CURRICULUM VITAE
ANNA PAGANO, Ph.D.
Associate Research Scientist
Prevention Research Center (PIRE)
180 Grand Ave, Suite 1200
Oakland, CA 94612
Tel: (510) 883-5725
E-mail: apagano@prev.org
EDUCATION
2013-14
University of California, San Francisco
Department of Psychiatry
School of Medicine
NIDA T32 Postdoctoral Fellowship
2011-13
University of California, Berkeley
School of Public Health
NIAAA T32 Postdoctoral Fellowship
2011
University of California, San Diego
Doctor of Philosophy, Anthropology
2002
University of Florida
Master of Arts, Latin American Studies
1998
University of Florida
Undergraduate Certificate, Latin American Studies
1998
University of Florida
Bachelor of Arts, Anthropology
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Research
2014-
Principal Investigator, R21 DA037380-01, “Latino Migrant Laborers' Use
of Drug Abuse Recovery Houses” (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
2014-
Associate Research Scientist, Prevention Research Center (Pacific
Institute for Research and Evaluation), Oakland, CA
2014-
Co-Investigator, P60-AA006282-32, “Environmental Approaches to
Prevention” (Gruenewald, PI: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and
Alcoholism)
2014-
Co-Investigator, #21AT-0012, “Youth-led Tobacco Prevention for
Southeast Asian Americans” (Lee, PI: California Tobacco-Related Disease
Research Program)
Pagano, Anna
2012-
Consultant, 5R01AA019773-03, "Community Alcohol Outlet Density,
Drunken Driving and Violence: Core Group Theory" (Lee, PI: National
Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
2012-
Consultant, “Drugged Driving among Nightclub Patrons in São Paulo,
Brazil” (Grube, PI: Prevention Research Center, Berkeley, CA)
2013-14
Postdoctoral Trainee, T32 DA007250, “Drug abuse treatment/services
research training program” (Sorensen, PI: National Institute on Drug
Abuse)
2011-13
Postdoctoral Trainee, T32 AA014125, “Alcohol prevention research
training program” (Ames, PI: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and
Alcoholism)
2011-12
Consultant, “The Drug-Violence Nexus in the Americas: a gender
perspective” (Nygaard, PI: Prevention Research Center, Berkeley, CA)
2009-11
Research Associate, The Institute for College Access & Success/Ford
Foundation (Oakland, CA)
2007-09
Principal Investigator, “Health in Black and White: Racial and Ethnic
Health Disparities in Brazil” (National Science Foundation,
Fulbright/DOE)
2006-07
Research Assistant, “Binational Health Initiatives Targeting Mexican
Migrants” (Ojeda, PI: CA Dept. of Public Health, San Diego, CA)
2005-06
Research Fellow, “Cultural diversity, Social Inequality, and the Pursuit of
Health in Brazil and the United States” (Csordas, PI: FIPSE/CAPSE)
2003-04
Research Assistant, “Immigrants, Their Faith, and Those Who Serve
Their Material and Spiritual Needs: Researching Faith-Based
Organizations in Miami” (Mahler, PI: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human
Services)
2003-04
Research Assistant, “Latino Immigrants in Florida: Lived Religion, Space,
and Power” (Vásquez, PI: Ford Foundation)
2000-02
Research Assistant, “Religion in the Americas” (Williams, PI: Rockefeller
Foundation)
Academic
2005-06
Teaching Assistant, Social Anthropology and Cultural Anthropology
(University of California, San Diego, Dept. of Anthropology)
2007
ESL Instructor, English as a Second Language (University of California,
San Diego, English Language Institute)
1996-98
Conversation Instructor, English as a Second Language (University of
Florida, English Language Institute)
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Editorial
2011-
Ad-Hoc Reviewer: Journal of Ethnicity and Substance Abuse, Ethnicity &
Health, Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, Journal of Behavioral Health
Services and Research, Journal of International Drug Policy, Substance
Use & Misuse
Memberships
2011-
College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD), American Public
Health Association (APHA), Society for Prevention Research (SPR),
Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA), National Hispanic Science
Network (NHSN)
2006-
American Anthropological Association (AAA), Latin American Studies
Association (LASA)
PUBLICATIONS
Guydish, J., Le, T., Pagano, A., Delucchi, K. (2015). Predictors of tobacco use among New
York addiction treatment patients. American Journal of Public Health 105(1): e57-e64.
Pagano, A. (2014). Barriers to drug abuse treatment for Latino migrants: Treatment providers’
perspectives. Journal of Substance Abuse & Ethnicity 13(3): 273-287.
Pagano. A. (2014). Everyday narratives of race and health in Brazil. Medical Anthropology
Quarterly 28(2): 221-241.
Pagano, A., Lee, J., Sin, T. (2014). Understanding alcohol use among U.S. Cambodians: How
useful is the concept of cultural norms? Substance Use & Misuse 49(8): 999-1006.
Pagano, A. (2014). Review of Emerging Perspectives on Substance Misuse (ed. Willm Mistral).
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs 46(2): 168-9.
Pagano, A. (2013). Afro-Brazilian religions and public health in Brazil. Cadernos do CEOM
26(38): 155-175.
