Publications


Our faculty have published extensively. The selected publications below are representative of the type of research we have conducted. If you are interested in receiving a copy of any of the below articles, please contact us.

Seligman, L. D., Hovey, J. D., & Geers, A. L. (in press). Working with youth who are fearful/anxious about dental care. In D. W. McNeil (Ed.), Working effectively with anxious and fearful dental patients. New York: Springer Publishing.

Latin American Trans-ancestry INitiative for OCD Genomics (in press). Obsessive Compulsive Disorder among individuals of Hispanic and Latin American ancestry: Cultural considerations for assessment and psychotherapy. Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic.

Medel-Herrero, A., Deeb-Sossa, N., Torreiro-Casal, M., Shumway, M., Hovey, J. d., & Sokas, R. K. (2023). Documenting working experiences of agricultural workers in California. International Journal of Sociology of Agriculture and Food, 29, 15-34.

Hovey, J. D., Roley-Roberts, M. E., Hurtado, G., Seligman, L. D., Levine, J. C., Kene, P., & Gonzalez, R. (2023). Coping competence and hopelessness moderate the influence of perceived burdensomeness on suicidal ideation in undergraduate college students. Current Psychology, 42, 31775-31782.

Seligman, L. D., Marin, C. E., Hovey, J. D., Rey, Y., Pettit, J. W., Lebowitz, E. R., & Silverman, W. K. (2023). Mothers' psychological control and accommodation are associated with more severe anxiety in Hispanic youth. Child Psychiatry & Human Development. Advanced online publication.

Latin American Trans-ancestry INitiative for OCD Genomics (2023). Latin American Trans-ancestry INitiative for OCD genomics (LATINO): Study protocol. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics. Advanced online publication.

Seligman, L. D., Talavera-Garza, L., Geers, A. L., Murray, A. G., Ibarra, M., & Hovey, J. D. (2023). Development of a measure of fearful implicit associations with dental stimuli in youth. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 54, 665-671.

Roley-Roberts, M. E., Charak, R., Jeffs, A. J., & Hovey, J. D. (2023). The unique relationship between childhood sexual abuse, self-injury, and suicide ideation: The mediating role of emotion dysregulation. Child Abuse Review, 32, e2787.

Lam, T. N., Jensen, D. B., Hovey, J. D., & Roley-Roberts, M. E. (2022). College students and cyberbullying: How social media use affects social anxiety and social comparison. Heliyon, 8 (12), E12556, 1-7.

Hsieh, C., Charak, R., Cano-Gonzalez, I., Gonzalez, L., Roley-Roberts, M. E., & Hovey, J. D. (2022). Perceived burdensomeness and thwarted belongingness influence the childhood polyvictimization and suicide ideation association among Hispanic undergraduates. Death Studies, 46, 1792-1800.

Medel-Herrero, A., Torreiro-Casal, M., Hovey, J. D., Rascon-Garcia, K., Shumway, S., Smiley-Jewell, S., & Deeb-Sossa, N. (2021). The increasing toll of racism and discrimination on California agricultural workers and their families under the Trump administration. Ethnicities, 21, 638-663.

Hirai, M., Charak, R., Seligman, L. D., Hovey, J. D., Ruiz, J. M., & Smith, T. W. (2020). An association between perceived social support and posttraumatic stress symptom severity among women with lifetime sexual victimization: The serial mediating role of resilience and coping responses. Violence Against Women, 26, 1966-1986.

Seligman, L. D., Hovey, J. D., Ibarra, M., Hurtado, G., Marin, C. E., & Silverman, W. K. (2020). Latino and non-Latino parental treatment preferences for child and adolescent anxiety disorders. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 51, 617-624.

Hurtado, G., Hovey, J. D., & Dueweke, A. (2019). Examining proximal risk factors for suicide in a sample of Mexican adults in rehabilitation centers. Suicide & Life-Threatening Behavior, 49, 183-192.

Seligman, L. D., Anderson, R. E., Ollendick, T. H., Rauch, S. A. M., Silverman, W. K., Wilhelm, S., & Woods, D. W. (2018). Preparing women in academic psychology for their first compensation negotiation: A panel perspective of challenges and recommendations. Professional Psychology: Research & Practice, 49, 282-289.

Silva, C., Hurtado, G., Hartley, C., Rangel, J. N., Hovey, J. D., Pettit, J., Chorot, P., Valiente, R. M., Sandin, B., & Joiner, T. E. (2018). Spanish translation and validation of the Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire. Psychological Assessment, 30, e21-e37.

Seligman, L. D., Geers, A. L, Swedish, E. F, Hovey, J. D., & Hurtado, G. (2018). An analogue study examining attitude change theory and its implications for dissemination and implementation of empirically-supported treatments. Journal of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies, 18, 77-96.

Seligman, L. D., Hovey, J. D., Chacon, K., & Ollendick, T. H. (2017). Dental anxiety in youth: A cognitive behavioral analysis of an understudied problem. Clinical Psychology Review, 55, 25-40.

