Curriculum Vitae Melanie Sberna Hinojosa

Assistant Professor University of Central Florida

Department of Sociology Orlando, FL

Updated 4/1/18 EDUCATION:

Ph.D. 2005 Sociology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL

M.S. 2009 Epidemiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

M.A. 1999 Sociology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL

B.S. 1995 Education, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL FACULTY & RESEARCH APPOINTMENTS:

08/2014—present

Assistant Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL

02/2010—06/2014

Assistant Professor of Health Outcomes and Policy, Institute for Child Health Policy, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

01/2009 – 02/2010 Assistant Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Assistant Director of Academic Fellowship in Primary Care Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

06/2007 – 12/2008 Fellow in Primary Care Research, Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA, T32), Medical College of Wisconsin, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Milwaukee, WI.

07/2007 - 02/2010 Research Scientist (WOC), Primary Care, Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Administration Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI.

10/2005 – 06/2007 Research Scientist/Statistician, Rehabilitation Outcomes Research Center, and Stroke Quality Enhancement Research Initiative Center, North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System, Gainesville, FL.

01/2005 –08/2006 Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Sociology, Santa Fe Community College, Gainesville, FL

01/2004 – 05/2006 Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Sociology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

08/1999 – 05/2000 Instructor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL

AWARDS, HONORS AND PRESS:

2017 Article Featured in Public Library of Science ONE Veteran Disability and Rehabilitation Channel (March 2017)

2017 Nominee, Undergraduate Research Mentor of the Year, University of Central Florida Student Undergraduate Research Council (2016-2017)

2017 Faculty Fellow; Center for the Success of Women Faculty, University of Central Florida

2013

Top Poster Award; Category of Aging and Dementia. Annual Conference of International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL)

2011 Interviewed for Fox News Latino on fotonovela research http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/health/2011/03/21/using-latino-love-soap-operas-convey-health-information/

2009-2011 NIH Loan Repayment Program Award; National Institutes of Health

2009 Community Partnership of the Year Award; Department of Family and Community Medicine; Medical College of Wisconsin and Johnsons Park Health Alliance.

2008 Outstanding Medical Student Teacher Award; Medical College of Wisconsin

2007 Invited Attendee: National Institutes of Health Summer Institute on The Design and Development of Community-Based Participatory Research in Health. University of Chicago July 2007.

2006 Invited Attendee: 8th Annual Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Clinical Research Methods Course. University of Washington—Seattle, Seattle, WA June 2006.

2003 Provost Award for Dissertation Research, May 2003 University of Illinois at Chicago

REFEREED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS (* Indicates Student Author): 2017

1. Hinojosa, Ramon, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Nguyen, Jenny*. 2017. “Military Service and Physical Capital: Framing Musculoskeletal Disorders Among American Military Veterans Using Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Cultural Capital.” Armed Forces in Society. DOI: 10.1177/0095327X17741888. Impact Factor: 0.632

2. Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Hinojosa, Ramon, *Nguyen, Jenny, Bright, Melissa and *UCF Child Health Research Group. 2017. “Individualized Education Program Development Among Racially/Ethnically Diverse Children and Adolescents with Health Conditions.” Maternal and Child Health Journal 21: 583. DOI:10.1007/s10995-016-2142-6. (ePub ahead of print July 29, 2016). http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10995-016-2142-6 Impact Factor=2.083

3. *Nguyen, Jennifer, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, *Vega, Sara Strickhouser, *Newman,

Rameika, *Strohacker, Emily, *Noyongoyo, Boniface. 2017. “Family Predictors of Child Mental Health Conditions.” Journal of Family Issues. (ePub ahead of print January 2017) DOI: 10.1177/0192513X16684891. http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0192513X16684891 Impact Factor=1.63

4. Reyes, Beatriz, Carter, Shannon, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna. 2017. “Breast Milk Handling and Storage Practices Among Peer Milk Sharing Mothers in Central Florida.” Journal of Human Lactation. 33(1): 173-180 (ePub ahead of print December 15, 2016) DOI:10.1177/0890334416678830. http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0890334416678830 Impact Factor=1.638

5. *Vega, Sara Strickhouser, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna and *Nguyen, Jenny. 2017. “Using

Andersen’s Behavioral Model to Predict Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Participation among U.S. Adults” Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition. 12(2): 193-208 (ePub ahead of print December 23, 2016). http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19320248.2016.1255694

2016

6. Hinojosa, Ramon and Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna. 2016. “Activity Limiting Musculoskeletal Conditions in Veteran and Non-Veteran Populations Using the 2013 National Health Interview Survey.” Public Library of Science (PLOS ONE) 11(12) December 22; http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/related?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0167143. Impact Factor=3.234

7. Habib, Sabrina and Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna. 2016. “Fracking: Framing in Elite Media”

Environmental Practice 18(2): 83-93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1466046616000089. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1017/S1466046616000089

8. Bright Melissa A, Knapp Caprice, Hinojosa Melanie Sberna, Alford Shannon, Bonner Brandi. 2016. “The comorbidity of physical, mental, and developmental conditions associated with childhood adversity: A population based study.” Maternal and Child Health Journal. 20(4): 843-853. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10995-015-1915-7 (ePub ahead of print December 22, 2015). http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10995-015-1915-7

Impact Factor=2.083

2015

9. Baron-Lee, Jacqueline, Bonner, Brandi, Knapp, Caprice, Bright, Melissa, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna. 2015. “Factors Associated with Having a Medical Home for Children At-Risk of Experiencing Negative Events: Results from a National Study.” Maternal and Child Health Journal. 19(10): 2233-2242. DOI 10.1007/s10995-015-1742-x (ePub ahead of print May 24, 2015) http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10995-015-1742-x Impact Factor=2.083

10. Reyes-Foster, Beatriz, Carter, Shannon K., Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna. 2015. “Peer Breast Milk Sharing in Practice” Breastfeeding Medicine. 10(5):1-7. DOI: 10.1089/BFM.2015.0009. http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/bfm.2015.0009 Impact Factor=1.438

11. Bright, Melissa A, Alford, Shannon M, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Knapp, Caprice,

*Fernandez-Baca, Daniel. 2015. “Adverse Childhood Experiences and Dental Health in Children and Adolescents.” Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology. 43(3): 193-199. DOI: 10.1111/cdoe.12137 (ePub ahead of print November 2014). http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cdoe.12137/full Impact Factor=2.233

12. Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Knapp, Caprice, *Woodworth, Lindsey. 2015. “Family Strain

Among White and Latino Parents of Children with Mental and Behavioral Health Disorders.” Journal of Child and Family Studies. 24(6): 1575-1581. DOI 10.1007/s10826-014-9961-0. (ePub ahead of print May 2014). http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10826-014-9961-0 Impact Factor=1.016

2014 13. Hinojosa, Ramon, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Chiara, Toni. 2014. “Rural Caregivers and

Social Isolation: Some Properties and Dimensions” Journal of Rural Social Sciences. 29(2):27-47. http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/jpm.2013.0604 Impact Factor=1.06

14. Knapp, Caprice, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Baron-Lee, Jacqueline, Curtis, Charlotte,

Huang, I-Chan. 2014. ”Does Decisional Conflict Differ Across Race and Ethnicity? A Study of Parents Whose Children Have a Life Threatening Illness.” Journal of Palliative Medicine 17 (5): 559-567. DOI 10.1089/jpm.2013.0604. http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/jpm.2013.0604 Impact Factor=1.891

15. Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Kadivar, Hajar, *Fernandez-Baca, Daniel, Chisholm, Tajuana,

Thompson, Lindsay A, Sanford, Jevetta, Shenkman, Elizabeth. 2014. “Recruiting Low Income and Racially/Ethnically Diverse Adolescents for Research on Health Risk

Assessments.” Maternal and Child Health Journal. 18(8): 1912-8. DOI 10.1007/s10995-014-1435-x.