Pagano, A. (2012). Afro-Brazilian Religions and Ethnic Identity Politics in the Brazilian Public
Health Arena. Health, Culture, and Society 3(1): 1-28.
Pagano, A. (2006). The “Americanization” of Racial Identity in Brazil?: Recent Experiments
with Affirmative Action. Journal of International Policy Solutions 5: 9-25.
PRESENTATIONS
Lee, J.P.; Kirkpatrick, S.; Le, N.; Lipperman-Kreda, S.; Pagano, A. (2015). Moving from
research to action: results of a youth-led tobacco prevention project. Poster presented at the
annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT). Philadelphia, PA.
Pagano, A.; Guydish, J.; Le, T.; Passalacqua, E.; Tajima, B. (2014). Change in addiction
treatment staff and client smoking following a statewide smoking ban. Poster presented at the
annual meeting of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence. San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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Pagano, A. (2013). “Mutual Help 24 Hours: The Transnational Journey of the 24 Horas
Alcoholics Anonymous Movement from Mexico City to Northern California.” Paper presented at
Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association. Chicago, IL.
Pagano, A.; Guydish, J.; Le, T.; Passalacqua, E.; Tajima, B. (2013). “Change over time in
addiction treatment clients’ smoking prevalence, attitudes and access to tobacco-related services
following a statewide smoking ban.” Poster presented at the Addiction Health Services Research
Conference, Portland, OR.
Pagano, A.; Miller, B., Grube, J., Courser, M., Andreucetti, G., Leyton, V. (2013). “Use of
psychoactive substances and intent to drive among nightclub patrons in São Paulo, Brazil.”
Poster presented at 18th Annual Meeting, Congresso Brasileiro de Toxicologia, Porto Alegre,
Brazil.
Pagano, A. (2013). “Treatment Access Barriers among Latino Migrants with Substance Use
Disorders in Northern California.” Poster presented at the UCSF Health Disparities Summit. San
Francisco, CA.
Pagano, A., Miller, B., Grube, J., Courser, M., Andreucetti, G., Leyton, V. (2013). “Blood
Alcohol Concentration and Intent to Drive among Nightclub Patrons in São Paulo, Brazil.”
Poster presented at 36th Annual Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Orlando, FL.
Pagano, A. (2012). “Gender-Based Barriers to Accessing Substance Abuse Treatment among
Latino Immigrants in Northern California.” Paper presented at the Latin American Regional
Thematic Meeting of the Kettil-Bruun Society on Gender, Alcohol, and Violence, Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil.
Pagano, A. (2012). “Latino Immigrants’ Barriers to Accessing Treatment for Substance Use
Disorders in Northern California.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American
Public Health Association, San Francisco, CA.
Pagano, A., Lee, J., Nhoung, H., Sin, T. (2012). “Cultural Norms Regarding Alcohol Use among
Two Generations of Cambodian Americans.” Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the
Research Society on Alcoholism, San Francisco, CA.
Pagano, A. (2012). “Conceptions of Addiction and Recovery Utilized by Alcohol and Drug
Abuse Treatment Programs in Miami.” Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Research
Society on Alcoholism, San Francisco, CA.
Pagano, A. (2012). “When Race Categories Travel: Scientific, Ethical, and Political Dimensions
of Race in Global Pharmaceutical Trials.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Latin
American Studies Association in San Francisco, CA.
Pagano, A. (2012). “Everyday Narratives of Race and Health in Brazil.” Paper presented at the
Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology, Baltimore, MD.
Pagano, A. (2010). “The Re-Racialization of Afro-Brazilian Religions in the Public Health
Arena.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association,
New Orleans, LA.
Pagano, A. (2012). “Afro-Brazilian Religions and the Re-Configuring of Public Health in
Brazil.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Anthropology of
Consciousness, Berkeley, CA.
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Pagano, A. (2009). “Afro-Brazilian Religions and Racial/Ethnic Identity Politics in the Brazilian
Public Health Arena.” Paper presented at the XXVIII International Congress of the Latin
American Studies Association, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Pagano, A., Co-organizer of double panel on “Religion, Inequality, and the Public Sphere in
Latin America” for XXVIII International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association,
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. June 13, 2009.
Pagano, A. (2007). “Razor Blades and Comic Strips: Relations between Afro-Brazilian
Religions and Public Health in Brazil.” Paper presented at the Society for the Anthropology of
Religion Meeting, Phoenix, AZ.
Ojeda V.D., González J.G., Pagano A., Vargas E., Montesinos J., Hiller S. (2008). “Un Análisis
Comparativo de Estrategias de Marketing Social Mexicanas y Norteamericanas para la
Educación en Salud.” Paper presented at PIMSA (Research Program on Migration and Health)
Grantee Meeting, Los Angeles, CA.
Pagano, A. (2006). “Health of the Black Population: Racialization and Cultural Competence in
Brazil.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association,
San José, CA.
Pagano, A. (2002). “Religion and the Politics of Racial Identity in Salvador’s Movimento
Negro.” Paper presented at the UT Institute for Latin American Studies Conference, Austin, TX.
HONORS AND AWARDS
2014
CPDD (College on Problems of Drug Dependence) Early Investigator Travel Grant
2008
National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant
2007
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship
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