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Publications on acculturative stress, migration, and health

  • Vázquez, A. L., Navarro Flores, C. M., Mendez, L., Coleman, J., Nagy, G. A., & Domenech Rodríguez, M. M. (In Press). Viviendo entre dos culturas: Evaluating the psychometric properties of the Psychological Acculturation Scale among Latinx caregivers. PLOS One.

  • Nagy, G. A., Haanstad, T., DeMarchi, S., Stafford, A. M., Felsman, I., McCabe, B., Ruiz, P., Tarango-Garcia, G., & Gonzalez-Guarda, R. M. (2026). A typology of acculturative stress among Latinx immigrants residing in an emergent, hostile community: The role of demographic and social influences. Ethnicity & Health.

  • Estrada, M., Haanstad, T., Marchena, C., Reyes, N., Dhatt, S. K., Fernandez Milanes, M., Pina, M., & Nagy, G. A. (2026). Intertwined adversities: A mixed methods study of childhood and migration trauma in Latinx immigrants. Journal of Behavioral Medicine.

  • Tanna, A., McCabe, B. E., Walker, J. K. L., Cervantes, R., Nagy, G., Gomez Altamirano, P., Gonzalez-Guarda, R. M., & Stafford, A. M. (2025). Relationships between acculturative stressors and physiological stress response among Latinx immigrants in the Southeastern U.S. Ethnicity & Health.

  • Premasinghe, I., McCord Stafford, A., Nagy, G. A., Gonzalez-Guarda, R. M., & McCabe, B. E. (2024). Determining the role of acculturative stress in predicting mental health service use among Latinx immigrants. Ethnicity & Health.

  • Cervantes, R. C., Gonzalez-Guarda, R. M., McCabe, B. E., & Nagy, G. A. (2023). Development of HOPE: The Hispanic Optimism Personality Examination tool for use with immigrant and non-immigrant Hispanic/Latino populations. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences.

  • Gonzalez-Guarda, R. M., McCabe, B. E., Nagy, G., Stafford, A. M., Lisvel, M., Lu, M., Felsman, R., Rocha-Goldberg, P., & Cervantes, R. (2023). Acculturative stress, resilience and a syndemic factor among Latinx immigrants. Nursing Research, 72(4), 249–258.

  • Solte, A., Nagy, G. A., Zhan, C., Mouw, T., & Merli, M. G. (2022). The impact of COVID-19 stress and COVID-related discrimination on Chinese immigrants in the US South. SSM–Mental Health.

  • Stafford, A. M., Sojda, D., Nagy, G. A., McCabe, B. E., Mercado Emerson, M., & Gonzalez-Guarda, R. M. (2022). Age of immigration and depressive symptoms among young adult Latinx immigrants: A test of explanatory models. Hispanic Health Care International.

  • Zhan, C., Nagy, G. A., Wu, J., Stafford, A. M., McCabe, B. E., & Gonzalez-Guarda, R. M. (2022). Acculturation stress, age at immigration, and employment status as predictors of sleep among Latinx immigrants. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 24, 1408–1420.

  • Stafford, A. M., Tanna, A., Moreno Bueno, K., Nagy, G. A., Felsman, I. C., DeMarchi, S., Cholera, R., Evans, K., Posada, E., & Gonzalez-Guarda, R. M. (2022). Documentation status and self-rated physical health among Latinx young adult immigrants: The mediating roles of immigration and healthcare stress. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities.

  • Bravo, L., Nagy, G. A., Stafford, A. M., McCabe, B. E., & Gonzalez-Guarda, R. M. (2021). Adverse childhood experiences and depressive symptoms among young adult Hispanic immigrants: Moderating and mediating effects of distinct facets of acculturation stress. Issues in Mental Health Nursing.

  • Gonzalez-Guarda, R. M., Befus, D., Steigerwald, M., Stafford, A. M., Nagy, G. A., & Conklin, J. (2021). A systematic review of the physical health consequences of acculturation stress among Hispanics in the US. Biological Research for Nursing.

  • Santos, M. M., Nagy, G. A., Kanter, J. W., & Lopez, S. R. (2017). Acculturative stress as a moderator of treatment engagement and retention in Behavioral Activation and treatment as usual for Latinos with depression. Journal of Latina/o Psychology, 5(4), 275–289.

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Publications on intervention development and prevention

  • Haanstad, T., Estrada, M., Reyes, N., Dhatt, S. K., Jackson, K., Salcedo Rossitch, S., & Nagy, G. A. (In Press). Cultivating Resilience: Acceptability and feasibility of a culturally tailored group intervention piloted among Latinx immigrants. Translational Issues in Psychological Science.

