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.

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Publications

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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

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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

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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

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