Britt Rios-Ellis, Ph.D.
7867 El Dorado Plaza East
Long Beach, CA 90808
(562) 430-0044
bellis@csulb.edu
EDUCATION
DOCTORATE IN COMMUNITY HEALTH
University of Oregon, Department of School and Community Health
Coursework: community health, program planning and evaluation, eating disorders,
nutrition and disease, vitamins and minerals, chemical dependency, human sexuality,
exercise prescription, research methodology, statistics, health education methods, health
behavior theory, health issues of women and women of color, sociology, aging, feminism
stress management, and qualitative research methodology, etc...
Dissertation Topic: A Qualitative Analysis of the Sexual Experience of Mexican American Female
Adolescents in Relation to HIV/AIDS
1992
CERTIFICATE IN WOMEN'S STUDIES
University of Oregon, Center for the Study of Women in Society
Coursework: feminist theory, study of women in society, women and politics, women and body
image, women in history, women and heroic narrative, women and violence, women in theatre, etc...
1992
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH AND FITNESS MANAGEMENT
University of Oregon, Department of School and Community Health
Coursework: nutrition, community health, statistics, research methods, stress management, exercise
prescription, physiology, exercise physiology, psychology of sport, discrimination in sport, etc...
Thesis Topic: Metabolic effects of exercise and caloric restriction in moderately obese women.
1989
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE AND SPANISH
University of Oregon, Department of Romance Languages
University of Oregon, Department of Political Science
Coursework: Latin American politics, Spanish, Spanish and Latin American literature, government,
policy, political theory, nutrition, chemistry, biology, French, Russian, Japanese, etc...
1987
UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES Sydney, Australia
Coursework: Spanish, Russian, and Latin American politics.
1984
UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
Coursework: Spanish, political relations of Mexico and the U.S.
1982
EXPERIENCE
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH
US Department of Agriculture. Transdisciplinary Graduate Education and Training to Prevent
Latino Childhood Obesity, Long Beach, CA, Principal Investigator
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Oversee the development of project deliverables and measurement
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Oversee staff
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Lead and ensure the effective development or curriculum and course certification
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Lead the community based research efforts and ensure their relevance to the context of
nutrition and exercise within the Latino community
2011- present
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH
Office of AIDS Research Data and Evaluation Services, Principal Investigator
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Oversee the analysis of four HIV/AIDS prevention projects among Latinos
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Disseminate the results of analysis
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Provide direct counsel to the Office of AIDS Research regarding Latino efforts in HIV
prevention and testing
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Supervise effort and write an adaptation of the formerly published NCLR Latinos and
HIV/AIDS white paper to enhance Community Based Participatory Research with Latino
Communities
2010- present
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH
Research Infrastructure in Minority Institutions Project, Director of the Student Core
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Develop Health Disparities and Research in the United States university-level course
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Provide training in research methods to research scholars
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Coordinate mentorship of and personally mentor research scholars
2009- present
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH
Youth Empowerment for Success Sí Se Puede Project, Principal Investigator
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Serve as Principal Investigator a health promotion project among Latino youth
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Oversee the development of project instruments
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Oversee staff who provide mentoring, digital media classes and workshops for project participants
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Lead the effective implementation of youth and family activities
2009- present
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH
Straight Talk on HIV Prevention: Hablando Claro Project, Principal Investigator
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Serve as Principal Investigator for an HIV/AIDS prevention education project
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Adapt CDC’s Teen Health Project to a cross-generational Latina audience
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Oversee formative CBPR on curriculum adaptation
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Oversee the development of educational curriculum and project instruments
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Oversee the implementation of educational classes for project participants
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Disseminate project results
2009- present
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH
Comienzo Sano: Familia Saludable II Project, Co-Principal Investigator
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Serve as Co-Principal Investigator for a nutrition and chronic disease prevention project
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Develop Latino Nutrition and Chronic Disease Prevention university-level course
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Provide faculty/advisement staff training on culturally-relevant student advising
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Oversee implementation of all project deliverables
2009- present
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH
Salud es Cultura: ¡Protegete! Project Continuation, Principal Investigator
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Serve as a Principal Investigator for an HIV/AIDS education and resources project
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Oversee the revision of educational curriculum and project instruments
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Oversee the revision of the project tool kit
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Conduct project training with community ethnic based organizations
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Oversee implementation of all project deliverables
2008- present
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH
Protege tu Familia: Hazte La Prueba (Healthy Start: Healthy Family) Project, Principal Investigator
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Serve as a Principal Investigator for a two year HIV/AIDS prevention and education grant
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Conduct focus group with population to assess barriers and lack of knowledge
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Oversee the implementation of educational classes for project participants
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Disseminate project results and curriculum to community ethnic based organizations
for replication
2007- present
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH
Salud es Cultura: ¡Protegete! Project, Principal Investigator
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Serve as a Principal Investigator for an HIV/AIDS anti-stigma grant
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Development of project instruments
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Development of a tool kit to be utilized by community ethnic based organizations
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Oversee implementation of all project deliverables
2007- present
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH
Salud Con Hyland’s Project, Principal Investigator
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Serve as a Principal Investigator for a two year perinatal health grant
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Development of project instruments
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Train community health outreach workers in infant care practices
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Oversee the implementation of educational classes for project participants
2007- present
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH
Comienzo Sano: Familia Saludable Project, Co-Principal Investigator
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Serve as a Co-Principal Investigator for a two year obesity prevention grant
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Development of project instruments
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Create a mentorship program for first generation education Latina students
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Oversee the implementation of educational classes for project participants
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Create a project model to be replicated by other institutions
2007- present
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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH
Voces de Fe y Cultura, Long Beach, CA, Co-Principal Investigator
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Serve as a Evaluator for an HIV/AIDS risk reduction and prevention in religion
and religious institutional context grant
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Assist project in development of evaluation tools
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Oversee data collection, data entry and analysis
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Evaluate project effectiveness and disseminate findings
2007- present
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH
Hispanic Serving Institution Development Mi Casa: Mi Universidad, Co-Principal Investigator
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Serve as a Co-Principal Investigator for five year development grant
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Development of all project instruments
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Establish a Latino-specific culturally relevant advising curriculum
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Oversee all project deliverables and activities
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Increase campus and community awareness of Goals and activities of Title V initiative through
participation in campus-related activities
2006-present
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH
Office of Women’s Health-Rompe El Silencio: Break the Silence Project, Principal Investigator
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Serve as Principal Investigator for intergenerational HIV/AIDS prevention project
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Development of all project instruments
