Benjamin Elias Hidalgo
Personal information:
Address: Omitted
E-mail: bhidalgo@uiuc.edu
Date of Birth: Omitted
Place of Birth: Omitted
Citizenship:
Education:
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical-community Psychology, expected May 2009.
Emphasis: Participatory Action Research. Community empowerment and intervention models for marginalized populations. Interdisciplinary/multi-stakeholder collaboration methodology.
Degree: Master of Arts in Psychology, June 2003
Experimental Thesis: The Experience of Stress and Coping in a Sample of College Students: Developing an Intervention Oriented Model.
Major: Psychology
Degree: Bachelor of Arts, May 1997
Experimental Thesis: Experiences Leading to Self Actualization: Personal
Growth and Life Satisfaction in a College Student Population.
Community-Clinical Experience:
Action-Researcher (9/04-Present)
Primary Advisor: Mark Aber, Ph.D. Other Advisors: Nicole Allen, Ph.D., ,
Michael Kral, Ph.D., Jorge Ramirez, Ph.D., Tom Schwandt, Ph.D., Julian
Rappaport, Ph.D. Peggy Miller, Ph.D. Transitional
Initiatives Men’s Emergency Shelter (TIMES) Center.
Work in various capacities and roles in a local transitional living center for men who are homeless. Interact closely with multiple stakeholders at center including residents, volunteers, staff, administrators, and board members. Design and direct multiple, often simultaneous, research and intervention projects including:
· Design and direction of multiple simultaneous studies and intervention
· Participant observation
· Ethnographic and qualitative research
· Supervision of interns in service learning course.
· Supervision of undergraduate research assistants
· Program evaluation of entire center as well as individual intervention programs
· Design and supervision of weekly intervention groups
· Consultation on systems of care and inter- and intra-agency barriers to access to services
Therapist-Interventionist (9/05-8/06) Supervisor: Sumie
Okazaki, Ph.D.
Served as a clinician in a therapy practicum with an emphasis on cross-cultural competence in therapy. Worked with adult and child clients on a variety of presenting issues employing a mixture of humanistic and cognitive behavioral therapy. Engaged in community intervention projects with an emphasis in serving under-represented minority groups.
Graduate Assistant
(4/04-8/06) Supervisors: Stephen Schomberg, Ph.D., Vice Chancellor for public
Engagement and Institutional Relations and Rose Ann Miron, Assistant Vice
Chancellor. Office of the Vice Chancellor
for Public Engagement and Institutional Relations,
Worked on various projects in office of the Vice Chancellor focusing on community development, facilitating university-community collaboration, and developing public engagement strategy for the university. Projects included:
· Administering and promoting a database of over 500 public engagement activities on campus.
· Two personal projects using community informatics approach to promote community empowerment.
· Serving as consultant on various campus and external projects for community development, university-community collaboration, and community focused information technology initiatives
· Web development and maintenance
Drop-in Counselor (8/97-8/98) Supervisor: Nella Goncalves, Central City Hospitality House,
Maintained a drop-in center for homeless youth, and those at-risk for becoming homeless, ages 15-20. Provided emotional support and crisis intervention for participants. Dealt with a variety of issues related to: homelessness, mental illness, HIV, drug abuse, sex industry, physical abuse, undocumented immigration status, education, and employment. Served as an access point for youth wishing to engage with the various components of the youth program. Distributed survival supplies and made referrals for participants.
Counselor (1/97-5/97) Supervisor: Miriam Aragon and June
Overton Ph.D., Tri-City Mental Health,
Conducted research on community resources and networking. Provided assistance during crisis evaluations. Provided case management for benefits claims. Facilitated a men's discussion group and participated in other groups focused on Dual-Diagnosis outpatient participants.
Counselor (1/96-5/96) Employer: The
Worked with elementary and junior high school students. Organized recreational activities, conducted discussion groups, taught computer skills.
