Areas of Interest
RESEARCH INTERESTS Dr. Des Rosiers’ work bridges developmental psychology, health psychology, and cultural psychology, and examines risk and protective factors at the individual, cultural, and social level for alcohol use, drug use and other externalizing problems among diverse youth. SPECIFIC AREAS OF RESEARCH INTERESTS Adolescent/youth development; Risk and protective factors; Acculturation; Alcohol Expectancies; Family Processes; Underage drinking; Substance use; Externalizing problems, Health disparities.
Biography
Dr. Des Rosiers is a developmental psychologist and joined the faculty at Barry in 2012. Prior to coming to Barry, she was a post-doctoral research fellow at the University of Miami and taught at Florida International University. Dr. Des Rosiers earned her B.A in psychology from the University of South Florida and her M.S. and Ph.D. from the Florida International University. Dr. Des Rosiers is the coordinator for the Child and Adolescent Development Specialization (CADS) and the co-investigator of the Family Adolescent Cultural Transitions laboratory (F.A.C.T Lab) in the Department of Psychology at Barry University. She currently serves as the vice chair of the Psychology Division of the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR). SELECTED STUDENT SUPERVISED PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS Lavado, A., Des Rosiers, S., & Wated, G. (2020, May). Acculturative Stress and Antisocial Behaviors in Hispanic Youth. Poster presented to APS Virtual Poster Showcase of the Association for Psychological Science (APS), June 1,2020-September 1,2020. Zonnevylle, T., Des Rosiers, S., & Wated, G. (2020, May). Patterns of relationship between trauma, social relationships, emotion regulation and depressive symptomatology. Poster presented to APS Virtual Poster Showcase of the Association for Psychological Science (APS), June 1,2020-September 1,2020. Puente, S., Wated, G., & Des Rosiers, S. (2020, May). The Role of the Big Five in the Acculturation Process of Hispanic/Latino Emerging Adults. Poster presented to APS Virtual Poster Showcase of the Association for Psychological Science (APS), June 1,2020-September 1,2020. Zonnevylle, T., Des Rosiers, S.E., Wated, G. (2019, March). Subjective Well-Being among College Students, Do Demographics matter? Poster presented at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association - CEPO/Psi Chi poster session, Jacksonville, FL Suglia, J., Wated, G., & Des Rosiers, S.E. (2019, March). Helicopter Parenting and Intentions to Quit in Millennial College Students. Poster presented at the 2019Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association - CEPO/Psi Chi poster session, Jacksonville, FL Wilmore, K., Des Rosiers, S.E., Wated, G. & Ahmad, S. (2018, March). Association between Intentional self-regulation and life satisfaction during emerging adulthood. Poster presented at the 82nd Florida Academy for Sciences Annual Meeting, Miami Shores, Florida. Zonnevylle, T., Des Rosiers, S.E., J., Wated, G. & Ahmad, S. (2018, March). Top-down and bottom-up processes of subjective well-being. Poster presented at the 82nd Florida Academy for Sciences Annual Meeting, Miami Shores, Florida. Helpingstine, C., Des Rosiers, S.E. & Schwartz, S.J., Unger, J.B., Baezcondi-Garbanati, L. Villamar, J.,,Soto, D., Pattarroyo, M., & Szapocznik, J. (2017, April). The role of perceived context of reception and school attachment on aggressive behaviors in adolescence. Oral presentation at the 21st Annual Psychology Student Research Forum, Barry University, Miami Shores, Florida. Tshiala, C & Des Rosiers, S.E.. (2017, April). Perceived Discrimination, traumatic life events, emotion regulation, and depression in a diverse ethnic and cultural group of emerging adults. Oral presentation at the 21st Annual Psychology Student Research Forum, Barry University, Miami Shores, Florida. Sanchez, A & Des Rosiers, S.E. (2017, April). A Descriptive analysis of domains of acculturation and depressive outcomes in Hispanic parents and adolescents. Poster presented at the 21st Annual Psychology Student Research Forum, Barry University, Miami Shores, Florida. Le, J. & Des Rosiers, S.E. (2017, April). The mediating role of social support on the association between cultural orientation and depression in American college students. Poster presented at the 21st Annual Psychology Student Research Forum, Barry University, Miami Shores, Florida. Tshiala, C. Des Rosiers, S.E. Helpingstine, C., & Rapalino, J. (2016, May). A descriptive examination of gender and ethnic differences in emotional regulation and depression among emerging