CURRICULUM VITAE

Melanie M. Domenech Rodríguez

University of Washington Department of Psychology, Box 351525 Seattle, WA 98195-1525 (206) 616-0487 e-mail: meldr@u.washington.edu

Utah State University Emma Eccles Jones, Education Bldg Logan, UT 84322-2810 (435) 797-3059 melaniedr@coe.usu.edu

Melanie's Work Online

“Alcohol use among Mexican American, White, and Mixed Ethnic youth.”

EDUCATION

Doctor of                    Colorado State University

Philosophy:                 Psychology Department (APA approved)

December, 1999          Dissertation: Marijuana use among Mexican American and White, male and female adolescents: A practical application of Primary Socialization Theory. Advisors: Frederick Beauvais, Ph.D. and Ernest Chavez, Ph.D.

                                                                       

Master of Science:    Colorado State University

August, 1994                Technical Journalism Department

                                    Thesis: The role of acculturation in Hispanic males' reactions to television beer advertising in Spanish and English. Advisor: Michael Slater, Ph.D.

 

Bachelor of Arts:       Rutgers University, Rutgers College

May, 1992                    Journalism & Mass Media/Italian

                                    Thesis: Promoting suicide: Cigarette advertising in Cosmopolitan and Playboy 1971-1991 Advisor: Timothy Espar, Ph.D.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

1999 to present            Society for Research on Adolescence

1999 to present            Society for Research on Child Development

1999 to present            Society for Prevention Research

1998 to present            American Association for Behavior Therapy

1994 to present            American Psychological Association (Divisions 17, 45, 50)

FELLOWSHIPS AND HONORS

Postdoctoral Fellow (1999-2000) Family Research Consortium

Nancy Robinson Director’s Award (1999) University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Internship Program

Drug Research Fellowship Training Program (1998) Hispanic Research Center, University of Texas, Austin

Scholarship (1998) Division 17, American Psychological Association (APA)

Research Fellow (1996) Fogarty International Research Center

UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE

Assistant Professor, Utah State University

August 2000 to Present

Postdoctoral Fellow / Research Associate, Family Research Consortium III and University of Washington, Department of Psychology

June 1999 to August 2000, Preceptor: Ana Mari Cauce, Ph.D.

Graduate Research Assistant, Colorado State University, Tri-Ethnic Center for Prevention Research

August 1995 to June 1998, Supervisor: Frederick Beauvais, Ph.D.

Research Associate, Colorado State University, Technical Journalism Department

Fall 1995 to Summer 1997, Supervisors: Michael Slater, Ph.D.

Research Associate, Colorado State University, Technical Journalism Department

Spring 1997 to Summer 1997, Supervisor: Donald Zimmerman, Ph.D.

Research Assistant/Fellow, University of California, Los Angeles - Instituto Mexicano de Psiquiatría

Summer 1996, Supervisor: María Elena Medina-Mora, Ph.D.

Graduate Research Assistant, Colorado State University, Technical Journalism Department

Fall 1992 to Summer 1995, Supervisor: Michael Slater, Ph.D.

Research Assistant, Rutgers University, Psychology Department

Summer 1992, Supervisors: Ann O'Leary, Ph.D.; and Mariana Suárez, M.S.

Research Assistant / Student Assistant, University of Medicine and Dentistry of N.J., Environmental and Community Medicine

Spring 1991 to Summer 1992, Supervisor:  Marilyn Aguirre-Molina, Ed.D.

PUBLICATIONS

            Cauce, A.M., & Domenech Rodríguez, M. (in press). Latino families: Myths and realities. In J.M. Contreras, A.M. Neal-Barnett, & K.A. Kerns (Eds.), Latino Children and Families in the United States . Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood/Praeger Press.

            PALIS Group. (1999). Campus Climate Survey 1999: Methodology and Preliminary Findings. OEA Report 99-19. University of Washington.