Behavioral Therapist (Summer 94) Employer: Ryan Bequai,
Provided behavioral therapy to a four-year-old autistic boy according to the Lovaas method.
Research Experience (not discussed above):
Conference Committee Chair (11/05-10/06) 2006 Midwest Ecological Psychology Conference, Saugatuck, Michigan
Served as the conference chair for a regional psychology conference focused primarily on graduate students. Responsible for all aspects of conference planning including organization of conference committee, budgeting, logistics of physical conference weekend (travel, hotel, conference center, program development, scheduling, etc), selection of conference theme and keynote speaker, establishing peer review process for proposals, reviewing abstracts.
Research Assistant (4/02-8/03) Supervisor: Jean Phinney, Ph.D., College Experience Project, California State University, Los Angeles.
Part of a group that examined the predictors of academic success and college adjustment in a longitudinal sample of college students who were at-risk for poor college performance. Conducted interviews, coded, entered, and analyzed data. Developed narrative analyses as well as predictive statistical models.
Research Assistant (9/01-6/03) Supervisor: Nancy Cobb, Ph.D., Psychology and Religion Research Group, California State University, Los Angeles.
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Part of a group that examined moral and
religious reasoning. Performed advanced statistical procedures.
· Independently explored the predictors of mental health and well being in religious groups using narrative analysis and quantitative methods.
· Independently explored domains of life experience that predict subjective well-being and personal growth in a general college sample.
· Served as an assistant in the revision of an adolescence textbook.
Research Assistant (9/01-6/03) Supervisor: Kimberly King, Ph.D., Social Justice and Community Psychology Research Group, California State University, Los Angeles.
Part of a group responsible for establishing collaborative partnerships with Los Angeles community organizations. Service-Learning relationships for students are developed between our group and social welfare, counseling, social justice, and advocacy groups.
Research Associate (6/00- 7/01) Supervisor: John Mendelson
M.D. and Reese Jones M.D., Clinical Psychopharmacology Research Group/Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute,
Worked in a busy psychopharmacology lab developing pharmacokinetic and subjective models of current drugs of dependence. Part of a team that was responsible for all phases of subject recruitment; data collection, analysis, presentation; and paper publication.
· Coordinated "Pharmacokinetics of Cocaine in Skin and Hair" project.
· Coordinated "Effects of Cortisol on Human Methamphetamine Response" project.
· Developed various information technology initiatives. Bigger projects include computerized data acquisition and Grant/Contract Information Virtual Private Network.
Research Assistant (Summer 98) Supervisor:
Performed statistical analysis for various projects focusing on holistic psychology, alternative healing methods, and holistic practitioners.
Research Assistant /Consultant (9/94-5/97) Supervisor: Robert
Gable Ph.D., The Claremont Graduate School,
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Worked with the National Forest Service
conducting visitor interview study
in Southern California national parks to gauge impact of a fee increase.
· Researched the dynamics of digital communities. Worked on conceptualizing, setting up, and promoting an ecological cyber café (The Digital GreenhouseTM).
· Performed library, database, and Internet research in the areas of ecology, religion, and social applications of behavior modification.
· Served as a computer and Internet consultant and technician.
Research Assistant (9/94-5/97) Supervisor: Michelle
Wierson Ph.D.,
Part of a team that assessed the psychological dynamics of family interactions in order to develop new, culturally inclusive, models of family relationships.
Independent Researcher (Summer 1996) Supervisor: Self
supervised,
Supported by a grant from
Research Assistant (9/93-12/93) Supervisor: Richard
Lewis Ph.D.,
Assisted in recruiting and running participants for a head trauma project examining prospective memory.
Research Assistant (5/91-7/92) Supervisor: John Glowa Ph.D., National Institutes of Mental Health,
· Conducted neuroendocrinological and behavioral experiments on rats and primates in an anxiety and drug studies. Conducted Library and database research.
· Conducted science community outreach projects.
