Publications
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Journal Articles
Lorenzini, J. A., Wong-Parodi, G., & Garfin, D. R. (2023). Associations between mindfulness and mental health after collective trauma: results from a longitudinal, representative, probability-based survey. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/10615806.2023.2267454. PDF.
Thompson, R. R., Jones, N. M., Freeman, A. M., Holman, E. A., Garfin, D. R., & Silver, R. C. (2022). Psychological responses to U.S. statewide restrictions and COVID-19 exposures: A longitudinal study. Health Psychology, 41(11), 817-825. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0001233. PDF
Lowe, S., Garfin, D.R. (2023). Crisis in the air: the mental health implications of the 2023 Canadian wildfires. The Lancet Planetary Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2542-5196(23)00188-2. PDF
Garfin, D. R., Amador, A., Osorio, J., Ruivivar, K. S., Torres, A., & Nyamathi, A. M. (2023). Adaptation of a mindfulness-based intervention for trauma-exposed, unhoused women with substance use disorder. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001486. PDF
Garfin, D. R., & Silver, R. C. (2023). Addressing the mental health aftershocks of the Turkey-Syria earthquake: A call to action. Nature Mental Health, 1 238-239. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44220-023-00052-w. PDF
Relihan, D., Holman, A., Garfin, D.R., Ditto, P., Silver, R. (2023). Politicization of a Pathogen: A Prospective Longitudinal Study of COVID-19 Responses in a Nationally Representative U.S. Sample. Political Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1111/pops.12894. PDF
Nyamathi, A., Shin, S. S., Doratt, B. M., Jones-Patten A., Salem, B., Gelberg, L., Lee, D., Garfin, D. R., Yadav, K., Chang, A. H., White, K., Arce N., & Messaoudi, I. (2023). Correlates of SARS-CoV-2 anti-RBD IgG antibody titers among persons experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles. Public Health Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1111/phn.13170. PDF
Masri, S., Shenoi, E., Wu, J., & Garfin, D. R. (2023). Assessing perception of wildfires and related impacts among adult residents in Southern California. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20, 815. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010815. PDF
Garfin, D. R., Thompson, R. R., & Wong-Parodi, G. (2022). Media exposure, threat processing, and mitigation behaviors in Gulf Coast residents facing the compounding threats of COVID-19 and hurricanes. Risk Analysis: An International Journal. https://doi.org/10.1111/risa.14032. PDF
Garfin, D. R., Osorio, J., Amador, A., Ruivivar, K, & Nyamathi, A. M. (2022). A multi-method exploration of mindfulness as a coping tool: Perspectives from trauma-exposed, unhoused women residing at a drug treatment facility. Stress and Health. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.3188. PDF
Wong-Parodi, G., & Garfin, D. R. (2022). Priming close social contact protective behaviors enhances protective social norms perceptions, protection views, and self-protective behaviors during disasters. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 80, 103135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2022.103135. PDF
Holman, E. A., Jones, N. M., Garfin, D. R., & Silver, R. C. (2023). Distortions in time perception during collective trauma: Insights from a national longitudinal study during the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice & Policy. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001326. PDF
Garfin, D. R., Holman E. A., Fischhoff, B., & Silver, R. C. (2022). Media exposure, risk perceptions, and fear: Americans’ behavioral responses to the Ebola public health crisis. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 77, 103059. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2022.103059. PDF
Garfin, D. R., Thompson, R. R., Holman E. A., Wong-Parodi, G., & Silver, R. C. (2022). A longitudinal study of Floridians responses to repeated hurricane exposure. JAMA Network Open, 5(6), e2217251.5(6), e2217251. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.17251. PDF
Garfin, D. R., Djokovic, L., Silver, R. C., & Holman, E. A. (2022). Acute stress, worry, and impairment in health care and non-health care essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice & Policy, 14(8), 1304-1313. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001224. PDF
