APS
2026 APS Annual Convention
Immigration & Trauma: Multilevel Perspectives on Latinx Immigrant Health
Four studies examine trauma exposure across structural, interpersonal, psychological, and cognitive domains among Latinx immigrants. Findings provide insight into how border policies, gender-based violence, trauma-related mechanisms, and chronic stress shape somatic, psychological, and cognitive health, reinforcing the need for culturally grounded, trauma-responsive frameworks to understand immigrant well-being.
Chairs & Discussants
- Alfonso MercadoChair
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - Amanda VentaCoChair
University of Houston - Luz GarciniDiscussant
Rice University
Presentations
- Trauma Exposure Among U.S. Asylum Seekers: Comparing Mental Health Experiences In Mexico and TexasDan O'Connell, Renee Frederick, Luz Garcini, Alfonso Mercado, Amanda Venta
- Gender-Based Violence Among Asylum-Seeking WomenValeria Ramirez, Francisco Banda, Andy Torres, Alfonso Mercado
- Mechanisms of Somatization: Trauma, PTSD, and Nervios In Latinx ImmigrantsAshley Bautista, Diana Maritnez, Dan O'Connell, Luz Garcini, Alfonso Mercado, Amanda Venta
- The Invisible Load: Associations of Trauma and Discrimination on Cognitive Functioning of Latino ImmigrantsSabrina Cuauro, Dara Olanrewaju, Luz Garcini
