The Center for Mental Health Promotion emphasizes conducting high-quality research that promotes the mental health and wellbeing of individuals with disabilities. The information below provides an overview of the research conducted across our teams.
Research Briefs
Our research briefs provide summarizations of our ongoing research projects.
Peer-Reviewed Manuscripts:
2024
Aller, T. B., Kelley, H. K., Barrett, T. S., & Fauth, E. B. (In-Press). For whom does mental health literacy work? A moderator analysis of a mental health literacy program. Journal of American College Health.
Aller, T. B., Fauth, E. B., Kelley, H. H., Hodgskiss, S., Brown, A. L., & Hellstern, R. (2024). Associations between college students’ personal experience with mental health issues and their mental health literacy: a strengths-based perspective. Journal of Mental Health, 33(1), 118–126. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2022.2069692
Aller, T. B., Kelley, H. H., Barrett, T. S., Covington, B., Levin, M. E., & McClain, M. B., (2024). An examination of psychological flexibility as a mediator between mental health concerns and satisfaction with life among autistic adults. Autism in Adulthood. https://doi.org/10.1089/aut.2023.0143
Byers, R., & Kelley, H., (2024). Lessons learned: photovoice as an inclusive research method for individuals with co-occurring mental health concerns and intellectual or developmental disability. In Sage Research Methods: Diversifying and Decolonizing Research. SAGE Publications, Ltd., https://doi.org/10.4135/9781529685411
Fauth, E. B., Novak, J. R., Gossner, J., Aller, T. B., Kelley, H. H., & Levin, M. E. (In press). Family caregivers’ progress toward values moderates the associations between behavioral symptoms of dementia, caregiver burden, and depressive symptoms. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development.
Kelley, H., Byers, R., Aller, T., & Wappett, M., (2024). Mental health and intellectual and development disabilities: A participatory action landscape analysis of a western state. In Sage Research Methods: Diversifying and Decolonizing Research. SAGE Publications, Ltd., https://doi.org/10.4135/9781529689877
Russo, R., Seedall, R. B. & Aller, T. B. (In press). #ThisIsWhatAnxietyFeelsLike: Qualitative analysis of tweets about anxiety. Journal of Contemporary Family Therapy. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10591-024-09695-y
2023
Aller, T. B., Russo, R. B., Kelley, H. H., Bates, L., & Fauth, E. B. (2023). Mental health issues in individuals with developmental disabilities: Improving mental health literacy trainings for caregivers. American Journal on Intellectual and Development Disabilities, 61(1), 49-64. https://doi.org/10.1352/1934-9556-61.1.49
Kelley, H. H., Aller, T. B., & Wappett, M. (2023). A systematic review of mental health focused training programs for direct support professionals working with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities. https://doi.org/10.1080/19315864.2023.2198491
2022
Aller, T. B., Kelley, H. H., Fauth, E. B., & Barrett, T. (2022). A non-randomized, quasi-experimental comparison of effects between an in-person and online delivery of a college mental health literacy curriculum. Prevention Science, 23(1), 1208–1215. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-022-01350-y
Aller, T. B., Barrett, T., Levin, M. E., & McClain, M. B. (2022). Measuring psychological flexibility in autistic adults: Examining the validity and reliability of the AAQ-II, BEAQ, and VQ. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 26, 125-133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2022.09.001
Aller, T. B., Fauth, E. B., Kelley, H. H., Hodgskiss, S., Brown, A. L., & Hellstern, R. (2022). Associations between college students’ personal experience with mental health issues and their mental health literacy: a strengths-based perspective. Journal of Mental Health, 1-9. DOI: 10.1080/09638237.2022.2069692
Aller, T. B., Kelley, H. H., Fauth, E. B., & Barrett, T. S. (2022). A Non-randomized, Quasi-Experimental Comparison of Effects Between an In-person and Online Delivery of a College Mental Health Literacy Curriculum. Prevention Science, 1-8. DOI: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11121-022-01350-y
Aller, T. B., Russo, R., Byers, R., Howard, T., Kelley, H., & Fauth, E. B. (2022). Promoting mental health literacy in agricultural families: Leveraging the role of Extension in community programs. Family Focus!
Fauth, E. B., Gossner, J. D., & Aller, T. B. (2022) Takeaways from research on chronically stressed individuals: How dementia family caregivers’ adaptation informs pandemic experiences. Family Focus!
2021
Aller, T. B., Fauth, E. B., & Seedall, R. B. (2021). Mental Health Awareness and Advocacy (MHAA) for Youth: An evaluation of a college-based mental health literacy curriculum. Mental Health & Prevention, 23, 200204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mhp.2021.200204
Aller, T. B., Fauth, E. B., Novak, J. R., & Schwartz, S. (2021). Measuring mental health literacy: Development of the Mental Health Awareness and Advocacy Assessment Tool. Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation, 17(39), 15-31. DOI: https://journals.sfu.ca/jmde/index.php/jmde_1/article/view/671
Aller, T. B., Fauth, E. B., & Seedall, R. B. (2021). Mental Health Awareness and Advocacy (MHAA): An evaluation of a college-based mental health literacy curriculum. Mental Health and Prevention. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mhp.2021.200204
Aller, T. B., Hodgskiss, S., Fauth, E. B., Sheen, J. & Levin, M. (2021). Adapting therapy services in COVID-19: The utility of an online, self-guided Acceptance and Commitment Therapy program for parents of children with disabilities. Developmental Disabilities Network Journal, 1(2), 160-169. DOI: https://doi.org/10.26077/8307-528b
Brown, B., Aller, T. B., Lyons, L. K., Jensen, J. & Hodgson, J. (2021). NCAA Student Athlete Mental Health and Wellness: A Biopsychosocial Examination. Journal of Student Affairs and Research Practice. DOI: 10.1080/19496591.2021.1902820