CURRICULUM VITAE NYDIA LUCCA - IRIZARRY

EDUCATION 1986 - 87

Postdoctorate in Psychology University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

1982

Postdoctoral Fellow American Psychological Association/National Institute of Education, Clark University, Massachusetts

1981

Doctorate in Comparative Human Development Harvard University

1979

Masters in Human Development Harvard University

1978

Masters in Clinical Psychology University of Puerto Rico

1976

Bachelors in Psychology University of Puerto Rico

1975

Associate Degree in Arts University of Puerto Rico

THESIS AND DISSERTATION Graffiti as an Exemplar of Person - Environment Interaction: An Organismic - Developmental Interpretation, University of Puerto Rico, 1978 Parental Goals in a Fishing Village, Harvard University, 1981.

HONORARY APPOINTMENTS, HONORS AND SCHOLARSHIPS 2011

National Representative, International Successful School 1

Principalship Project (ISSPP) 2010

President, Unión Puertorriqueña de Investigadores Cualitativos Puerto Rican Union of Qualitative Researchers

2010

Editor in Chief. Revista de Investigación Cualitativa.

2009-2010

Chairperson, First Meeting of Puerto Rican Qualitative Researchers. University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras.

2009-2010

Editorial reviewer, Journal of Health Psychology, England

2008-2009

Sabbatical leave. University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras. (To write a book)

2006-2007

Research Grant. Comisión Para la Prevención de la Violencia (COPREVI). Phenomenological study of juvenile violence.

2004-2008

Director, Editorial Board, Revista Puertorriqueña de Psicología (Journal of the Puerto Rican Psychology Association)

2002

Graduation Speaker, University of Puerto Rico, Ponce.

2001.2

Sabbatical leave. University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras. (To write a book)

2000

Review Panelist, National Science Foundation, Washington, DC (Honorary)

1997

Excellence and Productivity Award, University of Puerto Rico

1997

Review Panelist, National Science Foundation, Washington, DC

1996-2001

Director, Editorial Board, Paideia Puertorriqueña (Journal of the Department of Graduate Studies), Faculty of Education, University of Puerto Rico

1996

Review Panelist, National Science Foundation, Washington, DC

1993 - 94

Sabbatical leave. University of Puerto Rico (To write a book)

1992

Delegate from Puerto Rico. American Psychological Association Council of Representatives, Centennial Meeting, Washington, DC

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Invited Lecturer. III Puerto Rican Congress of Educational Research, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Master Lecturer. IV Congress Mexican Association of Social Psychology, Chihuahua, México. Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Psychological Research (National University of Mexico); Journal of Social Psychology and Personality (Mexican Association of Social Psychology) 1991

Chairperson, Society for Cross - Cultural Research Convention Committee

1991

Member, Board of Directors of the Puerto Rico Psychological Association and Secretary of the Board

1991

American Psychological Association Travel Award (XXIII Interamerican Congress of Psychology, San José, Costa Rica)

1988

Scientific Research Grant: Migrants in college settings, University of Puerto Rico

1987

Scientific Research Grant: Cross cultural studies, University of Puerto Rico

1986

National Academy of Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowship. Tenure at the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign, Department of Psychology.

1986

Grant - in - aid, University of Puerto Rico, Office of Academic Affairs

1982

American Psychological Association/National Institute of Education Postdoctoral Fellowship. Tenure at the Heinz Werner Institute of Developmental Psychology, Clark University

1981

American Psychological Association Travel Award (XVIII Interamerican Congress of Psychology, Dominican Republic)

1980

Distinction. Doctoral Qualifying Paper: The study of fishing communities: A critical review of the literature and implication for developmental research, Harvard University

1979-81

Doctoral Fellowship, Office of the President of the University of Puerto Rico

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1978-81

Graduate Fellowship, Harvard University

1979-81

Graduate Scholarship, National Council of La Raza, Washington, D.C.