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Establish Consumer Advisory Team to assist in creating culturally relevant project materials
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Conduct English and Spanish focus groups to assess risk factors in specific community
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Develop culturally and linguistically appropriate family-based curriculum
NCLR/CSULB CENTER FOR LATINO COMMUNITY HEALTH, EVALUATION &
LEADERSHIP TRAINING
Center Director
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Serve as a Director for an applied research center focusing on the betterment of Latino health
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Hire and supervise all staff and research interns
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Serve as Project Director for all center funded projects
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Organize conferences and fundraising events related to Latino health
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Prepare written reports and manuscripts related to project activities and research
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Work with NCLR headquarters to assure the smooth running of all project activities and outcomes
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF LA RAZA
Project Director, Washington, DC
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Serve as Project Director on a national study regarding HIV prevention and education among
Latino families
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Prepare and test all interview guides and focus group instruments
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Conduct focus groups and in-depth interviews in 14 sites including
Puerto Rico, Miami, Hartford, Los Angeles, Boston, New York, Harlingen, San Antonio, Washington,
DC, and New Jersey
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Work with Research Coordinator and Director of HIV/AIDS Services to analyze and report on all data
LATINO HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS PROJECT (LHPP)
Project Director, Long Beach, CA
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Serve as Project Director for a health care leadership and scholarship program for first generationeducated, bilingual, bicultural students
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Prepare grant proposals to support LHPP
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Evaluate student and graduate outcomes through five years post-graduation
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Plan LHPP fundraising activities, including Abriendo Caminos, the LHPP annual celebration
2006-2007
2005-present
2001-2007
1995-present
ALLIANCE AGAINST ASTHMA
Children’s Clinic, Long Beach, CA
Principal Evaluator
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Develop evaluation plan and secure funding for four year Robert Wood Johnson project to
identify, treat, and manage asthma among high risk infants and children
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Prepare and test all surveys, interview guides and focus group instruments
2001-2004
PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION (PAHO)
Washington, DC
Consultant
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Work with the tobacco prevention/health promotion unit in developing tobacco control programs
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Attend tobacco control meetings in Latin America and formulate reports on proceedings
2001-2002
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Attend tobacco control meetings in Latin America and develop and conduct presentations
JAPAN CENTER FOR FAMILY AND CHILD RESEARCH
Research Fellowship, Tokyo, Japan
Research Fellow
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Conduct research regarding Ijime (bullying) in Japan and formulate suggestions for prevention
and resolution
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Prepare an extensive executive summary and full report to be published in the annual Japan Center
for Family and Child Research Manuscript Volume
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Conduct research presentation for the Japan Center for Family and Child Research and the Japanese
Ministry of Education, Science, Sport and Culture
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH
Latino Healthcare Professionals Project, Long Beach, CA
Project Director
• Recruit bilingual/bicultural first generation education Latino student applicants
• Screen and interview prospective program candidates
• Hire, train, and supervise the LHPP Project Coordinator
• Mentor Latino student program participants
• Develop curricular component and teach course in Latino Health Access and Status
• Work with Dr. Harold Hunter in the development of program components and identification of
funding sources
UNIVERSIDAD PEDAGOGICA NACIONAL, BAJA CALIFORNIA
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH
School of Education, Long Beach, CA
Assistant Professor
• Teach undergraduate course in Health Education for Mexican immigrant students studying for the
bilingual teaching credential
• Instruct in both English and Spanish
• Participate in program evaluation activities
1997
1995-present
1995
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH
Department of Health Science, Long Beach, CA
Assistant, Associate and Full Professor
• Teach graduate and undergraduate classes in Latino health, human sexuality, community health,
health promotion, maternal/child health promotion, and women’s studies
• Serve on departmental and university faculty committees
• Advise undergraduate and graduate students regarding and research
• Actively engage in research related activities including the preparation of grant proposals, projects,
and scholarly manuscripts
1994-present
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND Department of Health Education, College Park, MD
Full time Lecturer
• Teach graduate and undergraduate classes in behavioral approaches to nutrition, AIDS,
women's health, human sexuality, and weight control
• Serve on faculty committee relating to human subjects review
• Advise undergraduate and graduate students regarding coursework and research
• Actively engage in research related activities including the preparation of grant proposals, projects,
and scholarly manuscripts
1993-1994
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
Co-Investigator/Infant Nutrition for Hispanic WIC Populations:
A Peer Education Model
• Co-design instruments, research and intervention methodology, data analysis, project coordination,
and manuscript development
• Interview Hispanic mothers who have recently had children regarding infant feeding processes
1993-1994
MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY Department of Education, Arlington, VA
Part time Lecturer
• Develop and instruct a graduate course in health promotion and program planning
1993-1994
ARLINGTON COUNTY AIDS/STD Bureau,
Department of Human Services, Arlington, VA
AIDS/Health Education and Prevention Coordinator
• Provide HIV/AIDS/STD/health education in Spanish and English
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1993
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Oversee the grant subcontracting organizations hired to provide AIDS/HIV education to Hispanics,
Indo-Chinese, Ethiopian, and Somali populations, including the provision of train-the-trainer workshops,
project evaluation methodology, and community based research efforts
Insure continuation and expansion of funding via grant writing efforts
Work in the AIDS/STD clinic providing pre and post counseling, basic laboratory work, and education in
Spanish and English
Develop and provide a series of sexual efficacy workshops to residents of the Women's Home, a recovery
program for chemically dependent women
NATIONAL COALITION OF HISPANIC HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS (COSSMHO) Washington, D.C.
Research Intern/ (Six Month Project)
• Work with Dr. Hortensia Amaro in the supervision of the Hispanic Health Research Consortium
The consortium consisted of five national grants given to leading researchers in the area of Hispanic
women's health
• Assist in the writing and publication of an article for an edition of American Journal of Public Health
on Hispanic women's health
• Survey national data bases to identify purpose, data collected, and measurements of race and ethnicity
1992-1993
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND Department of Health Education, College Park, MD
Lecturer
• Develop and instruct graduate courses in Weight Management and Women's Health
• Work with students in planning class related research efforts regarding the aforementioned topics
1992-1993
LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE Dept. of Health & P.E., Eugene, OR
Instructor
• Instruct Personal Health and Lifetime Fitness and Wellness classes covering topics including:
chemical dependency, nutrition, stress management, HIV/AIDS, women's issues, minority
issues, government and health, dieting and eating disorders, exercise, sexuality, parenting,
reproductive issues, etc...
• Instruct weight training, aerobics, and jog/walking courses
• Guest lecture on issues related to body image, dieting and eating disorders, HIV/AIDS, women's
issues, and nutrition
1990-1992
LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE Dept. of Social Science, Eugene, OR
Chemical Dependency Counselor Training Program
Instructor and Co-Coordinator
• Develop and instruct courses in the Perinatal Counseling Track
• Develop and instruct courses including HIV/AIDS and Chemical Dependency; Multicultural
Competence and Chemical Dependency Counseling; Women's Issues in Chemical Dependency
Counseling; and Nutrition, Stress Management, Exercise, and Recovery
• Co-coordinate program scheduling, assist in evaluation and hiring of new staff, and develop
ongoing program agenda
1991-1992
LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE Department of Health & P.E., Eugene, OR
Women's Group Facilitator
• Designed and implemented two women's groups entitled Women and Body Image and Body
Composition Management
• Facilitate an increase of healthy behaviors and self image of participants
1991-1992
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON Student Health Center, Eugene, OR
Educational Health Counselor
• Counsel university students on health related topics
• Emphasis on women's health, body composition management, chemical dependency,
codependency, eating issues, nutrition, HIV/AIDS transmission and prevention, sexuality,
exercise, and body image
• Provide health education counseling in Spanish for students of the High School Equivalency Program
• Plan and conduct workshops for University of Oregon students on the aforementioned topics
1991-1992
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON Department of Human Movement Studies, Eugene, OR
Aerobics Instructor
• Teach exercise with an emphasis on injury prevention and individual prescription
• Provide supplemental lectures on nutrition, health, exercise, eating disorders, dieting, women's issues,
and body image
1989-1991
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UNIVERSITY OF OREGON Department of Community Health, Eugene, OR
Health Instructor
• Proposed, designed, and instructed classes entitled Women and Body Image, and Diets Don't Work.
