Professional Presentations
Increasing the effectiveness of mental health services: A compatibility approach for reducing disparities;
Children’s Mental Health Research and Policy Conference; National Conference of the Dept. of Child & Family Studies, USF; 2011
College access program for Latino students lessons using a matched pair design;
American Evaluation Association Conference: Context and Evaluation. Orlando, FL; American Evaluation Association; 2009
Exploring collaborative planning & evaluation with ConnectFamilias;
American Evaluation Association Conference: Context and Evaluation. Orlando, FL; American Evaluation Association; 2009
Collaborating with community-based organizations in developing systems of care;
22nd Annual Research Conference- A System of Care for Children’s Mental Health: Expanding the Research Base; Research and Training Center for Children's Mental Health, USF; 2009
Embracing a theory of change process: Developing and sustaining family and youth driven organizations.;
National Federation of Families Annual Conference; National Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health; 2008
Reducing disparities through organizational cultural competence.;
2008 Florida Minority Health Disparities Summit; Office of Minority Health, Florida Department of Health; 2008
The role of promotoras in a school-linked mental health services model;
Nineteenth NIMH Conference on Mental Health Services Research. MHSR 2007: Enhancing the Impact of Mental Health Services Research; National Institute of Mental Health; 2007
Organizational and Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Access and Utilization of Mental Health Services for Diverse Populations;
20th Annual Research Conference- A System of Care for Children’s Mental Health: Expanding the Research Base; Research and Training Center for Children's Mental Health, USF; 2007
Development of A National Alliance of Multi-Ethnic Behavioral Health Associations Consensus Statement on Evidence-Based Practices;
19th Annual Research Conference, A System of Care for Children’s Mental Health: Expanding the Research Base; Research and Training Center for Children's Mental Health, USF; 2006
Collaborative Evaluation Planning and Implementation.;
14th International Symposium- Social Needs, Global Solutions: Creative Approaches to Social Development; . Inter-University Consortium for International Social Development (IUCISD); 2005
Organizational Structures and Processes Within an Evidence-Based Practice: Cross-Site Findings from a Study of Teaching Family Organizations;
18th Annual Research Conference- A System of Care for Children’s Mental Health: Expanding the Research Base; Research and Training Center for Children's Mental Health, USF; 2005
They Are Our Kids: Significant Findings from a 1998 Latino Dropout Study;
2001 National Migrant Education Conference; Natoinal Migrant Education Association; 2001
The Latino Dropout Study: A Collaborative Research Effort;
Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Meeting; Society for Applied Anthropology; 2000
The Inter-American Consortium for Applied Research on Children and Communities- Fatherhood, Social Vulnerability, and Family Structure: Three Dimensions of Healthy Families and Communities in Chile, Colombia and Mexico;
16th Annual Research Conference- A System of Care for Children’s Mental Health: Expanding the Research Base; Research and Training Center for Children's Mental Health, USF; 2003
Social network analysis of the ConnectFamilias Partnership in Little Havana;
Children’s Mental Health Research and Policy Conference; National Conference of the Dept. of Child & Family Studies, USF; 2011
Maintaining university community partnerships: Cultivando connexiones en la communidad.Community-based participatory research (CBPR): Culturally competent community based approaches;
Symposium at the Children’s Mental Health Research and Policy Conference; National Conference of the Dept. of Child & Family Studies, USF; 2011