1979

Rotary Club Fellowship

1979

Phi Delta Kappa, Harvard Chapter

1977-78

National Institute of Mental Health Fellowship for M.A. studies in Psychology

1976

Magna Cum Laude, B.A.

1976

Carlos Hernández Award, Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Psychology, Commencement Prize

1975

Highest Academic Achievement Award, University of Puerto Rico at Ponce, Commencement Prize

1973-78

Honor Student Scholarship and Deans' List

WORK EXPERIENCE 2010Present

Acting Chairperson, University of Puerto Rico Graduate Studies Department Faculty of Education

1981Present

Professor, University of Puerto Rico Faculty of Education, Graduate Studies Department Professor (1991-present) Associate Professor (1985-91) Assistant Professor (1981-85)

2009-10

Co-coordinator, Center for Graduate Research, Graduate Studies Department, University of Puerto Rico

2007-08

Coordinator, Area of Research and Evaluation, Graduate Studies Department, University of Puerto Rico

1995-97

Coordinator, Area of Research and Evaluation, Graduate Studies Department, University of Puerto Rico

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1986-87

Visiting Associate Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Department of Psychology

1983-85

Director of Studies, Honors Program, Faculty of Education, University of Puerto Rico

1982-83

Coordinator, Faculty Development Program, Faculty of Education, University of Puerto Rico

1980

Researcher, Project on Migration as a critical person - in environment transition. Sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health (Clark University)

1978-79

Researcher, Project on families living in extreme poverty, Sponsored by Legal Services of Puerto Rico, Inc.

1977

Research Coordinator, Project on the impact of TV on Puerto Rican children. Sponsored by the Consumer Research Institute, University of Puerto Rico

1976

Teaching Assistant, Department of Psychology. University of Puerto Rico

PUBLICATIONS Pacheco Maldonado, A.M., Wapner, S. y Lucca, N. (1979). La migración como una transición crítica para la persona en su ambiente: Una interpretación organísmico evolutiva. Revista de Ciencias Sociales, 21, 123-160. Lucca Irizarry, N. y Pacheco, A.M. (1980). Metas y pautas para la crianza en una comunidad pesquera en Puerto Rico. La Torre (University of Puerto Rico Journal), 107- 110, 127-160. Lucca Irizarry, N., Wapner, S., and Pacheco, A.M. (1981). Self identity and bilingualism among adolescent return migrants to Puerto Rico. Agenda: A Journal of Hispanic Issues, 11, 15-17, 23. Pacheco, A.M., and Lucca, N. (1982). Critical transitions of the life cycle: Planning and research implications. In W. Beattie and A. Pacheco (Eds.), Proceedings of the Conference on Research Priorities for the Study of Puerto Rican Aging (pp.59-78). Río Piedras: University of Puerto Rico. Silvestrini, B. y Lucca Irizarry, N. (1982). Nuestra comunidad se relaciona con otras. San Juan: Cultural Puertorriqueña. (Serie de Estudios Sociales, Tercer Nivel).

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Lucca Irizarry, N. y Pacheco Maldonado, A.M. (1983). El estudio de los graffiti como fuente para la investigación en la psicología social evolutiva: Un examen de la literatura. Perspectivas en Psicología, 2, 57-82. Pacheco, A.M., and Lucca Irizarry N. (1983). A cross - cultural comparison of the concept of death in young adults. Interamerican Journal of Psychology, 17, 35-47. Acosta Hernández, H. y Lucca Irizarry, N. (1983). Actitud de los estudiantes de escuela superior hacia las matemáticas. El Sol, 28, 253-276. Pacheco, A.M. y Lucca, N. (1984). Comparación de dos grupos de usuarios de drogas bajo tratamiento. Revista Latinoamericana de Psicología, 16, 7-16. Pacheco, A.M., Lucca Irizarry, N. y Wapner, S. (1984). El estudio de la migración: Retos para la psicología social y la psicología ambiental. Revista Latinoamericana de Psicología, 16, 253-276. Pacheco, A.M., Lucca, N., and Wapner, S. (1985). The assessment of interpersonal relations among Puerto Rican migrant adolescents. In R. Díaz - Guerrero (Ed.), Cross cultural and national studies in social psychology. (pp.169-176). Amsterdam: North Holland. Lucca, N. and Pacheco, A.M. (1986). Children's graffiti: Visual communication from a developmental perspective. Journal of Genetic Psychology, 147, 465-479. Quirk, M., Ciottone, R., Minami, H., Wapner, S., Yamamoto, T., Ishii, S., Lucca, N., and Pacheco, A. (1986). Values mothers hold for handicapped and nonhandicappped preschool children in Japan, Puerto Rico, and the United States Mainland. International Journal of Psychology, 21 , 463-485. Hart, D., Lucca, N., and Damon, W. (1986). The development of self understanding in Puerto Rico and the United States. Journal of Early Adolescence, 6, 293-304. Triandis, H.C., Bontempo, R., Villareal, M.J., Asai, M., and Lucca N. (1988). Individualism and collectivism: Cross-cultural perspectives on self - in-group relationships. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 54, 323-338. Damon, W., Hart, D., and Lucca, N. (1988). Self understanding in a Puerto Rican fishing village. In W. Damon and D. Hart, Self understanding in childhood and adolescence. (pp. 158-170). England: Cambridge University Press. Lucca Irizarry, N. y Pacheco Maldonado, A. M. (1989). Los psicólogos como peritos en las cortes: Criterios para la evaluación de su testimonio. Forum (Revista de la Judicatura Puertorriqueña), 5 (4), 3-10. Lucca Irizarry, N. y Pacheco, A. M. (1989). Metas para la crianza en dos generaciones 6

de madres puertorriqueñas: Implicaciones para la terapia familiar. Revista Interamericana de Psicología, 23, 83-102. Claudio, H. y Lucca Irizarry, N. (1990). El uso de la computadora en la orientación vocacional. Educación, 55, 55-65. Lucca Irizarry, N., and Pacheco, A.M. (1991). Coping with cross-cultural encounters: Culture shocks of sojourners and return migrants. In T. Yamamoto and S. Wapner (Eds.), Developmental psychology of life transitions. Tokyo, Japan: Kyodo Publishing. (in Japanese) Lucca, N., and Pacheco, A.M. (1992). Intercultural encounters of Puerto Rican migrants. Environment and Behavior, 24, 226-238. Harwood, R.L., and Lucca Irizarry, N. (1992). Anglo and Puerto Rican mother's perceptions of attachment: Preliminary findings from the Island. Revista Puertorriqueña de Psicología, 8, 227-246. Lucca Irizarry, N. (1992). La evaluación cualitativa de programas: Conceptualización, modelos y enfoques. Revista Puertorriqueña de Psicología, 8, 227-246. Lucca Irizarry, N. (1994). Modelos autóctonos del desarrollo del niño puertorriqueño (Indigenous views of child development in Puerto Rico). In R. Díaz Guerrero and A. Pacheco (Eds.), Etnopsicología: Scientia Nova. (Ethnopsychology: Scientia Nova) (pp. 81-100). San Juan, PR: Servicios Profesionales y Científicos. Lucca Irizarry, N. (1994). La significación cultural del vínculo afectivo: Retos para la psicología social de la crianza (The cultural meaning of attachment: Challenges for the social psychology of child rearing). In R. Díaz Guerrero and A.M. Pacheco (Eds.), Etnopsicología: Scientia Nova. (Ethnopsychology: Scientia Nova) (pp. 119-136). San Juan, PR: Servicios Profesionales y Científicos. Pacheco, A.M. Lucca Irizarry, N. y Wapner, S. (1994). La evaluación de relaciones interpersonales entre los jóvenes migrantes puertorriqueños. In R. Díaz Guerrero and A.M. Pacheco (Eds.), Etnopsicología: Scientia Nova. (Ethnopsychology: Scientia Nova) (pp. 259-270). San Juan, PR: Servicios Profesionales y Científicos. Castro Algarín, O. y Lucca Irizarry, N. (1994). Imagen del científico en niños puertorriqueños: Un enfoque evolutivo (Scientists' image among Puerto Rican children: A developmental perspective). Revista Interamericana de Psicología/Interamerican Journal of Psychology, 28 (2), 205-221. Pacheco, A.M., and Lucca Irizarry, N. (1995). Relations between environmental psychology and allied fields: Research implications. Environment and Behavior, 27, 100-108.