• Provide lectures on nutrition, health, exercise physiology, systems of socialization, exercise, eating
disorders, dieting, women's issues, cultural awareness, sexism, women and film,
women and advertising, heroic narrative, women's sexuality, women and codependency, and body image
1991
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON Department of Community Health, Eugene, OR
Project and Grant Coordinator
• Directed and coordinated a body composition management study of obese women
• Taught behavioral modification classes
• Conducted measurements on a variety of health related indices
• Worked with Dr. Robert Hackman to analyze data and write and publish articles disseminating
the results of the study
1990
MCKENZIE-WILLAMETTE HOSPITAL Women's Center, Eugene, OR
Health Educator
• Was hired to conduct a series of health classes in Spanish with an emphasis on disease prevention,
nutrition, and exercise
1990
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON Recreation and Intramurals, Eugene, OR
Recreational Class Coordinator
• Formulated and implemented recreational class program
• Trained and evaluated instructors in aerobics and weight training
• Scheduled classes and instructors
• Designed and wrote a training manual for aerobics instructors
1987-1989
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON Harry Jerome Weight Room, Eugene, OR
Weight Room Manager
• Trained weight room supervisors
• Conducted scheduling and salary scales for instructors and staff
• Supervised equipment status to ensure safety
1987-1988
F.I.A. ENGLISH SCHOOL Iwanami, Shizuoka, Japan
English, Aerobics, and Jazz Dance Instructor
• Taught English, Jazz Dance, and Aerobics to Japanese students of all ages
1984-1985
MEDIFIT CORPORATE HEALTH & FITNESS CENTER Sydney, Australia
Aerobics Instructor and Data Processor
• Taught Aerobics to fitness center members
• Entered relevant health indices data into central computer system
1983-1984
NATIONAL AND REGIONAL COMMITTEE WORK
UCI MEDICAL SCHOOL, PRIME-LC COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD
• Attend Community Advisory Board Meetings
• Create internship opportunities for PRIME-LC medical students at the NCLR/CSULB Center for
Latino Community Health while conducting their Masters in Public Health degrees
• Host internship students, assist students in scholarship applications and project papers, attend
graduation ceremonies, and supervise internship efforts
YMCA of the USA ACTIVATE AMERICA, EVALUATION EXPERT PANEL
• Attend Evaluation Expert Panel meetings and provide input regarding national evaluation strategy
• Ensure the use of community and culturally-based community based participatory research strategies
YMCA of the USA ACTIVATE AMERICA, LATINO AFRICAN AMERICAN SERVICES
INTEGRATION EXPERT PANEL
• Attend Latino African American Services Integration meetings and provide input regarding
national YMCA utilization strategy
• Ensure the use of community and culturally-based community based services integration strategies that
meet the needs of diverse African American and Latino communities nationally
• Conduct presentations on promotores de salud integration services that correspond with the initiative
U.S. ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR WOMEN’S SERVICES,
Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Rockville, MD
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2009-present
2009-2010
2008-2009
Federal Appointment 2007-2010
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Advise Associate Director of SAMHSA on appropriate activities with respect to women’s
chemical use and dependency and mental health services
Attend no fewer than two meetings at SAMHSA annually to provide recommendations
NATIONAL NETWORK TO ELIMINATE DISPARITIES STEWARD GROUP, Rockville, MD
• Served on Steward Committee
2007-2010
THE WALL/LAS MEMORIAS, Los Angeles, CA
• Serve on Honoree Host Committee for events and fundraisers.
2007-2009
LATINO COALITION AGAINST AIDS, Los Angeles, CA
• Serve as a member of coalition
• Provide and assistance to all related efforts
• Grant writing efforts to secure coalition funding
• Collaboration with coalition on many different community events
2005-2010
PERINATAL MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH TASK FORCE Long Beach, CA
• Serve as a member of coalition
• Conduct short and long range planning
• Spear head grant writing efforts to secure project funding
• Train residents & physicians in Latina immigrant maternal child health
1995-2002
LONG BEACH HIV PREVENTION COALITION Long Beach, CA
• Serve as a member of coalition
• Conduct short and long range planning
• Assist in fundraising efforts
1995
HEALTHY KIDS COALITION Long Beach, CA
• Serve as a member of coalition
• Conduct short and long range planning
• Assist in fundraising efforts
1994-1995
SUNRISE WOMEN'S TREATMENT FACILITY Eugene, OR
Volunteer Instructor
• Conduct guest lectures on various health related topics for women recovering from drug and
alcohol dependency
1991-1992
EUGENE PEACEWORKS Eugene, OR
Member, Board of Directors
• Coordinate activities and conduct long and short term planning
1991-1992
PUBLICATIONS
Articles/Book Chapters/White Papers/Reports
Rios-Ellis, B., Inzunza-Franco, G. & Rascón, M. (2011). Creating a model of Latino peer education: Weaving cultural capital
into the fabric of academic services in an urban university setting. Manuscript under development.
Rios-Ellis, B., Canjura, A.C., Korosteleva, O., Garcia, M., Bird, M. (2011). Rompe el Silencio: Break the SilenceIncreasing sexual communication in Latina intergenerational family dyads. Manuscript accepted for publication by the Hispanic
Health International.
Rios-Ellis, B. (2011). Improving Latina intergenerational family-based communication to decrease sexual risk. Invited
Chapter in HIV Prevention with Latinos: Theory, Research, and Practice, Organista, K. (Ed.). to be published by
Oxford University Press.
Allen, V.C., Lachance, C., Rios-Ellis, B., & Kaphingst, K.A. (2011). Issues in the assessment of “race” among Latinos:
Implications for public health. Manuscript under review by the Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences.
Rios-Ellis, B., Espinoza, L., Bird, M., Garcia, M., Hoyt-D’Anna, L. & Bellamy, L. (2010). Increasing HIV-related
knowledge, communication, and testing intentions among Latinos: Protege tu familia: Hazte la prueba. Journal of
Healthcare for the Poor and Underserved. Supplement 21(3).
Lopez-Zetina, J., Sanchez-Huesca, R., Rios-Ellis, B., Friis, R., Torres, I., & Rogala, B. (2010). Initiation to
methamphetamine use in a binational sample of women at the US–Mexico border. Journal of Ethnicity in
Substance Abuse, 9(1), 28-39.
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Kaphingst, K.A., Lachance, C.R., Gepp, A., Hoyt D’Anna, L., Rios-Ellis, B., (2009). Educating underserved Latino
communities about family health history using lay health advisors. Public Health Genomics. (DOI:10.1159/000272456)
Rios-Ellis, B., Frates, J., Hoyt D’Anna, L., Dwyer, M., Ugarte, C. Javier Lopez-Zetina (2008). Addressing the
Need for Access to Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate HIV/AIDS Prevention for Latinos. Journal of Immigrant
and Minority Health, 10: 445-460.
Rios-Ellis, B. & Gutierrez, J.A. (2008). Latinas and deadly sex: The politics of HIV/AIDS Reporting. Manuscript
published in on-line journal Journal of Latino Studies.
Rios-Ellis, B. (2006). Redefining HIV/AIDS for Latinos. A promising new paradigm for addressing HIV/AIDS
in the Hispanic community. Report published by the National Council of La Raza, available at www.nclr.org.
Rios-Ellis, B., Aguilar-Gaxiola, S., Cabassa, L., Caetano, R., Comas-Diaz, L., Flores, Y., Gonzalez, H., Lopez, S.,
Lopez-Zetina, J., Rodriguez Chandler, L., Leon, R., & Ugarte, C. (2005). Critical disparities in Latino mental
health. Transforming research into action. Report published by the National Council of La Raza, available at
www.nclr.org.
Lopez-Zetina, J., Sanchez-Huesca, R., Friis, R., Rios-Ellis, B., & Garrido-Ortega, C. (2005). Patterns of substance
among treatment cases in the U.S./Mexico border. San Diego and Tijuana, 1996-2002. Manuscript accepted with
revisions for publication in Drug and Alcohol Dependence.
Rios-Ellis, B. & Frates, J. (2004). The Latino Healthcare Professionals Project: Responding to the Diverse Needs of
the 21st Century. Journal of Health Administration Education, 22(2), 171-187.
Rios-Ellis, B. (2004). BE SAFE: A cultural competency model for Latinos. Chief editor, first author of the Facts
chapter, second author on the Barriers to Care and Sensitivity of the Provider chapters. National Minority
AIDS Education and Training Center, Howard University Press, HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau, Grant
No. 6 H4AH0066-0201.