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10995-014-1435-x Impact Factor=2.083

2013 16. Knapp, Caprice, Baron-Lee, Jacqueline, *Woodworth, Lindsey J, *Fernandez-Baca, Daniel,

Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna. 2013. “Factors Associated with a Patient-Centered Medical Home Among Children with Behavioral Health Conditions.” Maternal and Child Health Journal. 17(9): 1658-1664. DOI:10.1007/s10995-012-1179-4. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10995-012-1179-4 Impact Factor=2.083

17. Knapp, Caprice, Huang, I-Chan, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Baker, Karen, Sloyer, Phyllis.

2013. “Assessing the Congruence of Transition Preparedness As Reported by Parents and Their Adolescents with Special Health Care Needs.” Maternal and Child Health Journal. 17(2): 352-358. DOI:10.1007/s10995-012-0980-4. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10995-012-0980-4 Impact Factor=2.083

2012

18. Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Hinojosa, Ramon, *Fernandez-Baca, Daniel, Knapp, Caprice,

Thompson, Lindsey A. 2012. “Parental Strain, Parental Health, and Community Characteristics Among Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)” Academic Pediatrics 12(6):502-508.

19. Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, *Fernandez-Baca, Daniel, Knapp, Caprice. 2012. ”Factors

Associated with Provider-Family Partnership Among Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.” Family Medicine 44(7): 463-70.

20. Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Rittman, Maude, Hinojosa, Ramon. 2012. “Predictors of Health

Information Needs of US Mainland and Puerto Rican Stroke Survivors.” Sociological Spectrum 23(3):195-208.

21. Hinojosa, Ramon, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Hognas, Robin Shirer 2012. “Problems with

Veteran-Family Communication During Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom Military Deployment.” Military Medicine 177(2):191.

22. Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Hinojosa, Ramon, *Fernandez-Baca, Daniel, Knapp, Caprice,

Thompson, Lindsey. 2012. “Racial and Ethnic Variation in ADHD, Comorbid Illnesses, and Parental Strain.” Journal for Health Care of the Poor and Underserved 23(1):273-289.

23. Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Knapp, Caprice, Madden, Vanessa, Huang, I-Chan, Sloyer,

Phyllis, Shenkman, Elizabeth. 2012. “Caring for Children with Life-Threatening Illnesses: Impact on White, African American, and Latino Families.” Journal of Pediatric Nursing 27: 500-507. DOI 10.1016/pedn.2011.06.013

24. Knapp, Caprice A, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Baron-Lee, Jacqueline, *Fernandez-Baca,

Daniel, Hinojosa, Ramon, Thompson, Lindsey A. 2012. “Factors Associated with A Medical

Home Among Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.” Maternal and Child Health Journal 16(9): 1771-8. DOI: 10.1007/S10995-011-0922-6

2011 25. Hinojosa, Ramon, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna. 2011. “Using Military Friendships to Optimize

Post-Deployment Reintegration for OIF/OEF Veterans.” Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development 48(10):1145-1158.

26. Komro, Kellie A, Flay, BR, Biglan, A, & the Promise Neighborhoods Research Consortium.

2011 “Creating Nurturing Environments: A Science Based Framework for Promoting Child Health and Development within High Poverty Neighborhoods.” Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review. 14: 111-134.

27. Hinojosa, Ramon, Haun, Jolie, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Rittman, Maude. 2011 “Social

Isolation Post Stroke: Relationship between race/ethnicity, depression, and functional independence.” Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation 18(1): 79-86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1310/tsr1801-79.

28. Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Nelson, David A, Hinojosa, Ramon, Delgado, Angelica, Witzack,

Bernadette, Gonzalez, Magdalisse, Elliott, William, Steiner, Jennifer, Fontanez, Maira, Farias, Rene. 2011. “Using Fotonovelas to Promote Healthy Eating in a Latino Community.” American Journal of Public Health. 101(2): 258-259.

2010 29. Hinojosa, Ramon, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Nelson, Karen, Nelson, David A. 2010.

“Veteran Family Reintegration and Primary Care Needs.” Journal of the American Board of Family Physicians. 23(6): 770-774.

30. Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Hinojosa, Ramon, Nelson, David A, Delgado, Angelica, Witzack,

Bernadette, Gonzalez, Magdalisse, Farias, Rene, Meurer, Linda, Ahmed, Syed 2010. “Salud de la Mujer: Using Fotonovelas to Increase Health Literacy Among Latinos.” Progress in Community Health Partnerships 4(1):25-30.

2009 31. *Schapiro, Jordan, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna. 2009. “Food Insecurity on Three Dollars a

Day.” Academic Medicine 84(11): 1526. 32. Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Rittman, Maude R. 2009. “Association Between Health

Education Needs and Stroke Caregiver Injury.” Journal of Aging and Health 21(7):1040-1058.

33. Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Zsembik, Barbara., Rittman, Maude R. 2009. “Patterns of

Informal Care Among Puerto Rican, African American, and White Stroke Survivors” Ethnicity and Health 14(5): 1-16.

34. Perrin, Paul, Heesacker, Martin, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Uthe, Catherine E, Rittman,

Maude R. 2009. “Identifying At-Risk, Ethnically Diverse Stroke Caregivers for

Psychotherapy: A Longitudinal Study of Mental Health” Rehabilitation Psychology 54(2): 138-149.

35. Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Rittman, Maude R, Hinojosa, Ramon, Rodriguez, William. 2009.

“Racial/Ethnic Variation in Recovery from Stroke: The Role of Caregivers.” Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development 46(2): 223-232.

36. Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Rittman, Maude R., Hinojosa, Ramon. 2009. “Informal

Caregivers and Racial/Ethnic Variation in Health Services Use of Stroke Survivors” Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development 46(2): 233-242.

37. Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Moras, Amanda. 2009. “Challenging Colorblind Education: A

Descriptive Analysis of Teacher Racial Attitudes.” Research and Practice in Social Sciences. 4(2): 27-45.

38. Rittman, Maude R. and Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna. 2009. “Subjective Sleep, Burden, Depression, and General Health Among Caregivers of Veterans Post-Stroke.” Journal of Neuroscience Nursing. 41(1): 39-53.

2008 39. Van Puymbroeck Marieka, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna. Rittman, Maude R. 2008. “Influence

of Sense of Coherence on Caregiver Burden and Depression at 12 Months Post-Stroke.” Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation 15 (3):272-282. http://dx.doi.org/10.1310/tsr1503-272.

