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Mercado, A., Morales, F. R., Mondolfi Miguel, M. L., Torres, A., Palomin, A., & Zapata, R. (2024, October 17-19). Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Latinx Clients with Multiple Marginalized Identities: A Culturally Congruent Application. Mercado, A. (Chair). Symposium presentation accepted to the National Latinx Psychological Association 2024 Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Barrita, A., Garcini, L. M., Cadenas, G. A., Domenech Rodríguez, M. M., Galvan, T., Mercado, A., Moreno, O., Paris, M., Rojas Perez, O. F., Silva, M., & Venta, A. (2024 October 17-19). A decolonial and liberation lens to social justice research: Upholding promises for diverse, inclusive, and equitable psychological science. [Invited presentation for the NLPA Presidential program]. 2024 National Latinx Psychological Association Conference. San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Galvan, T., Venta, A., Silva, M., Moreno, O., Mercado, A., & Garcini, L.M. (2024, October). Antiracist Clinical Practices to Promote the Mental Health of Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors. In L. Fortuna (Chair), Antiracism and Youth Mental Health: An Introduction to the Special Issue [Symposium Presentation]. American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) Conference, Seattle, WA, USA.
+ Mercado, A. & +Venta, A. (2024). Invited Keynote: Presidential Opening Session. In C. de las Fuentes (Chair), Opening Session, Presidential Programming. Keynote presentation at the annual American Psychological Association Convention, Seattle, WA, United States.
Venta, A., *Bautista, A., *Cuervo, M., & Mercado, A. (2024). Family separation among Latinx asylum seekers. In C. D. Wang (Chair), Attachment and mental health of immigrant individuals and families. Symposium accepted for presentation at the Global Dialogue Program of annual American Psychological Association Convention, Seattle, WA, United States.
Brymer, M., Mooney, M., Gurwitch, R., Wong-Fong, L., Mercado, A. (2024, August 8th). Stop the Hate: Psychologists’ Roles in Addressing the Rise in Hate Against Youth. Feature Stage Keynote at the American Psychological Association 2024 Convention, Division 56 - Trauma Psychology, Seattle, WA.
Award, G., Boyd, B., Capiton, C., & Mercado, A. (2024, August 9th). Conversations with Leaders from the National Racial and Ethnic Psychological Associations. Feature Stage Keynote at the American Psychological Association 2024 Convention, Division 56 - Trauma Psychology, Seattle, WA.
Mercado, A., Venta, A., Birman, D., Cadenas, G., Ferguson, G., Garcini, L., Hass, G., Kia-Keating, M., Martinez, W., Patel S., Pinedo, M., & Wang, C. (2024, August 9th). Invited Keynote: Psychological Science on the Frontline of the U.S. Immigration Landscape. In C. de las Fuentes (Chair), Presidential Programming Feature Stage, American Psychological Association 2024 Convention, Seattle, WA, United States.
Mercado, A., Morales, F. R., Torres, A., Palomin, A., Maldonado, S., & Martinez, W. (2024, August 10th). Reaching hard to reach populations: Psychology in the frontline of innovative training opportunities. In Mercado, A. (Chair). Symposium presentation accepted to the American Psychological Association 2024 Convention, Division 18 - Psychologists in Public Service, Seattle, WA.
O’Connell, D., Colunga Rodriguez, C., Mercado, A., Vujanovic, A., Venta, A. (August, 2024). Examining posttraumatic stress symptoms and substance use in Latinx college students. 10-minute IMPACT oral talk at the annual American Psychological Association convention, Seattle, WA.
Clinton, A., de las Fuentes, C., Garcini, L., Hass, M., Mercado, A., & Twose, G. (2024, July 25). Beyond borderlands: Meeting the needs of immigrant communities in the United States [Conference presentation]. International Congress of Psychology, Prague, Czech Republic.
Mercado, A., Venta, A., Torres, A., Palomin, A., Morales, F., Bautista, A., Colunga-Rodriguez, C., Garcini, L., & Patel, S. (July 3, 2024). Pre-migratory traumatic experiences among asylum-seeking men and women: findings from a recent international sample at the US-Mexico border. Oral presentation. Migration Conference 2024. Mexico City, Mexico.
Palomin, A. & Mercado, A. (January 31, 2024). Positive psychological outcomes and mental health symptoms of at-risk adolescents attending an innovative alternative education program. Oral presentation for 2024 Annual Texas Regional Alliance for Campus Sustainability Summit. South Padre Island, Texas.
Demanarig, D., Cokley, K., Mamidanna, Pooja, & Mercado., A. (January 19, 2024). Wayfinding through cross racial/ethnic solidarity work: Presenting our framework. National Multicultural Conference and Summit, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Pietranotnio, K, Ashtari, E., Mercado, A., Mooney, M, & Henderson, K. (November 4, 2023). Making a Meaningful Impact Through Advocacy at Multiple Levels. Texas Psychological Association 76th Annual Convention, Houston, TX.