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Harwood, R. L., Lucca Irizarry, N., and Miller, J. G. (1995). Culture and attachment: Perceptions of the child in context. New York: Guilford Press. (Book) Pacheco, A. M. y Lucca Irizarry, N. (1996). Of actions and deeds: Ethnopsychology in Puerto Rico. Interamerican Journal of Psychology, 30, 111-117. Pacheco, A.M. y Lucca Irizarry, N. (1997). Aspectos socio-psico-legales y la familia. Nuestras familias ante un nuevo milenio (pp. 106-128). San Juan, PR: Universidad de Puerto Rico. Lucca Irizarry, N., Cintrón, N., Maysonet, C., y Mercado, D. (1998). Análisis de contenido de una muestra de disertaciones doctorales en educación de la Universidad de Puerto Rico. Paideia Puertorriqueña, 1(1), 13-25. Lucca Irizarry, N. y colaboradores. (2000). Análisis de de contenido de una muestra de disertaciones doctorales del Departamento de Estudios Graduados de la Facultad de educación de la Universidad de Puerto Rico (Parte II). Paideia Puertorriqueña, 1 (2), 203-215. Lucca Irizarry, N. (2000). Historia del Departamento de Estudios Graduados de la Facultad de Educación. San Juan, PR: Universidad de Puerto Rico. Lucca Irizarry, N. (2000). Historia del Departamento de Estudios Graduados. Documental de 47 minutos. San Juan, PR: Universidad de Puerto Rico. Lucca Irizarry, N. y Berríos Rivera, R. (2003). Investigación cualitativa en educación y ciencias sociales (Qualitative research in education and social sciences). San Juan, PR: Publicaciones Puertorriqueñas . (Book, 677 pags.) Berríos Rivera, R., and Lucca Irizarry, N. (2006). Qualitative methodology in counseling research: Recent contributions and challenges for a new century. Journal of Counseling and Development, 84 (2), 174-186. Lucca Irizarry, N. (2006). La investigación biográfica. El Sol, L(2), 4-6. Lucca Irizarry, N. y Roca Torres, I. (2007). (Eds.). Historia de la psicología en Puerto Rico: antecedentes, desarrollo y retos. Volumen extraordinario de la Revista Puertorriqueña de Psicología. Asociación de Psicología de Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR. Lucca Irizarry, N. y Rodríguez Colón, J. (2008). Violencia y juventud en Puerto Rico: una perspectiva ecológica y fenomenológica. San Juan, PR: Publicaciones Puertorriqueñas. (Libro) Lucca Irizarry, N. y Berríos Rivera, R. (2009). Investigación cualitativa: fundamentos, diseños y estrategias. Tomo 1. Cataño, PR: SM Editores. (Libro)

