Pediatric Coping and Language Lab

Publications

*Denotes student/trainee co-author

2024

Esperanza, C.*, Ocegueda, A. S.*, Garcia, A.*, Contreras, J.* & Rodríguez, E. M. (in press). “What’s the fun in that?”: Latinx families’ facilitators and barriers to virtual research participation. Hispanic Healthcare International.

Rodríguez, E. M., Westcott, S.*, Yávar Calderón, M.P.* , Horner, S. D., Matsui, E. C., Dillard, J.*, Fareed, H.*, & Camacho, J.* (in press). Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial of Adapt 2 Asthma (A2A), a culturally relevant coping skills and asthma management intervention for Latinx families. Trials 25, 706 (2024).

Dillard, J. B.* & Rodríguez, E. M. (in press). The role of school safety perceptions in childhood asthma diagnosis disparities. Health Psychology.

Ocegueda, A. S., Barrón, J.* & Rodríguez, E. M. (in press). Putting ourselves together: Academic belonging, parental socialization, and teacher support of Latinx youth. School Psychology. https://doi:10.1037/spq0000613 

Fortney, C. A., Garcia, D., Gerhardt, C. A., Slaughter, J. L., Baughcum, A. E., & Rodríguez, E. M. (2024). Pilot testing transcreated Spanish-language study materials for symptom research with infants and parents in the neonatal intensive care unit. Advances in Neonatal Care, 24(3), 243-252. https://doi.org/10.1097/anc.0000000000001166

2023

Phillips, C. S., Hebdon, M., Cleary, C., Ravandi, D., Pottepalli, V., Siddiqi, Z., Rodriguez, E. M., & Jones, B. L. (2023). Expressive arts interventions to improve psychosocial well-being in caregivers: A systematic review. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management.

del Carmen Perez, C., Pratt, A. S., Rodríguez, E. M., & Peña, E. D. (2023). Understanding the microstructure and macrostructure narrative skills of bilingual adolescents in relation to their language experience. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 54(4), 1233–1248.

Garcia, D., Fortney, C. A., Gerhardt, C. A., Baughcum, A. E., Slaughter, J. L., & Rodríguez, E. M. (2023). Inclusion of Spanish-speaking families in NICU symptom research using a community advisory board. Advances in Neonatal Care, 23(3), 212-219. http://doi.org/10.1097/ANC.0000000000001061

Davidson, S.*, Contreras, J.*, Reino, C.*, Patel, P., Greenspahn, E., Boucher, L., & Rodríguez, E. M. (2023). The socioecology of parental adjustment to pediatric cancer: The roles of individual and neighborhood socioeconomic status in parental social support and depressive symptoms. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 48(3), 193–201. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsac089

2022

Rodríguez, E. M., Pollack, C. E., Keet, C., Peng, R. D., Balcer-Whaley, S., Custer, J., Cimbolic, P., & Matsui, E. (2022). Neighborhoods, caregiver stress, and children’s asthma symptoms. Journal of  Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice, 10(4), 1005-1012. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaip.2021.08.043

Rodríguez, E. M., Horner, S. D., Bearman, S. K., Gulbas, L. E., George-Jones, J.*, Alvarado, C.*, & Esperanza, C.* (2022). Development and pilot randomized trial of a coping skills intervention for low-SES Latinx families of children with asthma. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology, 10(2), 115-127. https://doi.org/10.1037/cpp0000423.

Zhang, M., Rodríguez, E. M., Alvarado, C.*, Correa, R., Kahlor, L. A., & Matsui, E. (2022). Exploring low-income African American and Latinx caregiver perspectives on asthma control in their children and reactions to messaging materials. Journal of Asthma, 59(6), 1269-1275. https://doi.org/10.1080/02770903.2021.1903918

2021

Fisher, R. S., Kenney, A. E., Fults, M. Z., Manring, S., Rodríguez, E. M., Desjardins, L., Rausch, J. R. Ranalli, M., Young-Saleme, T., Vannatta, K. A., Compas, B. E., & Gerhardt, C. A. (2021) Longitudinal understanding of prognosis among adolescents with cancer. Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 68(3), e28826. https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.28826

Alba-Suarez, J.*, Davidson, S.*, Priebe, C.*, Patel, P., Greenspahn, E., Boucher, L., & Rodríguez, E. M. (2021). Patient and sibling adjustment to pediatric cancer: The roles of parental relationship adjustment and depressive symptoms. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 39(5), 613-628. https://doi.org/10.1080/07347332.2020.1819932

Fisher, R. S., Howard Sharp, K. M., Prussien, K. V., Himelhoch, A., Murphy L. K., Rodríguez, E. M., Young-Saleme, T. K., Vannatta, K. A., Compas, B. E., & Gerhardt, C. A. (2021). Coping trajectories and the health-related quality of life of childhood cancer survivors. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 46(8), 960–969. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsab017

