CV — Christin Mujica, Ph.D.

Publications

Selected Publications

Mujica, C.A., Day, T., Hinchliffe, E., Stanley, D.C, & Bridges, A.J. (2025). Protecting the mental health of racial justice activists at predominantly white institutions. ADVANCE Journal.
doi: 10.5399/osu/ADVJRNL.5.3.4
Mujica, C.A. & Bridges, A. (July, 2023). Attributions and Impact of Horizontal and Vertical Discrimination. Springer Briefs in Psychology.
Mujica, C.A., Allen, E.L. & Bridges, A.J. (2022). Replication and Extension of the Acceptability of Racial Microaggressions Scale (ARMS). Race and Social Problems, 1–12.
doi: 10.1007/s12552-022-09369-0
Mujica, C.A., Alvarez, K., Tendulkar, S., Gonzalez, M., & Alegria, M. (2020). Association between patient-provider racial and ethnic concordance and patient-centered communication in outpatient mental health clinics. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration.

Demanarig, D. L., Cokley, K., Beasley, S. T., Hita, L., Hashem, H., Mamidanna, P., Mujica, C., & Mercado, A. (2024). Mending fragile alliances to fight racism: A developing framework for cross-racial/ethnic solidarity. American Psychologist, 79(4), 553–568.
doi: 10.1037/amp0001307
Eitel, A. E., Mujica, C., Hayes, M. A., Guille, C., McRae-Clark, A., & Witcraft, S. M. (2025). Weighing Risks and Benefits: Patient Perceptions on Using Medications for Opioid Use Disorder During and After Pregnancy. Substance Use & Addiction Journal.
Cohen, T., Mujica, C.A., Gardner, M., Hwang, M., Karmacharya, R. (2020). Mental health Units in Correctional Facilities in the United States. Harvard Review of Psychiatry.

Research

Dissertations & Thesis

"Stay Woke": Understanding Critical Consciousness Development in Adults and its Relationship to Psychological Constructs

Doctoral Dissertation
Committee: Ana J. Bridges, Ph.D., Ivan Vargas, Ph.D., Michael Niño, Ph.D.

"All Skinfolk Ain't Kinfolk": Ingroup Attributions of Race-Based Discrimination

Master's Thesis
Committee Chair: Ana Bridges, Ph.D. — Scott Eidelman, Ph.D., Ivan Vargas, Ph.D., Brandon Jackson, Ph.D.
scholarworks.uark.edu/etd/4397

Funding

Grants & Fellowships

Awarded June 2020

Southern Regional Education Board – State Doctoral Scholars Program Fellowship

$20,000 stipend for 4 years and tuition waiver. The goal of the Doctoral Scholars Program is to increase the number of minority students who earn doctorates and choose to become faculty at colleges and universities. In addition to financial support, each scholar receives quality mentoring, professional development opportunities, and activities designed to hone classroom teaching skills.

Awarded 2020–2021 · Total Costs: $4,794

American Psychological Association – Division 56 Trauma Psychology | CHANGE Grant

Cultivating Healing, Advocacy, Nonviolence, Growth, and Equity Grant. Christin Mujica B.S., Principal Investigator & Ana J. Bridges Ph.D., Faculty Advisor and Co-Investigator. The purpose of this grant is to support a student or early career psychologist led collaborative project aimed at identifying and dismantling all forms of systemic racism, discrimination, and violence.

Presentations

Oral Presentations

IMujica, C.A. & Witcraft, S. (2025, May). Key Insights and Challenges in Supporting Women with Opioid Use Disorder. Presented at MIND 2025 Conference. Charleston, SC.
IIMujica, C.A. (2024, November). "Stay Woke:" Understanding Critical Consciousness Development in Adults and its Relationship to Psychological Constructs. Presented for the Postpartum Traumatic Stress Disorders Research Program.
IIIMujica, C.A. & Bridges, A. (2024, June). How Predominantly White Institutions Betray POC Racial Justice Advocates. Presented at the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues 2024, Philadelphia, PA.
IVMujica, C.A., Day, T., Hinchliffe, E., & Bridges, A. (2022, November). Protecting the Mental Health of POC Racial Justice Activists at Predominantly White Institutions. Presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 2022, New York, NY.

CondensedCurriculum Vitae

Selected Publications

Dissertations & Thesis

Grants & Fellowships

Oral Presentations

Condensed
Curriculum Vitae