Publications

Venta, A., Walker, J., O’Connell, D., Long, T., Navarro Flores, C. M., & Vázquez, A. L. (Accepted). Intersecting identities, different struggles: The effects of demographics on experiences of discrimination and mental health outcomes among college students in Texas. PLOS Mental Health.

Kohlsdorf, M., Hooley, C., Vázquez, A. L., Juras, M. M., Decker, G., Iskalis, T., Miller, K., Topkins, Q., Amador Buenabad, N. G., Ribeiro, M., Coelho, A. C. F., & Baumann, A. A.  (2025). Provider’s attitudes towards telehealth and parenting interventions during COVID-19 pandemic: An exploratory cross-sectional study from Brazil and Mexico. Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41155-025-00360-3

Vázquez, A. L., Barrett, T. S., Venta, A. C., Alvarez, M. C., & Domenech Rodríguez, M. M. (2025). Apoyando a la juventud [supporting the youth]: Latinx caregivers’ assessment of youth mental health service need and utilization on the Caregiver Support Services Questionnaire. PLOS Mental Health. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmen.0000345 

Giraldo-Santiago, N., Navarro Flores, C. M., Vázquez, A. L., Fericelli Castillo, P. J., Rodriguez-Quintana, N., Vazquez, A., & Domenech Rodríguez, M. M. (2025). Evidence-based practice among mental health professionals in Puerto Rico: Attitudes, knowledge, resources, and treatments. PLoS Mental Health. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmen.0000103

Navarro Flores, C. M., Vázquez, A. L., Young, J., Orengo-Aguayo, R. E., & Stewart, R. W. (2025). After the storm, the calm never came: Hurricane Maria related stressors and PTSD symptoms among Puerto Rican youths. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/tra0001837 

Abreu, R. L., Martin, J. A., Hainsworth, S., Toomey, R. B., Vázquez, A. L., & Gattamorta, K. A. (2024). Radical hope in parents of transgender and gender diverse youth in the U.S. Journal of Family Psychology. Advance online publication. https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/fam0001239

González Vera, J. M., Domenech Rodríguez, M. M., Navarro Flores, C. M., Vázquez, A. L., San Miguel, G. G., Phan, M. L., Bera, J., Wong, E. G., Klimczak, K., Papa, L. A., & Estrada, J. (2024). Invisible wounds: Testimony of microaggressions from the experience of clinicians of color in training. Training and Education in Professional Psychology. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/tep0000489

Pavlacic, J. M., Hampton, B. N., Young, J., Witcraft S. M., Navarro Flores, C. M., Vázquez, A. L., & Rheingold, A. A. (2024). Systematic review of mindfulness-based ecological momentary interventions: Synthesizing current methods and identifying directions for future research. Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41347-024-00416-8

Vázquez, A. L., Culianos, D., Gudiño, O. G., Navarro Flores, C. M., Barrett, T. S., & Domenech Rodríguez, M. M. (2024). Dimensions of caregiver strain may partially mediate the relationship between youth symptomology and counseling utilization among Latinxs. PLoS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0302575

Juras, M. M., Coelho, A. C. F., Vázquez, A. L., Ribeiro, M., Kohlsdorf, M., Custódio, A. L., Amador Buenabad, N. G., Vazquez Perez, L., Hooley, C., Barnett, M. l., & Baumann, A. A. (2024). Parenting practices and interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown: An exploratory cross-sectional study of caregivers in Brazil, Mexico, and the United States. Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41155-024-00295-1

Vázquez, A. L., Domenech Rodríguez, M. M., Galvan, T., & Gundiño, O. G. (2024). Confirming the factor structure, internal consistency, and construct validity of the caregiver strain questionnaire within a sample of Latinx families. Family Process. Advance online publication. http://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12986

Vázquez, A. L., Navarro Flores, C. M., Garcia, B. H., Barrett, T. S., & Domenech Rodríguez, M. M. (2024). An ecological examination of early adolescent e-cigarette use: A machine learning approach to understanding a health epidemic. PLoS ONE. http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287878

Vázquez, A. L., Navarro Flores, C. M., Feinberg, D. K., Gonzalez, J. C., Young, J., Stewart, R. W., & Orengo-Aguayo, R. E. (2024). A network analysis of Hurricane Maria-related traumatic stress and substance use among Puerto Rican youth. Journal of Traumatic Stress. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.23008

Domenech Rodríguez, M. M., Vázquez, A. L., & Vouvalis, N. (2024). IRB as critical collaborator in research. In F. T. L. Leong & J. T. Austin (Ed.), The Psychology Research Handbook: A Guide for Graduate Students and Research Assistants (3rd ed.). Sage.

