PARENTING & YOUTH BEHAVIOR RESEARCH LAB
Recent Publications and Presentations
Publications
* denotes student author
Short, M.B., *Kaye, S., *Knight, C., *Riobueno-Naylor, A., Bistricky, S.L., Elkins, S.R., Schanding, G.T., & Lai, B. (2023). Parental influence on child mental health and resilience post-Hurricane Harvey. Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma.https://doi.org/10.1007/s40653-023-00554-w.
*Nguyen, T., Elkins, S.R. & Curtis, D.F. (2022). Peer-Based Intervention for Socioemotional Concerns Among Children with ADHD. Child Psychiatry & Human Development. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-022-01345-4
*Nguyen, T., Elkins, S.R., Curtis, D.F. (2022). Self-concept change following Structured Dyadic Behavior Therapy for children with ADHD. Child Psychiatry and Human Development. DOI: 10.1007/s10578-022-01345-4.
*Patterson, P., Walther, C.A.P., & Elkins, S.R. (2022). Associations among teacher identification of symptomology in the classroom and children’s post-traumatic stress disorder symptomology: Potential influences of caregiver childhood maltreatment. Child and Youth Care Forum. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10566-021-09662-w.
*Turner, K., Elkins, S.R., & Walther, C.A.P. (2022). Helicopter parenting: Exploring the motivations and defining behaviors of parents who hover. The Family Journal.
Elkins, S.R., *Darban, B., *Millmann, M.M., *Martinez, M., & Short, M.B, (2021). Predictors of family accommodations in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. Child and Youth Care Forum. DOI: 10.1007/s10566-021-09619-z.
Kelling, N.J., Kelling, A.S., Walther, C.A.P., Johnston, A.M., & Elkins, S.R. (2021). Keep calm and conceal carry: Opinions about campus carry on a non-traditional university campus in Texas. The Social Science Journal, DOI: 10.1080/03623319.2021.1908809.
*Casillas, L.M., Elkins, S.R., Walther, C.A.P., Schanding, G.T., & Short, M.B. (2020). Helicopter parenting style and parental accommodations: The moderating role of internalizing and externalizing symptomatology. The Family Journal, 29 (1), 1-11. DOI: 10.1177/1066480720961496.
*Hussain, H., Schanding, G. T., Elkins, S.R., & Short, M.B. (2020). The relationship between helicopter parenting and social-emotional learning. Research and Practice in the Schools, 8(1), 10-23.
Presentations
* denotes student author
*Drott, C., *Satani, K., Elkins, S. (2023, November 16-19). The Relation Between Parental Locus of Control and Willingness to Implement PMT Strategies [Poster presentation]. Abstract accepted for the 57th Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Convention, Seattle, Washington, USA.
*Drott, C., *Ibarra, C., *Morgan, M., Reinbergs, E. (February, 2023). Teaching Dialectical Behavior Therapy distress tolerance skills in schools [Oral presentation]. National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, Denver, Colorado, USA.
*Drott, C. & Elkins, S.R. (March, 2022). Coping with STEM: Strategies for helping students when learning is stressful. Oral presentation at the UHCL STEM Conference: STEM Advances within and across Educational Communities, Houston, TX.
*Mejia, C., Turner, K., Phan, C., & Elkins, S.R. (November, 2021). A conceptual framework and clinician practices for culturally-informed assessment in parent management training. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Texas Psychological Association, Austin, TX.
*Nguyen, M., *Bathla, S., Elkins, S.R., & Curtis, D.F. (November, 2021). Impact of a peer-based intervention for ADHD on socioemotional concerns. Poster presented at the 55th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New Orleans, LA.
*Kaye, S., *Knight, C., Lai, B., Elkins, S.R., Schanding, G.T., Short, M.B. (November, 2021). The impact of Hurricane Harvey on mental health in children and adolescents. Poster presented at the 55th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New Orleans, LA.
*Pascuzzi, B., *Grant, S., *Palmer, L., *Sandhu, H., Bistricky, S.L., Elkins, S.R., & Marek, R.J. (November, 2021). Does health anxiety moderate the relationship between health self-efficacy and health behavior adherence? Poster presented at the 55th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New Orleans, LA.
*Gomez, J., Marek, R. J., Elkins, S.R., & Chapman, S.G. (April, 2021). Utilization of Behavioral Health within a Patient-Centered Medical Home Model for Childhood Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Oral presentation at the Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference, Integrated Primary Care Special Interest Group, virtual conference.
*Gimenez-Zapiola, M., *Pascuzzi, B., *Bathla, S., *Mejia, C., *Pollard, T., Schanding, T., Elkins, S.R., & Bistricky, S. (April, 2021). Self-care and mental health in graduate students and alumni during COVID-19 pandemic. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association, San Antonio, TX.
*Martinez, M., *Nguyen, M., *Patterson, P., *Bathla, S., *Phan, C., *Mejia, C., & Elkins, S.R. (November, 2020). The moderating role of service utilization in the association between early childhood abuse and verbal and nonverbal abilities. Poster presented at the 54th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.
*Turner, K., Walther, C.A.P., & Elkins, S.R. (November, 2020). Helicopter parenting: Exploring the motivations and defining behaviors of parents who hover. Poster presented at the 54th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.