Rios-Ellis, B., Leon, R., Trujillo, E., Enguidanos, S., Dwyer, M., Ugarte, C., & Roman, R.. (2003). De la palabra a la
acción: La evolución de una encuesta nacional de Latinas y VIH/SIDA. Ciencias de la Conducta, 18(1),
pp. 78-104.
Rios-Ellis, B., Dwyer, M., Roman, R., Leon, R., Enguidanos, S., Ugarte, C., Useche, B., Cruz-Gonzalez, Y. & Escabi,
(2002). The Latina HIV/AIDS Needs Assessment. (Manuscript published in the proceedings of the World AIDS
Conference in Barcelona).
Rios-Ellis, B. & Carreon, R. (2002). National Association of Community Health Centers, (2001). Every Step Counts…
Cada Paso Cuenta. Principle writing consultant responsible for editing and writing Program Guide and Training Manual.
Peer reviewed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Costa da Silva e Goldfarb, L., Rios-Ellis, B., Molinari, M. (2001). Latin America and the tobacco experience: A recent
assessment of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, México, Paraguay, and Perú. Report written for the World
Health Organization/Pan American Health Organization based on the Initiative for a Tobacco Free World Conference,
Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, July 23 to 26.
Rios-Ellis, B., Bellamy, L., & Shoji, J. (2000). The influence of child-rearing practices and school social norms on the
incidence of ijime in Japan. Manuscript rejected for publication in The Journal of Research in Childhood Education.
Rios-Ellis, B., Bellamy, L., & Shoji, J. (2000). An examination of specific types of ijime and their prevalence within
Japanese schools. School Psychology International, 21(3): 227-241.
Rios-Ellis, B. (1999). Focus groups: A research tool for the community. Manuscript requested for publication in the
Midwest Hispanic AIDS Bulletin.
de la Torre, A., Friis, R., Ellis, B., Hunter, H. & Garcia, L. (1999). The health insurance status of older Latinas:
A population at risk. Border Health, 4(1), 23-31.
Rios-Ellis, B. & Figueroa, M. (1998). HIV/AIDS. In Alan Henderson, Sally Champlin, & William Evashwick
(Eds.), Promoting teen health: Linking schools, health organizations, and community. Newbury Park: Sage Publications.
Rios-Ellis, B. (1997). Ijime: Prevalence and Strategies for Prevention. Manuscript published by the Japan Center for
Family and Child Research in Tokyo, Japan.
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Rios-Ellis, B. (1997). The potential impact of program planning and evaluation on organizational effectiveness.
Midwest Hispanic AIDS Bulletin, p. 1-2.
Zambrana, R. & Ellis, B. (1995). Contemporary research issues in Hispanic/Latino Women's Health. In Diane Adams
(Ed.), Women of Color: A Cultural Diversity Health Perspective. Newbury Park: Sage Publications.
Hackman, R., Ellis, B., & Brown, R. L. (1993). Phosphorus magnetic resonance spectra and changes in body composition
during weight loss. Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 13(3), pp. 243-250.
Hackman, R. M., & Ellis, B. K. (March/April 1992c). Increasing lean body mass during a weight management program.
Today's Chiropractic, pp. 38-41.
Hackman, R. M., & Ellis, B. K. (1991). Increased lean body mass in conjunction with fat loss during a comprehensive
weight management program. International Clinical Nutrition Review, 11(4), pp. 185-189.
Abstracts and Presentations
Rios-Ellis, B. (2011). Invited Presentation to PRIME-LC medical students. The NCLR/CSULB Center for Latino
Community Health-Collaboration to create healthy Latino communities. Irvine, CA: January.
Rios-Ellis, B. (2011). De Blanco y Negro a Colores: Creating promotores-based mental health prevention for Latinos.
Latino Mental Health Conference. Los Angeles, CA: January.
Rios-Ellis, B. (2011). NCLR/CSULB Center for Latino Community Health, Evaluation and Leadership Training
research efforts on HIV/AIDS prevention. Invited presentation by the Director of the Office of AIDS Research.
National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD: January.
Rios-Ellis, B. (2010). Using the Latino Health Communications Model to improve patient adherence. Kaiser
Permanente Management Team. Pasadena, CA, December.
Rios-Ellis, B., Frank , G., & Garcia, M.L., (2010). Comienzo Sano: Familia Saludable (Healthy Start: Healthy Family):
Culturally and linguistically relevant infant feeding and nutrition with Latina Women, Infant, and Children's program
recipients utilizing student community health educators. American Public Health Association, 138th Annual Meeting and
Exhibition, Denver, CO. Presentation and abstract publication.
Rios-Ellis, B., Espinoza, L., Garcia, M. & Gadula, N. (2010). Hablando Claro- Applying an intergenerational culturally
relevant approach to the Teen Health Project to prevent HIV/AIDS among Latinas in Los Angeles County. American
Public Health Association, 138th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Denver, CO. Presentation and abstract publication.
Rios-Ellis, B., Bird, M., Nguyen-Rodriguez, S., Malotte, K., Pio,J. (2010). Youth Empowerment for Success (YES!)
Sí Se Puede Project: Promoting Health and Leadership among Latino Youth. American Public Health Association,
138th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Denver, CO. Presentation and abstract publication.
Rios-Ellis, B., Espinoza, L., Garcia, M., Nguyen-Rodriguez, S., Scolari , R., Diaz, G., Chacon , G., Danzinger , A.,
& Zaldivar, R. (2010). Salud es Cultura-Protégete!: Incorporating community health workers in HIV/AIDS prevention
efforts targeting underserved Latinos. American Public Health Association, 138th Annual Meeting and Exhibition,
Denver, CO. Presentation and abstract publication.
Rios-Ellis, B. (2010). Improving Latino HIV/AIDS prevention, education, testing and care. Invited expert panel in
commemoration of National Latino HIV/AIDS Testing Day. White House, Washington, DC.
Rios-Ellis, B. (2010). Using the Latino Health Communications Model to improve client-provider relationships.
Guidance Center, Long Beach, CA, September.
Rios-Ellis, B., Espinoza, L., Garcia, M., & Gatdula, N. (2010). Hablando Claro: Applying an intergenerational approach
to prevent HIV among Latinas in Los Angeles County. United States Conference on AIDS. Orlando, FL, September.
Espinoza, L., Rios-Ellis, B., Garcia, M., & Gatdula, N. (2010). Hablando Claro: Adapting Latino-specific cultural
relevance to a DEBI. United States Conference on AIDS. Orlando, FL, September.
Rios-Ellis, B., (2010). Results from a national survey of Latino HIV/AIDS health and human service professionals.
United States Conference on AIDS Latino Institute. Orlando, FL, September.
Rios-Ellis, B., (2010). Analysis of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy and Implementation Plan. United States Conference
on AIDS Latino Institute. Orlando, FL, September.
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Rios-Ellis, B. & Garcia, M.L., (2010). Protege Tu Familia: Hazte La Prueba. 11th Annual Historically Black Colleges
and Universities and Hispanic Health Research Conference. Jackson, MI. September.
Rios-Ellis, B., Garcia, M., Espinoza, L., Rodriquez-Nguyen, S., Huerta, B., Danzinger, A., & Zaldivar, R. (2010).
Salud es Cultura: ¡Protégete! Reinforcing positive cultural attributes to prevent HIV in underserved Latino
communities through a community health worker intervention. International Conference on AIDS: Vienna, Austria.
Poster presentation and abstract publication.
Garcia, M., Rios-Ellis, B., & Espinoza, L. (2010). Protege tu Familia-Hazte la Prueba: conducting effective HIV
outreach and prevention among Latino families. International Conference on AIDS: Vienna, Austria. Poster presentation
and abstract publication.
Rios-Ellis, B., Zaldivar, R., Garcia, M., & Topete, E. (2010). Voces de Fe y Cultura: Integrating faith-based organizations
in HIV prevention efforts targeting US Latinos. International Conference on AIDS: Vienna, Austria. Poster presentation
and abstract publication.
