Research

Pérez-Rojas, A. E., Choi, N., Yang, M., Bartholomew, T. T., & *Pérez, G. M. (in press). Suicidal ideation among international students: The role of cultural, academic, and interpersonal factors. The Counseling Psychologist. (PDF)

Pérez-Rojas, A. E., Bhatia, A., & Kivlighan, D. M. III. (2021). Do birds of a feather flock together? Clients’ perceived personality similarity, real relationship, and treatment progress. Psychotherapy. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/pst0000361 (PDF)

Bartholomew, T. T., Pérez-Rojas, A. E., Lockard, A. J., Joy, E. E., Robbins, K. A., Kang, E., & Maldonado-Aguiñiga, S. (2020). Therapists’ cultural comfort and clients’ distress: An initial exploration. Psychotherapy. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/pst0000331 (PDF)

Pérez-Rojas, A. E., & Gelso, C.J. (2020). International counseling students: Acculturative stress, cultural distance, and counseling with U.S. clients. Counselling Psychology Quarterly, 33(3), 352-374. DOI: 10.1080/09515070.2018.1553145 (PDF)

Kalkbrenner, M., Cheyenne, J., & Pérez-Rojas, A. E. (2020). College students’ awareness of mental health disorders and resources: Comparison across academic disciplines. Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, DOI: 10.1080/87568225.2020.1791774

Pérez-Rojas, A. E., Bartholomew, T.T., Lockard, A.J., & Gonzalez, J. M. (2019). Development and initial validation of the Therapist Cultural Comfort Scale. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 66(5), 534-549. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/cou0000344 (PDF) (Link to measure)

Pérez-Rojas, A. E., Brown, R., Cervantes, A., Valente, T., & Pereira, S. R. (2019). "Alguien abrió la puerta:” The phenomenology of bilingual Latinx clients’ use of Spanish and English in psychotherapy. Psychotherapy, 56(2), 241-253. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pst0000224 (PDF)

Bartholomew, T. T., Pérez-Rojas, A. E., Kang, E., & Joy, E. E. (2019). Refinement and factor structure confirmation of the inventory of therapist work with client assets and strengths (IT-WAS). Counselling Psychology Quarterly. doi: 10.1080/09515070.2018.1563772 (PDF) (Link to measure)

Bartholomew, T. T., Gundel, B. E., Sullivan, J.W., Pérez-Rojas, A. E., & Lockard, A. J. (2018). Pre-treatment counseling experiences, stressors, and support differences between transgender and cisgender clients. Journal of Clinical Psychology. doi: 10.1002/jclp.22742 (PDF)

Pérez-Rojas, A. E., Palma, B., Bhatia, A., Jackson, J., Norwood, E., Hayes, J. A., & Gelso, C. J. (2017). The development and initial validation of the Countertransference Management Scale. Psychotherapy, 54(3), 307-319. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pst0000126 (PDF) (Link to measure)

Pérez-Rojas, A. E., Lockard, A. J., Bartholomew, T. T., Janis, R. A., Carney, D. M., Xiao, H., & ... Hayes, J. A. (2017). Presenting concerns in counseling centers: The view from clinicians on the ground. Psychological Services, 14(4), 416-427. doi:10.1037/ser0000122 (PDF)

Bartholomew, T. T., Pérez-Rojas, A. E., Lockard, A. J., & Locke, B. D. (2017). “Research doesn’t fit in a 50-minute hour”: The phenomenology of therapists’ involvement in research at a university counseling center. Counselling Psychology Quarterly, 30, 255-273, DOI: 10.1080/09515070.2016.1275525 (PDF)

• Reproduced as a chapter in J. Paquin (Ed.) (2019) Clinician-researchers in psychotherapy: Careers engaged in both practice and research. Oxford, UK: Taylor & Francis.

Hill, C.E., Anderson, T., Kline, K., McClintock, A.S., Cranston, S.M., McCarrick, S.M., Petrarca, A., Himawan, L., Pérez-Rojas, A. E., Bhatia, A., Gregor, M., & Gupta, S. (2015). Helping skills training for undergraduate students: Who should we select and train? The Counseling Psychologist, 1-28, DOI: 10.1177/0011000015613142.