Teaching Experience:
Instructor (8/05-Present) Employer: Psychology Department, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
· Psychology 239 (Introduction to Community Psychology): As the instructor for a large-lecture psychology class, responsible for various aspects of course including selection of course curriculum and content, lecture preparation, online instructional design, assignment and exam creation, and supervision of grading TA.
· Psychology 340/341 (Internship in Issues Surrounding Homelessness): Designed and am teaching a service learning course for advanced undergraduate students focusing on issues surrounding homelessness. Course has three components: classroom instruction, internship service at a transitional living center for men who are homeless, and an action-research project developing an intervention with people in the setting and in the larger community.
Research Team Leader (Summer, 2007) Employer: Graduate College/Summer Research and Opportunities Program, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Served as the Psychology Team Leader for the 2007
Summer Research and Opportunities Program. Supervised a team of undergraduate
research assistants assigned to various labs within the psychology and
educational psychology departments. Worked as a mentor and offered instruction,
tutoring, and editing that covered research methodologies; research writing;
graduate school applications; and, in general, navigating higher education.
Teaching Assistant (10/03-12/03) Employer: Psychology Department,
Served as a teaching assistant for Psychology 396: The Social Psychology of Group Identifications and Intergroup Relations. Administered Blackboard online education tool, attended classes, held study sessions, used Visual Basic for Applications to automate the design of multiple versions of exams.
Instructor (4/03-6/03) Employer: Psychology Department,
As introductory psychology instructor, responsible for all aspects of course design including curriculum selection, teaching, and grading.
Teaching Assistant (9/01-6/03) Employer: Psychology Department,
Responsible for grading of exams and papers, setting up presentation materials for class sessions, running lab sessions, and proctoring exams. Assist in the preparation of exams and assignments. Worked as classroom assistant for sight-impaired professor. Have been a teacher’s assistant for the following classes:
· Psychology 150: Introductory Psychology
· Psychology 302: Advanced Statistics
· Psychology 304: Experimental Psychology
· Psychology 307: Psychology and Physiology of Violence and Aggression
· Psychology 309: Human Violence and Individual Change
· Psychology 323: Psychology of Emotion
· Psychology 433: Cognitive Development
Teaching Assistant (1/97-5/97) Supervisor: Richard
Lewis Ph.D.,
Responsible for designing, setting up and conducting labs for a psychobiology class and assisting students with class projects. Responsible for hardware and software configuration for psychophysiological data acquisition and analysis.
Tutor (9/93-5/94) Employer: Upward Bound,
Provided one-on-one, intensive, tutoring and mentoring with economically disadvantaged high school students.
Information Technology Experience (not
listed above):
Web Developer (7/95-5/07) Employer: Various Organizations
Designed and produced web sites using HTML and Java. Responsible for content, layout, graphic design, research, server maintenance, and client education. Bigger sites include:
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University of Illinois office of Public Engagement
and Institutional Relations
site: http://www.peir.uiuc.edu/pe/frames/index_c5.html
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Pomona College site: http://www.pomona.edu (1995-1998
iteration)
· Claremont Colleges Neuroscience site: http://psych.pomona.edu/interdepartmental/neuro/neuro.html
· UCSF Drug Dependence Research Center site: http://www.ucsf.edu/ddrc
Information Systems Manager /Support Technician (9/98-6/00) Supervisor: Darren Jamison Vice-President Western Region, Stewart and Stevenson, Northern California.
As the Manager of Information Systems for a Northern California region of Stewart and Stevenson , I maintained the information systems for approximately 160 users across four branches. I was also part of a team responsible for designing efficient information management and communications systems for national and international users using various technology solutions.
· Responsible for hardware and software purchasing, installation, maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting.
· Responsible for local implementation and maintenance of the Stewart and Stevenson Windows NT, IBM AS400, Citrix/Metaframe, and JD Edwards Enterprise networks.
· Responsible for training employees on company computer systems, internal voice systems, video conferencing, digital reproduction and publishing, and electronic building security.