            Mariño , M.C., Medina-Mora , M.E., Mondragón , L., Domenech Rodríguez, M., & Díaz Leal , L. (1999) ¿ Quiénes son los adolescentes que no van a la escuela ? Encuesta de hogares en la cuidad de Pachuca , Hgo . [Who are the adolescents that don’t go to school? Survey of homes in the city of Pachuca, Hgo.]. Revista Salud Mental, 22 (3), 41-47.

            Rojas Guiot , E., Fleiz Bautista, C., Medina-Mora , M.E., Morón, M.A., & Domenech Rodríguez, M. (1999). Consumo de alcohol y drogas en estudiantes de Pachuca , Hidalgo. [Alcohol and drug use students from Pachuca , Hidalgo]. Salud Pública de México, 41 (4), 297-308.

            Slater, M.D., Rouner, D., Domenech Rodríguez, M., Beauvais, F., Murphy, K., & Estes, E. (1998). How adolescents counterargue television beer advertisements: Implications for education efforts. Journal of Health Education, 29(2), 100-105.

            Villatoro, J., Domenech Rodríguez, M., Medina-Mora, M.E., Frasán, A., & Fleiz, C. (1997). Percepción de inseguridad social y uso de drogas [Perception of social insecurity and drug use]. Revista Mexicana de Psicología , 14 (2), 105-112.

            Slater, M.D., Rouner, D., Domenech Rodríguez, M., Beauvais, F., Murphy, K., & Van Leuven, J. (1997). Adolescent responses to TV beer ads and sports content/context: Gender and ethnic differences. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 74(1), 108-122.

            Domenech Rodríguez, M., Slater, M., & Beauvais, F.   (1996). Beer advertising to Latino youth: The effects of Spanish vs. English language targeting. Facing difference: How the media reflect who we are (pp. 205-211). Pine Forge Press: Newbury.

            Slater, M.D., Rouner, D., Beauvais, F., Murphy, K., Domenech Rodríguez, M.M., & Van Leuven, J. (1996).  Adolescent perceptions of underage drinkers in TV beer ads. Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 42(1), 43-56.

            Slater, M.D., Rouner, D., Beauvais, F., Murphy, K., Van Leuven, J., & Domenech Rodríguez, M.M. (1996).   Adolescent counterarguing of TV beer advertisements: Evidence for the effectiveness of alcohol education and critical viewing discussions. Journal of Drug Education, 26(2), 143-158.

            Slater, M.D., Rouner, D., Beauvais, F., Murphy, K., Van Leuven, J., & Domenech Rodríguez, M.M. (1996).   Male adolescents’ reactions to TV beer advertisements: The effects of sports content and programming context. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 57, 425-433.

            Slater, M.D., & Domenech Rodríguez, M. (1995).   Alcohol warnings in TV beer advertisements: Effects on alcohol risk/benefit beliefs, belief confidence, and responses to the ads.   Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 56(3), 361-367.

Under review / preparation:

            Domenech Rodríguez, M., McNeal, C., Wong, C., & Cauce, A.M. (under preparation). Psychopathology and treatment of youth of color.

            Domenech Rodríguez, M., Stewart, A., Cauce, A.M., Sánchez, P., & PALIS. (under review). Minority academic achievement and retention in a selective public university:  The role of the campus environment.

            Cauce, A.M., Domenech Rodríguez, M., Paradise, M., Shea, J.M., Cochran, B., Srebnik, D., & Baydar, N. (under review). Cultural and contextual influences upon the help-seeking and treatment of ethnic minority youth.

            Ginzler, J.A., Cochran, B.N., Domenech Rodríguez, M., Cauce, A.M., & Whitbeck, L.B. (under review). Sequential progression of substance use among homeless youth:  An empirical investigation of the gateway theory.

PERSENTATIONS

Symposia and Conference Presentations:

            Gender-role and sexual imagery in television advertisements: A message and audience processing analysis.” Rouner, D., Domenech Rodríguez, M.M., & Slater, M. Paper presented at the International Communication Association, Jerusalem, July, 1998.

            "Beer and non-beer advertising to Latino youth: The effects of Spanish vs. English language." Domenech Rodríguez, M. , Slater, M. & Beauvais, F.  Paper presented to the annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism, New York, NY, August, 1995.

