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., 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
Dodge, J., Sullivan, K., Miech, E., Clomax, A., Riviere, L., & Castro, C. (2023). Exploring the social determinants of mental health by race and ethnicity in army wives. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. Advance online publication, March 23, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-023-01551-3
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
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
Kintzle, S., Rivas, W. A., & Castro, C. A. (2021). Satisfaction of the use of telehealth and access to care for veterans during the COVID-19 pandemic. Telemedicine and e-Health. Advance online publication, September 22, 2021. http://doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2021.0262
Davis, J. P., Lee, D. S., Saba, S., Fitzke, R. E., Ring, C., Castro, C. C., & Pedersen, E. R. (2021). Applying polyvictimization theory to veterans: Associations with substance use and mental health. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. Advance online publication, September 16, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1037/adb0000781
Davis, J. P., Prindle, J., Castro, C. C., Saba, S., Fitzke, R. E., & Pedersen, E. R. (2021). Changes in alcohol use during the COVID-19 pandemic among American veterans. Addictive Behaviors, 122, Article 107052. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107052
Saba, S. K., Davis, J. P., Prindle, J. J., Castro, C. A., & Pedersen, E. R. (2021). Associations between symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder, pain, and alcohol use disorder among OEF/OIF/OND veterans. Addictive Behaviors, 122, Article 107031. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107031
Beltran, R. M., Schuyler, A. C., Blair, C. S., Goldbach, J. T., Castro, C. A., & Ian, W. H. (2021). “That’s kind of like the big struggle right now is can we get PrEP?”: Facilitators and barriers to PrEP uptake among active duty gay and bisexual men. Sexuality Research and Social Policy. Advance online publication, August 20, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13178-021-00622-6