Publications, Reports and other Scholarly Work

  • LGBTQ+ Health

    • Zabelski, S., Cascalheira, C. J., Shaw, T. J., Helminen, E. C., Messinger, A. M., Edwards, K. M., & Scheer, J. R. (2024). Community-Based Participatory Research with Sexual and Gender Minority Trauma Survivors: Challenges, Solutions, and Recommendations for Future Research. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 8862605241265441. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605241265441

    • Cramer, R. J., Kaniuka, A. R., Tucker, R. P., Hanson, B., Fording, R. C., Robertson, L., Mesaeh, C., Zabelski, S., & Joiner, T. (2024). Social-Ecological Correlates of Social Well-Being in Transgender and Gender Diverse Adults in the USA: Implications for Policy, Theory, and Research. Sexuality Research and Social Policy. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13178-024-00998-1

    • Scheer, J. R., Helminen, E. C., Cascalheira, C. J., Jaipuriyar, V., Shaw, T. J., Zabelski, S., Behari, K., Pirog, S., Batchelder, A. W., Possemato, K., Hughes, T. L., & Sullivan, T. P. (2023). Probable PTSD, PTSD symptom severity, and comorbid PTSD and hazardous drinking among sexual minority women compared to heterosexual women: A meta-analysis. Clinical Psychology Review, 102, 102283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2023.102283

    Access to Mental Healthcare

    • Zabelski, S., Hopper, L., Alexander, A., Cramer, R.J., Reid, S. (2025). “We Get Stuck in Our Own Little Bubbles”: How Community Mental Healthcare Professionals Acknowledge their Role in Interorganizational Collaboration. Community Mental Health Journal.

    • Lewis, A., Hyeln, S., Zabelski, S., Shields, M.C. (2024). Institutional Betrayal in Inpatient Psychiatry Effects on Trust and Engagement with Care. Psychiatric Services. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20240022

    • Zabelski, S., Hollander, M., & Alexander, A. (2024). Addressing Inequities in Access to Mental Healthcare: A Policy Analysis of Community Mental Health Systems Serving Minoritized Populations in North Carolina. Administration and Policy in Mental Health, 51(4), 543–553. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-024-01344-8

    • Zabelski, S., Kaniuka, A. R., A Robertson, R., & Cramer, R. J. (2023). Crisis Lines: Current Status and Recommendations for Research and Policy. Psychiatric Services, 74(5), 505–512. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220294

    Public Health Evaluation and Practice

    • Mennicke, A., Zabelski, S., Jules, B. N., Haley, G., Mathews, K., Bowling, J., Peters, A., Montanaro, E., & Cramer, R. J. (2024). Bystander intervention for problematic alcohol use among graduate and international students: opportunities and challenges. Psychology & Health, 1–18. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2024.2342464.

    • Hall-Clark, B. N., Zabelski, S., Montanaro, E., Besse, S., & Cramer, R. J. (2024). Adapting trauma-informed interventions for racial trauma considerations: A training model. Practice Innovations, 9(1), 39–50. https://doi.org/10.1037/pri0000222

    • Besse, S., Kaniuka, A., Zabelski, S., Mennicke, A., Meyer, K., & Cramer, R. J. (2023). The Holistic Prevention & Intervention Model: A public health approach to college mental health and suicide prevention. Journal of American College Health, 1–5. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2022.2155467

    Military and Veteran Health

    • Cramer, R. J., Montanaro, E., VanSickle, M., Cacace, S., Zabelski, S., Smith, E. L., Franks, M., Grover, S., & Cunningham, C. A. (2022). A psychometric assessment of the Military Suicide Attitudes Questionnaire (MSAQ). Psychiatry Research, 317, 114849. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114849

    • Hilgeman, M. M., Cramer, D. R. J., Hoch, M. C., Collins, A. N., Zabelski, S., & Heebner, N. R. (2022). A Pilot Study Comparing Two Measures of Perceived Health Services Access Among Military Veterans With Musculoskeletal Injuries and Mental Health Conditions. Military Medicine, usac072. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usac072

  • Non-VA Reports

    • Cacace, S., Zabelski, S., & Cramer. R.J. (2024). Technical Report: Mental Health, Resource Awareness, and Service Use Among Student Veterans at UNC Charlotte. Report prepared for UNC Charlotte Military and Veteran Services. 

    • Mennicke, A., Montanaro, E., Brienzo, M., Zabelski, S. (2024). Bystander Intervention for Microaggressions Training Pilot Evaluation. Report prepared for the Office of Diversity and Inclusion. 

    • Cramer, R.J., Zabelski, S., Kanuika, A., Nanney, E., Montanaro, E. (2022). A Needs Assessment of Graduate and International Students at UNC Charlotte: A Technical Report.

    VA Reports

    • Pitcock, J.A., Curtis, N.D., Zabelski, S.E., Jegley, S.M., Landes, S.J. (2023). Evaluation of Mobile Crisis – Veterans Crisis Line (VCL) Program Pilot. Behavioral Health Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI) Rapid Response Team.

  • Public health practice and evaluation

    • Zabelski.S., (2025) SAMHSA Garrett Lee Smith Program: Developing UNCC’s Evaluation Approach, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, Online

    • Zabelski, S., Jameson, J.P., Montanaro, E., Peters, A., Besse, S., Cramer, R.J. (2023, October). An Evaluation of the Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (CALM) Training for Health Service Professional Students. Poster presented at the International Summit on Suicide Research Conference.

    • Zabelski, S., Hall-Clark, B., Montanaro, E., Besse, S., Cramer, R.J. (2023, June). Racial Trauma Considerations for Trauma-Informed Interventions: A Training Workshop. Poster presented at the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Conference.

    Community mental health services

    • Zabelski.S., (2024) Intersections of Public Health Issues and Community Mental Health, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Public Health Sciences

    • Zabelski, S., Sytniak, S., Bowling, J. (2022, June). Organizational-driven burnout in U.S. and English community mental health teams. Paper presented at the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Conference.