40. Hinojosa, Ramon, Rittman, Maude R, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna. Boylstein, Craig, Faircloth,

Christopher. 2008. “Constructions of Continuity Following Stroke.” Symbolic Interaction 31(2): 205-224.

41. Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna. 2008. “Black-White Differences in School Suspension: Effect of

Student Beliefs about Teachers.” Sociological Spectrum 28(2):175-193. 42. Haun Jolie, Rittman Maude R, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna. 2008. “The Continuum of

Connectedness and Isolation During Post Stroke Recovery.” Journal of Aging Studies 22(3):54-64.

2007 43. Ried, L Douglas, Cameon Randi, Jia Huangang, Findley Kimberly, Hinojosa, Melanie

Sberna, Wang Xinping, Tueth Michael J. 2007. “Identifying Veterans with Acute Strokes Using a High Specificity ICD-9 Algorithm with VA Automated Records and Medicare Claims Data.” Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development 44(5):665-674.

44. Chumbler, Neal, Kobb, Rita, Harris, Linda, Richardson, Lisa, Darkins, Adam, Hinojosa,

Melanie Sberna (Hinojosa), Dixit Neha, Ryan, Patricia, Donaldson, Molla, and Kreps, Gary. 2007. “Health Care Utilization Among Veterans Undergoing Chemotherapy: Impact of a Cancer Care Coordination/Home Telehealth Program.” Journal of Ambulatory Care Management 30(4): 308-317

45. Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Rittman Maude R. 2007. “Informational Needs of Caregivers of Veterans Post Stroke: A Comparison of Mainland and Puerto Rican Caregivers.” Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development 44(5):649-658.

46. Rittman, Maude R, Boylestein, Craig, Hinojosa, Ramon, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Haun,

Jolie. 2007. “Transition Experiences of Stroke Survivors Following Discharge Home.” Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation 14(2):21-31.

PEER REVIEWED BOOK CHAPTERS 1. Habib, Sabrina, HINOJOSA, Melanie Sberna, Hinojosa Ramon. 2017. “Societal Implications

of Hydraulic Fracturing/Unconventional Oil and Gas Development” In Kevin A. Schug and Zacariah L. Hildenbrand, editors, Advances in Chemical Pollution: Environmental Issues Concerning Hydraulic Fracturing/Unconventional Oil and Gas Development, Volume 1. Burlington Academic Press, Pages 167-192. ISBN: 978-0-12-812802-2.

2. Romano, Victor, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna. “Progressive Racial Ideology and President Obama’s Approach to Racial Issues.” 2012. In Rating the 44th President: A Report Card on Barack Obama’s First Term as a Progressive President. Esposito, L and Finley, L Editors. Praeger Publishers. https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=jltnLSDDIKMC&oi=fnd&pg=PA163&ots=F7itmNacra&sig=LgVJvjBfb7jRcyNvB3XysB4Cuok#v=onepage&q&f=false

3. Rittman Maude R, Boylstein Craig, Hinojosa Ramon, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Haun Jolie.

2010. “Transition Experiences of Stroke Survivors Following Discharge Home.” In Afaf Ibrahim Meleis (Ed.), Transitions Theory: Middle-Range and Situation-Specific Theories in Nursing Research and Practice. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company. https://taskurun.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/transitions_theory__middle_range_and_situation_specific_theories_in_nursing_research_and_practice.pdf

4. Hinojosa, Ramon, Marsiglio, William and Sberna, Melanie (Hinojosa). 2006. “Adoptive

Fatherhood: Gender, Identity, and Sociocultural Considerations.” In Katarina Wegar (Ed.), Adoptive Families in a Diverse Society. Piscataway, NJ: Rutgers University Press.

PAPERS UNDER REVIEW TO REFEREED JOURNALS:

Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Hinojosa, Ramon, Bright, Melissa, *Nguyen, Jenny, *UCF Child Health Research Team. “Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Grade Retention in a National Sample of US Children” Revise and Resubmit to Sociological Inquiry March 2018. Impact Factor: 0.78.

*Yohros, Alexis, Ford, Jason, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna. “Dating Violence Victimization, Marijuana Use, and Alcohol Use Problems: The Role of 5-HTTLPR.” Revise and Resubmit to Drug and Alcohol Dependence January 2017. Impact Factor: 3.278

Ford, Jason, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, *Nicholson, Harvey. “Disability status predicts prescription drug misuse among US adults” Revise and Resubmit to Addiction Behaviors December 2017. Impact Factor: 2.944

Hinojosa, Ramon and Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna. Accepted and Pending Publication. “The Effect of Veteran Status, Race/Ethnicity, Sex, and Age on Activity Limiting Cardiovascular Conditions” US Army Medical Department Journal.

WORKS IN PROGRESS

Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, *Nguyen, Jenny, Hinojosa, Ramon, *Newman, Rameika. “Patterns of Individualized Education Program Use Among White, Black, Hispanic and Multiracial Boys and Girls with Mental, Physical or Developmental Health Disorders.” To be submitted to Social Currents October 2017.

*Nguyen, Jenny, *Noyongoyo, Boniface, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Hinojosa, Ramon, *Newman, Rameika. “Exploring Grade Retention Among Children with Chronic Health Conditions Through an Ecological Developmental Framework.” Submitted to Maternal and Child Health Journal September 14, 2017.

TECHNICAL REPORTS & OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna and Ramon Hinojosa. “Academic Freedom” 2017. The Organizer 2(2):11. The Texas Medicaid STAR Program Child Behavioral Health Survey Report. Institute for Child Health Policy, University of Florida, External Quality Review Organization for Texas Medicaid managed Care and CHIP. January 2012.

The Texas Children’s Health Insurance Program Survey Report. Institute for Child Health Policy, University of Florida, External Quality Review Organization for Texas Medicaid managed Care and CHIP. January 2012. Rider 50 Study on Behavioral Health Quality of Care: Differences in Quality of Behavioral Health Care and Related Factors. 2012. Institute for Child Health Policy, University of Florida, External Quality Review Organization for Texas Medicaid managed Care and CHIP. June 2012. Rider 50 Study on Behavioral Health Quality of Care: Strategies for Improvement. Institute for Child Health Policy, University of Florida, External Quality Review Organization for Texas Medicaid managed Care and CHIP. November 2012. The Texas Medicaid Managed Care and Children’s Health Insurance Program Physical Health Provider Office Survey Report. 2012. Institute for Child Health Policy, University of Florida, External Quality Review Organization for Texas Medicaid managed Care and CHIP. December 2012. Texas Medicaid Managed Care STAR+PLUS Home and Community Based Services Waiver Study Report. Institute for Child Health Policy, University of Florida, External Quality Review Organization for Texas Medicaid managed Care and CHIP. December 2012. The Texas Medicaid Managed Care and Children’s Health Insurance Program STAR Health Provider Office Survey Report. Institute for Child Health Policy, University of Florida, External Quality Review Organization for Texas Medicaid managed Care and CHIP. February 2013.

