Publications

In addition to being a practicing psychologist, I actively researched areas related to cognitive development, influence of individual’s perceptions, and the intersect of chronic illness and mental health care. Selected publications are below:

Latella, L., & Salley, C. (in press). Supporting adjustment and identity development in diverse youth with care: A case of osteosarcoma. In. M. Keitel & J. Park-Taylor (Eds.). An Intersectional Approach to Counseling Children and Adolescents with Health Conditions, Vol 1.

Latella, L., Rogers, M., Leventhal, H., Parker, P., Horwitz, S., Matasar, M., Bylund, C., Kissane, D., Franco, K., & Banerjee, S. (2020). Fear of cancer recurrence in lymphoma survivors: A descriptive study. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 38(3), 251-271.

Latella, L., McAuley, R. J., & Rabinowitz, M. (2018). Beliefs about vaccinations: Comparing a sample from a medical school to that from the general population. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(4), 620.

D’Agostino, T. A., Atkinson, T. M., Latella, L., Rogers, M., Morrissey, D., & Parker, P. A. (2017). Promoting patient participation in healthcare interactions through communication skills training: A systematic review. Patient Education and Counseling, 100, 1247-1257.

Zaider, T., Hichenberg, S., & Latella, L. (2017). Advancing family communication skills in oncology nursing. In D. Kissane, B. Bultz, P. Butow, C. Bylund, S. Noble, & S. Wilkinson (Eds.), Oxford Textbook in Communication in Oncology and Palliative Care, New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

Park-Taylor, J., Magaldi-Dopman, D., & Latella, L. (2017). Counseling women: Incorporating religion and spirituality. In M. Keitel & M. Kopala (Eds.), Handbook of Counseling Women (2nd ed.), Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Rabinowitz, M., Latella, L., Stern, C., & Jost, J. (2016). Beliefs about childhood vaccination: The role of political ideology, PLOS ONE, 11(7), 1-19.

Saunders, P., Ruth, J., Latella, L., & Talisman, N. (2016). Communicative coping behavior checklist: Observation of persons with dementia in the home environment, The Gerontologist, 56(4), 63-69.

Wiener, L., McConnell, D., Latella, L., & Ludi, E. (2011). Cultural and religious considerations in pediatric palliative care, Journal of Palliative and Supportive Care, 11(1), 47-67.