Page 1 of 5 Sandra Oviedo Ramirez Department of Psychology, The University of Texas at El Paso 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX 79902 T: (760) 638-0718 E: Sloviedoramirez@miners.utep.edu EDUCATION University of Texas at El Paso - El Paso, TX Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology Expected Graduation Date: December 2018 Graduate Certificate in Quantitative Methods Expected Completion Date: Spring 2018 Master of Arts in Experimental Psychology, Graduation Date: December 2017 Master Thesis, "The Development of a Drinking-Specific Compensatory Health Beliefs Scale." Thesis Chair: Craig Field, Ph.D., MPH California State University San Marcos Bachelor of Arts, Graduation Date: May 2013 Major: Psychology, Summa Cum Laude PUBLICATIONS Castro, F.G., Bautista, T. G., Hombrados Mendieta, M. A., Oviedo Ramirez, S., Heydarian, N. M., & Hughes, A. (2017). Systems contexts for designing culturally-adapted prevention. In Schwartz, S. J., & Unger, J., Oxford Handbook of Acculturation and Health. REVISE AND RESUBMIT: Oviedo Ramirez, S., Alvarez, M., Cherpitel, C., Woolard, R., & Field, C. (in preparation). Brief intervention among Mexican origin young adults in the emergency department at the US-Mexico border: Examining the effect of language of intervention in predicting drinking outcomes. IN PREPARATION: Oviedo Ramirez, S., & Field, C. The development of a drinking-specific compensatory health beliefs scale. Field, C., Oviedo Ramirez, S., Robles, E., Ramos, R., & Castro, Y. Cultural adaptation of a brief motivational intervention for men of Mexican heritage. Alvarez, M.J., Oviedo Ramirez, S. Frietze, G., Field, C., Zárate, M.A. A meta-analysis of Latino acculturation and intimate partner violence. Puentes, R., Alvarez, M. J., Oviedo Ramirez, S., Richards, D. K., & Field, C. Attitudes toward patients who misuse alcohol and other substances among emergency department medical residents and practitioners. Rivera, L. O., Oviedo Ramirez, S., Alvarez, M. J., & Zárate, M.A. The role of perceptual processes in the use of and willingness to use professional health care.
Page 2 of 5 Alvarez, M. J., Aguilera, R., Oviedo Ramirez, S., Federico, C., & Zárate, M.A Cultural Inertia: A model of change in intergroup relations. Oviedo Ramirez, S., Alvarez, M. J., & Zárate, M.A. Examining the impact of sociocultural and cognitive factors on perceived barriers to health care among Latino immigrants in the U.S.-Mexico border. GRANTS AND AWARDS Outstanding Psychology Graduate Student Award Dodson Research Grant - $2,363 UTEP Student Travel Grant - $850 Dodson Fund Travel Grant $400 Dodson Fund Travel Grant $500 Society for Prevention Research Minority Travel Award -$500 CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Alvarez, M. J., Aguilera, R., Oviedo Ramirez, S., Federico, C., & Zárate, M.A Cultural Inertia: A model of change in intergroup relations. Abstract submitted to Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI). Oviedo Ramirez, S. & Field, C. A. The development of a drinking-specific compensatory health beliefs scale (Under review). Poster abstract submitted to the 41 st Annual Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA) Meeting, San Diego, California. Delgado, M., Hughes, A. S., Serna III C., Oviedo Ramirez, S., Morera, O. F., Corral, G., & Boland, T. (April, 2018) Navigating ethics in a STEM training grant. Poster to be presented at the 9th International Conference on Ethics in Biology, Engineering and Medicine. Alvarez, M. J., Oviedo Ramirez, S., Fritze, Field, C., & Zárate, M.A. (2017, October). Myth vs. reality: The effect of Latino acculturation on alcohol use and intimate partner violence. Poster presented at 17 th Annual International Conference for the National Hispanic Science Network, Phoenix, AZ. Echegoyen, L.E., Alvarez, M. J., Aley, S. B.,, Boland, T., Collins, T. W., Corral, G., Cox, M. B., Grineski, S. E., Morera, O., Oviedo Ramirez, S., Clark, J., & Wagler, A. (2017, October). BUILDing SCHOLARS: Combining asset bundles with high impact practices. Poster presented at the Annual Diversity Program Consortium supported by the National Institutes of Health. Arriaga-Pazos, F., Oviedo Ramirez, S., Alvarez, M. J., & Corral, G. (2017, August). Grit: Academic resilience. Poster presented at the Summer COURI Symposium at the University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX. Puentes, R., Houck, J., Alvarez, M.A., Oviedo Ramirez, S., & Field, C. (2017, March). The effect of insession change language on alcohol outcomes among emergency department patients. Poster presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Diego, CA.
