
RESEARCH
NESTT 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, and legal work. Using the close guidance of the Institutional Review Board at the University of Vermont and with the highest regard for protection of our clients, we conduct a research program.
Publications
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.
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