Cardoso, J.B., Brabeck, K.M., Chen, T.A., Bjugstad, A., Mytelka, C., Capps, R. & Thomas, C.M. (2023): Threat and deprivation as distinct predictors of posttraumatic stress and depression symptoms in first and second generation Latinx youth, Applied Developmental Science, DOI: 10.1080/10888691.2023.2251383

 

Patel, Y., Alsaedi, H., Majd, Z., Altaie, I., Rahimi, S., Ononogbu, O., ... & Trivedi, M. V. (accepted). Group-based trajectory modeling to identify patterns and predictors of adherence to oral endocrine therapies in underserved population of greater Houston area. Pharamcoepidemiology & Drug Safety.

 

Rahimi, S., Ononogbu, O., Mohan, A., Moussa, D., Abughosh, S., & Trivedi, M. V. (2023). Adherence to oral endocrine therapy in racial/ethnic minority patients with low socioeconomic status before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, 1-9.

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McGrew, S. J., Raines, A. M., Walker, R. L., Leonard, S. J., & Vujanovic, A. A. (2023). Posttraumatic Stress, Alcohol Use, and Alcohol Use Motives among Non-Hispanic Black/African American College Students: The Role of Emotion Regulation. Journal of Dual Diagnosis, 19(1), 3–15.

 

Lebeaut, A., Zegel, M., Leonard, S. J., Healy, N. A., Anderson-Fletcher, E. A., & Vujanovic, A. A. (2023). COVID-19-Related Medical Vulnerability and Mental Health Outcomes Among US First Responders. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 65(5), e283–e289. 

 

Smit, T., Mayorga, N. A., Rogers, A. H., Nizio, P., & Zvolensky, M. J. (2023). Chronic pain acceptance: Relations to opioid misuse and pain management motives among individuals with chronic low back pain. Addictive Behaviors, 136, 107495.

 

Britton, M. (co-first author), Rogova, A. (co-first author), Chen, T.A., Martinez Leal, I., Kyburz, B., Williams, T., ... & Reitzel, L.R. (accepted). Texas Tobacco Quitline Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices within Healthcare Agencies Serving Individuals with Behavioral Health Needs: A Multimethod Study. Preventive Medicine Reports.

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Jafry, M. Z., Martinez, J., Chen, T. A., Britton, M., Martinez Leal, I., Rogova, A., ... & Reitzel, L. R. (2023). Behavioral Health Care Provider's Beliefs, Confidence, and Knowledge in Treating Cigarette Smoking in Relation to Their Use of the 5A's Intervention. Addictive Behaviors Reports, 17, 100493. 

 

Zvolensky, M. J., Shepherd, J. M., Clausen, B. K., Garey, L., Redmond, B. Y., Heggeness, L. F., & Bizier, A. (2023). Perceived Racial/Ethnic Discrimination and Smoking Outcome Expectancies among Adult Latinx Smokers Living in the United States. Substance Use & Misuse, 58(4), 528–535.

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Zegel, M., Leonard, S. J., McGrew, S. J., & Vujanovic, A. A. (2023). Firefighter Relationship Satisfaction: Associations with Mental Health Outcomes. The American Journal of Family Therapy, 1-14.

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Smit, T., Mayorga, N. A., Rogers, A. H., Woods, S. P., Heggeness, L. F., Kauffman, B. Y., ... & Zvolensky, M. J. (2023). Indirect Effects of Negative Mood on Opioid Misuse and Dependence via Anxiety Sensitivity Subfacets: Evidence from Adults Reporting Chronic Pain. Substance Use & Misuse, 58(4), 570-577.

 

Britton, M., Chen, T. A., Martinez Leal, I., Rogova, A., Kyburz, B., Williams, T., ... & Reitzel, L. R. (2023). Lung Cancer Screening Eligibility and Referral Practices in Texas Organizations Serving People with Substance Use Disorders. Cancers, 15(7), 2073.

