College Assistant
Resume:
Yenny F. Fernandez
*** ***** *******, ***. **, Brooklyn, NY 11218 ? 718-***-**** ?
**********@*****.***
Education
Sept. 2010 - Present: Hunter College, New York, NY
Masters of Science, Social Research
June 2005: Hunter College, New York, NY
Bachelor of Arts, Sociology
borough of manhattan community college, new york,
ny
June 2003: Associate of Arts, Liberal Arts
Honors Graduate
Honors
2005: Hunter College Graduate Scholarship
2005 - 2003: Dean's List, Hunter College, New York, NY
Alpha Kappa Delta
2003 - 2001: Faculty Honors Award, Borough of
Manhattan Community College, New York, NY
BMCC Fund Scholarship,
Borough of Manhattan Community College, New York, NY
Dean's List, Borough of Manhattan Community
College, New York, NY
National Dean's List, Phi Theta Kappa
Experience
Sept 2006 - Present: New York University Child Study Center
Institute for Prevention Science, New York, NY
Project Associate, Latinos in Context (LINCS);
Cultural Adaptation of Hispanic Parents (CAHP)
Responsibilities:
? Assist in grant preparation through literature
reviews, editing and compilation of references
? Translate IRB Documents and workshop materials
from English to Spanish
? Identify potential school partners through
U.S. Census Data search
o Recruit school partners through meetings with
Principals and Assistant Principals
o Identify and recruit eligible family participants
o Serve as liaison between school administration and
Principal Investigator
o Conduct in-person interviews with mothers in Spanish
using standardized questionnaires of acculturation,
parenting, socialization, parent involvement, social
support, home literacy environment, and child
functioning
o Administer school-based standardized assessments for
children's school-readiness(Developmental Indicators
of the Assessment of Learning), IQ (WechslerNonverbal
Ability Scale), language comprehension (Receptive One
Word Picture Vocabulary Test), emotion knowledge
(Preschool Emotion Interview) and ethnic identity
(Early Childhood Ethnic Identity Interview)
? Train and supervise project staff and volunteers on
mother interview procedures
? Co-facilitate staff meetings
? Coordinate study data management and storage
? Complete NYU and Department of Education Institute
Review Board
applications
? Translate IRB Documents and workshop materials
from English to Spanish
? Conduct qualitative and quantitative data analysis
? Co- lead focus groups
? Assist on measure development based on results
from focus group data
Sept.2005 - July 2006: Borough of Manhattan Community College -
New York, NY
Tutor
?Assisted college students
with academic review of sociology, psychology and history
?Created review tests for students based on class
material
Nov. 2002 - May 2004: Borough of Manhattan Community College - New
York, NY
Peer Advisor
?Provided academic guidance, program planning, and
career advisement to college students.
?Assessed and screened students and provided appropriate
referrals.
?Counseled at-risk students on meeting basic academic
standards and monitored progress.
?Conducted telephone outreach to targeted students
regarding academic issues and scheduled
appointments.
?Created Profiles of students served and corresponding
records.
Jan. 2003 - June 2003: Center for Puerto Rican Studies, New
York, NY
Edward T. Rogowsky Internship Program in Government and Public
Affairs
Intern
?Provided support to professional archivists with the
processing and preservation of the archives' records
including: the inventory, arrangement, filing, and
indexing of historical records.
March 2003 - May2003: Borough of Manhattan Community College, New York,
NY
Research Assistant for Dr. Segundo Pantoja, NYC Latino
Communities
? Assisted with study literature reviews, archival
research and compilation of references
April 2002 - Dec.2003: Borough of Manhattan Community College, New
York, NY
Peer Mentor
?Taught Spanish to college students
?Created review exams and evaluated student progress
?Taught test taking and time management skills to
college students
?Assisted with test and term paper preparation
?Designed plans to monitor students' academic progress
and established short and long term academic goals
?Made appropriate referrals (i.e. counseling, tutoring)
Oct. 2002: Borough of Manhattan Community College, New York, NY
Domestic Violence Conference
Volunteer
?Registered conference attendees and provided directions
to conference rooms
Cancer Breast Walk, New York, NY
Volunteer
?Assisted with set up and fundraising
Publications
Calzada, EJ., Fernandez, Y., & Cortes, DE. (2010). Incorporating the
cultural value of respeto
into a framework. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology,
16, 77-86. doi: 10.1037/a0016071
Calzada, E.J., Huang, K.Y., Anicama, C., Fernandez, Y., & Brotman, L.M.
(under review). Test of a cultural framework of parenting with
Mexican families of preschoolers.
Calzada, E.J., Olitzky, S., Anicama, C., & Fernandez, Y. (2010, April).
Everyday literacy routines of young Spanish- speaking Latino children. In
C. Tamis-LeMonda (Chair), Young children's engagement in literacy and
learning activities in culturally diverse families. Symposium at the
Conference on Human Development biennial meeting, New York, NY.
Presentations
Fernandez, Y., & Calzada, E.(2010, April). Ethnic Socialization and its
Relationship to Children's Adaptive Functioning in Latino Families of
Preschoolers. Poster presentation at the Conference on Human Development
biennial meeting, New York, NY.
Fernandez, Y., Calzada, EJ., & Olitzky,S.(2007, September) Calladito se ve
m s bonito: An in - depth exploration of the meaning of Respeto for Latina
mothers of young children. Poster presentation at the First Annual Research
Day for Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. NYU School of
Medicine. New York, NY.
SpeCIAL Skills
Computers: Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and SPSS.
Languages: Spanish: Native Speaker; English: Fluent; French: Basic.
References: Furnished upon request
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