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Luis H. Zayas

Luis H. Zayas, Ph.D.

Dr. Zayas, a licensed psychologist and social worker, has more than 25 years of clinical experience with adolescents and families. The emphasis of his work is on psychosocial intervention and familial interactions in Hispanic communities, and his current research focuses on the sociocultural and developmental processes that influence suicidal behavior among adolescent Latinas. A distinguished mentor and scholar, Dr. Zayas also sits on a National Advisory Committee regarding mental health needs of diverse youth and an NIH Center for Scientific Review on Psychosocial Development.

Positions

  • Shanti K. Khinduka Distinguished Professor of Social Work, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis
  • Professor, School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis
  • Director, Center for Latino Family Research, Washington University in St. Louis

 

Education

  • Ph.D., 1986, Columbia University, Developmental Psychology

 

Relevant Publications

  • Goldston, D. B., Molock, S. D., Whitbeck, L. B., Murakami, J. L., Zayas, L. H., & Hall, G. C. (2008). Cultural considerations in adolescent suicide prevention and psychosocial treatment. American Psychologist, 63(1), 14-31.
  • Aisenberg, E., Trickett, P. K., Mennen, F. E., Salztman, W., & Zayas, L. H. (2007). Maternal depression and adolescent behavior problems: An examination of mediation among immigrant Latino mothers and their adolescent children exposed to community violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 22(10), 1227-1249.
  • Cavazos-Rehg, P. A., Zayas, L. H., & Spitznagel, E. L. (2007). Legal status, emotional well-being and subjective health status of Latino immigrants. Journal of the National Medical Association, 99(10), 1126-1131.
  • Cabassa, L. J., & Zayas, L. H. (2007). Latino immigrants' intentions to seek depression care. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 77(2), 231-242.
  • Torres, L. R., Zayas, L. H., Cabassa, L. J., & Perez, M. C. (2007). Diagnosing co-occurring substance-related disorders: Agreement between SCID, Hispanic clinicians, and Non-Hispanic clinicians. The Journal of Clinical Psychology, 68(11), 1655-1662.

 

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