Danzinger, A., Salcedo, B., Rios-Ellis, B., & Garcia, M. (2010). HIV/AIDS prevention in Latino communities:
Understanding the contextual risk of transgender Latinas. National Council of La Raza Annual Expo and Conference.
San Antonio, TX. Presentation and abstract publication.
Rios-Ellis, B. (2010). Invited participant on the First Lady’s Childhood Obesity Initiative Roundtable with First Lady
Michelle Obama’s Policy Director Jocelyn Frye. National Council of La Raza Annual Expo and Conference.
San Antonio, TX.
Rios-Ellis, B. (2010). Creating Promotores-based volunteer opportunities in YMCA settings. YMCA Minority Conference,
Memphis, TN. Invited Presentation.
Rios-Ellis, B., Bird, M. (2010). The Latino Healthcare Professionals Project. Conference on the Ethics of State Involvement in
Women’s Health, Los Angeles, CA. Presentation.
Rios-Ellis, B. (2009). Utilizing community health workers to optimize health care reform. Natinonal Health Disparities
Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Rios-Ellis, B., D'Anna, L., & Garcia, M. (2009). Protege tu Familia-Hazte la Prueba (Protect your Family-Get Tested):
Results from a culturally relevant community-based HIV prevention intervention. American Public Health Association,
137th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA. Presentation and abstract publication.
Arroyo, L.E., Mercado-Crespo, M.C., Rios-Ellis, B., Rodriguez, S., Londoño, C., Núñez , L., & Rosa, M. (2009). Latinos
and depression: Findings from a community-based mental health promotion effort. American Public Health Association,
137th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA. Presentation and abstract publication.
Rios-Ellis, B, & Rodriguez, S., (2009). Integration of a culturally and linguistically relevant maternal and child health
promotores project targeting Latina immigrant expectant mothers. American Public Health Association, 137th Annual
Meeting and Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA. Presentation and abstract publication.
Allen, V.C., Lachance, C., Rios-Ellis, B., & Kaphingst, K., (2009). Issues in assessment of “race” among Latinos:
Implications for public health. American Public Health Association, 137th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Philadelphia,
PA. Presentation and abstract publication.
Rios-Ellis, B., Frank , G., Malotte, K., & Garcia, M. (2009). Comienzo Sano: Familia Saludable – Community-based
health education program to reduce risk of childhood obesity in the Latino Community. American Public Health
Association, 137th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA. Presentation and abstract publication.
Rodriguez-Zeigler, L., McDonough, M., Arroyo, L.E., Rios-Ellis, B., Rodriguez, S. (2009). Cuidemos Nuestra
Salud Con Una Vida Balanceada - Assessing a Promotores de Salud Approach to Increasing Awareness, Knowledge,
and Behavioral Intent Relating to Obesity Prevention in Hispanic Communities. American Public Health Association,
137th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA. Presentation and abstract publication.
Rios-Ellis, B. & Garcia, M.L., (2009). Protege Tu Familia: Hazte La Prueba: Utilizing promotores de salud for HIV
prevention 10th Annual Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Hispanic Health Research Conference.
Tuskeegee, AL. September.
Rios-Ellis, B., (2008). Evaluation of an HIV/AIDS promotores de salud intervention targeting Latino families.
American Public Health Association, 136th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, San Diego, CA. Presentation and
abstract publication.
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Rios-Ellis, B., Frank, G., Malotte, K., Garcia, M.L., Sosa, D. (2008). Comienzo Sano: Familia Saludable-Creating
opportunities for student experiential learning through the development of a culturally and linguistically relevant
maternal child health program. American Public Health Association, 136 th Annual Meeting and Exhibition,
San Diego, CA. Presentation and abstract publication.
Rios-Ellis, B., Borneman, J. P., Jurado, M., Linares, R., Rodriguez, S., Siegmeth, T. (2008). Integration of a culturally and
linguistically relevant maternal and child health promotores project targeting Latina immigrant expectant mothers. American
Public Health Association, 136th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, San Diego, CA. Presentation and abstract publication.
Arroyo, L. E., Rios-Ellis, B., D’Anna, L., D’Oliveira, V., Londoño, C., Millar, C., Núñez, L., Salazár, J. (2008).
Latinos and Depression: Findings from a Community-Based Mental Health Promotion Effort. American Public
Health Association, 136th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, San Diego, CA. Presentation and abstract publication.
Rios-Ellis, B., Carricchi, A., D’Anna, L., & Arroyo, A. (2008). Salud es Cultura-Protégete: Facilitating HIV
prevention through reducing HIV/AIDS-related stigma among at-risk Latinos. Poster presentation at World
AIDS Conference, Mexico City.
Rios-Ellis, B., D’Anna, L., Carricchi, A., Arroyo, L., Escolari, R., Jones, A., & Tardy, E. (2008).
The NCLR Latino Families HIV/AIDS Prevention Project: The effectiveness of peer health education on
Latino emerging and border bommunities. Poster presentation at World AIDS Conference, Mexico City.
Rios-Ellis, B. (2008). The effectiveness of promotores de salud in ensuring Latino access to culturally and
linguistically relevant health care and information. Presentation at Health and Immigration Conference.
Puebla: MX.
Rios-Ellis, B. (2008). The NCLR Latino Families HIV/AIDS Prevention Project: The use of promotores to
impact HIV/AIDS risk and HIV testing among Latinos residing in emerging and border communities.
Presentation at Health and Immigration Conference. Puebla: MX.
Rios-Ellis, B. (2008). The effectiveness of promotores de salud in ensuring Latino access to culturally and
linguistically relevant health care and information. Presentation at Health and Immigration Conference.
Puebla: MX.
Rios-Ellis, B. (2008). The NCLR Latino Families HIV/AIDS Prevention Project: The use of promotores to
impact HIV/AIDS risk and HIV testing among Latinos residing in emerging and border communities.
Presentation at Health and Immigration Conference. Puebla: MX.
Rios-Ellis, B. (2008). Invited plenary speaker at the National Hispanic/Latino HIV/AIDS Leadership Summit.
Washington, DC.
Rios-Ellis, B. (2008). Invited participant in the HIV/AIDS Prevention among Hispanic/Latino Communities:
A Consultation with Leaders from the Latino Community. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Atlanta: GA.
Rios-Ellis, B. (2008). Invited plenary speaker at the National Hispanic/Latino HIV/AIDS Leadership Summit.
Washington, DC.
Rios-Ellis, B. (2008). Invited participant at the Setting the Hispanic Health Agenda: National Hispanic
Medical Association.Sacramento, CA.
Rios-Ellis, B. & Scolari, R. (2007). HIV/AIDS and Latinos. Invited presentation at the Latino Health
Leadership Summit. San Ysidro, CA.
Rios-Ellis, B. (2007). Our Community, Our Responsibility: Latinos and HIV/AIDS. Office of AIDS, Los
Angeles, CA. Panel presentation
Rios-Ellis, B. et al (2007). Using an innovative educational intervention to provide information about family
history and inherited disease risk to underserved Latino Communities. American Public Health Association,
135th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Washington, DC. Presentation and abstract publication.
Rios-Ellis, B. et al (2007). Educating Latino communities about genetics and rate diseases: A model project.
American Public Health Association, 135th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Washington, DC. Presentation
and abstract publication.
Rios-Ellis, B. et al (2007). Optimizing the perinatal periods for Latina immigrants through promotores-based
education, outreach, and evaluation. American Public Health Association, 135th Annual Meeting and
Exhibition, Washington, DC. Presentation and abstract publication.
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Rios-Ellis, B. et al (2007). NCLR Latino Families HIV/AIDS Prevention Project: Facilitating access to
HIV/AIDS education and testing in emerging and border communities. American Public Health Association,
135th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Washington, DC. Presentation and abstract publication.
