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CV for Pauline Garcia-Reid, Ph.D. Page

Pauline Garcia-Reid, Ph.D., LCSW

Assistant Professor

MontclairStateUniversity
College of Education and Human Services and College of Humanities and Social Sciences

1 Normal Avenue

Upper Montclair, NJ

(973) 655-6846

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EDUCATION
DegreeInstitutionDateMajor
Ph.D.FordhamUniversityMay 2003Children and Families
M.S.W.RutgersUniversityMay 2007Direct Practice- Children & Families

B.A.RutgersUniversityOctober 1992Psychology

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, September 2004 to Present

Department of Family and Child Studies

College of Education and Human Services, MontclairStateUniversity

Center for Child Advocacy

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

QUALITY ASSURANCE COORDINATOR,July 2006 to Present

Project C.O.P.E. (Communities Organizing for Prevention and Empowerment), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), 2004-2008

  • Serve in both a clinical and research capacity
  • Ensure the cultural appropriateness of intervention protocols
  • Assist with data analysis, interpretation, and manuscript development

RESEARCH AND EVALUATION CONSULTANT, March 2004 to Present

Violence Prevention Institute, East Orange, NJ

MANAGER OF PROGRAM EVALUATION, July 2001 to August 2004

Youth Consultation Service, Newark, NJ

  • Supported agency wide research development
  • Developed numerous databases to capture and analyze program specific data
  • Provided ongoing status reports to top administration and program administrators

TECHNICAL REVIEWER, September 1999 to August 2003

National Registry of Effective Prevention Programs (NREPP) Project

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Rockville, MD

  • Evaluated the outcome and implementation of substance abuse prevention protocols
  • Reviewed programs according to the quality of implementation, rigor of evaluation methodology, and consistency/strength of prevention efforts

RESEARCH ASSISTANT, September 1998 to August 2001

FordhamUniversityGraduateSchool of Social Service, New York, NY

  • Conducted literature reviews, located research instruments, and prepared research protocols
  • Collected, entered, cleaned, and analyzed research data for various studies

RESEARCH ASSISTANT, May 1998 to September 1998

BiometricsResearchCenter at Columbia University, New York, NY

Principal Investigator: Robert Spitzer, M.D.

  • Conducted telephone interviews in New York and Texas clinics for the Prime MD Women Project

TEACHING

SemesterCourse Name

Summer 2007FCST315Field Experience: Family and Child Services

Spring 2006CHAD501Introduction to Applied Child Advocacy

Spring 2007FCST445Poverty and Families

Spring 2007FCST315Field Experience: Family and Child Services

Fall 2006FCST315Field Experience: Family and Child Services

Fall 2006FCST445Poverty and Families

Fall 2006CHAD520Adolescents and the System

Fall 2006CHAD520Adolescents and the System

Summer 2006FCST315Field Experiences: Family and Child Services

Spring 2006CHAD501Introduction to Applied Child Advocacy

Spring 2006FCST445-05Inner City Family

Spring 2006FCST445-03Inner City Family

Fall 2005CHAD610Selected Topics in Child Advocacy

Fall 2005FCST445-05Inner City Family

Fall 2005FCST 445-03Inner City Family

Fall 2004CHAD 522Family Empowerment Models for Child Advocates

Fall 2004HEFM 445-05Inner City Family

Fall 2004HEFM 445-03Inner City Family

Independent Study Project

Spring 2007Megan Hugin-A Guide for Substance Abuse Prevention among Urban Minority At-Risk Youth

Spring 2006Joanna Jaskot-Examining the Implications of Adoption on DYFS

SCHOLARSHIP, PUBLICATIONS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES

Garcia-Reid, P. (in press)Examining Social Capital as a Mechanism for ImprovingSchool

Engagement among Hispanic Girls. Youth in Society. (Referred)

Reid, R.J., Peterson, N.A., Hughey, J., & Garcia-Reid, P. (2006). Paths to adolescent drug use:

School climate, bullying, and violence victimization in the urban high school context. Special Issue, Journal of Primary Prevention, 27(3), .291-292. (Refereed)

Garcia-Reid, P., Reid, R.J., Peterson, N.A. (2005). Factors influencing school engagement among Latino youth in an urban middle school context: Valuing the role of social support. Education and Urban Society, 37, 257-275.(Refereed)

Scholarly presentations

Peterson, N. A., Reid, R. J., & Garcia-Reid, P. (June 9, 2005). Mediating effects of violence victimization in the urban high school context. Society for Community Research and Action-10th Biennial Conference. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Chicago, Il.