adults poster presented at the 28th Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, IL. Rapalino, J. & Des Rosiers, S.E. (2016, April). Gender differences in perception of body image among Asian, Hispanic and Black emerging adults. Oral presentation at 20th Annual Psychology Student Research Forum, Barry University, Miami Shores, Florida. Helpingstine, C., Des Rosiers, S.E., Schwartz, S.J., Unger, J.B., Baezcondi-Garbanati, L. Villamar, J.,,Soto, D., Pattarroyo,M., & Szapocznik, J. (2016, April) Condom use self-efficacy in Latino adolescents. Oral presentation at 20th Annual Psychology Student Research Forum, Barry University, Miami Shores, Florida. McNally, E. & Des Rosiers, S.E. (2015, March). Internalizing and externalizing problems among adolescents of diverse Hispanic national origin: A descriptive analysis. Poster presented at the Florida Academy for Sciences Annual Meeting. Tshiala, C. & Des Rosiers, S.E. (2015, March). An Examination of the Association between Perceived Discrimination, Depression and Identity Search among Emerging Adults. Poster presented at the Florida Academy for Sciences Annual Meeting. Lyon, T.A. & Des Rosiers, S.E. (2015, April). The mediating role of social anxiety in the relationship between perceived parental psychological control and alcohol-related problems among emerging adults. Poster presented at the 20th Annual Psychology Student Research Forum. Barry University, Miami Shores, Florida. Statler, E.L., Des Rosiers, S.E. (2014, April). Perception of Weight Status and Self-Efficacy in Weight Management. Poster presented at the 20th Annual Psychology Student Research Forum. Barry University, Miami Shores, Florida. Fair, D. Des Rosiers, S.E.( 2014, April). A Positive youth development model among Hispanic adolescents. Oral presentation delivered at the 20th Annual Psychology Student Research Forum. A poster of this research project was also presented at the 6th Annual S.T.E.M conference, Barry University, Miami Shores, Florida Garcia, E. Des Rosiers, S.E. (2014, April). Staying true to your roots: Relationship between acculturation and psychological well-being among Hispanic youth. Oral presentation delivered at the 20th Annual Psychology Student Research Forum. A poster of this research project was also presented at the 6th Annual S.T.E.M conference, Barry University, Miami Shores, Florida. Lyon, T.A. & Des Rosiers, S.E. (2014, April). Parental Psychological Control and Eating Behavior Patterns among Emerging Adults. Poster presented at the 20th Annual Psychology Student Research Forum. Barry University, Miami Shores, Florida. Palacios, D. & Des Rosiers, S.E. (2013, April). A Two-site study of psychological functioning among recent Hispanic immigrant parents and adolescents. Poster presented at the 19th Annual Psychology Student Research Forum. Miami Shores, Florida. Shi, M., Des Rosiers, S.E., Schwartz, S.J., Unger, J.B., Baezconde-Garbanati, L., Huang, S., Soto, D.W.,Pattaroyo, M. (2013). Discrepancies in parent-adolescent communication and alcohol risk behaviors among recent immigrant Hispanic adolescents: A longitudinal analysis. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 37, 255. [Abstract]. Shi, M., & Des Rosiers, S.E. (2013, March) Gender matters: discrepancies in parent-adolescent communication and problem outcomes among adolescents. Oral presentation, delivered before the Academy at its 77th Annual Meeting of the Florida Academy of Sciences, Miami Shores, Florida. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS Lee, T.K., Mecal, A., Unger, J., Zamboanga, B.L., Baezconde-Garbanati, L., Gonzales Backen, M. A., Lorenzo-Blanco, E. I., Cano, M.A., Des Rosiers, S.E., Soto, D. W. Villamar, J. A., Pattarroyo, Lizzi, K. M., Szapocznik, J., Schwartz, S. J., (2020). Dynamic Transitions Patterns in Acculturation among Hispanic Adolescents. Child Development, 1, 78-95. Schwartz, S.J. Des Rosiers, S.E. Unger, & Szapocznik, J. (2019). Adolescent Cultural Contexts for Substance Use: Intergroup Dynamics, Family Processes, and Neighborhood Risks. In S. Brown & R. Zucker (Eds.). The Oxford Handbook of Adolescent Substance Abuse. Wated, G., Carabarin, A., & Des Rosiers, S.E. (2019, November). Elements to Success: Perceived Employability and Retention in College Students. Poster presented presentation to the 13th International Work, Stress and Health Conference, Philadelphia, PA. Des Rosiers, S., Wated, G., & Lavado, A. (2019, May). Persistence Intentions and Academic Entitlement in a Diverse Sample of College Students. Poster presented to the 31st Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science (APS), Washington, DC. Wated, G., Des