CURRENT RESEARCH SUPPORT: GRANTS UNDER REVIEW Improving Quality of Life for People with Spinal Cord Injury Through the Use of a Bionic Wheelchair ($543,362). Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living. Role: Principal Investigator; October 2018 – September 2023. Goal: One of seven projects to collaboratively address quality of life and mobility for youth and young adults with rehabilitation and disability needs. “Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Assistive Technology for Promotion of Lifelong Independent Living Among Children and Young Adults with Disabilities,” (Project Director: Dr. Aman Behal). “Impacts of Human Trafficking Task Forces.” ($794,514) Role: Co-Investigator; Jan 2018-Dec 2020; Goal: To understand the impact of human trafficking task forces on arrest rates at the county level. National Institutes of Justice; Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons. “Promotores de Salud Program to Support Latino Parents of Children with Special Health Care Needs.” Role: Consultant and Expert Panelist; January 2018-December 2021; National Institutes of Health SBIR. KDH Research and Communication. Goal: To develop and evaluate a training program for promotores de salud to conduct outreach to Latino parents of children with special health care needs. Under Review April 2017. PAST RESEARCH SUPPORT/GRANTS: “Disparities in School Outcomes Among Children with Mental Health Disorders.” ($7,500) Role: Principal Investigator; May 2014 – April 2017. Goal: To understand the factors that are linked to disparities in school success among children with mental health disorders. Supported by the Office of Research and Commercialization, University of Central Florida (1058573: In-House Research Grant 14-16). “Understanding Racial Discourse Under the New Administration.” ($1,000) Role: Co-Principal Investigator; March 2017-February 2018. Goal: To collect preliminary data in order to apply for the National Endowment for Humanities Public Humanities Project Media Development Grant. Supported by the Department of Sociology, University of Central Florida. “Caregiver’s Satisfaction with Community-Based Health Care Services for Older People with Alzheimer’s Disease.” Role: Co-Investigator; March 2017-February 2018. Goal: To collect preliminary data in order to apply for an R01 National Institute on Aging program announcement (PA-15-348). “WINCare: Wellness Incentives and Navigation Caregiver Program.” ($333,288) Role: Principal Investigator; February 2013-June 2014. Co-Investigators: Elizabeth Shenkman, Bruce Vogel, Alex Waganeer. Goal: To understand the role that caregivers play in the health outcomes of people serious mental illnesses participating in both Medicaid and Medicare. “Evaluating Health Care Quality in Texas Medicaid and CHIP; 529-07-0093.” Role: Co-Investigator; March 2007- June 2014. Principal Investigator: Elizabeth Shenkman. Goal: This

study is designed to evaluate the quality of care, illness burden and health care expenditures for women and children enrolled in the managed care component of the Texas Medicaid Program or in the State Children’s Insurance Program. “Employing Therapeutic Horticulture to Improve Lives of Veterans with SCI/D” ($49,163) Role: Co-Investigator; December 2013- June 2014. Principal Investigator: C. Craig Tisher. Goal: To explore the benefits of participation in a structured therapeutic horticulture program on quality of life among veterans with spinal cord injury or disease and their caregivers. “Employing Therapeutic Horticulture to Improve the Lives of Chronic Hemodialysis Patients.” ($100,000) Role: Co-Investigator; January 2014- June 2014. Principal Investigator: C. Craig Tisher. Goal: Establish whether exposure to a structured therapeutic horticulture program can improve quality of life ion chronic dialysis patients. “Developing Fotonovelas to Improve Health Literacy for Latino Parents of Children with ADHD.” Role: Principal Investigator; 2010-2012; Department of Health Outcomes and Policy ($62,000). Goal: To understand the barriers and facilitators to ADHD treatment adherence among Latinos; to create and test culturally appropriate health education materials for ADHD. “Adolescent Health Risk Assessments in Primary Care Settings.” Role: Co-Investigator; May 2011- April 2012. Principal Investigator: Elizabeth Shenkman. Goal: To understand the barriers and facilitators to completing health risk assessments among diverse adolescents in primary care settings. UL1 RR029890. “Creating Culturally Appropriate Educational Materials for African American Adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)” Role: Principal Investigator; May 2011-April 2012; Co-Investigators: Regina Bussing, Joe Gagnon. Clinical and Translational Science Institute Community Research and Engagement Program ($15,000). Goal: To engage at risk African American adolescents and their families in a health literacy intervention to improve ADHD management and treatment. “Cross Cultural Strategies to Address the Healthcare Needs of the Hmong Community in Milwaukee.” Role: Principal Investigator; 2009-2010; Healthier Wisconsin Partnership Program ($40,000). Co-Investigator: Alan Wells. Goal: To increase the cross cultural understandings of Hmong shamans and physicians to improve the health care of Hmong community members. “Salud de la Mujer: Community Developed Materials to Increase Health Literacy in a Latino Community.” Role: Principal Investigator; 2008–2010; Funding Source: Healthier Wisconsin Partnership Program ($450,000). Co-Investigators: Saeed Ahmed, David Nelson. Goal: To increase the health literacy and knowledge of health resources for women and families in a predominantly Latino community through the development of health related fotonovelas. “Johnsons Park Health Alliance: Building a Culture of Community Self-Sufficiency for Health in the Fond du Lac and North Avenue Neighborhoods.” Role: Co-Investigator; 2008 –2010; Healthier Wisconsin Partnership Program ($450,000). Principal Investigator: Linda Meurer. Goal: To reduce socioeconomic and health disparities in an urban, African-American, Milwaukee neighborhood by strengthening a community-anchored health coalition and implementing innovative, family-based programs that promote healthy life skills and community self-sufficiency.

“Community Based Participatory Research in Family Medicine—Medical College of Wisconsin.” Role: Co-Investigator; 2008–2010; Health Resources and Services Administration; Academic Administrative Units in Primary Care ($300,000). Principal Investigator: Linda Meurer, Saeed Ahmed. Goal: To develop a community based participatory research infrastructure in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin. “Farm to Fork: Cultivating Grassroots Capacity To Transform Food Access.” Role: Co-Investigator; 2007 – 2008; Healthier Wisconsin Partnership Program ($50,000). Principal Investigator: Linda Meurer. Goal: To reduce nutrition-related health risks and disparities in an inner-city, African-American, Milwaukee neighborhood by expanding a community-based health coalition and improving access to nutritious, affordable food. “Web-Based Informational Materials for Caregivers of Veterans Post Stroke.” Role: Site Principal Investigator. 2008- 2009; Veterans Administration, Health Services Research and Development ($650,000). Co-Investigator: Connie Uphold. Goal: To develop culturally relevant educational materials in English and Spanish for stroke caregivers on Mainland U.S. and Puerto Rico. “Education Materials for Puerto Rican OIF/OEF Veterans and Families.” Role: Co-Investigator, Statistician; 2006- 2007; Veterans Administration, Health Services Research and Development ($50,000). Principal Investigator: Connie Uphold. Goal: To develop assess the need for educational materials for veterans returning from the Middle East Theatre to rural Puerto Rico. “Culturally Sensitive Models of Stroke Recovery and Caregiving After Discharge Home.” Role: Co-Investigator, Statistician; 2001- 2006; Veterans Administration, Health Services Research and Development ($600,000). Principal Investigator: Maude Rittman. Goal: To assess the racial/ethnic variation in stroke recovery and caregiving across 24 months post-discharge for veterans on Mainland U.S. and Puerto Rico. “Informal Caregivers of Veterans Post Stroke.” Role: Co-Investigator, Statistician; 2006- 2008; Veterans Administration, Health Services Research and Development ($350,000). Principal Investigator: Maude Rittman. Goal: To examine the health related quality of life and positive aspects of caregiving among Mainland U.S. and Puerto Rican stroke caregivers. UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE, AND COMMUNITY SERVICE Community Engagement Member, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Central Florida Chapter (2016-present) Chair, First Amendment Task Force, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Central Florida Chapter; 2016-2017 (appointed position) Senator, United Faculty of Florida, University of Central Florida Council, 2017-2019 (elected position) Delegate, United Faculty of Florida, University of Central Florida, Florida Education Association 2017-2019 (appointed position) Member, United Faculty of Florida, University of Central Florida, Committee for Diversity and Inclusion

