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Rocío Rivadeneyra

  Illinois State University  
  Department of Psychology  
 

Campus Box 4620

 
 

Normal, IL 61790-4620

 
 

(309) 438-7005

 
 

E-mail: rrivade@ilstu.edu

 
     
 

Education

 
2001

Ph.D., Developmental Psychology.  University of Michigan

Title of dissertation: The influence of television on stereotype threat among adolescents of Mexican descent

1998 M.A., Developmental Psychology.  University of Michigan
1996 B.A., Psychology and Social Behavior and minor in Chicano Studies. University of California, Irvine (Cum Laude)
   
 

Employment

 
2002-present Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Illinois State University
2005, 2007 Visiting Professor, Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco
2001-2002 Lecturer, Department of Psychology, University of California, Santa Cruz
   
 

Funding

 
2005-present The Collaborative HIV-Prevention Research in Minority Communities Program, Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco.  Training grant from NIH ($25,000)
2004 New Faculty Initiative Grant, University Research Grant Program, Illinois State University
2002 Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship ($35,000)
2000

Dissertation Grant, American Psychological Foundation ($1000)

2000 Dissertation/Thesis Grant, University of Michigan
2000 Summer Partnership Research Program, University of Michigan
1999 Developmental Psychology Research Grant, University of Michigan
1998 Fogarty Minority International Research Training Program, UCLA
1996-2001 Rackham Merit Fellowship, University of Michigan
1995

Mentoring Summer Research Internship Program, University of California, Riverside

1994 Pregraduate Mentorship Program, University of California, Irvine
   
 

Honors and Awards

 
2005 Service Initiative Award, Illinois State University
2002

National Science Foundation Minority Postdoctoral Fellowship (declined)

1996 Phi Beta Kappa
1996

Best Submission Award at Chicano/Latino Studies Conference, University of California, Irvine

     
 

Publications

 

Rivadeneyra, R., & Lebo, M.J. (in press). The association between television-viewing behaviors and adolescent dating role attitudes and behaviors, Journal of Adolescence.

Rivadeneyra, R. (in press).  Kreutzberger, Mario. Encyclopedia of Latin America History and Culture, 2nd Edition.

            Rivadeneyra, R. (2007).  Latinos, media use.  In J.J. Arnett, J.D. Brown, K. Roe, L.M. Ward, & B.J. Wilson (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Children, Adolescents, and the Media. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

            Rivadeneyra, R. (2007).  Latinos, media effects.  In J.J. Arnett, J.D. Brown, K. Roe, L.M. Ward, & B.J. Wilson (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Children, Adolescents, and the Media. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

            Rivadeneyra, R., Ward, L.M., & Gordon, M. (2007). Distorted Reflections:  Media Exposure and Latino Adolescents’ Conceptions of SelfMedia Psychology, 9, 261-290.

Rivadeneyra, R. (2006). Do you see what I see?  Latino adolescents’ perceptions of the images on television. Journal of Adolescent Research, 21, 393-414.

            Rivadeneyra, R., & Ward, L.M. (2005).  From Ally McBeal to Sábado GiganteContributions of television viewing to the gender role attitudes of Latino adolescents.  Journal of Adolescent Research, 20, 453-475.

            Rivadeneyra, R., Elderkin‑Thompson, V., Silver, R.C., & Waitzkin, H.  (2000).  Patient centeredness in medical encounters requiring an interpreter.  American Journal of Medicine, 108, 470‑474.

            Ward, L.M., & Rivadeneyra, R. (1999).  Contributions of entertainment television to adolescents’ sexual attitudes and expectations: The role of viewing amount versus viewer involvement.  Journal of Sex Research, 36, 237-249.

 

 

Invited Presentations and Discussions

 
2005, July

Sex and the City: Television’s Role in the Sexual Attitudes and Behavior of Adolescentspresented at Grand Rounds for Child and Adolescent Services,  San Francisco General Hospital, Department of Psychiatry

 
2005, May Discussant on BBC program,  "Enlace" on the topic of sex and the media.  
2003, April Keynote speaker for Social Ecology Mentorship Program Retreat at University of California, Irvine  
     
 

Professional Presentations

 

Rivadeneyra, R. (2008, March).  “Young Latinas’ Perceptions of the Sexual Messages on English and Spanish-Language Television” Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Chicago, IL.

Rivadeneyra, R., & Lebo, M.J. (2007, March).  “Television Viewing Behaviors and the Dating Behavior and Gender Role Attitudes of Adolescents” Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Child Development, Boston, MA.

Rivadeneyra, R., Palomino, L.B., Tate, K.L., Lebo, M.J.  (2005, April).  "Adolescents' perceptions of the images of Latinos on television."  Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Child Development, Atlanta, Georgia.

Rivadeneyra, R. (2004, March).  "Do You See What I See? Latino Adolescents' Perceptions of the Image on Television."  Paper presented at the  biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Baltimore, Maryland.

Rivadeneyra, R. (2003, October). “Latino adolescents' perceptions of the images on television.” Paper presented at the annual Conference of Ford Fellows, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Bohn, A., Rivadeneyra, R., Toro-Morn, M., & Mendez, M. (2003, May).  “What it means to be Latina in the U.S.—Commonalities, distinctions, and stereotypes.”  Panel presentation at Dealing with Difference Summer Institute, Macomb, Illinois.

Ward, L.M., & Rivadeneyra, R. (2002, August).  “Dancing, Strutting, and Bouncing in Cars: The Women of Music Videos.”  Paper presented as part of symposium on Media, Women, and Girls---Implications for Feminist Psychology at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, Illinois.

Rivadenerya (2002, April).  “Links between television use and gender role attitudes among Latino/a Adolescents.”  Poster presented at at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, New Orleans, LA.

Rivadeneyra, R. (2001, April).  “Effects of the media on stereotype threat among adolescents of Mexican descent.”  Paper presented as part of symposium on Media Effects on Youth of Color (Rivadeneyra, R., Chair) at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

 Rivadeneyra, R.  Rivadeneyra, R., Hansbrough, E.T., & Gordon, M. (2000, April).  “Media effects on minority adolescents’ conceptions of self.”  Paper presented as part of symposium on Media and Adolescents’ Conceptions of Self at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Chicago, Illinois.

Rivadeneyra, R., & Reyes-Lagunes, I.  (2000, March).  The self concept of Mexican adolescents.  Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Chicago, Illinois.

Rivadeneyra, R., &.Ward, L.M.  (1998, March).  Perceptions of prejudice and its effects on school performance.  Poster presented at the Conference on Human Development, Mobile, Alabama.

Ward, L.M., Rivadeneyra, R., Gorvine, B., & Cytron, A.  (1998, March). Illuminating Television’s Influences on the Sexual Socialization of Adolescents. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, San Diego, California.

     
 

Courses Taught

 
bulletTopics in Diversity and Psychology (Latino Psychology)
bulletGraduate Seminar on Diversity in Psychology
bulletGraduate Seminar on Adolescent Development
bulletEducational Psychology
bulletDevelopmental Psychology of Adolescence
bulletSocial and Emotional Development
bulletIssues of Diversity in Development
bulletChildren’s Thinking