Scholarly Work

Recent Publications

  • Lozano, L., Villalobos, B. T., Castro, V., & Hernandez Rodriguez, J. (2024). What’s the right move? The relation between relocating and psychosocial outcomes among Latinx college students. Journal of Hispanic Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1177/153819272412284

  • Montenegro, M. C., Ramirez, A., Hernandez Rodriguez, J., Villalobos, B. T., Garrido, G., Amigo, C., Valdez, D., Barrios, N., Cukier, S., Rattazzi, A., Rosoli, A., Garcia, R., Silvestre Paula, C., Perez Liz, G., & Montiel-Nava, C. (2023). Where I am from matters: Factors influencing behavioral and emotional changes in autistic individuals during COVID-19 in Latin America. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14(1283326), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1283326 

  • Villalobos, B. T., & Hernandez Rodriguez, J. (2023). How did Latinxs near the U.S.-Mexico border fare during the COVID-19 pandemic? A snapshot of anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress symptoms. Frontiers in Psychology, 14(1241603), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1241603

  • Chen, N-T. N., Kee-Rose, K., Villalobos, B. T., Ortiz, M., & Lee, H. (2023). Do cognition and emotion matter? A study of COVID-19 vaccine decision-making in college students. Health Psychology Open, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1177/20551029231179163

  • Villalobos, B. T., Dueweke, A. R., Orengo-Aguayo, R., & Stewart, R. W. (2023). Patient perceptions of trauma-focused telemental health services using the Telehealth Satisfaction Questionnaire (TSQ). Psychological Services. 20(1), 107-121. https://doi.org/10.1037/ser0000605 

  • Villalobos, B. T., & Hernandez Rodriguez, J. (2022). Clinician’s commentary to accompany “Group well-child care model for Latino children in immigrant families: Adapting to and learning from the COVID-19 context.” Family, Systems, and Health. https://doi.org/10.1037/fsh0000731

  • Nicasio, A. V., Hernandez Rodriguez, J., Villalobos, B. T., Dueweke, A. R., de Arellano, M. A., & Stewart, R. W. (2022). Telehealth and cultural considerations of trauma-focused treatment among Latinx youth: Case reports and clinical recommendations to mitigate COVID-19 impact. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpra.2022.06.007  

  • Boone, D. M., Faith, M. A., Stromberg, S., Fritz, A., Hernandez Rodriguez, J., & Gregus, S. (2022). Relationships among parenting stress and wellbeing, COVID-19 information management, and children's COVID-19 fear. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics. https://doi.org/10.1097/DBP.0000000000001116

Recent Oral Presentations

  • Montiel-Nava, C., Villalobos, B. T., Montenegro, M., Ramirez, A., Noel, G., Ortiz, M., Calderon, R., Perez, S., & Mares, M. (2024, August 5-8). CST Rio Grande Valley: Cultural and linguistic adaptation for Latino Spanish-speaking caregivers of autistic children. In S, Dababnah (Chair), WHO Caregiver Skills Training: Emerging evidence from diverse communities [Symposium]. International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 17th World Conference, Chicago, IL, United States.

  • Chen, N.-T. N., Kee, K., Villalobos, B. T., Ortiz, M., & Lee, H. (2024, June 30–July 4). COVID-19 vaccination information scanning and seeking: What do digital natives use and trust? [Paper presentation]. Annual Conference of the International Association for Media and Communication Research, Christchurch, New Zealand.

  • Gonzalez Zapata, D., Briones, M., Callahan, J., Diaz-Batanero, C., De la Rosa-Caceres, A., Fresno Cañada, N., Kotov. R., Simms, L., Villalobos, B. T., & Ruggero, C. J. (2024, July 2-5). Spanish adaptation of the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology-Self Report (HiTOP-SR): towards a unified version across different cultural contexts. [Oral presentation]. International Test Commission Conference, Granada, Spain.

  • Alvarez-Hernandez, L., Villalobos, B. T., Hernandez Rodriguez, J., Logan, C., Mena Teran, J., & Estrada Gonzalez, S. M. (2024, June 14-16). “Don't say gay with a therapist face”: Texan LGBTQ+ Latinxs and therapy [Paper presentation]. Society for Qualitative Inquiry in Psychology Annual Conference, Boston, MA, United States.

  • Gonzalez Zapata, D., Briones, M., Callahan, J., Diaz-Batanero, C., Fresno Cañada, N., Kotov. R., Simms, L., Villalobos, B. T., Brewster, N., & Ruggero, C. J. (2024, March 16-17). Adapting HiTOP-SR for use in Spanish [Conference session]. Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP) Conference, San Diego, CA, United States.

  • Auguste, E., Busby, D., Kawennison Fetter, A., Stanley, D. C., Jr., Kokokyi, S., Villalobos, B. T. (2024, January 18-19). Finding our way together toward liberation: A dynamic dialogue for transformation [Roundtable panelist]. National Multicultural Conference & Summit, Santa Fe, NM, United States.

  • Alvarez-Hernandez, L., Villalobos, B. T., Hernandez Rodriguez, J., Logan, C., Pena, M., & Estrada Gonzalez, S. M. (2024, January 12). LGBTQ+ Latinxs share their experiences with mental health services in South Texas [Paper presentation]. Society for Social Work and Research 28th Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., United States.

Recent Poster Presentations

  • Lozano, L. A., Choi, J., Villalobos, B. T., & Hernandez Rodriguez, J. (2024, October 17-19). Moving for college and mental health: The mediating role of support from family and friends [Poster]. National Latinx Psychological Association 2024 Conference, San Juan, PR.

  • Gonzalez, A., Ramirez, V., Hernandez Rodriguez, J., & Villalobos, B. T. (2024, April 16-17). The relation between attachment styles and mental health in Latinx college-involved parents [Poster]. Annual UTRGV Engaged Scholar Symposium, Edinburg, TX, United States.

  • Velasco, E., Zapata, R. I., Hernandez Rodriguez, J., & Villalobos, B. T. (2024, April 16-17). Association between attachment styles and mental health service utilization among college-attending parents [Poster]. Annual UTRGV Engaged Scholar Symposium, Edinburg, TX, United States.

  • Hernandez, W., Logan, C., Hernandez Rodriguez, J., & Villalobos, B. T. (2024, April 16-17). College parents’ attachment styles and their impact on academic outcomes [Poster]. Annual UTRGV Engaged Scholar Symposium, Edinburg, TX, United States.

  • Mena Teran, J., Saenz, J., Reyes, R., Hernandez Rodriguez, J., & Villalobos, B. T. (2024, April 16-17). Latinx collegiate parenting styles: Observing the impact of respeto on child rearing [Poster]. Annual UTRGV Engaged Scholar Symposium, Edinburg, TX, United States.