            "TV beer advertising and adolescent males: Effects of sports content and sports programming on responses to the ads among adolescent Anglo males." Slater, M.D., Rouner, D., Beauvais, F., Murphy, K., Van Leuven, J. & Domenech Rodríguez, M.M. Presented to the annual conference of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Steamboat Springs, CO, June, 1995.

            "Do adolescents believe people in TV commercials to be underage?" Slater, M.D., Rouner, D., Beauvais, F., Murphy, K., Van Leuven, J. & Domenech Rodríguez, M.M.  Presented to the annual conference of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Steamboat Springs, CO, June, 1995.

            "Modeling predictors of alcohol use and use intentions among adolescent Anglo males: Social, psychological, and advertising influences." Slater, M.D., Murphy, K., Beauvais, F., Rouner, D., Van Leuven, J. & Domenech Rodríguez, M.M. Presented to the annual conference of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Steamboat Springs, CO, June, 1995.

            "Alcohol warnings on televised beer advertisements: A test of effects." Slater, M.D., & Domenech Rodríguez, M.M. Presented to the annual conference of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Maui, Hawaii, June 1994.

            "Alcohol education and adolescent counterarguing of TV beer advertisements." Slater, M.D., Rouner, D., Beauvais, F., Murphy, K., Van Leuven, J., & Domenech Rodríguez, M.M.   Presented to the annual conference of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Maui, Hawaii, June 1994.

            "Predictors of adolescent responses to televised beer advertisements: Another link in the causal chain."  Slater, M.D., Murphy, K., Rouner, D., Beauvais, F., Van Leuven, J., & Domenech Rodríguez, M.M. Presented to the annual conference of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Maui, Hawaii, June 1994.

Posters:

           Parent materials in a preventive intervention trial.” Domenech Rodríguez, M., Bank, L., Bank, N., & Forgatch, M. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Society for Prevention Research, Washington, DC, August 2001

            Building capacity for Parent Management Training.” Bank, N., Bank, L., & Domenech Rodríguez, M. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Society for Prevention Research, Washington, DC, August 2001

            Alcohol use among Mexican American, White, and Mixed Ethnic youth.” Domenech Rodríguez, M. , Castro, I., & Chavez, E. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Society for Prevention Research, Montreal, Canada, June, 2000.

            The role of ethnicity in adolescent homelessness.” Bardina, P., & Domenech Rodríguez, M. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Chicago, IL, March, 2000.

            Who are the victims? Multivariate analysis of adolescent street victimization.” Stewart, A., Ginzler, J., Domenech Rodríguez, M., Brooker, M. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Chicago, IL, March, 2000.

            The role of ethnicity in the relationships between family caring and school liking.” Butler, L., Domenech Rodríguez, M., & Smitham, D. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association/Western Psychological Association, Albuquerque, NM, April, 1998.

            The role of gender in the relationships between family caring and school liking.” Beachum, D., Smitham, D., & Domenech Rodríguez, M. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association/Western Psychological Association, Albuquerque, NM, April, 1998.

JOURNAL REVIEWS

Ad Hoc reviewer          Child Development

                                    Journal of Counseling Psychology

GRANT SUPPORT

1995-98                      National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse.

Supplement grant for minority graduate student. $65,136 (approx.).

Parent grant #R01-DA03371 to Frederick Beauvais, “Drug use among young Indians: Epidemiology and prediction.”

1996                National Institutes of Health, Fogarty International Center

                     Summer grant to study abroad. $3,000 (approx.)

1993-95                      National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

                        Supplement grant for a minority graduate student. $23,696 (approx.).

Parent grant #5R29AA08756-04 to Michael Slater, “TV ads, sports and the adolescent.”

