Lab
Publications
Day, M. A., Gil-Rivas, V., & Quinlan, M. M. (in press). “Always on Parade”: Pregnancy Experience of Active-Duty Air Force Members. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry.
Lisenbee, J., Gil-Rivas, V., Webb, J. B., Dahl, A. A., & Quinlan, M. M. (2022). Birth Doula Care in California during COVID-19: The Impacts of Social Distancing on a High-Touch Helping Profession. Qualitative Health Research, 32(10), 1477- 86. https://doi.org/10.1177/10497323221110807
Minnick, A., Cachelin, F., & Gil-Rivas, V. (2022). Examining predictors of binge eating behaviors among racially and ethnically diverse college men. Journal of American College Health. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2022.2108322.
Vela, A., Palmer, B., Gil-Rivas, V., & Cachelin, F. (2021). Addressing disordered eating in Type 2 Diabetes: A pilot study. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. doi: 10.1177/15598276211002459
Kulkarni, S.J., *Porter, A. M, *Minnick, A., & Gil-Rivas, V. (2019). "I feel like…their relationship is based on the media": Relationship between media representation and adolescents' relationship knowledge and expectations." The Journal of Primary Prevention, 40(5), 545-560.
Gil-Rivas, V., Handrup, C. T., Walker, D. K., & Tanner, E. (2019). Global Mental Health: A call to action. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 89(4), 420-425.
Menon, U., Ashing, K., Alcaraz, K., Chang, M.W., Christy, S., Gil-Rivas, V…Yi, J. C. (2019). Application of the ConNECT Framework to Precision Health and Health Disparities. Nursing Research.
Scott, T.N., Gil-Rivas, V., & Cachelin, F. (2019). Sociocultural influences on binge eating behaviors in African American Women: Implications for treatment. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 25(3), 331-341.
Cachelin, F. M., Gil-Rivas, V., Vela, A. M, *Palmer, B., & Hernandez, B., & Tapp, H. (2018). Randomized controlled trial of a culturally-adapted program for Latinas with binge eating. Psychological Services.
Gil-Rivas, V., Kilmer, R. P., *Larson, J. C., & Armstrong, L. (2017). Facilitating successful reintegration: Attending to the needs of military families. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 87, 176-184.
Lab
Posters & Presentations
Uri, R., Gil-Rivas, V., & Webb, J. (April 2022). It makes feel like I’m beneath them: Experiences of stigma among individuals living with food insecurity. Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD.
Shrieves, M., & Gil-Rivas, V., Uri, R., Hardy, A., & Tyner, A. (2021). Impact of Social Media Use on Health Following a University Shooting. 2021 APA Convention.
Uri, R., Gil-Rivas, V., & Webb, J. (April 2021). Exploring experiences of stigma among individuals living with food insecurity: Lessons learned from qualitative research. Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Conference.
Gil-Rivas, V., *McComas, M. E., *Uri, R., & *Hardy, A. (October, 2020). Psychological adjustment in the context of COVID-19. Coming Together for Action, 2020. Global Alliance for Behavioral Health and Social Justice.
McComas, M., Gil-Rivas, V., *Uri, R., & *Hardy, A. (October, 2020). Impact of exposure to COVID-19 News on mental health. Coming Together for Action, 2020. Global Alliance for Behavioral Health and Social Justice.
McComas, M. & Gil-Rivas, V. (2020). Examining the Impact of Different Forms of Cyber Aggression Victimization on Psychological Distress Among Emerging Adults. Poster presentation accepted for the 2020 Society for Research on Adolescents Conference
McComas, M. & Gil-Rivas, V. (2020). Factors Associated with Cyber Aggression Among Emerging Adults: The Role of Social Media, Attitudes, and Depressive Symptoms. Poster presentation accepted for the 2020 Society for Research on Adolescents Conference
McComas, M. (2019). Mental Health Tools for Pediatricians. Oral presentation at the 2019 Adolescent Health Hot Topics conference. Charlotte Area Health Education Center.
McComas, M. (2019). Addressing Cyberbullying Experiences Among Adolescents. Oral presentation at The Big Picture: Issues Related to Working with Adolescents conference. Charlotte Area Health Education Center.
Handrup, C.T., Gil-Rivas, V., Sargent, J., Tomszewski, E., Walker, D. K., & Yearwood, E. (June, 2019). Global Mental Health: Meeting the challenges from the Lancet Commission. Presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Community Research and Action, Chicago, IL.