Page 3 of 5 Puentes, R., Richards, D. K., Alvarez, M., Oviedo Ramirez, S., Woolard, R., & Field, C. (2016, November). Emergency department health care provider views toward patients with alcohol and drug use disorders. Poster presented at the Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse (AMERSA), Washington, D.C. Oviedo Ramirez, S., Alvarez, M. J., Richards, D. K., Puentes, R. P., & Field, C. (2016, July). Predictors of readiness to change alcohol use prior to intervention among at risk, non-treatment seeking drinkers. Poster to be presented at Latina Researchers Network Conference, San Antonio, TX. Alvarez, M.J., Oviedo Ramirez, S., & Field, C. (2016, June). Examining the role of social support on alcohol use and alcohol related problems. Poster presentation at 39th Annual Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA) Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana. Alvarez, M.J., Balcazar, P., Oviedo Ramirez, S., Frankowski, S., & Morera, O. (2016), January). Development of a scale measuring abstract and concrete factors of social vengeance. Poster presentation at the 17 th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, California. A.S. Hughes, S. Oviedo Ramirez, N. M. Heydarian, F. González Castro. (2015, June). Using Integrative Mixed Methodology to Examine Hispanic Health. Panel presentation at the 15 th Annual International National Hispanic Science Network Meeting, San Antonio, Texas. Oviedo Ramirez, S., Heydarian, N. M., Barreda, M. C., & Castro, F. G. (2015, May). Health consciousness as a predictor of life satisfaction in Latinos. Poster presentation presented at the 23 rd Annual meeting for the Society of Prevention Research, Washington D.C. Oviedo Ramirez, S., & Castro, F. G. (2015, April). Parental self-agency and other sociocultural factors as predictors of life satisfaction in Latino immigrant parents. Oral presentation at the Psychology department colloquium at the University of Texas at El Paso. Oviedo Ramirez, S., & Castro, F. G. (2013, November). Using integrative mixed methods to examine acculturation and resilience in Latinos. Oral presentation at the University of Texas at El Paso Annual Graduate Research Expo, El Paso, TX. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Social Cognition Laboratory Faculty Supervisor: Michael A. Zárate, Ph.D. January 2017 Present Project: Examining the impact of sociocultural and cognitive factors on perceived barriers to health care among Latino immigrants in the U.S.-Mexico border Currently collecting data at Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center
Page 4 of 5 Latino Alcohol Health Disparities Research Center Faculty Supervisor: Craig Field, Ph.D. August 2014 Present Project: Valor Culturally adapted brief intervention for heavy drinking Hispanic men Provided motivational intervention sessions to clients at Valor sites per training, coaching, and research guidelines. Attended a series of trainings aimed to develop and enhance BMI (Brief Motivational Interview) skills Coded BMI recordings from MARIA II project using CACTI software Assisted with data related projects (e.g., data checks) Currently, assisting in the writing of the manuscript of project PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Research, Evaluation, and Assessment Services (REAS) Supervisor: Guadalupe Corral Ph.D. Graduate Research Evaluator August 2016 Present Compile, analyze, prepare and write qualitative and quantitative research report Use a variety of research sources and databases to conduct, analysis and to make inferences and provide findings and recommendations Collect and maintain information for internal databases Conduct statistical analyses and provide technical reports to facilitate the monitoring of educational programs effectively to comply with federal, state, and local mandates. Create and design surveys and questionnaires. Conduct and complete comprehensive evaluations. Mentoring undergraduate research assistants PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP Research Society on Alcoholism National Hispanic Science Network Society for Prevention Science PROFESSIONAL SKILLS Extensive use of IBM SPSS Proficient with MPlus and LISREL analysis software Familiar with R Familiar with SAS Fluent in Spanish and English QUANTITATIVE COURSEWORK Extensive knowledge of Qualtrics survey software Knowledge of BMI (Brief Motivational Interview) Knowledge of MISC and MITI coding Applied Correlation & Regression Experimental Design and Analysis of Variance Psychometrics
Page 5 of 5 Structural Equation Modeling Multilevel Modeling Statistical Programming VOLUNTEER SERVICE Volunteer for the Texas Standing Tall Annual National Alcohol Screening Day at the University of Texas at El Paso (Spring 2015, Spring 2016, and Spring 2017) Assistant for the planning of colloquiums for the Department of Psychology (Fall 2015 to Spring 2016) Judge for the 4 th Annual COURI Summer Symposium at the University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX. Graduate Student Volunteer at the National Hispanic Science Network (NHSN) conference at the University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX. Co-Editor, El Faro: La Voz De La Red. Newsletter of the National Hispanic Science Network (2015-2017) Abstract Reviewer- 15 th Annual National Hispanic Science Network International Conference (2015) Abstract Reviewer- 16 th Annual National Hispanic Science Network International Conference (2016) Abstract Reviewer- 17 th Annual National Hispanic Science Network International Conference (2017)