RESEARCH
Connecting Cultures operates out of a clinical psychology doctoral training clinic, Vermont Psychological Services at the University of Vermont. As a result, we have many opportunities to empirically test various research questions pertaining to our clinical, social work case management, physical therapy, and legal work. We conduct a research program using the close guidance of the Institutional Review Board at the University of Vermont and with the highest regard for the protection of our clients.
Publications
Weith, J., Fondacaro, K., & Khin, P. P. (2022). Practitioners’ perspectives on barriers and benefits of telemental health services:
the unique impact of COVID-19 on resettled US Refugees and asylees. Community Mental Health Journal, 609-621.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-022-01025-6
Khin, P. P., Burt, K., & Fondacaro, K. (2022). Identifying resilience-promoting factors for refugee survivors of torture. Torture
Journal, 32(3), 31-48. https://doi.org/10.7146/torture.v32i3.128843
Dee, J. M., & Littenberg, B. (2022). Regional vs global physical therapy interventions to treat chronic pain in survivors of trauma: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy, 1-12.
https://doi.org/10.1080/10669817.2022.2159615
Fondacaro, K. M., Mazzula, E. C., & Weldon, H. T. The chronic traumatic stress treatment (CTS-T): A resilience-focused,
culturally responsive intervention for refugees and survivors of torture-including a mobile mental health application. Torture Journal, 31(2), 110-125. https://doi.org/10.7146/torture.v31i2.121222
Mazzulla, E. C., Fondacaro, K. M., Weldon, H., Dibble, M., & Price, M. (2021). Addressing the Disparity in Refugee Mental
Health Services: a Pilot Study of a Traumatic Stress Intervention Utilizing a Language-Free mHealth Application. Journal
of Technology in Behavioral Science, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41347-021-00213-7
Fondacaro, K., Weith, M. A., & Weldon, H. (2020). Cultural Barriers to Obtaining Mental Health Services: The Unique Impact
of COVID-19 on Refugees. Co-Editor Statement. APTC Bulletin, 13. Click here to view.
Gray, B. L., Dewey, L. M., & Fondacaro, K. M. (2020). Torture, psychological inflexibility, and mental health outcomes among
resettled refugees in the United States. Journal of Refugee Studies, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1093/jrs/feaa044
Wanna, C. P., Seehuus, M., Mazzulla, E., & Fondacaro, K. (2019). A house is not a home: Modeling the effects of social support
and connection within resettled refugee populations. Journal of Community Psychology, 47(7), 1629-
1644. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22218
Fondacaro, K., & Mazulla, E. (2018). The chronic traumatic stress framework: a conceptual model to guide empirical
investigation and mental health treatment for refugees and survivors of torture. Torture: Journal on Rehabilitation of
Torture Victims and Prevention of Torture, 28(1), 58-69. https://doi.org/10.7146/torture.v28i1.105477
Meyerhoff, J., Rohan, K. J., & Fondacaro, K. M. (2018). Suicide and suicide-related behavior among Bhutanese refugees
resettled in the United States. Asian American Journal of Psychology, 9(4), 270-283. https://doi.org/10.1037/aap0000125
Fondacaro, K. M., & Harder, V. S. (2014). Connecting cultures: A training model promoting evidence-based psychological
services for refugees. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 8(4), 320-327.
https://doi.org/10.1037/tep0000071