Dutta, A., Felipe, P., Peña, F., Holcomb, J. M., Loreto, L., Sqicciarini, A. M., Canenguez, K. M., Bergman, P., Riobueno-Naylor, A., Farley, A. M., Simonsohn, A., Garfin, D. R., Silver, R. C., Benheim, T. S., Guzmán, J., Jelinek, M. S., & Murphy, M. J. (2022). Earthquake exposure, adverse childhood experiences, and psychosocial functioning in Chilean children: A longitudinal study. Journal of Traumatic Stress. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22826. PDF
Garfin, D. R., Morisky, D. Shin, S. S., Salem, B, Yadav, K., Deguzman, R., Harvey, G., Adams, I., Halas, K., Chang, K., White, K., Wu, J., & Nyamathi, A. M. (2022). Correlates of depression and anxiety among homeless adults with latent tuberculosis infection. Journal of Health Psychology, 27(2), 494-501. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105320956693. PDF
Wong-Parodi, G., & Garfin, D. R. (2022). Hurricane adaptation behaviors in Texas and Florida: Exploring the role of negative personal experience and subjective attribution to climate change. Environmental Research Letters. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac4858. PDF
Nyamathi, A. M., Salem, B. E., Jones, A. A., Garfin, D. R., Yadav, K., Chang, A., White, K., & Morisky, D. (2021). Effect of a nurse-led, community health worker intervention on latent tuberculosis medication completion among homeless adults. Nursing Research. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNR.0000000000000545. PDF
Garfin, D. R., Fischhoff, B., Holman, E. A., & Silver, R. C. (2021). Risk perceptions and health behaviors during the emergence of COVID-19 in the United States: Results from a probability-based nationally representative sample. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 27(4), 584–598. https://doi.org/10.1037/xap0000374. PDF
Robert, M., Stene, L. E., Garfin, D. R., Motreff, Y., & Pirard, P. (2021). Media exposure and posttraumatic stress symptoms in the wake of the November 2015 Paris terrorist attacks: A population-based study in France. Frontiers in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.509457. PDF
Blosnich, J. R., Garfin, D. R., Maguen, S., Vogt, D., Dichter, M. E., Hoffmire, C. A., Bernhard, P. A., & Schneiderman, A. (2021). Differences in childhood adversity, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempt among veterans and nonveterans. American Psychologist, 76(2), 284–299. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0000755. PDF
Silver, R. C. , Holman, E. A., & Garfin, D. R. (2021). Coping with cascading collective traumas in the United States. Nature Human Behavior, 5, 4-6 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-020-00981-x. PDF
Garfin, D. R., Silver, R. C., & Holman, E. A. (2020). The novel Coronavirus (COVID-2019) outbreak: Amplification of public health consequences by media exposure. Health Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0000875. PDF
Garfin, D.R., Holman, E.A., & Silver, R.C. (2020). Exposure to prior negative life events and responses to the Boston Marathon bombings. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 12, 320-329 (published ahead of print September 26, 2019). http://doi.org/10.1037/tra0000486. PDF
Garfin, D. R. (2020). Technology as a coping tool during the COVID-19 pandemic: Implications and recommendations. Stress & Health. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.2975. PDF
Kofman, Y., & Garfin, D.R. (2020). Home is not always a haven: The domestic violence crisis amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, & Policy. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0000866. PDF
Holman, E. A., Thompson, R. R., Garfin, D. R., & Silver, R. C. (2020). The unfolding COVID-19 pandemic: A probability-based, nationally representative study of mental health in the U.S. Science Advances, 6, eabd5390. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abd5390. PDF
Thompson, R., Garfin, D.R., Holman, E.A., & Silver, R.C. (2020). National opinions on death penalty punishment for the Boston Marathon bomber before and after sentencing. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law. https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/law0000244 (published ahead of print September 3, 2020). PDF
Holman, E. A., Garfin, D. R., Lubens, P., & Silver, R. C. (2020). Media exposure to collective trauma, mental health, and functioning: Does it matter what you see? Clinical Psychological Science, 8, 111-124 (published ahead of print October 8, 2019.) https://doi.org/10.1177/2167702619858300. PDF
