Recent and Upcoming Faculty, Student, and Alum Publications and Presentations

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Recent and Upcoming Faculty and Student Publications

  • Attaya, M. K., & Hilliard, L. J. (2026). Student outcomes associated with equity-based social and emotional learning. Social and Emotional Learning Research Practice and Policy, 7, 100195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sel.2026.100195 
  • Block, P., Farley, J., & Kinscherff, R. (in press.) Missing Elements in Child Welfare Systems of Care. Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11414-026-09990-6 
  • Breithaupt, L., Slattery, M., Lauze, M., Petterway, F., Lindman, L., Cravitz, M., Naticchia, S., Seenivasa, S., Powers, M., Javaras, K. N., Alperovitz, D. J., Halperin, J., Dechant, E., Thomas, J. J., Lawson, E. A., Lee, H., Pizzagalli, D. A., Romer, A. L., Kumar, P., & Plessow, F. (2025). Study protocol for a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-masked mechanistic clinical trial of transdermal estrogen replacement in hypoestrogenic eating disorders to explore the role of estrogen on cognitive flexibility and reward processing. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 154, 107924. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2025.107924 
  • Canas, K., Contreras, P. M., Pagan-Ortiz, M., Reed-Barnes, S., & Valentine, S. (2025, October 17-18). Addressing the Sex Trafficking of Venezuelan Migrants in Medellín, Colombia through Psychological Science and Practice. Presentation at the Annual Conference of the National Latinx Psychological Association (NLPA), Edinburgh, TX.
  • Canas, K., Contreras, P., & Pagan-Ortiz, M. (2026, March 21). The impact of sex tourism on sex trafficking in Medellín, Colombia: The perspective of victim-centered providers [Poster presentation]. Massachusetts Psychological Association Annual Conference, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA.
  • Chaudhary, R., Loshaw, A., Paul, S., Bueso, A., Matlock, P., Taveira-Dick, A., & D’Olympia, J. (2025, October 25). Understanding and improving veteran and military-affiliated student outcomes in higher education [Poster presentation]. New England Psychological Association Annual Conference, William James College, Newton, MA.
  • Contreras, P. M., Wilson, N., Joseph, A., Valentine, S., Minahan, J., Reed-Barnes, S., Wightman, H., Dockery, J., Stahl, J., Kallivayalil, D., Kirsch, N., Waterman, B., Wilson, S., Greenberg, R. M., Carter, C., Eid, S., Ayala Conesa, M. L., Sanchez, A., & Herlihy, L. (2025). The roles of adult attachment and complex trauma in sex trafficking–related coercive bonding: Entry, entrapment, and the challenges of exiting. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001951 
  • Coppola, P. J., Tortez, L. M., Heilman, E. L., & Cooper, T. L. (2026). Intersectionality burnout inventory. Frontiers in Organizational Psychology, 3. https://doi.org/10.3389/forgp.2025.1708571 
  • Covino, N., Abelard, M., Mahr, B., Ibrahim, Y., & St. Louis, G. (2025). The behavioral health service corps: An innovative model for workforce development. Community Mental Health Journal, 61(5), 956-961.
  • Covino, N. A., & Palmer, G. (2025). Becoming William James College. William James Studies, 20(1), 1–19. https://www.jstor.org/stable/48822691 
  • Cronin, D., Block, P., & Connors-Kellgren, A. (in press). Determining the Structure of Trauma-Informed Practices in Schools. Psychology in the Schools.
  • DeFilippo, S., Fitzpatrick, M., Block, J., and Block, P. (2025). Reaching rural youth to reduce mental health and anti-social risk. In T. D. Hull (Ed.), Handbook of Video Games for Mental Health. Oxford U. Press.
  • D’Olympia, J. (2025). Women Veterans Rising: Reclaiming connection, support, and emotional wellbeing [Symposium Chair]. American Psychological Association Annual Convention.
  • D’Olympia, J., & Polanco, M. (2025). Battles within: Risk and resilience in women veterans’ mental health and wellness [Conference presentation]. American Psychological Association Annual Convention.
  • Doneghey, H., Fass, T. L., Larson, K., & Talwar, A. (2026, March 12-14). Evaluating the psychometric properties of the Social Distance Scale [Paper]. Presented at the Annual Conference of the American Psychology-Law Society, Reno, NV.
  • Echols, T. D., Heilman, E. L., Tortez, L. M., (2026, April 30). Navigating Self and Society: The Social Identity Development Model [Poster]. Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, United States.
  • Falcone, A., Shaw, E., Holler, K. (2026, March 21). The relationship between suicidality, borderline personality traits, and length of stay in a child inpatient population [Poster presentation]. Massachusetts Psychological Association Annual Conference, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA.