  • Nagy, G. A., Dhatt, S. K., Stafford, A. M., Salcedo Rossitch, S., Villeda, J. A., Ledbetter, L., Wrigley, J., Gonzalez-Guarda, R. M., & Gierisch, J. (2026). Interventions addressing acculturative stress in Latinx immigrant adults residing in the US: An evidence map. Translational Issues in Psychological Science, 12(2), 255–274.

  • Gonzalez-Guarda, R. M., McCabe, B. E., Stafford, A. M., Nagy, G., Felsman, I., Solorzano, R., Rocha-Goldberg, P., Garcia, N., Decena, Z., Lee, Y., & Cervantes, R. (2026). Health, stress, and resilience among Latino immigrant families (SER Familia): A protocol to evaluate a multilevel, family-based community intervention. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 108315.

  • Felsman, I. C., Emerson, M. M., McCabe, B. E., Nagy, G., & Gonzalez-Guarda, R. M. (2026). A Hispanic/Latino community health worker intervention addressing acculturative stress and resilience: Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health.

  • Cernasov, P. M., Walsh, E. C., Nagy, G. A., Kinard, J. L., Kelley, L., Phillips, R. D., Pisoni, A., Diehl, J., Haworth, K., West, J., Freeman, L., Pfister, C., Scott, M., Daughters, S. B., Gaylord, S., Dichter, G. S., & Smoski, M. J. (2024). A parallel-arm, randomized trial of Behavioral Activation Therapy for anhedonia versus Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for adults with anhedonia. Behaviour Research and Therapy.

  • Gibson, K., Cernasov, P., Styner, M., Walsh, E. C., Kinard, J., Kelley, L., Bizzell, J., Phillips, R., Pfister, C., Scott, M., Freeman, L., Pisoni, A., Nagy, G., Oliver, J., Smoski, M., & Dichter, G. (2024). The effects of psychotherapy for anhedonia on subcortical brain volumes measured with ultra-high field MRI. Journal of Affective Disorders.

  • Nagy, G. A., Zhan, C., Salcedo Rossitch, S., Stafford, A. M., Mendoza, A., Reyes, N., & Gonzalez-Guarda, R. M. (2024). Understanding mental health service needs and treatment characteristics for Latin American immigrants and refugees: A focus on CBT strategies for reducing acculturative stress. The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, 17, e12.

  • Cernasov, P. M., Kinard, J. L., Walsh, E. C., Kelley, L., Phillips, R., Pisoni, A., Arnold, M., Lowery, S. C., Ammirato, M., Nagy, G. A., Oliver, J. A., Haworth, K., Daughters, S. B., Dichter, G. S., & Smoski, M. J. (2023). Parsing within- and between-person dynamics of therapy homework completion and clinical symptoms in two cognitive behavioral treatments for adults with anhedonia. Behaviour Research and Therapy.

  • Phillips, R. D., Walsh, E. C., Jensen, T. M., Nagy, G. A., Kinard, J. L., Cernasov, P. M., Smoski, M. J., & Dichter, G. S. (2023). Longitudinal associations between perceived stress and anhedonia during psychotherapy. Journal of Affective Disorders, 330, 206–213.

  • Nagy, G. A., Cuervo, C., Ramos Rodríguez, E. Y., Plumb Vilardaga, J., Zerubavel, N., West, J., Falick, M. C., & Parra, D. C. (2022). Building a more diverse and inclusive science: Mindfulness-based approaches for Latinx individuals. Mindfulness.

  • Cernasov, P. M., Walsh, E. C., Kinard, J. L., Kelley, L., Phillips, R., Pisoni, A., Eisenlohr-Moul, T. A., Arnold, M., Lowery, S. C., Ammirato, M., Nagy, G. A., Oliver, J. A., Haworth, K., Smoski, M. J., & Dichter, G. S. (2021). Multilevel growth curve analyses of Behavioral Activation for Anhedonia and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy effects on anhedonia and resting-state functional connectivity: Interim results of a randomized trial. Journal of Affective Disorders, 292, 161–171.

  • Nagy, G. A., Cernasov, P., Pisoni, A., Walsh, E., Dichter, G. S., & Smoski, M. J. (2018). Reward network modulation as a mechanism of change in Behavioral Activation. Behavior Modification.

  • Santos, M. M., Rae, J. R., Nagy, G. A., Manbeck, K. E., Hurtado, G. D., West, P., Santiago-Rivera, A., & Kanter, J. W. (2017). A client-level session-by-session evaluation of Behavioral Activation’s mechanism of action. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 54, 93–100.