 

Britton, M., Martinez Leal, I., Jafry, M. Z., Chen, T. A., Rogova, A., Kyburz, B., ... & Reitzel, L. R. (2023). Influence of Provider and Leader Perspectives about Concurrent Tobacco-Use Care during Substance-Use Treatment on Their Tobacco Intervention Provision with Clients: A Mixed-Methods Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(7), 5260.

 

Zvolensky, M. J., Smit, T., Rogers, A. H., Matoska, C., Garey, L., Viana, A. G., ... & Ditre, J. (2022). Exploring pain experience and anxiety sensitivity among Latinx adults in a federally qualified health center. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 45(3), 404-415.

 

Mayorga, N. A., Shepherd, J. M., Garey, L., Viana, A. G., & Zvolensky, M. J. (2022). Heart-focused anxiety among trauma-exposed Latinx young adults: Relations to general depression, suicidality, anxious arousal, and social anxiety. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 9(4), 1135-1144.

 

Kauffman, B., Manning, K., Zvolensky, M. J., & Vujanovic, A. A. (2022). Fatigue sensitivity and mental health among trauma-exposed firefighters. Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior, 10(3), 146-156.

 

Zvolensky, M. J., Clausen, B. K., Shepherd, J. M., Kabel, K. E., Kauffman, B., & Garey, L. (2022). Anxiety sensitivity in relation to post-traumatic stress disorder symptom clusters among young adults with probable post-traumatic stress disorder. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 51(6), 470-485.

 

Garey, L., Smit, T., Neighbors, C., Gallagher, M. W., & Zvolensky, M. J. (2021). Personalized feedback for smoking and anxiety sensitivity: A randomized controlled trial. Substance Use & Misuse, 56(7), 929-940.

 

Zvolensky, M. J., Smit, T., Rogers, A. H., Matoska, C., Garey, L., Viana, A. G., ... & Ditre, J. (2022). Exploring pain experience and anxiety sensitivity among Latinx adults in a federally qualified health center. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 45(3), 404-415.

 

Zvolensky, M. J., Kauffman, B. Y., Garey, L., & Buckner, J. D. (2022). Abstinence phobia among adult African American/Black cannabis users. Addictive Behaviors, 132, 107344.

 

Mayorga, N. A., Shepherd, J. M., Garey, L., Viana, A. G., & Zvolensky, M. J. (2022). Heart-focused anxiety among trauma-exposed Latinx young adults: Relations to general depression, suicidality, anxious arousal, and social anxiety. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 9(4), 1135-1144.

 

Zvolensky, M. J., Shepherd, J. M., Clausen, B. K., Kauffman, B. Y., Heggeness, L., & Garey, L. (2023). Anxiety sensitivity among non-Hispanic Black adults: Relations to mental health and psychosomatic states. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 10(2), 751-760.

 

Chavez, J., Smit, T., Olofsson, H., Mayorga, N. A., Garey, L., & Zvolensky, M. J. (2021). Substance use among exclusive electronic cigarette users and dual combustible cigarette users: Extending work to adult users. Substance Use & Misuse, 56(6), 888-896.

 

Manning, K., Kauffman, B. Y., Garey, L., & Zvolensky, M. J. (2022). Associations of Psychological Inflexibility with Exercise Self-Efficacy and Fatigue Severity among Individuals Seeking Treatment for Weight-Related Behaviors. Health Behavior Research, 5(4), 5.

 

Mayorga, N. A., Brooks, J. R., Walker, R. L., Garey, L., Cardoso, J. B., Garza, M., ... & Zvolensky, M. J. (2022). Evaluating the Role of Anxiety Sensitivity on Behavioral Health Outcomes among Latinx Persons. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 46(1), 31-42.

