R. Enrique Varela, Ph.D., Assistant ProfessorPh.D., 2002, University of Kansas
Office: 3034 Percival Stern Hall
Telephone: (504) 862-3344
Lab Telephone: (504) 862-3346
Email: evarela@tulane.edu
Dr. Varela’s research focuses on the development of anxiety in youth with a particular emphasis on cultural, familial, and cognitive influences in this process. Current research examines 1) individual and contextual factors that serve to maintain maladaptive post trauma responses over long periods of time, and 2) the relationship between emotion processing and anxiety development from a cross-cultural perspective. Professor Varela has a special interest in the mental health of Latino youth and a component of his research involves data collection in Latin America.
Selected Publications:
Luis, T., & Varela, R. E., & Moore, K. (in press). Parenting practices and childhood anxiety reporting: A comparison of Mexican, Mexican American, and European American youth. Journal of Anxiety Disorders.
Varela, R.E., Sanchez-Sosa, J.J., Biggs, B. K., & Luis, T. M. (in press). Anxiety Symptoms and Fears in Latin American and European American Children: Cross-cultural measurement equivalence. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment.
Varela, R.E., Weems, C.F., Berman, S. L., Hensley, L., & de Bernal, M.C.R. (2007). Internalizing symptoms in Latinos: The role of anxiety sensitivity. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 36, 429-440
Kaslow, N.J., Bollini, A., Druss, B., Glueckauf, R.L., Goldfrank, L.R., La Greca, A.M., Kelleher, K. J., Varela, R.E., Wang, S.S-H., Weinreb, L., & Zeltzer, L. (2007). Health Care for the Whole Person: Research Update. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 38, 278-289
Varela, R.E., Steele, R.G., & Benson, E.R. (2007). The contribution of ethnic minority status to adaptive style: A comparison of Mexican, Mexican American, and Europeon American children. Journal of Cross Cultural Psychology, 38, 26-33
Varela, R. E., & Gamm, B. K. (2006). Reliability and validity of the RCMAS across samples of Mexican, Mexican American, and European American children: A preliminary investigation. Anxiety, Stress, and Coping: An International Journal, 19, 67-80.
Kamps, J. L., Roberts, M. C., & Varela, R. E. (2005). Development of a new fear of hypoglycemia scale: Preliminary results. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 30, 287-291.
Varela, R. E., Vernberg, E. M., Sanchez-Sosa, J. J., Riveros, A., Mitchell, M., & Mashunkashey, J. (2004). Anxiety reporting and culturally associated interpretation biases and cognitive schemas: A comparison of Mexican, Mexican American, and European American families. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 33, 237-247.
Varela, R. E., Vernberg, E. M., Sanchez-Sosa, J. J., Riveros, A., Mashunkashey, J., & Mitchell, M. (2004). Parenting practices of Mexican, Mexican American, and European American families: Social context and cultural influences. Journal of Family Psychology, 18, 651- 657.