  • Fass, T. L. (2026, March 12-14). Racial bias in media representations of youth: A collocation study [Paper]. Presented at the Annual Conference of the American Psychology-Law Society, Reno, NV.
  • Fialkov, C., & McNary, K. (2025) Navigating Gender in Maasai Culture: Challenges and Aspirations of Women. In, The Maasai World, Routledge, in press, November 2025.
  • Fialkov, C., & Haddad, D. (2025). Regenerative Partnerships: Together for a Better Planet. Appreciative Inquiry Practitioner, in press, November 2025.
  • Forest, H. (2025, June). Neuroscience of creativity. Workshop presented at the Creative Problem Solving Institute, Buffalo, NY.
  • Forest, H. (2025, May). Brain-based leadership: The neuroscience of effective leaders. Workshop presented virtually at the Creative Problem Solving Institute.
  • Forest, H. (2025, May). Navigating change with the brain in mind: Leading through uncertainty and resistance. Workshop presented at the New England Society of Association Executives 2025 Annual Meeting, Stowe, VT.
  • Forgeard, M. (2025). Creativity and resilience: creativity from, or through adversity?. Creativity Research Journal, 37(2), 222-229.
  • Fu, Y. & Natarajan, M. (August 2025) Navigating Cross-Racial Dynamics in Therapy with Asian Diasporic Clients [Poster Presentation]. 2025 American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Dever, Colorado, United States.
  • Hamner, K., D’Olympia, J., Thoms, A., Lund, E.M., Taveira-Dick, Gatewood, T., Maury, R., Notch, R., Störmer, K., Watson, K., & Williams, K. (2025). Exploring associations among U.S. women veterans between mental health diagnoses and self-reported negative mental health days and wellbeing indicators. The Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Annual Conference Presentation, Seattle, WA.
  • Hamner, K., Prevett, A., Rogers Farris, S., D’Olympia, J., Leghari, F., Wadham, B., Bird, K., & Lawn, S. (2025). Conceptions of wellbeing in veteran research literature. Presentation at the Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR) Forum.
  • Henriquez Garcia, L., & Arias, J. (2025, May 20). Enhancing Cultural Competence in Neuropsychological Assessment: Evaluating the NeuropsychCARE Normative Database for Hispanic/Latinx Populations [Poster Presentation]. MNS 2025 Annual Science Symposium, Wellesley, MA.
  • Hooshyar, D., D’Olympia, J., Kearns, J. C., Seed, R., Park, W., & Siddiq, J. D. (2025). Homeless outreach: Framework, influencers, and best practices. Illness, Crisis & Loss. https://doi.org/10.1177/10541373251316261 
  • Hudson, C. C., Traynor, J., Beard, C., Björgvinsson, T., Forgeard, M., & Hsu, K. J. (2025). Measuring attentional blink magnitude: Reliability and validity of a novel single-target rapid serial visual presentation task index in a psychiatric sample. Applied Neuropsychology: Adult, 32, 821-828.
  • Iverson, G.I., Fauza S.C., & Luongo, D.A., Jarnigan, J. (2026, May 15). Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings in a Youth Sport Concussion Clinic. [Poster presentation]. 14th Annual Sports Neuropsychology Society (SNS) Symposium, Cleveland, OH.
  • Jacobs, D. (2025). Effectively Addressing Psychological and Behavioral Substance Usage Concerns in Schools: Making the Most of Evidence-Based SUD Assessments and Interventions. Presentation at the New England Psychological Association (NEPA) Annual Conference, Newton, MA.
  • Jacobs, D. (2025). Effectively Addressing Substance Concerns in Schools: Training Evidence-Based SUD Assessments and Intervention. Presentation at The Trainers of School Psychologists (TSP) Annual Convention, Seattle, WA.
  • Jacobs, D. (2025). Fostering Academic Success and Well-Being by Effectively Addressing Student Substance Usage Concerns in Schools. Presentation at the 2025 Advancing School Mental Health Conference, Orlando, FL.
  • Jacobs, D. (2025). Maximizing CPT to Foster Resilience for Students with Multiple ACEs. Presentation at the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) Annual Convention, Seattle, WA.
  • Jacobs, D. (2025). Utilizing Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) to Foster Resilience and Enhance Social Emotional Functioning for Students with Multiple Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). Presentation at the Massachusetts School Psychologists Association (MSPA) Annual Conference, Norwood, MA.
  • Kelly, D., Fass, T. L., & Larson, K. (2026, March 12-14). The effects of defendant age and type of protective factors on juror sentencing decisions in capital cases involving transition-aged youth [Paper]. Presented at the Annual Conference of the American Psychology-Law Society, Reno, NV.
