Recent Publications – Listing

Recent publications (since 2008) include:

** indicates student author

PEER-REVIEWED SCHOLARLY ARTICLES

Coates Quezada**, C.A., Armstrong, L.M., Kilmer, R.P., Quinlan, M., & Reeve, C.L. (2024). Trauma of the shared environment: A qualitative analysis of the experiences of survivors of college campus sexual assault. Violence Against Women, 30, 1538-1563. DOI: 10.1177/10778012231163573

Watson, S., Potochnick, S., Case, A., Cole, J., Whitlow, C., Langhinrichsen-Rohling, J., Scott, V., McDonald, Jr., W., Capers, T., Beavers, H., & Kilmer, R. (2023). ‘Can you put down your mission and plug into mine?’ How place-based initiatives leverage collaborations with academic institutions to enhance their ABCD and CBR potential. Gateways: International Journal of Community Research and Engagement, 16, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.5130/ijcre.v16i2.8671

Garcia, F.E., Andrades, M., Kilmer, R.P., Rodríguez, F., Lucero, C., & Diaz, Z. (2022). Mental health in Chilean higher education students during the Covid-19 pandemic: A longitudinal study. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. Advance online ahead of print. doi: 10.1037/tra0001363

Siegal, R.**, Cooper, H.**, Capers, T., Kilmer, R.P., Cook, J.R., & Garo, L. (2022). Using geographic information systems to inform the public health response to COVID-19 and structural racism: The role of place-based initiatives. Journal of Community Psychology, 50, 2611-2629. doi: 10.1002/jcop.22771.

Payen, A.**, Chen, M.J.**, Carter, T.G.**, Kilmer, R.P., & Bennett, J.M. (2022). Childhood ADHD, Going beyond the brain: A meta-analysis on peripheral physiological markers of the heart and the gut. Frontiers in Endocrinology-Neuroendocrine Science, 13, 738065. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2022.738065

Salim, K.B.**, Kilmer, R.P., Cook, J.R., Armstrong, L.M., Gadaire, A.P.**, Simmons, C.J.**, Morris, V.G.**, Thiery, T.L. Babb, M.J., Day, P.W., Messinger, L.G., & Larson, J.C.** (2022). Data-innovations for improving student’s social-emotional development: Examining the relationships between data-guided innovations and pre-k students’ social-emotional development. Journal of Community Psychology, 50, 1343-1360.  doi: 10.1002/jcop.22719.  

Jaffe, G., McLeigh, J.D., Kilmer, R.P., Klein Walker, D., Beardslee, W.R., Torgensen, C., & Handrup, C.T. (2021). Establishing a path to unity: Recommendations for the Biden/Harris administration. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 91, 303-309.  doi.org/10.1037/ort0000563

Gadaire, A.**, Armstrong, L. M., Cook, J. R., Kilmer, R. P., Larson, J. C. **, Simmons, C. J. **, Messinger, L. G., Thiery, T., & Babb, J. (2021). Enhancing social–emotional development in pre-k: Using data to address students’ needs. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 91, 193–207. doi.org/10.1037/ort0000522

Andrades, M., García, F., & Kilmer, R. P. (2021). Posttraumatic stress symptoms and posttraumatic growth in children and adolescents 12 months and 24 months after the earthquake and tsunamis in Chile in 2010: A longitudinal study. International Journal of Psychology. 56, 48–55. doi.org/10.1002/ijop.12718

Simmons, C.J.**, Morris, V.G.**, Cook, J.R., Kilmer, R.P, Armstrong, L.M., Gadaire, A.**, Salim, K.**, Babb, J., Day, P., & Messinger, L. (2021). A community-university partnership to develop and implement an enhanced model of coaching for prekindergarten. Collaborations: A Journal of Community-Based Research and Practice, 3(1): 20, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.33596/coll.67

Kilmer, R.P., Gil-Rivas, V., & Roof, K.A.** (2020).  Associations between children’s self-system functioning and depressive and posttraumatic stress symptoms following disaster.  American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 90, 667-676.  doi: 10.1037/ort0000487.