Morales, F. R., Torres, A., Palomin, A., & Mercado, A. (October 2023). Encountering Migrant Families and Children in the Context of Graduate Training. In Mercado, A. (Chair).The Impact of Working with Forced Migrants in the Context of Graduate Training: Perspectives from the Field. Symposium presentation accepted to National Latinx Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
Mercado, A., Morales, F. R., Venta, A., Garcini, L., & Moreno, O. (October 2023). Mentoring Graduate Students Working with Forced Migrants: Practical Implications. In Mercado, A. (Chair). The Impact of Working with Forced Migrants in the Context of Graduate Training: Perspectives from the Field. Symposium presentation accepted to National Latinx Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
Venta, A., Bautista, A., Cuervo, M., Domenech Rodriguez, M., Mercado, A. (October 2023). Decolonizing the Human Research Protections Enterprise.In Mercado, A. (Chair). The Impact of Working with Forced Migrants in the Context of Graduate Training: Perspectives from the Field. Symposium presentation accepted to National Latinx Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
Mercado, A, & *Morales, F. (August 24, 2023). Trauma Exposure among Central American Immigrants Seeking Asylum at the United States-Mexico Border. The Migration Conference 2023, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
Mercado, A., & *Morales, F. (August 10, 2023). Angustia Postraumatica y Experiencias de Inmigrantes: Factores de Riesgo y Resiliencia. 3er Congresso Internacional de Investigaciones en Salud y Desarollo Humano Sustentable. Guadalajara, Jaliso, Mexico.
Palomin, A., Dawkins, M., Chen, P., & Mercado, A. (July 14, 2023). At risk students attending an innovative alternative education program: Psychological outcomes. Individual research paper presentation, 2023 American Psychological Association Division 45 Conference, San Diego, CA.
Cadenas, G, Domenech-Rodriguez, M., Garcini, L., Mercado, A., Rojas-Perez, O., & Venta, A. (November 10, 2022). Keynote Address: Latinx Immigrant Health Alliance. Texas Psychological Association 75th Annual Convention, San Antonio, TX.
Pietrantonio, K., eta al. (Nov 2022). The Future of Multicultural Training-Intersection of Identity, Humility, and Skills. Presidential Programming at the Texas Psychological Association 75th Annual Convention, San Antonio, TX.
Morales, F., Venta, A., Garcini, L, & Mercado, A., (Nov 2022). Strength and Adversity: Resilience in Recent Immigrated Families on the U.S. Mexico Border. Texas Psychological Association 75th Annual Convention, San Antonio, TX.
Howe-Martin, L., Miu, A., & Mercado, A. (November 12, 2022). Multicultural Deliberate Practice: An Innovative Skills Training for Cultural Humility and Competence. Texas Psychological Association 75th Annual Convention, San Antonio, TX.
Mooney, M., Venta, A., Lamminen, L., Mcleigh, J., Mercado, A. & Washburn, M. The intersection of policy and clinical practice with populations at disproportionate risk of trauma. Roundtable discussion submitted to the 2022 75th Annual Convention of the Texas Psychological Association – Psychology’s Role in Serving the Underserved and Disadvantaged Populations. November 10-12th, San Antonio, TX
Torres, A. & Mercado, A. (Nov 2022). No estamos solos: Depression but not loneliness predicts PTSS in U.S. Latinx and Latin-American young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. In A. Venta (Chair), Evidence of both risk and resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic: Experiences of stress and well-being among minoritized individuals. Symposium, Association of Behavioral & Cognitive Therapies 56th Annual Convention, New York, NY.
Dávalos-Picazo, G., Egea-Romero, M.P., Jiménez-Perianes, A., Colunga-Rodríguez, Ángel-González, M., Colunga-Rodríguez, B.A., Vázquez-Juárez, C., Vázquez-Colunga, J.C., Mercado, A., Torres, A., & Venta, A. Esudio Comparativo sobre engagement en estudiantes universitarios. (2022). 2022 IV Congreso Internacional de Engagement. Cuenca, Spain.
Mercado, A. (August 4, 2022). Psychologist and Psychologis-in-training at the U.S. Texas Mexico Broder. In Cadenas, G. (Chair). Social Justice and Immigration: Integrating Community Based Activism, Practice, and Policy Advocacy. Symposium presentation conducted at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention. Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Mercado, A., Hawkins, K., Gonzalez, D., Garcia, A., Morales, F., & Patel., S. (August 5, 2022). Understanding Mental Health and Human Rights Among Immigrant Families along the U.S. Mexico Border. In Patel, S. (Chair). Mental Health Needs and Recommendations in Humanitarian Crisis Settings: Frontline Lessons Learned. Symposium presentation conducted at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention. Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Mercado, A.,Torres, A., Morales, F., & Palomin, A. (January 6, 2022). Paper Children: A family’s journey to asylum through the lense of survivance and resilience. Film session for the 2022 National Multicultural Conference, APA Division 45. Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Torres, A & Mercado, A. (December, 2021). La salud mental de Latino Americanos en tiempos de pandemia. Segundo Ciclo, Simposium Internacional de Psicologia. Colegio de Psicologos Victorenses. Cuidad Victoria, Tamaulipaz. Mexico. Modalidad Virtual.
Torres, A., & Mercado, A. (November, 2021). La salud mental en tiempos de pandemica y sus efectos en estudiantes de eduacion superior, un estudio multinacional. [Keynote in “Salud, educacion, employment & human rights program”]. Segundo Ciclo Internacional de Conferencia Virtuales y Encuentro de CA. Poza Rica, Veracruz. Mexico. Modalidad Virtual.
Venta, A., Mercado, A., & Garcini, L. (November 2021). Trauma in the United States asylum-seeking system: Interview data from families and teens. Workshop accepted for presentation at the Texas Psychological Association convention, Austin, TX.
Morales, F. M., & Mercado, A. (2021, November). The dynamics behind the relationship between trauma and poor health outcomes in Latinx young adults. Datablitz accepted at the 2021 Texas Psychological Association Convention, Austin, TX.