 

Britton, M. & Martinez Leal, I., Jafry, M., Chen, T. A., Rogova, A., Kyburz, B., Williams, T., & Reitzel, L. R. Influence of Provider Perspectives about Concurrent Tobacco Use Care during Substance Use Treatment on Their Tobacco Intervention Provision with Clients: A Mixed Methods Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (in press)

 

Wang, C., Chen, T. A., Britton, M., Businelle PhD, M. S., Kendzor PhD, D. E., McNeill, L., & Reitzel, L. R. (2023). The Indirect Effect of Smoking Level in the Association Between Urban Stress and Readiness to Quit Smoking among Adults Experiencing Homelessness. Health Behavior Research, 6(1), 5.

 

Martinez Leal, I., Njoh, J., Chen, T. A., Foreman-Hays, F., Reed, B. C., Haley, S. A., Chavez, K., et al. (2023). Exploring COVID-19 Vaccine Attitudes among Racially and Ethnically Minoritized Communities: Community Partners’ and Residents’ Perspectives. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(4), 3372.

 

Mayorga, N. A., Shepherd, J. M., Matoska, C. T., Kabel, K. E., Vujanovic, A. A., Viana, A. G., & Zvolensky, M. J. (2023). Posttraumatic stress among trauma-exposed Hispanic/Latinx adults: relations to mental health. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 1-14.

 

Carter, B. J., Reitzel, L. R., Chen, T. A., Woodard, L., & Obasi, E. M. (2022). Engaging the Houston Community in Research: An Early Case Study of a Community Engagement Core in the University of Houston's HEALTH Center for Addictions Research and Cancer Prevention. Health Behavior and Policy Review, 9(5), 1017-1036.

 

Ramclam, A., Taing, M., Kyburz, B., Williams, T., Casey, K., Correa-Fernández, V., ... & Reitzel, L. R. (2022). An epidemic and a pandemic collide: Assessing the feasibility of tobacco treatment among vulnerable groups at COVID-19 protective lodging. Families, Systems, & Health, 40(1), 120.

 

Randazza, M. P., McKay, D., Bakhshaie, J., Storch, E. A., & Zvolensky, M. J. (2022). Unhealthy alcohol use associated with obsessive-compulsive symptoms: The moderating effects of anxiety and depression. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 32, 100713.

 

Vujanovic, A. A., Lebeaut, A., & Leonard, S. (2021). Exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of first responders. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 50(4), 320-335.

 

Atrooz, F.; Aljararwah, S.M.; Acquati, C.; Khabour, O.F.; Salim, S. Breast Cancer Beliefs and Screening Practices among Syrian Refugee Women and Jordanian Women. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 3645. 

 

Atrooz, F.; Aljararwah, S.M.; Chen, T.A.; Khabour, O.F.; Salim, S. Understanding Mental Health Status of Syrian Refugee and Jordanian Women: Novel Insights from a Comparative Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 2976. 

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Atrooz, F., Aljararwah, S. M., Chen, T. A., Khabour, O. F., & Salim, S. (2023). Understanding Mental Health Status of Syrian Refugee and Jordanian Women: Novel Insights from a Comparative Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(4), 2976.

 

Redmond, B. Y., Salwa, A., Smit, T., Ditre, J. W., Garey, L., & Zvolensky, M. J. (2023). Pain Severity and Smoking Abstinence Expectancies among Latinx Individuals Who Smoke Cigarettes: The Moderating Role of Perceived Discrimination. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(2), 1079.

 

Garey, L., Senger, A. R., Smit, T., Nizio, P., Matoska, C. T., Kauffman, B., ... & Zvolensky, M. J. (2023). Anxiety sensitivity and reasons for smoking among Black smokers. Addictive Behaviors, 139, 107593.

 

Garey, L., Hébert, E. T., Mayorga, N. A., Chavez, J., Shepherd, J. M., Businelle, M. S., & Zvolensky, M. J. (2022). Evaluating the feasibility and acceptability of a mobile‐based health technology for smoking cessation: Mobile Anxiety Sensitivity Program. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 61, 111-129.