Gadaire, D.M., & Kilmer, R.P. (2020). Use of the Template for Intervention Description and Replication (TIDieR) Checklist in social work research. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work, DOI: 10.1080/26408066.2020.1724226

Kilmer, R.P., & McLeigh, J.D. (2019). Effecting social change across contexts: Needs and mechanisms – An introduction to the Special Section. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 89, 401-405. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/ort0000396

Glad, K.A., Kilmer, R.P., Dyb, G., & Hafstad, G.S. (2019). Caregiver-reported positive changes in young survivors of a terrorist attack.  Journal of Child and Family Studies, 28, 704-719. DOI: 10.1007/s10826-018-1298-7

Scott, J.T.**, Kilmer, R.P., Wang, C., Cook, J.R., & Haber, M.G. (2018). Natural environments near schools: Potential benefits for socio-emotional and behavioral development in early childhood. American Journal of Community Psychology, 62, 419-432. doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12272

McLeigh, J.D., & Kilmer, R.P. (2017). Changing norms, strategies, and systems to support behavioral health and social justice: A call to action and introduction to the Special Section. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 87, 505-509.

Strater Hogan, K.**, Tynan, J.M.**, Johnson Covill, V.**, Kilmer, R.P., & Cook, J.R. (2017). A capacity-building framework for community-university partnerships. Collaborations: A Journal of Community-Based Research and Practice, 1 (1). Retrieved from http://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/collaborations/vol1/iss1/1

Elnitsky, C.A., & Kilmer, R.P. (2017). Facilitating reintegration for military service personnel, veterans, and their families: An introduction to the Special Issue. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 87, 109-113. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/ort0000252

Gil-Rivas, V., Kilmer, R.P., Larson, J.C.**, & Armstrong, L.M. (2017).  Facilitating successful reintegration: Attending to the needs of military families. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 87, 176-184. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/ort0000201

Klein Walker, D., Kilmer, R.P., & Armstrong, M.I. (2017). Editorial: Continuing our organizational mission: A new name for a new time. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 87, 1-2. Invited. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/ort0000248

Gil-Rivas, V. & Kilmer, R.P. (2016). Building capacity and fostering community resilience. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 72, 1318-1332. DOI: 10.1002/jclp.22281

Palamaro-Munsell, E.**, Kilmer, R.P., Vishnevsky, T.**,  Cook, J.R., & Markley, L.M.** (2016). Practical disadvantage, socioeconomic status, and psychological well-being within families of children with severe emotional disturbance. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 25, 2832-2842. DOI: 10.1007/s10826-016-0449-y

Abraczinskas, M.**, Kilmer, R.P., Haber, M.G., Cook, J.R., & Zarrett, N. (2016). Effects of extracurricular participation on the internalizing problems and intrapersonal strengths of youth in a system of care. American Journal of Community Psychology, 57, 308-319. DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.12048

Vishnevsky, T.**, Quinlan, M., Cann, A., Kilmer, R.P., & Danhauer, S. (2015). The keepers of stories: A grounded theory study of posttraumatic growth in a sample of oncology nurses. Journal of Holistic Nursing.

Kilmer, J.R., Kilmer, R.P., & Grossberg, P.M. (2014). The role of media on adolescent substance use: Implications for patient visits. Adolescent Medicine: State of the Art Reviews, 25,684-697.

Kilmer, R.P., Gil-Rivas, V., Griese, B., Hardy, S.J.**, Hafstad, G.S., & Alisic, E. (2014). Posttraumatic growth in children and youth: Clinical implications of an emerging research literature. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 84, 506-518.

Bishop**, J.T., Abraczinskas**, M., Johnson**, V.A., Cook, J.R., Kilmer, R.P., & Daniels, E.N. (2014). Building capacity in child welfare to screen for mental health challenges: Lessons learned. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action,8, 187-195. DOI: 10.1353/cpr.2014.0024.