Roley-Roberts, M. E., Zieleski, M., Hurtado, G., Hovey, J. D., & Elhai, J. (2017). Functions of non-suicidal self-injury are differentially associated with suicide ideation and past attempts among childhood trauma survivors. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 47, 450-460.

Benham, G., Ghaddar, S. & Talavera-Garza, L. (2017). Short sleep duration is associated with obesity in Hispanic manufacturing workers. Journal of Health Care for the Poor & Underserved, 28, 1304-1313.

Seligman, L. D., Hovey, J. D., Hurtado, G., Swedish, E. F., Roley, M. E., Geers, A. L., Kene, P., Elhai, J. D., & Ollendick, T. O. (2016). Social cognitive correlates of attitudes toward empirically supported treatments. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 47, 215-223.

Dueweke, A. R., Hurtado, G., & Hovey, J. D. (2015). Protective psychosocial resources in the lives of Latina migrant farmworkers. Journal of Rural Mental Health, 39, 162-177.

Hovey, J. D., Hurtado, G., Morales, L R. A., & Seligman, L. D. (2014). Religion-based emotional social support mediates the relationship between intrinsic religiosity and mental health. Archives of Suicide Research,18, 376-391.

Hovey, J. D., Hurtado, G., & Seligman, L. D. (2014). Findings for a CBT support group for Latina migrant farmworkers in western Colorado. Current Psychology, 33, 271-281.

Seligman, L. D., Swedish, E. F., & Flannery-Schroeder, E. (2014). Anxiety assessment and treatment in typically developing children. In T. E. Davis, III, S. W. White, & T. H. Ollendick (Eds.), Handbook of autism and anxiety. (pp. 61-73). Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing.

Seligman, L. D., Swedish, E. F., & Ollendick, T. H. (2014). Anxiety disorders in children. In C. A. Alfano & D. C. Beidel (Eds.), Comprehensive evidence based interventions for children and adolescents (pp. 93-109). Hoboken, NJ, US: John Wiley & Sons Inc.

Biehn, T. L., Elhai, J. D., Seligman, L. D., Tamburrino, M., Armour, C., & Forbes, D. (2013). Underlying dimensions of DSM-5 posttraumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder symptoms. Psychological Injury and Law, 6, 290-298.

Talavera-Garza, L., Ghaddar, S., Valerio, M., & Garcia, C. (2013). Health care access and utilization among Hispanic manufacturing workers along the Texas-Mexico border. Journal of Health Care for the Poor & Underserved, 24, 654-668.

Amer, M. M., & Hovey, J. D. (2012). Anxiety and depression in a post September 11 sample of Arabs in the United States. Social Psychiatry & Psychiatric Epidemiology, 47, 409-418.

Kim-Spoon, J., Ollendick, T. H., & Seligman, L. D. (2012). Perceived competence and depressive symptoms among adolescents: The moderating role of attributional style. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 43, 612-630.

Geers, A. L., Wellman, J. A., Seligman, L. D., Wuyek, L. A., & Neff, L. A. (2010). Dispositional optimism, goals, and engagement in health treatment programs. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 33, 123-134.

Duke, M. R., Bourdeau, B., & Hovey, J. D. (2010). Day laborers and occupational stress: Testing the Migrant Stress Inventory with a Latino day laborer population. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology,16, 116-122.

Seligman, L. D., Wuyek, L. A., Geers, A. L., Hovey, J. D., & Motley, R. L. (2009). The effects of inaccurate expectations on experiences with psychotherapy. Cognitive Therapy & Research, 33, 139-149.

Hovey, J. D., Booker, V. K., & Seligman, L. D. (2007). Using theatrical presentations as a means of disseminating knowledge of HIV/AIDS risk factors to migrant farmworkers: An evaluation of the effectiveness of the Infórmate Program. Journal of Immigrant & Minority Health, 9, 147-156.

Seligman, L. D., & Wuyek, L. A. (2007). Correlates of separation anxiety symptoms among first-semester college students: An exploratory study. The Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary & Applied, 141, 135-145.

Amer, M. M., & Hovey, J. D. (2007). Socio-demographic differences in acculturation and mental health for a sample of second generation/early immigrant Arab Americans. Journal of Immigrant & Minority Health, 9, 335-347.

Hovey, J. D., Kim, S. E., Seligman, L. D. (2006). The influences of cultural values, ethnic identity, and language use on the mental health of Korean American college students. Journal of Psychology, 140, 499-511.

Ollendick, T. H., & Seligman, L. D. (2006). Anxiety disorders. In C. Gillberg, R. Harrington, & H.-C. Steinhausen (Eds.), A clinician's handbook of child and adolescent psychiatry (pp. 144-187). New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.

Grzywacz, J. G., Hovey, J. D., Seligman, L. D., Arcury, T. A., & Quandt, S. A. (2006). Evaluating short-form versions of the CES-D for measuring depressive symptoms among immigrants from Mexico. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 28, 404-424.

Hovey, J. D., & Seligman, L. D. (2006). The mental health of agricultural workers in the United States. In J. E. Lessenger (ed.), Manual of agricultural medicine (pp. 282-299). New York: Springer-Verlag.

