Peer-Reviewed Publications

In Press

Abreu, R. L., Lefevor, G. T., Gonzalez, K. A., Teran, M.*, & Watson, R. (in press). Parental support, depressive symptoms, and LGBTQ adolescents: Main and moderation Effects in a diverse sample. Online First. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2022.2096047

Arora, S.*, Gonzalez, K. A., Abreu, R. L., & Gloster, C*. (in press). “Therapy can be restorative, but can also be really harmful”: Therapy experiences of QTBIPOC clients. Psychotherapy.

Abreu, R. L., Lefevor, G. T., Gonzalez, K. A., Barrita, A.*, & Watson, R. (in press). Bullying, depression, and parental acceptance in a sample of Latinx sexual and gender minority youth. Journal of LGBT Youth. https://doi.org/10.1080/19361653.2022.2071791

Skidmore, S. J.*, Lefevor, G. T., Larsen, E. R.*, Golightly, R. M.*, & Abreu, R. L. (in press). “We are scared of being kicked out of our religion!”: Common challenges and benefits for sexual minority Latter-day Saints. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. https://doi.org/10.1037/sgd0000571

Lockett, G. M.*, Brooks, J., Abreu, R. L., & Sostre, J.* (in press).“I want to go to a place that’s openly talking about the experiences of people of color who also identify as LGBTQ+”: Cultural, religious, and spiritual experiences of LGBTQ people of color. Spirituality in Clinical Practice. https://doi.org/10.1037/scp0000288

Abreu, R. L., Gonzalez, K. A., Lindley, L.*, Capielo Rosario, C., Lockett, G.*, & Teran, M.* (in press). “Why can’t I have the office jobs?”: Immigrant Latinx transgender peoples’ experiences with seeking employment. Journal of Career Development. https://doi.org/10.1177/08948453211062951

Stults, C. B., Abreu, R. L., Tjia, L.*, Brandt, S. A.*, Maleve, D. M.*, & Chumpitaz, M.* (in press). Enacted and anticipated stigma related to consensual non-monogamy among LGBTQ+ adults. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. https://doi.org/10.1037/sgd0000546

Nakamura, N., Dispenza, F., Abreu, R. L., Ollen, E. W., Pantalone, D. W., Canillas, G., Gormley, B., & Vencill, J. A. (in press). The APA guidelines for psychological practice with sexual minority persons: An executive summary of the 2021 revision. American Psychologist. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0000939

Abreu, R. L., Gonzalez, K. A., Arora, S.*, Lockett, G. M.*, Sostre, J.*, & Mosley, D. V. (in press). “Coming together after tragedy reaffirms the strong sense of community and pride we have:” LGBTQ people find strength in community and cultural values during the Covid-19 pandemic. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. https://doi.org/10.1037/sgd0000516

Abreu, R. L., Sostre, J.*, Gonzalez, K. A., Lockett, G. M.*, & Matsuno, M. (in press). “I am afraid for those kids who might find death preferable”: Parental figures’ reactions and coping strategies to bans on gender affirming care for transgender and gender diverse youth. Online First. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. 10.1037/sgd0000495

2022

Abreu, R. L., Sostre, J.*, Gonzalez, K. A., Lockett, G. M.*, Matsuno, M., & Mosley, D. V. (2022). Impact of gender affirming care bans on transgender and gender diverse youth: Parental figures’ perspective. Journal of Family Psychology, 36(5), 643-652. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/fam0000987

Abreu, R. L., Townsend, D.*, Mitchell, Y.*, Ward, J.*, Audette, L.*, & Gonzalez, K. A. (2022). LGBTQ qualitative and mixed methods research in counseling psychology: A Content Analysis. The Counseling Psychologist, 50(5), 708-737. https://doi.org/10.1177/00110000221092481

Gonzalez, K. A., Pulice-Farrow, L.*, & Abreu, R. L. (2022). “In the voices of people like me”: LGBTQ coping during Trump’s administration. The Counseling Psychologist, 50(2), 212-240. https://doi.org/10.1177/00110000211057199

Gonzalez, K. A., Abreu, R. L., Capielo Rosairo, C., Koech, J.*, Lockett, G. M.*, Lindley, L.* (2022). “A center for trans women where they help you:” Resource needs of the immigrant Latinx transgender community. International Journal of Transgender Health, 23 (1-2), 60-78. https://doi.org/10.1080/26895269.2020.1830222

Abreu, R. L., & Gonzalez, K. A., Mosley, D. V., Pulice-Farrow, L.*, Adam, A.*, & Duberli, F. (2022). “They feel empowered to discriminate against las chicas”: Latina transgender women’s experiences navigating the healthcare system. International Journal of Transgender Health, 23 (1-2), 178-193. https://doi.org/10.1080/26895269.2020.1767752