Hill, C.E., Gelso, C.J., Baumann, E., Gupta, S., Morrison, A., Pérez-Rojas, A. E., Shafran, N., … Pappa, M. (2015). Is training effective? A study of counseling psychology doctoral trainees in a psychodynamic/interpersonal training clinic. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 62(2), 184-201. doi:10.1037/cou0000053

Pérez-Rojas, A. E., Gelso, C. J., & Bhatia, A. (2014). To switch or not to switch: Inviting bilingual clients to switch languages in psychotherapy, Counselling Psychology Quarterly 27(1) 55-74, DOI: 10.1080/09515070.2013.870124 (PDF)

Harbin, J. M., Gelso, C. J., & Pérez-Rojas, A. E. (2014). Therapist work with client strengths: Development and validation of a measure. The Counseling Psychologist, 42(3), 345-373. DOI: 10.1177/0011000012470570 (PDF)

Gelso, C. J., Pérez-Rojas, A. E., & Marmarosh, C. (2014). Love and sexuality in the therapeutic relationship. Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session, 70(2), 123-134. DOI: 10.1002/jclp.22064 (PDF)

Pérez-Rojas, A. E., Bhatia, A., & Gelso, C. J. (2013). Does language matter? On switching languages in psychotherapy. Psychotherapy Bulletin, 48(1), 10-17.

Pérez -Rojas, A. E., *Gonzalez, J. M., & Fuertes, J. N. (2020). The bond of the working alliance. In J. N. Fuertes (Ed.), Working Alliance Skills for Mental Health Professionals. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. DOI: 10.1093/med-psych/9780190868529.001.0001

Gelso, C. J., & Pérez-Rojas, A. E. (2017). Inner experience and the good psychotherapist. In L.G. Castonguay & C.E. Hill (Eds.), Therapist effects: Toward understanding how and why some therapists are better than others. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Pérez-Rojas, A.E., & Kalkbrenner, M. (2020, November). Impact of COVID-19 on mental health [Invited address]. New Mexico State University (NMSU) Virtual Outreach Conference, Las Cruces, NM. https://extension.nmsu.edu/outreach.html

Bartholomew, T.T., Joy, E.E., Pérez-Rojas, A.E., & Lockard, A.J. (2020, August). Experiences of academics who also practice: Part I. In T. Bartholomew (Chair), Examining Science and Practice Among Scientists and Practitioners [Symposium]. Annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C. https://convention.apa.org/

Pérez-Rojas, A.E., Bartholomew, T.T., Joy, E.E., & Lockard, A.J. (2020, August). Experiences of academics who also practice: Part II. In T. Bartholomew (Chair), Examining Science and Practice Among Scientists and Practitioners [Symposium]. Annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C. https://convention.apa.org/

Godinez, K., Pérez-Rojas, A. E., Brown, R., Cervantes, A., Gonzalez, J. M., Lang, C., Opelt, B., Pereira, S., & Valente, T. (2020, August). “Diversity on campus: Students of color and their perceptions of the university environment [Poster session]. Annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C. https://convention.apa.org/

Gonzalez, J. M., Pérez-Rojas, A. E., Darby, M. E., & Marks, E. (2020, June). Minding the therapist’s business: Client curiosity in the therapeutic relationship [Poster session]. Society for Psychotherapy Research Conference, Amherst, MA. (Conference canceled)

Owen, J., & Pérez-Rojas, A.E. (2020, July). Therapists' cultural humility: Advancing research and practice on multicultural orientation [Invited keynote address]. Annual conference of the New Mexico Counseling Association, Albuquerque, NM. (Conference canceled)

Pérez-Rojas, A.E. & Adams, E.M. (2020, April). Social justice competencies in a scientist-practitioner program. In S.M. Renninger (Chair), Training Models in Counseling Psychology: Integrating Science, Practice, and Advocacy [Symposium]. 2020 Counseling Psychology Conference, New Orleans, LA. (Conference canceled)

Lockard, A. J., Pérez-Rojas, A. E., Bartholomew, T. T., & Gonzalez, J. M. (2019, August). Development and initial validation of the Therapist Cultural Comfort Scale. In A. E. Pérez-Rojas (Chair), The role of therapist cultural comfort in the process and outcome of psychotherapy. Symposium. Annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, Il.