+Barrientos, W., +Cadenas, G., +Caneda, C., +Domenech Rodriguez, M., +Garcia Mendoza, J., +Garcini, L., +Mercado, A., +Paris, M., +Silva, M., & +Venta, A. (2021). Improving Latinx immigrant mental health: A community-academic partnership in action. Roundtable accepted for presentation at the National Latinx Psychological Association convention, virtual.
Turner, E., Gray, J., Hong-Huber, C., Mercado, A., & ;Williams-James, V. (July 27, 2021) At the Intersection of Race, Identity and Mental Health: What's Next?Special Panel, National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI) 2021 Virtual Convention.
Fernandez, F. & Mercado, A. (March 19, 2021). Hispanic and Latino health disparities: Women’s’ Health. Workshop presented at the National Latino Medical Association, virtual conference, Washington, D.C.
Venta, A., **Walker, J., **Bailey, C., Mercado, A., Colunga Rodríguez, C. (Under review). Family Separation due to Migration: Effects of Paternal Separation during Childhood on Attachment among Latinx Young Adults. In J. Borelli (Chair), Symposium. Symposium submitted for presentation at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, MN.
Madkins, J., July, W., Mercado A., & Mooney, M. (November 12, 2020). Strengthening Racial Equity Culture: Highlighting the TPA Racial Justice Task Force. Symposia presentation at the Annual Convention of the Texas Psychological Association, Austin, TX.
Venta, A., Mercado, A., & Garcini, L. (November, 2020). Impact of the ‘Remain In Mexico’ Policy on Mental Health Practice and Research in Texas and Mexico. Workshop presentation at the Annual Convention of the Texas Psychological Association, Austin, TX.
Mercado, A., Garcini, L., Domenech-Rodriguez, M., Paris, M., Silva, M., & Cadenas, G. (November 14, 2020). Immigration and Trauma Related Distress in 2020: DACA and Mixed Status Families amidst the COVID19 Pandemic. Live virtual workshop presentation at the Annual Convention of the Texas Psychological Association, Austin, TX.
**Morales, F. R., **Torres, A., Mercado, A., **Bailey, C., Venta, A., Colunga-Rodriguez, C., & Ángel-González, M. (November 13, 2020). Emotion regulation as moderator of the relationship between caregiver separation and mental well-being in Latinx young adults. Proposal accepted to the Texas Psychological Association 2020 Annual Convention. Austin, TX.
**Bailey, C. A., Mercado, A., Hass, G., Antuña, C., Garcini, L., Koslofsky, S., **Morales, F., Venta, A., & Henderson, C. (2020, October 29). Establishing guidelines for immigration evaluations: NLPA task force preliminary finding [Roundtable presentation]. National Latinx Psychological Association Conference, Virtual Platform.
**Rojas Perez, O., **Morales, F. R., *Garcia Mendoza, J., & Mercado, A. (2020, August 27). Strengthening everyday life skills to navigate muddy waters in times of uncertainty. Undocuhealth webinar series, National Latino Psychological Association and United We Dream, org.
Bailey, C.A., Mercado, A., Antuña, C., Hass, G., Garcini, L., Koslofsky, S., Morales, F., Venta, A., & Henderson, C. (2020, August). Creating Guidelines for Immigration Court Evaluations. In Patel, S. (Chair) Frontline Partnerships Promote Empirically-based Services for Immigrant Families. Symposium proposal accepted by APA Division 37 at APA’s Annual Scientific Meeting in Washington, D.C.
Ofonedu, M. E., Mercado, A., Morrissey, M.B., Flores, Y.G., Barrueco, S., Tomas, A., Butler, M.K., Reinhardt, J.S., Cullinan, C., Moorehead-Slaughter, O., Gross, T.J., Miron, L.R., & Ofonedu, I.C. (2020, August). Walking a Mile Crossing the Border and Facing the System: Experiences of Immigrant Families and Children. Accepted Collaborative Program Proposal at APA’s Annual Scientific Meeting in Washington, D.C.
Mercado, A. (2020, August). The role of psychology in immigration and family separations. In E. Turner & A. Hewitt, (Co-Chairs) Leveraging Science: Engaging in Advocacy to Promote Social and Emotional Development among Children. Accepted Collaborative Program Proposal by the Annual Scientific Meeting in Washington, D.C.
Mercado, A., Morales, F., Torres, A., & Finn-Nguyen, K. (2020, August). Caring for Caregivers: The role of culture, support, and stigma in mental illness among caregivers. In K. Trevino & K. Ramos, (Co-Chairs) Addressing the psychosocial needs of underrepresented people with serious life-limiting illness. Government Collaborative Program Proposal accepted by the Committees on Rural Health (CRH) & Aging (CONA) at APA’s Annual Scientific Meeting in Washington, D.C.
Mercado, A., Patel, S., Morales, F., & Palacios, M. (2020, August). Vulnerabilities among Recently Immigrated Families Fleeing the Northern Triangle. In Patel, S. (Chair) Frontline Partnerships Promote Empirically-based Services for Immigrant Families. Symposium proposal accepted by APA Division 37 at APA’s Annual Scientific Meeting in Washington, D.C.
Cadenas, G., Mercado, A., Minero-Meza, L.P., & Ramirez, N. (June 22, 2020). Building Cultural Competence in Stressful Times for Immigrants: COVID, DACA, and the Supreme Court Decision. CE Workshop/Webinar, American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.
Long, T., Haugh, S., Torres, A., Morales, F., Mercado, A., & Anderson, J. (2020, June). Examining the Convergence between the DSM-5 Trait Model for Personality Disorders and the English and Spanish Translations of the MMPI-3 PSY-5 Scales. Paper presentation accepted to the 55th Annual Symposium on Recent MMPI Research, Virtual Conference
Garcini, L., Domenech-Rodriguez, M., Silva, M., Cadenas, G., & Mercado, A. (May 14, 2020). Building Resilience of DACA Recipients and Mixed-Status Families in the Face of Adversity. CE Workshop/Webinar, National Latinx Psychological Association and United We Dream, Org.
Mercado, A., & Turner, E. (May 12, 2020). Addressing Intersectionality When Working With Children and Families: Applying the Multicultural Guidelines. CE Symposia Webinar presented at Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology Division 53 of the American Psychological Association.
Fernandez, F. & Mercado, A. (May 2, 2020) Serving the Underserved: Addressing Healthcare Disparities and Advocacy in a Border Community, Symposia accepted to the National Hispanic Medical Association Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.
Cheung, Y., Morales, F., Weisman, H., & Mercado, A. (April 24, 2020). Psychiatrist as Interpreter: Defining Roles in a Psychotherapy Training Case. Paper Presentation. The American Academy of Psychodynamic Psychiatry and Psychoanalysis, 64th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
Higuchi, S., Ina, S., Mercado, A., Hass, G., & Davila, S. (March 8, 2020). Psychologists as Change Agents for Immigration Reform: State, Grassroots, and Legal Advocacy. Symposia submitted to the American Psychological Association Practice Leadership Conference (PLC), Washington, D.C.
Mercado, A., Venta, A., & Garzini, L (November 1, 2019). Mental health: A relevant crisis in our U.S. Southern Border. Symposia presented at the Texas Psychological Association Annual Convention, San Antonio, TX.
Galicia, B.E., Bailey, C.A., Zetino, Y.L., Mercado, A., & Venta, A.C. (2019, October). The protective role of cultural values on PTSD symptoms in Latinx immigrant youth. Paper presented at the 2019 Annual Texas Psychological Association (TPA) conference. San Antonio, TX.
Mercado, A., Bradstreet, T., Mooney, M., & Holland, A.A. (November 1, 2019). Public speaking and media engagement: PEC speakers bureau training. Symposia presented at the Texas Psychological Association Annual Convention, San Antonio, TX.
Atuna C., Patel, S., Garzini, L., Skoslofsky, S., & Mercado, A., & Carll, E. (August 9, 2019). Bridging education, practice guidelines, research, policy and advocacy in addressing the current immigration crisis. CE Workshop at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.
Mercado, A, *Arellano, S., Davalos, Picazo, G., *Godoy, J.M., *Nunez-Saenz, A., *Salazar, P., & *Torres, A. (July 25, 2019). Symptomology, Familism, & IDD: Caregiver Risk and Protective Factors. Symposium presentation at the 44th Annual American Association of Intellectual and Developmental Disability-Texas Chapter Convention, Corpus Christi, TX
Mercado, A. (July 23, 2019). The trauma of racism and discrimination on children and youth of color. Violence Prevention Forum at the University of Texas Galveston Medical Branch, Department of OB/GYN Behavioral Health and Research, Galveston, TX.
Venta, A., Bailey, C., Long, T., Mercado, A., & Colunga, C. (July 19, 2019). Self-reported attachment in young adults who were once left behind by caregiver migration. In K. Jones-Mason & N. Gribneau Bahm (Chairs) and M. Steele (Discussant), Parent-child separation at the border: Lessons from attachment theory.Symposium accepted for presentation at the biennial International Attachment Conference, Vancouver, Canada.
Mercado, A. (June 13, 2019). Trauma y Valores Culturales en la Salud y el Desarollo Del Migrante. Key note presentation at 2ndo Congreso Internacional de Investigacion en Salud y Desarrollo Humano Sustentable, 9no encuentro de la Red Cuerpos Academicos e Investigadores para el Desarrollo Humano Sustentable, Villahermoso, Tabasco, Mexico.
Long, T., Arellano, S., Mercado, A., & Anderson, J.L. (June, 2019). Examining the Utility of the Spanish MMPI-2-RF in Assessing Symptoms of Psychopathology. Brief Report accepted at the 54th Annual MMPI Workshops and Symposium. Minneapolis, MN.
Atuna C., Patel, S., Garzini, L., Skoslofsky, S., &Mercado, A., La Roche, M., & Carll, E. (August 2019). Bridging education, practice guidelines, research, policy and advocacy in addressing the current immigration crisis. CE Workshop accepted at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.
Hass, G., Higuchi, S., Paris, M., De La Pena, C.M., & Mercado, A., Howell, G. (March 10, 2019). Building Bridges and Tearing Down Walls: A Model for Empirically Based State and Legislative Advocacy on Immigration. Symposia accepted at the American Psychological Association Practice Leadership Conference, Washington, D.C.
Mercado, A. (February 23, 2019). Transformational Leadership: Emerging Roles in State Psychological Associations from the Perspective of a Latinx Psychologist. APA Div 53 Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (SCCAP) Conference, Leadership Education and Advocacy Diversity (LEAD) Institute, Miami, FL.
Mercado, A. (October 21, 2018). Impairment of Functioning and Substance Use in a Latinx Population. In A. L. Vazquez (Chair). Latinx substance use across borders: A discussion of early characteristics, academic impairment, and educational considerations. Symposium accepted for presentation at the biennial conference of the National Latina/o Psychological Association, La Jolla, CA.
