Bautista, Curriculum Vitae, Pg. 8

Bautista, Curriculum Vitae, Pg. 8

Tara Gwyn Bautista (Perkins)
500 N 3rd Street

Office: NHI – South 358F

Phoenix, AZ 85004
(602) 496 - 0765

Education

Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University

Phoenix, Arizona, Expected Graduation date May 2021

Baccalaureate of Arts (B.A.) in Psychology, San Diego State University
Calexico, California, 2012

Certifications

Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI)

Biomedical Research (group 1) 10/28/15

Social & Behavioral Research (group 2) 10/28/15

Biomedical Investigator Course 7/22/14

Biomedical Responsible Conduct of Research 7/22/14 Institutional/Signatory Official: Human Subjects Research 3/6/15

Research & Career Objectives

·  To obtain extensive experience and expertise in the area of health research with emphasis in stress, coping, resilience, and drug abuse

·  To conduct research that benefits underserved populations and ethnic minorities

·  To improve the dissemination and implementation of Evidence-Based Interventions

·  To become a Principal Investigator, Professor, and Mentor to graduate and undergraduate students in transdisciplinary health research

Research Experience

June 2016 – Present, Hispanic Drug Abuse Research Fellow; Interdisciplinary Researcher Training Institute. Mentor: Hortensia Amaro, Ph.D., M.S.W., University of Southern CaliforniaAssociate ViceProvost for Community Research InitiativesDean's Professor of Social Work and Preventive Medicine

Funded by: National Institute on Drug Abuse & National Hispanic Science Network 5R25DA026401-08

·  Publish a first-authored paper and establish a program of research

·  Work with mentors to develop and submit a NIDA F31 grant proposal

·  Learn about stress, drug abuse, treatment retention, relapse prevention interventions, acceptability, intervention adaptation

·  Learn about clinical trial research methods and design

August 2015 – Present, Western Node Project Coordinator

Theoretical Congruence and Sustainability of Local Adaptation Activities: Analysis and Recommendations Principal Investigator: Felipe Gonzalez Castro, Ph.D., M.S.W. Arizona State University Professor, Southwest Borderland Scholar, College of Nursing and Health Innovation

Funded by: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Grant Number: 73084

·  Participate in project-related communication and oversee the Teachers’ and Principals’ In-depth Mixed Methods Telephone Interviews

·  Work in coordination with the Eastern Node’s Project Coordinator, Dr. Anna Ray, REAL Prevention

·  Provide support for developing and editing instruments used for interview and survey portions of this study

·  Provide support in developing research articles and in other scholarly activities that emerge from this research project

June 2014 – July 2015, Research Assistant

Adherence to Screening and Follow-up Diagnostics and Treatment Services for Cervical Cancer Prevention in El Paso County

Principal Investigator: Zuber D. Mulla, Ph.D, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul Foster School of Medicine, El Paso, Tx

·  Design a semi-structure interview instrument to assess coping, social support, and resilience in women following an abnormal pap smear

·  Work with a team of Epidemiologists to determine populations with the greatest health disparities and how to collect necessary information used to inform future interventions

·  Travel between data collection sites (El Paso/New York) to train research assistants in semi-structured interviews and integrative mixed methods research design

August 2013 – July 2015, Graduate Research Assistant

Hispanic Health Research Lab & Integrative Mixed Methods (IMM) LabPrincipal Investigator: Felipe Gonzalez Castro, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, The University of Texas at El Paso

·  Scale coding of responses from semi-structured interviews, reviewing in consensual “roundtable” analysis of best codes

·  Conducting Mixed-methods qualitative and quantitative data analyses that include correlational and regression model analyses

·  Developing semi – structured interview scripts

·  Providing mentorship to undergraduate research assistants

October 2012- July 2013, Recruiter and Outreach Representative

Sun Valley Research Centers, Imperial, California – Principal Investigators: Bernardo Ng, MD & Alvaro Camacho, MD, MPH

·  Review protocols to discuss with the studies’ doctors and staff

·  Find and recruit eligible participants

·  Understand IRB, GCP, and FDA regulations for each study

·  Studies included pharmaceutical research trial of psychiatric medications for disorders such as: Anxiety, Depression, Bipolar, and Autism for children and adults.

August 2011 - May 2012, Senior Project, Honor Thesis

Wellness in College and Community Studies Laboratory - Principal Investigator: Tara Perkins. Mentor: Elizabeth D. Cordero, PhD

Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, Imperial Valley Campus

·  Designed a study examining the role of locus of control, enjoyment of life tasks, and stress levels of undergraduate students

·  Responsibilities included writing an APA-style manuscript, original data collection, data management, data analysis, and conference presentations

January 2011- May 2011, Undergraduate Research Assistant

Wellness in College and Community Studies Laboratory - Principal Investigator: Elizabeth D. Cordero, PhD

Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, Imperial Valley Campus

·  Researched Latino health issues and body imagery

·  Responsibilities included data collection for two experiments, data management, and conference attendance

September 2010 – May 2013, Intern

American Cancer Society – Manager: Vivian Perez, M.A.

