Carlos O. Calderón, M.A.

Ph.D., Educational Psychology, in progress

School Psychology Program accredited by APA and NASP

Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona

Calderón, C. O., & Sanchez, M. (2001). Exploring the Effect of Culture on Love Relationships Considering Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love. Poster presented at a Psychology Colloquium, La Sierra University, Riverside, CA.

Gomez, G., Calderón, C. O., & Martin, L. R. (2002). Validation of the Spanish Facilitation of Patient Involvement Scale. Paper presented at the Southern California Conference on Undergraduate Research, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA.

Calderón, C. O., & Martin, L. R. (2003). Physician Facilitation of Patient Involvement in Mental Health Care in a Mexican Population. Poster presented at the 12^th Annual Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.

Calderón, C. O., & Martin, L. R. (2003). La Integración del Paciente en el Cuidado de la Salud Mental en un Muestreo de Pacientes Mexicanos. Paper presented at the Centro de Salud Mental, Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico.

Jacobson, R. P., Knight, G. P., & Calderón, C. O. (2006). Biculturalism and the Capacity for Culturally Adaptive Behaviors: The Role of Cultural Context in the Social Behavior of Mexican American Adolescents. Poster presented at the Society of Personality and Social Psychology Annual Conference, Palm Springs, CA.

Calderón, C. O., & Knight, G. P. (2007). The Relation between Cultural Socialization and Cooperative, Competitive, and Individualistic Social Orientations among Mexican American Children. Poster presented at the Latino Graduate Student Alliance 2^nd Annual Research Symposium, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.

Calderón, C. O., Knight, G. P., & Carlo, G. (2008). Socialization of Familism and Prosocial Behavior among Mexican American Adolescents. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.

Knight, G. P., Roosa, M. W., Calderón, C. O., & Gonzales, N. A. (in press). Methodological Issues in Research on Latino populations. In F. Villaruel, G. Carlo, M. Azmitia, J. Grau, N. Cabrera, & J. Chahin (Eds.), Handbook of U.S. Latino Psychology. Sage Publications.

Calderón, C. O., Knight, G. P., & Carlo, G. (2008). The Socialization of Prosocial Behavior among Mexican American Adolescents: The Role of Familism.

Research Associate, Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center (SIRC), Arizona State University, Downtown Campus, Phoenix, AZ (August 2008-Present). Currently working as a research associate at the SIRC, an interdisciplinary research center focused on minority health and health disparities research, training, and community outreach targeting drug abuse, mental health and HIV/AIDS.

Research Intern, Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center (SIRC), Arizona State University, Downtown Campus, Phoenix, AZ (August 2008-Present). Currently working as a research intern at the SIRC to receive training on minority health and health disparities research.

Research Associate, National Center for Culturally Responsive Educational Systems (NCCREST), Tempe, AZ (January-May 2008). Provided project development support for NCCREST, a project funded by the U.S. Department of Education dedicated to reducing educational disparities in the United States.

Research Assistant, Psychology Department, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ (August 2004-December 2006). Conducted home structured interviews with Mexican American and European American children and their mothers for a field research project sponsored by the National Science Foundation, focusing on parental and developmental correlates of prosocial behavior. Translated measures to Spanish, co-directed the data collection phase, participated in research design, and collaborated on data analysis and publications. Principal Investigators: George Knight, Ph.D. (ASU); Gustavo Carlo, Ph.D. (University of Nebraska-Lincoln).

Research Assistant, Psychology Department, La Sierra University, Riverside, CA (September 2001-June 2002). Interviewed elementary school children for a service learning research project, collected and entered data, used statistical software to perform analyses. Principal Investigator: Adeny Schmidt, Ph.D.

Social Psychology, PGS 350, introductory course to social psychology, Arizona State University, Spring 2007.

Research Methods Lab, PSY 290, research lab course for psychology majors, Arizona State University, Spring 2007.

Educational Psychology, EDP 311, educational psychology for elementary education majors, Arizona State University, Fall 2007.

Paradise Valley Unified School District, Phoenix, AZ (August 2008-Present). Fieldwork supervisor: Gailyn Garcia, Ph.D.

Interpreter and Translator, Florence Immigration Project (December 2006-Present). Serves as interpreter and translator (Spanish/English) for immigrant refugees and their attorneys.  

Foreign Relations Assistant, Stahl Center for World Service (July 2003). Worked as a volunteer in a program sponsored by La Sierra University in California, and Universidad Linda Vista in Chiapas State, Mexico, to foster cross-cultural experiences for exchange students, and design community service/development projects. Supervisor: Charles Teel, Ph.D.

Ernestine Lund Nash Fellowship, 2008, Arizona State University

University Graduate Fellowship, 2007, Arizona State University

Congressman Ed Pastor Outstanding Graduate Award, 2007, Arizona State University

Honorable Mention, 2005, National Science Foundation

Underrepresented Graduate Enrichment Match, 2004, Arizona State University

National Collegiate Foreign Language Honor Society, 2004

Gaio Social Justice and Human Rights Scholarship, 2003, La Sierra University

Nies Endowed Scholarship, 2002, La Sierra University

McLean Student Research Grant, 2002, La Sierra University

National Honor Society in Psychology, 2002

Fall 2007 Hispanic Convocation Student Address, Arizona State University (ASU)

Research Co-Chair, Latino Graduate Student Alliance, ASU, 2007-2008

NASP Rep, School Psychology Graduate Student Organization, ASU, 2007-2008

Service-Learning Advisory Council, La Sierra University, 2003-2004

Secretary, Psychology Club, La Sierra University, 2000-2001

American Psychological Association (APA), 2005

Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (APA Division 9), 2005

Developmental Psychology (APA Division 7), 2007

School Psychology (APA Division 16), 2008

National Association of School Psychologists, 2008

Research Methods and Data Analysis

Analysis of Variance, David MacKinnon

Regression, Leona Aiken

Multivariate Statistics, Leona Aiken

Structural Equation Modeling, Roger Millsap

Experimental Research Methods, Nancy Russo

Methodological Issues in Research on Mexican American Families, George Knight, Mark Roosa

Social Psychology

Interpersonal Processes, Douglas Kenrick

Intrapersonal Processes, Nancy Russo

Current Social Psychology Topics, Robert Cialdini, George Knight

Prejudice, Steven Neuberg

School Psychology

Applied Behavior Analysis, David Wodrich

Ethics and Law, Marley Watkins

Current School Psychology Topics, Linda Caterino

Human Development, Kathryn Nakagawa

Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, Linda Caterino

Intellectual Assessment, Kristin DiCerbo

Tutoring

Modern Languages Department, La Sierra University, Riverside, CA (March 2000-June 2004). Tutored lower and upper division undergraduate Spanish students; administered and graded written and oral Spanish tests; maintained a computer language lab. Supervisor: Lourdes Morales, Ph.D.

Translation

Stahl Center for World Service, La Sierra University, Riverside, CA (January-June, 2001). Translated English/Spanish letters, and historical documents from Peru; entered data. Supervisor: Charles Teel, Ph.D.

Psychology Department, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ (December 2006). Translated psychological instruments to Spanish for research with Latino populations in the Phoenix metro area. Project Director: Maureen Olmsted, Ph.D.

Piano Accompaniment

Missoula Children’s Theatre, El Centro, California (October 1998 and March 1999). Worked as piano accompanist during two theater productions, including rehearsals and live performances.