  • Benson Flores, G., Santiago-Rivera, A., & Nagy, G. A. (2016). Culturally adapted Behavioral Activation: A treatment approach for a Latino family. Clinical Case Studies, 16(1), 9–24.

  • Kanter, J. W., Santiago-Rivera, A., Santos, M. M., Nagy, G. A., Lopez, M., Dieguez-Hurtado, G., & West, P. A. (2015). A randomized hybrid efficacy and effectiveness trial of Behavioral Activation for Latinos with depression. Behavior Therapy, 46(2), 177–192.

  • Kanter, J. W., Puspitasari, A. J., Santos, M. M., & Nagy, G. A. (2012). Behavioural Activation: History, evidence, and promise. British Journal of Psychiatry, 200, 361–363.

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Publications on implementation science & health equity

  • Nagy, G. A., Rivera-Segarra, E., & Cabassa, L. J. (2025). Integrating implementation science into health equity research: Exemplars from the field. Psychological Services.

  • Stafford, A. M., Garcia Ortiz, N., Proffitt, M., Nagy, G. A., Bosworth, H. B., & Gonzalez-Guarda, R. M. (2024). Stakeholder preferences for implementation strategies to address barriers to depression treatment among Latinx teens. Psychological Services.

  • Nagy, G. A., Smith, Z., Pardej, S. K., Zelkowitz, R., Katz, B. W., Young, B., Sloan, C., Carpenter, J., Saulson, A., & Larson, C. (2024). Development, implementation, and sustainment of multicultural peer-consultation teams in distinct mental health settings: An implementation-focused comparative case study. Training and Education in Professional Psychology.

  • Nagy, G. A., Saldana, L., & Gonzalez-Guarda, R. M. (2024). Cost: A hidden aspect of equity-grounded implementation science. JAMA Health Forum, 5(6), e242350.

  • Johnson, S. L., Quick, K. N., Rieder, A. D., Rasmussen, J. D., Sanyal, A., Green, E. P., Duerr, E., Nagy, G. A., & Puffer, E. S. (2023). Social vulnerability, COVID-19 pandemic, and racial violence/protests: A cross-sectional study of parent depression in the Southern United States. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities.

  • Nagy, G. A., Robbins, C., Anand, D., Coleman, J., Arnold, M., Nwosu, J., Singh, S., & Woodward, E. (2022). Building a multicultural peer-consultation team: Planning, implementing, and early sustainment evaluation. Transcultural Psychiatry, 59(6), 844–862.

  • Martinez-Bianchi, V., Maradiaga Panayotti, G. M., Corsino, L., Kennedy, D., Silberberg, M., Zullig, L. L., Felsman, I. C., Gonzalez-Guarda, R. M., Rocha, P., Vergara, E., Smith, L., Granados, I., Nagy, G. A., The LATIN-19 Investigators, & Pollak, K. I. (2022). LATIN-19: A grassroots coalition to mitigate the effect of COVID-19 on the Latinx community in North Carolina. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action, 16(2), 33–38.

  • Mansfield, L., Nagy, G. A., Solorzano, R., Carreño, M., Mercado Emerson, M., Solis Guzman, M. L., & Gonzalez-Guarda, R. M. (2022). Targeted strategies for recruitment and engagement of Latinx immigrants in longitudinal biobehavioral research. Hispanic Health Care International.

  • Wu, M., Case, A., Kim, B. I., Cochrane, N. H., Nagy, G. A., Bolognesi, M. P., & Seyler, T. M. (2022). Racial and ethnic disparities in the imaging workup and treatment of knee and hip osteoarthritis. The Journal of Arthroplasty.

  • Martinez-Bianchi, V., Maradiaga Panayotti, G. M., Corsino, L., Felsman, I. C., Gonzalez-Guarda, R. M., Nagy, G. A., Peña, A., & Friedmann, P. (2021). Health and wellness for our Latina community: The work of the Latinx Advocacy Team and Interdisciplinary Network for COVID-19. North Carolina Medical Journal, 82(4), 278–281.

  • Friis-Healy, E. A., Nagy, G. A., & Kollins, S. H. (2021). It’s time to REACT: Opportunities for digital mental health apps to reduce mental health disparities. JMIR Mental Health.

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Publications on culturally responsive care and workforce development

  • Haanstad, T., Reyes, N., Hill, T., Tijerina, M., Maldonado, A., Dorantes, G., Tabares-Zamaro, F., & Nagy, G. A. (2025). Student and staff stories of identity, impact, and institutional change: The role of the Roberto Hernández Center at an emerging Hispanic-Serving Institution in the Midwest. Journal of Latinos and Education.

  • Parente, V. M., Nagy, G. A., & Pollak, K. I. (2023). Patient- and family-centered hospital care: The need for structural humility. JAMA Pediatrics.

