September 8, 2020

Five African-American researchers and healthcare professionals on UC’s medical campus have received sizable grants from the National Institutes of Health during the past 18 months. The faculty members were interviewed by WCPO to help showcase innovation and the diverse voices and perspectives they bring as the healthcare community attempts to ease health disparities in communities of color in Cincinnati and beyond.

June 6, 2021

It seems incidents of unruly behavior have intensified as the nation emerges from lockdown as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Cincinnati radio personalities Eddie and Rocky of WLW 700 asked Maria Espinola, PsyD, a clinical psychologist and assistant professor in the UC College of Medicine, to discuss ways to manage anger.

May 25, 2021

Maria Espinola, PsyD, a clinical psychologist and assistant professor in the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine offered reaction to a study out of Sweden looking at social anxiety disorder in young people. Espinola spoke with Reuters Health about internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy.

July 10, 2020

Maria Espinola, PsyD, assistant professor in the UC College of Medicine and UC Health clinical psychologist, discusses dreams with Teen Vogue magazine and what your night of sleep might be indicating is happening in your life.

October 22, 2020

Maria Espinola, PsyD, assistant professor in the UC College of Medicine, spoke with a journalist for Poynter to discuss the COVID-19 impact on Latinos seeking mental health services. She urged cultural competence for clinicians and healthcare workers providing care for Latinos in the midst of COVID-19.

August 19, 2020

Maria Espinola, PsyD, assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences at the UC College of Medicine, offers advice for parents wishing to talk to their children about staying safe in the midst of COVID-19. Schools are reopening and parents are anxious as the pandemic continues.

July 31, 2020

Maria Espinola, PsyD, assistant professor in the UC College of Medicine, explains what separates a nervous breakdown from an otherwise difficult time in your life is how well you can keep your emotions in check. Feelings that you would normally be able to manage can erupt. “During a nervous breakdown, fear can turn into terror, sadness into despair and hopelessness, and anger into rage and fury,” Espinola says.

June 12, 2021

Maria Espinola, PsyD, a clinical psychologist at the University of Cincinnati, spoke with WVXU about a special event to boost COVID-19 vaccination rates among Latinos in Greater Cincinnati. The June 13 free vaccination event. runs from noon to 3 p.m. at Kellogg Soccer Field at 4609 Kellogg Avenue. It features food, salsa dancing, and music. Vaccines, both Pfizer and Johnson and Johnson are available, and offered to those 12 and older.

June 10, 2021

Maria Espinola, PsyD, a clinical psychologist in the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, spoke with WKRC-TV in Cincinnati for a story on anxiety among children as guidance for COVID-19 safety evolves.

November 30, 2021

New research on the forcible separation of families at the U.S.-Mexico border, shows that many parents and children showed long-term, serious mental health disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety and depression. In a story on the study, the Dallas Morning News interviewed several expert sources, including Maria Espinola, PsyD, assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience at the UC College of Medicine.