Student Productivity

We are proud to highlight the exceptional productivity of our ASCP Program doctoral students across multiple areas, including scholarly publications, research presentations, and awards/ honors. Their work reflects a strong commitment to advancing knowledge, contributing to professional discourse, and making a tangible impact beyond the academic setting.

By sharing these accomplishments, we aim not only to recognize their individual and collective achievements, but also to demonstrate the depth and rigor of the training provided through the ASCP Program. Through a combination of mentorship, hands-on research opportunities, and professional development experiences, our students graduate with the skills, confidence, and expertise needed to excel in their fields and serve as leaders in their communities.

To review faculty members' productivity, please visit their respective faculty webpages.

Bolded Names:ASCP Program or Certicate Doctoral Students
**: Undergraduate Student Authors

• 2025- 2026 Academic Year

  PUBLICATIONS

  Alhajji, L., Wyrick, M., Holt, N. M., Ortiz Diaz, K., Potter, J., Simms, J. S., … Kenny, M. C. (2025). A Comprehensive Training Approach to Human Trafficking in a Medical School and Teaching Hospital Program. Journal of Human Trafficking, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1080/23322705.2025.2510841

  Castillo Perez, J. S., Stephens, D. P., Collins, G. B., Hayes, T. B., & Ibanez, G. (2025). Examining the Relationship Between Condom Use Self-Efficacy, Sexual Empowerment, and Sexual Health Knowledge Among Latino College Men. American Journal of Sexuality Education, 20(4), 634–658. https://doi.org/10.1080/15546128.2024.2390643

  De la Vega-Taboada, E., Stephens, D. P., & Marin, K. (2025).  “Through the Excuse of Football, We Strengthen Medical Services”: How Football-Oriented Sport for Development Organizations Prevent Youth Violence by Promoting Healthy Development in Colombia. Qualitative Health Research, 0(0). doi:10.1177/10497323251316756

  Dours, N., & Eaton, A. A. (2026). Gender, Power, and Parenthood: Predictors of Relationship Satisfaction Among Women Partnered With Women vs. Men. Psychology of Women Quarterly,50(1), 60-75.

  Dours, N., & Eaton, A. A. (2026). Using Routine Activity Theory to Predict Technology- Facilitated Violence Among U.S. Adults During COVID-19. Violence Against Women,32(2), 464-485.

  Hall, P. D., Robinson, L., Thomas, B., Randolph Cunningham, S., Burlew, A. K., & Narcisse, M. R. (2025). Sociocultural Factors Related to COVID Vaccine Status in African Americans. Journal of Black Psychology, 51(3), 359-381.

  Kenny, M., Ortiz, K., & Stephens, D. P (2025). “Lessons Learned from A Drop-In Center for Girls who have Experienced Commercial Sexual Exploitation. Journal of Human Trafficking. doi.org/10.1080/23322705.2025.2479404

  Kotey, F., Kenny, M. C., & Hernandez, J. (2025). Perceptions of Consent Among College Students: The Effects of Perpetrator, Target, and Perceiver Gender. ex æquo, (52).

  Long, K., Nelson, E., & Stephens, D. P. (2025). Work as Joy: Parental Perspectives on Barriers and Facilitators to Employment for Emerging Adults With Down Syndrome. Disability & Rehabilitation, 48(1): 144- 151. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2025.2527

  Masterson, A. P., Mahar, E. A., Moors, A. C., Campbell, J. T., Dours, N., & Gesselman, A. N. (2025). Monogamy in question: Predictors of perceived shifts in attitudes toward monogamy and consensual non-monogamy during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, 34(2), 300-312.

  **Ugardes, N.,  **Smielak, V., **Calero, R., Castillo Perez, J.S., Jay, P., Muralidhar, K., & Stephens, D. P. (2025). Exploring Indian Long-Haul Truck Drivers’ Mental Health and Well-Being: Risk and Protective Factors Associated with their Lifestyle. FIU Undergraduate Research Journal, 3(1): 9. DOI: 10.25148/FIUURJ.3.1.9

  
  CONFERENCES

  Sutherland, K. &  Stephens D. (2025, September). Attitudes Toward Dating Individuals with Disabilities. Paper presentation for The International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Health Issues Conference. London, UK.

  Pierre, J., Stephens D., Robinson, L. & Sutherland, K. (2025, June). Navigating Discipline: Deep Dive into Caribbean Emerging Adults’ Perspectives on Parental Practices. Paper presentation for the Caribbean Conference of Psychology. Bridgetown, Barbados.
  
  Pierre, J., Stephens D. & Chang, M. (2025, June). Nurturing Self-Esteem: Exploring Afro-Caribbean Parenting and Cultural Identity. Poster presentation for the Caribbean Conference of Psychology. Bridgetown, Barbados.
  

  Peguero, H. (2025, July) “Because being gay is stigmatized in society, being HIV positive is stigmatized as well”: Indian Physicians’ Perceptions of their experiences and stigmas related to LGBTQ HIV and AIDS individuals. 13th IAS Conference on HIV Science, Kigali, Rwanda.

  Peguero, H. (2025, June). My Global Health Journey. Invited Presenter at Unspoken Spaces: Giving Voice To The Silenced Narratives. JSS Medical College, Mysore, India

  Robinson, L. & Stephens D. (2025, June). Examining Social Pressures: Pregnancy in Caribbean Communities. Paper presentation for the Caribbean Conference of Psychology. Bridgetown, Barbados.
  

  Robinson, L. & Stephens D. (2025, June). Perceptions of Infertility Care in the Caribbean. Poster presentation for the Caribbean Conference of Psychology. Bridgetown, Barbados.

   

  HONORS & AWARDS

  Pierre, J. (2025). National Institute of Health- Global Health Emerging Scholars Dissertation Fellowship
  Exploring Nigerian HIV positive adults' parenting strategies
  
  

  Peguero, H. (2025). Latino Salud
  Health and Support Scholarship