Sweeting, J., Garfin, D.R., Holman, E.A., & Silver, R.C. (2020). Associations between exposure to childhood bullying and abuse and adulthood outcomes in a nationally representative U.S. sample. Child Abuse and Neglect. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2019.104048. PDF
Nyamathi, A.N., Shin, S., Sinha, S., Carpenter, C., Garfin, D.R., Padma, R.K.,,… Ekstrand, M. (2019). Sustained effect of a community-based behavioral and nutrition intervention on HIV-related outcomes at 18 months among women living with HIV in rural India: a quasi- experimental trial. JAIDS, 81(4), 429-438. https://doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0000000000002044. PDF
Ghafoori, B., Garfin, D.R., Ramírez, J., & Khoo. (2019). Predictors of access, completion, and treatment selection among youth offered a trauma-specific treatment. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice and Policy, 11, 767-774. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0000460. PDF
Garfin, D.R., Shin, S.S., Ekstrand, M.L., Yadav, K., Carpenter, C.L., Sinha, S., & Nyamathi, A.M. (2019). Depression, social support, and stigma as predictors of quality of life over time: Results from an Asha-based intervention in India. AIDS Care, 31(5):563-571. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2018.1563281. PDF
Nyamathi, A. M., Carpenter, C. L., Yadav, K., Garfin, D. R., Munoz, L., Kelly, M., Ekstrand, M. L., & Sinha, S. (2018). Randomized controlled trial of a community-based intervention on HIV and nutritional outcomes at 6 months among women living with HIV/AIDS in rural India. AIDS, 32(18), 2727-2737. https://doi.org/10.1097/QAD.0000000000002016. PDF
Garfin, D. R., Thompson, R., & Holman, E. A. (2018). Acute stress and subsequent health outcomes: A systematic review. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 112, 107-113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2018.05.017. PDF
Garfin, D. R., Poulin, M. J., Blum, S., & Silver, R. C. (2018). The aftermath of terror: A nationwide longitudinal study of posttraumatic stress across the 9/11 decade. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 31, 146-156. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22262. PDF
Fischhoff, B., Wong-Parodi, G., Garfin, D.R., Silver, R., C. & Holman, E.A. (2018). Public understanding of Ebola risks: Mastering an unfamiliar threat. Risk Analysis: An International Journal, 38, 71-83 (published ahead of print June 8, 2017). https://doi.org/10.1111/risa.12794. PDF
Lee, J.A., Garfin, D. R., Lee, Y.S., & Vaughyn, S. (2018). Factors associated with gerontological career choice: The role of curriculum type and students’ attitudes. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 8 (4). https://doi.org/10.5430/jnep.v8n4p1. PDF
Valentovich, V., Guo, Y., Garfin, D. R., & Goldberg, W. (2017). Emotion coregulation processes between mothers and their children with ASD. Journal of Autism Spectrum Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-017-3375-y. PDF
Thompson, R., Garfin, D. R., Holman, E.A., & Silver, R.C. (2017). Distress, worry, and functioning following a global health crisis: A national study of Americans’ reactions to Ebola. Clinical Psychological Science, 5, 513-521 (published ahead of print April 26, 2017). https://doi.org/10.1177/2167702617692030. PDF
Larsen, S., Lynnette, A., Garfin, D.R., Mota, N., Pacella, M., Hunt, J, & deRoon-Cassini, T. (2017). Inconsistency in memory of traumatic events in a sample of injury patients. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, and Trauma, 26, 525-542. https://doi.org/10.1080/10926771.2017.1295296. PDF
Guo, Y., Garfin, D. R., Ly, A., & Goldberg, W. (2017). Emotion coregulation in mother-child dyads: A dynamic systems analysis of children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 45, 1369-1383 (published ahead of print January 4, 2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-016-0234-9. PDF
Thompson, R., Garfin, D. R., & Silver, R. C. (2017). Evacuation decisions during and after natural disasters: A systematic review. Risk Analysis: An International Journal, 37, 812- 839 (published ahead of print December 21, 2016). https://doi.org/10.1111/risa.12654. PDF
Follette, V.M., Garfin, D. R., Fitzgerald, J.M., & McLean, C. (2016). Translational trauma research: Implications for policy and intervention. Translational Issues in Psychological Science, 2, 347-350. https://doi.org/10.1037/tps0000101. PDF