·  Attended research trainings for latest practices adopted by the association

·  Led new volunteer orientation and training

·  Collect surveys and feedback from patients to implement better services

Teaching & Mentorship Experience

January 2017 – May 2017, Graduate mentor, Integrative Mixed Methods Research Laboratory – Arizona State University, College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

·  Mentored students:

o  Heidy Dardon – Senior Nutrition Student

§  Trained to develop an abstract for a conference

o  Steve Rhee – Junior Nursing Student

§  Training in developing an Honor’s thesis prospectus

§  Trained to perform semi-structure interview for data collection purposes

August 2016 – December 2017, Graduate mentor, Integrative Mixed Methods Research Laboratory – Arizona State University, College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

·  Mentored students:

o  Carly Cutshaw – Senior Nursing Student

§  Trained to perform semi-structure interview for data collection purposes

§  Trained in Integrative Mixed Methods coding

§  Graduated December 2017 with B.S.N.

o  Heidy Dardon – Senior Nutrition Student

§  Trained to perform semi-structure interview for data collection purposes

§  Trained in Integrative Mixed Methods coding

o  Steve Rhee – Sophomore Nursing Student

§  Trained in Integrative Mixed Methods coding

§  Trained in article summarization

January 2016 – May 2016, Graduate mentor

Integrative Mixed Methods Research Laboratory – Arizona State University, College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

·  Mentored students:

o  Carly Cutshaw – Senior Nursing Student

§  Trained to perform semi-structure interview for data collection purposes

§  Mentored through data analysis and conference poster

o  Heidy Dardon – Senior Nutrition Student

§  Trained to perform semi-structure interview for data collection purposes

§  Trained to read previously collected data transcripts and translate from Spanish to English

o  Hannah Kiesling – Freshman Nursing Student

§  Trained to perform semi-structure interview for data collection purposes

§  Assisted in finding conferences and professional organization to submit abstracts

o  Bin Suh – Senior Nursing Student

§  Assisted with completing application materials for graduate school (accepted in PhD in Nursing program at Arizona State University)

§  Trained to perform semi-structure interview for data collection purposes

§  Mentored through data analysis and conference poster

August 2014 – May 2015, Graduate mentor

Integrative Mixed Methods Research Laboratory – University of Texas at El Paso, Department of Health Psychology

·  Mentored students:

o  Andrew Perez – Junior Biology student

§  Mentored with statistics workshops and SPSS training

§  Learned thematic category coding for mixed methods research

§  Provided letter of recommendation for summer research program

o  Isabella Marin – Junior Psychology student

§  Trained to perform literature reviews

§  Learned thematic category coding for mixed methods research

o  Gabriel Fontan – Senior Psychology honor’s thesis student

§  Guided him through the research process: conception of idea, creating the measurement tool, data analysis, and dissemination of findings

§  Assisted with Resume/Curriculum Vitae development and job applications

August 2013 – May 2014, Graduate mentor

Integrative Mixed Methods Research Laboratory – University of Texas at El Paso, Department of Health Psychology

·  Mentored students:

o  Andrew Perez – Sophomore Psychology student

§  Trained to perform literature reviews

§  Learned how to write and submit conference abstract

§  Designed a research poster for conference

o  Edward Hernandez – Senior Psychology student

§  Helped develop CV and statement of purpose

§  Assisted in graduate school application process (accepted into Masters in Social Work program at Texas State University)

August 2012 – May 2013, Lab Manager and PSY499 Teaching Assistant

Wellness in College & Community Laboratory- Principal Investigator: Elizabeth D. Cordero, PhD

Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, Imperial Valley Campus

·  Lead a team of undergraduate researcher assistants

·  Assist mentor in research class responsibilities, fill in when mentor was away

·  Data collection & management for ongoing experimental research, train students, present at conferences.

Journal Articles:
Bautista, T.G., & Castro, F.G. (in progress). Resilience among drug-dependent males:
implications for rehabilitation.

Castro, F. G., Bautista, T. G., & Others (in progress). Mixed methods approaches for rigorous
health psychology research.

Castro, F. G., & Bautista, T. G. (in progress). Facet of resilience: A mixed methods study.

Cordero, E.D., Vaughn, A., Lara, D., & Bautista, T. G. (under review). Body mass index
and weight-related eating among Latina/o college students.

Coplan, B., Bautista, T. G., & Dehn, R. (Accepted 2/24/17). Physician assistant program characteristics and diversity in the PA profession. Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants.

