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Curriculum Vitae
Rebecca Evans Ford-Paz, PhD
PERSONAL DATA:
Home address:Business Address:
1346 W. Greenleaf Ave., #3WAnn & Robert H. Lurie Children’s
Chicago, IL 60626Hospital of Chicago
Phone: 773-220-9279225 E. Chicago Ave., Box 10B
Email: hicago, IL 60611
Phone: 312-227-6039
Fax: 312-227-9461
Citizenship: US citizen
Birth Place: Mayfield Heights, OH
EDUCATION:
1991-1996Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
• B.A. in Psychology, B.M. in Music Education
1996-1997Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
• Diploma in Spanish Language and Culture
• Classes in senior year clinical and social psychology
GRADUATE PSYCHOLOGY EDUCATION
1999-2000Columbia University, Teachers College, New York, NY
• M.A. in Applied Psychology (Dept. of Clinical Psychology)
• Thesis topic: The Effect of Acculturation Level on Problem Behaviors among Latino Youth Exposed to Community Violence
2001-2006DePaul University, Chicago, IL
• PhD and MA in clinical psychology, child subspecialty
• Advisor: Kathryn Grant, PhD
• Dissertation topic: Acculturation and Mental Health of Latino Youth: A Developmental Perspective
2005-2006 • Clinical predoctoral internship: Boston Consortium – BostonMedicalCenterand BostonVA(APA approved)
POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING:
2006-2007BrownMedicalSchool, EmmaPendletonBradleyHospital,Providence, RI
Postdoctoral Clinical Research Fellow in Child/Adolescent Psychopathology
(APA approved)
LICENSURE
9/30/07State of Illinois License # 071.007376
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
2005-2006Teaching Fellow HarvardMedicalSchool
Teaching Fellow BostonUniversity Medical
Boston Consortium Clinical Psychology Internship
2008–2011InstructorNorthwestern UniversityFeinbergSchool of Medicine
Clinical Track
9/11 – presentAssistant ProfessorNorthwesternUniversityFeinbergSchool of Medicine
Clinical Scholar Track
HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS:
2007-presentAttending Clinical Child Psychologist, Coordinating Psychologist of the Mood & Anxiety Program, Psychologist on the Community-Linked Mental Health Services Program Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago (formerly Children’s Memorial Hospital), Chicago, IL.
COMMITTEE SERVICE:
1995-1996President of the Dean’s Advisory Council of the School of Music, NorthwesternUniversity, Evanston, IL
2002-2004Founding Member of the Diversity Committee, Dept. of Clinical Psychology, DePaulUniversity, Chicago, IL
2007-2008Emotional Barriers Workgroup, Consejo para las Familias Latinas (Council for Latino Families), Children's MemorialHospital, Chicago, IL
2009– 2011Advisory Board, Center for Latino Mental Health,Chicago Professional
School of Psychology, Chicago, IL
2010 - presentAlliance for Research in Chicagoland Communities Steering CommitteeMember(and Academic Co-Chair starting in Sept 2014)(Community-based participatory research program of the Center for Community Health, Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute and Institute of Public Health and Medicine).
AWARDS, HONORS, DISTINCTIONS:
1996–1997Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholar to Spain
2000New YorkState Psychological Association Grace Lauro Memorial Award
for Scholarly Achievement and Potential as a Future Psychologist
2000Student Commencement Speaker, Teachers College, ColumbiaUniversity
2004American Psychological Foundation Elizabeth Munsterberg Koppitz Fellowship Runner-Up and Recipient of the $4000 Travel Stipend
This fellowship supports child psychology graduate students for innovative research in child development.
2007-2009NIH Health Disparities Loan Repayment Program Award. The purpose of this competitive award is to provide student loan repayment to promising investigators with demonstrated potential in health disparities research.
2010Alliance for Research in Chicagoland Communities Faculty Development Mini-Grant($2000)
2010Unsung Hero Community Service Award, Healthcare Alternative Systems
2011Community Engaged Research Training Support Recipient. This award protects researcher time to participate in trainings and mock grant review to prepare for submission of an NIH grant.
