-representational performance. In S. Driver (Ed.) Queer Youth Cultures: Performative and Political Practices.  Susan Driver (ed).SUNY Press, 69-86.

additional publications

Shelton, J., Guerilla, M., Erangey, J.,  Snyter, G., & Borgan, J. (2022). Perceptions: Exploring Youth Homelessness Prevention and Diversion in the United States. True Colors United and the Silberman Center for Sexuality and Gender at Hunter College.

Shelton, J., Ritosa, A., Van Roozendaal, B., Hugendubel, K. & Dodd, S.J. (2021). Perceptions: Addressing LGBTI Youth Homelessness in Europe and Central Asia - Findings from a Survey of LGBTI Organisations. ILGA-Europe, True Colors United, and the Silberman Center for Sexuality and Gender at Hunter College.

Ritosa, A., Shelton, J., Stakelum, R., Van Roozendaal, B., Hugendubel, K. & Dodd, S.J. (2021). Perceptions: Comparative findings from a study of homeless service providers and LGBTI-focused organisations about LGBTIQ youth homelessness in Europe. FEANTSA, ILGA-Europe, True Colors United, and the Silberman Center for Sexuality and Gender at Hunter College.

Shelton, J. (2020). LGBTIQ Youth Homelessness in the European Context. FEANTSA & True Colors United.

Shelton, J. (2020). The National LGBTQ Youth Homelessness Research Agenda. 

Shelton, J. (2019, January). The LGBTQ Youth Homelessness Prevention Initiative Follow-up Survey: 3 Years in. True Colors United.

Shelton, J. & Strauss, A. (2018, November). How I realized I was ‘they.’ Experience Magazine. https://expmag.com/2018/11/how-i-realized-i-was-they/

Shelton, J. (2017, Autumn). Addressing LGBT youth and young adult homelessness in the United States. Homeless in Europe, The Magazine of FEANTSA - The European Federation of National Organisations Working with the Homeless, 4-6. https://www.feantsa.org/download/fea-008-17-magazine_v33480239002912617830.pdf

Abramovich, A. & Shelton, J. (2017, May 17). Where am I going to go? What am I going to do? The Homeless Hub, Canada. http://homelesshub.ca/blog/where-am-i-going-go-what-am-i-going-do

Abramovich, A. & Shelton, J. (2017, May 15). Where do youth go when their families reject them? Huffington Post, Canada. http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/alex-ilona-abramovich/day-against-homophobia-transphobia_b_16614690.html

Price, C., Wheeler, C., Shelton, J., Ellasante, I. (Spring 2017). LGBT youth homelessness: Considerations for child welfare workers. Child Welfare 360. https://www.cascw.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/CW360_Spring2017_WEB508.pdf

Shelton, J. (2016). Shifting the Narrative. In At the Intersections: A collaborative report on LGBTQ youth homelessness, Price, C., Wheeler, C., Shelton, J., & Maury, M. (Eds.). True Colors Fund and the National LGBTQ Task Force. http://attheintersections.org/shifting-the-narrative/

Price, C., Wheeler, C., Shelton, J., & Maury, M. (Eds.). (2016). At the Intersections: A collaborative report on LGBTQ youth homelessness. True Colors Fund and the National LGBTQ Task Force. http://attheintersections.org/

Choi, S.K., Wilson, B.D.M., Shelton, J., & Gates, G. (2015).  Serving our Youth 2015: The Needs and Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Youth Experiencing Homelessness. Los Angeles: The Williams Institute with the True Colors Fund. https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/Serving-Our-Youth-June-2015.pdf

Shelton, J. & Abramovich, A. (2015, June 19). We must remember homeless LGBTQ2S youth during pride. Huffington Post Impact, Canada. http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/alex-ilona-abramovich/homeless-lgbtq2s-youth_b_7620060.html

Shelton, J. (2015, January 9). The True Youth Count Toolkit: A resource for your PIT count. United States Interagency Council on Homelessness blog. http://usich.gov/blog/the-true-youth-count-toolkit

Shelton, J. (2014, October 16). LGBT youth homelessness is not an us/them issue. Huffington Post Gay Voices. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jama-shelton/lgbt-youth-homelessness-i_b_5991742.html

Lowrey, S. & Shelton, J. (2014, June). Homeless to hero series. The Advocate. http://www.advocate.com/authors/sassafras-lowrey-and-jama-shelton

Shelton, J. (2014, February 5). How to keep LGBT youth from becoming homeless. Family and Youth Services Bureau, National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth podcast. http://ncfy.acf.hhs.gov/media-center/podcasts/ncfy-voices-how-keep-lgbtq-youth-becoming-homeless

Shelton, J. (2013, September 12). Including LGBT youth in the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act reauthorization. United States Interagency Council on Homelessness blog. http://usich.gov/blog/RHYA_reauth

Shelton, J. (2013, July 30). Homeless gay and transgender youth count! United States Interagency Council on Homelessness blog. http://usich.gov/blog/homeless_gay_and_transgender_youth_count

Shelton, J. (2013, May 22). Ending LGBT youth homelessness: Forty to None Project’s multi-pronged approach. Huffington Post Gay Voices. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jama-shelton/ending-lgbt-youth-homelessness-forty-to-none-projects-multi-pronged-approach_b_3273593.html

Shelton, J. (2013, April 10). Organizing a new national movement to end LGBT youth homelessness. Huffington Post Gay Voices. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jama-shelton/organizing-a-new-national_b_2992298.html

Shelton, J. (2011). Social media and homeless youth services.  In J. Bolas (Ed.). State of the City’s Homeless Youth Report.  The New York City’s Association of Homeless and Street-Involved Youth Organizations.

Shelton, J. & Nolan, T. (2009). Lesbian, gay, bi and transgender youth issues.  In J. Bolas (Ed.). State of the City’s Homeless Youth Report.  The New York City’s Association of Homeless and Street-Involved Youth Organizations.

Shelton, J. & Wood, F. (2012, 2009). Transgender youth.  In J. Bolas (Ed.). State of the City’s Homeless Youth Report.  The New York City’s Association of Homeless and Street-Involved Youth Organizations.

Shelton, J. & Tully, B. (2007). Permanent housing.  In State of the City’s Homeless Youth Report, James Bolas (ed). The New York City’s Association of Homeless and Street-Involved Youth Organizations.