Current Projects

Examining trauma-related pathways in the association between adverse childhood experiences and suicide-related risk in young adults

Principal Investigator(s): Drs. Erik Benau (SUNY Old Westbury) & Polanco-Roman

Clarifying the association between experiences of racial/ethnic discrimination and trauma-related stress reactions in racially and ethnically minoritized young adults

Principal Investigator: Dr. Polanco-Roman

Online racial/ethnic discrimination and suicide-related risk in Latinx adolescents

Principal Investigator(s): Drs. Jazmin Reyes-Portillo (Montclair State University), Cristiane Duarte (Columbia University), & Polanco-Roman

A mixed method study to develop a race-based traumatic stress symptoms scale for adolescents

Primary Investigator(s): Drs. Chardee Galan (USC), Henry A. Willis (University of Maryland, College Park) & Polanco-Roman

Structural racism and risk for suicidal thoughts and behaviors among Black and Latine adolescents

Primary Investigator(s): Drs. Sharifa Williams (Rutgers University) & Ana Ortin (Yeshiva University)

DOCTORAL STUDENT PROJECTS

Intergenerational trauma and story-telling in African American families

Principal Investigator(s): Jordana Douglas

Historical trauma, racial discrimination, PTSD, and substance use among Black young adults

Principal Investigator(s): Chantel Ebrahimi

The roles of acculturation, ethnic identity, and historical trauma in suicide risk among Guam youth

Principal Investigator(s): Katherine Mafnas