Murphy, L. K., Heathcote, L. C., Prussien, K. V., Rodríguez, E. M., Hewitt, J. A., Schwartz, L. E., Ferrante, A. C., Gerhardt, C. A., Vannatta, K. & Compas, B. E. (2021). Mother‐child communication about possible cancer recurrence during childhood cancer survivorship. Psycho‐Oncology, 30(4), 536-545.  https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.5600

2020

Desjardins, L., Rodríguez, E. M., Dunn, M, Bemis, H., Murphy, L., Manring, S., Winning, A., Vannatta, K, Gerhardt, C., & Compas, B. E. (2020). Coping and social adjustment in pediatric oncology: From diagnosis to 12 months. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 45(10), 1199-1207. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsaa077.

Rodríguez, E. M., Gulbas, L. E., Horner, S. D., Alba-Suarez, J.*, George-Jones, J.*, Davidson, S.*, Lehning, E.*, Esperanza, C.*, Alvarado, C.* (2020). Stress and coping in pediatric asthma: The experiences of low-SES Latinx families. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology 8(2), 126–138. doi: 10.1037/cpp0000287.

Rodríguez, E. M. & Smith, L. T.* (2020). Provider perspectives on stressors, support and access to care for Latinx youth. Qualitative Health Research, 30(4), 547-559. doi: 10.1177/1049732319857695.

Kim, S. Y.,  Zhang, M., Chen, S., Song, J., Lopez, B. G., Rodríguez, E. M., Calzada, E., Hou, Y., Yan, J., & Shen, Y.  (2020). Bilingual language broker profiles and academic competence in Mexican-origin adolescents. Developmental Psychology, 56(8), 1582–1595. doi: /10.1037/dev0001010.

Bearman, S. K., Bailin, A., Rodríguez, E. M. & Carlis, A. (2020). Partnering with school providers to co-design mental health interventions: An open trial of Act & Adapt in urban public middle schools. Psychology in the Schools, 57(11), 1689-1709. doi: 10.1002/pits.22410.

2019

Rodríguez, E. M., Gulbas, L. E., George-Jones, J.*, Leija, A.*, Burrows, D., & Neavel, C. (2019). Interdisciplinary perspectives on an integrated behavioral health model of psychiatry in pediatric primary care: A community-based participatory research study. Community Mental Health Journal, 55(4), 569-577. doi: 10.1007/s10597-018-0330-0.

2018

Murphy, L. K., Preacher, K. J., Rights, J. D., Rodríguez, E. M., Bemis, H., Desjardins, L., Prussien, K., Winning, A.M., Gerhardt, C.A., Vannatta, K. and Compas, B.E. (2018). Maternal communication in childhood cancer: Factor analysis and relation to maternal distress. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 43(10), 1114-1127. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsy054.

Rodríguez, E. M., Kumar, H., Bearman, S. K., von Buttlar, A. M.*, & Sánchez-Johnsen, L. (2018). Physician perceptions of children’s coping with asthma are associated with children’s psychosocial and disease functioning. Families, Systems, & Health, 36(3), 327-337. Doi: 10.1037/fsh0000299.

2017

Rodriguez, E. M., Kumar, H., Alba-Suarez, J.*, & Sanchez-Johnsen, L. (2017). Parental coping, depressive symptoms and children’s asthma control and school attendance in low-income, racially and ethnically diverse urban families. Journal of Asthma, 54(8), 833-841. doi: 10.1080/02770903.2016.1274402

Rodriguez, E. M., Kumar, H., Draeger, A.*, & Sanchez-Johnsen, L. (2017). Coping with asthma in racially and ethnically diverse urban children: The role of emotional problems in disease control. Children’s Health Care, 46(2), 151-169. doi: 10.1080/02739615.2015.1124771

2016

Rodriguez, E. M., Murphy, L., Vannatta, K., Gerhardt, C. A., Young-Saleme, T., Saylor, M. M., Bemis, H., Desjardins, L., Dunn, M. J. & Compas, B.E. (2016). Maternal coping and depressive symptoms as predictors of mother-child communication about a child’s cancer. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 41, 329-339. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsv106.

Murphy, L., Rodriguez, E. M., Gerhardt, C. A., Vannatta, K., Schwartz, L., T., Saylor, M. M., Bemis, H., Desjardins, L., & Compas, B.E. (2016). Longitudinal associations among maternal communication and adolescent posttraumatic stress symptoms after cancer diagnosis. Psycho-Oncology, 25(7), 779–786. doi: 10.1002/pon.3918.

Nichols, S., Javdani, S., Rodriguez, E. M., Emerson, E. & Donenberg, G. (2016). Sibling teenage pregnancy and clinic-referred girls’ condom use: The protective role of maternal monitoring. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 25(4), 1178–1187. doi:10.1007/s10826-015-0306-4.

