
Psychological Science Faculty Publications and Presentations
Submissions from 2022
Can Developmental Trauma disorder be distinguished from posttraumatic stress disorder? A confirmatory factor Analytic Test of Four Structural Models, Julian D. Ford, Mark Shevlin, Thanos Karatzias, Ruby Charak, and Joseph Spinazzola
Anti-immigration policy and mental health: Risk of distress and trauma among deferred action for childhood arrivals recipients in the United States, Luz M. Garcini, Melanie M. Domenech Rodriguez, Alfonso Mercado, Michelle Silva, German Cadenas, Thania Galvan, and Manuel Paris
One more wall to cross: The role of psychologists in addressing integrated health among undocumented Latinx immigrants in inpatient medical settings, Luz M. Garcini, Amanda Venta, Alfonso Mercado, Thania Galvan, Casandra L. Compean, Gabriela Guerrero, and Melanie M. Domenech Rodriguez
Meta-Analysis of Cyber Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration and Victimization: Different Types and their Associations with Face-to-Face IPV among Men and Women, Ohad Gilbar, Ruby Charak, Oscar Trujillo, Jorge I. Cantu, Valeria Cavazos, and Iris Lavi
A Memory-Interference Versus the “Dud”-Effect Account of a DRM False Memory Result: Fewer Related Targets at Test, Higher Critical-Lure False Recognition, Jerwen Jou and Mark Hwang
¿Dónde está mi mamá? Clinical Implications of Family Separations, Alfonso Mercado, Frances Morales, Andy Torres, and Amanda Palomin
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Misdiagnosis among Mental Healthcare Providers in Latin America, Mayra I. Perez, Danica L. Limon, Abigail E. Candelari, Sandra L. Cepeda, Ana C. Ramirez, Andrew G. Guzick, Minjee Kook, Valerie La Buissonniere Ariza, Sophie C. Schneider, Wayne K. Goodman, and Eric A. Storch
Queer Politics of a Pandemic: LGBTQ + People's Conceptions of COVID-19's Politicization, Rachel M. Schmitz, Gabby Gomez, Aidan Propst, Jennifer Tabler, and Ruby Charak
A Cross-sectional Study of the Mental Health Symptoms of Latin American, US Hispanic, and Spanish College Students Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic, Andy Torres, Amanda Palomin, Frances Morales, Maria Sevilla-Matos, Cecilia Colunga-Rodríguez, Mario Ángel-González, Luis E. Sarabia-López, Gabriel Dávalos-Picazo, Diemen Delgado-García, and Alfonso Mercado
Raging Hormones: Why Age-Based Etiological Conceptualizations of the Development of Antisocial Behavior Are Insufficient, Stuart F. White, S. Mariely Estrada Gonzalez, and Eibhlis M. Moriarty
Submissions from 2021
Stress and sleep in college students prior to and during the COVID‐19 pandemic, Grant Benham
Moving Toward, Moving Against, and Moving Away: An Interpersonal Approach to Construct Validation of the Horney–Coolidge Type Inventory, Steven E. Carlson, Timothy W. Smith, Kimberly A. Parkhurst, Ruben Tinajero, Jeremy L. Grove, Christian Goans, Michiyo Hirai, and John M. Ruiz
Dimensional Latent Structure of ICD-11 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Complex PTSD, and Adjustment Disorder: Evidence from Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria, Ruby Charak, Ines Cano-Gonzalez, Mark Shevlin, Menachem Ben-Ezra, Thanos Karatzias, and Philip Hyland
Intergenerational maltreatment in parent-child dyads from Burundi, Africa: Associations among parental depression and connectedness, posttraumatic stress symptoms, and aggression in children, Ruby Charak, JTVM de Jong, Lidewyde H. Berckmoes, Herman Ndayisaba, and Ria Reis
Assessment Tools in Child Protection Practice and Research, Ruby Charak and Catherine Hamilton-Giachritsis
Gender of Authors in the Brazilian Journal of Behavior Analysis [Gênero dos autores na Revista Brasileira de Análise do Comportamento], Hugo Curiel, Emily S. L. Curiel, Gleides Rizzi, and Alan Poling
