University of Wisconsin–Madison

Publications and Presentations

Representative Peer-Reviewed Publications

  • Price, K., Lenart, A., Taknint, J.T., Gellatly, R., & Alshabani, N. (2026). Addressing barriers to forcibly displaced migrants’ participation in research. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. 
  • Harper, K. L., Taknint, J. T., Salomaa, A. C., Duncan, A., & Valentine, S. E. (2025). Person-centered screening, assessment, and case formulation for diverse LGBTQ+ individuals. In N. A. Livingston, B. A. Feinstein, & M. P. Galupo (Eds), Addressing minority stressors and enhancing resilience in therapy with diverse LGBTQ+ clients. Springer Nature.
  • Alshabani, N., Godfrey, L.B., Taknint, J.T., Sahib, W., Atari-Khan, R., Price, K. (2025). Intergenerational resilience in the context of historical and ongoing trauma. Translational Issues in Psychological Science.
  • Taknint, J.T., Thomas, F.C., Gellatly, R., & Ameresekere, M. (2024). Responding to trauma: A critical review of mental health and psychosocial interventions for refugee women.Current Psychiatry Reports.
  • Taknint, J.T., Marzoughi, M., Gellatly, R., Krengel, M., & Kimball, S.L. (2024). Improving access to disability assessment for U.S. citizenship applicants in primary care: An embedded neuropsychological assessment innovation. Annals of Family Medicine.
  • Taknint, J.T., Depestre, S., Alshabani, N., Martin, A.M., Virkar, S., & Milord, J. (2024). Assessing psychotic spectrum disorders in partnership with patients: Three culturally-responsive therapeutic assessment cases. Practice Innovations.
  • Taknint, J. T., Rojas Perez, O. F., Mattar, S., & Piwowarczyk, L. (2022). Teletherapy trauma treatment in context: Caring for refugee patients during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. Practice Innovations.
  • Mattar, S., Ipekci, B., Louis, E. F., & Taknint, J. T. (2022). Training considerations for providers engaged in refugee mental health care. International Perspectives in Psychology: Research, Practice, Consultation.
  • Costigan, C. L., Taknint, J. T., Mudryk, E., & Al Qudayri, B. (2022). Building community: Connecting refugee and Canadian families. Cultural diversity and ethnic minority psychology, 28(3), 338.
  • Thomas, F.C., Bowie, J-A., Hill, L., & Taknint, J.T. (2019). Growth-promoting supervision:Reflections from women of color psychology trainees. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 13(3), 167.
  • Costigan, C. L., Taknint, J. T., & Miao, S. (2017). Parenting and family influence on positivedevelopment among ethnic minority adolescents in the United States and Canada. In N. J. Cabrera & B. Leyendecker (Eds.). Handbook of Positive Development of Minority Children.  Springer, Netherlands.
  • Marshall, A., Roche, T., Comeau, C., Taknint, J., Butler, K., Pringle, E., Cumming, J., Hagestedt, E.,Deringer, L., Skrzypczynski, V. (2016). Refugee youth: Good practices in urban resettlement contexts. United Nations Habitat.
  • Marshall, E.A., Butler, K., Cumming, J., Roche, T., & Taknint, J. (2016). Refugee youth: A review of mental health counselling issues and practices. Canadian Psychology, Special Issue: Immigration and Refugees.
  • Torres, L., & Taknint, J.T. (2015). Ethnic microaggressions, traumatic stress symptoms, and Latino depression: A moderated meditational model. Journal of Counseling Psychology 62(3), 393-401.