Member, Orange County League of Women Voters Professional Committee Work Committee Member, Mid-South Sociological Association Stanford Lyman Book Award Committee; 2015. Session Organizer, Mid-South Sociological Association Annual Meeting October 2015 Session Presider, Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting April 2017 Member, Southern Sociological Society 2013-Present Member, Society of Women Sociologists 2017-Present University Committee Work Faculty Advisor, University of Central Florida American Civil Liberties Union Student Chapter; 2017-present. College of Sciences Committee Work Member, Teaching Incentive Program Award (TIP) Committee, 2017 Member, Research Improvement Award (RIA) Committee, 2015-2016 Member, Distinguished Researcher Award Committee, 2015-2016 Member, MacArthur 100 & Change Internal Grant Submission Committee, July 2016 Department of Sociology Committee Work Member, Methods and Statistics Qualifying Exam Committee 2015-2016 Member, Undergraduate Committee 2015-2016 Member, Undergraduate Research Poster Award Committee 2014-2016 Member, Department of Sociology Budget Committee 2016-2017 Member, Health, Families and Communities Qualifying Exam Committee 2016-2018 Member, Graduate Committee 2017-2019 UNDERGRADUATE/GRADUATE/MEDICAL STUDENT TEACHING ACTIVITIES:

University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL (2014—present)

Courses Taught

Course Term Mode SYA 7457 Topics in Data Analysis

Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016 Summer 2017 Summer 2018

Face-to-Face

SYA 3400C Applied Social Statistics

Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016 Fall 2017

Face-to-Face

SYA 7407 Advanced Data Analysis

Spring 2015 Spring 2016 Spring 2017 Spring 2018 Spring 2019

Face-to-Face

SYA 4100 Family Trends

Summer 2015 Mixed Mode

SYP 4732 Minority Aging

Spring 2016 Summer 2016 Fall 2017 Spring 2018

Web

SYD 4020 Birth, Death, and Population Trends

Fall 2018 Web

SYO 4400 Medical Sociology Summer 2018 Fall 2018 Spring 2019

Web Mixed-Mode

Student Supervision Master’s Thesis Committees Role Kristina Bryant Spring 2017 Sociology Member Domestic Violence and Child Health Alexis Yohros Spring 2017 Sociology Member Dating Violence Victimization and Epigenetics Kaye-Alese Green Summer 2015 Interdisciplinary

Studies Member

The Complexity of Pediatric Trauma: A Critical Argument for the Expansion of the Intersectionality Theory for the Understanding of Adverse Childhood Experiences Josie Condon Summer 2018 Sociology Chair Educational Achievement Among First Generation College Students Christina Brown Summer 2018 Sociology Member People with Disabilities and Well-Being

Doctoral Committee Member Role Sara Strickhouser Spring 2015 Sociology Member Food Insecurity, Social Inequality, and Social Policy

Emily Strohacker Spring 2017 Sociology Member The Impact of Strain on Traditional and Cyberbullying

Christine Nya Ittai Spring 2018 Sociology Member Maternal Leave Policies and Maternal and Child Health

Lauren Wright Spring 2017 Sociology Member Exploring Racial and Ethnic Bias in Print Media Coverage of Serial Rape Cases

Lindsey Singer Spring 2017 Sociology Member Impacts of Workplace Violence: The Role of Inequality

Harvey Nicholson Spring 2019 Sociology Member Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Social Determinants of Health

Dawn Turnage Spring 2019 Nursing Member Caregivers for Children with Autism Christine Agenor Summer 2019 Nursing Member Flourishing in Afro-Caribbean Adolescents Living in the US Boniface Noyongoyo Spring 2018 Sociology Member Foodways Adaptations of International Students

Honors in the Major Committee Member

Role

Samantha Shepard Spring 2017 Psychology Member Women’s Internalized Misogyny and Appreciation of Sexist Jokes Dana Arnold Spring 2017 Psychology Member To Gender Identity and Beyond: Does Femininity Lead to a Higher Risk of Depression?

Dhaneen Comeau Summer 2017 Sociology Chair Sexual Assault on College Aged Women: Intersectionality Matters

Jackie Fernandez Fall 2017 Sociology Member Voting Patterns of Millennials

Caroline Julian Spring 2018 Biology Chair Factors Predicting Emergency Department Overuse

Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence

Teresa Brown Spring 2017 Sociology What Factors Affect One’s Perception of Quality of Life Satisfaction Dhaneen Comeau Spring 2017 Sociology Sexual Assault on College Aged Women: Intersectionality Matters

LEAD Scholars—UCF Leadership Academy Savannah Schroeder Spring 2017 Sociology Adverse Childhood Events and Barriers to College Success RAMP Program Students—Research and Mentoring Program Emily Vernet Fall 2017-Spring 2019 Health Sciences Health and Health Care Use Among College Students

SYA 6918/6908 Directed Research

Term Department

Marisa Lucca Summer 2018 Sociology Esmeralda Cabrera Summer 2018 Sociology Christine Agenor Summer 2018 Nursing Harvey Nicholson Spring 2018 Sociology Dawn Turnage Summer 2016 Nursing Rameika Newman Fall 2015 Sociology Lauren Wright Fall 2015 Sociology Trisha Whitmire Fall 2015 Sociology Emily Strohacker Fall 2015 Sociology Boniface Noyongoyo Summer 2015; Fall 2015 Sociology Nya Ittai Summer 2015; Fall 2015 Sociology Kaye-Alese Green Summer 2015 Sociology Sabrina Deaton Summer 2015; Fall 2015 Sociology Matthew Hiesterman Summer 2015; Fall 2015 Sociology Mandi Barringer Summer 2015 Sociology Sara Strickhouser Spring 2015 Sociology Jennifer Nguyen Spring 2015 Sociology

SYO 4906/4912 Independent Study

Term Department

Heba Elassar Fall 2015; Spring 2016 Biomedical SciencesDhaneen Comeau Fall 2015 Sociology Crystal Gonzalez Fall 2015 Biomedical SciencesDiana Konarzewski Fall 2015 Statistics Sarah Edkin Spring 2016 Sociology Adriana Santiago Acevedo Spring 2016 Psychology