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Rodríguez, J. y Lucca Irizarry, N. (2009). Fenomenología de la violencia juvenil: experiencias en las aulas, las comunidades y las familias. Cuadernos de la Revista Cayey No.3: La violencia y sus diferencias: Cuadernos de investigación sobre formas emergentes de la violencia en Puerto Rico y su prevención, 8-42. Lucca Irizarry, N. y Berríos Rivera, R. (2010, diciembre). La investigación en los estudios graduados: una mirada a nuestra experiencia desde las tendencias recientes en los programas graduados en educación. Cuaderno de Investigación en Educación. Lucca Irizarry, N. (2011). (Ed.). Investigación en acción en la sala de clases del nivel primario. Instituto de Desarrollo Profesional en Ciencias y Matemáticas para Maestros de Nivel K-3. Universidad de Puerto Rico, Río Piedras. Lucca Irizarry, N. y Berríos Rivera, R. (in progress). Investigación cualitativa: una perspectiva transdisciplinaria. Tomo 2 (Libro) PAPERS PRESENTED AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS Treinta años después: reflexiones y proyecciones en torno a la enseñanza de la investigación cualitativa. Ponencia magistral en el Primer Encuentro de Investigadores Cualitativos de Puerto Rico. Universidad de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Abril 2010. Fundamentos filosóficos de los enfoques de investigación. Oradora invitada al Primer Encuentro de Investigadores de la Universidad del Este. Carolina, Puerto Rico, Abril 2009. La investigación cualitativa: reto para el educador. Actividad de Mejoramiento Profesional de la Facultad de la Pontificia Universidad Católica. Ponce, Puerto Rico, Marzo 2009. Fenomenología de la violencia juvenil. Presentado en la Primera Cumbre sobre Violencia en los Niños, Adolescentes y Adultos: Un enfoque preventivo y salubrista. San Juan, Puerto Rico, Septiembre 2008 (con Juanita Rodríguez). Los adolescentes puertorriqueños ante la violencia: una aproximación fenomenológica. Presentado en el III Congreso Mundial sobre Derechos de la Niñez y Adolescencia, Barcelona, España, Noviembre 2007 (con Juanita Rodríguez). La etnopsicología en Puerto Rico: relatos de una experiencia y reflexiones en torno a una agenda de investigación. Presentado en el Primer Encuentro sobre Etno-psicología y Etno-psiquiatría Puertorriqueña, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Octubre 2007. Historias de vida de líderes educativos puertorriqueños. (Life stories of Puerto Rican education leaders). Presented at the Puerto Rican Congress of Educational Research, San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 2003. (with R. Berríos and J. M. Rodríguez).

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Health status of diabetic patients at a low income Hispanic community in Puerto Rico. Presented at the Annual Convention of the Puerto Rican College of Pharmacists, Río Grande, Puerto Rico, August 2001. (with N. Banchs & L. Lai). Fenomenología del ser puertorriqueño en familia: Apuntes para la etnopsicología y el ordenamiento legal. (Phenomenology of Puerto Rican being-in-family: Notes for ethnopsychology and the legal domain). Presented at the Multidisciplinary Forum "Families Facing a New Century", Department of Psychology, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, November, 1996. (with Angel Pacheco). La migración de retorno a Puerto Rico: Síntesis de un programa de investigaciones. ( Return migration to Puerto Rico: Synthesis of a research program). Presented at the Puerto Rican Studies Association Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico, September, 1996. (with Angel Pacheco). La imagen del científico en niños puertorriqueños. (Scientist's image among Puerto Rican children). Presented at the XXV Interamerican Congress of Psychology, San Juan, Puerto Rico, July, 1995. (with Olga Castro). La crianza, una perspectiva etnopsicológica. Presented at the First International Conference of Psychology at Universidad de las Américas, Puebla, México, November, 1994. El psicólogo como consultor (Psychologists as consultant). Presented at National Autonomous University of México, Psychology Department Division of Dissemination and Institutional Relations, November, 1994. Of actions and deeds: Ethnopsychology in Puerto Rico. Presented at the XXIIIrd International Congress of Applied Psychology, Madrid, Spain, July, 1994. (with Angel Pacheco). Relations between environmental psychology and allied fields. Presented at the XXIIIrd International Congress of Applied Psychology, Madrid, Spain, July, 1994. (with Angel Pacheco). Culture and class influences on Anglo and Puerto Rican mothers' perceptions of attachment behavior. Presented at the Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, New Orleans, Louisiana, March, 1993. (with Robin Harwood). Conocimientos y actitudes en torno al SIDA y prácticas sexuales entre jóvenes universitarios. Presented at the XXXIX Annual Meeting of the Puerto Rican Psychological Association, San Juan, Puerto Rico, February, 1993. La psicología social de la conmemoración: La celebración del Quinto Centenario, encuesta entre universitarios. Presented at the XXXIX Annual Meeting of the Puerto 10

