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Elizabeth A. McDermott
CURRICULUM VITAE
ElizabethA. McDermott
Formerly ElizabethA. Gordan
Oregon State University
College of Public Health and Human Sciences
Corvallis, OR 97331-5151
Phone: (765) 277-6080
Email:
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EDUCATION
In ProgressM.P.H., Health Promotion and Health Behavior
Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
2015M.S. in Human Development and Family Studies
Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
2012Summer Quantitative Methods Series
Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling (Rex B. Kline, Ph.D.)
Portland State University, Portland, Oregon
2009B.A. with Honors in Psychology, Spanish and Hispanic Studies
Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana
2007Intensive Language School (Spanish)
Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont
HONORS AND AFFILIATIONS
Thayer Raymond Fellowship, awarded by Oregon State University, 2014
First-place Poster, awarded by the International Conference on Aging in the Americas at the University of Texas at Austin, 2013
Graduate Student Travel Award, awarded by Oregon State University, 2013
Conference of Aging in the Americas Travel Award, awarded by the University of Texas at Austin, 2013
Aetna Susan B. Anthony Award for Excellence in Research on Older Women and Public Healthnominee, Aetna in conjunction with the APHA Aging and Public Health Section, 2013
Home Economics Fellowship, awarded by Oregon State University, 2013
Eleanor Jane Sonin Fellowship, awarded by Oregon State University, 2012
Eleanor Jane Sonin Fellowship, awarded by Oregon State University, 2011
College Honors, awarded by Earlham College, 2009
Departmental Honors (Spanish & Hispanic Studies), awarded by Earlham College, 2009
2013-presentAmerican Public Health Association
Aging & Public Health Section
2012-presentGerontological Society of America
PUBLICATIONS
McDermott, E. & Mendez-Luck, C. (Manuscript in preparation). Processes of orientation to the informal caregiving role among Mexican-origin women: A qualitative analysis.
Mendez-Luck, C., Bethel, J., Goins, T., Schure, M., &McDermott, E.(In press).Community as a source of health in three racial/ethnic communities in Oregon: A qualitative study. BMC Public Health
PRESENTATIONS
Gordan, E. & Mendez-Luck, C. (2013, October). Caregivers’ sense of social isolation and life disruption: A qualitative study. Oral presentation given at the 2013 Oregon Public Health Association’s Annual Conference and Meeting, Corvallis, OR.
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Gordan, E. & Mendez-Luck, C. (2013, November). Mexican-origin women’s concepts of caregiving: A qualitative study. Poster presented at the 141st American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.
Allen, P., Ko, H., Choun, S., Gordan, E., Hooker, K., & Richards, L. (2013, November). Attitudes toward older adults among American and Taiwanese college students. Poster presented at The Gerontological Society of America’s 66th Annual Scientific Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
Gordan, E.& Mendez-Luck, C. (2013, September). Mexican-origin women’s process of preparing to give care: A qualitative study. Poster presented at the 2013 International Conference on Aging in the Americas, Austin, TX.
ACCEPTED ABSTRACTS
Gordan, E. & Mendez-Luck, C. (2014, November). Processes of role orientation for Mexican-origin caregivers: A qualitative study. Abstract accepted for presentation at the Gerontological Society of America’s Annual Scientific Meeting, Washington, D.C.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Human Sexuality Fall 2011-Spring 2013
Oregon State University
Supervisor: Kathy Greaves, Ph.D.
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Critical Thinking in Fall 2014
Human Development & Family Sciences
Oregon State University
Supervisor: Tamara Ross, Ph.D.
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Family Studies Winter 2015-Spring 2015
Oregon State University
Supervisor: Kathy Greaves, Ph.D.
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Children and Youth Winter 2015-Spring 2015
with Special Needs
Oregon State University
Supervisor: Anne Mannering, Ph.D.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Graduate Research AssistantSummer 2012-Spring 2014
Oregon State University
Supervisor: Carolyn Mendez-Luck, Ph.D.
Project(s): RCMAR, The Healthy Living Project
Analyzed qualitative and quantitative data(English and Spanish language data), managed data (e.g., coding, data entry, reconciling data discrepancies), prepared applications for the Institutional Review Board (IRB), assisted focus group sessions with Spanish-speaking participants, and other research activities
Graduate Research Volunteer Fall 2012-Spring 2013
Oregon State University
Supervisor: Karen Hooker, Ph.D.
Project(s): Cross Cultural Perceptions of Aging Study
Managed data (e.g., coding, data entry, cleaning data), trained and managed undergraduate research assistants
ACADEMIC SERVICE
Graduate Assistant, HDFS Graduate Program Review Summer 2013-Spring 2014
Oregon State University
Supervisors: Megan McClelland, Ph.D.& Karen Hooker, Ph.D.
Projects: Developed and distributed surveys (using web-based tool, Qualtrics), managed data, assisted in preparingthe HDFS Graduate Program’s Self-Study
Graduate Student Peer Mentor Fall 2013-Spring 2014
Oregon State University
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Research interests include: adult development, healthy aging, and informal caregiving in Latino families.