- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Community Health and Development
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Parental Involvement in Education
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Family Support in Illness
- Child Welfare and Adoption
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
Arizona State University
2015-2024
Realistic Education in Action Coalition to Foster Health
2019-2023
Phoenix Children's Hospital
2017-2022
Behavioral Health Services
2020
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
2019
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
2019
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2007
University of Georgia
2006
Mexican American adolescents face disparities in mental health and academic achievement, perhaps part because of discrimination experiences. However, culturally related values, fostered by ethnic pride socialization, may serve to mitigate the negative impact discrimination. Guided Stress Process Model, current study examined risk protective processes using a 2-wave multi-informant with 750 families. Specifically, we 2 possible mechanisms which values support positive outcomes context...
This article provides a comprehensive review of studies conducted over the past decade on effects neighborhood and poverty adolescent normative nonnormative development. Our includes summary examining associations between identity development followed by addressing both direct indirect linking among to academic achievement as well internalizing externalizing behaviors. Available that examined physical health disparities, genetic environmental influences development, were also included....
Research has documented a relation between parents' ethnic socialization and youth's identity, yet there been little research examining the transmission of cultural values from parents to their children through identity. This study examines prospective model in which mothers' fathers' Mexican American efforts are linked children's identity values, sample 750 families (including 467 two-parent families) an ongoing longitudinal (Roosa, Liu, Torres, Gonzales, Knight, & Saenz, 2008). Findings...
Data obtained from 2 waves of a longitudinal study 671 rural African American families with an 11-year-old preadolescent were used to examine pathways through which racial and ethnic socialization influence youth self-presentation, academic expectations, anticipation. Structural equation modeling analyses indicated that linked expectations for anticipation success self-pride, included identity self-esteem, self-presentation. The results highlight the need disaggregate attain better...
The current study examined how parental ethnic socialization informed adolescents' identity development and, in turn, youths' psychosocial functioning (i.e., mental health, social competence, academic efficacy, externalizing behaviors) among 749 Mexican-origin families. In addition, school composition was as a moderator of these associations. Findings indicated that mothers' and fathers' were significant longitudinal predictors identity, although interacted significantly with 5th grade to...
Pediatric obesity is a multi-faceted public health concern that can lead to cardiovascular diseases, cancers, and early mortality. Small changes in diet, physical activity, or BMI significantly reduce the possibility of developing cardiometabolic risk factors. Family-based behavioral interventions are an underutilized, evidence-based approach have been found prevent excess weight gain children adolescents. Poor program availability, low participation rates, non-adherence noted barriers...
Implementation experts have recently argued for a process of "scaling out" evidence-based interventions, programs, and practices (EBPs) to improve reach new populations service delivery systems. A planned adaptation is typically required integrate EBPs into systems address the needs targeted while simultaneously maintaining fidelity core components. This process-oriented paper describes application an implementation science framework coding system Family Check-Up (FCU),for clinical target...
The positive youth development model was explored on a sample of 378 rural African American males to determine its usefulness in predicting HIV‐related risk behaviors. Confidence ability self‐regulate and sense competence be successful the future were associated with having caring, involved, vigilant parents. Confident, competent more likely connect prosocial peers, which turn provided opportunities reinforce norms values dissuade avoid engaging risky Growth mixture modeling results...
A1 Introduction to the 8th Annual Conference on Science of Dissemination and Implementation: Optimizing Personal Population Health David Chambers, Lisa Simpson D1 Discussion forum: health D&I research Felicia Hill-Briggs D2 Global Gila Neta, Cynthia Vinson D3 Precision medicine Chambers S1 Predictors community therapists’ use therapy techniques in a large public mental system Rinad Beidas, Steven Marcus, Gregory Aarons, Kimberly Hoagwood, Sonja Schoenwald, Arthur Evans, Matthew Hurford,...
Mexican American adolescents have higher rates of externalizing problems than their peers from other ethnic and racial groups. To begin the process understanding factors related to in this population, study used social development model (SDM) prospective data across transition junior high school 750 diverse families. In addition, authors examined whether familism values provided a protective effect for relations within model. Results showed that SDM worked well sample. As expected,...
This study presents findings from a randomized effectiveness trial of the New Beginnings Program (NBP), which has demonstrated efficacy in 2 prior trials. Family courts 4 counties facilitated recruitment divorcing and separating parents, providers community agencies delivered program. Participants were 830 parents children ages 3–18 who to receive either 10-session NBP or an active 2-session comparison condition learned about same parenting skills but did not complete home practice these...
Abstract Racism continues to be a major source of stress for African Americans and can impair psychological functioning. Adolescents experiencing discrimination may engage in self-soothing, but risky behaviors, which leave them at risk negative life trajectories. Black pride has been identified as key factor explaining the heterogeneity responses discrimination. Racial socialization, strategies parents use promote protect youth from discrimination, is an important focus family-based...