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 ResearchTu bienestar es mi bienestar: A psychosocicultural understanding of Latinx immigrant well-being through a qualitative lens
Rojas Perez, O. F., Heppner, P. P., & Flores, L. Y. Tu bienestar es mi bienestar: A psychosocicultural understanding of Latinx immigrant well-being through a qualitative lens. Journal of Latinx Psychology. 2022. 10(2): 140-155. https://doi.org/10.1037/lat0000175Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComparative performance of the Spanish versions of the Resilience Inventory (IRES) and Resilience Scale-14 (RS-14) among adolescent postpartum mothers in Peru
Rojas Perez, O. F., Sanchez, S. E., Cruz, V., Sanchez, E., & Gelaye, B. Comparative performance of the Spanish versions of the Resilience Inventory (IRES) and Resilience Scale-14 (RS-14) among adolescent postpartum mothers in Peru. Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma. 2022.Peer-Reviewed Original Research In PressUnaccompanied migrant youth from Central America: Challenges and opportunities
Silva, M. A., McQuaid, J., Rojas Perez, O. F., Paris, M. Unaccompanied migrant youth from Central America: Challenges and opportunities. 2022Peer-Reviewed Original Research In Press
2021
Peer Support in Behavioral Health care: why it can work in the Latinx context
Perez O, Reis G, Costa M, Ocasio L, Diaz A, Guy K, Restrepo-Toro M, Bellamy C. Peer Support in Behavioral Health care: why it can work in the Latinx context. Revista Iberoamericana De Psicología 2021, 14: 1-10. DOI: 10.33881/2027-1786.rip.14201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTelehealth treatment engagement considerations with Latinx populations during the COVID-19 pandemic
Silva, M. A., Rojas Perez, O. F., Añez, L. M., & Paris, M. Jr. Telehealth treatment engagement considerations with Latinx populations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lancet Psychiatry. 2021, 8(3):176-178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeer support in behavioral health care: Why it works in the Latinx context
Rojas Perez, O. F., Reis, G., Costa, M., Ocasio, L., Diaz, A., Guy, K…& Bellamy, C. Peer support in behavioral health care: Why it works in the Latinx context. Revista Iberoamericana de Psicologia. 2021. 14(2): 1-10.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Telehealth treatment engagement with Latinx populations during the COVID-19 pandemic
Silva MA, Perez OFR, Añez LM, Paris M. Telehealth treatment engagement with Latinx populations during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Lancet Psychiatry 2020, 8: 176-178. PMID: 33038976, PMCID: PMC7544483, DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(20)30419-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMachismo
Pérez O, Morales A. Machismo. 2020, 243-246. DOI: 10.1002/9781118970843.ch305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTraditional machismoProblem-solving coping strategiesPsychometrically sound instrumentLatino menPsychological literatureEmotional responsesEthnic identitySound instrumentCoping strategiesNegative qualitiesCultural valuesHistorical contentCaballerismoMachismoOperational definitionTraditional viewFamily centerednessMarianismo
Morales A, Pérez O. Marianismo. 2020, 247-251. DOI: 10.1002/9781118970843.ch306.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGender rolesLatino communitiesGender-based violenceNegative mental health outcomesCultural valuesPolitical scientistsHigh-risk sexual behaviorMental health outcomesMental health servicesAdult LatinasMarianismoLatino cultureSelf-sacrificingPsychosocial processesLatinasSexual behaviorLatino descentRole modelsYoung girlsGenderCommunityViolenceMarriageRoman CatholicismResearchMarianismo
Morales A, Pérez O. Marianismo. 2020, 247-251. DOI: 10.1002/9781119547181.ch306.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGender rolesLatino communitiesGender-based violenceNegative mental health outcomesCultural valuesPolitical scientistsHigh-risk sexual behaviorMental health outcomesMental health servicesAdult LatinasMarianismoLatino cultureSelf-sacrificingPsychosocial processesLatinasSexual behaviorLatino descentRole modelsYoung girlsGenderCommunityViolenceMarriageRoman CatholicismResearch
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