Carl A. Castro
Professor, Director of Military and Veterans Programs, Director of the Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans and Military Families, Director of the RAND-USC Epstein Family Foundation Center for Veterans Policy Research View bio to learn more about the faculty member's research
Dodge, J. R., Sullivan, K. S., Wortham, W., Nugent, K., Castro, C. A., & Riviere, L. A. (2024). Army spouses' mental health treatment engagement: The role of barriers to care. Journal of Military, Veteran and Family Health, 10(5), 152-162. https://doi.org/10.3138/jmvfh-2023-0052
Barr, N., Petry, L., Fulginiti, A., Arora, A., Cederbaum, J., Castro, C., & Rice, E. (2024). Who supports the troops? Social support domains and sources in active duty Army networks. Armed Forces & Society, 51(1), 3–21. https://doi.org/10.1177/0095327X231182907
Canning, L. M., Davis, J. P., Prindle, J. J., Castro, C. A., Pedersen, E. R., Saba, S. K., Bravo, A. J., Fitzke, R. E., Mills, A. H., & Livingston, W. S. (2024). Military sexual trauma, childhood trauma, and combat trauma: Associations with longitudinal posttraumatic growth among U.S. veterans. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. Advance online publication, November 14, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001810
Davis, J. P., Prindle, J., Saba, S. K., Castro, C. A., Hummer, J., Canning, L., & Pedersen, E. R. (2024). Longitudinal associations between insomnia, cannabis use, and stress among US veterans. Journal of Sleep Research, 33(1). https://doi.org/10.1111/jsr.13945
Dodge, J., Kintzle, S., Sullivan, K., & Castro, C. (2024). Importance of military identity in understanding the relationship between post-traumatic stress disorder and adverse family functioning for post-9/11 veterans. Military Behavioral Health. Advance online publication, April 14, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1080/21635781.2024.2331717
Kintzle, S., Alday, E., Sutherland, A., & Castro, C. A. (2024). Drivers of veterans’ healthcare choices and experiences with veterans affairs and civilian healthcare. Healthcare, 12(18), Article 1852. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12181852
Clomax, A. J., Mor Barak, M., Hancock, A.-M., Dodge, J., Kintzle, S., Cox, R., Alday, E., & Castro, C. (2024). An intersectional analysis of women's experiences of inclusion in the United States Army. Sex Roles, 90(11), 1666-1680. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-024-01524-8
Dodge, J., Kale, C., Keeling, M., Gribble, R., Taylor-Beirne, S., Maher, S., Castro, C., Fear, N.T., & Sullivan, K. (2023). Families transition, too! Military families transition out of service: A scoping review of research from the Five Eyes nations. Journal of Family Social Work. Advance online publication, March 1, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1080/10522158.2023.2167896
O'Loughlin, J. I., Cox, D. W., Ogrodniczuk, J. S., & Castro, C. A. (2023). Traditional masculinity ideology and psychotherapy treatment outcome for military service veteran men. Psychology of Men & Masculinities, 24(1), 16–25. https://doi.org/10.1037/men0000415
Davis, J. P., Prindle, J., Saba, S. K., Castro, C. A., Hummer, J., Canning, L., & Pedersen, E. R. (2023). Longitudinal associations between insomnia, cannabis use and stress among US veterans. Journal of Sleep Research. Advance online publication, May 26, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsr.13945
Kintzle, S., Schnyder, L. P., Alday, E., Gonzalez, L. A., Mor Barak, M., & Castro, C. A. (2023). Welcome to the U.S. Army: A qualitative examination of the army’s reception of new soldiers. Armed Forces & Society. Advance online publication, May 12, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1177/0095327X231170837
Goldbach, J. T., Schrager, S. M., Mamey, M. R., Klemmer, C., Holloway, I. W., & Castro, C. A. (2023). Development and validation of the military minority stress scale. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(12), Article 6184. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20126184
Barr, N., Petry, L., Fulginiti, A., Arora, A., Cederbaum, J., Castro, C., & Rice, E. (2023). Who supports the troops? Social support domains and sources in active duty army networks. Armed Forces & Society. Advance online publication, July 17, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1177/0095327X231182907
Saba, S. K., Davis, J. P., Prindle, J. J., Howe, E., Tran, D. D., Bunyi, J., Hummer, J. F., Castro, C. A., & Pedersen, E. R. (2023). Bidirectional associations between pain and perceived stress among veterans: Depressive disorder as a predisposing factor. Psychosomatic Medicine. Advance online publication September 29, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1097/PSY.0000000000001253
Davis, J. P., Canning, L., Saba, S. K., Bravo, A. J., Amone-P’Olak, K., Sedano, A., Tran, D., Castro, C., & Pedersen, E. R. (2023). Associations between trauma-related guilt, symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder, and problematic alcohol use. Psychiatry Research, 326, Article 115350. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115350