Rios-Ellis, B. et al (2007). Rompe el Silencio: Creating an intergenerational HIV/AIDS prevention program for
Latino families. American Public Health Association, 135 th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Washington, DC.
Presentation
Rios-Ellis, B. (2007). Latino Mental Health Issues: Creating Community-Based Solutions. 6th Annual Skip
Hinchman Memorial Symposium, Long Beach, CA. Presentation.
Rios-Ellis, B. (2007). A Call to Action Policy Summit, Los Angeles, CA. Roundtable discussion
Rios-Ellis, B. (2007). HIV/AIDS Session. Latino Health Leadership Summit, San Ysidro, CA. Presentation
Rios-Ellis, B. (2007). HIV/AIDS and Latinas. Latinos, Faith, Culture and HIV/AIDS Conference. Los
Angeles, CA. Presentation
Rios-Ellis, B. (2007). Effective use of Promotores in Community Health Promotion. Latino Behavioral Health
Institute Conference, Los Angeles, CA. Presentation
Rios-Ellis, B. (2007). Effective Evaluation Strategies: Demonstrating behavior change via Promotores de Salud
Programs. National Council of La Raza 2008 Annual Conference, Miami, FL. Presentation.
Rios-Ellis, B. (2007). HIV/AIDS Prevention and education programs targeting the Latino Community.
Despierta Mujer Conference, Paramount, CA. Presentation
Rios-Ellis, B. (2007). Using Promotores (community health educators) to impact health access and status of
underserved Latino communities. California Association for Bilingual Education, Long Beach, CA.
Presentation
Rios- Ellis, B. (2007). HIV/AIDS in the Latino Community. Invited to present at Planned Parenthood
Conference, Los Angeles, CA. Presentation.
Rios-Ellis, B. et al (2006). Critical disparities in Latino mental health: Transforming research into action.
National Association for Mental Illness. American Public Health Association, 134 th Annual Meeting and
Exhibition, Boston, MA. Presentation and abstract publication.
Rios-Ellis, B. et al (2006). Building community capacity: Outcomes from a Promotores-based cholesterol
education program. American Public Health Association, 134 th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Boston, MA.
Presentation and abstract publication.
Rios-Ellis, B. et al (2006). Latinos and HIV/AIDS: Foreboding Data and Promising Strategies. Invited
presentation to the U.S. President’s Advisory Commission on HIV/AIDS, Washington DC. Presentation.
Rios-Ellis, B. et al (2006). Latina Adolescents and Sexuality. 30th Annual National Hispanic Women’s
Conference. Bilingual presentation.
Rios-Ellis, B. et al (2006). Latinas and HIV/AIDS. East Los Angeles Women’s Center Women’s Power
Circle. Presentation in Spanish.
Rios-Ellis, B. et al (2006). Invited plenary presentation. Foretelling data and promising strategies: Latinas
and HIV/AIDS. National Latina Hispanic Network. Washington, DC. Presentation.
Rios-Ellis, B. (2006). Critical disparities in Latino mental health: Transforming research into action. National
Association for Mental Illness. Health Disparities Multicultural Strategic Summit, Washington, DC.
Presentation and abstract publication
Rios-Ellis, B. (2006). Critical disparities in Latino mental health: Transforming research into action.
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute. Invited by Congresswoman Grace Napolitano. Presentation
and abstract publication.
Rios-Ellis, B. & Gutierrez, J.A. (2005). Latinos and HIV/AIDS: Increasing risk in an era of national neglect.
American Public Health Association, 133rd Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA. Presentation
and abstract publication.
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Lopez-Zetina, J. Sanchez-Huesca, R., Friis, R., Rios-Ellis, B. & Garrido, C. (2005). Patterns of substance abuse
among treatment cases in the US/Mexico border. San Diego and Tijuana, 1996-2003. American Public Health
Association, 132nd Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Washington, DC. Presentation and abstract publication.
Rios-Ellis, B. (2005). Keynote Address: Latinas and HIV: Providing culturally and linguistically relevant
prevention. Orange County Chapter of the Hispanic Nurses Association, presentation. Irvine, CA.
Rios-Ellis, B. (2005). Hazte la Prueba: Mereces Saber promotora training presentation. Clínica de Salud
Familiar. La Fe. El Paso, TX.
Rios-Ellis, B. (2005). Sana La Rana 2004: Outcomes and lessons for 2005. Long Beach, CA.
Rios-Ellis, B. (2005). Sana La Rana promotora training re-capacitation training. Houston, TX.
Rios-Ellis, B. Napolitano, G. & Comas-Diaz, L. (2005). Latino mental health: Directions for culturally relevant
mental health services. National Council of La Raza, annual conference and Latino expo, presentation.
Philadelphia, PA.
Rios-Ellis, B. & Gutierrez, J.A. (2005). Latinos and deadly sex: The politics of HIV/AIDS reporting. The
Office of Latino/Latin American Studies (OLLAS): The second cumbre of the Great Plains: Re-visioning Latino
America: New perspectives on migration, transnationalism and integration. Omaha, NE. Presentation and
abstract publication.
Rios-Ellis, B. & Gutierrez, J.A. (2005). National Council of La Raza’s Latino Families HIV/AIDS Prevention
Project. Seventy Sixth Annual Pacific Sociological Association Meeting, Portland, OR. Presentation and abstract
publication.
Rios-Ellis, B. Leon, R., Enguidanos, S., Trujillo, E.F., & Ugarte, C. (2004). Innovative strategies to address
HIV risk among Latinos in border communities in Texas and California. American Public Health Association,
132ndt Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Washington, DC. Presentation and abstract publication.
Rios-Ellis, B. Enguidanos, S., Arosemena, F., Leon, R., Berganza, G., & Sanchez, B. (2004). Using
promotoras to positively impact pregnancy and infant health outcomes among Latina immigrants. American
Public Health Association, 132nd Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Washington, DC. Presentation and abstract
publication.
Rios-Ellis, B., Leon, R. & Ugarte, C. (2004). The NCLR Latino Families HIV/AIDS Prevention Project. 15th
Annual Long Beach Research Symposium. Poster presentation.
Rios-Ellis, B. (2004). Latinas and HIV/AIDS: Policies that make us victims and caretakers. Strategies for an
evolving epidemic: A Latino HIV Policy Summit. Latino Coalition Against AIDS. Los Angeles, CA. Presentation.
Rios-Ellis, B., Leon, R., Partida, J.L., & Lavan, R. (2004). Una Familia Unida se Protege Mejor: Using a
family-based approach to HIV prevention. Coming Home, National Council of La Raza Annual Conference and
Latino Expo. Phoenix, AZ. Presentation.
Rios-Ellis, B., Leon, R., & Ugarte, C. (2004). Access to culturally and linguistically appropriate HIV/AIDS
prevention for underserved Latinos. World AIDS Conference, Bangkok, Thailand.
Rios-Ellis, B. Leon, R., & Ugarte, C. (2004). Culturally appropriate HIV prevention: Lessons from a national
Latino needs assessment. Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs. San Francisco, CA. Presentation.
Rios-Ellis, B. (2004). Keynote address on the health of Latino families for the Council on Youth and Families at
Risk (CYFAR) Annual Conference. Seattle, WA.
Rios-Ellis, B. (2004). HIV/AIDS and Latinos. Celebrating our Legacy, Defining Our Future, League of United
Latin American Citizens (LULAC), 75th Annual Meeting and Exhibition. San Antonio, TX. Presentation.
Rios-Ellis, B. (2004). Health care and HIV/AIDS in Cuba. Presentation given at CSULB to students. CSULB
Cuba Forum.
Rios-Ellis, B. (2004). The development, use, and evaluation of novelitas in HIV/AIDS prevention among
Latinos. Health Equity and Social Development: An Academic Commitment. 62 nd Annual Meeting of the
US Mexico Border Health Association. Presentation and abstract publication. Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México.