Gil-Rivas, V., & Kilmer, R. P. (2013). Children’s adjustment following Hurricane Katrina: The role of primary caregivers. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 83,413–421. doi:10.1111/ajop.12016

Kilmer, R.P., Cook, J.R., Crusto, C., Strater**, K.P., & Haber, M.G. (2012). Understanding the ecology and development of children and families experiencing homelessness: Implications for practice, supportive services, and policy. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 82, 389-401. DOI 10.1111/j.1939-0025.2012.01160.x

Cook, J.R., & Kilmer, R.P. (2012). Systems of Care: New partnerships for community psychology. American Journal of Community Psychology, 49, 393-403. DOI 10.1007/s10464-012-9516-8

Kilmer, R.P., & Cook, J.R. (2012). Moving forward with Systems of Care: Needs and new directions. American Journal of Community Psychology, 49, 580-587. DOI 10.1007/s10464-012-9513-y

Haber, M.G., Cook, J.R., & Kilmer, R.P. (2012). Perceptions of wraparound processes by youth versus other team members: Associations with age and implications for implementation with transition-age youth. American Journal of Community Psychology, 49, 454-466. DOI 10.1007/s10464-012-9490-1

Strater**, K.P., Strompolis**, M., Kilmer, R.P., & Cook, J.R. (2012). Self-reported needs of youth and families: Informing system change and advocacy efforts. Global Journal of Community Psychology Practice, 2 (3), 1-8.

Palamaro Munsell**, E., Kilmer, R.P., Cook, J.R., & Reeve, C.L. (2012). The effects of caregiver social connectedness on caregiver, child, and family well-being. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 82, 137-145. DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.2011.01129.x

Vishnevsky**, T., Strompolis**, M., Reeve, C.L., Kilmer, R.P., & Cook, J.R. (2012).   Using latent growth curve modeling to examine changes in mental health outcomes for children enrolled in a system of care. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 82, 121-128. DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.2011.01131.x

Strompolis**, M., Vishnevsky**, T., Reeve, C.L., Cook, J.R., Kilmer, R.P., & Palamaro Munsell**, E. (2012).  Impact of services on educational outcomes for children enrolled in a system of care. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 82, 129-136. DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.2011.01126.x

Taku, K., Kilmer, R.P., Cann, A., Tedeschi, R.G., & Calhoun, L.G. (2012). Exploring posttraumatic growth in Japanese youth. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 4, 411-419. DOI: 10.1037/a0024363.

Meyerson, D.A., Grant, K.E., Carter, J.S., & Kilmer, R.P. (2011). Posttraumatic growth among children and adolescents: A systematic review. Clinical Psychology Review, 31, 949-964. DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2011.06.003

Palamaro Munsell**, E., Cook, J.R., Kilmer, R.P.., Vishnevsky**, T., & Strompolis**, M. (2011). The impact of child and family team composition on Wraparound fidelity: Examining links between team attendance consistency and functioning. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 20, 771-781. DOI: 10.1007/s10826-011-9444-5

Hafstad, G.S., Kilmer, R.P., & Gil-Rivas, V. (2011). Posttraumatic growth among Norwegian children and adolescents exposed to the 2004 tsunami.  Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 3, 130-138. DOI: 10.1037/a0023236

Kilmer, R.P., Cook, J.R., & Palamaro Munsell**, E. (2010). Moving from principles to practice: Recommended policy changes to promote family-centered care. American Journal of Community Psychology, 46, 332-341. DOI 10.1007/s10464-010-9350-9

Kilmer, R.P., Cook, J.R., Palamaro Munsell**, E., & Kane Salvador**, S. (2010). Factors associated with positive adjustment in siblings of children with severe emotional disturbance: The role of family resources and community life. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 80, 473-481. DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.2010.01050.x

Kilmer, R.P., & Gil-Rivas, V. (2010). Exploring posttraumatic growth in children impacted by Hurricane Katrina: Correlates of the phenomenon and developmental considerations. Child Development, 81, 1211-1227. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2010.01463.x

