Our Projects

—Current Projects—

WTG Coordinated Knowledge System (CKS) Project:

Funded by the Use of Research Evidence Grant from the William T. Grant Foundation

PI: Dr. Alayna Park

Recruitment: OPEN (click Learn more for more information)

[BACKGROUND?] This study will develop a coordinated knowledge system (CKS) of tools, evidence-based treatment protocols, and research to assist clinical supervisors in using research evidence to make clinical decisions about whether, when, and how to adapt treatment for 7-15-year-old Latine youth. Supervisors, clinicians, and Latine youth and their caregivers will be interviewed to identify what cultural factors impact Latine families’ experiences in treatment and how to address them. This additional knowledge will be combined with cultural adaptation literature and used to co-create and refine a prototype CKS. Usability testing will be conducted with supervisors to examine how they use the CKS and refine the decision aid. Pilot testing of the CKS will assess how supervisors and clinicians use the CKS when working with Latine youth and their families, as well as the effectiveness in improving mental health outcomes for Latine youth.

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—Past Projects—

  • Funded by the Varda Shoham Clinical Science Training Initiative from the Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology

    PI: Dr. Alayna Park

    Interviews with twelve clinical scientists with expertise in culture and mental health to enhance knowledge on culturally adapting mental health treatment for ethnic-racial minoritized clients. This culminated in the Cultural Adaptation Interview Series, available on this website and YouTube.

    Publications & Presentations:

    • Kondo, E., Dunn, N., Canico, J., Velez, C.V., Molina, N., Kitagawa, Y., & Park, A.L. (accepted for November 2025). Cultural Adaptation Interview Series: Improving Trainee Readiness for Culturally Responsive Care [Blitz poster presentation]. Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology Student Poster Awards Session at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 59th Annual Convention.

    • Park, A.L., Kondo, E., Molina, N., Velez, C.V., Canico, J., Dunn, N., & Kitagawa, Y (July 2025). Universal and group-specific cultural adaptations to mental health treatments [Poster presentation]. 8th Biennial American Psychological Association Division 45 Research Conference.

    • Velez, C.V., Molina, N., Kondo, E., Canico, J., Dunn, N., Kitagawa, Y., & Park, A.L. (May 2025). Cultural factors to consider when adapting mental health treatment for racial-ethnic minoritized clients [Oral presentation]. Oregon Diversity Science Symposium, University of Oregon.