· Supervised various temporary employees and contract workers.
Psychology Department Computer Lab Manager (9/93-5/97)
Employer: Pomona College Psychology
Department,
Responsible for personnel, budget appropriation, machine networking, and hardware and software maintenance for a 20-machine computer lab. Assisted in setup of psychology experiment software and sessions. Also responsible for faculty and student computer education concerning computer resources.
Papers and Conference Presentation:
· Rynczak, D., Hidalgo, B., Lim, N., Watkins, N., Barr, S (2005). Teaching Service Learning Courses: Graduate students share what they learn from teaching. The Community Psychologist. 38(5)
· Hidalgo, B., Margolin, M., Lim, N. (2007, September). Facing your qualitative methodology anxiety... and coming out on top: A mutual support group. Midwestern Ecological Psychology Conference, Chicago, Illinois
· Hidalgo, B. (2007, June). Addressing Homeless Men’s Experience of Prejudice in the Community.
Society for Community Research and Action Biennial Conference, Pasadena, California.
· Hidalgo, B., Bothne, N., Collins, L., Conway, P., Langhout, R., Ponce-Rodas, M., Schmidt, H. (2007, June). Reflexive Practice in Collaborative Community Projects
Society for Community Research and Action Biennial Conference, Pasadena, California.
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Schlehofer, M., Freedman, D., Graham, B., Hidalgo, B. (2007, June). Forming and Maintaining Effective
Student-Initiated CBO [Community Based Organizations] University Partnerships
Society for Community Research and Action Biennial Conference, Pasadena, California.
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Rynczak, D., Hidalgo, B., Lim, N., Watkins, N., Barr, S., (2005, October) Service Learning Courses: Graduate Teaching
Assistants Share Their Experiences.
Midwestern Ecological Psychology Conference, Saugatuck, Michigan.
· Hidalgo, B. (2005, June). Attending to the Voice of the Homeless: Conceptualizing Effective Social Action.
Society for Community Research and Action Biennial Conference, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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Cortez, R., Engels, J., Hidalgo, B., (2005, June) Retiring
Chief Illiniwek: An Interdisciplinary Forum for Social Action.
Society for Community Research and Action Biennial Conference, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
· Hidalgo, B., (2003, May). Experience of Stress and Coping in a College Student Sample
Graduate Research Conference,
California State University, Stanislaus
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Hidalgo,
B., (1997, April). Drug use
and abuse in Spanish adolescents.
Western Psychology Conference for Undergraduate Research, Santa Clara University
Grants and Fellowships:
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· Minorities in Biomedical Research Sciences, $18,000 per year
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Recipient of the 1996 Iberian Grant for research
on the
Organization Memberships:
· Society for Community Research and Action
· Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
· American Psychological Association: General Membership and Divisions 9 and 27
· Psi Chi: The National Honor Society in Psychology
· Western Psychological Association
Skills:
· Bilingual in Spanish
· Statistical analysis: Manually and using various statistical packages
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Extensive computer experience: C++, Visual
Basic; HTML; MatLab; MacOs, Windows, Unix/Linux; database management;
hardware/software support
References:
Primary References:
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Nicole Allen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor:
Department of Psychology,
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Jorge Ramirez, Ph.D., Assistant Professor:
Department of Psychology,
Other References:
· Nancy Cobb, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Psychology, California State University, Los Angeles.: 323-343-2250
· Kimberly King, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, California State University, Los Angeles.: 323-343-2250
· Jean Phinney, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Psychology, California State University, Los Angeles.: 323-343-2250
· Michael Wapner, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, California State University, Los Angeles.: 323-343-2250
· Debra Harris, M.D. Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry, Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute, University of California at San Francisco, 94143.: 415-476-7216
· Richard Lewis, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Pomona College, Claremont, California 91711.: 909-621-2227
· Michelle Wierson, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Pomona College, Claremont, California 91711.: 909-621-2227
· Robert Gable, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Psychology, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California 91711.