TEACHING-RELATED ACTIVITIES:

Presenter, Families and Peers in Adolescent Substance Use

MICA Youth Academy, Tacoma, WA; Spring, 2000

Moderator/Speaker, Diversity Panel

University of Washington, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Fall, 1999

Presenter, Personality Assessment Inventory

Psychological Services Center, Fort Collins, CO; Spring 1998

Trainer, Community Readiness Prevention Model

Proyecto Compañeros, Juárez, México; Fall 1997

Facilitator, Strengthening Latino Families

Even Start, Fort Collins, CO; Summer 1997

Instructor, PY465 Adolescent Psychology

Colorado State University; Summer 1995

 

Guest Lectures:

2000 (11/17)    Topic: Cultural Contexts of Child Development (2.5 hours)

                        Venue: Psychiatry Didactic Series, University of Washington

2000 (11/13)    Topic: Working with Latino populations

                        Venue : Provider Competence in Diverse Communities (Psy 448), U. of Washington

2000 (2/17)      Topic: Cultural Contexts of Childhood (1 hour)

                        Venue: Developmental Psychology (Psy306), University of Washington

1999 (5/5)        Topic: Eating disorder in a Mexican adolescent: Case presentation (1 hour)

                        Venue: Child Psychology, University of Washington

1998 (6/9)        Topic: Classification and Assessment of Childhood Disorders (2 hours)

                        Venue: Child Exceptionality and Psychopathology (PY460), Colorado State Univ.

1997 (6/9)        Topic: Classification and Assessment of Childhood Disorders (2 hours)

                        Venue: Child Exceptionality and Psychopathology (PY460), Colorado State Univ.

1997 (6/1)        Topic: Mental Health Issues in Spanish Heritage Women

                        Venue: Women and Mental Health (PY496), Colorado State University

1997 (4/28)      Topic: Adolescent development

                        Venue: Child Psychology (PY260), Colorado State University

1996 (7/26)      Topic: Anuncios de cerveza en español e inglés: Jóvenes Mexico-Americanos

                        Venue: Instituto Mexicano de Psiquiatría, México, DF

1995 (10/8)      Topic: Tobacco Industry: History in the context of advertising    

                        Venue: Adult Forum, Plymouth Congregational Church, Fort Collins, CO

1995 (9/7)        Topic: Female adolescent development

                        Venue: Psychology of the Female Experience (PY327), Colorado State University

1995                Topic: Abnormal Drug Involvement

                        Venue: Abnormal Psychology (PY320), Colorado State University

1994                Topic: Adolescent substance use and peer cluster theory           

                        Venue: Child Psychology (PY260), Colorado State University

CLINICAL WORK

Psychometrist, Neuropsychological Assessment Service, Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center

June 2000 to Present, Supervisor: David Breiger, Ph.D.

Mental Health Therapist, Children’s Bellevue Outpatient Clinic, Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center

August 1999 to June 2000, Supervisors: Ann Uherek, Psy.D., and Geoffrey Wiegand, Ph.D.

Clinical Child Psychology Intern, University of Washington School of Medicine,

Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Seattle, WA (APA approved)

July 1998 to June 1999, Supervisor: Karen Schmaling, Ph.D., ABPP

Preschool Mental Health Consultant, Head Start Program, Fort Collins, CO

Fall 1997 to Spring 1998, Supervisor: Lee Rosén, Ph.D.

Staff Therapist, Colorado State University, Psychological Services Center

Fall 1996 to Spring 1998, Supervisors: Dan Socall, Ph.D.; Karla Gingerich, M.S.; Kathy Rickard, Ph.D.; Lee Rosén, Ph.D.

Staff Therapist, Managed Adolescent Care, Poudre Valley Hospital

Fall 1996, Supervisor: Marvin Moore, Ph.D.

Staff Therapist, Colorado State University, University Counseling Center

Spring 1994 to Spring 1996, Supervisors: Patricia Vigil, Ph.D.; Patricia Rosenberger, Ph.D.

Staff Therapist, Colorado State University, Psychological Services Center

Fall 1994 to Spring 1996, Supervisor: Ernest Chavez, Ph.D.

SERVICE

Moderator, Didactics Committee, Psychology Internship program of the Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Department at the University of Washington (1999-2000 internship year).

Psychology Resident Representative, Diversity Committee, Psychology Internship program of the Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Department at the University of Washington (1998-99 internship year).

Student Representative, Admissions Committee, Counseling Section of the Department of Psychology at Colorado State University (1997, 1998).