Lessons learned from undocumented Latinx immigrants: How to build resilience and overcome distress in the face of adversity., Luz M. Garcini, German Cadenas, Melanie M. Domenech Rodriguez, Alfonso Mercado, Liliana Campos, Cristina Abraham, Michelle Silva, and Manuel Paris
Covid-19 y autismo: impacto en las personas con autismo y sus familias en Uruguay, Gabriela Garrido, María Cecilia Montenegro, Cecilia Amigo, Daniel Valdez, Natalia Barrios, Sebastián Cukier, Alexia Rattazzi, Analía Rosoli, Ricardo García, Cristiane S. Paula, Georgina Pérez Liz, and Cecilia Montiel-Nava
Parenting & Children's Psychological Adjustment During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Samantha J. Gregus, Juventino Hernandez Rodriguez, Melissa A. Faith, and Elissa Failes
Beliefs about Mental Illness in a Spanish Speaking Latinx American Sample, Michiyo Hirai, Serkan Dolma, Laura L. Vernon, and George A. Clum
Attentional bias towards threat in sexually victimized Hispanic women: A dot probe study, Michiyo Hirai, Elizabeth N. Hernandez, Delia Y. Villarreal, and George A. Clum
The impact of poly-traumatization on treatment outcomes in young people with substance use disorders, Sidsel Karsberg, Morten Hesse, Michael Mulbjerg Pedersen, Ruby Charak, and Mads Uffe Pedersen
Assessing the mediating role of social support in childhood maltreatment and psychopathology among college students in Northern Ireland, Susan Lagdon, Jana Ross, Martin Robinson, Ateka A. Contractor, Ruby Charak, and Cherie Armour
Youth-Led Resilience Promotion during Disaster Recovery: A Proposed Framework, Innovative Program, and Lessons Learned, Shane McCarty, Kyle Pacque, Alyssa J. Gatto, Kaylynn Hill, and Ruby Charak
Attachment, Emotion Dysregulation, and Physical IPV in Predominantly Hispanic, Young Adult Couples, Deanna L. Pollard and Arturo L. Cantos
Latent Classes of Bidirectional Face-to-Face and Cyber Intimate Partner Violence Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Emerging Adults: The Role of Minority Stressors, Roman Ronzón-Tirado, Ruby Charak, Ines Cano-Gonzalez, Sidsel Karsberg, and Phillip W. Schnarrs
Perceived weight gain and eating disorder symptoms among LGBTQ+ adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: a convergent mixed-method study, Jennifer Tabler, Rachel M. Schmitz, Ruby Charak, and Eliza Dickinson
A Comparison of Psychological Stress and Sleep Problems in Undocumented Students, DACA Recipients, and U.S. Citizens, Andy Torres, Jordan Kenemore, and Grant Benham
Use of allied-health services and medication among adults with ASD in Latin America, Andy Torres, Denise Lecusay, Daniel Valdez, Analía Rosoli, Gabriela Garrido, Sebastián Cukier, Cristiane Silvestre Paula, Ricardo Garcia, Alexia Rattazzi, and Cecilia Montiel-Nava
Editorial: The Depth and Complexity of Unconscious Processing, Shen Tu, Jerwen Jou, Guang Zhao, and Jun Jiang
Patient perceptions of trauma-focused telemental health services using the Telehealth Satisfaction Questionnaire (TSQ), Bianca T. Villalobos, Aubrey R. Dueweke, Rosaura Orengo-Aguayo, and Regan W. Stewart
The Mental Health of Latinx Adults in the United States During the Coronavirus Pandemic: A Snapshot of Anxiety, Depression, and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms, Bianca T. Villalobos and Juventino Hernandez Rodriguez
Interpreter perspectives on working with trauma patients: Challenges and recommendations to improve access to care., Bianca T. Villalobos, Rosaura Orengo-Aguayo, Rebeca Castellanos, Freddie A. Pastrana, and Regan W. Stewart
Submissions from 2020
Witnessing Parental Violence and Cyber IPV Perpetration in Hispanic Emerging Adults: The Mediating Role of Attitudes Toward IPV, Ines Cano-Gonzalez, Ruby Charak, Ohad Gilbar, Rosa Viñas-Racionero, and Megan K. Strait
