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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.

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Publications

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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

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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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Connecting Cultures / NESTT

Vermont Psychological Services

2 Colchester Avenue
Burlington, Vermont 05405-0134
Tel: (802) 656-2661

This program is supported in part by funding from United Way of Northwest Vermont and the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), an office of the United States Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families.

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This website’s contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by the United Way or ORR.

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