Garcia-Reid, P. (January 16, 2004). Pathways to school engagement among Latino youth in an urban middle school context: The influence of social support, sense of ethnic pride, and perception of discrimination. Eight Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, New Orleans, LA.

Reid, R.J. Garcia-Reid, P. (January 17, 2004). Paths to adolescent drug use: School climate, bullying, and violence victimization in the urban high school context. Eight Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, New Orleans, LA.

Garcia, P (May 27, 2000). Antecedents to youth violence and delinquency among Puerto Rican adolescents: A theoretical analysis. Global Awareness Society International, United Nations, New York, NY.

Scholarship in progress

Garcia-Reid, P. (2007). Understanding the impact of structural violence on the educational identities of Hispanic adolescents: A call for social justice. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Garcia-Reid, P. & Reid, R. J. (2007). .Finding our voices: Empowering Latino students by partnering with school social workers. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Garcia-Reid, P. & Reid, R. J. (2007).Building Cultural and Social Capital among Immigrant Youth as a Mechanism for Improving School Engagement. Manuscript in Preparation.

GRANTS

Co-Principal Investigator (with Dr. Robert J. Reid), The Montclair State University Youth Empowerment Demonstration Grant Program, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Office of Public Health and Sciences, Office of Minority Health, 2006-2009, ($750,000) – Submitted 06/15/06(APPROVED- NOT FUNDED)

Co-Principal Investigator (with Dr. Robert J. Reid), The Paterson NJ/Montclair Sate University Gang Prevention Initiative, Gang Prevention Coordination Assistance Program, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), 2007-2009, (200,000)- Submitted 06/22/07

WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS

  • May 2007- Collaborative Meeting of the Three Advisory Groups to the PatersonSchool District (Multiethnic Task Force, Parent Leadership Alliance, and Community Advisory Committee), Findings from the Paterson Youth Survey,JFKHigh School, Paterson, NJ, Invited Presenter
  • March 2007, Bethel Assembly, Gang Awareness Meeting, Nutley, NJ, Guest Speaker
  • March 2007- CEHS Spring Equity Series- Gender, Invited Presenter
  • February 2007- Gang Awareness Seminar sponsored by Educators for Kids, Inc., Empowering Communities to Prevent Gang Violence, BarringerHigh School, Newark, NJ, Invited Presenter
  • December 2006- CEHS- Ways In Which We Can Support Each Others Scholarship, Invited Presenter
  • August2006-State of New Jersey, Office of the Governor,Violence Prevention Planning Meeting-StateHouse- Trenton, NJ, Invited Participant
  • April 2006- MSU-MINTCO- School Success among Racial and Ethnic Minority Adolescents
  • February 2006- CEHS-Development of a Scholarly Agenda & Professional Scholarly Identity, Invited Presenter
  • November 2004-New Faculty Symposium- Paths to School Engagement among Latino Youths, Invited Presenter
  • February 2004- CSWE Series Commission on Racial, Ethnic and Cultural Diversity- Language preference and school engagement among young Latino adolescents: The influence of social support
  • April 2001- NIMH Site Visit Presentation- Fordham Graduate School of Social Services, Invited Presenter
  • October 2000- Fordham Graduate School of Social Services- Welcoming Address for Archbishop Egan at The Mass of Holy Spirit. St. Paul’s Church, New York, NY, Invited Speaker

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

  • Minority Fellowship Program Pre-Doctoral Research Fellowship Award

Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH Sponsor)

(1998-2001)

  • Doctoral Fellowship Award

FordhamUniversityGraduateSchool of Social Service (1998-2001)

  • Outstanding M.S.W. Student Award

Rutgers, The StateUniversity of New Jersey, GraduateSchool of Social Work (May 1997)

Alpha Sigma Lambda, UniversityCollege Honor Society

Rutgers, The StateUniversity of New Jersey (May 1992)

E.O.F. Academic Excellence Award

Rutgers, The StateUniversity of New Jersey (1989 - 1992)