Kyle Sellers Spring 2016 Biomedical SciencesKendra Castleberry Spring 2017 Sociology Julie Wynn Spring 2017 Sociology Matthew Segal Spring 2017 Sociology Teresa Brown Spring 2017 Sociology Christina Thompson Spring 2017 Psychology Karina Rosario Spring 2017 Sociology Savannah Schroeder Spring 2017 Psychology Lauren Yang Fall 2017 Biomedical SciencesEmily Vernet Fall 2017 Health Sciences Sarah Daabies Fall 2017 Sociology

Graduate Teaching Assistant Supervision Jonathan Dunlop; Summer 2018 Karina Powell; Fall 2017 and Spring 2018 Sabrina Deaton; Summer 2016 and Spring 2017 Christopher Charles; Fall 2016 Alexis Yohros; Summer 2016 Jolene Vincent; Fall 2015 and Spring 2016 Brenda Savage; Fall 2014; Summer 2015 Courses Taught Previously University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (2005-2007, 2011-2014) GMS 6826 Child Health Policy in Vulnerable Populations (Graduate Course) GMS 6896 Seminar: Health Outcomes and Policy (Graduate Course) SYD 3700 Minorities in American Society SYD 4050 Multicultural Perspectives on Gender SYG 2000 General Sociology SYD 4386 Theories of Prejudice and Discrimination Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI (2007-2010) Foundations of Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Epidemiology Research Methods Workshop Family Medicine Clerkship Manuscript Writing Group Santa Fe Community College (2005-2006) Introduction to Sociology Sociology of the Family Social Problems University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL (1998-2000) SYG 2000 General Sociology SYD 3800 Sex Roles in Modern Society SYO 4100 Family Trends SYO 4250 Sociology of Education

EDITORSHIPS/EDITORIAL BOARDS/JOURNAL REVIEWS:

Reviews for Journals Title Date Armed Forces in Society 2018 Sociology of Race and Ethnicity 2017 Journal of Family Issues 2016 Educational Researcher 2016-2017 Preventive Medicine 2016 Journal of Military Veterans Health 2015 Social Problems 2015-2017 PLOS ONE (Public Library of Science) 2015 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2015-2017 Social Science Research 2014 Nursing Research and Practice 2013 Progress in Community Health Partnerships 2012 Journal of Pediatric Nursing 2012 Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology 2012 Journal of Attention Disorders 2012 Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 2011 Cases in Public Health Communications and Marketing 2011 Health Education and Behavior 2011 Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation 2007-2016 Journal of Aging and Health 2010 Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development 2007-2014 Sociological Spectrum 2010-2015

Professional Reviews Applied Statistics for the Social and Health Sciences 2/e Rachel Gordon Routledge.

November 2015

Social Statistics: Managing Data, Conducting Analysis, Presenting Results 2/e. Thomas J. Linneman, Routledge

January 2016

Review Panels for Granting Agencies Title Date Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Center for Scientific Review, Cycle II Merit Review, Addressing Health Disparities. Baltimore, MD

2012

Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Center For Scientific Review, Pilot Grant Review. 2011 Washington, DC Panel ZRG1 BBBP-T 70 R

2011

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Special Emphasis Panel: ZDD1 MED 06. 2010 National Center

2010

on Birth Defects And Developmental Disabilities, Public Health Research for the Prevention of Complications of Bleeding Disorders National Institutes of Health (NIH) Recovery Act Challenge Grants Special Emphasis Panel/Scientific Review Group 2009/10 ZRG1 HDM-A (58) R

2009

Editorial Board Membership Title Date Sociological Spectrum (2 Terms) 2010 - 2016

Conference Session Organizer Title Date 40th Annual Mid-South Sociological Conference Family and Health

2014

PEER REVIEWED PRESENTATIONS: Vernet, Emily, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna. “Insurance Coverage and College Student Care: Does Insurance Coverage Affect the Primary Care Provider Choice of College Students and Their Academic Performance?” Poster Session Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA. April 6, 2018. Condon, Josalie, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna. “First Generation Students Cultivation of Intellectual Independence and Engagement of Authority” Paper Session, Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA April 6, 2018. Hinojosa, Ramon, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna. “Cultural Capital, Military Service and Musculoskeletal Disorders." Roundtable Session, Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA April 7, 2018. Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Hinojosa, Ramon, Nguyen, Jenny, Newman, Rameika, Condon, Josalie. “Relationship Between Child Mental Health and Use of Special Education Services.” Roundtable Session, Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA April 8, 2018. Sikorska-Simmons, Elzbieta, Hinojosa, Ramon, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna. “Dementia Caregiving as a Public Health Issue: The Health Consequences, Socio-Demographic Patterns, and the Role of Public Health Policy.” Poster/Exhibit Session Aging and Society Annual Meeting, Berkeley, CA November 2017. Nguyen, Jenny, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Hinojosa, Ramon. “Exploring Grade Retention Among Children with Chronic Health Conditions Through a Developmental Framework.” Presented at the Society for the Study of Social Problems Annual Meeting, Mental Health, Juvenile Delinquency, and Crime Session. Montreal, Quebec, Canada August 2017.

Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Hinojosa, Ramon, Sikorska-Simmons, Elzbieta. “Predictors of Depression Among College Student Caregivers.” Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting, Greenville, SC. March 29-April 3, 2017. *Sellers, Kyle, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Hinojosa, Ramon, Nguyen, Jenny, Elassar, Heba. “Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Barriers to Academic Success in College.” Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting, Greenville, SC. March 29-April 3, 2017. *Williams, Allison, Hinojosa, Ramon, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, *Edkin Sarah, *Sellers, Kyle, *Elassar, Heba, Nguyen, Jenny. “Research and Identity: How the Process of Doing is Related to the Process of Becoming.” Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting, Greenville, SC. March 29-April 3, 2017. Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna “The Role of Women Faculty in Civic Engagement.” University of Central Florida Center for Success of Women Faculty, March 3, 2017. Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna and Hinojosa, Ramon “Engaging in Social Activism to Reduce Social Injustice.” University of Central Florida LEAD Scholar’s Leadership Week. February 21, 2017. Hinojosa, Ramon and Hinojosa, MS “An Examination of Cardiovascular Disease and Mental Health by Race, Ethnicity and Gender, Military Veteran Status. Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA April 13-16, 2016. *Noyongoyo, Boniface, Hinojosa, MS and the *UCF Child Health Research Team. “Child Health and School Outcomes.” Mid-South Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Lafayette, LA October 22-24, 2015 *Noyongoyo, Boniface, Hinojosa, MS and the *UCF Child Health Research Team. “Black Boys, Health, and School Outcomes.” Mid-South Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Lafayette, LA October 22-24, 2015 *Nguyen, Jenny, Hinojosa, MS, and *Strickhouser, Sara. “The Effect of Family Structure and Race on Mental Health Outcomes.” Society for the Study of Social Problems 65th Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL August 21-23, 2015. *Strickhouser, Sara M., Gay, David, and Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna “Support for Civil Liberties of Young Adults: A Cohort Comparison” Presented at the Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans March 25-28, 2015. Hinojosa, R., Hinojosa, MS, Chiara, T. “Rural Caregivers and Social Isolation: Some Properties and Dimensions. ”Annual Mid-South Sociological Association Meeting. Mobile, AL. November 5-8, 2014. Bright, M, Knapp, C, Alford, SM, Bonner, B, Ralston, D, *Fernandez-Baca, D, Hinojosa, MS. “Adverse Childhood Experiences And Health Outcomes in Childhood/Adolescence: Co-Morbidity of Physical, Mental, and Learning Disorders. Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society. San Francisco. March 12-15, 2014. *Zheng, L, Huang, IC, Theis, R, Hinojosa, MS, Shenkman, E. “The Relationships Among Health Status, Service Coordination, and Patient Reported Outcomes in a Medicaid Long Term Care Program.”