Vázquez, A. L., Domenech Rodríguez, M. M., Cadenas, G. A., Barrett, T. S., & Navarro Flores, C. M. (2023). Barriers to accessing telepsychology services questionnaire: Structure and language-based performance in a sample of Latinx caregivers. Psychological Services. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/ser0000804

Vázquez, A. L., Chou, T., Helseth, S., Gudiño, O. G., & Domenech Rodríguez, M. M. (2023). Juntos hacemos la diferencia [together we make the difference]: A network analysis of Latinx caregivers’ use of youth support services. Family Process. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12901

Vázquez, A. L., Domenech Rodríguez, M. M., Navarro Flores, C. M., Abreu, R. L., & Barrett, T. S. (2023). La vergüenza [the shame]: Meassuring affiliate stigma associated with youth mental health problems among Latinx caregivers. Journal of Latinx Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/lat0000235

Vázquez, A. L., Domenech Rodríguez, M. M., Barrett, T. S., Amador Buenabad, N. G., Gutiérrez López, M. de L., Bustos Gamiño, M. N., & Villatoro Velázquez, J. A. (2023). Parent characteristics and practices classify lifetime substance use among Mexican children. International Journal of Mental Health and Addictions, 21, 958-972. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-021-00634-8

Navarro Flores, C. M., Vázquez, A. L., Galvan, T., & Garcini, L. M. (2023). Cuento de nunca acabar [never-ending story]: Compounding trauma and mental health among undocumented Latinx immigrants. Journal of Traumatic Stress. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22929

Sollenberger, N. A., Kimbler, A., Cummings, L. R., Pettit, J. W., Hayes, T., Patriarca, G. C., Vázquez, A. L., Shumway, P., Yegüez, C. E., Rey, Y., Mattfeld, A. T., & McMakin, D. L. (2023). Sleep fails to de-potentiate amygdala-reactivity to negative emotional experiences in peri-adolescents with elevated symptoms of anxiety. Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Neuroscience, 23, 415-426. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13415-023-01066-8

Garcini, L. M., Vázquez, A. L., Abraham, C., Abraham, C., Sarabu, V., & Cruz, P. L. (2023). Implications of undocumented status for Latinx families during the COVID-19 pandemic: A call to action. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2022.2158837

Kemple Reeves, A. E., Domenech Rodríguez, M. M., & Vázquez, A. L. (2023). The intergenerational transmission of parental factors that influence educational attainment among Latinxs in the U.S. Journal of Latinos and Education, 22, 826-841. https://doi.org/10.1080/15348431.2020.1843463

Alvarez, M. C., Garcia, B. H., Navarro Flores, C. M., Vázquez, A. L., Lara, J., & Domenech Rodríguez, M. M. (2023). Parent training interventions. In B. Halpern-Felscher (Ed.), Encyclopedia of child and adolescent health (Vol. 2; pp. 800-820). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-818872-9.00030-3

Garcini, L. M., Ambriz, A. M., Vázquez, A. L., Abraham, C., Sarabu, V., Abraham, C., Lucas-Marinelli, A. K., Lill, S., & Tsevat, J. (2022). Vaccination for COVID-19 among underserved Latinx communities: Barriers and facilitators. Frontiers in Public Health, 10, 969370. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.969370

Domenech Rodríguez, M. M. Revele, A. K., Litson, K., Patterson, C. A., & Vázquez, A.V. (2022). Development of the awareness, skills, knowledge: General (ASK-G) scale for measuring cultural competence in the general population. PLoS ONE, 17(9), e0274505. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0274505

Baumann, A., Vázquez, A. L., Macchioni, A. C., Lima, A., C., Coelho, A., Juras, M., Ribeiro, M., Kohlsdorf, M., & Carothers, B. J. (2022). Translation and validation of the evidence-based practice attitude scale (EBPAS-15) to Brazilian Portuguese: Examining providers’ prospective about evidence-based parent intervention. Children and Youth Services Review, 136, 106421. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2022.106421

Lui, J. H. L., Brookman-Frazee, L., Vázquez, A. L., Cox, J. R., Innes-Gomberg, D., Taguchi, K., Pesanti, K., & Lau, A. S. (2022). Patterns of child mental health service utilization within a multiple EBP system of care. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 49, 506-520. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-021-01179-7

Vázquez, A. L., Culianos, D., Navarro Flores, C. M., Alvarez, M. C., Barrett, T. S., & Domenech Rodríguez, M. M. (2022). Psychometric evaluation of a barriers to treatment questionnaire for Latina/o/x caregivers of children and adolescents. Child & Youth Care Forum, 51, 847-864. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10566-021-09656-8

Feigt, N. D., Domenech Rodríguez, M. M., & Vázquez, A. L. (2021). The impact of gender-based microaggressions and internalized sexism on mental health outcomes: A mother-daughter study. Family Relations, 71(1), 201-219. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12622