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Rios-Ellis, B. (2003). Using the family to prevent HIV infection among Latinos. Breaking new ground: Health
Issues in the Latina community. Latino Health Issues Forum, Los Angeles, CA. Presentation.
Rios-Ellis, B. (2003). HIV/AIDS and Latinos. National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials
(NALEO) California Policy Institute on Health. Monterrey, CA. Presentation.
Rios-Ellis, B. & Leon, R. (2003). Women’s sexuality and wellness: Protect your sexual health. De Mujer a Mujer.
Los Angeles, CA.
Rios-Ellis, B., Leon, R., Enguidanos, S., Trujillo, E., Dominguez, B. (2003). Condom use among Latinos:
Culturally relevant prevention strategies. American Public Health Association, 131st Annual Meeting and
Exhibition, San Francisco, CA. Presentation and abstract publication.
Rios-Ellis, B., Leon, R., Enguidanos, S., Trujillo, E., Dominguez, B. (2003). NCLR's Latino Families
HIV/AIDS Prevention Project. American Public Health Association, 131st Annual Meeting and Exhibition,
San Francisco, CA. Presentation and abstract publication.
Rios-Ellis, B. (2003). Effective media strategies and community mobilization for healthy outcomes in the
Hispanic population. The National Council of La Raza. 27th Annual Conference. Austin, TX. Invited roundtable
participant.
Rios-Ellis, B., Leon, R.., Trujillo, E., Enguidanos, S., & Dominguez, B. (2003). Innovative HIV/AIDS strategies
for the Latino community. The National Council of La Raza. 27th Annual Conference. Austin, TX. Presentation
and abstract publication.
Rios-Ellis, B. (2003). HIV/AIDS and Latinos. Model Hispanic Health Programs. National Hispanic Medical
Association Annual Conference. Washington, DC. Presentation.
Rios-Ellis, B., Leon, R., Trujillo, E., Enguidanos, S., Ugarte, C., & Dominguez, B. (2003). The Latino Families
HIV/AIDS Prevention Project: A national needs assessment moves to prevention. 16 th Annual World Congress of
Sexology. La Habana, Cuba. Presentation and abstract publication.
Rios-Ellis, B., Leon, R., Dwyer, M., Enguidanos, S., Ugarte, C., Gonzalez, E., Espinoza, M. (2002). De Voces a
Movimiento: La Evolución de una Encuesta Nacional de Latinos y VIH/SIDA. Esfuerzos Conjuntos Hacia la
Innovación: El VIH/SIDA y las Mujeres. San Juan, Puerto Rico. Presentation and abstract publication.
Rios-Ellis, B., Dwyer, M., Enguidanos, S., Leon, R., Roman, R., Useche, B., & Ugarte, C. (2002). Culturally
appropriate HIV prevention for Latinas and childbearing women. American Public Health Association, 130th
Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA. Presentation and abstract publication.
Rios-Ellis, B., Dwyer, M., Enguidanos, S., Leon, R., Roman, R., Useche, B., & Ugarte, C. (2002). Assessing the
need for HIV/AIDS prevention among Latinas. American Public Health Association, 130th Annual Meeting and
Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA. Presentation and abstract publication.
Rios-Ellis, B., Dwyer, M., Roman, R., Enguidanos, S., Leon, R., Ugarte, C., & Useche, B. (2002). The Latino
Families HIV/AIDS Prevention Project. HIV/AIDS and the Latino family: Strategies and lessons learned. The
National Council of la Raza. 26th Annual Conference. Miami, FL.
Rios-Ellis, B.. (2002). Latinos in the health workforce: Are there real opportunities. The Latino Healthcare
Professionals Project: Keys for Success. The National Council of la Raza. 26th Annual Conference. Miami, FL.
Lopez-Zetina, J., Norton, D., Friis, R., Rios-Ellis, B., & Kerndt, P.R. (2002). Gender differences in participation
in drug treatment among street-recruited injection drug users in (IDUs) in Los Angeles County. Abstract
submitted for publication at the International AIDS Conference in Barcelona.
Rios-Ellis, B. (2001). Conducting effective evaluation among diverse communities. United States Department
of Health and Human Services Health Resources Services Administration. Presentation for National Ryan White
Program grantees. November.
Rios-Ellis, B. (2001). La Creación de Espacios Libres de Humo: La Experiencia en California. Presentation
conducted for the Smoke Free Spaces Pan American Health Organization Conference. Iguaçu Falls, Brazil,
September 5-7.
Rios-Ellis, B., Hunter, H., & Sanchez-Padilla, M. (2001). The Latino Healthcare Professionals Project: Reducing
the management gap in health care. The National Association of Hispanic/Latino Studies. International conference
in Cancún, México, September.
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Rios-Ellis, B., Roman, R., & Dwyer, M. (2001). HIV/AIDS risk among Latinas in the United States. The National
Association of Hispanic/Latino Studies. International conference in Cancún, México, August 30.
Rios-Ellis, B., & Dwyer, M. (2001). HIV/AIDS and Latinas needs assessment. The National Council of la Raza.
25th Annual Conference. Milwaukee, WI.
Rios-Ellis, B. (2001). Latino health status in the U.S. The National Council of la Raza. 25th Annual Conference.
Milwaukee, WI.
Rios-Ellis, B. (2001). The Long Beach Alliance for Children with Asthma needs assessment findings. Allies
against Asthma. The Museum of Latin American Art. Long Beach, CA, August 7.
Rios-Ellis, B., Enguidanos, S., & Espinoza-Ferrel, T. (2000). Early infant feeding practices of Latina immigrant
mothers. Eliminating Health Disparities. American Public Health Association, 127th Annual Meeting and
Exhibition, Boston, MA. Presentation and abstract publication.
Rios-Ellis, B. (2000). The status of Latino children’s health in the U.S. National Council of la Raza, Annual
Meeting and Exhibition, San Diego, CA. Presentation.
Rios-Ellis, B., Espinoza-Ferrell, T., & Enguidanos, T. (2000). Optimizing infant health and nutrition among
Latino immigrant families. National Council of la Raza, Annual Meeting and Exhibition, San Diego, CA.
Seminar and abstract publication.
Rios-Ellis, B., & Hunter, H. (2000). The Latino Healthcare Professionals Project: Training Latinos as Health
Care Managers. National Association of Hispanic and Latino Studies, Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Houston,
TX. Presentation and abstract publication.
Rios-Ellis, B., Enguidanos, S., & Espinoza-Ferrel, T. (2000). Infant feeding and care practices of Latino immigrant
families: Promoting health and safety in a culturally and linguistically relevant context. National Association of
Hispanic and Latino Studies, Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Houston, TX. Presentation and abstract publication.
Rios-Ellis, B., Espinoza-Ferrel, T., & Enguidanos, S.M. (1999). Latino immigrant families: Key factors in early
infant feeding and care. National Council on Family Relations. Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Irvine, CA. Four
part symposium presentation and abstract publication.
Rios-Ellis, B., Shoji, J., Bellamy, L., & Hirayama, M. (1999). Crime: Violence, isolation, and deviance in
Japanese Schools. Celebrating a Century of Progress in Public Health. American Public Health Association,
126th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Chicago, IL. Presentation and abstract publication.
Enguidanos, S.M., Rios-Ellis, B., Espinoza-Ferrel, T., Feldman, R., & Anliker, J.A. (1999). The impact of
cultural beliefs on infant feeding and care among Latina immigrants. Celebrating a Century of Progress in
Public Health. American Public Health Association, 126th Annual Meeting and Exhibition,Chicago, IL.
Presentation and abstract publication.
Rios-Ellis, B., Espinoza-Ferrel, T., Enguidanos, S.M., Anliker, J.A., & Feldman, R. (1999). Factors influencing
the infant feeding and care practices of Latina immigrant mothers. Celebrating a Century of Progress in Public
Health. American Public Health Association, 126th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Chicago, IL. Presentation
and abstract publication.