Annual conference of International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL). Miami, FL October 9-12, 2013 Hinojosa, MS, Shenkman, E. “Racial and Ethnic Variation in the Use of Home and Community Based Services Under Medicaid Waiver 1915c.” American Public Health Annual Meeting, Boston, MA. Oral Presentation, November 4, 2013. Hinojosa, MS, Hinojosa, R. “Racial and Ethnic Variation in Family Strain Among Parents of Children with Mental and Behavioral Health Disorders.” Mid-South Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, October 24, 2013. HINOJOSA, MS, Rudner, N, Van Voorhis, M, Shenkman, E. “Patterns of Behavioral Health Service Utilization And Diagnoses Among Medicaid-Enrolled White, Black and Latino Children with ADHD.” AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Baltimore, MD, June 23, 2013. Thompson, LA, Knapp, CA, Hinojosa, MS, *Fernandez-Baca, D. “Behavioral Health and Having a Pediatric Primary Care Medical Home.” Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting. Washington, DC, May 4, 2013. Hinojosa, MS, Van Voorhis, M, Rudner, N, Shenkman, E. “Patterns of Behavioral Health Service Utilization and Diagnoses Among Medicaid-Enrolled White, Black and Latino Children with ADHD.” College of Medicine Celebration of Research Poster Day; Gainesville, FL March 11, 2013. Knapp, CA, Hinojosa, MS, Baron-Lee, J, *Fernandez-Baca, D, Hinojosa, R, Thompson, LA. “Factors Associated with A Medical Home Among Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.” College of Medicine Research Poster Day 2012; Gainesville, FL. Nelson D, Delgado A, Gonzalez M, Leininger M, Steiner J, Fontanez M, Nigbu C, Elliott W, Farias R, Fernandez-Baca D, Hinojosa R, HINOJOSA, MS. “CBPR to Develop and Test a Nutrition Fotonovela with a Latino Population.” Poster presented at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Department of Family and Community Medicine Annual Research Forum, May 23, 2011. Milwaukee, WI. Hinojosa, MS, Hinojosa, R, *Fernandez-Baca, D, Knapp, C, Thompson, LA. “Relationship Between Parental Strain and Family Resources Among Parents of Children with ADHD and Co-Occurring Mental and Physical Disorders.” Pediatric Academic Societies and Asian Society for Pediatric Research. Denver, CO: May 2, 2011. (Abstract #754358). Hinojosa, MS, Hinojosa, R, *Fernandez-Baca, D, Knapp, C, Thompson, LA. Christou, A “Racial and Ethnic Variation in ADHD, Co-Occurring Illnesses, and Parental Strain.” College of Medicine Celebration of Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL: March 14, 2011. Thompson L, Knapp C, Hinojosa, MS, Hinojosa, R, Black, E. “Pediatrician’s Perspectives of ADHD in Primary Care.” 24th Annual Children’s Mental Health Research and Policy Conference, Tampa, FL: March 20-23 2011. *Delise A, *Dabroski A, Hinojosa, MS. “Methods for Fostering Community-Academic Partnerships and Utilizing Intervention Mapping in a Firefighter Population.” American Academy of Health Behavior Meeting, Hilton Head, SC: March 20-23 2011.

Hinojosa, MS, Knapp, CA, Madden, V, Huang, IC, Sloyer, P, Shenkman, E. “Caring for Children with Life Threatening Illnesses: Impact on White, African American and Latino Families.” Mid-South Sociological Association Annual Conference, Baton Rouge, LA: October 2010. Witzack B, Gonzalez M, Hinojosa, MS, Hinojosa R, Nelson DA. “Using Fotonovelas to Improve the Health Literacy of Latinos.” Community-Campus Partnerships for Health; Creating the Future We Want to Be: Transformation through Partnerships 11th Annual Conference, Portland, OR. May 12-15, 2010. Meurer, L, Ahmed, S., Morzinski, J., Holmquist, M., Hinojosa, MS, Nelson, DA., Wells, A. “Model Primary Care Fellowship In Community Based Participatory Research.” The 43rd Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Spring Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, April 24 - 28, 2010. Hinojosa, MS, Witzack B., Nelson, D. “Using Fotonovelas to Increase Health Literacy Among Latinas” The 43rd Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Spring Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, April 24 - 28, 2010. Nelson, David, Hinojosa, MS, LePlante, Renee, Xiong, Peter, Meurer, John. “An Exploration of Physical Activity and Nutrition Habits in an Urban Hmong Community: Understanding Lifestyle Choices through Community Based Participatory Research.” The 30th Forum for Behavioral Science in Medicine, September 2009. Nelson, David, Hinojosa, MS. “An Exploration of Physical Activity and Nutrition Habits in an Urban Hmong Community.” Society for Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Meeting in Denver, CO. May 2009. Hinojosa, MS, Campbell, MC, Kim, Y, Tobin, J, Kipcak, MD, LaForte, B., Adams, S., Meurer, L., Drame, L., Ahmed, S. “Using Community Based Participatory Research Methods to Assess the Food System of a Milwaukee Community” Department of Family and Community Medicine’s 18th Annual Research Forum. June 1, 2009. Hinojosa, MS, Witzack, Bernadette, Gonzalez, Magdalisse. “Salud de la Mujer: The Creation of a Nutrition Fotonovela” Milwaukee County Nutrition and Physical Activity Coalition, The Next Step: Partnerships for Change Annual Conference. West Allis, Wisconsin, October 2, 2009. Hinojosa, MS. “Internet Use and Self-Management of Health Among Veterans.” Poster presented at the Society for Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Meeting in Baltimore, MD. May 2008. Morzinski, J, Hinojosa, MS. “Academic Family Medicine Partnerships with Community-Based Veterans” Breakfast workshop presented at the Society for Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Meeting in Baltimore, MD. May 2008. Hinojosa, MS, Meurer, L., Campbell, MC, Tobin, J., Adams, S., Kim, Y., Drame, E., Lightwine, N. “Farm to Fork: An Assessment of One Community’s Food System.” North American Primary Care Research Group, San Juan, Puerto Rico. November 2008.