Representative Peer-Reviewed Conference Presentations

  • Ameresekere, M. & Taknint, J.T. (2026). Reducing perinatal mental health disparities: Improving provider competence in perinatal mental health for culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) People. Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture Annual Conference. Detroit, MI, USA. 
  • Taknint, J.T., & Ahmed, A. (2026). Towards parsimony in mental health symptom monitoring for refugees and asylum seekers: Investigation of the Refugee Health Screener (RHS-15) as a measure of symptom change. Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture Annual Conference. Detroit, MI, USA.
  • Ameresekere, M., Taknint, J.T., Gellatly, R., Jennissen, K. (2025). Addressing provider training gaps in perinatal mental health care for culturally and linguistically diverse patients: Findings from a needs assessment. Marcé of North America (MONA) Conference. Toronto, ON, Canada.
  • Price, K., Mak, C., Gellatly, R., Alshabani, N., & Taknint, J.T. (2025). Exploring the Traumatic Impact of  Family Separation: A qualitative study on needs, barriers, and lived experiences of asylum-seeking parents. International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. 41st Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  • Ijebor, E.,  Taknint, J.T., Alshabani, N., Gellatly, R., Oruganti, S., Thornlow, O., Fondacaro, K. (2025). Chronic Traumatic Stress Treatment (CTS-T) for Haitian Migrant Women in an Integrated Perinatal Care Setting. The 8thBiennial APA Division 45 Research Conference. Ann Arbor, MI, USA. 
  • Saadi, A. & Taknint, J.T. (2025). Common challenges in assessing neurocognitive impairment among U.S. asylum-seekers: A case-based learning workshop. International Refugee and Migration Health Conference. Halifax, NS, Canada. 
  • Majid, H+., Taknint, J.T., Gellatly, R., Alshabani, N., & Price, K. (2025). The impacts of prolonged family separation and asylum seeker status on migrant health in a US safety net hospital. International Refugee and Migration Health Conference. Halifax, NS, Canada. 
  • Taknint, J.T., Rous, D., Mattar, S., Ameresekere, M., Gellatly, R., & Darai, R. (2025). A Stratified Care Model for Refugee Mental Health: A Work in Progress from Boston Medical Center’s Immigrant and Refugee Health Center. Society for Psychiatry and Culture Annual Meeting. Albuquerque, NM, USA.
  • Ameresekere, M., Jennissen, K., Louis, K., Taknint, J.T., & Gellatly, R. (2024). Behavioral Health Screening Implementation in a Perinatal Refugee Women’s Health Clinic. Perinatal-Neonatal Quality Improvement Network of Massachusetts (PNQIN) Fall Summit. Boston, MA,USA.
  • Sokoto K.C., Milord, J., Ijebor, E., Al Mosawi, L., Alshabani, N., Vincent, L., Julien, J., Mattar, S., Gellatly, R., & Taknint, J. (2024). Advancing Health Equity: Accessible and Culturally Informed Group Behavioral Healthcare for Immigrants in Hospital Settings [Roundtable]. Coming Together For Action, Global Alliance for Behavioral Health and Social Justice . Chicago, IL, USA
  • Taknint, J.T., Gellatly, R., Dickerson, A., Ameresekere, M., Alshabani, N., & Price, K. (2024). Embedding Behavioral Healthcare into a Refugee Women’s (OBGYN) Health Clinic: A Process Evaluation. North American Refugee Health Conference. Minneapolis, MN, USA.
  • Mattar, S., Alshabani, N., Taknint, J.T., Quran, R., Ijebor, E., & Sokoto, K. (2024). Ways We Perpetuate Colonized Refugee Mental Healthcare: A Panel Discussion on Our Continued Mistakes. North American Refugee Health Conference. Minneapolis, MN, USA
  • Taknint, J.T., & Syeda, H.S. (2023). Identity Under Threat: How Adult Immigrants Experience and Manage Ethnic and National Identities When Facing Discrimination. Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture, Annual Conference. San Diego, CA, USA.
  • Taknint, J.T., Martin, A.M., & Alshabani, N. (2023). Training Students in Anti-Oppressive and Culturally Responsive Collaborative/Therapeutic Assessment. American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Washington DC, USA.
  • Valentine, S.E., Taknint, J.T., Guani, L., Godfrey, L. (2022). The Perceived Influence of Gender Identity on Trauma Exposure and Posttraumatic Adjustment Among Transgender and Gender Diverse Adults: Implications for PTSD Treatment Adaptation. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Annual Convention. New York, NY, USA.