Abreu, R. L., Long, H., Logan, S., & Kenny, M. (2022). School counselors’ perceived preparedness and school support for LGBT students. Journal of LGBTQ Issues in Counseling, 16, 47-66. https://doi.org/10.1080/15538605.2021.1967254 *READ IT HERE!*

Abreu, R. L., Audette, L.*, Mitchell, Y.*, Simpson, I.*, Ward, J.*, Ackerman, L.*, Gonzalez, K. A., & Washington, K. ** (2022). LGBTQ student experiences in schools from 2009-2019: A systematic review of study characteristics and recommendations for prevention and intervention in school psychology journals. Psychology in the Schools, 59, 115-151. 10.1002/pits.22508 *READ IT HERE!*

Abreu, R. L., Arora, S.*, Gonzalez, K. A., & Rivera, D. (2022). Resisting colonization in higher education and empowering LGBTQ+ students: Mobilizing toward liberation. In D. P. Rivera, R. L. Abreu, & K. A. Gonzalez (Eds.), Affirming LGBTQ+ students in higher education: Enhancing resistance to minority stress. (pp. 203–210). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000281-013

Gonzalez, K. A., Arora, S.*, Abreu, R. L., & Rivera, D. (2022). Introduction: A call to action for affirming all LGBTQ+ students in higher education. In D. P. Rivera, R. L. Abreu, & K. A. Gonzalez (Eds.), Affirming LGBTQ+ students in higher education. (pp. 3–14). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000281-001

2021

Koech, J.*, Sostre, J.*, Lockett, G. M.*, Gonzalez, K., & Abreu, R. L. (2021). Resisting by existing: Trans Latinx mental health, well-being, and resilience in the United States. In R. A Chaparro & M. A. M. Prado (Eds.). Latinx queer psychology (pp.43-67). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-82250-7_4

Abreu, R. L., & Gormley, B (2021). Whose vocational issues?: A call toward an inclusive understanding of vocational issues among sexual minority people. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 8(3) 386-387. https://doi.org/10.1037/sgd0000527 *READ IT HERE!*

Abreu, R. L. (2021). Centering Black queer people in our journey toward collective healing: From clinical implications to liberation. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 8(3), 380–381. https://doi.org/10.1037/sgd0000540 *READ IT HERE!*

Pantalone, D. W., & Abreu, R. L. (2021). The empirical literature on training mental health providers in queer-affirming care: Considering the clinical implications. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 8(3), 388–389. https://doi.org/10.1037/sgd0000538 *READ IT HERE!*

Abreu, R. L., Gonzalez, K. A., Capielo Rosairo, C., Lindley, L.*, & Lockett, G. M*. (2021). “What American dream is this?“: The effect of Trump’s presidency on immigrant Latinx transgender people. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 68(6), 657-669. https://doi.org/10.1037/cou0000541 *READ IT HERE!*

Gonzalez, K. A., Abreu, R. L., Arora, S., Lockett, G. M., & Sostre, J. (2021). “Previous resilience has taught me that I can survive anything:” LGBTQ resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 8(2), 133–144. https://doi.org/10.1037/sgd0000501 *READ IT HERE!*

Abreu, R. L., Gonzalez, K. A., Capielo Rosairo, C., Lockett, G. M.*, Lindley, L.*, & Lane, S. (2021). “We are our own community”: Immigrant Latinx transgender people community experiences. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 68(4), 390-403. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/cou0000546 *READ IT HERE!*

Gonzalez, K. A., Capielo Rosario, C., Abreu, R. L., & Cardenas Bautista, E.* (2021). “It hurts but it’s the thing we have to do”: Puerto Rican colonial migration. Journal of Latinx Psychology, 9(2), 140–160. https://doi.org/10.1037/lat0000181 *READ IT HERE!*

2020

Abreu, R. L., Gonzalez, K. A., Rosario, C. C., Pulice-Farrow, L., & Rodríguez, M. M. D. (2020). “Latinos have a stronger attachment to the family”: Latinx fathers’ acceptance of their sexual minority children. Journal of GLBT Family Studies, 16(2), 192–210. https://doi.org/10.1080/1550428X.2019.167223 *READ IT HERE!*

Capielo Rosario, C., Abreu, R. L., Gonzalez, K. A., & Cardenas Bautista, E.* (2020). ‘That day no one spoke’ : Florida Puerto Ricans’ reaction to Hurricane María. The Counseling Psychologist, 48(3), 377–406. https://doi.org/10.1177/0011000019899382 [Recipient of the SERD Outstanding Contribution to Scholarship on Race and Ethnicity Award] *READ IT HERE!*