 

Rodriguez-Cano, R., Paulus, D. J., Derrick, J. L., Blalock, J. A., & Zvolensky, M. J. (2022). Emotion dysregulation and hazardous drinking in relation to suicidal ideation among Spanish-speaking Latinx daily-smokers. Journal of substance abuse treatment, 132, 108508.

 

Brabeck, K. M., Cardoso, J. B., Chen, T., Bjugstad, A., Capps, R., Capoverde, E., & Trull, A. (2022). Discrimination and PTSD among Latinx immigrant youth: The moderating effects of gender. Psychological trauma: theory, research, practice, and policy, 14(1), 11.

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Buckner, J. D., Glover, N. I., Shepherd, J. M., & Zvolensky, M. J. (2022). Racial discrimination and hazardous drinking among Black drinkers: the role of social anxiety in the minority stress model. Substance Use & Misuse, 57(2), 256-262.

 

Cavanagh, L., & Obasi, E. M. (2022). Chronic stress, autonomic dysregulation and prospective drug use among African American emerging adults. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 28(1), 91.

 

Salwa, A., Zvolensky, M. J., & Kauffman, B. (2022). The association between anxiety sensitivity and food cravings among individuals seeking treatment for weight-related behaviors. Eating Behaviors, 101684.

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Kauffman, B., Manning, K., Zvolensky, M. J., & Vujanovic, A. A. (2022). Fatigue sensitivity and mental health among trauma-exposed firefighters. Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior, 10(3), 146-156.

 

Ramclam, A., Taing, M., Kyburz, B., Williams, T., Casey, K., Correa-Fernández, V., ... & Reitzel, L. R. (2022). An epidemic and a pandemic collide: Assessing the feasibility of tobacco treatment among vulnerable groups at COVID-19 protective lodging. Families, Systems, & Health, 40(1), 120.

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Zvolensky, M. J., Redmond, B. Y., Smit, T., Matoska, C. T., Mayorga, N. A., Gallagher, M., & Garey, L. (2022). Anxiety sensitivity and its association with perceived barriers for quitting, smoking inflexibility, and severity of quit problems among Black smokers. Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, 1-18.

 

McDermott, R. J. (2022). Taking Back the Narrative in Science and Public Health–The Challenge is Enormous (and Necessary). Health Behavior and Policy Review, 9(5), 1009-1016.

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Zvolensky, M. J., Shepherd, J. M., Clausen, B. K., Kabel, K. E., Kauffman, B. Y., Garey, L., McGrew, S. J., & Vujanovic, A. A. (2022). Anxiety Sensitivity Among Trauma-Exposed Non-Hispanic Black Adults: Relations to Posttraumatic Stress. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 10-1097.

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Gilbert, L. R., Starks, S., Gray, J., Reitzel, L. R., & Obasi, E. M. (2022). Exploring the provider and organization level barriers to Medication for Opioid Use Disorder treatment for Black Americans: A study protocol. Public Health in Practice, 4,100308.

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Carter, B. J., Reitzel, L. R. Chen, T. A., Woodard, L., & Obasi, E. M. (2022). Engaging the Houston community in research: An early case study of a Community Engagement Core in the University of Houston’s HEALTH Center for Addictions Research and Cancer Prevention. Health Behavior and Policy Review, 9(5),1017.

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Martinez Leal, I., Martinez, J., Britton, M., Chen, T. A., Correa-Fernández, V., Kyburz, B., Nitturi, V., et al. (2022). Collaborative Learning: A qualitative study exploring factors contributing to a successful tobacco cessation train-the-trainer program as a community of practice. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(13), 7664. 

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Zvolensky, M. J., Kauffman, B. Y., Garey, L., Buckner, J. D., Businelle, M. S., & Reitzel, L.R. (2022). Financial strain among adult African American/Black cannabis users. Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse,1-13.