Mercado, A. (June 14, 2018). La salud mental del migrante, su impacto social. Symposium presented at 1er Congreso Internacional de Investigacion en Salud y Desarrollo Humano Sustentable, 8vo encuentro de la Red Cuerpos Academicos e Investigadores para el Desarrollo Humano Sustentable, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
Mercado, A. (June 13 & 14, 2018). Estrategias de terapia dialectica conductual aplicada a problemas de salud mental. Workshop presented at 1er Congreso Internacional de Investigacion en Salud y Desarrollo Humano Sustentable, 8vo encuentro de la Red Cuerpos Academicos e Investigadores para el Desarrollo Humano Sustentable, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
*Nuñez-Saenz, A., *Torres. A., Mata, C. & Mercado, A. (April 11, 2018). Predicting the Mental Health of Immigrant and Refugee Central American Families. Symposia presentation at the Engaged Scholar Symposium of the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX.
Venta, A., Mercado, A., & *Bailey, C. (November 16, 2017). The Growing Role of Deportation Fear in Mental Healthcare. Symposium presentation at the Texas Psychological Association Annual Convention, Houston, TX.
Venta, A., Eagle, M, Fein, R., Magyar, M., Mercado, A., Ratcliff, C., Reuter, T., Ross, L., & Ruths, I. (November 11, 2017). Developing a Specialty: Early Career Psychologist and Student Forum. Symposium presentation at the Texas Psychological Association Annual Convention, Houston, TX.
*Quijano, P., *Torres. A., *Nuñez-Saenz, A., *Briones, M., & Mercado, A. (August 12, 2017). Trauma and Health among Recent Refugees and Immigrant Adults and Children from Central America. Symposia presentation at the Inaugural Research Symposium of the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, Edinburg, TX. (**Award for Best Global Health Oral Presentation)
Mercado, A., Cultural Match Theory and Psychotherapy with Mexican American Clients, in Turner, E.. Tran, A. & Mercado, A. (August 3, 2017), Evidence-Based Practice with Diverse Groups-Current Trends in Mental Health, Symposium at the American Psychological Association 125th Annual Convention, Washington, D.C.
Mercado, A, Leal, M., & *Garza, B. (July 27, 2017). Multicultural Considerations in Developmental Disability Evaluations. Symposium presentation at the American Association of Intellectual and Developmental Disability-Texas Chapter, Houston, TX
Mercado, A., *Hinojosa, Yvette *Daccarette-Fernandez, J., (February 3, 2017). Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Effective Applications in Clinical Practice, Symposia, at Tip of Texas Counseling Association, 23rd Annual SPI Counselor’s Institute, South Padre Island, TX
Mercado, A., Bonura, E., Cavazos-Gonzalez, C., McCoy, J., & Mireles, G. (November 10, 2016) Serving the Underserved: Reaching Margins in a Border Community, 2 hour Symposia, at the Texas Psychological Association Annual Convention, Austin, TX.
Mercado, A., Gelberg, S., Haynes, L., McGraw, R. & *Finn, K., (November 13, 2015) Post-Colonial Psychology: Towards Social Justice and a New View of Cultural Competence, 3 hour Symposia, at the Texas Psychological Association Annual Convention, San Antonio, TX.
Mercado, A., *Estrada, A., *Tapia, A., (February 5, 2015). Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Is a Cultural Adaptation warranted? Preliminary findings of a Treatment Outcome Study, Symposia, at Tip of Texas Counseling Association, SPI Counselor’s Institute, South Padre Island, TX
Mercado, A., Gelberg, S., Haynes, L., Simenson, G., & *Finn, K., (November 15, 2014) Multicultural Perspectives and Clinical Considerations in the Treatment of Culturally Diverse Groups, 3 hour Symposia, at the Texas Psychological Association Annual Convention, Houston, TX.
Mercado, A. & Manzano, D. (November 14, 2013). Multicultural Applicability of Dialectical Behavior Therapy: A Spanish Adaptation of a 17-week DBT Group Therapy Modality. Workshop presentation (two hours) at the Texas Psychological Association Annual Convention, Houston, TX.
Mercado, A. et al. (November 15, 2013). Developing Your Training Goals and Professional Identity after Graduate School and Internship. Panel presentation at the Texas Psychological Association Annual Convention, Houston, Texas.
Mercado, A. (November 2, 2012). Individual Personality Differences and Substance Abuse and the Impact of Functioning and Acculturation in a Mexican and Mexican American Population. Paper presentation at the Texas Psychological Association Annual Convention, Austin, TX.
Cook, S., Craig, M., Laviage, M., & Mercado, A. (November 4, 2010). Eliminating Postdoctoral Supervision for Licensure: Considering Possible Advantages and Disadvantages, Meeting at the Texas Psychological Association Annual Convention, Dallas, TX.
Mercado, A., Lyons, K.L, Haynes, L, Bailey, D., & Arredondo, K (November 6, 2009). Meeting the Needs of Diverse Populations: Diversity Interventions that Work. Symposium at the Texas Psychological Association Annual Convention, Houston, TX.
Mercado, A., Rogers. D, Weimer, A., Montgomery, G. (November 5, 2008). Investigacion del projecto Big-5-University of Texas- Pan American. Tercer Catedra Nacional en Psicologia, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico.
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Poster Presentations
Walker, J.H., Pietrantonio, K., Weidner, C., Mercado, A., Venta, A. (Submitted:2023). Protective Effects of Self-Efficacy on the Mental Health of Non-Citizen Immigrant College Students. Poster presentation at the biennial convention of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Chicago, IL.