2012Child Intervention and Prevention Services Research (CHIPS) Fellow.Training consortium funded by NIMH for early career scientists pursuing research careers in the areas of intervention, prevention, and the provision of services for children and adolescents. Fellowship grants a travel award to fellows to visit their mentor and attend one academic conference
2012Manuscript Writing Mini-Grant from the Community-Engaged Research Center. Funding to protect time to write up manuscripts from two CBPR research projects.
2013Manuscript Writing Mini-Grant from the Community-Engaged Research Center. Funding to protect time to write manuscripts.
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS:
Since:
2002American Psychological Association
2013Div.27 Society for Community Research and Action
2002National Latino Psychology Association
2008Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
2013 Society for Prevention Research
2013American Public Health Association
2013National Hispanic Science Network
2014Anxiety & Depression Association of America
2014Community-Campus Partnerships for Health
PROFESSIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC SERVICE:
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
1998 – 1999Bilingual Research Assistant,Harvard Quality of Care Study,
Cambridge, MA. Dharma Cortés, PhD, Supervisor.
1999Bilingual Consultant, Latino Health Institute, Boston, MA. Rodolfo Vega, PhD, Supervisor.
2000 Assistant Research Scientist, Processes Linking Teenage Violence
Jan.-JuneExposure to Teenage Outcome, New YorkState Psychiatric Institute, Child
Psychiatry, New York, NY. Suzanne Salzinger, PhD, Supervisor.(NIMH R01 MH56198).
2000-2001Research Coordinator, LaboratorySchool Protocols, New YorkState Psychiatric Institute, Child Psychiatry, New York, NY. Kelly Posner, PhD, Supervisor.
2001Research Coordinator, Preschool ADHD Treatment Study, New YorkState Psychiatric Institute, Child Psychiatry, New York, NY. Kelly Posner, PhD, Supervisor.
2001Research Coordinator, MTA Follow-up Study, New YorkState Psychiatric Institute, Child Psychiatry, New York, NY. Kelly Posner, PhD, Supervisor.
2001Neuropsychological Team Examiner, Huntington’s Disease Research Team, March Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, Maracaibo, Venezuela. Nancy Wexler, PhD,
Supervisor.
2001-2002Research Assistant,SherosHIV Prevention Project, DePaulUniversity, Chicago, IL. Gary Harper, PhD, Supervisor.
2002-2003Research Assistant,Village Project, DePaulUniversity, Chicago, IL. Jeanne McIntosh, PhD, Supervisor (NIMH 5 K01 MH063259-02)
2002-2005Research Assistant,Stress and Coping Project, DePaulUniversity,
Chicago, IL. Kathryn Grant, PhD, Supervisor.
2008-presentPrincipal Investigator,Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL
Towards the Development of Culturally Appropriate, Evidence-Based Treatment of Depression in Latino Adolescents.
2010 – 2011Co-Principal Investigator, Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL
Community-Academic Partnership to Prevent Depression in Latino Youth.
2011-2012Co-Principal Investigator, Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL
Acceptability and Feasibility of a Culturally-Tailored Gatekeeper Training to Prevent Depression in Latino Youth.
2014- presentCo-Principal Investigator, Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL
Community-Academic Partnership to Promote Integration of Health Promotion and Prevention Efforts Benefiting Girls of Color.
JOURNAL PEER REVIEW ACTIVITIES
Reviewer, Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research (2014 – present)
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE:
1997 - 1999Prevention Coordinator: Domestic Violence/HIV, Centro Latino de
Chelsea, Chelsea, MA. Miguel González, Supervisor.
