Anissa Garza, B.A.

Anissa Garza is a second-year student in the Clinical Psychology doctoral program at The University of Memphis. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Religious Studies from Bates College in 2019. Anissa worked as a research technician at the National Center for PTSD in Boston, MA for 2.5 years. Her research interests include stress and trauma as risk factors for psychopathology and aggression in intimate and parent-child relationships and evidence-based interventions.

anissa.garza@memphis.edu

Room 409, Psychology Building

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Taft, C.T., Rothman, E.F., Gallagher, M.W., Hamilton, E.G., Garza, A., & Creech, S.K. (2024). Examining Strength at Home Couples to prevent intimate partner violence on a military installation: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000863
Creech, S.K., Hamilton, E.G., Garza, A., Benzer, J.K., & Taft, C.T. (2023). Tailoring the implementation strategy of Strength at Home: An initial examination of clinician and hospital outcomes. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, and Trauma. https://doi.org/10.1080/10926771.2023.2171826
Hasselle, A.J., Howell, K.H., Garza, A., Thomsen, K.N., & Gilliam, H.C. (in press). A randomized controlled trial examining the effect of Camp HOPE Tennessee on youth functioning: Results from a pilot study. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, & Policy.
Taft, C.T., Franz, M.R., Hamilton, E.G., Garza, A., Smethurst, M.A. (under review). Is a plant-based diet associated with psychological symptoms and aggressive behavior? Examining the role of early trauma. Partner Abuse.
Garza, A., Howell, K.H. Napier, T.R., Jamison, L.E., & Majeed, R. (under review). Factors associated with internalizing symptoms among bereaved youth: The role of communication and positive parenting practices.
Mandell, J.E., Howell, K.H., Maye, C.E, Campbell, K., Porter, D.V., Garza, A., & Thurston, I.B. (in preparation). Maternal and child resilience: Belsky’s parenting model in the context of syndemics.
Hamilton, E.G., Garza, A., & Taft, C.T. (in preparation). The use of intimate partner violence and health care provider stigma: A qualitative analysis on the effects of implementing trauma-informed care.

Paper Presentations

Stobbe, R., Gilliam, H., Bland, J., Desai, K., Garza, A., & Howell, K.H. (2024, April). Challenges and perceptions of growth: A qualitative exploration of how Black and African American youth make meaning after parental bereavement. Paper submitted to the annual meeting of ResilienceCon, Nashville, TN.
Howell, K.H., Garza, A., Herrera, C., & Thurston, I.B. (2024, April). Mothers’ and children’s reports of strengths related to children’s resilience in families exposed to adversity. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of ResilienceCon, Nashville, TN.
Hasselle, A.J., Howell, K.H., Garza, A., Thomsen, K.N. & Gilliam, H.C. (2023, November). A randomized controlled trial examining the effect of camp hope on youth functioning: Results from a pilot study. In A.J. Hasselle (Chair), Innovative Strategies for Addressing Traumatic Experiences Among Racially Diverse Youth. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Los Angeles, CA.
Gilliam, H.C., Howell, K.H., Jamison, L.E., & Garza, A. (April 2023). Provider’s Perceptions of Spanish-Speaking IPV-Exposed Pregnant Women’s Inhibitors and Facilitators of Resilience: What Women Need and What They Bring to the Table. Paper presented at the annual meeting of ResilienceCon, Nashville, TN.

Poster Presentations

Porter, D.V., Howell, K.H., Garza, A., Herrera, C., & Thurston, I.B. (2024, April). Individual resilience, caregiver resilience, and exposure to maternal syndemics among Black youth. Poster to be presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Chicago, IL.
Garza, A., Howell, K.H., Jamison, L.E., Ahmed, A., & Thurston, I.B. (2023, November). Factors associated with youth’s perceptions of parenting: The role of resilience assets. Poster to be presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Los Angeles, CA.
Jamison, L.E., Howell, K.H., Stobbe, R.A., Garza, A., & Hasselle, A.J. (2023, November). The effects of multigenerational trauma exposure on youth's health-related quality of life and the role of maternal and paternal attachment. Poster to be presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Los Angeles, CA.
Hasselle, A.J., Howell, K.H., Garza, A., Thomsen, K.N. & Gilliam, H.C. (2023, November). A randomized controlled trial examining the effect of camp hope on youth functioning: Results from a pilot study. In A.J. Hasselle (Chair), Innovative Strategies for Addressing Traumatic Experiences Among Racially Diverse Youth. Symposium to be presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Los Angeles, CA.
Mandell, J.E., Howell, K.H., Maye, C.E., Campbell, K., Porter, D.V., Garza, A., & Thurston, I.B. (2023, August). Maternal and child resilience: Belsky’s parenting model in the context of syndemics. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Washington, DC.
Garza, A., Napier, T.R., & Howell, K.H. (April 2023). Factors Associated with Internalizing Symptoms Among Bereaved Youth: The Role of Communication and Positive Parenting Practices. Poster presented at the annual meeting of ResilienceCon, Nashville, TN.
Garza, A., Hamilton, E., & Hoffmann, A. (November 2020). Relative Contributions of PTSD, BPD, and Psychopathy to IPV Use Among Women. Poster presented at the 36th annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Boston, MA.
Garza, A., & Boucher, H. (December 2018). Self-Concept Clarity and Fluid Compensation. Poster presented at closing thesis poster session open to students and faculty members for the Department of Psychology at Bates College, Lewiston, ME.
Garza, A., & Sargent, M. (April 2018). Racial Disparities in Incarceration and Perceived Racial Hierarchy Instability. Poster presented at closing poster session open to students and faculty members for Research Methods at Bates College, Lewiston, ME.
Garza, A., Gulino, A., Ordway, P., & Magin, Z. (March 2017). Hinduism: Good and Bad Death. Poster presented at closing poster session open to religious community partners for Death and Afterlife: Bodies and Souls in Comparative Perspective at Bates College, Lewiston, ME.