Unique, Additive, and Interactive Effects of Types of Intimate Partner Cybervictimization on Depression in Hispanic Emerging Adults, Jorge I. Cantu and Ruby Charak
Lifetime Interpersonal Victimization Profiles and Mental Health Problems in a Nationally Representative Panel of Trauma-Exposed Adults from the United Kingdom, Ruby Charak, Maria Louison Vang, Mark Shevlin, Menachem Ben-Ezra, Thanos Karatzias, and Philip Hyland
Gender of authors in the Mexican Journal of Behavior Analysis: changes over time [GÉNERO DE LOS AUTORES DE LA REVISTA MEXICANA DE ANÁLISIS DE LA CONDUCTA: CAMBIOS A TRAVÉS DEL TIEMPO], Hugo Curiel, Emily S. L. Curiel, Alicia Roca, and Alan Poling
Resources and Recommendations for Engaging Children and Adolescents in Telemental Health Interventions During COVID-19 and Beyond, Aubrey R. Dueweke, Megan M. Wallace, Andel V. Nicasio, Bianca T. Villalobos, Juventino Hernandez Rodriguez, and Regan W. Stewart
Racial-Ethnic Differences in Social Networks and Perceived Support: Measurement Considerations and Implications for Disparities Research, Melissa Flores, John M. Ruiz, Christian Goans, Bert N. Uchino, Michiyo Hirai, Ruben Tinajero, and Timothy W. Smith
A Tale of Two Crises: The Compounded Effect of COVID-19 and Anti-Immigration Policy in the United States, Luz M. Garcini, Melanie M. Domenech Rodriguez, Alfonso Mercado, and Manuel Paris
An Association Between Perceived Social Support and Posttraumatic Stress Symptom Severity Among Women With Lifetime Sexual Victimization: The Serial Mediating Role of Resilience and Coping, Michiyo Hirai, Ruby Charak, Laura D. Seligman, Joseph D. Hovey, John M. Ruiz, and Timothy W. Smith
A Longitudinal Investigation of the Efficacy of Online Expressive Writing Interventions for Hispanic Students Exposed to Traumatic Events: Competing Theories of Action, Michiyo Hirai, Serkan Dolma, Laura L. Vernon, and George A. Clum
Perceived Burdensomeness and Thwarted Belongingness Influence the Childhood Polyvictimization and Suicide Ideation Association among Hispanic Undergraduates, Claire Hsieh, Ruby Charak, Ines Cano-Gonzalez, Leo Gonzalez, Michelle E. Roley, and Joseph D. Hovey
Why are the Trial-By-Trial, Strength-Based Criterion Shifts Hard to Observe? Is the Difficulty in the Mental Process Itself or in the Typical Cued-Criterion Method?, Jerwen Jou, Eric E. Escamilla, Andy U. Torres, Alejandro Ortiz, and Maria S. Matos
Mental Health and Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Examining the Roles of Familism, Social Support, and Stigma in Latinx Caregivers, Alfonso Mercado, Frances Morales, Andy Torres, Roy Chen, Kim L. Nguyen-Finn, and Gabriel Davalos-Picazo
Service encounters across the lifespan in individuals with autism spectrum disorders: Results from a multisite study in Latin America, Cecilia Montiel-Nava, Sebastián Cukier, Gabriela Garrido, Daniel Valdez, Cristiane Paula, Ricardo García, Analía Rosoli, Matías Irarrázaval, and Alexia Rattazzi
Is All Dating Violence Equal? Gender and Severity Differences in Predictors of Perpetration, Gabriela Ontiveros, Arturo L. Cantos, Po-Yi Chen, Ruby Charak, and K. Daniel O'Leary
“I Went into This as One Person, and Then Came Out a Totally Different Person”: Native LGBTQ2S+ Young Adults’ Conceptions of Trauma, Rachel M. Schmitz and Ruby Charak
Unique and Cumulative Effects of Intimate Partner Cybervictimization Types on Alcohol use in Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Emerging Adults, Oscar Trujillo, Jorge I. Cantu, and Ruby Charak
The Relationship between Sexual Orientation Outness, Heterosexism, Emotion Dysregulation, and Alcohol Use among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Emerging Adults, Lillianne Villarreal, Ruby Charak, Rachel M. Schmitz, Claire Hsieh, and Julian D. Ford
