selected publications
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academic article
- Disparate Use of Diagnostic Modalities for Patients With Limited English Proficiency and Neurologic Disorders.. Neurology. Clinical practice. 15:-. 2025
- Differences in Mental Health Symptoms and Inequities in Mental Health Service Use Among Black and White Populations and Asian and Latine Subpopulations.. Journal of general internal medicine. 2024
- Intergenerational continuity of adverse childhood experiences among Mexican-origin families: Examination of intra and extra-familial adversities.. Family process. 2024
- Feasibility and acceptability of the Problem Management for Moms programme for improving maternal mental health in Zambia: an open-label trial.. The lancet. Psychiatry. 11:965-974. 2024
- The Spanish translation, adaptation, and validation of a Community-Engaged Research survey and a pragmatic short version: Encuesta Comunitaria and FUERTES.. Journal of clinical and translational science. 8:-. 2024
- Social complexity of a fentanyl vaccine to prevent opioid overdose conference proceedings: Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study conference proceedings.. Vaccine. -. 2024
- County-Level Enrollment in Medicare Advantage Plans Offering Expanded Supplemental Benefits.. JAMA network open. 7:-. 2024
- Shared Decision-Making with Latinx Caregivers During Community Implemented Evidence-Based Practices: Determinants and Associations with Alliance.. Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53. 1-14. 2024
- Clinician perspectives on characteristics and care of traumatic brain injury among asylum seekers and refugees.. Disability and rehabilitation. 1-10. 2024
- Racial-Ethnic Discrimination and Early Adolescents' Behavioral Problems: The Protective Role of Parental Warmth.. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2024
- A daily diary study of discrimination and distress in Mexican-origin adolescents: Testing mediating mechanisms.. Child development. 95:1754-1769. 2024
- Family-level moderators of daily associations between discrimination and distress among Mexican-origin youth.. Development and psychopathology. 1-16. 2024
- The Lancet Psychiatry Commission: transforming mental health implementation research.. The lancet. Psychiatry. 11:368-396. 2024
- Yearly and Daily Discrimination-Related Stressors and Mexican Youth's Mental Health and Sleep: Insights From the First Wave of a Three-Wave Family Study.. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 63:1134-1148. 2024
- A Learning Assessment to Increase Diversity in Academic Health Sciences.. JAMA health forum. 5:-. 2024
- Associations Between Annual Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy Loss and Prescription Drug Spending and Use.. JAMA health forum. 5:-. 2024
- Mexican-origin parent and child reported neighborhood factors and youth substance use.. Frontiers in psychiatry. -. 2023
- Social determinants of health and incident postoperative delirium: Exploring key relationships in the SAGES study.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 72:369-381. 2023
- Parental psychopathology and posttraumatic stress in Puerto Ricans: the role of childhood adversity and parenting practices.. Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines. 65:742-752. 2023
- Investigating the role of interpersonal relationships on low-income SUD patients' recovery: a qualitative analysis of various stakeholders in New York State.. Addiction research & theory. 32:291-298. 2023
- The (in)visible Brazilians: A perspective review on the need for brain health and dementia research with Brazilian immigrants in the United States.. Alzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.). 9:-. 2023
- Attitudes and perceptions toward the COVID-19 risk-mitigation strategies among racially and ethnically diverse older adults in the United States and Puerto Rico: a qualitative study.. Ethnicity & health. 29:25-45. 2023
- Association of sociocultural stressors with bipolar disorder onset in Puerto Rican youth growing up as members of a minoritized ethnic group: results from the Boricua Youth Longitudinal Study.. Lancet regional health. Americas. -. 2023
- Recent Advances on Social Determinants of Mental Health: Looking Fast Forward.. The American journal of psychiatry. 180:473-482. 2023
- Shared decision making between community therapists and Latinx caregivers during evidence-based practice delivery in publicly-funded children's mental health services.. Patient education and counseling. -. 2023
- Clinical significance of psychotic-like experiences across U.S. ethnoracial groups.. Psychological medicine. 53:7666-7676. 2023
- Uncovering Barriers to Engagement in Substance Use Disorder Care for Medicaid Enrollees.. Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.). 74:1116-1122. 2023
- Head Trauma in Refugees and Asylum Seekers: A Systematic Review.. Neurology. 100:e2155-e2169. 2023
- Development, religious affiliation, and social context: Substance use disorders in Puerto Rican transitional age youth.. Frontiers in psychiatry. -. 2023
- Maintenance Psychotherapies for Older Adults: A Scoping Review.. The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry. 31:514-524. 2023
- Attitudes toward COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake: A Qualitative Study of Mostly Immigrant Racial/Ethnic Minority Older Adults.. Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland). 8. 2023
