Publications

Selected Peer Reviewed Publications

McIntosh, R. C., Ironson, G., Antoni, M., Lai, B.S., Kumar, M., Fletcher, M.A., & Schneiderman, N. (In press). Psychological distress mediates the effect of alexithymia on 2-year change in HIV viral load. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 23(6).

Lai, B. S., Esnard, A.-M., Lowe, S. R., & Peek, L. (2016). Schools and disasters: Safety and mental health assessment and interventions for children. Current Psychiatry Reviews, 18(12), 1 – 9. doi:10.1007/s11920-016-0743-9

Self-Brown, S., *Tiwari, A., Lai, B.S., Roby, S., & Kinnish, K. (2016). Impact of caregiver factors on youth service utilization of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in a community setting. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 25, 1871 – 1879.

Lai, B.S., Alisic, E., *Lewis, R., & Ronan, K. (2016). Approaches to the assessment of children in the context of disasters. Current Psychiatry Reports, 18(5), 1 – 8.

Lai, B.S., *Tiwari, A., *Beaulieu, B., Self-Brown, S., & Kelley, M.L. (2015). Hurricane Katrina: Maternal depression trajectories and child outcomes. Current Psychology, 34(3), 515 – 523.

Lai, B.S., *Beaulieu, B., *Ogokeh, C., Self-Brown, S., & Kelley, M.L. (2015). Mother and child reports of hurricane related stressors: Data from a sample of families exposed to Hurricane Katrina. Child and Youth Care Forum, 4, 549-565

Lai, B.S., & *Vakamudi, H. (2015). A nuanced definition of resilience. Academy on Violence and Abuse Research Review, 5, 1 – 3.

Lai, B.S., Kelley, M.L., *Harrison, K.M., *Thompson, J.E., Self-Brown, S. (2015). Posttraumatic stress, anxiety, and depression symptoms among children after Hurricane Katrina: A latent profile analysis. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 24(5), 1262 – 1270. doi:10.1007/s10826-014-9934-3

Self-Brown, S., Lai, B.S., *Harbin, S., Kelley, M.L. (2014). Maternal posttraumatic stress disorder symptom trajectories: The long-term impact on youth following Hurricane Katrina. International Journal of Public Health, 59(6), 957 – 965.

*McGill, T., Self-Brown, S., Lai, B.S., *Cowart, M., *Tiwari, A., LeBlanc, M., Kelley, M.L. (2014). Effects of exposure to community violence and family violence on school functioning problems among urban youth: The potential mediating role of posttraumatic stress symptoms. Frontiers in Public Health, 2, 1 – 8.

Graybill, E., Self-Brown, S., Lai, B.S., Vinoski, E., *McGill, T., & Crimmins, D. (2014). Addressing disparities in parent education: Examining the effects of the Learn the Signs/Act Early parent education materials on parent outcomes. Early Childhood Education.

Lai, B.S., Auslander, B.A., Fitzpatrick, S.L., *Podkowirow, V. (2014). Disasters and depressive symptoms in children: A systematic review. Child and Youth Care Forum, 43, 489 – 504.

Self-Brown, S., Lai, B.S., Thompson, J., *McGill, T., & Kelley, M.L. (2013). Posttraumatic stress disorder symptom trajectories in Hurricane Katrina affected youth. Journal of Affective Disorders, 147, 198- 204.

Selected Book Chapters and Encyclopedia Entries

Lai, B.S., *Lewis, R., & *Vakamudi, H. (In press). Posttraumatic and acute stress disorders. In E. Braaten & B. Willoughby (Eds.). The SAGE Encyclopedia of Intellectual and Developmental Disorders. New York: Sage.

*Tiwari, A., Self-Brown, S., Lai, B.S., *Jackson, M.C., Kelley, M.L. (In press). Why does parenting matter after natural disasters? A public health perspective on youth mental health. In R.R. Watson, J.A., Taor, J.E. Ehiri and V.R. Preedy (Eds.) Public Health in Natural Disasters: Nutrition, Food, Remediation and Preparation. Wageningen Academics.

Lai, B.S., Berry, R.R., & *Gogos, A. (In press). Reframing. In E. Levine, R. Flanagan, & K. Allen (Eds). Cognitive Behavior Therapy in Schools.

Lai, B.S., Ehrlich, C..J, & *Diaz, K. (In press). Covert conditioning. In E. Levine, R. Flanagan, & K. Allen (Eds). Cognitive Behavior Therapy in Schools.

Lai, B.S., Hadi, F., *Lewis, R., & Llabre, M.M. (In press). Predicting sleep quality and duration in adulthood from war-related exposure and posttraumatic stress in childhood. In E. Vermetten, T. Neylan, S. Pandi-Perumal, & M. Kramer (Eds.). Sleep and Combat-related Post-traumatic Stress Disorders. New York: Springer.

Lai, B.S., *Beaulieu, B., *Ogokeh, C., *Tiwari, A., & Self-Brown, S. (2016). Posttraumatic stress symptom trajectories after disasters: Adult and child reactions (pp. 537 – 548).. In V.R. Preedy (Ed.). The Comprehensive Guide to Post-traumatic Stress Disorders. New York: Springer.

 

Selected Other Publications

*Williams, J.D., *Shah, H.J., & Lai, B.S. (2017). Traumatic experiences related to 9/11: Homogeneity of severe posttraumatic stress disorder symptom profiles in children and adolescents. Academy on Violence and Abuse Research Review, 12, 1-3.

*Lee, M.P., *Shah, H.J., & Lai, B.S. (2017). Career Possibilities for Undergraduate Psychology Majors: Spotlight on Public HealthEye on Psi Chi, 21(3), 15 – 17.

*Livings, M.S., *Williams, J., & Lai, B.S. (2017). Wenchuan Earthquake aftermath: Trajectories of posttraumatic stress symptoms among adolescent survivors. Academy on Violence and Abuse Research Review, 11, 1 – 3.

*Vakamudi, H., *Lewis, R., & Lai, B.S. (2015). Expanding concepts related to adverse childhood experiences. AVA Research Review, 5, 1 – 3.

Herge, W., Chan, S., *Podkowirow, V., & Lai, B.S. (2012). Applying to graduate school in psychology: A professor’s perspective, part I. Eye on Psi Chi, 16(2), 16 – 17.

Lai, B.S., *Margol, A., & Landoll, R.R. (2010). Doing your research: How to make the most out of research experiences. Eye on Psi Chi, 14(4), 24-28.

 

Selected Presentations

*Shah, H.J., Guastaferro, K., Miller, K., Lai, B.S., & Lutzker, J. (2017, November). Evaluating use of the Child Planned Activities Training measure. Poster presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Exposition. Atlanta, Georgia.

*Shah, H.J., *Savage, R.A., *Ortiz, R., *Malmin, N., *Wyczalkowski, C., Esnard, A.-M., & Lai, B.S. (2017, November). Examining the immediate impact of Hurricane Ike on public schools in Galveston, Texas. Poster presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Exposition. Atlanta, Georgia.

*Shah, H.J., *Lewis, R., *Osborne, M., *Malmin, N., *Wyczalkowski, C., *Williams, J., *Lee, M., Esnard, A.-M., & Lai, B.S. (2017, April). Characterizing discrepancies in school recovery after disasters. Poster presented at the Georgia Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Conference. Atlanta, Georgia.

*Livings, M.S., Greenbaum, J., *Lewis, R., *Williams, J.D., Self-Brown, S., & Lai, B.S. (2017, April). A Screening Tool for Identification of Victims of Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children. Poster presented at the Georgia Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Conference. Atlanta, Georgia.

(*Denotes Student Co-Authors)