Submissions from 2019
Assessment of the revised Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scales among adolescents and adults with severe mental illness, Ruby Charak, Brianna M. Byllesby, Christopher J. Fowler, Carla Sharp, Jon D. Elhai, and B. Christopher Frueh
Latent classes of childhood maltreatment, adult sexual assault, and revictimization in men: Differences in masculinity, anger, and substance use., Ruby Charak, Lee R. Eshelman, and Terri L. Messman-Moore
Polyvictimization, Emotion Dysregulation, Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Behavioral Health Problems among Justice-Involved Youth: a Latent Class Analysis, Ruby Charak, Julian D. Ford, Cosby A. Modrowski, and Patricia K. Kerig
Patterns of childhood maltreatment and intimate partner violence, emotion dysregulation, and mental health symptoms among lesbian, gay, and bisexual emerging adults: A three-step latent class approach, Ruby Charak, Lillianne Villarreal, Rachel M. Schmitz, Michiyo Hirai, and Julian D. Ford
Latino and Non-Latino Parental Treatment Preferences for Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders, Laura D. Seligman, Joseph D. Hovey, Marina Ibarra, Gabriela Hurtado, Carla E. Marin, and Wendy K. Silverman
Exploring Typology Categorizations of Male Perpetrators: A Methodology Study, Emilyl N. Weber, Ashely R. Taylor, Arturo L. Cantos, Barbara G. Amado, and K. Daniel O'Leary
Submissions from 2018
Latent Classes of Lifetime Sexual Victimization Characteristics in Women in Emerging Adulthood: Differential Relations With Emotion Dysregulation, Ruby Charak, David DiLillo, Terri L. Messman-Moore, and Kim L. Gratz
Associations of specific and multiple types of childhood abuse and neglect with personality pathology among adolescents referred for mental health services, Ruby Charak, Noor B. Tromp, and Hans M. Koot
Validity and reliability of the kiddie schedule for affective disorders and schizophrenia present and lifetime version DSM-5 (K-SADS-PL-5) Spanish version, Francisco R. de la Peña, Lino R. Villavicencio, Juan D. Palacio, Fernando J. Félix, Marcela Larraguibel, Laura Viola, Silvia Ortiz León, Marcos Rosetti, Andrea Abadi, and Cecilia Montiel-Nava
Machismo Predicts Prejudice toward Lesbian and Gay Individuals: Testing a Mediating Role of Contact, Michiyo Hirai, Serkan Dolma, Jason R. Popan, and Mark H. Winkel
A Gender Invariant Model of Disgust Propensity in Blood-Injection-Injury Phobia in Latina/o Individuals, Michiyo Hirai, Laura L. Vernon, and Serkan Dolma
Cognitive And Language Development in Older and Younger Siblings of Children With ASD, Cecilia Montiel-Nava, Esther Bromberg, Zoila González, and José A. Chacín
Latinos' intergroup contact and prejudice in the United States, Jason R. Popan, Jesse Acosta, and Michiyo Hirai
An analogue study examining Attitude Change Theory and its implications for dissemination and implementation of empirically supported treatments, Laura D. Seligman, Andrew L. Geers, Erin F. Swedish, Joseph D. Hovey, and Gabriela Hurtado
Social Determinants of Sexual Behavior and Awareness of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) Among Low-Income HIV+ or STI At-Risk Hispanic Residents Receiving Care at the U.S.–Mexico Border, Jennifer Tabler, Laryssa Mykyta, Rachel M. Schmitz, Akiko Kamimura, Dora A. Martinez, Ruben D. Martinez, Paloma Flores, Karina Gonzalez, Alvaro Marquez, Gladys Marroquin, and Andy Torres
Submissions from 2017
Need, Access, and the Reach of Integrated Care: A Typology of Patients, Ana J. Bridges, Bianca T. Villalobos, Elizabeth A. Anastasia, Aubrey R. Dueweke, Samantha J. Gregus, and Timothy A. Cavell
Existence as Economy and as Charity An Essay on the essence of Christianity (1916) by: Antonio Caso, Antonio Caso, Alexander V. Stehn, and Jose G. Rodriguez Jr.