Hafstad, G.S., Gil-Rivas, V., Kilmer, R.P., & Raeder, S. (2010). Assessing relationships between parental adjustment, family functioning, and posttraumatic growth in Norwegian children and adolescents following a natural disaster. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 80, 248-257. DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.2010.01028.x

Cook, J.R., & Kilmer, R.P. (2010). The importance of context in fostering responsive community systems: Supports for families in systems of care. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 80, 115-123. DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.2010.01014.x

Kilmer, R.P., & Gil-Rivas, V. (2010). Responding to the needs of children and families after a disaster: Linkages between unmet needs and caregiver functioning. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 80, 135-142. DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.2010.01016.x

Cook, J.R., & Kilmer, R.P. (2010). Defining the scope of Systems of Care: An ecological perspective. Evaluation and Program Planning, 33, 18-20. DOI:10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2009.05.006

Cann, A., Calhoun, L.G., Tedeschi, R.G., Kilmer, R.P., Gil-Rivas, V., Vishnevsky**, T., & Danhauer, S.C. (2010). The Core Beliefs Inventory: A brief measure of disruption in the assumptive world.  Anxiety, Stress, and Coping: An International Journal, 23, 19-34. DOI: 10.1080/10615800802573013

Kilmer, R.P., Gil-Rivas, V., Tedeschi, R.G., Cann, A., Calhoun, L.G., Buchanan, T., & Taku, K. (2009). Use of the revised Posttraumatic Growth Inventory for Children (PTGI-C-R). Journal of Traumatic Stress, 22, 248-253. DOI: 10.1002/jts.20410

Kilmer, R.P., Cook, J.R., Taylor**, C.M., Kane**, S.F., & Clark**, L.Y. (2008). Siblings of children with severe emotional disturbances: Risks, resources, and adaptation. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 78, 1-10. DOI: 10.1037/0002-9432.78.1.1

 

GUEST-EDITED SPECIAL ISSUES / SPECIAL SECTIONS

Kilmer, R.P., & McLeigh, J. (Eds.). (2019). Effecting Change Across Contexts: Needs and Mechanisms.  [Special Section].  American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 89 (4), 401-457.

McLeigh, J., & Kilmer, R.P. (Eds.). (2017). Changing Norms, Strategies, and Systems to Support Behavioral Health and Social Justice.  [Special Section].  American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 87 (5), 505-558.  

Elnitsky, C.A., Kilmer, R.P. Gil-Rivas, V., & Magruder, K. (Eds.). (2017). Facilitating Reintegration for Military Service Personnel, Veterans, and Their Families. [Special Issue].  American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 87(2), 109-193.

Cook, J.R., & Kilmer, R.P. (Eds.). (2012). Systems Change in Systems of Care. [Special Issue]. American Journal of Community Psychology, 49 (3-4), 393-587.

BOOKS

Kilmer, R.P., & Cook, J.R. (Eds.). (2021). The practice of evaluation: Partnership approaches for community change. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Print ISBN: 9781506368009, 150636800X

Kilmer, R.P., Gil-Rivas, V., Tedeschi, R.G., & Calhoun, L.G. (Eds.). (2010). Helping families and communities recover from disaster: Lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association. DOI: 10.1037/12054-000

BOOK CHAPTERS

[Note: ** indicates UNC Charlotte graduate student, * indicates undergraduate]

Kilmer, R.P., Armstrong, L.M., & Billingsley, J. (2024). Posttraumatic growth in children and youth. In. R. Berger (Ed.). The Routledge international handbook on posttraumatic growth (pp.123-140). New York: Routledge.

Cook, J.R., & Kilmer, R.P. (2021). Evaluative research: Key concepts and applications in facilitating change. In R.P. Kilmer and J.R. Cook (Eds.).  The practice of evaluation: Partnership approaches for community change (pp. 2-21). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.

Kilmer, R.P., & Cook, J.R. (2021). Program evaluation: Promises and pitfalls. In R.P. Kilmer and J.R. Cook (Eds.).  The practice of evaluation: Partnership approaches for community change (pp. 22-37). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.

