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Matos, J.M.M. (2019). La familia and other secret ingredients to Latinx student success. New York: Peter Lang.
Matos, J.M.D. & Norskey, G.E. (2018). 鈥淐hoosing Each Other: Love, Friendship, and Racism鈥 in M.R. Hall & K. Smith (Eds.), Uncommon Bonds: Women Reflect on Race and Friendship. New York: Peter Lang.
Matos, J.M. (2018). Book Review: Why are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? And Other Conversations about Race (Beverly Tatum, 2017, Basic Books), for Humanity and Society DOI: 10.1177/0160597618761471
Matos, J.M.D. (2015). La Familia: The Important Ingredient for Latina/o College Student Engagement and Persistence, Equity & Excellence in Education, 48 (3), 436-453.
Was a Hispanic Heritage Month speaker at San Bernadino Valley College. Matos offered a virtual reading from their book, La familia: And other secret ingredients to Latinx student success.
Whitehead-Pleaux, A., Donnenwerth, A. M., Robinson, B., Hardy, S., Oswanski, L. G., Forinash, M., Hearns, M. C., Anderson, N., & Tan, X. (2013). Music therapists鈥 attitudes and actions regarding the LGBTQ community: A preliminary report. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 40(4), 409鈥414.
Whitehead-Pleaux, A., Donnenwerth, A., Robinson, B., Hardy, S., Oswanski, L., Forinash, M., Hearns, M., Anderson, N., & York, E. (2012). Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning: Best practices in music therapy. Music Therapy Perspectives, 30(2), 158鈥166.
Whitehead-Pleaux, A. M., Zebrowski, N., Baryza, M. J., & Sheridan, R. L. (2007). Exploring the effects of music therapy on pediatric pain: Phase 1. Journal of Music Therapy, 44(3), 217鈥241.
Matos, J., and Matos, N. (2025, May 27-31). Building Bridges and Creating Community: Risking Vulnerability in Classroom Spaces [Conference presentation]. National Conference on Race & Ethnicity in Higher Education 2025, New York, NY, United States.