1999 Bilingual Interviewer, Common Purpose, Boston, MA. Nelson Cardona, Supervisor.
1999-2000Bilingual Clinical Interviewer, Children’s Aid-Columbia Screening
Nov.-AprilProject, New York, NY. Kate Norris, Supervisor.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
2001-2002Undergraduate Teaching Assistant,DePaulUniversity, Chicago, IL
2002Guest Lecturer,DePaulUniversity, Chicago, IL
2003-2004Graduate Teaching Assistant, DePaulUniversity, Chicago, IL
2003-2004Independent Study Supervisor, DePaulUniversity, Chicago, IL
2004-2005Part-time Faculty Instructor, DePaulUniversity, Chicago, IL
Course taught: Introduction to Psychology (undergraduate, 3 quarters)
2008-presentMood and Anxiety Program Training Director for staff clinician and psychology interns, externs, psychiatry fellows, and social work interns on evidence-based assessment and treatment of child and adolescent mood and anxiety disorders. Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL
2008Invited Speaker, Northwest Community Hospital Pediatric Mental Health Symposium (Continuing Medical Education activity), Arlington Heights, IL
Name of Talk: Anxiety Disorders in Children
2009Invited Speaker for General Psychiatry Residents, Northwestern UniversityFeinbergSchool of Medicine
Presentation on Health Disparities with a focus on Latino youth
2009 - 2010Faculty Examiner for Clinical Qualifying Exams for graduate students in clinical psychology at Feinberg School of Medicine
2009 - 2010Dissertation Committee Member for graduate student (Jennifer Keller) in clinical psychology at Feinberg School of Medicine
2010Invited Speaker in Latino Mental Health Provider Network Continuing Education Series, Chicago, IL
Presentation on Cultural Responsive CBT with Latino Youth and Families
2014Dissertation Committee Member for graduate student (Michal Rischall) in clinical psychology at Feinberg School of Medicine
2014Invited Speaker for Stone Mental Health Center psychology and social work interns CBT seminar, Chicago, IL
Presentation on Culturally Responsive CBT with Latino youth
RESEARCH GRANTS:
2008 - 2009Van Buren Research Fund Grant, Children's MemorialHospital, Dept. of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Title of project: Towards the Development of Culturally Appropriate, Evidence-Based Treatment of Depression in Latino Adolescents.
Total costs: $20,853
8/2010 – 7/2011NU Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute: Alliance for Research in Chicagoland Communities Partnership-Building Grant. Title of project: Community-Academic Partnership to Prevent Depression in Latino Youth
Total costs: $10,000
6/2011 – 5/2012Community-Engaged Research in Child Advocacy Grant, Office of Child Advocacy, Lurie Children's Hospital. Title of project: Pilot study to determine the acceptability and feasibility of implementing a culturally-tailored gatekeeper training to increase awareness of depression and suicide and reduce stigma for help-seeking among Latino youth and families.
Total costs: $15,000
7/2014 – 6/2015 NU Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute: Alliance for Research in Chicagoland Communities Partnership Development Grant. Title of project: Community-Academic Partnership to Promote Integration of Health Promotion and Prevention Efforts Benefitting Girls of Color (Co-PIs: Ford-Paz & Crown).
Total costs: $5,000
Submitted
January 2014Wenner Gren Foundation & National Science Foundation. Title of Project:Experiences of Latino Adolescents Receiving Mental Health Care (PI: Seligman, Co-I: Ford-Paz)
SCHOLARLY BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Original, Peer-Reviewed Research Articles:
1. Rieppi, R., Greenhill, L. L., Ford, R. E., Chuang, S., Wu, M., Davies, M., Abikoff, H., Arnold, L. E., Conners, C. K., Elliott, G., Hechtman, L., Hinshaw, S., Hoza, B., Jensen, P., Kraemer, H. C., Newcorn, J., Pelham, W., Severe, J., Swanson, J., Vitiello, B., Wells, K., Wigal, T. (2002). Socioeconomic status as a moderator of ADHD treatment outcomes. Journal of the AmericanAcademy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 41(3), 269-277.
2. Grant, K. E., Behling, S., Gipson, P. Y., & Ford, R. E. (2005). Adolescent stress: The relationship between stress and mental health problems. The Prevention Researcher, 12(3), 3-6.
3. Landis, D., Gaylord-Harden, N., Malinowski, S., Grant, K. E., Carleton, R. A., & Ford, R. E. (2007). Urban adolescent stress and hopelessness. Journal of Adolescence, 30(6), 1051-1070.
4. Ellis, B. H., Lincoln, A. K., Charney, M. E., Ford-Paz,R. E., Benson,B., & Strunin, L. (2010). Mental health service utilization of Somali adolescents: Religion and community as gateways to healing. Transcultural Psychology, 47(5): 789–811.