Hinojosa, MS, Zsembik, B, Rittman, M. “Family Care of Puerto Rican, African American, and White Stroke Survivors.” Presented at the 103rd American Sociological Association Annual Meeting. Boston, MA. August 2008. Hinojosa, MS, Perrin, P., Heesacker, M. Rittman, MR. “Caregiver Psychosocial Functioning at One, Six, and Twelve Months Post-Stroke.” Medical College of Wisconsin, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Annual Research Poster Day. October 2, 2008. Young, S, Hinojosa, MS, Nelson, D, Hinojosa, R. Wolfe, M, Wells, A, Schellhase, K. “Use of Food Nutrition Labels Among Racial and Ethnic Populations.” The Next Step: Partnering to Improve Community Wellness, Milwaukee County Nutrition and Physical Activity Coalition, Milwaukee, WI. October 10, 2008. Hinojosa, MS, Whittle, J. “Internet Use and Self Management of Health.” Podium presentation at the Department of Family and Community Medicine 17th Annual Research Forum. June 2, 2008. Hinojosa, MS, Rittman, M. “Subjective Sleep Experiences of Stroke Caregivers.” Poster presentation at the Department of Family and Community Medicine 17th Annual Research Forum. June 2, 2008. LaPlante, R., Meurer, J., Nelson, D., Hinojosa, MS, Xiong, P. “An Exploration of Physical Activity and Nutrition Habits in an Urban Hmong Community.” Medical College of Wisconsin 2008 Medical Student Research Day Poster Session. September 22, 2008. Rittman, M, Sberna, M. "Racial/Ethnic Variation in Recovery from Stroke: The Role of Caregivers," Presented at VHA Nursing Leadership Conference: The Power of Vision: Building our Future, Miami FL. April 2006.

Sberna, M. and Rittman, M. “Racial/Ethnic Variation in Stroke Recovery: The Role of Caregivers.” Presented at the 101st Annual American Sociological Association Meeting, Montreal, Canada. August 2006. Sberna, M. and Moras, A. “Challenging Colorblind Education: A Descriptive Analysis of Teacher Racial Attitudes” Presented at the 101st Annual American Sociological Association Meeting, Montreal, Canada. August 2006.

Sberna, M. “Predicting Teacher Implementation of a Culturally Relevant Pedagogy.” Presented at the 100th Annual American Sociological Association meeting, Philadelphia, PA. August 2005. Sberna, M. "Race Differences In Student Punishment: Are Teacher Expectations Important?" Presented at the Southern Sociological Society annual meeting, Atlanta, GA. April 2004.

Forman, T, Sberna, M, Lewis, A. “Young People’s Attitudes Towards Gender Stratification: Exploring Racial and Gender Differences.” Presented at the Midwest Sociological Society annual meeting, Chicago, IL. October 2003 Sberna, M. “Zero Tolerance (for Minorities) In Schools.” Presented at the Southern Sociological Society annual meeting, Baltimore, MD. April 2002. Gay, D, Sberna, M. “Cohort Variations in Attitudes Toward Civil Liberties” Presented at the Southern Sociological Society annual meeting, Baltimore, MD, April 2002. Hinojosa, R, Sberna, M. “African American Male Suicide and Labor Market Participation” Presented at the Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD. April 2002. Hinojosa, R, Sberna, M. “Suicide and Masculinities: An Introspective Investigation into African American Males” Presented at the Southern Sociological Society annual meeting, Atlanta, GA. April 2001. Sberna, M, Gay, D. “Cohort Membership and Trends in Political Tolerance: The Baby Busters, Baby Boomers, and Generation X” Presented at the Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA. April 2000. Battista, G. & Sberna, M. “Women in Mid-life: Examining Life Satisfaction in Mid-life Women” Presented at the Southern Sociological Society’s annual meeting, New Orleans, LA. April 2000. Sberna, M. “Bilingual Education: Meeting the Opposition” Sberna, Melanie. Presented at the Mid-South Sociological Society annual meeting, Lafayette, LA. October 1998. INVITED LECTURES/PRESENTATIONS Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna. “History of Religion and Prayer in the Public Schools.” Presented to the Plantation Democrats, Leesburg, FL. June 15, 2017. Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna. “Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Grants.” Panel Discussion. UCF Sociology Graduate Professional Development Series. April 14, 2017. Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna. “The Separation of Church and State: A History of Public Schools.” Presented to the American Civil Liberties Union, Central Florida Chapter, Joint Task Force Meeting, Orlando, FL. March 24, 2017 Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna. “State Control of Physician Speech: Abortion, Medical Marijuana, Fracking, and Guns.” Presented to the American Civil Liberties Union, Central Florida Chapter, Joint Task Force Meeting, Orlando, FL February 26, 2017. Hinojosa, MS. “Predicting Gaps in Quality of Behavioral Health Care in Texas Medicaid Managed Care.” Fall 2012 Texas Medicaid/CHIP Managed Care Quality Forum; Austin, TX October 17, 2012. Hinojosa, MS, Christou, A, Chisholm, T, Fernandez-Baca, D, LeMasson, K, Bussing, R, Gagnon, J, Knapp, C, Wilkins, C, Alexander, J, Head-Jones, S. “Creating Culturally Appropriate Educational Materials for African American Adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity

Disorder.” Poster presented at the University of Florida, Clinical and Translational Science Institute Research Day. June 10, 2011. Gainesville, FL. Hinojosa, MS. “Caregiver Burden and its Effects on Health and Well Being.” A Community of Caregiving, North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System Research Service. Gainesville Woman’s Club, Gainesville, FL. April 30, 2010. Hinojosa, MS, Wells, A., Chandler, T. “Cross Cultural Strategies to Address the Healthcare Needs of the Hmong Community in Milwaukee” Marquette University, Social and Cultural Sciences Department Colloquium Series, January 29, 2010. Hinojosa, MS. “Salud de la Mujer: Developing Materials to Improve the Health Literacy of Latinas.” Medical College of Wisconsin, Doctoral Seminar in Public and Community Health. January 27, 2009. LaPlante, R., Meurer, J., Nelson, D., Hinojosa, MS, Xiong, P. “An Exploration of Physical Activity and Nutrition Habits in an Urban Hmong Community.” Medical College of Wisconsin, Core Research Group Meeting. January 12, 2009. Hinojosa, MS, Rittman, M., Hinojosa, R., Rodriguez, W. “Racial/Ethnic Variation in Recovery from Stroke: The Role of Caregivers.” Supporting Family Caregivers of Older Adults: Research and Clinical Updates Mini-Conference, Malcom Randall VA Medical Center, Gainesville, FL, March 9, 2009. Hinojosa, MS. “Home from War: Addressing Mental Health and Family Reintegration Issues Among Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans.” Medical College of Wisconsin, Core Research Group Meeting. October 27, 2008. Hinojosa, M.S. “Predictors of Health Information Needs Among US Mainland and Puerto Rican Caregivers.” Presented at the Department of Population Health/Epidemiology Lunch Seminar. Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI. April, 2008. Hinojosa, M.S. “Correlates of Mainland and Puerto Rican Stroke Caregiver Information Needs.” Presented at the VA Primary Care Research Conference. Zablocki VAMC, Milwaukee, WI., February 2008. Rittman, M., Boylestein, C., Hinojosa, MS., Hinojosa, R. “Culturally Sensitive Models of Stroke Recovery and Caregiving.” VA Caribbean Healthcare System, San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 2006