Yaretzi Montserrat Campos Alvarado
School of NursingUniversity of Texas at Austin 1710 Red River St, Austin, TX 78712 512-203-9625| [email protected]
Current Appointment
Research Associate & Psychometrician
Location: School of Nursing at The University of Texas at Austin Principal Investigator: Kathy Richards
Neuropsychologist: Steve Moelter
Education
Our Lady of the Lake University of San Antonio August 2013-May 2016
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology with specialization in Research and Counseling Minor: Spanish
Cum Laude
Publications & Presentations
Blackburn, K., Hontanosas, J., Nahas, K., Bajaj, K., Thompson, R., Monaco, A., Campos, Y., Tran, T., Obregon, S. & Wetchler, E. (Accepted). Studying language in online food recipes to identify popular food patterns. Submission being prepared on First Monday.
From initial analysis to finding interpretation my role on the project was to analyze online recipes, interpret the date and write and edit publication.
Campos, Y., Cervantes, G., Flores, M., Hernandez, A., Jenkins, S., Sansores, Paola., (2016 May). Meta-Analysis on the
Relation Between Procrastination and Self-Efficacy. Oral Presentation at the McNair & Student Research Symposium, San
Antonio, Tx (Under Mentorship of Dr. Kathryn B. Anderson & Dr. Deborah L. Corey)
Campos, Y., (2016 May). The Impact of College Stress and Eating Habits. Oral Presentation at the McNair & Student Research Symposium, San Antonio, Tx (Under Mentorship of Dr. John P. Gomez)
Campos, Y., (2016 May). The Impact of College Stress and Eating Habits. Oral Presentation at the Honors Capstone Presentations, San Antonio, Tx (Under Mentorship of Dr. John P. Gomez)
Research Experience
Research Associate/Neuropsychology Tester, May
2019-Present
School of Nursing, University of Texas at Austin,
● Lead testing effort of Baseline, 6 Month and 12 month Neuropsychological tests
● Testing for recall and recognition, ability to follow directions, concentration, language and mathematical
● Manage the test data through RedCap and Excel at UT site ● Administration of Spanish Neuropsychological Test
● Responsible for determining eligibility of 50 participants through testing ● Handle inventory of 40 different test forms
● Training of additional Neuropsychological testers on the project
● Recognition of cultural diversity of participants to create a welcoming research environment ● Lead project Spanish Translator for study formal documents
● Assist in creation of recruitment materials for Spanish Speaking participants ● Consistent collaboration with study recruiter
● Assisted with over 30 screening phone calls to determine participant eligibility
Volunteer Research Assistant, July 2018-Present
Psychology Department, University of Texas at Austin, Drs. Pennebaker and Blackburn
● Experience with processing large amounts of data though Language Inquiry Word Count (LIWC) tool ● Administered 10 sessions in a controlled setting with participants for body movement experiment
● Collaboration in published paper
● Designed Food Language Study in collaboration with Dr. Blackburn ● Management of survey responses
● Assisted with training of 2 undergraduate research assistants
Volunteer Research Assistant September 2017-Present
Psychology Department, University of Texas at Austin, Dr. Hawkins
● File conversions of 20 videos to MP4 in Handbrake ● Coding of infant and mother behaviors in Elan program
● Transfer of data to Excel file to Generalized Sequential Querier (GSEQ) ● Data Analysis of 12 different mother-infant behaviors using GSEQ
● Trained 2 research assistants to code infant and mother behaviors using ELAN
Research Practicum, January 2016-May 2016
Psychology Department, Our Lady of the Lake University, Drs Corey and Anderson
● Constructed a class meta-analysis study on the relation between procrastination and self-Efficacy ● Reviewed & Coded extracted Articles
● Interpreted Quantitative data
● Presented at McNair & Student Research Symposium
Honors Program Capstone, January 2016-May 2016
Psychology Department, Our Lady of the Lake University, Dr. Gomez ● Assembled literature review of college stress and eating habits ● Study design of survey
● Oral presentation of Capstone project at McNair Symposium and Honors faculty
Research Projects & Proposals
Campos, Y. & Blackburn, K. (2020). Studying language in online food recipes to identify popular food patterns. In
data collection progress.
Campos, Y., (2015). Food Advertisement Efficiency. Research Methods Final Proposal.