5. Lowry, K. W., & Ford-Paz, R. E. (2013). Early Career Academic Researchers and Community-Based Participatory Research: Wrestling Match or Dancing Partners? Clinical & Translational Science, 6(6), 490-492.DOI:10.1111/cts.12045
6. Ford-Paz, R. E., Reinhard, C., Kuebbeler, A., Contreras, R., & Sánchez, B. (2013). Culturally tailored depression/suicide prevention in Latino youth: Community perspectives.Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research.DOI: 10.1007/s11414-013-9368-5.
7. Ford-Paz, R. E., Kuebbeler, A., Contreras, R., Garduño, M., & Sánchez, B.(in press). Training Community Opinion Leaders to Raise Awareness and Promote Early Intervention for Depressed Latino Adolescents.Progress for Community Health Partnerships.
8. Ford-Paz, R. E., Taylor, J., Gutierrez, R.E., & Grant, K. E. (in preparation). Deconstructing acculturation to clarify relation with psychological symptoms in Latino/a adolescents.
Book Chapters
1. Greenhill, L. L., & Ford, R. (2002). Childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: pharmacological treatments. In J. M. Gorman & P. E. Nathan (Eds.), A guide to treatments that work (2nd Ed.). New York: OxfordUniversity Press.
2. Ford, R.E., Greenhill, L. L., & Posner, K (2003). Stimulants. In A. Martin, L. Scahill, D. Charney, & J. F. Leckman (Eds.), Pediatric psychopharmacology: Principles and practice (pp. 255-362). New York: OxfordUniversity Press.
3. Ford, R. E., Colón, Y., & Sánchez, B. (2006). Acculturation scales: Acculturation scale for Mexican Americans. In Y. Jackson (Ed.), Encyclopedia of multicultural psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
4. Ford-Paz, R. E., & Iwamasa, G. Y. (2012). Effective CBT with culturally diverse children and adolescents. In E. Szigethy, J. Weisz, & R. Findling, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Children and Adolescents(pp.75-117).Arlington, VA:American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.
Invited Publications
1. Ford, R. E. (2008). Treatment of Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents. The Child’s Doctor: Journal of the Children's MemorialHospital, Chicago, 25(2), 6-10.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:
Wilson, M. L., Thomsen, C. J., Garner, L., Ford, R. (2005, May). Shallow how? Body size and race as predictors of a woman’s future success. Poster presented at the 17th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society, Los Angeles, CA.
Ford, R. E., & Grant, K. E. (2005,June). Acculturation and mental health of Latino youth: A developmental perspective. Paper presented at the Midwestern Association of Latino Psychologists Conference,Chicago, IL.
Ford, R. E., Grant, K. E., & Tafoya, M. (2005, August). Acculturation and mental health of Latino youth: A developmental perspective. Poster presented at the 113th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.
Ford-Paz, R. E. (2008,September). Adapting Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Latino Youth and Families. Symposium at the Cultural Impact Conference: Psychology in the Service of Latino Communities, Chicago, IL.
Taylor, J. J., Grant, K. E., Ford-Paz, R.; Grant, K. E., Farahmand, F.; Smith Carter, J., Meyerson, D. A., Legato, L., Lambert, S., Sanchez, Y., Cooley, M., Polo, A., Livas Stein, G., Losardo, D.,Cardemil,E. V.(2009, November).Testing the universality of risk factors for psychopathology in highly stressed youth. Symposium at the 43rd Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.
Ford-Paz, R., Grant, K. E., Sajous-Brady, D., Thompson, S., & Taylor, J. J. (2009, November). Cultural identity, gender, and psychological symptoms in Latino adolescents. Poster presented at the 43rd Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.
Ford-Paz, R., Reinhard, C., Jacome, M., Valdez, A., Garduno, M., & Kuebbeler, A. (2011, April). Community based partnership research in preventing depression amongst Latino youth. Poster presented at the Alliance for Research in Chicagoland Communities Seed Grant Projects Meeting, Chicago, IL.