Kilmer, R.P., Cook, J.R., & Armstrong, L.A. (2021). Setting the stage: A partnership approach to evaluation. In R.P. Kilmer and J.R. Cook (Eds.). The practice of evaluation: Partnership approaches for community change (pp. 38-55). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Cook, J.R., & Kilmer, R.P. (2021). Evaluating program effectiveness: Connecting process and outcomes. In R.P. Kilmer and J.R. Cook (Eds.). The practice of evaluation: Partnership approaches for community change (pp. 103-122). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.

Hogan, K., Covill, V., & Kilmer, R.P. (2021). Investing in nonprofit development through evaluation capacity and strategic partnerships: A four-tiered model. In R.P. Kilmer and J.R. Cook (Eds.). The practice of evaluation: Partnership approaches for community change (pp. 237-267). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.

Messinger, L.G., Kilmer, R.P., & Cook, J.R. (2021). Community-university partnerships to promote change. In R.P. Kilmer and J.R. Cook (Eds.). The practice of evaluation: Partnership approaches for community change (pp. 268-287). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.

Kilmer, R.P., & Cook, J.R. (2021). Epilogue. In R.P. Kilmer and J.R. Cook (Eds.). The practice of evaluation: Partnership approaches for community change (pp. 349-352). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.

Kilmer, R.P., Gil-Rivas, V., Tynan**, J.M., & Larson**, J.C. (2018). Natural disasters.  In B. Fiese, M. Celano, K. Deater-Deckard, E. Jouriles, and M. Whisman (Eds.). Application of contemporary family psychology (Vol. 2): APA handbook of contemporary family psychology (pp. 555-570). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Kilmer, R.P., Gil-Rivas, V., & Hardy**, S.J. (2013). Natural disasters and terrorism. In E. Rossen and R. Hull (Eds.). Supporting and educating traumatized students: A guide for school-based professionals. (pp. 229 – 250). New York: Oxford University Press.

Kilmer, R.P., & Gil-Rivas, V. (2010). Introduction: Attending to ecology. In R.P. Kilmer, V. Gil-Rivas, R.G. Tedeschi, and L.G. Calhoun (Eds.). Helping families and communities recover from disaster: Lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath (pp. 3-24). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.

Gil-Rivas, V., Kilmer, R.P., Hypes**, A.W., & Roof**, K.A. (2010). The caregiver-child relationship and children’s adjustment post-Hurricane Katrina. In R.P. Kilmer, V. Gil-Rivas, R.G. Tedeschi, and L.G. Calhoun (Eds.). Helping families and communities recover from disaster: Lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath (pp. 55-76). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.

Shahinfar, A., Vishnevsky**, T., Kilmer, R.P., & Gil-Rivas, V. (2010). Service needs of children and families affected by Hurricane Katrina. In R.P. Kilmer, V. Gil-Rivas, R.G. Tedeschi, and L.G. Calhoun (Eds.). Helping families and communities recover from disaster: Lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath (pp. 143-166). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.

Kilmer, R.P., Gil-Rivas, V., & MacDonald, J. (2010). Implications of major disaster for educators and school-based mental health professionals: Needs, actions, and the example of Mayfair Elementary. In R.P. Kilmer, V. Gil-Rivas, R.G. Tedeschi, and L.G. Calhoun (Eds.). Helping families and communities recover from disaster: Lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath (pp. 167-191). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.

Kilmer, R.P., & Gil-Rivas, V. (2010). Epilogue: Meeting the needs of children, families, and communities post-disaster. In R.P. Kilmer, V. Gil-Rivas, R.G. Tedeschi, and L.G. Calhoun (Eds.). Helping families and communities recover from disaster: Lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath (pp. 313-322). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.

SCHOLARLY ARTICLES, NON-REFEREED JOURNALS

Cook, J.R., & Kilmer, R.P. (2012).  Creating successful partnerships using applied community psychology research. Living Knowledge: International Journal of Community Based Research, 10,16-17.

Kilmer, R.P., & Gil-Rivas, V. (2008). Posttraumatic growth in youth following disasters. (Invited).  The Prevention Researcher, 15, 18-20.

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