  • Taknint, J.T., Sonis, L., Marzoughi Ardekani, M., Kimball, S., Krengel, M., Grande, L., & Piwowarczyk, L. (2021). Culturally Responsive Assessment of Cognitive Impairment. North American Refugee Health Conference. Toronto, ON (Virtual).
  • Taknint, J.T., Abd Elrahman, J., El-Oqlah, E., & Ismail, B. (2020). Imagining a Liberated MENA/SWANA Psychology. American Arab, Middle Eastern, and North African Psychological Association (AMENA-Psy). Virtual Conference.
  • Taknint, J.T., Watanabe, M., Koper, A., LaMartine, S., Colburn, S., & Rosario Colón, J. (2020—postponed). The Paradox of Social Justice Work within Colonial Systems: Reflections from Psychologists-in-training. RebPsych 2020 Conference. New Haven, CT, USA.
  • Costigan, C. L., Taknint, J.T., & Al Qudayri, B. (2019). A Seat at the Table: Investigating Diverse Community Perspectives on Refugee Social Inclusion. International Metropolis Conference. Ottawa, ON, Canada.
  • Taknint, J.T. (2017). Systemic Approaches to Combatting Microaggressions withinUniversities: Supporting Students of Color. American Psychological Association Annual Convention. Washington, DC, USA.
  • Taknint, J.T. (2016). Beyond the Codes: Advancing Ethical Training in Multicultural Practice.American Psychological Association Division 45 Biennial Research Conference. Palo Alto, CA, USA
  • Taknint, J.T., Popadiuk, N., & Dyson-Loewen, J. (2016). “Not just a job:” Peer Mentor Experiences in International Student Mentoring Relationships. International and Cross-Cultural Psychology Symposium Presentation, Canadian Psychological Association Annual Convention. Victoria, BC, Canada
  • Taknint, J.T., & Costigan, C.L. (2016). The Role of Gender in Understanding Immigrant Adult Experiences of Discrimination and Identity. International and Cross-Cultural Psychology Symposium Presentation, Canadian Psychological Association Annual Convention. Victoria, BC, Canada
  • Costigan, C.L., Rasmi, S., Taknint, J.T., & So, V. (2016). Exploring the Acculturation Gap-Distress Hypothesis: The Role of Immigrant Parents’ Goals for their Children’s Acculturation. Poster Submission, Society for Research on Adolescence. Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Taknint, J.T., & Costigan, C.L. (2015). Barriers to Integration in Canadian Society: The Impact of Ethnic Discrimination on Bicultural Identity. Poster Session, National Metropolis Conference. Vancouver, BC, Canada
  • Costigan, C.L., Miao, S.W., Taknint, J.T., & So, V. (2015). Immigrant Views on What Constitutes Successful Integration: The Importance of Adopting a Family Lens.  Poster Session, National Metropolis Conference. Vancouver, BC, Canada
  • Costigan, C.L., Taknint, J.T., Miao, S., & So, V. (2014). How Are Parent-Child Conflict and Psychological Adjustment Related Over Time? Evidence from Chinese Canadian Families. Families and Communities Symposium – On New Shores Conference. Toronto, ON, Canada.
  • Taknint, J.T., Homel, J., Leadbeater, B. (2014). Adolescent Alcohol Use and Conduct Problems: The Moderating Role of Employment. Developmental Psychology Poster Session, Canadian Psychological Association Annual Convention. Vancouver, BC, Canada
  • Hua, J.M., Costigan, C.L., Taknint, J.T. (2014). Adolescent Language Brokering and 
  • Adjustment: The Moderating Role of Autonomy Support in Chinese Immigrant Families. International and Cross-Cultural Psychology Poster Session, Canadian Psychological Association Annual Convention. Vancouver BC, Canada
  • Costigan,C.L., Miao, S.W., Hua, J.M., Johal, J., Taknint, J.T., & Chance, L. (2014). Acculturation Discrepancies within Immigrant Chinese Families: Change Over Time for Parent-Child and Husband-Wife Dyads. Adolescence in Diverse Contexts Poster Reception, Society For Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting. Austin, TX, USA  
  • Taknint, J.T., & Torres, L. (2013). The Effect of Racial and Ethnic Microaggressions on Anxiety Sensitivity in Latinos, The Cultural Factors that Contribute to Latino Mental Health Symposium– Midwest Psychological Association Conference. Chicago, IL, USA