Ford-Paz, R.E., Reinhard, C., Garduno, M., Kuebbeler, A., Cardona, A., Agrawal, P., & Pierre, C. (2012, April). CBPR informing culturally-tailored depression intervention for Latino youth. Poster presented at the NorthwesternUniversityCommunityEngagedResearchCenter’s Poster Session for Community and Academic Partners, Chicago, IL.
Rischall, M., Feldman, S., Lavigne, J., & Ford-Paz, R. (2012, May). Evaluation of an Adapted Group CBT for Childhood Anxiety Disorders: Factors Affecting Treatment Response. Poster presented at the 24th annual convention for the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, IL.
Ford, Paz, R.E., Reinhard, C., Garduno, M., Kuebbeler, A., Contreras, R., & Arancibia, S. (2012, September). Lessons learned from using CBPR and intervention mapping to develop a culturally tailored, community-based depression/suicide prevention program for Latino youth. Poster presented at the 2012 Critical Research Issues in Latino Mental Health Conference, Los Angeles, CA.
Dobias, M., Ford-Paz, R., Gomez-Feliciano, L., Healy, W., Medina, R., Price, S., Simon, M.A., Dunford, C., Curry, G., Serrato, J., Kauper-Brown, J. (2012, October).It's not what they're doing, It's what we're doing: Building a Participatory Governance Structure and Culture for the Alliance for Research in Chicagoland Communities and NorthwesternUniversity. Poster presented at the 140th APHA Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Ford, Paz, R.E., Reinhard, C., Garduno, M., Kuebbeler, A., Contreras, R., & Arancibia, S. (2012, December). Lessons learned from using CBPR and intervention mapping to develop a culturally tailored, community-based depression/suicide prevention program for Latino youth. Poster presented at the 2012 Science of Eliminating Health Disparities Summit, National Harbor, MD.
Ford, Paz, R.E., Garduño, M., Kuebbeler, A., & Contreras, R. (2012, October). CBPR informing a culturally-tailored intervention for Latino youth. Presentation at the Latino Behavioral Health Conference, Chicago, IL.
Ford, Paz, R.E., Reinhard, C., Garduno, M., Kuebbeler, A., Contreras, R., & Arancibia, S. (2013, May). Lessons learned from using CBPR and intervention mapping to develop a culturally tailored, community-based depression/suicide prevention program for Latino youth. Poster presented at the Northwestern University Institute for Public Health and Medicine’s Center for Community Health (CCH) Groundbreaking, Chicago, IL.
Lopez-Tamayo, R., & Ford-Paz, R. E. (2013, May). Partnership evaluation of Vive HAPPILY. Poster presented at the Northwestern University Institute for Public Health and Medicine’s Center for Community Health (CCH) Groundbreaking, Chicago, IL.
Rucker, B., Ford-Paz, R. E., Herd, J., Gomez-Feliciano, L., Reed, M., Sheehan, K., Curry, G., & Brown, J. (2013, August). Working towards a more supportive environment for CBPR in Chicago: Advocacy efforts by ARCC community and academic partners. Poster presented at the 6th Annual NIH Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) National Community Engagement Conference,Bethesda MD.
Ford-Paz, R., Brown, J., Gomez-Feliciano, L., LeBailly, S., Winckler, E., Healey, W., Huber, G., McGee, R. (2013, November). Building partnership capacity to prepare federal grant proposals: Community-Engaged Research Team Support (CERTS). Poster presented at the 141st American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Exposition, Boston, MA.
Barbara Bayldon MD, Daniel Block PhD, Jen Brown MPH, Swapna Sammit Dave MPH, Rebecca Ford-Paz PhD, Mariana Glusman MD, Mary Groll MD, William Healey, PT EdD GCS , Gail Huber PT PhD, Susan LeBailly, PhD, Kelly Lowry PhD, Susan Magasi PhD, Promila Mehta, Mansha Mirza PhD, Monique Reed PhD (2014, May). Supporting journal article writing for community-academic partnerships: Strategies from Northwestern’s Center for Community Health. Workshop presented at the Community Campus Partnerships for Health Conference, Chicago, IL.
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