Heredia, D., Jr., Abreu, R. L., Aranda, E., & Cerezo, A. (2020). Orgullo Latinx: Fostering sexual and gender diverse resilience through intersectional and collective leadership. Journal of Latinx Psychology, 8(1), 83–93. https://doi.org/10.1037/lat0000137 *READ IT HERE!*

Abreu, R. L., Riggle, E. D. B., & Rostosky, S. S. (2020). Expressive writing intervention with Cuban-American and Puerto Rican parents of LGBTQ individuals. The Counseling Psychologist, 48(1), 106–134. https://doi.org/10.1177/0011000019853240 *READ IT HERE!*

Abreu, R. L., Kenny, M. C., Hall, J. G., & Huff, J.** (2020). Supporting transgender students: School counselors’ preparedness, training efforts, and necessary support. Journal of LGBT Youth, 17(1), 107–122. https://doi.org/10.1080/19361653.2019.1662 *READ IT HERE!*

2019

Abreu, R. L., Rosenkrantz, D., Ryser-oatman, T. J.*, Rostosky, S., & Riggle, E. D. B. (2019). Parental reactions to transgender and gender non-conforming children: A systematic literature review. Journal of GLBT Family Studies, 15, 461-485. https://doi.org/10.1080/1550428X.2019.1656132 *READ IT HERE!*

Mosley, D. V., Gonzalez, K. A., & Abreu, R. L., & Kaivan, N. (2019). Unseen and underserved: A content analysis of wellness support services for Bi+ people of Color and Indigenous people on U.S. campuses. Journal of Bisexuality, 19, 276-304. doi:10.1080/15299716.2019.1617552 *READ IT HERE!*

Kenny, M., Helpingstine, C., Abreu, R. L., & Duberli, F. (2019). Understanding the needs of LGBTQ clients and their risk for commercial sexual exploitation: Training community mental health workers. Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services, 31, 166-181. doi:10.1080/10538720.2019.1568338 *READ IT HERE!*

2018

Kenny, M., Abreu, R. L., Helpingstine, C., Lopez-Griman, A., & Mathews, B. (2018). Counselors mandated responsibility to report child maltreatment: A review of U.S. laws. Journal of Counseling & Development, 86, 372-387. doi:10.1002/jcad.12220 *READ IT HERE!*

Abreu, R. L., & Kenny, M. (2018). Cyberbullying and LGBTQ youth: A systematic literature review and recommendations for prevention and intervention. The Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma (JCAT), 11, 81-97. doi:10.1007/s40653-017-0175-7  *READ IT HERE!*

2017

Kenny, M., Abreu, R. L., Marchena, M., Helpingstine, C., Lopez-Griman, A., & Mathews, B. (2017). Legal and clinical guidelines for making a child maltreatment report. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 48, 469-480. doi:10.1037/pro0000166  *READ T HERE!*

Rostosky, S., Abreu, R. L., Riggle, E., & Mahoney, A. (2017). A qualitative study of parenting and religiosity/spirituality in LBGTQ families. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 9, 437-445. doi:10.1037/rel0000077  *READ IT HERE!*

Rosenkrantz, D. E., Black, W. W., Abreu, R. L., Aleshire, M., & Bennett, K. L. (2017). Health and health care of rural sexual and gender minorities: A systematic review. Stigma and Health, 2, 229-243. doi:10.1037/sah0000055  *READ IT HERE!*

Abreu, R. L., McEachern, A., & Kenny, M. (2017). Myths and misconceptions about LGBTQ youth: School counselors’ role in advocacy. Journal of School Counseling, 15, 1-44. Retrieved from http://www.jsc.montana.edu/articles/v15n8.pdf  *READ IT HERE!*

Mosley, D., Abreu, R. L., Ruderman, A., & Crowell, C. (2017). Hashtags and hip-hop: Exploring the online performances of hip-hop identified youth using Instagram. Feminist Media Studies, 17, 135-152. doi:10.1080/14680777.2016.1197293 *READ IT HERE*

2016

Abreu, R. L., Black, W. W., Mosley, D. V., & Fedewa, A. L. (2016). LGBTQ youth bullying experiences in schools: The role of school counselors within a system of oppression. Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, 11, 325-342. doi:10.1080/15401383.2016.1214092  *READ IT HERE*

Kenny, M., & Abreu, R. L. (2016). Mandatory reporting of child maltreatment for counselors: An innovative training program. Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling, 2, 112-124. doi:10.1080/23727810.2016.1228770  *READ IT HERE*

2015

Kenny, M., & Abreu, R. L. (2015). Training mental health professionals in child sexual abuse: Curricular guidelines. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 24, 572-591. doi:10.1080/10538712.2015.1042185  *READ IT HERE!*

Burt, I., & Abreu, R. L. (2015). Using mixed personal growth groups to reduce biases with same-sex couples. Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, 10, 200-215. doi:10.1080/15401383.2014.962721