Bartholomew, T. T., Pérez-Rojas, A. E., & Lockard, A. J. (2019, August). Therapists’ cultural comfort and client outcomes. In A. E. Pérez-Rojas (Chair), The role of therapist cultural comfort in the process and outcome of psychotherapy. Symposium. Annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, Il.

Pérez-Rojas, A. E., Brown R., Cervantes, A., Valente, T., & Pereira, S. (2019, August). The phenomenology of bilingual Latinx clients’ use of Spanish and English in psychotherapy. In A. E. Pérez-Rojas (Chair), The role of therapist cultural comfort in the process and outcome of psychotherapy. Symposium. Annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, Il.

Gonzalez, J. M., Pérez-Rojas, A. E., Darby, M. E., & Marks, E. (2019, August). Minding the therapist’s business: Client curiosity in the therapeutic relationship. Poster session. Annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, Il.

Godinez, K., Pérez-Rojas, A. E., Brown, R., Cervantes, A., Gonzalez, J. M., Lang, C., Opelt, B., Pereira, S., & Valente, T. “Diversity on campus: Students of color and their perceptions of the university environment. Client curiosity in the therapeutic relationship. Poster session. Annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, Il.

Choi, N., Pérez-Rojas, A. E., Yang, M., Bartholomew, T. T., & Perez, G. (2019, January). Suicidal ideation among international students: The role of cross-cultural and interpersonal factors. In A. E. Perez-Rojas (Chair), International College Students’ Mental Health and Well-Being. Panel session. Bi-annual National Multicultural Conference and Summit, Denver, CO.

Bartholomew, T. T., Gundel, B. E., Lockard, A. J., Pérez-Rojas, A. E., & Sullivan, J. W. (2019, January). Relationships between intersectional identities and symptom distress for transgender clients in college counseling centers. In D. C. Wang (Chair), Intersectionality and psychological wellbeing of LGBT individuals. Panel session. Bi-annual National Multicultural Conference and Summit, Denver, CO.

Lopez-Harder, J., A., Perez-Rojas, A. E., & Lopez, A (2019, January). Empowering Voices: Evaluating a training to address the needs of immigrant families. Poster session. Bi-annual National Multicultural Conference and Summit, Denver, CO.

Perez-Rojas, A. E., Bartholomew, T.T., Lockard, A.J., Gundel, B., & Brown, R. Counseling services for Hispanic students in Hispanic-Serving and Predominantly White Institutions. (2018, August). In A. J. Lockard, (Chair), Multicultural Psychotherapy Research in College Mental Health. Symposium. Annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Bartholomew, T. T., Gundel, B. E., Sullivan, J.W., Perez-Rojas, A.E., & Lockard, A. J. (2018, August). Pre-treatment counseling experiences, stressors, and support differences between transgender and cisgender clients. In Lockard, A.J. (Chair), Multicultural Psychotherapy Research in College Mental Health. Symposium. Annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Lockard, A.J., Scofield, B., Janis, R., Stauffer, A., Locke, B.D., Pérez-Rojas, A.E., Barhtolomew, T.T., & Gundel, B.E. (2018, August). Psychotherapy outcomes and reasons for termination for female sexual-assault survivors. In Lockard, A.J. (Chair), Multicultural Psychotherapy Research in College Mental Health. Symposium. Annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Valente, T., Brown, R., Cervantes, A., Pereira, S., & Pérez-Rojas, A.E. (2018, August). The Meaning of Bilingualism in Therapy. Poster session. Annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Gonzalez, J.M., Pérez-Rojas, A.E., Bartholomew, T.T., & Lockard, A.J. (2018, August). The development and initial validation of the Therapist Cultural Comfort Scale. Poster session. Annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Opelt, B.L., Pérez-Rojas, A.E., Bhatia, A., & Choi, N. (August, 2018). Real relationship. Poster session. Annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.