- A Longitudinal Study of Risk Factors for Sexual Victimization in Puerto Rican Youth.. Academic pediatrics. 23:1142-1150. 2022
- Positive Minds for Refugees: A Qualitative Study to Inform Intervention Development.. Community mental health journal. 59:929-941. 2022
- Substance use, mental health and dual disorders on pregnancy: Results of prevalence and treatment rates in a developed country.. Adicciones. 34:299-308. 2022
- Association of everyday discrimination with health outcomes among Asian and non-Asian US older adults before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.. Frontiers in public health. -. 2022
- Disparities in Pediatric Mental and Behavioral Health Conditions.. Pediatrics. 150. 2022
- Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Substance Use Treatment in Medicaid Managed Care in New York City: The Role of Plan and Geography.. Medical care. 60:806-812. 2022
- Racial/ethnic differences in acute and longer-term posttraumatic symptoms following traumatic injury or illness.. Psychological medicine. 53:5099-5108. 2022
- Performance Metrics of Substance Use Disorder Care Among Medicaid Enrollees in New York, New York.. JAMA health forum. 3:-. 2022
- A New Agenda for Optimizing Investments in Community Mental Health and Reducing Disparities.. The American journal of psychiatry. 179:402-416. 2022
- Race/Ethnicity and Duration of Anesthesia for Pediatric Patients in the US: a Retrospective Cohort Study.. Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities. 10:1329-1338. 2022
- Role of social determinants in anxiety and depression symptoms during COVID-19: A longitudinal study of adults in North Carolina and Massachusetts.. Behaviour research and therapy. -. 2022
- Using a structural vulnerability framework to understand the impact of COVID-19 on the lives of Medicaid beneficiaries receiving substance use treatment in New York City.. Health services research. 57:1104-1111. 2022
- Key stakeholder perspectives on the use of research about supported employment for racially and ethnically diverse patients with mental illness in the United States.. Health services research. 57 Suppl 1:95-104. 2022
- Framework for Understanding and Addressing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Children's Mental Health.. Child and adolescent psychiatric clinics of North America. 31:179-191. 2022
- How Ethnic Minority Context Alters the Risk for Developing Mental Health Disorders and Psychological Distress for Latinx Young Adults.. The Milbank quarterly. 100:424-463. 2022
- The Interplay of Environmental Exposures and Mental Health: Setting an Agenda.. Environmental health perspectives. 130:-. 2022
- Editorial: Improving Mental Health for Immigrant Populations.. Frontiers in psychiatry. -. 2021
- A framework of social determinants of health for delirium tailored to older adults.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 70:235-242. 2021
- The Challenge to Be Inclusive and Diversify Our Aging Populations.. The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry. 30:475-477. 2021
- Development of a Youth Civic Engagement Program: Process and Pilot Testing with a Youth-Partnered Research Team.. American journal of community psychology. 69:86-99. 2021
- Association of Childhood Adversities With Suicide Ideation and Attempts in Puerto Rican Young Adults.. JAMA psychiatry. 78:896-902. 2021
- Ensuring access to high-quality substance use disorder treatment for Medicaid enrollees: A qualitative study of diverse stakeholders' perspectives.. Journal of substance abuse treatment. -. 2021
- Factors Associated With Mental Health Service Use Among Black, Latinx, and Asian Older Adults in Community-Based Organizations.. Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society. 41:680-689. 2021
- Similarities in client-clinician perceptions of subjective social status and its association to similarities in the quality of working alliance and client anxiety symptoms.. Psychotherapy research : journal of the Society for Psychotherapy Research. 31:1079-1091. 2021
- The Impact of Social Support on Treatment Participation and Completion in a Disability Prevention Intervention for Older Adults.. Journal of aging and health. 33:557-564. 2021
- Integrating Conservative kidney management Options and advance care Planning Education (COPE) into routine CKD care: a protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial.. BMJ open. 11:-. 2021
- Measurement Invariance of Screening Measures of Anxiety, Depression, and Level of Functioning in a US Sample of Minority Older Adults Assessed in Four Languages.. Frontiers in psychiatry. -. 2021
- Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Depression Treatment for Caregivers Investigated by the US Child Welfare System.. Academic pediatrics. 21:1037-1045. 2021
- Transforming Mental Health And Addiction Services.. Health affairs (Project Hope). 40:226-234. 2021
- Associations Between Trauma, Sleep, and Cognitive Impairment Among Latino and Asian Older Adults.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 69:1019-1026. 2021
- PhotoStories. Journal of mixed methods research. 15:507-525. 2020
- Predictors of Research Assessment Completion in a Latino Sample with Dual Disorders.. Journal of immigrant and minority health. 22:1094-1100. 2020
- Reducing racial/ethnic disparities in mental health service use among emerging adults: community-level supply factors.. Ethnicity & health. 27:749-769. 2020
