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Overview

Luis H. Zayas is affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States. Their research centers on the intersection of psychology and social sciences, with a particular focus on clinical psychology and related subfields. The body of work encompasses studies in sociology and political science, social psychology, public health, and general health professions.

The main topics covered in Luis H. Zayas's research include:

  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Migration and Labor Dynamics

Their publication record features contributions to several well-regarded journals, prominently including:

  • Family Process
  • Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review
  • Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
  • American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
  • Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

Recently published papers by Luis H. Zayas reflect a focus on immigration and family dynamics, child development, and social work advocacy. Selected recent works include:

  • "Two pathways to Mexico: Forced deportation or voluntary return of parents and US citizen children," 2023, Family Process
  • "Social Work Advocacy in Federal Immigration Courts," 2022, Advances in Social Work
  • "Father-Daughter Relationships among Latina Adolescents Who Attempted Suicide: An Exploratory Dyadic Analysis," 2021, Family Process
  • "System Dynamics of Cognitive Vulnerabilities and Family Support Among Latina Children and Adolescents," 2022, Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review
  • "Crisis Migration Adverse Childhood Events: A New Category of Youth Adversity for Crisis Migrant Children and Adolescents," 2023, Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology

Their collaborative work involves frequent partnerships with several researchers, including:

  • Lauren E. Gulbas
  • Jaime Fuentes-Balderrama
  • Esther J. Calzada
  • Carolina Hausmann-Stabile
  • Peter S. Hovmand

Best Publications

  • Cultural considerations in adolescent suicide prevention and psychosocial treatment

    David B. Goldston;Sherry Davis Molock;Leslie B. Whitbeck;Jessica L. Murakami

  • Latino adults' access to mental health care: a review of epidemiological studies.

    Leopoldo J. Cabassa;Luis H. Zayas;Marissa C. Hansen

  • Legal status, emotional well-being and subjective health status of Latino immigrants.

    Patricia A Cavazos-Rehg;Luis H Zayas;Edward L Spitznagel

  • Why Do So Many Latina Teens Attempt Suicide? A Conceptual Model for Research.

    Luis H. Zayas;Rebecca J. Lester;Leopoldo J. Cabassa;Lisa R. Fortuna

  • Early Childhood Socialization in Hispanic Families: Context, Culture, and Practice Implications

    Luis H. Zayas;Fabiana Solari

  • Health-related functional status in pregnancy: relationship to depression and social support in a multi-ethnic population

    M. Diane Mckee;Maddy Cunningham;Katherine R.B. Jankowski;Luis Zayas

  • Immigration Generation Status and its Association with Suicide Attempts, Substance Use, and Depressive Symptoms among Latino Adolescents in the USA

    Juan B. Peña;Peter A. Wyman;C. Hendricks Brown;Monica M. Matthieu

  • Familism, Parent-Adolescent Conflict, Self-Esteem, Internalizing Behaviors and Suicide Attempts Among Adolescent Latinas

    Jill A. Kuhlberg;Juan B. Peña;Luis H. Zayas

  • Research ethics for mental health science involving ethnic minority children and youths

    Celia B. Fisher;Kimberly Hoagwood;Cheryl Boyce;Troy Duster

  • The Value of Curiosity and Naiveté for the Cross-Cultural Psychotherapist†

    Larry Dyche;Luis H. Zayas

  • "It's Like Being in a Labyrinth:" Hispanic Immigrants' Perceptions of Depression and Attitudes Toward Treatments

    Leopoldo J. Cabassa;Rebecca Lester;Luis H. Zayas

  • Barriers to Completion of Health Care Proxies An Examination of Ethnic Differences

    R. Sean Morrison;Luis H. Zayas;Michael Mulvihill;Shari A. Baskin

  • Cross-cultural empathy and training the contemporary psychotherapist

    Lawrence Dyche;Luis H. Zayas

  • Suicidal Behavior in Latinas: Explanatory Cultural Factors and Implications for Intervention

    Luis H. Zayas;Allyson M. Pilat

  • The Distress of Citizen-Children with Detained and Deported Parents

    Luis H. Zayas;Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola;Hyunwoo Yoon;Guillermina Natera Rey

  • Child-rearing values of low-income, urban Puerto Rican mothers of preschool children

    Gladys Gonzalez-Ramos;Luis H. Zayas;Elaine V. Cohen

  • Forgotten citizens : deportation, children, and the making of American exiles and orphans

    Luis H. Zayas

  • Latino immigrants' intentions to seek depression care.

    Leopoldo J. Cabassa;Luis H. Zayas

  • Mother-infant interaction, life events and prenatal and postpartum depressive symptoms among urban minority women in primary care.

    Rhonda C. Boyd;Luis H. Zayas;M. Diane McKee

  • Depression and negative life events among pregnant african-american and hispanic women

    Luis H Zayas;Maddy Cunningham;M.Diane McKee;Katherine R.B Jankowski

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven P. Schinke
Steven P. Schinke Columbia University
Margaret Beale Spencer
Margaret Beale Spencer University of Chicago
Thomas Grisso
Thomas Grisso University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Melissa Jonson-Reid
Melissa Jonson-Reid Washington University in St. Louis
Celia B. Fisher
Celia B. Fisher Fordham University
Kimberly Hoagwood
Kimberly Hoagwood New York University
David L. Streiner
David L. Streiner University of Toronto
Matthew O. Howard
Matthew O. Howard University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Gordon C. Nagayama Hall
Gordon C. Nagayama Hall University of Oregon
Hirokazu Yoshikawa
Hirokazu Yoshikawa New York University

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