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Jose Miguel Rodas
650 N Park Ave. ● Tucson, AZ 85721
jmrodas@email.arizona.edu ● 732-320-3436
Education
Ph.D. Family Studies and Human Development (expected May 2018)
The University of Arizona
Advisor: Andrea J. Romero, Ph.D.
M.S.
Family Studies and Human Development (expected May 2015)
The University of Arizona
Advisor: Andrea J. Romero, Ph.D.
B.A.
Family and Child Studies, May 2013
Honors: Cum Laude
Minor: Political Science; Leadership Development through Civic Engagement
Montclair State University
Honors/Awards
2014-2017
2014
2013
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2010-2013
2012
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2011; 2012
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2010-2011
National Science Foundation Pre-Doctoral Fellowship (32,000.00 annually)
Ford Foundation Pre-Doctoral Fellowship (Honorable Mention)
GSPC Travel Grant Award ($500.00)
FSHD Travel Grant Award ($200.00)
Graduate Access Fellowship ($10,000.00)
Educational Opportunity Fund Senior Excelsior Award (award presented to an
undergraduate senior who achieves high excellence during their undergraduate career)
Bonner Leader AmeriCorps Educational Award ($1,000.00 annually)
College of Education and Human Services Student Research Award ($250.00)
Kappa Omicron Nu Honor Society
Sigma Alpha Lambda Honor Society
Dr. William Martin Student Government Association Scholarship ($1,000.00 annually)
Montclair State University Alumni Association Scholarship ($750.00)
Latino American Association of Monmouth County Scholarship ($1,000.00)
Work Experience
The University of Arizona
Research Assistant, Family Studies and Human Development
August 2013- present
 Supervise a research team focusing on Latino first generation college students, families
and neighborhood factors
 Conduct quantitative research on Latino parents and their relationship between their
adolescent children.
Montclair State University
Research Assistant, Department of Family and Child Studies
January 2012-May 2013
 Recruited more than 150 individuals to participate in a differentiation of self, quantitative
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Interviewed more than 10 individuals for first generation college student qualitative
study.
Conducted analysis for two research projects.
Montclair Public Schools, Montclair, NJ
Intern for the District Parent Coordinator
September 2012-May 2013
 Coordinate and supervise an after school program with more than 60 elementary school
children and over 15 tutors.
 Plan and organized over more than 8 parent workshops
 Plan and organized over 5 community partner workshops designed for student
achievement and community involvement.
 Translator and community liaison for Latino families.
Montclair State University
Community Assistant, Residential Education and Services
August 2011-May 2012
 Provided guidance and assistance to more than 40 first year residents living in a
residential hall.
 Developed more than 10 workshops for more than 40 residents ranging from student
development and involvement to academic preparedness.
Montclair State University
Team Leader, Office of Educational Opportunity Fund
June 2010-August 2012
 Supervised over 100 incoming first year students and over 15 peer leaders every summer.
 Developed and coordinated workshops and seminars related to academic development
and student activities.
Professional Poster Presentations
Rodas, J. M., Moreno, M., & Romero, A. J. (2014, October). Parental fear of children’s loss of language
and familism. Poster presentation accepted by the National Latina/o Psychological Association (NLPA).
Albuquerque, NM.
Rodas, J. M., Moreno, M., & Romero, A. J. (2014, November). Influence of parental fear of children’s
loss of language on familism. Poster presentation accepted by the National Council on Family Relations
(NCFR). Baltimore, MD.
Rodas, J. M., Stewart, P., & Goldfarb, K. (2013, November). Friends from home and first generation
Latino and African-American college students. Poster presentation accepted by the annual conference of
the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR). San Antonio, TX.
Lee, C-Y. S., & Rodas, J. M. (2013, February). Attachment, differentiation of self and depressive
symptoms among Hispanic college students. Paper presentation accepted at the National Association of
African American Studies (NAAAS). Baton Rouge, LA.
Rodas, J. M., Stewart, P., & Goldfarb, K. (2012, November). First generation college students, their
families, and ambiguous loss. Poster presentation accepted by the annual conference of the National
Council on Family Relations (NCFR). Phoenix, AZ.
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Lajeskie, M., & Rodas Riveras, J.M. (2012 October). Leadership in the face of adversity. Paper
presented at the 2012 Bonner AmeriCorps Congress Conference at Waynesburg University. Waynesburg,
PA.
Sessa, V., Ploskonka, J., Woolston, K., DiCindio, S., & Rodas Riveras, J.M. (May 2012). Crossing
university silos: Leadership development at Montclair State University. Paper presented at a professional
development conference on Service Learning and Community Engagement at Montclair State University.
Upper Montclair, NJ.
Peer Reviewed Articles
Romero, A. J. & Rodas, J. M. (in press). Review of Chicana and Chicano mental health: Alma, Mente y
Corazón. Atzlan.
Romero, A.J., Moreno, M.A., & Rodas, J.M. (under review). The impact of neighborhood and economic
stress on hope and academic aspirations of Latino youth and Latino parents: The protective role of family
and neighborhood cohesion. Journal of Family Psychology.
Lee, C-Y. S., & Rodas, J.M. (in preparation). Testing Bowen’s theory on differentiation of self among
Hispanic young adults.
Stewart, P., Goldfarb, K., & Rodas, J.M. (in preparation). Ambiguous loss among first generation Latino
college students and their families.
De Baca, T., Romero, A. & Rodas, J.M. (in preparation). Bicultural Stress, Neighborhood Hazards and
Risky Behaviors of Minority Adolescents.
Teaching Experience
Co-Instructor
FSHD 117: Life-Span Human Development
Online: Summer Session 2014
Preceptor
MAS 280: Chicana/o Psychology
Live: Spring 2014
Instructor: Andrea J. Romero, Ph.D.
Grants/Fellowships
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (2014-2017). Latino College
Student Resiliency to Ambiguous Loss of Family Relationships. $32,000.00 annually.
Ford Foundation Fellowship Program- Pre-doctoral Fellowship. Honorable Mention.
Professional Service/Outreach
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Undergraduate Student Representative. Family Studies Student Round Table, School of Family and
Consumer Sciences. The University of Arizona. 2014-2015
Student/New Professional Representative- Ethnic Minorities Section. National Council on Family
Relations, 2014-2016.
Travel Grant Award Judge/Reviewer. Graduate Professional and Student Council (GPSC), University of
Arizona, 2013-2014.
Volunteer/Community Service
AmeriCorps
Bonner Leader
September 2010-May 2013
 300+ hours of service per year
 Taught financial literacy to low income elementary school students.
 Educated low-income disadvantaged high school students about the college process.
 Recruited college students to participate in community service.
National Organization Membership
Society for Research on Adolescence
National Latina/o Psychological Association
National Council on Family Relations
Kappa Omicron Nu Honor Society (Chapter President, 2012-2013)
Sigma Alpha Lambda Honor Society
Languages
Fluent in English and Spanish