Joaquin Borrego Jr., Ph.D.
Research Interests Clinical Interests Publications Education
  • Borrego, Jr., J., Ibanez, E.S., Spendlove, S.J., & Pemberton, J.R. (2007). Treatment acceptability among Mexican American parents. Behavior Therapy, 38, 218-227.
  • Pemberton, J. R., & Borrego, J. (2007). Increasing acceptance of behavioral child management techniques: What do parents say? Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 29(2), 27-45.
  • Ibanez, E.S., Borrego, Jr., J., Pemberton, J.R., & Terao, S.Y. (2006). Cultural factors in child physical abuse decision-making: Identifying reporter characteristics influencing reporting tendencies. Child Abuse & Neglect, 30, 1365-1379.
  • Pemberton, J.R., Borrego, Jr., J., & Cohen, L.M. (2006). Using interactive computer technology to enhance learning. Teaching of Psychology, 33(2), 145-147.
  • Borrego, Jr., J., Anhalt, K., Terao, S. Y., Vargas E., & Urquiza, A.J. (2006). Parent-child interaction therapy with a Spanish-speaking family. Cognitive & Behavioral Practice, 13, 121-133.
  • Fireman, G.D., & Borrego, Jr., J. (2005). Child neglect. N.J. Salkind (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Human Development, (pp. 249-251). Sage Publications: Thousand Oaks, CA.
  • Pemberton, J.R., & Borrego, Jr., J. (2005). The relationship between treatment acceptability and familism. The International Journal of Behavioral Consulting and Therapy, 1(4), 329-337
  • Borrego, Jr., J., & Terao, S. Y. (2005). The consideration of culture factors in the context of child maltreatment. P.F. Talley (Ed.), Handbook for the Treatment of Abused and Neglected Children, (343-357). Haworth Press.
  • Boothe, J., Borrego, J. Jr., Hill, C., & Anhalt, K. (2005). Treatment acceptability and treatment compliance in ethnic minority populations. In C.L. Frisby & C. Reynolds (Eds.), Comprehensive Handbook of Multicultural School Psychology, (945-972). John Wiley & Sons: New York.
  • Borrego, Jr., J., Timmer, S. G., Urquiza, A. J., & Follette, W.C. (2004). Physically abusive mothersŐ responses following episodes of child noncompliance and compliance. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 72(5), 897-903.
  • Boothe, J.L., & Borrego, Jr., J. (2004). Parents Acceptance of Behavioral Interventions for Children with Behavior and Communication Problems. Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 26(2), 1-15.
  • Borrego, Jr., J., & Follette, W. C. (2003). Evaluating outcomes in health care seetings. In L. Cohen, D. McChargue & F. Collins (Eds.), The Health Psychology Handbook: Practical Issues for the Behavioral Medicine Specialist, (pp. 525-536). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
  • Peterson, M., Borrego, J. Jr., Terao, S.Y., & Urquiza, A.J. (2003). Psychological maltreatment. In M. Peterson, M. Durfee, & K. Coulter (Eds.), Child Abuse and Neglect: Guidelines for Identification, Assessment, and Case Management, (pp. 106-109). Sacramento, CA: Volcano Press, Inc.
  • Timmer, S. G., Borrego, Jr., J., & Urquiza, A. J. (2002). Antecedents of coercive interactions in physically abusive mother-child dyads. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 17(8), 836-853.
  • Terao, S. Y., Borrego, Jr., J., & Urquiza, A. J. (2001). A reporting and response model for culture and child maltreatment. Child Maltreatment 6(2), 158-168.
  • Terao, S.Y., Borrego, Jr., J., & Urquiza, A.J. (2000). How do I differentiate culturally based practices from child maltreatment? In H. Dubowitz & D. DePanfilis (Eds.), The Handbook on Child Protection.(pp. 97-100). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
  • Borrego, Jr., J., Urquiza, A.J., Rasmussen, R.A., & Zebell, N. (1999). Parent-Child Interaction Therapy with a family at high-risk for physical abuse. Child Maltreatment, 4(4), 331-342
  • Urquiza, A. J. Wu, J., & Borrego, Jr., J. (1999). Foster care and the special needs of minority children. In P. A. Curtis, D. Grady, & J. Kendall (Eds.) The Foster Care Crisis: Translating Research into Policy and Practice. (pp. 84-98). University of Nebraska Press.
  • Borrego, J., Jr., & Urquiza, A.J. (1998). Importance of therapist use of social reinforcement with parents as a model for parent-child relationships: An example with parent-child interaction therapy. Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 20(4), 27-54.