Kintzle, S., Rivas, W. A., & Castro, C. A. (2022). Satisfaction of the use of telehealth and access to care for veterans during the COVID-19 pandemic. Telemedicine and e-Health. 28(5), 706–711. https://doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2021.0262
Porter, B., Carey, F. R., Roenfeldt, K. A., Rull, R. P., & Castro, C. A. (2022). A temporal analysis of mental health symptoms relative to separation from the military. Depression & Anxiety, 39(4), 334-343. https://doi.org/10.1002/da.23246
Davis, J. P., Lee, D. S., Saba, S., Fitzke, R. E., Ring, C., Castro, C. A., & Pedersen, E. R. (2022). Applying polyvictimization theory to veterans: Associations with substance use and mental health. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 36(2), 144–156. https://doi.org/10.1037/adb0000781
Davis, J. P., Prindle, J., Saba, S. K., DiGuiseppi, G. T., Hummer, J., Lee, D. S., Fitzke, R., Sedano, A., Castro, C. A., & Pedersen, E. R. (2022). What’s sleep got to do with it? Longitudinal associations between insomnia, PTSD, and alcohol use among U.S. Veterans. Addictive Behaviors, 132, Article 107358. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107358
Davis, J. P., Prindle, J., Saba, S., Lee, D. S., Leightley, D., Tran, D. D., Sedano, A., Fitzke, R., Castro, C. A., & Pedersen, E. R. (2022). Childhood adversity, combat experiences, and military sexual trauma: A test and extension of the stress sensitization hypothesis. Psychological Medicine. Advance online publication, April 20, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291722000733
Barr, N., Atuel, H., Saba, S., & Castro, C. A. (2022). Toward a dual process model of moral injury and traumatic illness. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13, Article 883338. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.883338
Fulginiti, A., Segal, A., Wilson, J., Hill, C., Tambe, M., Castro, C., & Rice, E. (2022). Getting to the root of the problem: A decision-tree analysis for suicide risk among young people experiencing homelessness. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research. Advance online publication, June 2, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1086/715211
Klemmer, C. L., Schuyler, A. C., Mamey, M. R., Schrager, S. M., Castro, C. A., Goldbach, J., & Holloway, I. W. (2022). Health and service-related impact of sexual and stalking victimization during United States military service on LGBT service members. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 37(9–10), NP7554-NP7579. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260520970312
Porter, B., Carey, F. R., Roenfeldt, K. A., Rull, R. P., & Castro, C. A. (2022). A temporal analysis of mental health symptoms relative to separation from the military. Depression & Anxiety, 39(4), 334-343. https://doi.org/10.1002/da.23246
Saba, S. K., Davis, J. P., Lee, D. S., Castro, C. A., & Pedersen, E. R. (2022). Moral injury events and behavioral health outcomes among American veterans. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 90, Article 102605. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2022.102605
Davis, J. P., Prindle, J., Saba, S. K., Tran, D. D., Lee, D. S., Sedano, A., Castro, C. A., & Pedersen, E. R. (2022). Changes in perceived stress during the COVID-19 pandemic among American veterans. Stress & Health. Advance online publication, April 23, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.3153
Barr, N., Kintzle, S., Jaesung, J. L., Mercado, S., & Castro, C. A. (2022). Arrests, mental health outcomes, and discharge status in U.S. military veterans: A latent class analysis. Armed Forces & Society. Advance online publication, September 1, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1177/0095327X22111806
Markowitz, F. E., Kintzle, S., & Castro, C. A. (2022). Military-to-civilian transition strains and risky behavior among post-9/11 veterans. Military Psychology. Advance online publication, April 20, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1080/08995605.2022.2065177
Sullivan, K., Dodge, J., Williamson, V., Alves-Costa, F., Barr, N., Kintzle, S., Fear, N. T., & Castro, C. A. (2022). Preliminary exploration of the relationship between veteran family membership, school climate, and adverse outcomes among school-aged youth. Education and Urban Society, 54(5), 605–628. https://doi.org/10.1177/00131245211027363
Kintzle, S., Alday, E., Clomax, A., Barak, M. M., & Castro, C. A. (2022). Factors related to exclusion in the US Army. Armed Forces & Society. Advance online publication, January 27, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0095327X211068875
Sullivan, K. S., Dodge, J., Park, Y., Kale, C., Merrill, J. C., Clarke-Walper, K., Castro, C. A., & Riviere, L. A. (2022). Predictors of reintegration adjustment among female U.S. army spouses: A preliminary exploration. Journal of Military, Veteran, and Family Health, 8(3), 84-95. https://doi.org/10.3138/jmvfh-2021-0125