Rican Psychological Association, San Juan, Puerto Rico, February, 1993. La psicología transcultural: Aspectos teóricos y metodológicos. (Cross-cultural psychology: Theoretical and methodological aspects). Seminar offered at the Continuing Education Program, Puerto Rico Psychological Association, San Juan, Puerto Rico, October, 1992. Una década de investigación transcultural en Puerto Rico (A decade of cross-cultural research in Puerto Rico). Presented at the III Puerto Rican Congress of Educational Research, San Juan, Puerto Rico, October, 1992. El significado cultural del vínculo afectivo: retos para la psicología social de la crianza (The cultural meaning of attachment: Challenges for the social psychology of child rearing). Presented at the IV Meeting of the Mexican Association of Social Psychology, Chihuahua, México, September, 1992. The streets of pleasure: Crime and drugs among Puerto Rican youth. Presented at the 100th Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC, August, 1992. (with A. Pacheco). Estrategias de promoción de la salud en un grupo de envejecientes puertorriqueños (Strategies for health promotion among Puerto Rican elderly). Presented at XXIII Interamerican Congress of Psychology, San José, Costa Rica, July, 1991. La autoimagen del niño puertorriqueño: Implicaciones para la reforma educativa (Self perception of Puerto Rican children: Implications for school reform). Presented at XXXVII Meeting of Puerto Rico Psychological Association, San Juan, Puerto Rico, March, 1991. Promoción de salud en envejecientes (Health promotion among the elderly). Presented at Annual Meeting of Puerto Rico Association of Counseling Professionals, Loíza, Puerto Rico, March, 1991. Intercultural encounters of Puerto Rican migrants. Presented at the XXIInd International Association of Applied Psychology World Congress, Environmental Psychology Symposium, Kyoto, Japan, July 1990. (with A. Pacheco). El uso de las medidas no intrusivas en la investigación educativa (The use of non obstrusive measures in educational research). Presented at IInd Educational Research Congress, University of Puerto Rico, February, 1990. La metodología etnográfica. (Ethnographic methodology) Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of Institutional Researchers, San Juan, Puerto Rico, December, 1989. Educación secundaria: Enlace para la vida y el compromiso. (Secondary education: 11

links for life and commitment). Presented at the Annual Convention of Catholic Schools, San Juan, Puerto Rico, October, 1989. Los migrantes de retorno y el modelo de sensitización intercultural recíproca. (Return migrants and the model of reciprocal intercultural sensitization). Presented at the XXII Interamerican Congress of Psychology, Buenos Aires, Argentina, June, 1989. Un estudio de las relaciones persona - máquina: El uso de los cinturones de seguridad. (A study of person - machine relations: The use of automobile safety seat belts). Presented at the XXII Interamerican Congress of Psychology, Buenos Aires, Argentina, June, 1989. Métodos de investigación y su práctica en instituciones educativas. (Research methods and its use in higher education institutions). Presented at the Fifth Forum on Health Sciences Higher Education, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, 5-7 April, 1989. Developmental arrest and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Presented at the First Puerto Rican Symposia on Psychological Measurement, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 19-20 November, 1988. (with A. Pacheco). Modelos autóctonos del desarrollo del niño puertorriqueño. (Indigenous views of child development in Puerto Rico). Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Puerto Rican Association of Home Economics, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 21-22 April, 1988. La ideología llama: Una invitación al estudio sociológico de la psicología como ciencia y profesión. (The sociological study of psychology as science and profession). Presented at the III National Congress of Sociology, Puerto Rican Sociological Association, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 21-22 April, 1988. (with A. Pacheco). Modelos autóctonos del desarrollo en la crianza del niño de Puerto Rico. (Indigenous models of development in child rearing in Puerto Rico). Presented at the 34th Annual Meeting of the Puerto Rican Psychological Association, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, 4-6 March, 1988. La investigación etnográfica. (The ethnographic research methodology). Presented at the First Puerto Rican Congress of Educational Research, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras, 25-26 February, 1988. Evaluación cualitativa: Conceptualización, modelos y enfoques. (Qualitative evaluation research: Conceptualization, models and approaches). Presented at the Seminar "Qualitative Evaluation", University of Puerto Rico, Faculty of Education, 17 November, 1987. The experience of change in the interpersonal and socio - physical environment as perceived by Puerto Rican migrants. Presented at IAPS 9th International Association for 12