  • Nagy, G. A., Arnold, M. L., Gagliardi, J. P., Convoy, S., Molloy, M., Wall, P., Mauro, C., & Rosenthal, M. Z. (2021). Adaptation of the TEAM Mental Healthcare Delivery Model: A mixed methods evaluation. Issues in Mental Health Nursing.

  • Nagy, G. A., Solorzano, R., Stafford, A. M., Mercado Emerson, M., & Gonzalez-Guarda, R. M. (2021). Cultural and linguistic adaptation of psychosocial measurements for Latinx participants: When linguistic translation is not enough. Research in Nursing & Health, 44(3), 581–590.

  • Santos, M. M., Nagy, G. A., Kanter, J. W., & Lopez, S. R. (2021). Applying a process model of cultural competence to Behavioral Activation for depression. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 28(2), 127–146.

  • Forrester, A., Nagy, G. A., & Bhatt-Mackin, S. (2021). Learner types as social roles in multicultural education. Academic Psychiatry, 45(1), 130–131.

  • Hish, A., Nagy, G. A., Fang, C., Kelly, L., Nicchitta, C., Dzirasa, K., & Rosenthal, M. Z. (2020). Acceptability and perceived effectiveness of approaches to support biomedical doctoral student wellness: One size doesn’t fit all. International Journal of Doctoral Studies, 15, 653–684.

  • Nagy, G. A., LeMaire, K. L., Miller, M. L., Bhatt-Mackin, S., & Railey, K. (2020). Training and education to advance multicultural mental health-care delivery: The TEAM Mental Health Care Delivery Model. Training and Education in Professional Psychology.

  • LeMaire, K. L., Miller, M., Skerven, K., & Nagy, G. A. (2020). Allyship in the academy. Susan Bulkeley Butler Center for Leadership Excellence and ADVANCE Working Paper Series, 3(1), 6–26.

  • LeMaire, K. L., & Nagy, G. A. (2020). Understanding microaggressions. The Wisconsin Psychologist, First Quarter, 12–13.

  • Nagy, G. A., Wandrey, R., Vargas, S., & Cahill, S. (2019). Multiculturalism in clinical psychology journals: A 20-year content and trend analysis. The Behavior Therapist, 42(3).

  • Nagy, G. A., LeMaire, K. L., Miller, M., Howard, M., Wyatt, K., & Zerubavel, N. (2019). Development of a multicultural consultation team in a large medical center. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 26(4), 656–675.

  • Hish, A., Nagy, G. A., Fang, C., Kelly, L., Nicchitta, C., Dzirasa, K., & Rosenthal, M. Z. (2019). Applying the stress process model to stress-burnout and stress-depression relationships in biomedical graduate students: A cross-sectional pilot study. CBE–Life Sciences Education, 18, ar51.

  • Nagy, G. A., Fang, C., Hish, A., Kelly, L., Nicchitta, C., Dzirasa, K., & Rosenthal, M. Z. (2019). Burnout and mental health problems in biomedical graduate students. CBE–Life Sciences Education, 18, ar27.

  • Miller, M., & Nagy, G. A. (2018). He/she/I said what?! Reflections on addressing microaggressions in supervision. The Behavior Therapist, 41(2), 95–98.

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Additional collaborative research

  • Barakat, L., Nagy, G., & Davies, W. H. (In Press). Young Muslim adults: Factors affecting attitudes towards utilizing formal mental health services. Journal of Muslim Mental Health.

  • Adi, A., Nagy, G. A., Mankad, M., & Gagliardi, J. (2021). Impact of physician names on missed appointments in psychiatry resident clinics: A pilot. Psychiatric Annals, 51(10), 486–491.

  • Alghamdi, M., Lee, B., & Nagy, G. A. (2021). Intimate partner violence among Canadian Muslim women: A mixed methods exploratory study. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 1–23.

  • Stafford, A. M., Nagy, G. A., Gonzalez-Guarda, R. M., & Draucker, C. B. (2020). The influence of peer relationships on Latina adolescents’ experiences with depressive symptoms. Journal of Pediatric Nursing.

  • Tiburcio Sainz, M., Nagy, G. A., Mohedano, G. R., Martínez Vélez, N., Carreño García, S., Pérez Cisneros, D., & Natera Rey, G. (2019). The association between substance use and depressive symptomatology in university students in Mexico. Nurse Education in Practice, 36, 114–120.

  • Nagy, G. A., & Dimidjian, S. (2011). The effects of loving-kindness meditation on emotional sensitivity. The Colorado Undergraduate Journal for Psychological Research, 1, 73–78.