2015

Bemis, H., Yarboi, J., Gerhardt, C. A., Vannatta, Desjardins, L., Murphy, L., Rodriguez, E. M., & Compas, B. E. (2015). Childhood cancer in context: Sociodemographic factors, stress, and psychological distress among mothers and children. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 40, 733-743.

Compas, B. E., Bemis, H., Gerhardt, C. A. Dunn, M. J., Rodriguez, E. M., Desjardins, L., Preacher, K. J., Manring, S. & Vannatta, K. (2015). Mothers and fathers coping with their children’s cancer: Individual and interpersonal processes. Health Psychology, 34, 783-793.

Rodriguez, E. M., Donenberg, G., Emerson, E., Wilson, H. W., & Javdani, S. (2015). Externalizing symptoms moderate associations among interpersonal skills, parenting, and depressive symptoms in adolescents seeking mental health treatment. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 44, 952-963.

Rodriguez, E. M., Nichols, S. R., Javdani, S., Emerson, E. & Donenberg, G. R. (2015). Economic hardship, parent positive communication and mental health in urban adolescents seeking outpatient psychiatric care. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 24, 617-627.

Sanchez-Johnsen, L., Escamilla, J., Rodriguez, E. M., Vega, S. & Bolaños, L. (2015). Latino community-based participatory research studies: A model for conducting bilingual translations. Hispanic Health Care International, 13, 8-18.

2014

Rodriguez, E. M., Donenberg, G., Emerson, E., Wilson, H. W., Brown, L. K. & Houck, C. (2014). Family environment, coping, and mental health in adolescents attending therapeutic day schools. Journal of Adolescence, 37, 1133-1142.

Javdani, S., Rodriguez, E. M., Nichols, S., Emerson, E. & Donenberg, G. (2014). Risking it for love: Romantic relationships and early pubertal development confer risk for disruptive behavior disorders in African-American girls receiving psychiatric care. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 42, 1325-1340.

Compas, B. E., Desjardins, L., Vannatta, K., Young-Saleme, T., Rodriguez, E. M., Dunn, M. J., Bemis, H., Snyder, S., & Gerhardt, C. A. (2014). Children and adolescents coping with cancer: Self- and parent-reports of coping and anxiety/depression. Health Psychology, 33, 853-861.

2013

Wilson, H. W., Donenberg, G. R., Emerson, E. M., Berent, E., Rodriguez, E. M. & Sandesara, A. (2013). Trauma history and PTSD symptoms in juvenile offenders on probation. Victims & Offenders, 8, 465-477.

Rodriguez, E. M., Dunn, M. J., Zuckerman, T., Hughart, L., Saylor, M. M., Schuele, C. M., Vannatta, K., Gerhardt, C. A., & Compas, B.E. (2013). Mother-child communication and maternal depressive symptoms in families of children with cancer: Integrating macro- and micro- levels of analysis. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 38, 732-743.

Andreotti, C. F, Thigpen, J. E, Dunn, M. J, Haker, K., Potts, J. E, Reising, M. M, Robinson, K. E., Rodriguez, E. M., Roubinov, D., Luecken, L. J. & Compas, B.E. (2013). Cognitive reappraisal and secondary control coping: Associations with working memory, positive and negative affect, and symptoms of anxiety/depression. Anxiety, Stress, and Coping: An International Journal, 1, 20-35.

2012

Compas, B. E., Jaser, S. S., Dunn, M. J., & Rodriguez, E. M. (2012). Coping with chronic illness in childhood and adolescence. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 8, 455-80.

Dunn, M. J., Rodriguez, E. M., Barnwell, A. S., Grossenbacher, J., Vannatta, K., Gerhardt, C. A., & Compas, B. E. (2012). Posttraumatic stress symptoms in parents of children with cancer within six months of diagnosis. Health Psychology, 31, 176-185.

Rodriguez, E. M., Dunn, M. J., Zuckerman, T., Vannatta, K., Gerhardt, C. A., & Compas, B.E. (2012). Cancer-related sources of stress for children with cancer and their parents. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 37, 185-197.

2011

Dunn, M. J., Rodriguez, E. M., Miller, K. S., Gerhardt, C. A., Vannatta, K., Saylor, M. M., Schuele,M., Compas, B. E. (2011). Direct observation of mother-child communication in pediatric cancer: Assessment of verbal and non-verbal behavior and emotion. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 36, 565-575.

2009

Compas, B. E., Campbell, L. K., Robinson, K. E., & Rodriguez, E. M. (2009).  Coping and memory: The role of executive functions in adaptation to stress.  In J. Quas & R. Fivush (Eds.), Emotion and Memory in Development: Biological, Cognitive, and Social Considerations (pp. 121-141). Oxford: Oxford University Press.