Kwynn Gonzalez-Pons portrait
  • Associate Instructor, College Of Social Work

Research Keywords

  • technology-based interventions
  • human trafficking
  • gender-based violence
  • Sexual Exploitation
  • Public Health
  • Macro Social Work
  • Health Communication
  • Global Health
  • Behavioral Health

Presentations

  • Rossheim, M.E., Greene,K.M., Yurasek, A.M., Barry, A.E., Gonzalez-Pons, K.M., Zeraye, H.A., Nelson, C., Treffers, R.D., Thombs, D.L., Jernigan, D.H. Blacking out, vomiting, and underage drinking: Examining first time consumption of supersized alcopops among current college students. Annual American Academy of Health Behavior Meeting, Greenville, SC. March 2019. Poster Presentation. Poster, Accepted, 03/10/2019.
  • Rossheim, M.E., Gonzalez-Pons, K.M., Thombs, D.L., Jernigan, D.H., Barry, A.E., Treffers, R.D., Greene, K.M., Yurasek, A.M. Rapid Consumption of Supersized Alcopops: An Examination of YouTube Videos. Annual American Academy of Health Behavior Meeting, Greenville, SC. March 2019. Poster Presentation. Poster, Accepted, 03/10/2019.
  • Rossheim, M.E., Yurasek, A.M., Greene, K.M., Gonzalez-Pons, K.M., Barry, A.E., Nelson, C., Zeraye, H.A.,Treffers, R.D., Thombs, D.L., Jernigan, D.H. The Federal Trade Commission’s mandated labeling fails to inform consumers. Annual American Academy of Health Behavior Meeting, Greenville, SC. March 2019. Poster Presentation. Poster, Accepted, 03/10/2019.
  • Gezinski, L. & Gonzalez-Pons, K.M. Defendant Trumps Victim Rights: Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence Face Difficulty Navigating Courts. Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA. January 2019. Oral Paper Presentation. Conference Paper, Refereed, Accepted, 01/19/2019.
  • Gezinski, L. & Gonzalez-Pons, K.M. Faith First, Family First: (Lacking) Religious Response to Intimate Partner Violence. Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA. January 2019. Poster Presentation. Poster, Accepted, 01/17/2019.
  • Li, H., Gonzalez-Pons, K.M., Robinson, H., Conway, M., & Godin, S. Assessing Quality of Diabetes Patient Education Websites. American Public Health Association Conference, San Diego, CA. November 2018. Poster Presentation. Poster, Presented, 11/13/2018.
  • Gezinski, L.B., Gonzalez-Pons, K.M., & Oxborrow, J. “I stayed high so I didn’t have to feel”: Substance use and functioning among survivors of intimate partner violence. American Public Health Association Conference, San Diego, CA. November 2018. Poster Presentation. Poster, Presented, 11/13/2018.
  • Godin, S., Robinson, H., and Gonzalez-Pons, K.M. Assessing Quality of Mhealth Applications Addressing Depression and Anxiety. American Public Health Association Conference, San Diego, CA. November 2018. Roundtable. Other, Presented, 11/12/2018.
  • Gonzalez-Pons, K.M., and Gezinski, L.B. Treating Trauma: Barriers to Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services for Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence in the United States. Social Work, Education, and Social Development (SWSD) Conference, Dublin, Ireland. July 2018. Oral Presentation. Presentation, Presented, 07/07/2018.
  • Gezinski, L.B., Gonzalez-Pons, K.M., & Bassarear. Criminal Justice Professionals’ Perceptions of Sex Trafficking: Implications for Identification in the United States. Social Work, Education, and Social Development (SWSD) Conference, Dublin, Ireland. July 2018. Oral Presentation. Presentation, Presented, 07/05/2018.
  • Gonzalez-Pons, K.M., and Gezinski, L.B. Law and Disorder: Barriers to Justice for Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence in the United States. Social Work, Education, and Social Development (SWSD) Conference, Dublin, Ireland. July 2018. Oral Presentation. Presentation, Presented, 07/03/2018.
  • Brooks, M., & Gonzalez-Pons, K.M. Googling Their Way to Healing: An Exploratory Analysis of How Information Accessed Online Influences the Help-Seeking Behaviors of Sexual Trauma Survivors. Rocky Mountain Psychological Association (RMPA), Denver, CO. April 2018. Poster Presentation. Poster, Presented, 04/16/2018.
  • Andrews, A., Spence-Almaguer, E., Grace, J., Carlson, E., Gallegos, I., & Gonzalez-Pons, K.M. Connecting Health to Healing: A Needs Assessment of Women Impacted by Violence in North Texas. National Conference on Health and Domestic Violence, San Francisco, CA. September 2017. Oral Presentation. Presentation, Presented, 09/15/2017.
  • Gallegos, I., Spence-Almaguer, E., Grace, J., & Gonzalez-Pons, K.M. Partnering with Paramedics: How Collaborating with Emergency Medical Services (EMS) providers can be a Win for Survivors of Interpersonal Violence. National Conference on Health and Domestic Violence, San Francisco, CA. September 2017. Poster Presentation. Poster, Presented, 09/14/2017.
  • Gonzalez-Pons, K.M., Spence-Almaguer, E., Aldridge, S., & Graves, S. “Not Safe Yet: Why Identification of Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Victims in North Texas is Only the First Step”. Texas Public Health Association Conference, Fort Worth, TX. March 2017. Oral Presentation. Presentation, Presented, 03/14/2017.
  • Gonzalez-Pons, K.M., Cuevas, Okunowo, Oden, Rich, Migala, Schmidt, & Tabrizi. “Naming Tragedy: Texas Public Health Association Ad Hoc Committee Defines Societal Violence. Texas Public Health Association Conference, Fort Worth, TX. March 2017. Poster Presentation. Poster, Presented, 03/13/2017.
  • Spence-Almaguer, E., Gonzalez-Pons, K.M., & Thorton, O. “Predicting Wellbeing and Housing Loss in Supportive Housing Programs: Lessons Learned from a Longitudinal Evaluation”. National Health Care for the Homeless Conference, Seattle, WA. May 2016. Workshop. Other, Presented, 05/25/2016.
  • Gonzalez-Pons, K.M. The Safe Move Device: Combating Human Trafficking with Mobile Technology; Global Health and Innovations Conference, New Haven, CT. April 2016. Oral Presentation. Presentation, Presented, 04/14/2016.
  • Rossheim, M.E., Thombs, D., Gonzalez-Pons, K.M., Killion, J., Clapp, Reed, Croff, Ruderman, & Weiler. Perceived Drunkenness and Corresponding Breath Alcohol Concentration Levels. American Academy of Health Behavior Conference, April 2016. Other, Presented, 04/11/2016.
  • Chhetri, S., Gonzalez-Pons, K.M., Spence-Almaguer, E., & Rohr, D. Time Makes a Difference: Predicting Housing Loss through Case Management Visits and Case Management Minutes per Month; Texas Public Health Association Conference, Galvestion, TX. April 2016. Poster. Poster, Presented, 04/07/2016.
  • Mandy, F., Gonzalez-Pons, K.M., Spence-Almaguer, E. Thomas, & Hagan. “Is Our Community TraumaInformed?”; University of North Texas Health Science Center Research Appreciation Day, April 2016. Poster Presentation. Poster, Presented, 04/06/2016.
  • Spence-Almaguer, E., Rohr, D., Chhetri, S., Cantu, K., Gonzalez-Pons, K.M., Walters, S., & Hill, W. Technology-enhanced health coaching for vulnerable populations: Engagement with coaching and early outcomes. Society for Behavioral Medicine. Washington DC, March 2016. Other, Presented, 03/16/2016.
  • Petrovich, J., Gonzalez-Pons, K.M., Hunt, J., Spence-Almaguer, E., & Aryal, S. “Medical and Emergency Medical Service Use by People Experiencing Homelessness Before and After Placement in Permanent Supportive Housing”; American Public Health Association Conference, October 2015. Oral Presentation. Presentation, Presented, 10/12/2015.
  • Homan, S., Spence-Almaguer, E., & Gonzalez-Pons, K.M. “Adaptation of the CDC Evaluation Framework to Design the Evaluation of Reaching Teens, a Multi-Institutional, Region Wide Teen Resiliency Training Program”; University of North Texas Health Science Center Research Appreciation Day, April 2015. Poster Presentation Presentation. Poster, Presented, 04/08/2015.
  • Patel, D., Killion, J., Gonzalez-Pons, K.M., & Rossheim, M.E. “Associations between socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of ZIP codes and the availability of tobacco products”; University of North Texas Health Science Center Research Appreciation Day, April 2015. Poster Presentation. Poster, Presented, 04/08/2015.

Publications

  • Rossheim, M.E. & Krall, J.R., Painter, J.E., Thombs, D.L., Stephenson, C.J., Suzuki, S., Cannell, M.B., Livingston, M.D., Gonzalez-Pons, K.M., & Wagenaar, A.C. (2018). Alcohol retail sales licenses and sexually transmitted infections in Texas counties, 2008-2015. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. Published, 06/04/2018.
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29863903
  • Rossheim, M.E. & Thombs, D.L., Gonzalez-Pons, K.M., Killion, J.A., Clapp, J.D., Reed, M.B., Croff, J.M., Ruderman, D.E., & Weiler, R.M. (2016). Feeling no buzz or a slight buzz is common when legally drunk: Results from alcohol field studies with U.S. college-aged adults. American Journal of Public Health. Published, 10/30/2016.
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC50243...
  • Rossheim, M.E. & Thombs, D.L., Treffers, R.D., Trangenstein, P.J., Siklo, S.S., ., Ahmad, R., McDonald, K.K., Gonzalez-Pons, K.M., Suzuki, S., & Jernigan, D.H. (2019). Price of Four Loko in Large Cities, United States 2018. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. Accepted, 05/31/2019.
  • Gezinski, L.B. & Gonzalez-Pons, K.M. (2019). Unlocking the door to safety and stability: Housing barriers for survivors of intimate partner violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. Accepted, 04/30/2019.
  • Gezinski, L.B. & Gonzalez-Pons, K.M., Rogers, M. (2019). “Praying does not stop his fist from hitting my face”: Religion and intimate partner violence from the perspective of survivors and service providers. Journal of Family Issues. Published, 02/14/2019.
  • Hanley, A.W. & Gonzalez-Pons, K.M., Garland, E.L. (2019). Traumatically mindful: Investigating the link between exposure to potentially traumatizing events and greater dispositional mindfulness. International Journal of Existential Psychology and Psychotherapy. Published, 01/31/2019.