Sydni Davila

Sydni's research centers on how adverse childhood experiences confer risk for interpersonal difficulties, psychopathology, and impaired brain development. She earned a B.A. in Psychology (minor Neuroscience) and a B.S. in Health Sciences from Cleveland State University and aims to become a Clinical or Developmental Psychologist serving underrepresented populations.

Publications

• Medrano, A.S., Medina, C. M., Davila, S. A., Adame Montelongo, E. S., Jenkins, A. S., Pina, I. M., Vazquez, Y. N., Leonard, A. F., Dupree, G. E., Martinez, A., Kabir, Z., & Wah Figueroa, F. (in press). Sexual victimization in school, community, and online contexts: A scoping review on the measurement of youth sexual victimization. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse.DOI
• Kabir, Z. S., Davila, S. A., & Medrano, A.S.. (2026). Holding Together in Hard Times: Family Cohesion as a Moderator of Mental Health Amidst Community Violence. Journal of Community Psychology, 54(1), e70067DOI
• Davila, S. A., Adame Montelongo, E. S., Labrousse, D., & Medrano, A.S. (2025). "Uno no puede solucionarlo por sí mismo": Sociocultural influences on mental health and help-seeking attitudes among rural Mexican adults. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology.DOI
• Davila, S. A., Martinez, A., & Medrano, A.S. (2025). Navigating familial and economic stressors: Examining resilience and cohesion as protective factors for rural Mexican adolescents. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology.DOI
• Medrano, A.S., Davila, S. A., Labrousse, D., Adame Montelongo, E. S., & Williams, E.-D. G. (2025). Disentangling machismo and caballerismo: Mental health help-seeking in rural Mexico. Journal of Rural Mental Health, 49(3), 267–277.DOI