Ramirez, D., Shumaker, N., Torres, A., Mercado, A., & Anderson, J. (Submitted: 2023, September). Review of the MMPI-3 Cultural Mistrust Critical Items in Bilingual Spanish/English Speakers. Abstract under review at the 2023 Society for Personality Assessment Convention. Austin, TX.
*Sevilla-Matos, M., Torres, A., Morales, F., & Mercado, A. (October 2023). Body shape concerns are predicted by internalizing symptoms and negative parental comments but not by positive parental comments. National Latinx Psychological Association 2023 Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.
*Vidales, H., **Torres, A., *Ruiz, P., & Mercado, A. (2023, October). Social Media is a Strong Predictor than Internalizing Symptoms and BMI to Eating Disorder Behaviors in a Latinx Sample. National Latinx Psychological Association 2023 Annual Conference, Chicago , IL.
Hawkins, K.,Morales, F., Portugal, C., Lin, G., Shaw, E., Vest, G., Bouche, V., Patel, S.G., & Mercado, A. (August 5, 2023). “Sacar adelante”: The migration experience of transition age immigrant youth in their own words. Poster Presentation. 2023 American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Washington, DC, United States.
*Ruiz, P., **Torres, A., Mercado, A. Sociocultural Pressures Predict Disordered Eating Among Female Latinx College Students. (November, 2022). Poster Accepted to the 2022 Association for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies (ABCT) Conference Latinx SIG Program. New York City, NY.
**Torres, A., **Morales, F., **Palomin, A., *Sevilla-Matos, M., & Mercado, A. (2022, August). Low access to ABA Autism services in U.S. Hispanic families: findings from a pilot study.Poster accepted to the American Psychological Association 2022 Convention, APA Division 33. Minneapolis, MN.
**Palomin, A., *Hernandez, E., *Zapata, R., **Torres, A., **Morales, F., & Mercado, A. (2022, August 4 – 6). The relationship between personality types, acculturation levels, and self-harming behavior in Latinx individuals. Poster accepted to the American Psychological Association 2022 Convention, APA Division 45. Minneapolis, MN.
**Morales, F. R., *Hernandez, E., **Torres, A., **Palomin, A. & Mercado, A. (2022, August 4-6). Impact of Mexican-American Studies on Hispanic/Latinx College Students’ Cultural Orientation. Poster accepted to the American Psychological Association 2022 Convention, APA Division 2. Minneapolis, MN.
*Cerroblanco, J., **Torres, A., *Sevilla-Matos, M., *Chapa, S.V., **Morales, F., **Palomin, A., & Mercado, A. Ataque de Nervios prevalence among Spanish-Speaking Adults. Poster abstract under revision for the 2022 National Multicultural Conference, APA Division 45. Santa Fe, New Mexico.
**Morales, F. R., **Long, T., **Torres, A., **Palomin, A., Anderson, J., & Mercado, A. (August, 2021). The Moderating Effect of Personality on the Association between Family Problems and Conduct Problems. Poster proposal submitted to the 2021 American Psychological Association Convention.
**Palomin, A., **Torres, A., Chen, P., Mercado, A., (August, 2021). Evaluating the Factor Structure of the Vancouver Index of Acculturation in a Hispanic Sample. Poster proposal accepted to the 2021 American Psychological Association Convention.
**Palomin, A., *Ruiz, P., Mercado, A. (August, 2021). Positive Outcomes Predicting Belonging in Students in an Innovative Alternative Education Program. Poster proposal accepted to the 2021 American Psychological Association Convention Div 16.
*Ruiz, P., **Palomin, A., Mercado, A. (August, 2021). The Relationship of Acculturation and Mental Illness Symptoms in a Predominantly Hispanic Sample. Poster proposal submitted to the 2021 American Psychological Association Convention.
**Torres, A., **Sevilla-Matos, M., **Morales, F., **Bailey, C., Colunga-Rodriguez, C., Angel-Gonzalez, M., Venta, A., & Mercado, A. (August 2021). Demographic and Clinical Predictors to Suicidality among Latinx/Hispanic Adults. Poster accepted to the 2021 American Psychological Association Convention Div 12.
**Torres, A., **Morales, F., **Sevilla-Matos, M., **Baily, C., Colunga-Rodriguez, C., Angel-Gonzalez, M., Venta, A., & Mercado, A. (August 2021). Cross-cultural Differences in the clinical symptomatology of Ataque de Nervios. Poster accepted to the 2021 American Psychological Association Convention.
**Bailey, C., **Crosby, J. Venta, A., Mercado, A., Colunga-Rodríguez, C. & Angel Gonzalez, M. (August, 2021). Religiosity vs. religious scrupulosity in the Latinx community: A mediation model. Poster submitted for presentation at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Virtual Platform.
**Cerda, O., Venta, A., **Walker, J., **Bailey, C., **Long, T., Mercado, A., & Colunga-Rodríguez, C. (August 2021). The importance of attachment to fathers in Latino mental health. Poster submitted for presentation at the 2021 annual convention of the American Psychological Association.
**Long, T., **Torres, A., **Morales, F., Mercado, A., & Anderson, J. (2021, June). Examining the Convergent Validity of the US Spanish and English MMPI-3 with Brief Measures of General Psychopathology.Blitz Talk with Poster presented at the 56th Annual Symposium on Recent MMPI Research. Virtual Conference.
**Long, T., **Torres, A., **Morales, F., Mercado, A., & Anderson, A. (2120, March). A Psychometric Comparison of the US Spanish and English MMPI-3. Poster presentation at the Society for Personality Assessment 2021 virtual conference.
**Torres, A., **Morales, F., Colunga-Rodriguez, C., Angel- Gonzalez, M., **Bailey, C., Venta, C., & Mercado, A. (October 2020). Beyond PTSD: The relationship between trauma and emotional regulation among a Mexican young adult sample left behind by parental migration. National Latinx Psychological Association Conference.
**Morales, F., **Torres, A., Mercado, A., **Bailey, C., Venta, A., Colunga-Rodriguez, C., & Gonzalez, M.A.. (October 2020). The moderating effect of parental migration on the relationship between alcohol involvement and emotional dysregulation in Latinx young adults. National Latinx Psychological Association Conference.
Arellano, S., Che, P.Y., Torres, A., Sevilla-Matos, M., Long, T., Ramos, M., Anderson, J., Mercado, A. (2020, August). Examining the MMPI-2-RF Somatic Complaints (RCI) Scale with Bilingual Latinx Students: A Pilot Study. Poster accepted at APA’s Annual Scientific Meeting, Division 12 Society of Clinical Psychology in Washington, D.C.
Torres, A., Davaloz-Picazo, G., Perez, M., & Mercado, A. (2020, August). Anxiety Depression, and Stigma among Latinx Caregivers of Children with IDD and Related Disorders. Poster accepted to the 2020 Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
Torres, A., Long, T., Ramos, M., Anderson, J., & Mercado, A. (2020, August) Acculturation Role in the Depression±Substance Use Relationship among US Latinx Adults. Poster accepted to the 2020 American Psychological Association Annual Meeting.
Morales, F. R., Long, T., Ramos, M., Torres, A., Anderson, J., & Mercado, A. (2020, August) Internalizing problems as predictors of health-related concerns in a Latinx undergraduate sample. Poster proposal submitted at APA’s Annual Scientific Meeting in Washington, D.C.
Morales, F. R., Long, T., Ramos, M., Torres, A., Anderson, J., & Mercado, A. (2020, August). Psychoticism and response validity in a Latinx undergraduate sample. Poster accepted submitted at APA’s Annual Scientific Meeting in Washington, D.C.
Iracheta, B., Long, T., Torres, A., Morales, F., Mercado, A., & Anderson, J. (2020, June). Test-Retest Reliability for the English and Spanish MMPI-3 in Latinx University Students. Blitz talk accepted to the 55th Annual Symposium on Recent MMPI Research, virtual conference.
Long, T., Haugh, S., Torres, A., Morales, F., Mercado, A., & Anderson, J. (2020, March) Validity of the Personality Inventory for DSM-5 Short Form (PID-5-SF) in Latinx Undergraduates. Poster accepted to the 2020 annual convention of the Society for Personality Assessment (SPA). San Diego, CA. *Diversity Award Recipient
Iracheta, B., Long, T., Torres, A., Morales, F., Mercado, A., & Anderson, J. (2020, March). Test-Retest Reliability for the English and US Spanish MMPI-2-RF in Latinx University Students. Poster accepted to the 2020 annual convention for the Society of Personality Assessment. San Diego, CA. *Diversity Award Recipient
Torres, A., Sevilla-Matos, M., Arellano, S., & Mercado, A. (September 28, 2019) Pediatric Cancer & Mental Health. RGV Mental Health Coalition Mental Health Conference, RGV Mental Health Coalition, Edinburg, TX.
Torres, A., Sevilla-Matos, M., Arellano, S., Davalos-Picazo, G., & Mercado, A. (September 28, 2019). Suicide Prevention Awareness. RGV Mental Health Coalition Mental Health Annual Conference, RGV Mental Health Coalition, Edinburg, TX.
Morales, F., Torres, A., Sevilla-Matos, M., Morales, F., & Mercado, A. (September 28, 2019) Vulnerabilities among recently immigrated families and children fleeing Central America; a research proposal. RGV Mental Health Coalition Mental Health Conference, RGV Mental Health Coalition, Edinburg, TX.
Navarro, S., & Mercado, A. (September 28, 2019). Schizophrenia and Suicide. RGV Mental Health Coalition Mental Health Conference, RGV Mental Health Coalition, Edinburg,
Mercado, A., *Torres, A., *Nunez-Saenz, A., *Salazar, P., *Garcia, J., *Sevilla-Matos, M., & *Arellano, S. (August 2019). Stress, Stigma, and Internalizing Symptoms among Families with a Child Diagnosed with IDD Poster Presentation accepted at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.
*Torres, A., *Nunez-Saenz, A., *Salazar, P., Mercado, A., & Venta, A. (October 21, 2018). Examining Demographics, PTSD, and health of recently arrived Refugees and Immigrants, Poster Presentation at the National Latino Psychological Association Bi-Annual Convention, San Diego, CA.
*Hinojosa, Y. & Mercado, A. (October 22, 2018). Cultural Adaptation of Dialectical Behavior Therapy: An OCD Latina Case Study, Poster Presentation at the National Latino Psychological Association Bi-Annual Convention, San Diego, CA.
*Torres, A., *Nunez-Saenz, A., *Salazar, P., Mercado, A. & Venta, A. (October 21, 2018). Examining Gender Differences in PTSD and traumatic experiences among recently arrived Central American Immigrants, Poster Presentation at the National Latino Psychological Association Bi-Annual Convention, San Diego, CA.
