Christopher Gomez, MA

Christopher Gomez

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Biography —

I am broadly interested in individual and cultural factors that interact with mental health among Latinx youth and families. Through my program of research, I hope to contribute a personalized understanding of risk and protective factors that can inform effective treatment for Latinx populations. Furthermore, I am interested in training supports to treat ethnic minority populations appropriately and effectively in real-world contexts. 

Education —

B.A. in Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, 2017, Los Angeles, CA
M.A. in Clinical Child Psychology, University of Kansas, 2021, Lawrence, KS

Selected Publications —

Gomez, C. & Gudiño, O. (2022) Acculturative Stress, Anxiety, and Depression in Latinx Youth: The Role of Behavioral Inhibition, Cultural Values, and Active Coping. Child Psychiatry and

Human Development, 1-12.

Lind, T., Lau, A. S., Guan, K., Gonzalez, J. C., Gomez, C., Chorpita, B., & Brookman-Frazee, L. (2021). Confronting Stressors in the Therapy Room: Emergent Life Events in a Multiple Evidence-

Based Practice Implementation Context. Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental

Health, 1-19.

Lind, T.E., Lau, A.S., Gomez, C., Rodriguez, A.N., Guan, K., Chorpita, B.F., Zhang, A., Brookman-Frazee, L. (2020). Emergent Life Events in the delivery of a caregiver-mediated evidence-based

intervention for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in publicly-funded mental health services. Autism. Published online January 31, 2020.

Gomez, C., Le, K., Crawley, M., & Lui, J. (2018) Practice Corner: Community Therapist Reports of Client Engagement Challenges During the Implementation of Multiple EBPs in Children’s Mental Health. American Psychological Association Division 53.

Selected Presentations —

Gomez, C. & Gudiño, O. (2022, August) Understanding the Concurrence of Environmental Stressors in Latinx Youth: A Person-Centered Approach. Poster submitted to be presented at the 2022 American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Minneapolis, MN.

Gomez, C. & Gudiño, O. (2020, November) Acculturative Stress, Anxiety, and Depression in Latinx Youth: The Role of Behavioral Inhibition, Cultural Values, and Active Coping. Poster presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) 54th Annual Convention, Philadelphia, PA.

Gomez, C. Singh, M., & Gudiño, O. (2020, August) Characterizing Mental Health Provider Training to Treat Latinx Youth: A Mixed-Methods Approach. Poster presented at the 2020 American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Washington, DC.

Gomez, C., Lau, A., Crawley, M., Rodriguez, A., & Brookman-Frazee, L. (2018, November). A comparative mixed-methods analysis: Burnout perspectives among bilingual Spanish- and English only speaking therapists. Poster presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) 52nd Annual Convention, Washington, DC.

Lind, T., Lau, A., Gomez, C., Rodriguez, A., Guan, K., Chlebowski, C., Zhan, A., Chorpita, B., & Brookman-Frazee, L. (2018, November) What’s Going on in the Therapy Room? Measuring In-

Session Client and Provider Behaviors Within the Community Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices for Youth. Paper presented at Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) 52nd Annual Convention, Washington, DC.

Gomez, C., Lau, A., Lind, T., Rodriguez, A., Guan, K., Chlebowski, C., & Brookman-Frazee, L. (2018, April). The Influence of Emergent Life Events within the Context of An Individualized Mental Health Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Poster presented at the 2018 Gatlinburg Conference on Research and Theory in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, San

Diego, CA.

Ramos, G., Brookman-Frazee, L., Zhan, C., Gomez, C., Rodriguez, A., Barnett, M. L., Kodish, T., & Lau, A. (2017, November). Latino and Non-Latino Community Therapists Reports of Experiences in Implementation of Multiple Evidence-Based Practices. Poster presented at the Hispanic Issues in Behavior Therapy (HIBT) Special Interest Group (SIG) Exposition, Association

for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) 51st Annual Convention, San Diego, CA.

Gomez, C., Moody, C., Baker, B. (2017, May). Parental Education and Culture as Predictors of Anglo and Latino Parenting. Poster presented at the UCLA Psychology Undergraduate

Research Conference, Los Angeles, CA.

Gomez, C., Wood, J. (2017, May). The Modular Evidence-Based-Practices for Youth With Autism Spectrum Disorder Program. Poster presented at the UCLA Research Week Undergraduate Conference, Los Angeles, CA.