Projects per year
Personal profile
Education/Academic qualification
Community Health, PhD, Syracuse University
Sep 1 1988 → May 10 1992
External positions
Fulbright Faculty Scholar, Ilia State University (ISU)
Sep 15 2015 → Jun 15 2016Affiliated Research WOC, Syracuse Veteran's Affairs Medical Center
Sep 1 2009 → …Research Interests
- mindfulness
- trauma
- addictive behaviors
- substance use
- PTSD
- drug policy
- prevention
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Mindfulness
Medicine & Life Sciences
Veterans
Medicine & Life Sciences
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders
Medicine & Life Sciences
Violence
Medicine & Life Sciences
Ownership
Medicine & Life Sciences
Firearms
Medicine & Life Sciences
Cannabis
Medicine & Life Sciences
Longitudinal Studies
Medicine & Life Sciences
Network
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Projects 2011 2018
- 4 Finished
Trauma Resiliency in Urban Environments (TRUE)
Bergen-Cico, D. K. & Razza, R. A.
Health Foundation for Western and Central New York
12/1/17 → 12/31/18
Project: Research project
REU Site: Training Diverse Undergraduate Teams of Veterans and Non-Veterans to Conduct Trauma Research with Veterans
Gump, B. B. & Bergen-Cico, D. K.
4/1/14 → 3/31/17
Project: Research project
Structured Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction for the Prevention and Intervention of PTSD among Veteran College Students
8/15/11 → 11/30/12
Project: Research project
REU Site for Training Veterans to Conduct Trauma Research with Fellow Veterans
Gump, B. B. & Bergen-Cico, D. K.
8/15/11 → 1/31/16
Project: Research project
Research Output 1992 2018
Community Gun Violence as a Social Determinant of Elementary School Achievement
Bergen-Cico, D. K., Lane, S. D., Keefe, R. H., Larsen, D. A., Panasci, A., Salaam, N., Jennings-Bey, T. & Rubinstein, R. A., Nov 17 2018, In : Social Work in Public Health. 33, 7-8, p. 439-448 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Firearms
Violence
elementary school
Language Arts
determinants
Culturally congruent mentorship can reduce disruptive behavior among elementary school students: results from a pilot study
Owora, A. H., Salaam, N., Russell Leed, S. H., Bergen-cico, D., Jennings-bey, T., El, A. H., Rubinstein, R. A. & Lane, S. D., Dec 1 2018, In : Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 4, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Dog ownership and training reduces posttraumatic stress and increases self-compassion among veterans: results of a longitudinal control study
Bergen-Cico, D., 2018, In : Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Ownership
Veterans
Longitudinal Studies
Dogs
Control Groups
Dog Ownership and Training Reduces Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms and Increases Self-Compassion Among Veterans: Results of a Longitudinal Control Study
Bergen-Cico, D. K., Smith, Y. N., Wolford, K., Gooley, C., Hannon, K., Woodruff, R., Spicer, M. & Gump, B. B., Dec 1 2018, In : Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 24, 12, p. 1166-1175 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Ownership
Veterans
Longitudinal Studies
Dogs
Control Groups
Dog Ownership and Training Reduces Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms and Increases Self-Compassion Among Veterans: Results of a Longitudinal Control Study
Bergen-Cico, D., Smith, Y., Gump, B. B. & Wolford, K., 2018, In : Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 10.1089/acm.2018.0179.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Ownership
Veterans
Longitudinal Studies
Dogs
Control Groups
Activities 2018 2018
Use of Biomarkers and Neuro-Imaging to Measure Outcomes from Mindfulness and Contemplative Programs across Cultures
Dessa K Bergen-Cico (Speaker)Nov 8 2018 → Nov 11 2018
Activity: Talk types › Oral presentation
Cultural Considerations for Using Biomarkers and Neuro Imaging to Measure Outcomes from Mindfulness and Contemplative Programs
Dessa K Bergen-Cico (Speaker)Jun 4 2018 → Jun 8 2018
Activity: Talk types › Oral presentation
Examining the role of war and trauma in the development of substance abuse and addictive behaviors.
Dessa K Bergen-Cico (Speaker)Nov 2 2018
Activity: Talk types › Invited talk
Trauma Resiliency in Urban Environments workshop
Dessa Bergen-Cico (Chair), Rachel A Razza (Organizer), Sarah Stanton (Organizer)Oct 25 2018 → Oct 26 2018
Activity: Attendance types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Trauma Informed Mind-Body Practices for Prevention and Sustainable Recovery.
Dessa K Bergen-Cico (Speaker)Dec 12 2018
Activity: Talk types › Oral presentation
Press and Media
Crash’s impact will linger for first responders
5/31/19
3 items of media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
FREE, CONFIDENTIAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AVAILABLE THROUGH NEW SYRACUSE COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS-FALK COLLEGE PARTNERSHIP
Dessa Bergen-Cico, Sandra D Lane, Arthur Owora, David A Larsen, Linda Stone Fish & Robert A Rubinstein
4/8/19
1 item of media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
What Is Kratom and Should It Be Regulated
3/15/19
2 items of media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Heroin users get strips to test for deadly additives ACR Health is using a grant from Excellus to pay for the program
3/10/19
1 item of media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Heroin users given strips to test for deadly additives
3/7/19
1 item of media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment