Walter Rogan,
M.D. Environmental
Diseases and Medicine Program (Lead
Poisoning) Division of Intramural Research, National
Institute of Environmental Health Services
NYU School of
Education, Health, Nursing, and Arts
Professions - Division of Nursing
Manuscript Peer
Reviewer, Journal of Psychiatric Services
(formerly
Hospital and Community Psychiatry) American
Psychiatric Association.
1991-present
Newsletter Editor,
Mental Health Section, American Public Health
Association 1985‑1986
Co-Principal
Investigator with Mariano Rey,
M.D. 1998 Latina Depression Study.
The prevalence of depression in patients in
treatment in a cardiology clinic.
Co-Principal Investigator
- Research project 1995-1997 Moral reasoning and aggression
among psychiatric inpatients.
Committee Member Doctoral Dissertation -1985-1989 The Fear of
Nuclear War and Its Effects on Mental Health
Project Director - Research project 1984-1986 Ad hoc interpretation
in psychiatric care.
PUBLICATIONS
Vazquez, C.I. (2004) Dominican Families. In
Ethnicity &
Family Therapy, (Eds. McGoldrick, M., Preto, N.G., Pearce,
J.K. and Giordano, J). Submitted for Publication.
Vazquez, C.I. (2004)
Parenting With Pride Latino Style: How
to Help your Child Cherish your Cultural Values and Succeed in
Today's World. HarperCollins/Rayo, New York.
Vazquez,
C.I., Myers, L. (2002), “The Case of Alicia” Journal of Infant, Child and
Adolescent Psychotherapy.
Vol. 2, No. 3. 121-130. Other Press, New York.
Vazquez, C.I. (2001),
Assessing Children Exposed
to Lead In A Diverse Context. Mealey’s Litigation
Report, Lexis Nexis.
Vazquez, C.I.
(2001) Dominicans. Book Chapter (Eds.) Lopez, Alberto, G. and
Carrillo, E. in The Latino Psychiatric Patient Assessment and Treatment.,
American Psychiatric Publishing , Inc. Washington, D.C. pp.
87-96.
Vazquez, C. I. and Buki,
L., 1998, The Hispanic Elderly. Book Chapter Eds. Javier, R.
A. And Herron W. G. in Personality and Psychotherapy in Our
Diverse Society, pp 505 to 520. Jason Aronson Press.
Javier, R., Vazquez, C.I.
and Marcos. L., 1998 L. Common Errors by Interpreters in
Communicating with Linguistically Diverse Patients in Personality and Psychotherapy in Our Diverse Society, pp
521-534. Jason Aronson Press.
Javier, R., Yanos, P.,
Yusef, M., Kirshenbaum S., Herron, W., Vazquez, C. And
Primavera, L. Methodological Problems encountered in research
with psychiatric inpatients: A case example. Bulletin of the
Menninger Clinic, Vol. 61, No. 4 (Fall 1997).
Vazquez, C.
I., 1996, Acculturation and the Latina Woman - A Need to
Recognize a Reality (100 Hispanic Women Monograph).
Vazquez, C. I., 1996,
Consejos (advice) - Quarterly Column, Latina Magazine,
New York.
Vazquez, C.I. 1996, monthly
column - El Diario de la Mujer, Miami, Florida.
Gil, R., Vazquez, C. I.,
1996, The Maria Paradox: How Latinas can Merge Old World
Traditions with New world Self-Esteem,
G. P. Putnam’s Sons, New York.
Vazquez, C. I., 1995,
Spousal Abuse and Violence Against Women. The Significance of
Understanding Attachment. In Eds. Sechzer, J. A., Pfafflin, S.,
M., Denmark, F. Griffin, A. And Blumenthal, S. Women and
Mental Health Annals of The New York Academy of Sciences.
Volume 789, New York, New York.
Vazquez, C. I.,
Clavijo-Passik, A., 1995, In Eds. Bob G. Knight, Linda Terry,
Paul Wohlford, John Santos - The Special Needs of Elderly
Minorities: A Profile of Hispanics Mental Health Services for
Older Adults - Implications for Training and Practice in
Geropsychology pp. 93-99 - American Psychological
Association, Washington, D.C.
Vazquez, C. I.,
Clavijo-Passik, A. 1993. The Hispanic Elderly: A New Training
Need, Focus Elders Vol. 7, No. 2,
Fall American Pschological Association.
Vazquez, C. I., 1991, A
training Program for Hispanic Psychologists at New York
University/Bellevue Hospital Center. In Eds. H.F. Myers, P.
Wohlford, L. P. Guzman, R. J. Echemendia Ethnic Minority
Perspectives on Clinical Training and Services in Psychology,
American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.
Vazquez, C. I., Javier, R.
The Problem with Interpreters: Communicating with
Spanish-speaking Patients. Hospital and Community Psychiatry,
Vol. 42, No. 2, February 1991.
Vazquez, C. I., Caro, I. And
Clavijo, A. 1991, The Integrated Cultural Influence Protocol:
Relevance of Culture in Clinical Work with Hispanics. In R.
Carter & S. Johnson (Eds.) Racial Identity Theory, Research
and Applications. The 1991 Teachers College Winter
Roundtable Edited Conference Proceedings.
Cancelmo, J., Millan, F. And
Vazquez, C. I. Culture and Symptomatology - The Role of
Personal Meaning in Diagnosing and Treatment: A Case Study.
The American Journal of Psychoanalysis Vol. 50, No. 2, 1990.
Vazquez, C. I., 1986
Training Mental Health Professionals. El Boletin Collectivo
Puertorriqueño de Psicologia. Vol. 1, No. 1, Spring.
Costantino, G, Malgady R.
And Vazquez, C. I, 1982. A comparison of the Murray TAT and a
New Thematic Apperception Test for Urban Children.
Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 3, No 3,
291-300.
PRESENTATIONS
" Neuropsychological
Assessment with Latina/o Populations: An Illustrative Case Study."
American Psychological Association Convention, San Francisco, August 19th, 2007.
Past Presentations
1) "
Hispanics in Mental Health." Family Service Association's 2nd
Annual Multicultural Competence Training Conference. Atlantic
City, New Jersey. June 26, 2008.
"
Neuropsychological Assessment with Latina/o Populations: An
Illustrative Case Study." American Psychological Association
Convention. San Francisco, California. August 19th, 2007.
"Bridging Different Worlds: Providing Psychological
Services Across Cultures in the College Setting." Friday May
5, 2006 at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY at the Consortium on
High Achievement and Success (CHAS)Targeted Professional Meeting.
Group Psychotherapy with Latinas at Grand Rounds, Lincoln
Hospital Center April 2006.
Keynote
speaker at the Latino Psychological Association of New Jersey.
Book signing too. Friday, November 4, 2005 at Ramapo College of New
Jersey, in Mahwah, NJ. For details,
contact Milton A. Fuentes, Psy.D., Assistant Professor
Psychology Department and Co-Director - Latin American/Latino
Studies Program.
Two
lectures on Parenting with Pride
a the Seventh Annual
Latino Expo on Sunday, October
16, 2005 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.
Salud Mental Transcultural: Modelo de
Tratamiento Bilingue para Hispanos Residentes en EEUU" organized
by the Comision de Docencia de la Xarxa de Salut Mental del
Instituto de Asistencia Sanitaria on October 4, 2005 in Girona,
Spain.
Keynote Speaker at Third Annual Statewide Cultural Sensitivity
Conference
of the
Cultural
Sensitivity Institute (CSI) of Camden County
on Wednesday, August 3, 2005 at the Mansion on Main Street in
Voorhees, NJ. The conference is from 8:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Keynote Speaker at William Alanson White Institute in New York
City on Friday, June 3, 2005. "Cultural Diversity in
the Consulting Room: Psychotherapeutic Considerations When
Working with Hispanic/Latino Clients."
St. John's University in April 2005.
April 15, 2005 in Chicago.
State University of New Jersey
at Rutgers on April 8, 2005: Diverse Perspectives on
Careers: Students Helping Students Bridge the Cultural Gap.
February 2005:
In Puerto Rico -
Universidad de Puerto Rico Departamento de Psicologia Recinto
de Rio Piedras - Criando a Niños en Ambientes Biculturales
December 2004:
In the Dominican Republic - Universidad Iberaoamericana UNIBE - Criando A Su Niño con Orgullo Latino
November 2004: Presentations at several universities, such
as
Participation in the Inaugural Conference of
the National Latina/o Psychological Association
October 2004: Presentation on Parenting with Pride Latino Style in the
Continuing Education Course “Diversity Challenges in Independent
Practice: Building Multicultural Competence” sponsored by the
New York State Psychological Association.
Carmen Vazquez, Ph.D,
ABPP and Lorna Myers, Ph.D.
Culturally Competent Neuropsychological Assessment of
Hispanic-Americans CONTINUING EDUCATION WORKSHOP
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION 2004 ANNUAL CONVENTION-HONOLULU,
HAWAII , July 28 - August 1, 2004
Vazquez,
C.I. 2003. Assessment and Treatment of Latino Patients:
Children, Adolescent and Adults. Fordham University School of
Education New York New York.
Vazquez, C.I.
2001. Latinas
Depression Somatization and Heart Disease. Sociedad
Interamericana de Psicologia SIP 2001 Congress. Santiago,
Chile.
Vazquez, C.I.
2001, The Culturally
Competent Provider. Invited
speaker Annual Meeting Association of Hispanic Mental Health
Providers. New York, New York .
Vazquez, C.I. 2001,
Decision of a Lifetime. Division of Psychoanalysis 39, Graduate
Students Panel, American Psychological Association. Annual
Convention, San Francisco, California.
Vazquez, C.I .2001, Cultural
Competence Guidelines. II National Multicultural Conference and
Summit, Invited Speaker, Santa Barbara, California.
Vazquez, C.I., 1998, The
Maria Paradox: How Latinas Can Merge Old World Traditions with
New World Self Esteem. Invited speaker to Latin Ladies in Power
Conference, Pace University, New York, New York.
Vazquez, C. I., 1998,
Understanding Depression in the Latina Woman, Ground Rounds
Presentation at Gouverneur Hospital, New York, New York .
Vazquez, C. I., 1997,
Psychodynamic History & Family of Origin - Seminar presentation
at The Latino Family Institute, Oakley, Chicago.
Vazquez, C.I., 1997, The
Role of Powerlessness in the Understanding of Depression in
Latinas. Invited speaker to 8th Annual Symposium Sociedad
Medica Dominicana. Marriot Eat Side, New York, New York.
Vazquez, C.I., 1997, La Gran
Tertulia- Workshop presentation at Hostos Community College,
Bronx, New York.
Vazquez, C.I., 1996, The
Dominican Culture. A workshop presentation at the Ethnicity &
Family Therapy Conference, Fordham University, New York, New
York.
Vazquez, C. I., 1996, How
to Understand Marianismo and Machismo. Keynote speaker at
Hispanic Heritage Week Celebration - Lehigh College, Bethlehem,
Pennsylvania.
Vazquez, C. I., 1996,
Domestic Violence, Clinical Considerations for Latinas, invited
speaker to Annual Symposium , Sociedad Medica Dominicana,
September.
Vazquez, C. I., 1996,
Domestic Violence, The Unspeakable Condition for Latinas.
Keynote speaker at Houston Area Women’s Center Annual luncheon,
Houston, Texas.
Vazquez, C. I., 1996,
Acculturation and the Latina Woman, Grand Rounds Presentation
at Baptist Hospital, Far Rockaway, New York.
Vazquez, C. I. , 1996, The
Urban Hispanic. Invited Address speaker at Education
Miniconvention American Psychological Association, Toronto,
Canada.
Vazquez, C.I., 1996, An
Exploration into the relevance of Acculturation in Mental
Health. Invited speaker to 100 Hispanic Women First Mental
Health Conference: By Ourselves: Trauma, Mental Illness and the
Latina Woman. New York University, New York, NY.
Vazquez, C. I., 1995,
Spousal Abuse and Violence Against Women. Invited speaker at
Symposium Women and Mental Health. The New York Academy of
Sciences, New York, NY.
Vazquez, C. I., 1995, What
is a Culturally Competent Psychology, Why and for Whom it is
Important - participant in Round Table Discussion. 103rd Annual
Convention of the American Psychological Association, New York,
New York.
Vazquez, C. I., 1993,
Understanding Socio Cultural Influences in Psychological
Testing. Paper presented at Adelphi University, L.I.
Vazquez, C. I., Blandino,
R. , 1993, The Role of Cultural/Contextual Mechanisms Underlying
Family and Psychoeducation Groups with Hispanic Families of HIV
patients. Paper presented at World Congress. World Association
for Psychosocial Rehabiliation, Dublin, Ireland.
Vazquez, C. I., 1992, The
Hispanic Elderly. 100 Annual Convention of the American
Psychological Association, Toronto,
Canada.
Vazquez, C. I., 1991, The
Hispanic Child: Relevance of Socio-Cultural Influences.
Workshop presented at Conference Taming The Testing Controversy:
A Substantive Four-Track Conference, Education Records Bureau,
October, New York , New York .
Vazquez, C. I., 1991, The
Relevance of Cultural Identity for Hispanics within the
Therapeutic Dyad. Workshop presented at the Winter Roundtable on
Cross-Cultural Counseling and Psychotherapy. Teachers College,
Columbia University, February 1991.
Vazquez, C. I., 1988, The
psychoeducational model for families of chronic patients.
Annual Hispanic Conference on Family Therapy at New York
University Medical School, New York, New York.
Vazquez, C.I., 1988, Career
Planning in Mental Health for Minorities‑ presented at American
Orthopsychiatric Association 65th Annual meeting, San Francisco,
California.
Vazquez, C. I., 1988,
Training the Minority Psychologist. Invited speaker at the NIMH
conference for Training of Minority Clinical Psychologists at
UCLA, Los Angeles, California.
Vazquez, C. I., 1988,
Language and the Psychological Examination, presentation at
Board of Education City of New York, New York
Vazquez, C. I.,1988,
Relevance of Ethnicity in Mental Health ‑ Grand Rounds,
presentation at Gouverneur Hospital, New York, New York.
Vazquez, C. I., 1988, The
Stress Factor in Mental Health for Hispanics ‑ Grand Rounds
presentation at Lincoln Hospital, Bronx, New York.
Vazquez, C. I., 1987, Family
Strivings for Dominicans. Invited speaker at Dominican Mental
Health Conference. Columbia Presbyterian Hospital And
Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo‑Columbia Presbyterian
Hospital, New York, New York.
Vazquez, C. I., 1988,
Faculty Resource person at workshop entitled: The impact of
Militarism on Mental Health for Hispanics. Presented at
Physicians for Social Responsibility Conference, Washington,
D.C.
Vazquez, C. I.,1987,
Statistical Trends in the Training of Minorities in Mental
Health. National Association of Social Workers Conference,
Washington, D.C.
Vazquez, C. I., 1986,
Issues of Language and Culture in the treatment and Diagnosis of
Hispanics. Invited Speaker at Minority Conference City
University of New York, Graduate Program, New York, May
1987.Vazquez, C. I., "Linguistics Considerations Working
With_Hispanic Families." First Hispanic Conference on Family
Therapy, N.Y.U. Medical School, New York, New York.
Vazquez, C. I., 1986, The
Effect of Interview Language on the Evaluation of
Psychopathology. Invited Speaker at Conference "Treating
Hispanic Clients, Cultural, Ethnic and Linguistics
Considerations - Mental Health Task Force for Hispanics and the
Clinical Psychology Program of Long Island University,
Brooklyn, New York.
Vazquez, C.I., 1986, Faculty
Resource Person at workshop entitled: Minority Research: Shared
Problem Analysis of Design and Policy Strategies. Presented at
American Orthopsychiatry Association. 63rd Annual Meeting,
Chicago, Illinois.
Vazquez, C. I., 1986, Does
Inpatient Psychotherapy for Hispanics Follow a Procrustean
Model? Paper presented at Roundtable Defining and Developing
Strategies for Multicultural Competence, Columbia University
Teachers College, New York, New York.
Vazquez, C. I., 1985,
Linguistics Considerations in the Effective Delivery of Mental
Services and Education to Hispanics. New Directions in
Assessment and Psychotherapy with Hispanic Bilinguals. American
Public Health Association, 113th Annual Meeting, Washington,
D.C.
Vazquez,
C.I., 1985, Presider, Symposium. Mental Health Research:
Minority Concerns of the American Public Health Association.
113th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.
Vazquez, C.
I. 1985, Invited Speaker at the Manhattan Teen Pregnancy
Network Spring Conference. N.Y.U., New York, New York.
Vazquez, C. I., 1985,
The Hispanic Adolescent: Cultural Views on Pregnancies and
Sexuality. Invited Speaker at the Manhattan Teen Pregnancy
Network Meeting. New York, New York.
Vazquez, C. I., 1984, How to
Answer Your Child's Sexual Questions. Invited speaker at
"Student Week," Hostos Community College of CUNY, New York, New
York.
Vazquez, C. I., 1980,
Development, Research and Usefulness of TEMAS. Presented at
the 43rd Annual Convention American Imagery Conference. The
Waldorf‑Astoria, New York, New York.
Vazquez, C. I., 1979,
Preliminary Findings of Research with TEMAS, Fantasies of
Bilingual Children. Presented at the Projective Techniques
Conference, Statler Hilton Hotel, New York, New York.
MEDIA
PRESENTATIONS AND INTERVIEWS
Interviews
and articles in The New York Times, The Miami Herald, The Los
Angeles Times, El Diario-La Prensa, The New York Post, Daily
News and other major publications in Texas, San Antonio,
Arizona, Miami, and Puerto Rico. Numerous radio/television
interviews and presentations in major stations in the East
Coast, Southwest, West Coast and the South of the United States.
Featured in Si , People en Español, Latina and Moderna
Magazines. Numerous other presentations in the areas of
training, health and cross-cultural psychology focusing in
gender issues.
