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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.
Was elected to the South Hadley School Committee in the local election on April 13, 2021.
Was invited to speak at the UMass Amherst College of Education with Carmen YulÃn Cruz on "Transformation through Collaboration: Two Communities Collaborate to Learn from Each Other" about the 69¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ College STEM program in San Juan, Puerto Rico on March 31, 2021.
Presented research on facilitating dialogues on race in college courses at the POD Network Conference, November 13-17, 2019. Pittsburgh, PA.
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’ attitudes and actions regarding the LGBTQ community: A preliminary report. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 40(4), 409–414.
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), 158–166.
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), 217–241.
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.