Consequences of Childhood Adversity and Violence

  1. Morelli, N., Hong, K., Nguyen, T. N. H., Tabibian, D., Alvarez Rodriguez, R., Gusman, M. & Villodas, M. T. (2025). The Effects of Maternal Childhood Victimization on Depression, Harsh Parenting, and Child Externalizing Problems Over 10 Years. Development and Psychopathology. 1-14. doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579425000392
  2. Mendez, L., Morelli, N., Cromer, K.D. & Villodas, M.T. (2022). Parallel Process of Posttraumatic Stress and Externalizing Problems Among Youth at High Risk for Victimization. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 33: 154-168. https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.12796
  3. Ogbonnaya, I.N., Villodas, M.T., Ciro, D. & Carver, A.T. (2022). Cumulative victimization and number of sexual partners among youth involved with child welfare: Externalizing and internalizing problems as mediators. Children and Youth Services Review, 138, 106511.. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2022.106511
  4. Hong, K., Morelli, N., Garcia, J., Duong, J. B., Evans, M. C., Litrownik, A. J., & Villodas, M. T. (2022). Trajectories of adolescent psychopathology among youth who were maltreated and placed in out-of-home care. Child Abuse & Neglect, 128, 105589. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105589   
  5. Villodas, M.T., Morelli, N., Duong, J., Hong, K., Evans, M., Elson, D., Rose, E. & Fishbein, D. (2021). Differences in late adolescent psychopathology among youth with histories of co-occurring abuse and neglect experiences. Child Abuse & Neglect, 120, 105189. PMID: 34273863 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105189

Psychological Measurement

  1. Hong, K., Morelli, N. M., Tabibian, D. R., Jimenez, M. G., Straub, D., & Villodas, M. T. (2025). Systematic Review of Parent-Youth Discrepancies in Exposures to Community Violence. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10567-025-00532-8
  2. Morelli, N. M., & Villodas, M. T. (2022). A Systematic Review of the Validity, Reliability, and Clinical Utility of Developmental Trauma Disorder (DTD) Symptom Criteria. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 25(2), 376-394. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10567-021-00374-0
  3. Martinez, K., Chlebowski, C., Roesch, S.C., Villodas, M.T. & Brookman-Frazee, L. (2023). Psychometric Assessment of the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory in Children with Autism in Community Settings. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. PMID: 35278165
  4. Bernes, G. A., Courchesne, N. S., Hyland, M. T., Villodas, M. T., Coles, C. D., Kable, J. A., May, P. A., Kalberg, W. O., Sowell, E. R., & Wozniak, J. R., Jones, K. L., Riley, E., Mattson, S. & the CIFASD (2022). Development and validation of a postnatal risk score that identifies children with prenatal alcohol exposure. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 46(1), 52-65. PMID: 34806190 PMID: 34350808 https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.14749
  5. Morelli, N., Elson, D., Duong, J., & Villodas, M. T. (2021). Factor structure of the Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children: Evidence for racial/ethnic group and gender invariance. Assessment, 28(5), 1471–1487. https://doi.org/10.1177/1073191120939158

Services and Interventions

  1. Morelli, N., Straub, D., Hong, K., Nguyen, T. N. H., Tabibian, D. & Villodas, M. T. (In press). Effectiveness of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) for Youth with Complex Trauma Exposure: A Systematic Review. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse.
  2. Jusko, M. L., Smith, J. N., Hayes, T., Campez-Pardo, M., Timmons, A. C., Morrow, A. S., Lozano, C., Fosco, W. D., Little, K., Villodas, M., & Raiker, J. S. (2025). An Application of Time Series Analysis to Single-Case Designs in an Intensive Behavioral Intervention for ADHD. Journal of Attention Disorders, 29(10), 832-847. https://doi.org/10.1177/10870547251339546
  3. Jusko, M. L., Piscitello, J., Villodas, F. M., Renaud, M., Morrow, A. S., Lozano, C., Merrill, B. M., Campez-Pardo, M., Smith, J. N., Raiker, J. S., & Villodas, M. T. (2025). The After-School Treatment Program: A School-Based Adaptation of the Summer Treatment Program. Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 10(2), 299-314. https://doi.org/10.1080/23794925.2024.2405905
  4. Morrow, A.S., Villodas, M.T., Frazier, S.L., Raiker, J.R., Liriano, M.M., English, A.J., Lozano, C.M., Campez, M., Lesperance, S., Little, K.J. (2022). Mixed-method Examination of Latinx Teachers’ Perceptions of Daily Behavioral Report Card Interventions to Support Students with ADHD. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 49, 29–43. PMID: 33977337 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-021-01140-8
  5. Villodas, M.T., Moses, J.O., Cromer, K.D., Mendez, L., Magariño, L.S., Villodas, F. M., & Bagner, D. M. (2021). Feasibility and promise of community providers implementing home-based parent-child interaction therapy for families investigated for child abuse: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Child Abuse & Neglect, 117, 105063. PMID: 33930663 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105063