Honors, Awards, and Scholarships
Honors Program & Scholarship Scholar ($3,000) Fall 2013- Spring 2016 Miss OLLU 2015-2016 Spring 2015 President’s Volunteer Service Award Spring 2014 Psi Chi- The International Honor Society for Psychology Fall 2015
Rising Star Award Spring 2016
Sister Margaret Nagy, Women Empowerment Award Spring 2016
University Faculty Scholarship ($51000) Fall 2013-Spring 2016 University Dean’s List Fall 2013- Spring 2014
University Dean’s List Fall 2015- Spring 2016
Professional Experience
National Domestic Violence Hotline, Bilingual Advocate August 2017-Present
● Provides crisis intervention to contacts
● Guides contacts through safety planning in abusive environments ● Provides referrals of local resources specific to current situation ● Educates contacts on healthy and unhealthy relationships ● Records contact demographics in database
● Experience in De-escalation and grounding techniques
● Cultural competency training for contacts of diverse backgrounds ● Ability to customize service based on contact barriers
● Mental endurance in high crisis situations
Austin Independent School District, Substitute Teacher November 2018-May 2019 ● Implemented lesson plans based on teacher guidance
● Provided academic and emotional support to students ● Conflict resolution among students
● Experience in diverse student populations in the K-12 grade levels ● Rapid adjustment to moving situations
Technology Leadership High School, Community Engagement Outreach August 2016-August 2017 ● Provided tours for potential students
● Assisted in recruitment and the enrolling process of future students ● Facilitated 9th grade advisory on academics & well-being in school ● Supervised advisory students in service learning sites
● Provided support for teaching staff and nutrition program staff ● Provides legal services screening for undocumented students ● Trained in immigration relief options for students
● Assisted in front office tasks & translations for parents, students & staff
● Facilitated family program curriculum ● Served meals to families
● Assisted in child care while parents attended group session
Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, Intern November 2014- May 2016
● Assisted in facilitating in Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults Program including retreats & small group
talks
● Assisted in facilitating in Youth Group consisting of field trips and spiritual lessons ● Provided financial and food assistance to clients in the social justice office
Volunteer Experience
Collective Service of 220 Hours
● St. Bernard Project, Home rebuilding for Katrina Survivors in New Orleans ● St. PJ’s Children’s Home, Served food to unaccompanied youth in shelter ● Willie Velasquez Institute, Helped with local campaign paperwork & logistics ● SA Food Bank, Diabetes Expo, Managed various expo tables and registration
● Guadalupe Community Center, Intake of clothing closet, food pantry and help with local events ● Haven for Hope, Served meals to residents in homeless shelter and intake for prospect courtyard ● Salvation Army Senior Center, Interviewed and spent time with seniors
● Habitat for Humanity, Assisted with painting homes ● Catholic Charities, Helped with working Charity events
● Martin Luther King Jr. Parade, Advocated for community change in San Antonio ● SAMMinistries, Assisted with local events
● Basura Bash Clean Up, Cleaned litter around university community
Organizations
Kappa Delta Chi, Beta Gamma Chapter, President Aug 2015-May 2016
● Spearheaded first scholarship Gala for deserving high school scholar ● Lead weekly officer meetings and chapter meetings
● Collaborated with chapter officers regarding chapter decisions ● Provided support to sisters with concerns
● Upheld sorority standards and image of chapter
● Established connections with other organizations on campus
Kappa Delta Chi, Beta Gamma Chapter, Historian Aug 2014-May 2015 ● Lead birthday celebrations for sisters during meetings
● Provided weekly team building ● Lead chapter fundraisers
● Executed chapter mandatory events
● Planned chapter photoshoots and directed poses and photos
First Year Connection, Mentor Aug 2014-August 2016
● Assisted in organizing events such as; Lake Orientation Programs, and the Leadership Institute for
Freshman Excellence (LIFE)
● Mentored the freshmen LIFE Program members
● Facilitated curriculum for the Application of Learning classes ● Facilitated team-building activities among team members
● Facilitated staff meetings among new members
Skills/Certifications
ACTFL Spanish Proficiency Advanced; American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Biliterate Certification in Psychology
Bilingual, English/Spanish
ELAN; Video and audio annotation software EZPZTXT; Text Analysis Program
GSEQ; Generalized Sequential Querier Software Handbrake; Video transcoder
LIWC; Linguistic Inquiry Word Count Software MEH; Meaning Extraction Helper Software
Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Publisher Qualtrics; Survey software