 

Ramclam, A., Taing, M., Kyburz, B., Williams, T., Casey, K., Correa-Fernández, V., Obasi, E. M., Martinez Leal, I., Chen, T. A., O'Connor, D. P., & Reitzel, L. R. (2022). An epidemic and a pandemic collide: Assessing the feasibility of tobacco treatment among vulnerable groups at COVID-19 protective lodging. Families, Systems & Health: the Journal of Collaborative Family Healthcare, 40(1), 120–125.

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Buckner, J. D., Lewis, E. M., Shepherd, J. M., & Zvolensky, M. J. (2022). Ethnic discrimination and alcohol-related problem severity among Hispanic/Latin drinkers: The role of social anxiety in the minority stress model. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 108730.

 

Kauffman, B. Y., Rogers, A. H., Garey, L., & Zvolensky, M. J. (2022). Anxiety and depressive symptoms among adults with obesity and chronic pain: the role of anxiety sensitivity. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 51(4), 295–308.

 

Randazza, M. P., McKay, D., Bakhshaie, J., Storch, E. A., & Zvolensky, M. J. (2022). Unhealthy alcohol use associated with obsessive-compulsive symptoms: The moderating effects of anxiety and depression. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 32,100713.

 

Buckner, J. D., Glover, N. I., Shepherd, J. M., & Zvolensky, M. J. (2022). Racial discrimination and hazardous drinking among Black drinkers: The Role of Social Anxiety in the Minority Stress Model. Substance Use & Misuse, 57(2), 256–262.

 

Brown, H.A., Roberts, R.D. ,Chen, T.A., Businelle, M.S., Obasi, E.M., Kendzor, D.E., & Reitzel, L. R. (2022). Perceived disease risk of smoking, barriers to quitting, and cessation intervention preferences by sex amongst homeless adult concurrent tobacco product users and conventional cigarette-only users. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,19, 3629.

 

Atrooz, F., Chen,T.A., Biekman, B., Alrousan, G., Bick, J., Salim, S. (2022). Displacement and isolation: Insights from a mental stress survey of Syrian refugees in Houston, Texas, USA. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,19, 2547.

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Martinez, J., Jafry, M.Z., Chen, T.A., Businelle, M.S., Kendzor, D. E., Britton, M., Vijayaraghavan, M., & Reitzel, L R. (2022). Guest support for outdoor smoke-free policies within a homeless shelter. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,19, 2408.

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Adepoju, O. E., Han, D., Chae, M., Smith, K. L., Gilbert, L., Choudhury, S., & Woodard, L. (2021). Health disparities and climate change: The intersection of three disaster events on vulnerable communities in Houston, Texas. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,19(1), 35.

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Taing, M., Nitturi, V., Chen, T. A., Kyburz, B., Martinez Leal, I., Correa-Fernández, V., Obasi, E. M., et al. (2021). Implementation and outcomes of a comprehensive tobacco free workplace program in opioid treatment centers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,19(1), 239.

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Nitturi, V., Chen, T. A., Martinez Leal, I., Correa-Fernández, V., Drenner, K., Kyburz, B., Williams, T., Obasi, E.M., et al. (2021). Implementation and outcomes of a train-the-trainer program at behavioral health treatment centers as a mechanism to maintain organizational capacity to address tobacco use disorder. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,18(21),11635. 

 

Brabeck, K. M., Cardoso, J. B., Chen, T.A., Bjugstad, A., Capps, R., Capoverde, E., & Trull, A. (2021). Discrimination and PTSD among Latinx immigrant youth: The moderating effects of gender. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice and Policy. Advance online publication.

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Jafry, M.Z., Martinez, J., Chen, T.A., Businelle, M.S., Kendzor, D.E., & Reitzel, L.R. (2021). Perceived social support attenuates the association between stress and health-related quality of life among adults experiencing homelessness. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,18,10713. 

 

Chen, T.A., Reitzel, L.R., Obasi, E.M., & Dave, J.M. (2021). Did school meal programs and SNAP participation improve diet quality of U.S. children from low-income households: evidence from NHANES 2013–2014? Nutrients,13(10), 3574. 