Quandt, S. A., Hernández-Valero, M. A., Grzywacz, J. G., Hovey, J. D., Gonzales, M., & Arcury, T. A. (2006). Workplace, household, and personal predictors of pesticide exposure and health outcomes for farmworkers. Environmental Health Perspectives, 114, 943-952.

Seligman, L. D., Goza, A. B., & Ollendick, T. H. (2004). Treatment of depression in children and adolescents. In T. H. Ollendick & P. M. Barrett (Eds.), Handbook of interventions that work with children and adolescents: From prevention to treatment (pp. 301-328). London: Wiley.

Seligman, L. D., Ollendick, T. H., Langley, A. K., & Baldacci, H. B. (2004). The utility of measures of child and adolescent anxiety: A meta-analytic review of the Revised Children's Anxiety Scale, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children, and the Child Behavior Checklist. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 33, 557-565.

Ollendick, T. H., Seligman, L. D., Goza, A. B., Byrd, D. A., & Singh, K. (2003). Anxiety and depression in children and adolescents: A factor-analytic examination of the tripartite model. Journal of Child & Family Studies, 12, 157-170.

Hovey, J. D., & Magaña, C. (2003). Suicide risk factors among Mexican migrant farmworker women in the Midwest United States. Archives of Suicide Research, 7, 107-121.

Snider, L. A., Seligman, L. D., Ketchen, B. R., Levitt, S. J., Bates, L. R., Garvey, M. A., & Swedo, S. E. (2002). Tics and problem behaviors in schoolchildren: Prevalence, characterization, and associations. Pediatrics, 110, 331-336.

Magaña, C. G., & Hovey, J. D. (2003). Psychosocial stressors associated with Mexican migrant farmworkers in the Midwest United States. Journal of Immigrant Health, 5, 75-86.

Hovey, J. D., & Magaña, C. (2002). Psychosocial predictors of anxiety among immigrant Mexican migrant farmworkers: Implications for prevention and treatment. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology, 8, 274-289.

Hovey, J. D., & King, C. A. (2002). The spectrum of suicidal behavior. In D. T. Marsh, & M. A. Fristad (Eds.), Handbook of serious emotional disturbance in children and adolescents (pp. 284-303). New York: John Wiley & Sons.

Hovey, J. D., & Magaña, C. (2002). Exploring the mental health of Mexican migrant farmworkers in the Midwest: Psychosocial predictors of psychological distress and suggestions for prevention and treatment. The Journal of Psychology, 136, 493-513.

Hovey, J. D., & Magaña, C. G. (2002). Cognitive, affective, and physiological expressions of anxiety symptomatology among Mexican migrant farmworkers: Predictors and generational differences. Community Mental Health Journal, 38, 223-237.

Hovey, J. D. (2001). Monograph no. 4: Mental health and substance abuse. In National Advisory Council on Migrant Health (Ed.), Monograph series: Migrant health issues (pp. 19-26). Bethesda, MD: Bureau of Primary Health Care.

Hovey, J. D. (2000). Acculturative stress, depression, and suicidal ideation among Central American immigrants. Suicide & Life-Threatening Behavior, 30, 125-139.

Hovey, J. D. (2000). Acculturative stress, depression, and suicidal ideation in Mexican immigrants. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology, 6, 134-151.

Hovey, J. D., Rojas, R. S., Kain, C., & Magaña, C. (2000). Proposition 187 reexamined: Attitudes toward immigration among California voters. Current Psychology, 19, 159-174.

Hovey, J. D., & Magaña, C. (2000). Acculturative stress, anxiety, and depression among Mexican immigrant farmworkers in the Midwest United States. Journal of Immigrant Health, 2, 119-131.

Ghaziuddin, N., King, C. A., Hovey, J. D., Zaccagnini, J., & Ghaziuddin, M. (1999). Medication noncompliance in adolescents with psychiatric disorders. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 30, 103-110.

Ollendick, T. H., Seligman, L. D., & Butcher, A. T. (1999). Does anxiety mitigate the behavioral expression of severe conduct disorder in delinquent youths? Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 13, 565-574.

Seligman, L. D., & Ollendick, T. H. (1998). Comorbidity of anxiety and depression in children and adolescents: An integrative review. Clinical Child & Family Psychology Review, 1, 125-144.

Seligman, L. D. (1997). Review of Helping your depressed teenager: A guide for parents and caregivers. Journal of Family & Child Studies, 6, 513-515.

King, C. A., Hovey, J. D., Brand, E., Wilson, R., & Ghaziuddin, N. (1997). Suicidal adolescents after hospitalization: Parent and family impacts on treatment follow-through. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 36, 85-93.

King, C. A., Hovey, J. D., Brand, E., & Ghaziuddin, N. (1997). Prediction of positive outcomes for psychiatrically hospitalized adolescents. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 36, 1434-1442.

Hovey, J. D., & King, C. A. (1996). Acculturative stress, depression, and suicidal ideation among immigrant and second generation Latino adolescents. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 35, 1183-1192.