Melissa M. Ertl

she/her

mertl@umn.edu

Psychology

N218 Elliott Hall

75 East River Parkway
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Collegiate Affiliation

Psychology

Links

Google Scholar Profile

STRIPE Lab Website

Driven to Discover feature of my work

A podcast interview of my collaborative international research on mental health

The research in the STRIPE Lab (Social Team Research in Promoting Health Equity) focuses on preventing health risk behaviors, promoting health equity, and addressing health disparities at the intersections of mental health, substance use, and sexual health. Our work attends to intersectionality and the nuanced influences of identity in relation to health and is foregrounded in a social justice lens. Our team prioritizes research with marginalized, underrepresented, and underserved populations using community-based methods, with an emphasis on promoting health and well-being among women, Latinx immigrants, young adult college students, and individuals with disabilities and their informal familial caregivers.

Educational Background & Specialties

Open Close

Educational Background

PhD: Counseling Psychology, Certificate in Health Disparities in Public Health, University at Albany-State University of New York, 2021
BA: Spanish, Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2015

Specialties

counseling psychology
health disparities
prevention and health promotion
substance misuse
sexual health

Publications

Open Close

Publications

Ertl, M. M., Sawyer, J. S., & Martin, J. L., & Brenner, R. E. (2022). The role of objectification in college women’s substance misuse and sexual risk. Journal of Prevention and Health Promotion, 3(1), 68-96. https://doi.org/10.1177/26320770211054359
Ertl, M. M., Martin, J. L., Dillon, F. R., & Sheu, H.-B. (2022). Associations between ethnic identity commitment, discrimination, and sexism with sexual risk among Latina college students. Journal of Latinx Psychology,10(3), 207-224. https://doi.org/10.1037/lat0000206
Tross, S., Spector, A. Y., Ertl, M. M., Berg, H., Turrigiano, E., & Hoffman, S. (In press). A qualitative study of barriers and facilitators of PrEP uptake among women in substance use treatment and syringe service programs. AIDS and Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-022-03853-9
Longoni Di Giusto, M., Ertl, M. M., Ramos-Usuga, D., Carballea, D., Degano, M., Perrin, P. B., & Arango-Lasprilla, J. C. (2023). Sexual health and sexual quality of life among individuals with spinal cord injury in Latin America. Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation, 29(1): 54-69. https://doi.org/10.46292/sci21-00080
Ertl, M. M., Trapp, S. K., Alzueta, E., Baker, F., Perrin, P., Caffarra, S., Yuksel, D., Ramos, D., & Arango-Lasprilla, J. C. (2022). Trauma-related distress during the COVID-19 pandemic in 59 countries. The Counseling Psychologist, 50(3), 306-334. https://doi.org/10.1177/00110000211068112
Kimber, J. M., Ertl, M. M., Egli, M. R., & Brenner, R. E. (2022). Psychotherapies for clients with physical health conditions: A scoping review of demographic reporting. Psychotherapy, 59(2), 209-222. https://doi.org/10.1037/pst0000397
Ertl, M. M., Pazienza, R., Cannon, M., Cabrera Tineo, Y. A., Fresquez, C. L., McDonough, A. K., Bozek, D. M., Ozmat, E. E., Ladouceur, G. M., Planz, E. K., & Martin, J. L. (2022). Associations between impulsivity and exercise addiction, disordered eating, and alcohol use behaviors: A latent profile analysis. Substance Use & Misuse, 57(6), 886-896. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2022.2052095
Ertl, M. M., Agiliga, A. U., Martin, C. M., Taylor, E. J., Kirkinis, K., Friedlander, M. L., Kimber, J. M., McNamara, M. L., Pazienza, R. L., Cabrera Tineo, Y. A., & Eklund, A. (2020). “Hands-on” learning in a health service psychology doctoral program through social justice consultation. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 15(3), 230-241. https://doi.org/10.1037/tep0000311
Martin, J. L., Cimini, M. D., Longo, L. M., Sawyer, J. S., & Ertl, M. M. (2020). Equipping mental health professionals to meet the needs of substance-using clients: Evaluation of an SBIRT training program. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 14(1), 42-51. https://doi.org/10.1037/tep0000258
Ertl, M. M., Rentería, R., Dillon, F. R., Babino, R., De La Rosa, M., & Brenner, R. E. (2020). Longitudinal associations between marianismo beliefs and acculturative stress among Latina immigrants during initial years in the United States. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 66(6), 665-677. https://doi.org/10.1037/cou0000361
Ertl, M. M., Mann-Saumier, M., Martin, R. A., Graves, D. F., & Altarriba, J. (2019). The impossibility of client-therapist “match”: Implications and future directions for multicultural competency. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 41(4), 312-326. https://doi.org/10.17744/mehc.41.4.03
Ertl, M. M., Dillon, F. R., Martin, J. L., & De La Rosa, M. (2018). Alcohol use exacerbates acculturative stress among recently immigrated, young adult Latinas. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 20(3), 594-602. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-017-0586-4
Ertl, M. M., Dillon, F. R., Cabrera Tineo, Y. A., Verile, M., Jurkowski, J. M., & De La Rosa, M. (2018). Sexual risk during initial months in US among Latina young adults. AIDS Care – Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV, 30(3), 353-360. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2017.1368442
Ertl, M. M., Longo, L. M., Groth, G., Berghuis, K. J., Prout, J., Hetz, M., & Martin, J. L. (2018). Running on empty: High self-esteem as a risk factor for exercise addiction. Addiction Research & Theory, 26(3), 205-211. https://doi.org/10.1080/16066359.2017.1347257

Activities

Open Close

Activities

Professional

Scientific Program Co-Chair, National Latinx Psychological Association Conference, 2023
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2023
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Prevention and Health Promotion, 2023
Editorial Board Member, The Counseling Psychologist, 2024

Awards

Open Close

Awards

Early Career Award for Excellence in Counseling Health Psychology Research, American Psychological Association Division 17 Health Psychology Section, 2023
Pace University LGBTQA+ Employee Advocate of the Year, 2021
Stephen C. Rose Award for Research on Latinx Youth, The Steve Fund and the National Latinx Psychological Association, 2020
Council of Counseling Psychology Training Programs Outstanding Graduate Student of the Year, 2020
Barbara A. Kirk Award for Outstanding Grad Student Research, American Psychological Association Division 17 Society of Counseling Psychology, 2020
State University of New York System Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence, 2019
Prevention Section Research Award, American Psychological Association Division 17 Society of Counseling Psychology, 2019
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism R13 Early Stage Investigator Award, 2019

Courses

Open Close