- Neighborhood-Level Social Disadvantage and Risk of Delirium Following Major Surgery.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 68:2863-2871. 2020
- Centering the Voice of the Client: On Becoming a Collaborative Practitioner with Low-Income Individuals and Families.. Family process. 60:670-687. 2020
- Adaptation of an Evidence-Based Intervention for Disability Prevention, Implemented by Community Health Workers Serving Ethnic Minority Elders.. The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry. 29:260-269. 2020
- Barriers to Mental Health Service Use and Predictors of Treatment Drop Out: Racial/Ethnic Variation in a Population-Based Study.. Administration and policy in mental health. 47:606-616. 2020
- Racial and Ethnic Health Services Disparities in Pediatric Anesthesia Practice: A Scoping Review.. Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities. 8:384-393. 2020
- Barriers and strategies for implementing community-based interventions with minority elders: positive minds-strong bodies.. Implementation science communications. -. 2020
- Associations of Sociodemographic Factors and Psychiatric Disorders With Type of School-Based Mental Health Services Received by Youth.. The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine. 67:392-400. 2020
- Development, Psychopathology, and Ethnicity II: Psychiatric Disorders Among Young Adults.. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 60:579-592. 2020
- Developmental Psychopathology and Ethnicity I: The Young Adulthood Assessment of the Boricua Youth Study.. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 60:398-409. 2020
- Treating immigrant patients in psychiatric emergency rooms.. Transcultural psychiatry. 58:126-139. 2020
- Does childhood mental health service use predict subsequent mental health service use during Latino youth transition to young adulthood? Evidence from the Boricua Youth Study.. Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology. 55:1439-1448. 2020
- Feasibility of a Virtual Reality-Based Psychoeducational Tool (VRight) for Depressive Patients.. Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking. 23:246-252. 2020
- Engagement of ethnic minorities in mental health care.. World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA). 19:35-36. 2020
- Development of a computerized adaptive substance use disorder scale for screening and measurement: the CAT-SUD.. Addiction (Abingdon, England). 115:1382-1394. 2020
- Leveraging Innovation in Behavioral Health Treatment and its Workforce.. Harvard review of psychiatry. 28:69-71. 2020
- Addressing the context and consequences of substance use, misuse, and dependence: A global imperative.. PLoS medicine. 16:-. 2019
- Predictors of Adherence to Treatment in Behavioral Health Therapy for Latino Immigrants: The Importance of Trust.. Frontiers in psychiatry. -. 2019
- Gender differences in exposure to potentially traumatic events and diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) by racial and ethnic group.. General hospital psychiatry. 60-68. 2019
- Editorial: Increasing Access to Mental Health Care for Latinx Children: Moving in the Right Direction.. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 59:800-802. 2019
- The effect of minority status and social context on the development of depression and anxiety: a longitudinal study of Puerto Rican descent youth.. World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA). 18:298-307. 2019
- Racial and ethnic differences in individual-level and area-based socioeconomic status and 12-month DSM-IV mental disorders.. Journal of psychiatric research. 48-59. 2019
- Healthcare provider perceptions of disparities in perioperative care.. Journal of the National Medical Association. 111:616-624. 2019
- Effectiveness of a Disability Preventive Intervention for Minority and Immigrant Elders: The Positive Minds-Strong Bodies Randomized Clinical Trial.. The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry. 27:1299-1313. 2019
- Trauma, immigration, and sexual health among Latina women: Implications for maternal-child well-being and reproductive justice.. Infant mental health journal. 40:640-658. 2019
- Gathering Diverse Perspectives to Tackle "Wicked Problems": Racial/Ethnic Disproportionality in Educational Placement.. American journal of community psychology. 65:44-62. 2019
- Comparison of Mental Health Treatment Adequacy and Costs in Public Hospitals in Boston and Madrid.. The journal of behavioral health services & research. 46:464-474. 2019
- Change in Patient Activation and Mental Illness Symptoms After Communication Training: A Multisite Study With a Diverse Patient Sample.. Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.). 70:696-702. 2019
- High HIV/STI Test Acceptance Through a Behavioral Health Encounter in Latino Immigrants with Substance Use and Mental Health Problems.. AIDS and behavior. 23:835-846. 2019
- The Role of Parents' Ethnic-Racial Socialization Practices in the Discrimination-Depression Link among Mexican-Origin Adolescents.. Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53. 49:391-404. 2019
- Evaluation of the Integrated Intervention for Dual Problems and Early Action Among Latino Immigrants With Co-occurring Mental Health and Substance Misuse Symptoms: A Randomized Clinical Trial.. JAMA network open. 2:-. 2019
- The National Advisory Council on Minority Health and Health Disparities Reflection.. American journal of public health. 109:S14-S15. 2019
- Racial/ethnic differences in 12-month prevalence and persistence of mood, anxiety, and substance use disorders: Variation by nativity and socioeconomic status.. Comprehensive psychiatry. 52-60. 2018
- Race/ethnicity, nativity, and lifetime risk of mental disorders in US adults.. Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology. 54:553-565. 2018
- Erratum.. Child development. 90:314-315. 2018
- Racial/ethnic variation in trauma-related psychopathology in the United States: a population-based study.. Psychological medicine. 49:2215-2226. 2018
- Social Determinants of Mental Health: Where We Are and Where We Need to Go.. Current psychiatry reports. 20:-. 2018
- Co-Occurrence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Cardiovascular Disease Among Ethnic/Racial Groups in the United States.. Psychosomatic medicine. 80:680-688. 2018
- A Critical Review and Commentary on the Challenges in Engaging HIV-Infected Latinos in the Continuum of HIV Care.. AIDS and behavior. 22:2500-2512. 2018
- HIV Testing in Clinical and Community Settings for an International Sample of Latino Immigrants and Nonimmigrants.. Journal of Latina/o psychology. 7:59-75. 2018
- Effectiveness of the DECIDE Interventions on Shared Decision Making and Perceived Quality of Care in Behavioral Health With Multicultural Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial.. JAMA psychiatry. 75:325-335. 2018
- Factors associated with mental health services referrals for children investigated by child welfare.. Child abuse & neglect. 401-412. 2018
- Increasing equity in access to mental health care: a critical first step in improving service quality.. World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA). 17:43-44. 2018
- Sleep disturbance as a predictor of time to drug and alcohol use treatment in primary care.. Sleep medicine. 31-37. 2018
- Racial/Ethnic Discrimination and Mental Health in Mexican-Origin Youths and Their Parents: Testing the "Linked Lives" Hypothesis.. The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine. 62:480-487. 2017
- "Where It Falls Apart": Barriers to Retention in HIV Care in Latino Immigrants and Migrants.. AIDS patient care and STDs. 31:394-405. 2017
- Clinical Care Across Cultures: What Helps, What Hinders, What to Do.. JAMA psychiatry. 74:865-866. 2017
- Racial and Ethnic Variation in Perceptions of VA Mental Health Providers are Associated With Treatment Retention Among Veterans With PTSD.. Medical care. S33-S42. 2017
- Evaluation of the AC-OK mental health and substance abuse screening measure in an international sample of Latino immigrants.. Drug and alcohol dependence. 121-128. 2017
- Coping With Racism: Moderators of the Discrimination-Adjustment Link Among Mexican-Origin Adolescents.. Child development. 89:e293-e310. 2017
- Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and their Relationship to Drug and Alcohol use in an International Sample of Latino Immigrants.. Journal of immigrant and minority health. 19:552-561. 2017
- Simulations Test Impact Of Education, Employment, And Income Improvements On Minority Patients With Mental Illness.. Health affairs (Project Hope). 36:1024-1031. 2017
- Immigration and Mental Health.. Current epidemiology reports. 4:145-155. 2017
- Barriers to and Correlates of Retention in Behavioral Health Treatment Among Latinos in 2 Different Host Countries: The United States and Spain.. Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP. 23:e20-e27. 2017
- Shifting the HIV Training and Research Paradigm to Address Disparities in HIV Outcomes.. AIDS and behavior. 20 Suppl 2:265-72. 2016
- Removing Obstacles To Eliminating Racial And Ethnic Disparities In Behavioral Health Care.. Health affairs (Project Hope). 35:991-9. 2016
- Health behavior change benefits: Perspectives of Latinos with serious mental illness.. Transcultural psychiatry. 53:313-29. 2016
- The Happy Older Latinos are Active (HOLA) health promotion and prevention study: study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial.. Trials. -. 2015
- Relationship Between General Illness and Mental Health Service Use and Expenditures Among Racially-Ethnically Diverse Adults ≥65 Years.. Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.). 66:727-33. 2015
- Perspectives of Overweight Latinos with Serious Mental Illness on Barriers and Facilitators to Health Behavior Change.. Journal of Latina/o psychology. 3:11-22. 2015
- Improving health-related quality of life in older African American and non-Latino White patients.. The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry. 23:548-58. 2014
- Activation, self-management, engagement, and retention in behavioral health care: a randomized clinical trial of the DECIDE intervention.. JAMA psychiatry. 71:557-65. 2014
- Stigmatizing attitudes toward mental illness among racial/ethnic older adults in primary care.. International journal of geriatric psychiatry. 28:1061-8. 2013
- Disparities in mental health service use of racial and ethnic minority elderly adults.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 61:18-25. 2012
- Cultural beliefs and mental health treatment preferences of ethnically diverse older adult consumers in primary care.. The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry. 20:533-42. 2012