PROFESSIONAL, PUBLIC, AND UNIVERISTY SERVICE

University-Based

  • MontclairStateUniversity, College of Education and Human Services, MSUChildCareCenterAssociate Director Search Committee Member, Spring 2007
  • Montclair State University, College of Education and Human Services, Department of Family and Child Studies, Convocation Speaker/Coaching, May 2007
  • MontclairStateUniversity, College of Education and Human Services, Department of Family and Child Studies, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, Co-Chair, September 2005-May 2006
  • MontclairStateUniversity, College of Education and Human Services, Department of Family and Child Studies, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, Member, September 2004- Present
  • MontclairStateUniversity, Latino/a Caucus Member, September 2005 – Present

External-Based

Consulting Activities

Research and Evaluation Consultant, March 2005 to Present

Violence Prevention Institute, East Orange, NJ

Manuscript/Proposal Reviewing

  • Education and Urban Society, April 2005 to Present
  • Youth and Society , March 2007 to Present

Task Force Involvement

  • Appointed to the New Jersey Crime Plan Task Force, Prevention Coordinating Sub-Committee, by Lisa Thorton, Chief of Staff, The State of New Jersey, Department of Law & Public Safety, Office of the Attorney General, April 2007-Present.

ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS AND ACTIVITIES

  • Advisory Board Member, Latin American and Latino Studies, MontclairStateUniversity, 2006 to Present
  • Board Member, LatinoCaucusMontclairStateUniversity, 2006 to Present
  • Member, Product of the Month Club (Building Community to Support Female Scholars' Transitions to Faculty Roles), MontclairStateUniversity, 2006 to Present
  • Board Member, American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, 2005 to 2006
  • Member, American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, 2004 to Present
  • Member, National Association of Social Workers, 1996 to Present
  • Member, Society for Social Work and Research, 1998 to Present
  • Member, Council on Social Work Education, 1998 to Present
  • Member, Alpha Sigma Lambda National Honor Society

OTHER ACTIVITIES RELEVANT TO APPLICATION FOR REAPPOINTMENT, TENURE, OR PROMOTION

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

  • State of New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety - Division of Consumer Affairs

Consulting Bilingual Clinical Social Worker, October 2003 to September 2005

MetropolitanRegionalDiagnosticTreatmentCenter

NewarkBethIsraelMedicalCenter, Newark, NJ

  • Conducted forensic evaluations for children and perpetrators of interfamilial and non-familial sexual assault
  • Provided child and family therapy for child victims, child perpetrators, and co-victims of sexual assault

Medical Social Worker, July 2001 to September 2002

NewarkBethIsraelMedicalCenter, Newark, NJ

  • Provided assessment, counseling, and case management services to all inpatient maternal child health floors

Sickle Cell Social Worker, March 2000 to July 2001

NewarkBethIsraelMedicalCenter, Newark, NJ

  • Provided individual and family counseling; organize support groups
  • Advocated for the patients and their families to secure concrete and support services

Bilingual Clinical Social Worker, November 1998 to March 2000

Sexual Assault Immediate Response Initiative Program (S.A.I.R.I.)

NewarkBethIsraelMedicalCenter, Newark, NJ

  • Provided individual and family psychotherapy and group psycho-educational services
  • Provided case management and coordinated with the prosecutor’s office, police department, Victim Witness and outside treatment providers as indicated by client's needs

Pediatric Hematology Oncology Social Worker, November 1997 to September 1998

The Valerie Fund Children’s Center, The Children’s Hospital of NJ

NewarkBethIsraelMedicalCenter, Newark, NJ

  • Provided individual and family counseling; organized teen support groups
  • Advocated for the patients and their families to secure concrete and support services

Clinical Social Worker, May 1997 to November 1999

Youth and Family Guidance Clinic of Newark, Youth Consultation Service, Newark, NJ

  • Provided individual, marital, and family counseling sessions

Social Worker/Assistant Program Coordinator, May 1997 to November 1997

Adolescent Development Partial Care Program (ADP), Youth Consultation Service, Newark, NJ

  • Provided individual, group, and family counseling sessions to ADP members
  • Maintained program’s quality assurance component

Family Crisis Coordinator, September 1994 to April 1997

Family Crisis Intervention Unit, Youth Consultation Service, Newark, NJ

  • Provided short term individual, marital, and family counseling sessions
  • Prepared monthly statistical records and managed quality assurance component

Bilingual Parent Counselor, September 1992 to September 1994

Community Coordinated Child Care Agency, Jersey City, NJ

  • Provided case management services to AFDC recipients in collaboration with Hudson County Board of Social Service
  • Prepared subsidy applications determining eligibility