  • Kim S, Spear HJ, Ghosh S, Brito R, Hodge SM, Nicholas S, Moore Simas TA, Byatt N, Rhein L, Broder-Fingert S, Kennedy DN, Frazier JA. The infant brain’s response to social cues: Associations with maternal postpartum anxiety and depression. Poster presentation accepted for Annual Meeting, American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, Phoenix, AZ.
  • Kim, S., Spear, H.J., Ghosh, S., Brito, R., Moore-Simas, T.A., Byatt, N., Nicholas, S., Rhein, L., Broder-Fingert, S., Kennedy, D.N., & Frazier, J.A. Using infant fMRI to study the developing social brain in the first year of life [Poster Presentation]. Annual Meeting, Organization for Human Brain Mapping, Seoul, Korea.
  • Koh, K., D’Olympia, J., Hooshyar, D., Vranceanu, A.-M., Garde, S., Ginsburg, Z., Ré, K., Spaulding, M. T., Naifeh, J. A., Nock, M. K., Wagner, J., Ursano, R. J., & Tsai, J. (in press). Pathways into homelessness and perspectives on prevention: A qualitative study of Army veterans.
  • Levine, A. & Peretti, K. (2025, May). A State of the Union: Status, Recent Development, & Future Directions for Firesetting Research in the United States. Workshop presented at the International Perspectives on Child and Adult Firesetting: Advances in Research, Practice, and Partnerships Conference. Worcester, Massachusetts.
  • Levitt, H. M., Hamburger, A., Hill, C. E., McLeod, J., Pascual-Leone, A., Timulak, L., Buccholz, M., Fuertes, J., Frommer, J., Iwakabe, S., Martinez, C., Lichstein, K. H., Tigani, T. M., Rozum, W., & Holler, K. (August 2025) Adverse Childhood Experiences and Health Risks: Substance Use in Latinx and White Populations Within an Inpatient Setting [Poster Presentation]. 2025 American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Dever, Colorado, United States.
  • Lichstein, K. H., Tigani, T. M., Rozum, W., Holler, K. (August 2025) Adverse Childhood Experiences and Health Risks: Substance Use in Latinx and White Populations Within an Inpatient Setting [Poster Presentation]. 2025 American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Dever, Colorado, United States.
  • Luongo, D.A., Saperstein, O.D., Jackson. A. V., McGrath. N., & Maietta, J. E. (2026, May 15). Baseline PCSS symptoms in high school athletes with ADHD and psychiatric history. [Poster presentation]. 14th Annual Sports Neuropsychology Society (SNS) Symposium, Cleveland, OH.
  • Luongo, D.A., Osher, J.E., Moncata. S.J., Jackson. A. V., McGrath. N., & Maietta, J. E. (2026, May 15). Impacts of Affective Symptoms on Baseline Neurocognitive Performance in High-School Athletes [Poster presentation]. 14th Annual Sports Neuropsychology Society (SNS) Symposium, Cleveland, OH.
  • Luongo, D. A., Saperstein, O. D., McGrath, N., Jackson, A. V., & Maietta, J. E. (2025, May 20). Baseline Affective Symptom Endorsement on PCSS Among High School Athletes With and Without Depression and/or Anxiety [Poster Presentation]. Massachusetts Neuropsychological Society (MNS) 2025 Science Symposium, Waltham, Massachusetts, United States.
  • Luongo, D. A., Saperstein, O. D., & Maietta, J. E. (2025, May 20). The impact of affective symptoms on neurocognitive performance in sport-related concussion: A narrative review [Poster Presentation]. Massachusetts Neuropsychological Society (MNS) 2025 Science Symposium, Waltham, Massachusetts, United States.
  • MacDonald, C., Block, P., & Cherkasky, A. (2026). Determinants of perceptions of eating disorder symptoms. [Doctoral Dissertation, William James College]. World Journal of Eating Disorders, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.52338/wjoed.2026.5429 
  • Middlekauff, B., MacPherson, H.A., Kendall, P.C., & Carper, M.M. (April, 2026). Understanding discrepancies in parent-child anxiety reports: The interplay of family dynamics and child coping. [Poster Presentation]. 2026 Anxiety and Depression Association of America Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.
  • Morrill, Z. & Comas-Dìaz, L. (In press). Critical-liberation psychotherapy: Unsettling hegemonic power toward liberatory practice. American Psychologist.
  • Morrill, Z. (In press). Genuineness in Humanistic-Existential Psychotherapy. Invited chapter in L. Hoffman & Lac, V. (Eds.), Evidence-Based Foundations of Existential-Humanistic Therapy. APA Books.
  • Nassif, T. H., Adler, A. B., Atkinson, R. D., Bentley, K. H., Bonomi, R. E., D’Olympia, J., Edwards, E. R., Fortgang, R. G., Gaudiano, B. A., Geraci, J. C., Goodman, M., Herman, D., Kleiman, E. M., Maggio, S., McDaniel, A., Naifeh, J. A., Nock, M. K., Paine, C., Regan, T., Torous, J., Capaldi, V. F., & Kessler, R. C. (in press). SAFEGUARD: Transforming military suicide prevention through predictive analytics and targeted interventions.