Camacho, A., Cordero, E. D., & Perkins, T. (2016). Psychometric properties of
the DASS-21 among Latino college students by the US-Mexico border. Journal of
Immigrant and Minority Health, 18 (5), 1017-1023, DOI 10.1007/s10903-016-0415-1

Invited book chapters:

Castro, F. G., Barrera, M., & Bautista, T.G. (Under Review). Empirically-based treatments: Adapting behavioral medicine change strategies to meet the needs of integrative care… With an appreciation of culture. In preparation for: M. P. Duckworth & W. T. O’Donohue (Eds.), Behavioral Medicine and Integrative Care: Efficient Delivery of the Most effective Treatments.

Castro, F. G., Bautista, T.G., Hombrados Mendieta, M.I., Oviedo Ramirez, S., Heydarian,
N.M., & Hughes, A.S. (2017). Ecological contexts for designing culturally
adapted prevention interventions. In S. Schwartz & J. Unger (Eds.),
Oxford Handbook of Acculturation and Health. New York: Oxford Press.

Invited Presentation

Bautista, T.G., Amaro, H. (2017, March).Acceptability of Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention for Women.Presented at the Interdisciplinary Research Training Institute annual meeting, Los Angeles, CA.

Bautista, T.G. (2016, September). Origin and Progression of the Scientific Process. Presented for the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Youth Advisor Board, Phoenix, AZ.

Bautista, T.G. (March 2016). Data Collection in Health Science. Arizona State University, HCR 335: Program Development & Management in Community Health, Guest Lecturer. Phoenix, AZ.

Perkins, T.G. (February, 2016). Forming a Hypothesis & Becoming a Leader in Science. Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Youth Advisor Activity, Phoenix, AZ.

Perkins, T.G. (February, 2016). Stress, Coping and Resilience Research. Arizona State University, College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Night of the Open Door, Phoenix, AZ.

Perkins, T.G. (November, 2014). Stress, Coping, and Resilience Research & being a Ph.D. Student. University of Texas at El Paso, National Alliance on Mental Illness on Campus, NAMI monthly meeting, El Paso, TX.

Perkins, T.G. (2012, April). Stress among undergraduates: Examining locus of control and life tasks. Palo Verde College. Palo Verde College Faculty and Staff meeting, Blythe, CA.

Conference Presentations: Refereed Abstract

National:

Perkins, T.G., Coffman, C.F., & Llanes, K.D. (2015, June). Psychometric properties of the
modified marijuana decisional balance scale. Break out panel presented at the
National Hispanic Science Network Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX.

Perkins, T.G., & Castro, F.G. (2015, May). Predictors of Stress as Moderated by Criterion
Groups: Healthy versus Drug Addicted Adults: Implications for Preventing Stress
Related Problems. Poster presented at the Society for Prevention Research Annual
Conference, Washington, DC.

Carrillo, T., Perkins, T.G., Gutierrez, C., Castro, F.G., Montealegre, J., & Mulla, Z. (2015, May).
Participation in a Cervical Cancer Clinical Trial by Women of Mexican Origin in the
Texas-Mexico Border. Poster presented at the Society for Prevention Research
Annual Conference, Washington, DC.

Carrillo, T., Montealegre, J., Perkins, T. G., Gutierrez, C. M., Castañeda, K., Greenberg, H.…
Mulla, Z. D. (2014, Nov). Predictors of timely attendance for colposcopy following an
abnormal Pap test among Hispanic women on the Texas-Mexico border. Poster
presented at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Conference on The
Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically
Underserved, San Antonio, Texas.

Perkins, T. G., Castro, F. G. (2014, September). Using integrative mixed methods to explore
resilience in drug dependent males. Next Generation of Researchers Panel Presentation
at National Hispanic Science Network 14thAnnual International Conference, El Paso, TX.

Fontan, G., Perkins, T.G., Castro, F.G. (2014, September). I am what I am: the relationship of
perception and resilience. Poster presented at National Hispanic Science
Network 14thAnnual International Conference, El Paso, TX.

Perkins, T. G., Perez, A. & Castro, F. G. (2014, May). Using integrative mixed methods to
examine stress in drug users and non-drug users. Poster presented at the annual
convention of the Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco, CA.

Regional:

Perkins, T. G., Suh, B., Cutshaw, C., & Castro, F. G. (April, 2016). Enjoyment and control of life tasks can buffer the stress of a busy life. Poster presentation at Western Institute of Nursing annual conference, Anaheim, CA.

Perkins, T. G., Harguess, J., Sanchez, E., & Cordero, E. D. (2013, April). Latina/o
undergraduates, locus of control, and mental health. Paper presented within a
symposium presented at the Western Psychological Association Annual
Convention. Reno, NV.

Perkins, T. G., Cordero, E.D. (2012, April). Stress among undergraduates: Examining locus
of control and life tasks. Poster presented at the annual convention Western
Psychological Association. San Francisco, CA.