Rosiers, S.E., & Lavado, A. (2019, May). Perceptions of Employability in Second-Generation Immigrant College Students: Acculturation Still Matters. Poster presented to the 31st Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science (APS), Washington, DC. Des Rosiers, S.E. & Wated, G. (2018, May). Predictors of College Non-Persistence Intentions Among Minority Students: The Unique Contribution of Psychological Well-Being. Presented at 29th annual convention of the Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco, CA Wated, G., Des Rosiers, S.E., Barnes, M. Ahmad, Salman, & Suglia, J. (2018, May). College Students’ Attrition: Do Perceptions of Employability Matter? Presented at 29th annual convention of the Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco, CA. Gonzales-Backen, M. A., Meca, A., Lorenzo-Blanco, E. I., Des Rosiers, S. E., Cόrdova, D., Soto, D. W., Cano, M.A., Oshri, A., Zamboanga, B. L., Baezconde-Garbanati, L., Schwartz, S. J., Szapocznik, J., & Unger, J. B. (2018). Examining the Temporal Order of Ethnic Identity and Perceived Discrimination among Hispanic Immigrant Adolescents. Developmental Psychology,54, 929-937. DOI: 10.1037/dev0000465. Wated, G., Des Rosiers, S.E., Ahmad, S., Suglia, J. (2017, June). Perceived linguistic discrimination, stress, motivation, and employability among emerging adults. Poster presented at the 12th International Conference on Occupational Stress and Health, "Work, Stress and Health” Minneapolis, MN. Des Rosiers, S.E. and Wated, G. (2017, March). The Importance of strength factors in predicting behavioral outcomes in recently immigrated Hispanic adolescents. Poster presented 2nd Biennial International Convention of Psychological Science, Vienna, Austria. Wated, G. and Des Rosiers, S.E. (2017, March). Social-cognitive characteristics as potential predictors of academic auccess in undergraduate students. Poster presented at the 2nd Biennial International Convention of Psychological Science, Vienna, Austria. Schwartz, S.J., Des Rosiers, S.E. Unger, & Szapocznik, J. (2016). Adolescent Cultural Contexts for Substance Use: Intergroup Dynamics, Family Processes, and Neighborhood Risks. In S. Brown & R. Zucker (Eds.). The Oxford Handbook of Adolescent Substance Abuse. DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199735662.001.0001. Córdova, D., Schwartz, S. J., Unger, J. B., Baezconde-Garbanati, L.,Villamar, J. A., Soto, D. W., Des Rosiers, S.E., Lee, T.K., Meca, A., Cano, M.A., Lorenzo-Blanco, E.I., Oshri, A., Salas-Wright, C.P., Piña-Watson, B., Romero, A.J. (2016).A longitudinal test of the parent-adolescent family functioning discrepancy hypothesis: A trend toward increased HIV risk behavior among immigrant Hispanic adolescents. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 45, 2164-77. doi:10.1007/s10964-016-0500-8. Lorenzo-Blanco, E.I., Schwartz, S. J., Unger, J. B., Zamboanga, B. L., Des Rosiers, S.E., Huang, S.,Villamar, J. A., Soto, D. W., Pattarroyo, M., & Baezconde-Garbanati, L. (2015).Latino/a Youth’s intentions to smoke cigarettes: Exploring the roles of culture and gender. Journal of Latina/o Psychology. Oshri, A., Schwartz, S. J., Unger, J. B., Kwon, J. A., Des Rosiers, S.E., Baezconde-Garbanati, L.Lorenzo-Blanco, E. I., Córdova, D., Soto, D. W., Lizzi, K. M., & Szapocznik, J. (2014).Bicultural stress, identity formation, and alcohol expectancies and misuse in Hispanicadolescents: A developmental approach. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 43, 2054-2068. Schwartz, S. J., Unger, J. B., Des Rosiers, S.E., Lorenzo-Blanco, E. I., Zamboanga, B. L., Huang, S., Baezconde-Garbanati, L., Villamar, J. A., Soto, D. W., Pattarroyo, M., & Szapocznik, J. (2014). Domains of acculturation and their effects on substance use and sexual behavior in Hispanic recent immigrant adolescents. Prevention Science, 15, 385-396. Schwartz, S. J., Benet-Martínez, V., Knight, G. P., Unger, J. B., Zamboanga, B. L., Des Rosiers, S.E., Stephens, D., Huang, S., & Szapocznik, J. (2014). Effects of language of assessment on the measurement of acculturation: Measurement equivalence and cultural frame switching. Psychological Assessment, 26, 100-114. Schwartz, S. J., Unger, J. B., Lorenzo-Blanco, E., Des Rosiers, S. E., Villamar, J. A., Soto, D. W., Pattarroyo, M., Baezconde-Garbanati, L., & Szapocznik, J. (2014). Perceived context of reception among recent Hispanic immigrants: Conceptualization, instrument development, and preliminary validation. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 20, 1-14. Des Rosiers, S.E., Schwartz, S. J., Zamboanga, B. L., Ham, L. S., & Huang, S. (2013). A cultural and social cognitive model of differences in acculturation orientations, alcohol expectancies, and alcohol risk behaviors among Hispanic college students. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 69, 319-340. Schwartz, S.J., Des Rosiers, S.E., Huang, S., Zamboanga, B.L., Unger, J.B., Knight, G.P., Pantin, H. & Szapocznik, J. (2013). Developmental trajectories of acculturation in Hispanic adolescents: Associations with family Functioning and adolescent risk behavior. Child Development. Published online January 17th 2013 DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12047. Tubman, J. G., Des Rosiers, S.E., Schwartz, S. J., & O’Hare, T. (2012). The use of the Risky Sex Scale among adolescents receiving treatment services for substance use problems: Factor structure and predictive validity. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 43, 359-365. Schwartz, S. J., Unger, J. B., Des Rosiers, S. E., Huang, S., Baezconde-Garbanati, L., Lorenzo-Blanco, E., Villamar, J. A., Soto, D. W., Pattarroyo, M., & Szapocznik, J. (2012). Substance use and sexual behavior among recent Hispanic immigrant adolescents: Effects of parent-adolescent differential acculturation and communication. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 125, 1, S26-S34. Des Rosiers, S.E., Schwartz, S. J., Zamboanga, B.L., Ham, L.S. & Huang, S. (2012). Alcohol risk behaviors among Hispanic emerging adults: The role of acculturation orientations and alcohol expectancies. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 36, 163. [Abstract]. Des Rosiers, S.E., Schwartz, S. J., Ham, L. S., Zamboanga, B. L., Unger, J. B., Huang, S. et al. (2012). The use of the Brief Comprehensive Effects of Alcohol (B-CEOA) in a sample of recently immigrated Hispanic adolescents. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 36, 847. [Abstract]. Des Rosiers, S.E., Schwartz, S.J., Unger, J.B., Baezconde-Garbanati, L., Huang, S. et al. Heterogeneity in Acculturation: Association with Alcohol Expectancies and Alcohol-Related Problems among Recent Immigrant Hispanic Adolescents. Oral presentation at the National Hispanic Science Network (NHSN) Twelfth Annual International Conference, September 2012, San Diego, California. Des Rosiers, S.E., Schwartz, S.J., Zamboanga, B.L., Ham, L.S. & Huang, S. Alcohol Risk Behaviors Among Hispanic Emerging Adults: The Role of Acculturation Categories and Alcohol Expectancies. Poster presented at the 35th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA) June 2012, San Francisco, CA Des Rosiers, S.E., Schwartz, S.J. Huang, S. Unger, J.B., Lorenzo-Blanco, E.I., Villamar, J.A., Soto, D.W., Baezconde-Garbanati,L. The Role of Perceived Discrimination and Negative Perceived Context of Reception on the Involvement in multi-problem behaviors among Recently Immigrated Hispanic Adolescents. Paper presented at the Biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA) March 2012, Vancouver, Canada. Des Rosiers, S.E., Schwartz, S.J. & Huang, S. The Effect of Acculturation and Environmental Setting on Substance Use in a Sample of Hispanic Emerging Adults. Poster presented at the Biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Child Development (SRCD). March 2011, Montreal, Canada. Tubman, J.G. & Des Rosiers, S.E. Use of the Risky Sex Scale (RSS) in a Sample of Multi-Problem Youth: Factor Structure and Validation Data. Poster presented at the Biennial Society for Research on Child Development (SRCD). March 2011, Montreal, Canada. Des Rosiers, S.E. & Tubman, J.G. Sex-related Alcohol Expectancy Risk Profiles in Multi-Problem Youth: A Mediational Analysis. Poster presented at the 31st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism (June 2009), San Diego, CA Des Rosiers, S.E., Gray, C., Surace, F.I., Tubman, J.G. Integrating Person-Centered and Variable-Centered Frameworks: An Evaluation of Sex-Related Alcohol Expectancies Among Adolescents. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA) Biennial meeting (March,2008), Chicago, IL. Des Rosiers, S.E., Tubman, J.G., & Wagner, E.F., (2007) A Person-Centered Perspective to Understanding Variation in Alcohol Expectancies Among Teenage Drinkers. The Addictions Newsletter, 14, 1. TEACHING SPECIALIZATION: Developmental Psychology; Developmental Psychopathology; Research and Data Analysis in Psychology Undergraduate Courses: PSY 283 - Developmental Psychology PSY 306 - Psycholegal Issues of Children and Families PSY 436 - Research Methods in Psychology II PSY 351 - Child and Adolescent Psychology PSY 352 - Child and Adolescent Psychopathology Graduate course: PSY 564 - Advanced Developmental Psychology