Vázquez, A. L., Chou, T., Navarro Flores, C. M., Barrett, T. S., Villodas, M. T., & Domenech Rodríguez, M. M. (2021). High value correlates of caregiver reported counseling service need and utilization for adolescents at-risk for childhood maltreatment and neglect. PLoS ONE, 16(10), e0258082. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0258082

Vázquez, A. L., Alvarez, M. C., Navarro Flores, C. M., González Vera, J. M., Barrett, T. S., & Domenech Rodríguez, M. M. (2021). Youth mental health service preferences and utilization patterns among Latinx caregivers. Children and Youth Services Review, 131, 106258. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2021.106258

Vázquez, A. L., Navarro Flores, C. M., Alvarez, M. C., & Domenech Rodríguez, M. M. (2021). Latinx caregivers’ perceived need for and utilization of youth telepsychology services during the Coronavirus pandemic. Journal of Latinx Psychology, 9(4), 284-298. https://doi.org/10.1037/lat0000192

García, B. H., Vázquez, A. L., Moses, J. O., Cromer, K. D., Morrow, A. S., & Villodas, M. T. (2021). Risk for substance use among adolescents at-risk for childhood victimization: The moderating role of ADHD. Child Abuse and Neglect, 114, 104977. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.104977

Vázquez, A. L., Domenech Rodríguez, M. M., Barrett, T. S., Schwartz, S. E., Amador Buenabad, N. G., Bustos Gamiño, M. N., Gutierrez López, M. L., & Villatoro Velazquez J. A. (2020). Innovative identification of substance use predictors: Machine learning in a national sample of Mexican children. Prevention Science, 21, 171-181. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-020-01089-4

Kenny, M. C., Wurtele, S. K., & Vázquez, A. L. (2020). Childhood sexual abuse. In S. Hupp & J. D. Jewell (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Child and Adolescent Development. John Wiley & Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119171492.wecad232 

Cruz, R. A., Navarro, C., Carrera, K., Lara, J., Mechammil, M., & Robins, R. W. (2019). Mexican-origin youths’ trajectories of internalizing symptoms from childhood into adolescence and associations with acculturation processes. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 50(1), 118–130. https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2019.1622120

Vázquez, A. L., Domenech Rodríguez, M. M., Amador Buenabad, N. G., Bustos Gamiño, M. N., Gutierrez López, M. L., & Villatoro Velazquez J. A. (2019). The influence of perceived parenting on substance initiation among Mexican children. Addictive Behaviors, 97, 97-103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.05.026

Vázquez, A. L., Domenech Rodríguez, M. M., Schwartz, S. E., Amador Buenabad, N. G., Bustos Gamiño, M. N., Gutierrez López, M. L., & Villatoro Velazquez, J. A. (2019). Early adolescent substance use in a national sample of Mexican youths: Demographic characteristics that predict use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. Journal of Latinx Psychology, 7(4), 273–283. https://doi.org/10.1037/lat0000128

Vázquez, A. L., & Villodas, M. T. (2019). Racial/ethnic differences in caregivers' perceptions of adolescent and family support services need and utilization. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology, 25(3), 323-330. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000255

Levin, M. E., Navarro, C., Cruz, R. A., & Haeger, J. (2018). Comparing in-the-moment skill coaching effects from tailored versus non-tailored acceptance and commitment therapy mobile apps in a non-clinical sample. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 48(3), 200–216. https://doi.org/10.1080/16506073.2018.1503706

Domenech Rodríguez, M. M., Baumann, A. A., Vázquez, A. L., Amador Buenabad, N. G., Franceschi Rivera, N., Ortiz-Pons, N., & Parra-Cardona, J. R. (2018). Scaling out evidence-based interventions outside the US mainland: Social justice or Trojan horse? Journal of Latina/o Psychology, 6(4), 329-344. https://doi.org/10.1037/lat0000121

Vázquez, A. L., Sibley, M. H., & Campez, M. (2018). Measuring impairment when diagnosing adolescent ADHD: Differentiating problems due to ADHD versus other sources. Psychiatry Research, 264, 407-411. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2018.03.083

Call, A., Domenech Rodríguez, M. M., Vázquez, A. L., & Corralejo, S. (2018). Predicting participation in dual language immersion using theory of planned behavior. Bilingual Research Journal, 41(1), 23-36. https://doi.org/10.1080/15235882.2018.1425935

Kenny, M. C., Vázquez, A. L., Long, H., & Thompson, D. (2017). Implementation and program evaluation of trauma-informed care training across state child advocacy centers: An exploratory study. Children and Youth Services Review, 73, 15–23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2016.11.030

Kenny, M. C., & Vázquez, A. L. (2017). Piers-Harris children’s self-concept scale. In V. Zeigler-Hill & T. Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. Springer International. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28099-8_61-1