the Study of People and their Physical Surroundings, Haifa, Israel, 7-10 July, 1986. (with A. Pacheco and S. Wapner). La visión de la sexualidad humana según manifestada en el graffiti (Human sexuality views expressed in graffiti). Presented at the Professional Meeting of the Puerto Rican Association of Sexual Educators, Therapists, and Counselors, San Juan, Puerto Rico, March, 1986. La expresión sexual del niño de 4-5 años. (The sexual expression of 4-5 year old children). Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Puerto Rican Association of Sexual Educators, Therapists and Counselors, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1st December, 1985. (with María del Río). El manejo del deterioro ambiental: Retos para la psicología ambiental en Puerto Rico. (Dealing with environmental breakdown: Challenges for environmental psychology in Puerto Rico). Presented at the XXIII Interamerican Congress of Psychology, Caracas, Venezuela, 7-12 July, 1985. (with A. Pacheco). The development of self understanding in the United States and Puerto Rico. Presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Conference, Toronto, April, 1985. (with D. Hart and W. Damon). Conocimientos y actitudes de un grupo de orientadores hacia el uso de las computadoras en la orientación vocacional. (Attitudes and knowledge of counselors regarding the use of computers in vocational guidance). Presented at the Research Week, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, 25-29 March, 1985. (with R. Claudio). Migration and return migration of Puerto Rican adolescents: Psychosocial considerations. Presented at the Eastern Psychological Association Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, 21-24 March, 1985. (with A. Pacheco). A cross - cultural study of mothers' values toward children. Presented at the Society for Cross - Cultural Research Annual Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 14-18 February, 1985. (with S. Wapner and others). The assessment of interpersonal relations among Puerto Rican migrant adolescents. Presented at the XXIII International Congress of Psychology, México, 2-7 September, 1984. (with A. Pacheco and S. Wapner). Environmental context and mothers' values for preschoolers. Presented at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Toronto, 19 August,1984. (with M. Quirk and others). The complexities of testing in culturally diverse settings. Presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Anaheim, California, August, 1983. (with A. Pacheco). 13

Developmental research in natural settings: An intergenerational study of parenting. Presented at the XVIII Interamerican Congress of Psychology, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, June, 1981. Personalizing the environment: Ontogenetic differences in graffiti production. Presented at the XVIII Interamerican Congress of Psychology, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, June, 1981. Psychosocial implications of migration. Presented at the XVIII Interamerican Congress of Psychology, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, June, 1981. (with A. Pacheco and S. Wapner). Psychosocial characteristics of Puerto Rican methadone users. Presented at the XVIII Interamerican Congress of Psychology, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, June, 1981. (with A. Pacheco). The study of communities: Strategies, controversies and ethical problems. Workshop presented at the XVIII Interamerican Congress of Psychology, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, June, 1981. Quality of life and parental goals in a fishing village. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, San Francisco, California, January, 1980. Parental goals in Puerto Rico. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Hartford, Connecticut, April, 1980. Socialization and parental goals in a Caribbean fishing village. Presented at the XXII International Congress of Psychology, Leipzig, Germany, July, 1980. Psychosocial development of migrant adolescents. Presented at the XXII International Congress of Psychology, Leipzig, Germany, July, 1980. (with S. Wapner and A. Pacheco). Critical transitions of return migrant children. Presented at the XVII Interamerican Congress of Psychology, Lima, Perú, July, 1979. (with A. Pacheco). Graffiti production in university settings. Presented at the II Annual Congress of Psychology Students, University of Puerto Rico, 1976. Date: October, 2011

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