  • Nathanson, R., Larson, K., Bath, E., & Fass, T. L. (2026, March 12-14). The Kids’ Court School Competency Remediation Program: Overview and analyses of efficacy [Paper]. Presented at the Annual Conference of the American Psychology-Law Society, Reno, NV.
  • Peretti, K., Schwartz, D. & Levine, A. (2025, May). Turning Theory into Practice: Creation of an Intensive State-of-the-Art Group Home for Adults Who Set Fires. Workshop presented at the International Perspectives on Child and Adult Firesetting: Advances in Research, Practice, and Partnerships Conference. Worcester, Massachusetts.
  • Purgavie, M., Larson, K., & Fass, T. L. (2026, March 12-14). The impact of defendant age and psychoeducation on jurors’ perceptions of guilt and responsibility in adolescent felony murder cases [Paper]. Presented at the Annual Conference of the American Psychology-Law Society, Reno, NV.
  • Rabin, C. (2025). Predictors and impact of disclosure efficacy among cancer survivors. Psycho-Oncology.
  • Ramirez, N.R., Breton, J., Luongo, D.A., Laique, A., Jasper, H.A., Patel, S., Doran, A., & Manderino, L. M. (2026, May 15). Secondary Analysis of Sleep Functioning and Interleukin-6 Levels Between Controls and Athletes Following Sport-related Concussion. [Poster presentation]. 14th Annual Sports Neuropsychology Society (SNS) Symposium, Cleveland, OH.
  • Romer, A. L., Breithaupt, L., Slattery, M., Petterway, F., Lindman, L., Scott, J., Lauze, M., Cravitz, M., Poon, Z., Seenivasa, S., Naticchia, S., Javaras, K. N., Alperovitz, D., Thomas, J. J., Lawson, E. A., Pizzagalli, D. A., Plessow, F., Kumar, P., Misra, M., & Eddy, K. T. (2025). Shared Versus Unique Features of Neural Activation During Cognitive Flexibility Across Restrictive Eating Disorder Presentations. International Journal of Eating Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.24599 
  • Saperstein, O. D., Luongo, D. A., & Maietta, J. E. (2025, May 20). Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Recovery From Sports-Related Concussion: A Systematic Review [Poster Presentation]. Massachusetts Neuropsychological Society (MNS) 2025 Science Symposium, Waltham, Massachusetts, United States.
  • Srinivasan, S., Carper, M.M., & Rabin, C. (November, 2024). The impact of childhood sleep disturbances upon development of anxiety disorders in adulthood. [Poster Presentation]. University of Pittsburgh Center for Sleep and Circadian Science Research Day, Pittsburgh, PA.
  • Staples, J., Bird, C., Granato, H., & Yang, J. P. (2026). Oppression-Based Traumatic Stress among Transgender and Gender Expansive Adults: Multiple Forms of Discrimination and Trauma Symptoms. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/10926771.2026.2637960 
  • Sullivan, E. & Natarajan, M. (August 2025) Exploring The Intersection of Religious Scrupulosity, LGBTQIA+ identity and Peer Victimization [Poster Presentation]. 2025 American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Dever, Colorado, United States.
  • Wadhwa, H. K., Daulat, N., & O’Brien, C. (2025). Masala and Misogyny: A qualitative study of South Asian American women’s ethnic-racial identity. Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Studies, 12(5), Article 5. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejecs/2202 
  • Wilson, N. C., & Barden, S. (2025). Individuals and Couples with Infertility: Quality of Life, Relationship Satisfaction, Resilience, Depression, and Shame. Journal of Counseling Sexology & Sexual Wellness: Research, Practice, and Education, 6 (2). https://doi.org/10.34296/06022021 
  • Winer, J. P., Davis, S., Forgeard, M., Pejic, V., Park, H. S., Lemus, D., Yohannes, S., & Senesathith, V. (in press). Self-efficacy and trauma symptom benefits following a psychosocial skills-based group intervention for forcibly displaced Central American youth: A Trauma Systems Therapy for Refugees (TST-R) approach. School Mental Health.
  • Xiu, Z., King, K., Jacob, S., Purgavie, M., & Vijayakumar, P. (2026, March 21). Practicing what we teach: Ethical self-care, boundaries, and sustainability [Breakout Session]. The Massachusetts Psychological Association 2026 Annual Conference, Cambridge MA.
  • Xiu, Z., Tian, P. (2026, March 7th). ADHD, Autism, or AuDHD? Differential diagnosis and treatment implications. 2026 Visions of Community Conference. Online.