Education
B.A. Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles
Research Interests
My research interests center on strengths-based, contextually relevant, and culturally accessible models of mental health care for youth and families of color living in urban poverty. Specifically, I am interested in (1) leveraging community stakeholder research partnerships to promote mental health care; (2) understanding racial/ethnic minority health/educational disparities; and (3) identifying contextual and cultural protective factors among adolescents experiencing adversities. I am co-mentored by Drs. Frazier and Stephens.
CONSIDERING CULTURE AND CONTEXT: A MIXED-METHODS APPROACH TO EXAMINING ADOLESCENT ENGAGEMENT AND PARENT SATISFACTION IN URBAN OUT-OF-SCHOOL-TIME PROGRAMS
Dissertation funded via a NIMH R36 Dissertation grant
Positive future orientation (optimism about education, employment, relationships) can help to facilitate positive health and education trajectories for adolescents of color in communities of poverty and violence. Out-of-school-time community programs, such as after-school programs, can promote positive future orientation, but we know little about cultural and contextual influences on youth enrollment and engagement. I am inviting adolescents and caregivers in partnering programs to answer survey and focus group questions about program-level culture/context (e.g., cultural respect), family engagement and satisfaction, and family-level culture/context (e.g., ethnic identity). I will examine associations that may inform program development and improve the quality and reach of programs for vulnerable youth and families of color.
Awards
Willie E. Williams Award, FIU University Graduate School (UGS), 2020
Applied Social Issues Internship Award, APA Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI), 2019-2020
Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) Psychology Summer Institute (PSI) Fellow, APA, 2019
Leadership Education to Advance Diversity (LEAD) Institute Fellow, APA Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (SCCAP), 2019
Psychology Graduate Student Seed Fund Award, FIU, 2018-2019
Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (MHSAS) Predoctoral Fellowship Honorable Mention, APA, 2018
McKnight Doctoral Fellowship, Florida Education Fund, 2015-2020
Hot Metal Bridge Post-Baccalaureate Clinical-Developmental Psychology Fellow, University of Pittsburgh, 2014-2015
Publications
Ouellette, R.R., Goodman, A.C., Martínez Pedraza, F., Moses, J.O., Cromer, K., Zhao, X., Pierre, J., & Frazier., S.L. (2020). A systematic review of organizational and workforce interventions to improve the culture and climate of youth-service settings. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 47, 764-778 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-020-01037-y
Villodas, M.T., Pfiffner, L.J., Moses, J.O., Hartung, C., & McBurnett, K. (2019). The roles of student gender, race, and psychopathology in teachers’ identification of students for services. Children and Youth Services Review, 107, 104468. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.104468
Moses, J.O., Villodas, M.T., & Villodas, F. (2019). Black and proud: The role of ethnic-racial identity in the development of future expectations among at-risk adolescents. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology,26(1), 112-123. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000273
Moses, J.O., & Villodas, M.T. (2017). The potential protective role of peer relationships on school engagement in at-risk adolescents. Journal of youth and adolescence, 46(11), 2255-2272. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-017-0644-1
Villodas, M.T., Cromer, K.D., Moses, J.O., Litrownik, A.J., Newton, R.R., & Davis, I.P. (2016). Unstable child welfare permanent placements and early adolescent physical and mental health: the roles of adverse childhood experiences and post-traumatic stress. Child Abuse & Neglect, 62, 76-88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2016.10.014
Presentations
Moses, J.O., Chou, T., Jones, H.A., Okamura, K.H., Orengo-Aguayo, R., Turner, E.A., Villodas, M.T. (2019, November). Cultural insiders: Ethics, research, training, and practice for investigators of color working in diverse communities. Panel discussion at the 53rd Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior and Cognitive Therapies, Atlanta, GA.
Ouellette, R.R., Moses, J.O., Barnett, M.L., Frazier, S.L., Gudiño, O.G., Langer, D.A., LoPresti, J. (2019, November). Ensuring cultural humility across clinical research designs. Panel discussion at the 53rd Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior and Cognitive Therapies, Atlanta, GA.
Ouellette, R.R., Goodman, A.C., Pedraza-Martínez, F., Cromer, K.D., Zhao, X., Moses, J.O., Pierre, J.J., & Frazier, S.L. (2019, October). A systematic review of organizational and workforce interventions to improve the culture and climate of youth-service settings. Paper talk to be presented at the 5th Biennial Conference of the Society for Implementation Research Collaboration (SIRC), Seattle, WA.
Moses, J.O., Magariño, L.S., Mariano, Y.M., & Stephens, D.P. (2019, Jan.). Girl power parenting program (GP3): A community-engaged approach to program development serving an under-resourced community. Poster presented at the National Multicultural Conference and Summit, Denver, CO.
Boyd, B., Moses, J.O., Saunders, J.F., & Stephens, D.P. (2019, Jan.). Body image concerns in highly educated Black women. Poster presented at the National Multicultural Conference and Summit, Denver, CO.
Villodas, M.T., Villodas, F.M., Cromer, K.D., Moses, J.O., Magariño, L.S., Bagner, D.M. (2018, July). The effects of an in-home parent-child relational intervention on parent-child aggression and child externalizing behavior among families at-risk for child abuse. In M.T. Villodas (Chair), Extending the reach of evidence-based parenting interventions for aggressive behavior using innovative implementation strategies. Symposium conducted at the International Society for Research on Aggression World Meeting, Paris, France.
Moses, J.O., Magariño, L.S., & Villodas, M.T. (2017, Nov.). Black and proud: The role of ethnic identity in the development of educational aspirations among at-risk adolescents. Poster presented at the 51st Annual Convention of the Association for Cognitive Behavioral Therapies, San Diego, CA.
Moses, J.O., & Villodas, M.T. (2016, July). The potential protective role of peer relationships on school engagement in high-risk adolescents. Paper talk presented at the International Family Violence and Child Victimization Research Conference, Portsmouth, NH.
Villodas, M.T., Cromer, K.D., Moses, J.O., Litrownik, A.J., Davis, I.P. & Newton, R.R. (2016, April). Unstable child welfare placements and children’s physical and behavioral well-being: The roles of adverse childhood experiences and trauma. Paper talk presented at the Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA.