Research | Kathleen E. Padilla, PhD

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Kathleen E. Padilla, PhD

Assistant Professor

School of Criminal Justice & Criminology

Texas State University

16. Lawrence, D. S., Padilla, K. E., & Dockstader, J. (2025). Bearing the badge, battling inner struggles: Understanding suicidal ideation in law enforcement. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 1-13.

15. Lawrence, D. S., Dockstader, J., & Padilla, K. E. (2025). Unveiling the silent battle: suicide rates among law enforcement personnel. Police Practice and Research, 1-10.

14. Padilla, K. E., Smith, W. T., & Renfro, K. (2025). Balancing duty and family: the effects of support systems on women in law enforcement. Police Practice and Research, 1-16.

13. Padilla, K. E., & Fine, A. D. (2024). “Hot, dumpster fire, mess”: Police personnel perceptions of the current state of mental health in law enforcement. International Journal of Police Science & Management, 26(3), 369-380.

12. Padilla, K. E., Renfro, K., & Huff, J. (2024). ‘The bar is different as a woman’: A thematic analysis of career advice given by female police officers. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice, 18, paae045.

11. Fix, R. L., Papazoglou, K., Padilla, K. E., & Blumberg, D. M. (2024). Factors promoting and inhibiting use of wellness resources among police: A mixed methods study. Police Quarterly, 27(4), 407-437.

10. Padilla, K. E., Rockwell, A. R., & Huff, J. (2023). A qualitative exploration of stress in a criminal investigations section. Police Practice & Research: An International Journal.

9. Padilla, K. E. (2023). A descriptive study of police officer access to mental health services. Journal of police and criminal psychology, 38(3), 607-613.

8. Padilla, K. E., Tom, K. E., & Fine, A. D. (2023). Accepting the challenge: understanding police officers’ perceptions of a community-based, youth empowerment program. Justice evaluation journal, 6(1), 1-19.

7. Fine, A. D., Padilla, K. E., & Tapp, J. (2021). Can working collaboratively with police on community service promote positive youth development?. Police practice and research, 22(7), 1739-1759.

6. Huff, J., White, M. D., & Padilla, K. E. (2023). The influence of defendant race/ethnicity and police body-worn cameras on traffic case processing. Race and Justice, 13(3), 346-369.

5. Fine, A. D., Padilla, K. E., & Tom, K. E. (2022). Police legitimacy: Identifying developmental trends and whether youths’ perceptions can be changed. Journal of Experimental Criminology, 1-21.

4. Wallace, D., Larson, M., Somers, L., Padilla, K. E., & Mays, R. (2020). Recidivism and relationships: Examining the role of relationships, transitions, and relationship quality in reincarceration. Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology, 6, 321-352.

3. Padilla, K. E. (2020). Sources and severity of stress in a Southwestern police department. Occupational medicine, 70(2), 131-134.

2. Fine, A. D., Padilla, K. E., & Tapp, J. (2019). Can youths’ perceptions of the police be improved? Results of a school-based field evaluation in three jurisdictions. Psychology, public policy, and law, 25(4), 303.

1. White, M. D., Gaub, J. E., Malm, A., & Padilla, K. E. (2021). Implicate or exonerate? The impact of police body-worn cameras on the adjudication of drug and alcohol cases. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice, 15(2), 759-769.

7. Padilla, K.E. (2024). “Career Advice Given By Female Police Officers.” Applied Police Briefings.

6. Padilla, K.E. (2023). Book Review | Twenty-one Mental Models that Can Change Policing: A Framework for Using Data and Research for Overcoming Cognitive Bias. Police Practice and Research: An International Journal.

5. Padilla, K.E. (2022). Book Review | Latinas in the Criminal Justice System: Victims, Targets, & Offenders. Chicana/Latina Studies.

4. Padilla, K.E. (2022). Book Review | The Behavioral Code: The Hidden Ways the Law Makes Us Better or Worse. ACJS Today.

3. Padilla, K. E. (2021). Book Review | Hurt: Chronicles of the Drug War. Journal of Qualitative Criminal Justice & Criminology.

2. Padilla, K.E. & Fine, A.D. (2020, September 28). Kids’ perceptions of police fall as they age – for Black children the decline starts earlier and is constant. The Conversation.

1. Maguire, E.R., Somers, L.J., & Padilla, K.E. (2020). Promoting Officer Health and Wellness. In Transforming Police: 13 Key Reforms. Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press.

5. Padilla, K. E., Silver, E. M., Flores, L. E., Muir, R., Salinas, M., & Mariano, E. R. (2021). Fighting burnout in the COVID-19 era is a family matter. Journal of clinical anesthesia, 72, 110293.

4. Flores, L. E., Muir, R., Padilla, K. E., Salinas, M., Silver, E. M., & Lorello, G. R. (2021). Three (more) tips to reduce socioeconomic bias in virtual anesthesiology interviews. Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie, 68(8), 1296-1297.

3. Salinas, M., Flores, L. E., Muir, R., Padilla, K. E., Silver, E. M., & Lorello, G. R. (2021). The Intersection of Identities: Additional Groups to Consider When Moving Toward a More Inclusive Physiatry Workforce. American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation, 100(12), e200-e201.

2. Silver, E. M., Flores, L. E., Muir, R., Padilla, K. E., Salinas, M., & Lorello, G. R. (2021). Letter to the Editor on “Investigating faculty assessment of anesthesia trainees and the failing-to-fail phenomenon: a randomized controlled trial”. Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie, 68(8), 1300-1301.

1. Muir, R., Flores, L. E., Padilla, K. E., Salinas, M., Silver, E. M., & Mariano, E. R. (2021). A field on fire: Why has there been so much attention focused on burnout among anesthesiologists?. Journal of clinical anesthesia, 73, 110356.

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