Oscar Fernando Rojas Perez, PhD
Assistant Professor in PsychiatryCards
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2025
A Decolonial and Liberation Lens to Social Justice Research: Upholding Promises for Diverse, Inclusive, and Equitable Psychological Science
Garcini L, Barrita A, Cadenas G, Rodríguez M, Galvan T, Mercado A, Moreno O, Paris M, Perez O, Silva M, Venta A. A Decolonial and Liberation Lens to Social Justice Research: Upholding Promises for Diverse, Inclusive, and Equitable Psychological Science. American Psychologist 2025, 80: 1-14. PMID: 38127489, PMCID: PMC11190034, DOI: 10.1037/amp0001255.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResearch practicesPsychological scienceInterrelated tensionsName of researchSocial justice researchPluralistic realitySocial justiceScientific endeavorSystems of oppressionKnowledge productionConflicting issuesPsychological researchLived experienceScienceCommunity psychologyJustice researchPracticeTensionLatinx communitiesColor communityCommunityArticleJusticeLensWay
2024
Antiracist activism for immigrant rights and healthy coping: Initial evidence for a community‐based framework
Cadenas G, Rodríguez M, Garcini L, Mendoza J, Suro B, Mercado A, Perez O, Venta A, Galvan T, Moreno O, Paris M. Antiracist activism for immigrant rights and healthy coping: Initial evidence for a community‐based framework. American Journal Of Community Psychology 2024 PMID: 39720927, DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.12769.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImmigrants of colorImmigrant rightsImmigrant activismAntiracist activismSystems of oppressionImmigrant activistsElectoral activityHealthy copingXenophobic policiesImmigrant communitiesRacial inequalityRacial justiceCivil rightsImmigrantsUS criticismLiberatory theoriesCombination of engagementCommunity-based frameworkRightsWell-beingPsychological well-beingUnited StatesBehavioral health professionalsCommunity sampleCOVID-19 pandemicReasons for declining participation in inpatient research among historically minoritized racial and ethnic communities: A scoping review
Bavishi P, Grimshaw A, Perez O, Kiluk B, Edelman E. Reasons for declining participation in inpatient research among historically minoritized racial and ethnic communities: A scoping review. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications 2024, 42: 101386. PMID: 39659902, PMCID: PMC11629279, DOI: 10.1016/j.conctc.2024.101386.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStudy burdenInpatient hospital settingSocial support networksSocial support systemsPhysician involvementScoping reviewRecruitment methodsInpatient settingPatient trustWeb of Science databasesDeclined participationRefusing participationEquitable recruitmentEthnicity dataHospital settingSupport networksRecruitment effortsRefusal reasonsInpatient stayStudy designInclusion criteriaEnhance participationDemographic informationCochrane LibraryClinical trialsLiderando Juntos y Revueltos: A Collectivistic Leadership Approach to Address Latinx Immigrant Health and Psychological Needs
Moreno O, Garcini L, Rodriguez M, Mercado A, Venta A, Galvan T, Silva M, Perez O, Cadenas G, Paris M. Liderando Juntos y Revueltos: A Collectivistic Leadership Approach to Address Latinx Immigrant Health and Psychological Needs. Psychological Services 2024, 21: 758-765. PMID: 37796603, PMCID: PMC11753812, DOI: 10.1037/ser0000801.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComplex social issuesPublic sectorImmigrant healthLeadership approachAnti-immigrant rhetoricPublic health crisisHealth crisisImmigrants' needsSocial justiceImmigrant communitiesMarginalized communitiesPublic actionSystemic inequalitiesLatinx communitiesCommunity organizationsSocial issuesHealth equityCollectivistic approachCommunityPolicyHealth AllianceCrisisHealth researchLeadershipEquityJuvenile Justice-Based Interdisciplinary Collective Care: An Innovative Approach
Brown S, Perez O. Juvenile Justice-Based Interdisciplinary Collective Care: An Innovative Approach. Community Mental Health Journal 2024, 60: 1042-1054. PMID: 38730075, DOI: 10.1007/s10597-024-01285-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYouth offendersNegative life outcomesMental health concernsJuvenile justice systemCriminogenic riskJustice systemMental health needsDelinquent behaviorUnited StatesLife outcomesOffendersCollective careHealth needsCollective collaborationYouthCommunity partnersHealth concernCultural responsivenessHealth crisisRecidivismConcernsServicesEffective interventionsFamilyScholarship
2023
Teletherapy Trauma Treatment in Context: Caring for Refugee Patients During and Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic
Taknint J, Perez O, Mattar S, Piwowarczyk L. Teletherapy Trauma Treatment in Context: Caring for Refugee Patients During and Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic. Practice Innovations 2023, 8: 89-101. DOI: 10.1037/pri0000201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImpact of COVID-19 on Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors and Families: Perspectives from Clinical Experts and Providers
Venta A, Bautista A, Garcini L, Silva M, Mercado A, Perez O, Pimentel N, Hampton K. Impact of COVID-19 on Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors and Families: Perspectives from Clinical Experts and Providers. Journal Of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 2023, 53: 24-36. PMID: 36726050, PMCID: PMC10390642, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2022.2158841.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBuscando la Calma Dentro de la Tormenta: A Brief Review of the Recent Literature on the Impact of Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric and Policies on Stress Among Latinx Immigrants
Perez O, Silva M, Galvan T, Moreno O, Venta A, Garcini L, Paris M. Buscando la Calma Dentro de la Tormenta: A Brief Review of the Recent Literature on the Impact of Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric and Policies on Stress Among Latinx Immigrants. Chronic Stress 2023, 7: 24705470231182475. PMID: 37441366, PMCID: PMC10334021, DOI: 10.1177/24705470231182475.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychological stressStress-related healthLatinx immigrantsLatinx immigrant communitiesMental health providersMental health burdenNegative health outcomesMental healthAnti-immigrant rhetoricZero-tolerance policyRecent researchExclusionary immigration policiesHealth providersImmigrant experienceAnti-immigrant policiesHealth outcomesImmigrant communitiesPresent brief reviewOffer recommendationsStructural racismBrief reviewLatinx communities
2022
Teaching DBT Skills to DACA Recipients and Their Families: Findings From an ECHO Program
Morales F, Perez O, Silva M, Paris M, Garcini L, Rodríguez M, Mercado A. Teaching DBT Skills to DACA Recipients and Their Families: Findings From an ECHO Program. Practice Innovations 2022, 7: 327-341. PMID: 36643377, PMCID: PMC9833813, DOI: 10.1037/pri0000191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDistress tolerance skillsDialectical Behavioral Therapy SkillsGroup of psychologistsStrengths-based approachEmotion regulationMental health needsTolerance skillsDBT skillsImmigrant adolescentsPainful emotionsTherapy skillsCoping strategiesSession contentYoung adultsSkillsQualitative findingsWeb-based programParticipants' needsMental health care servicesDistressConsiderable anxietyHealing interventionsSessionsHealth needsUndocumented communitiesTu Bienestar es mi Bienestar: A Psychosociocultural Understanding of Latinx Immigrant Well-Being Through a Qualitative Lens
Perez O, Heppner P, Flores L. Tu Bienestar es mi Bienestar: A Psychosociocultural Understanding of Latinx Immigrant Well-Being Through a Qualitative Lens. Journal Of Latinx Psychology 2022, 10: 140-155. DOI: 10.1037/lat0000175.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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