I am a Ph.D. student in the Human Development graduate group from Southern California and a recent graduate of the master's in clinical psychology program from Cal State University Northridge. I am working with Dr. Adrienne Nishina in the Peer lab researching factors that impact ethnic minority youth and families.

In my spare time, I enjoy street photography and watching movies.

Publications: 

Sigal, M. & Plunkett, S. W. (2023). Gender and ethnic differences in university students’ attitudes about mental health services. Journal of College Student Psychotherapy. https://doi.org/10.1080/87568225.2023.2179286

Green Rosas, Y., Sigal, M., Park, A., & Barnett, M. L. (2022). Predicting a rapid transition to telehealth amidst COVID-19: A mixed-methods study. Global Implementation Research and Applications. 2, 293-304. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43477-022-00057-0  

Barnett, M. L., Sigal, M., Green Rosas, Y., Corcoran, F., Rastogi, M., & Jent, J. F. (2021). Therapist experiences and attitudes about implementing internet-delivered parent-child interaction therapy during COVID-19. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 28(4), 630-641. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpra.2021.03.005     

Sigal, M., Ross, B. J., Behnke, A. O. & Plunkett, S. W. (2021). Neighborhood, peer, and parental influences on minor and major substance use of Latino and Black adolescents. Children, 8(4), 267. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8040267  

Book Chapters:   

Plunkett, S. W., Bakhtiari, F., Sigal, M., & Temourian, A. A. (2022). Adolescents’ alcohol use. In A. Song & P. Cabral (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Child and Adolescent Health. Elsevier. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-818872-9.00180-1 

Presentations: 

Sigal, M., Medina, M. A., Plunkett, S. W., & Behnke, A. O. (2023, April). Actual and perceived paternal behaviors related to Latino adolescents’ academics [poster]. Society for Research on Adolescence, San Diego, CA.   

Sigal, M., Medina, M. A., Vang, T. M., Nishina, A., Bellmore, A., & Witkow, M. R. (2022, November). “I found a way to love myself”: Relationships, Self-care, and Accomplishments During COVID-19 [poster]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York City, NY. 

Sigal, M. (2021, April) Predicting continued delivery of parent-child interaction therapy during COVID-19. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New Orleans, LA.