Race, Ethnicity, Culture, and Well-Being

  1.  Hernandez, I. A., Smith, J. L., Villodas, M. T., Sohl, C. D., & Thoman, D. B. (2025). Greater faculty mentor brilliance beliefs predict lower science identity in first-generation college student researchers. Communications Psychology. 3, 45. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44271-025-00223-8
  2. Ramos, G., Woller, M., Quetsch, L., Girard, E., Barnett, M., Montoya, A., Le, K., Reyes, Y., Chavira, D., Villodas, M., & Lau, A. (2024) Trajectories of Change in Parent–Child Interaction Therapy Outcomes in Latinx Families: Implications for Cultural Adaptation. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2024.2395272
  3. Hernandez, I. A., Mota Segura, O., Romero Gonzalez, R., Flores, L., Villodas, M. T., Sohl, C. D., Smith, J. L., & Thoman, D. B., (2024). The making of future scientists: Faculty mentor cultural awareness and inclusive science labs. CBE – Life Sciences Education, 23(3). https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.24-01-0032
  4. Van Dyne, A., Washington, N., Villodas, M.T., & Cronan, T. (2023). Racial/ethnic differences in anorexia and bulimia diagnoses among U.S. college students. Eating Behaviors, 50, 101779. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2023.101779
  5. Van Dyne, A., Washington, N., Villodas, M.T. & Cronan, T. (2023). Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Weight Loss Behaviors Among US College Students. Psychology Research and Behavior Management, 16, 857-873. https://doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S395357

Parenting in At-Risk Families

  1. Evans, M. C., Duong, J. B., Morelli, N., Hong, K., Voss, C., Mendez, L., Garcia, J., Elzie, X., & Villodas, M. T. (2023). Conduct problems as a pathway from childhood adversity to community violence exposure: The protective roles of caregiver knowledge and involvement. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605221081932  
  2. Kobulsky, J.M., Yoon, D., Villodas, M.T., Schuler, B., Wildfeuer, R. & Reyes, J. (2022). Neglect, abuse, and adaptive functioning: food security and housing stability as protective factors for adolescents. Children. 9(3), 390. https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/9/3/390
  3. Morelli, N., Hong, K., Garcia, J., Elzie, X., Alvarez, A. & Villodas, M.T. (2023). Everyday Conflict in Families at Risk for Violence Exposure: Examining Unique, Bidirectional Associations with Children’s Anxious- and Withdrawn-Depressed Symptoms. Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, 51 (3), 317-330. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-022-00966-6
  4. Morelli, N., Duong, J., Evans, M., Hong, K., Garcia, J., Elzie, X. & Villodas, M. T. (2022). Bidirectional associations between family conflict and child behavior problems in families at risk for maltreatment. Child Abuse & Neglect, 133, 105832. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105832
  5. Magariño, L.S., Evans, M., Duong, J., Villodas, F. & Villodas, M.T. (2021). Racial/Ethnic Group Differences in Parenting Attitudes Among At-Risk Emerging Adults: The Roles of Adversity, Relationship Quality, and Caregiver Involvement and Attitudes. Child Abuse and Neglect, 111, 104810. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104810