Mercado, A., *Torres, A., *Nunez-Saenz, A., Mata, L., Guardiola, D., Aguirre, I., Djurkovic, J., & Venta, A. (August 10, 2018). Predicting the Mental Health of Immigrants and Refugee Central American Children. Poster presentation at the American Psychological Association 126th Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA.
Mercado, A., *Torres, A., *Nunez-Saenz, A., & *Salazar, P. (July 27, 2018). Stigma and Internalizing Symptomology in Latino IDD Families. AAIDD Texas Chapter Annual Convention “Recover. Rebuild. Rejuvenate.” Corpus Christi, TX.
*Nunez-Saenz, A., *Torres, A., & Mercado, A. (April 14, 2018). Gender Differences in Health among Recently Arrived Central American Immigrants, South Western Psychological Association Annual Convention, Houston, TX.
*Undergraduate Research Award Recipient
*Djurkovic, J., *Aguirre, I., *Mata, C., *Guardiola, D., *Nunez-Saenz, A., *Torres, A., & Mercado, A., (April 15, 2018). Traumatic Experiences, Physical Pain, and Gender Differences in a Latino Immigrant Population, South Western Psychological Association Annual Convention, Houston, TX.
*Torres, A., *Quijano, P, *Nunez-Saenz, A., *Briones, M., & Mercado, A. (October 7, 2017). Deferred Action for Child Arrivals: Mental Health, Awareness, and Resources, RGV Mental Health Coalition & National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI) Annual Conference, Doctors Hospital at Renaissance, Edinburg, TX.
*Aguirre, I., Djurkovic, J., Mata, C., Guardiola, D., & Mercado, A., (October 7, 2017). Intellectual Disabilities, RGV Mental Health Coalition & National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI) Annual Conference, Doctors Hospital at Renaissance, Edinburg, TX.
*Hinojosa, Y. & Mercado, A., (August 12, 2017). Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Effectiveness of Cultural Adaptation with a Latina Adult Diagnosed with an Eating Disorder and Depression. Poster presentation at the Inaugural Research Symposium of the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, Edinburg, TX.
Mercado, A., Talavera-Garza, L., Popan, J., Nguyen-Finn, K., & Sharma, R. (August 3, 2017). Impairment of Functioning and Substance Abuse in a Latino Population. Poster presentation at the American Psychological Association 125th Annual Convention, Washington, D.C.
*Hinojosa, Y. & Mercado, A., (August 3, 2017). Utilizing DBT Group Skills to Treat Depression; A Latina Adult Case Study. Poster presentation at the American Psychological Association 125th Annual Convention, Washington, D.C.
*Quijano, P., *Briones, M., *Nunez-Saenz, A., *Torres, A, *Villa-Sosa, A., & Mercado, (April 19, 2017). Voices of Latin America: A Global Engagement in Restoring Humanity. 2nd Annual Engaged Scholar Symposium at the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX.
*Briones, M, *Garduno, M., *Guerra, R., *Hernandez, S., *Nunez-Saenz, A. Y., &Mercado, A. (October 21, 2016) Trauma, Resiliency, and Protective Factors Among Recently Arrived Latin-American Immigrant Mothers. Tropical Texas Behavioral Health Annual Conference & University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley: Mindscape Behavioral Health Today, South Padre Island, Texas.
*Hinojosa, Y.,*Martinez, C., & Mercado A. (October 21, 2016) Dialectical Behavior Therapy; A Case Study Analysis. Tropical Texas Behavioral Health Annual Conference & University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley: Mindscape Behavioral Health Today, South Padre Island, TX.
Mercado, A., Romero-Ramirez, M., Sharma, R., Popan, J., & Avalos-Latorre, M.L. (August 4, 2016), Acculturation and Substance Abuse in a Latino sample. Poster presentation at the American Psychological Association 124th Annual Convention, Denver, Colorado.
Mercado, A., & Manzaon, D. (August 4, 2016). Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Exploratory Study of the Effectiveness of a DBT group with a Latino clinical sample, Poster Presentation at the American Psychological Association 124th Annual Convention, Denver, Colorado.
Mercado, A., Terracciano, A., Rogers, D., Villarreal, D., & Colunga-Rodriguez, C., (August 8, 2015). Personality and Substance Use in Mexican and Mexican Americans. Poster presentation at the American Psychological Association 123rd Annual Convention, Toronto, Canada.
*Lopez, R, *Corro, K., *Orta, M., *Simental, D., & Mercado, A. (April 22, 2015). Medical And Developmental factors in ADHD and Internalizing Disorders in a Latino Sample; a Retrospective Chart Study. Poster Presentation at the College of Social and Behavior Science Annual Research Conference, Edinburg, Texas.
Mercado, A. (July 26, 2014). Exploratory Study of the Effectiveness of a DBT Group Therapy Modality with a Latino group. Poster presentation at the American Psychological Association Minority Fellowship Program Psychology Summer Institute, Washington, D.C.
Mercado, A. (August 1, 2013). Individual Personality Differences and Substance Abuse and the Impact of Functioning and Acculturation in a Mexican and Mexican American Population. Poster presentation at the American Psychological Association 121st Annual Convention, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Mercado, A., Garcia, J., Dantzker, M., & McCoy J. (November 4, 2010). Environmental and Medical Contributions to the Development of ADHD in Mexican American Youth, (2010), Poster Presentation at the Texas Psychological Association 2010 Annual Convention, Dallas, Texas.
*denotes student presenter