Assessing the factor structure of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, and cumulative effect of abuse and neglect on mental health among adolescents in conflict-affected Burundi, Ruby Charak, JTVM de Jong, Lidewyde H. Berckmoes, Herman Ndayisaba, and Ria Reis
Quality Of Life and Depression among Patients with Type I Diabetes: A Study of Gender Differences, Eisha Gohil, Ruby Charak, Haroon Rashid, and Priyanka Sharma
Caregiver Criticism, Help-giving and the Burden of Schizophrenia Among Mexican American Families, Bianca T. Villalobos, Jodie Ullman, Tracy Wang Krick, Darcy Alcántara, Alex Kopelowicz, and Steven R. Lopez
Submissions from 2016
Latent Classes of Childhood Poly-victimization and Associations with Suicidal Behavior among Adult Trauma Victims: Moderating Role of Anger, Ruby Charak, Brianna M. Byllesby, Michelle E. Roley, Meredith A. Claycomb, Tory A. Durham, Jana Ross, Cherie Armour, and Jon D. Elhai
Pure Partial Awareness or Interaction between the Mask and the Masked Stimuli?, Jiangong Guo, Jerwen Jou, Qian Cui, Guang Zhao, and Shen Tu
Factor Structure and Administration Measurement Invariance of the Beliefs Toward Mental Illness Scale in Latino College Samples: Paper-Pencil Versus Internet Administrations., Michiyo Hirai, Laura L. Vernon, and George A. Clum
Unconscious Processing of Facial Emotional Valence Relation: Behavioral Evidence of Integration between Subliminally Perceived Stimuli, Chengzhen Liu, Zhiyi Sun, Jerwen Jou, Qian Cui, Guang Zhao, Jiang Qiu, and Shen Tu
Effects of Language Concordance and Interpreter Use on Therapeutic Alliance in Spanish-Speaking Integrated Behavioral Health Care Patients, Bianca T. Villalobos, Ana J. Bridges, Elizabeth A. Anastasia, Carlos A. Ojeda, Juventino Hernandez Rodriguez, and Debbie Gomez
Submissions from 2015
Dimensional structure of DSM-5 posttraumatic stress symptoms: Support for a hybrid Anhedonia and Externalizing Behaviors model, Cherie Armour, Jack Tsai, Tory A. Durham, Ruby Charak, Tracey L. Biehn, Jon D. Elhai, and Robert H. Pietrzak
Diagnoses, Intervention Strategies, and Rates of Functional Improvement in Integrated Behavioral Health Care Patients, Ana J. Bridges, Samantha J. Gregus, Juventino Hernandez Rodriguez, Arthur R. Andrews III, Bianca T. Villalobos, Freddie A. Pastrana, and Timothy A. Cavell
Category-selective Attention Modulates Unconscious Processing: Evidence from ERP, Chengzhen Liu, Zhiyi Sun, Jerwen Jou, Ulla Martens, Qinlin Yang, Jiang Qiu, Qinglin Zhang, and Shen Tu
Category-selective attention interacts with partial awareness processes in a continuous manner: An fMRI study, Shen Tu, Jerwen Jou, Qian Cui, Guang Zhao, Kangcheng Wang, Glenn Hitchman, Jiang Qiu, and Qinglin Zhang
Submissions from 2014
Does Integrated Behavioral Health Care Reduce Mental Health Disparities for Latinos? Initial Findings, Ana J. Bridges, Arthur R. Andrews III, Bianca T. Villalobos, Freddie A. Pastrana, Timothy A. Cavell, and Debbie Gomez
Factor structure of PTSD, and relation with gender in trauma survivors from India, Ruby Charak, Cherie Armour, Ask Elklit, Disket Angmo, Jon D. Elhai, and Hans M. Koot
Submissions from 2013
The effects of extending trust and distrust to the outgroup in Northern Ireland: Intergroup emotions and anticipated intergroup relations, Jared B. Kenworthy, Elissa Myers, Lauren E. Coursey, Jason R. Popan, and Miles Hewstone
Submissions from 2012
