Education
2019-21 Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Texas
2019 Ph.D. University of Central Arkansas, Counseling Psychology
2016 M.S. University of Central Arkansas, Mental Health Counseling,
2014 B.A. University of Central Arkansas, Psychology,
2012 A.A. Pulaski Technical College, General Education
Research Interests
• Prevention Science, broadly defined
• Etiology of Mental and Behavioral Problems among Latino Populations
• Intervention Development and Adaptations
• Positive Psychological Processes among Latino Immigrant and Minority Populations
Courses Taught
General Psychology
Psychological Statistics
Research Methods
Social Policy (Fall 2021)
Accomplishments
2018 Most Outstanding Counseling Psychology Doctoral Student Award, University of Central Arkansas
2015 National APA Convention Research Award, Toronto, Canada
2015 Most Outstanding Undergraduate Psychology Student Award, University of Central Arkansas
2014 Regional Psi Chi Research Award (SWPA, April 2014)
Research Projects
What does it mean to be undocumented? A multi-site study to identify and conceptualize what it means to be an undocumented immigrant across diverse social contexts.
Teasing apart Social Connectedness from Intervention Effects in RCT designs.
Selected Publications
Cobb, C. L. & Martinez Jr., C. R. (In Press). Parent immigration stress predicts youth externalizing behaviors among Latino immigrant families in an emerging destination context. Family Process.
Cobb, C. L., Martínez Jr., C. R., *Lee, S., Lee, T. K., & Lorenzo-Blanco, E. (2021). Acculturation trajectories differ by youth age at arrival and time in residency among Latino immigrant families in an emerging immigrant context. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 81, 79-93.
Cobb, C. L., *John, R., Salas-Wright, C., Vaughn, M., Schwartz, S. J., Martínez Jr., C. R., Awad, G., Pinedo, M., & Cano M. A. (2020). Discrimination trends and mental health among native- and foreign-born Latinos: Results from national surveys in 2004 and 2013. Prevention Science, 22, 397-407.
Cobb, C. L., Martinez, Jr., C. R., Schwartz, S. J., Salas-Wright, C. P., Pinedo, M., Martinez, P., Meca, A., *Garcia Isaza, A., Lorenzo-Blanco, E. I., McClure, H., Marsiglia, F. F., & Cano, M. A. (2020). Alcohol use severity, depressive symptoms, and optimism among Hispanics: Examining the immigrant paradox in a serial mediation model. Journal of Clinical Psychology. Advance Online Publication.
Cobb, C. L., Branscombe, N., Meca, A., Schwartz, S. J., Xie, D., Cecilia-Zea, M., Molina, L., & Martinez, Jr., C. (2019). Toward a positive psychology of immigrants. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 14, 619-632.
