Selected Publications
Rivera, F.I., Molina, K.M., Nicdao, E. (2019). Psychological distress differentials as a function of subjective social status among Latino subgroups in the U.S. Research in the Sociology of Health Care, 37, 53-67.
Molina, K.M., Estrella, M.L., Durazo-Arvizu, R., Malcarne, V.L., Llabre, M.M., Isasi, C.R., Ornelas, I.J., Perreira, K.M., Penedo, F.J., Brondolo, E., Gallo, L., & Daviglus, M.L. (2019). Perceived discrimination and physical-health related quality of life: The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL) Sociocultural Ancillary Study. Social Science & Medicine, 222, 91-100.
Molina, K.M., Estrella, M.L., Rivera-Olmedo, N., Frisard, C., Lemon, S., & Rosal, M.C. (2018). It weigh(t)s on you: Everyday discrimination and adiposity among Latinos. Obesity, 26(9), 1474-1480.
Burgess, A. M., Molina, K.M., Bhandari, K., & DiBartolo, P. M. (2018). Racial stigmatization and evaluative concerns: A pathway to psychological distress for academically stigmatized students. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 37(4), 275-296.
Molina, K.M., & James, D. (2016). Discrimination, internalized racism, and depression: A comparative study of African American and Afro-Caribbean adults in the U.S. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 19(4), 439-461.
Isasi, C.R., Rastogi, D., & Molina, K.M. (2016). Health issues in Hispanic/Latino youth. Journal of Latina/o Psychology, 4(2), 67-82.
Molina, K.M., Little, T.V., & Rosal, M.C. (2016). Everyday discrimination, family context, and psychological distress among Latino adults in the United States. Journal of Community Psychology, 44(2), 145-165.
Molina, K.M., Jackson, B., & Rivera-Olmedo, N. (2016). Discrimination, racial/ethnic identity, and substance use among Latina/os: Are they gendered? Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 50(1), 119-129.
Alcántara, C., Molina, K.M., & Kawachi, I. (2015). Transnational, social, and neighborhood ties and cigarette smoking among Latino immigrants: Does gender matter? American Journal of Public Health, 105(4), 741-749.
Molina, K.M., & Simon, Y. (2014). Everyday discrimination and chronic health conditions among Latinos: The moderating role of socioeconomic position. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 37(5), 868-880.
Molina, K.M., & Alcántara, C. (2013). Household structure, family ties, and psychological distress among US-born and immigrant Latino women in the U.S. Journal of Family Psychology, 27(1), 147-158.
Molina, K.M., Alegría, M., & Mahalingam, R. (2013). A multiple-group path analysis of the role of everyday discrimination on self-rated physical health among U.S. Latina/o adults. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 45(1), 33-44.
Molina, K.M., Alegría, M., & Chen, C.-N. (2012). Neighborhood context and substance use disorders: A comparative analysis of racial and ethnic groups in the United States. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 125(Supp 1), S35-S43