Travis Research Institute
Adversity, Trauma, and Resilience
Office
Psychology Building 336
Fuller Theological Seminary
180 N Oakland Ave
Pasadena, CA 91101
PROJECT
Celebrating Families Parenting Program – World Vision-Funded Research Study
To date, few implementations of culturally adapted, faith-informed parent programs in global settings exist. Fewer still can point to a robust evaluation for effectiveness using a “train- the- trainers” implementation model, making it difficult to find substantial evidence for parenting interventions for parents and caregivers of adolescents aged 10–17 years in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs; Shenderovich et al, 2021; Tomlinson et al, 2017).
As a Christian faith-based manualized parent program, Celebrating Families aims to support caregivers, communities, and faith leaders in creating safe and nurturing environments that promote children’s spiritual formation and overall development and well-being. With the support of a generous grant from World Vision US, Principal Investigator Dr. Lisseth Rojas-Flores and her colleagues are evaluating the implementation and effectiveness of this program in three world regions: Africa, Asia and Central America. Through her research lab, Dr. Rojas-Flores and her team have applied a rolling evaluation framework to evaluate the CF parenting program and disseminate findings from their efforts.
PROJECT
Integral Missiology and the Human Flourishing of Internally Displaced Persons In Colombia
PROJECT
Parental Detention and Deportation and the Adjustment of Latino Citizen Children
PROJECT
The Latino Church in the US: Dealing with the Aftermath of Immigration Enforcement
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
1. Valdez, C.R., Brabeck, K., Barajas-Gonzalez, R. G., Ayón, C., & Rojas-Flores, L. (2024). Sociopolitical and Trauma-Informed Public Health Practice with Latinx Families: Conceptual Framework and Best Practices. American Journal of Public Health 114, S485_S494, https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307589
2. Vaughn, J. M., Rojas-Flores, L., & Wang, T.K. (2023). Preschoolers’ Psychosocial Development, Parents and Neighborhoods: Towards an Integrative Approach for Immigrant Families. Journal of Child and Family Studies. Online ahead of print https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-023-02654-5
3. Rojas-Flores, L., & Vaughn, J. M. (2023). Biopsychosocial impacts of parental detention and deportation on children of immigrants. Encyclopedia of Child and Adolescent Health.
4. Barajas-Gonzalez, R. G., Ayón, C., Brabeck, K., Rojas-Flores, L., & Valdez, C.R.*(2021). An ecological expansion of the adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) framework to include threat and deprivation associated with U.S. immigration policies and enforcement practices: An examination of the Latinx immigrant experience. Social Science & Medicine. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114126
5. Rojas-Flores, L., Hwang Koo, J., Vaughn M, J. (2018). Protecting US-Citizen Children Whose Central American Parents Have Temporary Protected Status: Policy Brief. International Perspectives in Psychology: Research, Practice, Consultation. Advance online publication http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/ipp0000100
6. Rojas-Flores, L., Clements, M., Hwang K., J., and London, J. (2017). Trauma, Psychological Distress and Parental Immigration Status: Latino Citizen-children and the Threat of Deportation. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 9, 352–361. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/tra0000177
7. Rojas-Flores, L. (Oct. 2017). Latino US-Citizen Children of Immigrants: A Generation at High Risk. Summary of Selected Young Scholars Program Research. White paper commissioned by the Foundation for Child Development. New York, NY: Foundation for Child Development. https://www.fcd-us.org/latino-us-citizen-children-immigrants-generation-high-risk/
PEOPLE
Faculty
Lisseth Rojas-Flores
Professor of Clinical Psychology
BA, GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY
PHD, ADELPHI UNIVERSITY
Students
Carolyn Casada, PhD, 2025
Lauren Ng, PsyD, 2025
Anna Baronian, PsyD, 2026
Ana Dolores, PsyD, 2026
Lauren Trinidad, PsyD, 2026
Rebecca Mencia, PsyD, 2027
Lizbeth Miranda-Torres, PhD, 2027
Timothy Choi, PhD, 2028
Patrick Robertson, PhD, 2028
Julia Wilson, PhD, 2028
Leslie Gomez, PsyD, 2029
Emma Kankelborg, PhD, 2029
Yigal Ang, PhD, 2030
Leonor Brooks, PhD, 2030
Austin Weber, PhD, 2030
Contact Us
phone: 626.584.5544
email: [email protected]
Staff
Nicole DeCamp
Research and Grant Administrator
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Address
180 N Oakland Ave
Pasadena, CA 91101