Section III: Concerns of Hispanic Women

 

Division 35 Section III business meeting attendees at APA 2006

Purpose

The purpose of Section III of Division 35 is to assemble individuals who are interested in a broad spectrum of issues affecting Hispanic women/Latinas. If you are interested in getting involved with Section III activities and committees, please contact Alberta M. Gloria.

Section III Executive Committee members      

Section III bylaws

Membership Benefits

• Networking and fellowship with professionals and students interested in Hispanic women/Latinas' issues
• Convention programming
• Section III Listserv
• Leadership opportunities
• Active collaboration with other Sections and Organizations
• Section III sponsored awards and recognition

Please send your completed Section III membership application and $5 dues to:

Rachel L. Navarro
Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology
College of Education MSC 3CEP NMSU
P.O. Box 30001
Las Cruces, NM 88003

Click here for a PDF of the Section III brochure, including a membership application

Newsletter

Please send your announcements and accomplishments for the upcoming Division 35 Section III newsletter to Alberta Gloria.

Student Representatives

Section III has three student representatives—Nayeli Chavez, Lideth Ortega-Villalobos, and Araceli Mejia. Please see the student affiliate page for more information about them.

Dr. Patricia Gonzalez Named
2006–2007 Student Scholar
Hispanic Woman/Latina Awardee

Dr. Patricia Gonzalez

Dr. Patricia Gonzalez recently earned her doctorate in Social and Health Psychology from Colorado State University. Dr. Gonzalez is very concerned about the persistent disparities in health and is particularly concerned about cancer disparities among Latinos. In her dissertation titled “The Design, Construction, and Testing of an Instrument to Measure Latina’s Health Beliefs about Breast Cancer and Screening” Dr. Gonzalez developed and tested the Latina Breast Cancer Screening (LBCS) Scale, which measures traditional cultural health beliefs that influence Latinas decision to engage in regular breast cancer screening. Dr. Gonzalez is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center of Community Alliance for Research and Education (CCARE) at the City of Hope National Medical Center, CA. She is collaborating with CCARE’s director Dr. Ashing-Giwa on studies examining quality of life issues among multiethnic breast and cervical cancer survivors to improve HRQOL among underserved populations. As well, she is developing and implementing her studies focusing on cultural health beliefs and health behaviors for Latinas. Her interests are breast cancer screening, cultural health beliefs, measurement, and understanding how culture and ethnicity influence health outcomes.

Click here to read about previous Hispanic Woman/Latina Award Recipients

The Student Scholar Hispanic Woman/Latina Award honors the scholarly contributions of a Division 35 student member who has conducted research and/or scholarly work that advances the psychology of Hispanic women/Latinas. Submissions for consideration may include products based on degree-related work (e.g., dissertations) or other projects (class papers).

Nomination Requirements

Division 35 Student members who are currently enrolled in graduate training

• A letter of reference from the student’s advisor or faculty mentor who can verify enrollment, address the merits of the student-initiated and -developed product, provide a general reference about the nominee, and attend to the nominee’s commitment and potential for advancing Latina’s/Hispanic women’s issues.
• Electronic submission (via e-mail attachment) of the following files:
  • 2–3 page letter of application addressing project (include full contact information)
  • 100-word abstract of scholarly product
  • Copy of the scholarly product
• All materials should be forwarded to Alberta M. Gloria at agloria@education.wisc.edu by 18 February 2008.

More information about the Student Scholar Hispanic Woman/Latina Award

Photos of Section III events

Division 35 Seciton III business meeting attendees at APA 2005