Global prevalence of autism and other pervasive developmental disorders, Mayada Elsabbagh, Gauri Divan, Yun-Joo Koh, Young Shin Kim, Shuaib Kauchali, Carlos Marcín, Cecilia Montiel-Nava, Vikram Patel, Cristiane S. Paula, Chongying Wang, Mohammad Taghi Yasamy, and Eric Fombonne
Prevalencia del trastorno por déficit de atención-hiperactiviad en estudiantes universitarios venezolanos. Reporte preliminar [Prevalence of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in venezuelan college students. Preliminary findings], Cecilia Montiel-Nava, Silvia Ortiz León, Aurora Jaimes Medrano, and Zoila González-Ávila
Pediatric multiple sclerosis in Venezuela, Joaquín A. Peña, María Elena Ravelo, Evelio Rubio, Dulce Pirela, Arnoldo Soto, and Cecilia Montiel-Nava
Considering Ethnicity and Gender Effects in Disgust Propensity and Spider and Snake Phobia: Comparing Asian Americans and European Americans, Laura L. Vernon and Michiyo Hirai
Submissions from 2011
Exposure To Cloudburst In LEH: Post Tramautic Stress Disorder and Associated Factors, Ruby Charak and Lundup Spalzes
Déficit de atención e hiperactividad en los trastornos del espectro autista [Attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder in autism spectrum disorders], Cecilia Montiel-Nava and Joaquín A. Peña
NMO in pediatric patients: brain involvement and clinical expression, Joaquín A. Peña, María Elena Ravelo, Eduardo Mora-La Cruz, and Cecilia Montiel-Nava
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety Disorders in Youth, Laura D. Seligman and Thomas H. Ollendick
Trait Anxiety and Trait Disgust in Spider Phobia, Laura Vernon and Michiyo Hirai
Submissions from 2010
Childhood under threat: Effect of child sexual abuse on mental health, Ruby Charak
The impact of social comparison on the neural substrates of reward processing: An event-related potential study, Jiang Qiu, Caiyun Yu, Hong Li, Jerwen Jou, Shen Tu, Ting Wang, Dongtao Wei, and Qinglin Zhang
Submissions from 2009
Algoritmo de Tratamiento Multimodal para Preescolares Latinoamericanos con Trastorno por Déficit de Atención con Hiperactividad (TDAH), Juan David Palacio, Matilde Ruiz-García, José J. Bauermeister, Cecilia Montiel-Nava, Gloria C. Henao, and Guillermo Agosta
Contemporary Perspectives on Spirituality and Mental Health, Pulkit Sharma, Ruby Charak, and Vibha Sharma
Submissions from 2008
ADHD treatment in Latin America and the Caribbean, Guilherme Polanczyk, Luis Augusto Rohde, Claudia Szobot, Marcelo Schmitz, Cecilia Montiel-Nava, and José J. Bauermeister
Submissions from 2007
Datos normativos del cuestionario sobre el comportamiento de niños versión para padres (CBCL) y versión para profesores (TRF) en una muestra de niños venezolanos [Normative data of the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and Teacher's Report Form in a sample of Venezuelan children], Cecilia Montiel-Nava, Isabel Montiel-Barbero, and Joaquín A. Peña
Presentación clínica del trastorno por déficit de atención-hiperactividad como función del género [Clinical presentation of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder as a function of the gender], Cecilia Montiel-Nava, Isabel Montiel-Barbero, and Joaquín A. Peña
Análisis molecular del gen GABRB3 en pacientes con autismo: estudio exploratorio [Molecular analysis of the GABRB3 gene in autistic patients: an exploratory study], Ernesto Solís-Añez, Wilmer Delgado-Luengo, Lisbeth Borjas-Fuentes, William Zabala, Nailet Arráiz, Lennie Pineda, María Gabriela Portillo, Sandra González-Ferrer, José Antonio Chacín, Joaquín A. Peña, and Cecilia Montiel-Nava