Consequences of Childhood Adversity and Violence

  1. 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, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.12796
  2. 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
  3. Evans, M. C., Duong, J. B., Morelli, N., Hong, K., Voss, C., Mendez, L., Garcia, J., Elzie, X., & Villodas, M. T. (2022). 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  
  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. Morelli, N. & Villodas, M. T. (2021). A systematic review of the validity, reliability, and clinical utility of developmental trauma disorder (DTD) symptom criteria. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review. PMID: 34843012 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10567-021-00374-0
  6. Kobulsky, J.M., Villodas, M.T., Yoon, D., Wildfeuer, R., Steinberg, L. & Dubowitz, H. (2021). Adolescent Neglect and Health Risk. Child Maltreatment. PMID: 34665048. https://doi.org/10.1177/10775595211049795
  7. 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
  8. Morelli, N., Liuzzi, M., Duong, J., Chad-Friedman, E., Villodas, M. T., Dougherty, L. R., & Wiggins, J. L. (2021). Reward-Related Neural Correlates of Early Life Stress in School-Aged Children. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 49, 100963. PMID: 34020397 PMCID: PMC8144345 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcn.2021.100963
  9. Garcia, B.H., Vazquez, A.L., Moses, J.O., Cromer, K.D., Morrow, A.S. & Villodas, M.T. (2021). Risk for substance use among adolescents at-risk for childhood victimization: The moderating role of ADHD. Child Abuse and Neglect, 114, 104977. PMID: 33578244 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.104977

Psychological Measurement

  1. Martinez, K., Chlebowski, C., Roesch, S.C., Villodas, M.T. & Brookman-Frazee, L. (In press). Psychometric Assessment of the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory in Children with Autism in Community Settings. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. PMID: 35278165
  2. 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
  3. Adamczyk, K. Morelli, N.M., Segrin, C., Jiao, J., Park, J.Y. & Villodas, M.T. (2021). Psychometric analysis of the Dating Anxiety Scale for Adolescents in samples of Polish and U.S. young adults: Examining the factor structure, measurement invariance, item functioning, and convergent validity. Assessment. PMID: 34350808 https://doi.org/10.1177/10731911211017659
  4. Bernes, G., Villodas, M. T. Coles, C. Kable, J., May, P., Kalberg, W., Sowell, E., Jones, K., Riley, E. & Mattson, S. (2021). Validity and reliability of executive function measures in children with heavy prenatal alcohol exposure: Correspondence between multiple raters and laboratory measures. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 45(3), 596-607. PMID: 33433001 PMCID: PMC7969422 doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.14547
  5. Morelli, N., Elson, D., Duong, J., & Villodas, M. T. (2020). 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. Rabin, B.A., Cain, K.L., Watson, P., Oswald, W., Laurent, L.C., Meadows, A.R., Seifert, M., Munoz, F.A., Salgin, L., Aldous, J., Diaz-Pardo, E., Villodas, M.T,, Vijaykumar, S., O’Leary, S.T. & Stadnick, N.A. (2023). Scaling and Sustaining COVID-19 Vaccination through Meaningful Community Engagement and Care Coordination for Underserved Communities: Hybrid Type 3 Effectiveness-Implementation Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial. Implementation Science, 18, 28. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-023-01283-2
  2. Brookman-Frazee, L., Chlebowski, C., Villodas, M.T., Roesch, S.C. (2022). The Effectiveness of Training Community Mental Health Therapists in an Evidence-Based Intervention for ASD: Findings from a Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial in Outpatient and School-Based Mental Health Services. Autism: International Journal of Research and Practice. PMID: 34983251 https://doi.org/10.1177/13623613211067844
  3. 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
  4. Vázquez, A. L., Chou, T., Navarro Flores, C. M., Barrett, T. S., Villodas, M. T., & Domenech Rodríguez, M. M. (2021). High value correlates of caregiver reported counseling service need and utilization for adolescents at-risk for childhood maltreatment and neglect. PLoS ONE, 16(10), e0258082. PMID: 34597317 PMCID: PMC8486129 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0258082
  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
  6. Pittman, J.O.E., Lindamer, L., Afari, N., Depp, C., Villodas, M. T., Hamilton, A., Kim, B., Mor, M., Almklov, E., Gault, J., & Rabin, B. (2021). Implementing eScreening for Suicide Prevention in VA Post-9/11 Transition Programs using a Stepped-wedge, Mixed-method, Hybrid Type-II Implementation Trial: A study protocol. Implementation Science Communications, 2(1), 46. PMID: 33926577 PMCID: PMC8082763 https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-021-00142-9

Race, Ethnicity, Culture, and Well-Being

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. Hernandez, I.A., Smith, J.L., Villodas, M.T. & Thoman, D.B. (2023). Creating an inclusive research lab with student onboarding materials. Nature Reviews Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44159-023-00163-2
  4. Villodas, M. T., Pfiffner, L.J., Hartung, C., Moses, J.O. & McBurnett, K. (2019). The Roles of Student Gender, Race, and Psychopathology in Teachers’ Identification of Students for Services. Children and Youth Services Review, 107, 104468. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.104468
  5. Hernández, R. J., & Villodas, M. T. (2019). Overcoming racial battle fatigue: The associations between racial microaggressions, coping, and mental health among Chicana/o and Latina/o college students. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology.
  6. Moses, J. O., Villodas, M. T., & Villodas, F. (2019). Black and proud: The role of ethnic racial identity in the development of future expectations among at-risk adolescents. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000273

Parenting in At-Risk Families

  1. Magariño, L.S., Evans, M., Duong, J., Villodas, F. & Villodas, M.T. (In press). 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.
  2. Morelli, N., Duong, J., Evans, M. C., Hong, K., Garcia, J., & Villodas, M. T. (2020).Intergenerational transmission of abusive parenting: Role of prospective maternal distress and family violence. Child Maltreatment. doi:10.1177/1077559520947816
  3. Ogbonnaya, I.N., Keeneya A.J., & Villodas, M.T (2019). The role of co-occurring intimate partner violence, alcohol use, drug use, and depressive symptoms on disciplinary practices of mothers involved with child welfare. Child Abuse & Neglect, 90, 76-87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2019.02.002
  4. Morelli, N., Hong, K., Elzie, X., Garcia, J., Evans, M. C., Duong, J., & 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/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105832
  5. Morelli, N., Hong, K., Garcia, J., Elzie, X., Alvarez, A., & Villodas, M. T. (2022). Everyday conflict in families at risk for maltreatment: Examining unique, bidirectional associations with children’s anxious- and withdrawn-depressed symptoms. Journal of Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-022-00966-6