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Le, K., Chen, T. A., Martinez Leal, I., Correa-Fernández, V., Obasi, E. M., Kyburz, B., Williams, T., Casey, K., Taing, M., O’Connor, D. P., & Reitzel, L. R. (2021). Organizational factors moderating changes in tobacco use dependence care delivery following a comprehensive tobacco-free workplace intervention in non-profit substance use treatment centers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,18,10485. 

 

Manning, K., Rogers A.H., Shepherd, J., Matoska, C., Ditre, J.W., Garey, L., Koffman, B.Y., & Zvolensky, M.J., (2021). Fatigue severity among adults with chronic low back pain: relations to opioid use and hazardous alcohol use. Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior, 9(3),148-158. 

 

Agrawal, P., Chen, T.A., McNeill, L.H., Acquati, C., Connors, S.K., Nitturi, V., Robinson, A.S., Martinez Leal, I., & Reitzel, L.R. (2021). Factors associated with breast cancer screening adherence among church-going African American women. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,18, 8494. 

 

Cavanagh L., Obasi, E.M. (2021). The moderating role of coping style on chronic stress exposure and cardiovascular reactivity among African American emerging adults. Prevention Science, 22(3), 357–366. 

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Eshtehardi, S. S., Taylor, A. A., Chen, T. A., de Dios, M. A., Correa-Fernández, V., Kendzor, D. E., Businelle, M. S., et al. (2021). Sociodemographic determinants of nonadherence to depression and anxiety medication among individuals experiencing homelessness. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,18(15), 7958.

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Chen, T. A., Smith, N. G., Regan, S. D., Obasi, E. M., Anderson, K. F., & Reitzel, L. R. (2021). Combining Global Positioning System (GPS) with saliva collection among sexual minority adults: a feasibility study. Plos one,16(5), e0250333. 

 

Garey L., Hébert E.T., Mayorga N.A., Chavez J., Shepherd J.M., Businelle M.S., & Zvolensky M.J. (2021). 

Evaluating the feasibility and acceptability of a mobile-based health technology for smoking cessation: Mobile Anxiety Sensitivity Program. British Journal of Clinical Psychology. Advance online publication. 

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Martinez Leal, I., Taing, M., Correa-Fernández, V., Obasi, E. M., Kyburz, B., Le, K., ... & Reitzel, L. R. (2021). Addressing smoking cessation among women in substance use treatment: a qualitative approach to guiding tailored interventions. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(11), 5764.

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Nitturi, V., Chen, T. A., Zvolensky, M. J., McNeill, L. H., Obasi, E. M., & Reitzel, L. R. (2021). Anxiety sensitivity and fast-food ordering habits among black adults. Health Behavior Research, 4(1), 5. 

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Le, K., Chen, T. A., Martinez Leal, I., Correa-Fernández, V., Obasi, E. M., Kyburz, B., Williams, T., Casey, K., Brown, H. A., O'Connor, D. P., & Reitzel, L. R. (2021). Organizational-level moderators impacting tobacco-related knowledge change after tobacco education training in substance use treatment centers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(14), 7597. 

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Rodriguez-Cano, R., Paulus, D.J., Blalock JA, & Zvolensky, M.J. (2021). Emotion dysregulation and hazardous drinking in relation to suicidal ideation among Spanish-speaking Latinx daily smokers. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment,132,108508.   

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Rogers, A. H., & Zvolensky, M. J. (2021). Transdiagnostic vulnerability factors for behavioral health problems during COVID-19. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 50(3), 179–184. 

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Rodriguez-Cano, R., Garey, L., Bakhshaie, J., Shepherd, J. M., & Zvolensky, M. J. (2020). The synergetic effect of alcohol consumption and cigarettes per day on smoking outcomes expectancies among Latinx adult smokers.

Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse,1–22. 

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