Jones, N. M., Garfin, D. R., Holman, E. A., & Silver, R. C. (2016). Media use and exposure to graphic content in the week following the Boston Marathon bombing. American Journal of Community Psychology, 58, 47-59. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12073. PDF
Garfin, D. R., Holman, E.A., & Silver, R. C. (2015). Cumulative exposure to prior collective trauma and acute stress responses to the Boston Marathon bombings. Psychological Science, 26, 675-683. (published ahead of print April 20, 2015). https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797614561043. PDF
Shultz, J. M., Walsh, L., Garfin D. R., Wilson F. E., & Neria, Y. (2015). The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill: The trauma signature of an ecological disaster. The Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research, 42(1), 58-76. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11414-014-9398-7. PDF
Garfin, D. R., Silver, R. C., Ugalde, F. J., Linn, H., & Inostroza, M. (2014). Exposure to rapid succession disasters: A study of residents at the epicenter of the Chilean Bio-Bio earthquake. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 123, 545-556. https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/a0037374. PDF
Garfin, D. R., Juth, V., Silver, R. C., Ugalde, F. J., Linn, H., & Inostroza, M. (2014). A national study of health care service utilization and substance use after the 2010 Chilean earthquake. Psychiatric Services, 65, 1392-1395. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201300500. PDF
Garfin, D. R., Silver, R. C., Gil-Rivas, V., Guzmán, J., Murphy, J. M., Cova, F., Rincon, P. P., Squicciarini, A. M., George, M., & Guzmán, M. P. (2014). Children’s reactions to the 2010 Chilean earthquake: The role of trauma exposure, family context, and school-based mental health programming. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 6, 563-573 (published ahead of print June 2, 2014). https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/a0036584. PDF
Holman, E. A., Garfin, D. R., & Silver, R. C. (2014). Media’s role in broadcasting acute stress following the Boston Marathon bombings. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, 111, 93-98 (published ahead of print December 9, 2013). https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1316265110. PDF
Shultz, J. M., Garfin, D. R., Espinel, Z., Araya, R., Oquendo, M., Wainberg, M., … Neria, Y. (2014). Internally displaced “victims of armed conflict” in Colombia: The trajectory and trauma signature of displacement. Current Psychiatry Reports, 16, 474-475. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-014-0475-7. PDF
Book Chapters
Garfin, D.R., Ramos, D., & Silver, R.C. (in press). Responses to natural disasters. In H.S. Friedman (Ed.), Encyclopedia of mental health, 3rd edition. Waltham, MA: Academic Press.
Garfin, D.R., Van Lente, E., & Holman, E.A. (in press). Terrorism and health. In H.S. Friedman (Ed.), Encyclopedia of mental health, 3rd edition. Waltham, MA: Academic Press. PDF
Garfin, D.R. & Estes, K. (in press) The collective trauma and chronic stress of COVID-19: Risk and resilience. The Social Science of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Call to Action for Researchers. Oxford Press. PDF
Garfin, D.R., Estevez, A.L., & Zernick, M.V. Posttraumatic growth during the COVID-19 pandemic. (in press). The Routledge International Handbook of Posttraumatic Growth. PDF
Valentovich, V., Guo, Y., Garfin, D. R., & Goldberg, W. (2020). Emotion coregulation processes between mothers and their children with ASD. In F.R. Volkmar (Ed), Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. PDF
Garfin, D. R., & Holman, E. A. (2016). Terrorism and health. In H. S. Friedman (Ed.), Encyclopedia of mental health, 2nd edition (Vol. 4, pp. 286-293). Waltham, MA: Academic Press. PDF
Silver, R. C., & Garfin, D. R., (2016). Coping with disasters. In J. C. Norcross, G. R. VandenBos, & D. K. Freedheim (Editors-in-Chief), APA handbook of clinical psychology: Vol. 4. Psychopathology and health (pp. 597-611). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. PDF
Garfin, D. R., & Silver, R. C. (2016). Responses to natural disasters. In H. S. Friedman (Ed.), Encyclopedia of mental health, 2nd edition (Vol. 4, pp. 35-46). Waltham, MA: Academic Press. PDF