Dr. Taknint’s Invited Speaker and Moderator Presentations

  • Invited Presenter: Promoting Mental Health in a Time of Restrictive Immigration Policy. (March 2026). Global Health and Migration Interest Group Community of Practice, UW-Madison.
  • Invited Speaker: Impacts of Prolonged Family Separation on Health. (January 2026). Human Development and Family Studies Colloquium, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
  • Invited Speaker: Racialized Harms of Family Separation: Needs Assessment to Inform Treatment and Policy. (October 2025). Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy (MIRA) Coalition. 
  • Invited National Presenter: Advancing Perinatal Mental Health in Afghan Communities: A Case-Based Learning Webinar. (March 2025). Minnesota Center of Excellence in Newcomer Health, Virtual.
  • Invited Speaker: Forced Displacement & Mental Health: An Introduction. (March 2025). Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA
  • Invited Presenter: Advancing Perinatal Mental Health Equity in Migrant Communities. (January 2025). Boston Medical Center OBGYN Grand Rounds, Virtual.
  • Invited National Presenter: Assessing Psychotic Spectrum Disorders Using Collaborative/Therapeutic Assessment. (January 2025). Society for Personality Assessment National Grand Rounds, Virtual.
  • Invited Speaker: Racism and Health Track (November 2024). LEADS Medical School Curriculum. Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA
  • Invited Lecturer: Immigrant and Refugee Health. (March 2024). Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA
  • Invited Presenter: Addressing Perinatal Mental Health in Birthing Migrants: Barriers, Facilitators, and a Model of Care. (March 2024). Boston Medical Center Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Virtual.
  • Invited Speaker, Working with Newcomer Families. (July 2023). Youth Villages, New England Summer Symposium, Virtual.
  • Invited Speaker, (April 2023). Presentation to the White House Task Force on New Americans, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA
  • Invited Lecturer: Introduction to Therapeutic Assessment. (August 2022). University of Massachusetts Boston, Counseling Psychology Program, Boston, MA.
  • Invited National Presenter: Psychological Effects of Trauma, Issues Related to Trauma and Torture, (June 2022). Executive Office of Immigration Review, Department of Justice
  • Invited National Presenter: Systems Considerations for Preventing Burnout, Issues Related to Trauma and Torture. (June 2022). Executive Office of Immigration Review, Department of Justice
  • Invited Lecture Series, Immigrant and Refugee Mental Health. (April – May, 2021). Boston Medical Center, General Internal Medicine.
  • Invited Speaker, Working with Newcomer Families. TEAM UP: Transforming and Expanding Access to Mental Health Care in Urban Pediatrics (March 2021). Boston Medical Center Community Clinics.
  • Webinar Moderator, Communi-tea Time Webinar: Navigating Arab, Middle Eastern, and North African Identities in Graduate School (November 2019). Sponsored by the American Arab, Middle Eastern, North African Psychological Association (AMENA-Psy).
  • Webinar Moderator, Countering Violent Extremism and Other Structural Targeting of Muslims (May 2017). Sponsored by the American Psychological Association of Graduate Students in partnership with the Muslim Justice League.
  • Invited Panelist, Applying to Psychology Doctoral Programs 101 for Students of Color (October 2016). Sponsored by the Society for the Psychological Study of Culture Ethnicity and Race (Div 45) and the Committee for the Advancement of Racial and Ethnic Diversity (CARED).
  • Invited Panelist, Global and Indigenous Perspectives on Mental Health (January 2016). Diversity Research Forum, Critical Conversations: Reconciliation and Resurgence, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC
  • Symposium Moderator, (April 2015). Association for Graduate Education Students Research Conference, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC