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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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McComas, M. (2019). Mental Health Tools for Pediatricians. Oral presentation at the 2019 Adolescent Health Hot Topics conference. Charlotte Area Health Education Center.
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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.
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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.