Rios-Ellis, B. (1999). Keynote address at the Second Annual Young Women’s Health Conference.
Empowerment through Mentoring. Address given on October 23rd.
Rios-Ellis, B., Espinoza-Ferrell, T., Bellamy, L., Anliker, J. & Feldman, R. (1998). Infant feeding and care
practices of Latina immigrant subpopulations. Public Health and Managed Care. American Public Health
Association, 125th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Washington, DC. Presentation and abstract publication.
Rios-Ellis, B., Carreon, R., Hunter, H., & Black, S. (1998). The Latino Healthcare Professionals Project: A model
training program for Latinos in health care. Public Health and Managed Care. American Public Health Association,
125th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Washington, DC. Presentation and abstract publication.
Enguidanos, S., Rios-Ellis, B., Espinoza-Ferrell, T. Anliker, J. & Feldman, R. (1998). Sources of infant feeding
and breastfeeding information among Latina immigrant subpopulations. Public Health and Managed Care. American
Public Health Association, 125th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Washington, DC. Presentation and abstract
publication.
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Rios-Ellis, B. (1998). The infant feeding and care practices of Mexican and Salvadoran immigrant mothers. The
Women’s Research Colloquium. California State University, Long Beach, College of Health and Human Services.
Rios-Ellis, B. (1998). Ethnic differences in chronic disease risk among women. Women’s Health: Quality Living
in the Year 2000 and Beyond. Orange District Dietetic Association Seminar, Santa Ana, CA. Presentation.
Reid, E., Acosta-Deprez, V. Rios-Ellis, B., Griffin-Mussington, C. & Metcalf-Turner, P. (1998). Moving to the
rhythm of a different drumbeat: Affirming the pedagogical struggles of women of color and white women in the
academy. American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
Acosta-Deprez, V., Rios-Ellis, B., & Sleeter, C. (1997). Building a learning community in global health education.
American School Health Association. Daytona Beach, Florida. Presentation and abstract publication.
Rios-Ellis, B. (1997). Ijime: Prevalence and Strategies for Prevention. Presentation and Draft of Executive
Summary. Presented as part of Research Fellowship at the Aiiku Institute of Maternal Child Health and Welfare.
Tokyo, Japan. Sponsored by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Science, Sport and Culture, February 3.
Ellis, B., Anliker, J. & Feldman, R. (1996). Infant feeding and care practices of Latina immigrant mothers.
Empowering the Disadvantaged: Social Justice in Public Health. American Public Health Association, 124rd
Annual Meeting and Exhibition, New York City, NY. Presentation and abstract publication.
Ellis, B., de la Torre, A., & Hunter, H. (1996). The Latino Healthcare Professionals Project: A Scholarship Program
for the 21st Century. Empowering the Disadvantaged: Social Justice in Public Health. American Public Health
Association, 124rd Annual Meeting and Exhibition, New York City, NY. Presentation and abstract publication.
Rios-Ellis, B., Hunter, H. & Black-Patiño, S. (1996). The Latino Healthcare Professionals Project: Latino Leadership
for the 21st Century. Poster presentation for the Seventh Annual Long Beach Research Symposium. California State
University, Long Beach, November 8.
Rios-Ellis, B., Jinkawa, A. & Tafoya, A. (1996). Differences in infant feeding and care practices among Mexican and
Salvadoran immigrant mothers. Poster presentation for the Seventh Annual Long Beach Research Symposium.
California State University, Long Beach, November 8.
Rios-Ellis, B. (1996). Keynote Address at University of California at Irvine Wellness Festival. Wellness Decisions:
Priorities, Power and Ethics. Address given on October 16.
Ellis, B. (1996). Optimizing Infant Feeding Outcomes in Latina Immigrant Mothers. Long Beach Memorial Medical
Center Inservice for Memorial Family Medicine residents and faculty.
Ellis, B. (1996). Nutrition, Exercise and Aging. Women's Health Promotion Conference sponsored by the Center for
Health Care Innovation, CSULB. Long Beach, CA. Presentation.
Ellis, B. (1995). Issues in Latina women’s health. Association of Mexican American Educators Annual Conference
and Exhibition. Long Beach, CA. Presentation.
Ellis, B. (1995). School-Based Programs Poster Session. Decision Making in Public Health: Priorities, Power, and
Ethics. American Public Health Association, 123rd Annual Meeting and Exhibition, San Diego, CA. Presider.
Duffy, J., O’Neill, P., Stafford, L. & Ellis, B. (1995). School health sex-education curriculum in a multicultural
setting. Decision Making in Public Health: Priorities, Power, and Ethics. American Public Health Association,
123rd Annual Meeting and Exhibition, San Diego, CA. Poster presentation and abstract publication.
Flores, A. & Ellis, B. (1995). Predicting condom use among Latino college students. Decision Making in Public
Health: Priorities, Power, and Ethics. American Public Health Association, 123rd Annual Meeting and Exhibition,
San Diego, CA. Poster Presentation and abstract publication.
Ellis, B., Anliker, J., Feldman, R., de la Torre, A., & Carreón, R. (1995). Cultural differences in infant feeding
practices among Latinas. Decision Making in Public Health: Priorities, Power, and Ethics. American Public Health
Association, 123rd Annual Meeting and Exhibition, San Diego, CA. Poster presentation and abstract publication.
Ellis, B. (1995). Culturally and Economically Diverse Populations Panel. Decision Making in Public Health:
Priorities, Power, and Ethics. American Public Health Association, 123rd Annual Meeting and Exhibition, San
Diego, CA. Presider.
Carreón, R. & Ellis, B. (1995). Tobacco use, cigarette exposure and Latino youth. Decision Making in Public
Health: Priorities, Power, and Ethics. American Public Health Association, 123rd Annual Meeting and Exhibition,
San Diego, CA. Paper presentation and abstract publication.
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Ellis, B., de la Torre, A., Hunter, H., & Friis, R. (1995). Latino based patient education adapted to a college-level
school health setting. Decision Making in Public Health: Priorities, Power, and Ethics. American Public Health
Association, 123rd Annual Meeting and Exhibition, San Diego, CA. Paper presentation and abstract publication.
Ellis, B. (1995, July). Focus groups: The other research tool. Using focus groups with Hispanic/Latino
populations. Ideas and Ideals. National Council of la Raza, 25th Annual Conference, Dallas, Texas. Presentation
and manual development.
Ellis, B. (1995). HIV and your community: Using data and assessing needs. National Council of la Raza,
Community based organization training funded by the CDC, Phoenix, AZ. Training development and instruction.
Ellis, B. (1995). Women and body image in the United States. The global family of women: Women’s history
month. California State University, Long Beach. Presentation.
Ellis, B. (1995). Contemporary issues in Latina women’s health. Xicana/Latina Conference: Mujeres Organizando
Para el Futuro. La Raza Student Association, California State University, Long Beach. Presentation.
Ellis, B., Bustamante, C., Carreón, R., Flores, A., Anliker, J., & Feldman, R. (1995). A bicoastal analysis of
infant feeding practices among Latina immigrant women in urban Maryland and Long Beach. College of Health
and Human Services Research Committee, Poster Communication Session. California State University, Long Beach.
Poster presentation.
Ellis, B. & Zambrana R. (1995). Health effects of acculturation on Latina immigrants. Human Rights Violation
and Refugees Plight: National and International Dimensions. Presentation and paper publication in conference
proceedings.
Ellis, B. & Zambrana, R. (1995). Health education and acculturation among Latinas. First Annual Symposium on
Human Rights Issues. Presentation and non peer reviewed manuscript publication.
Feldman, R.H.L., Ellis, B.K., & Anliker, J.A. (1995). Infant size and perceptions of healthiness among Latina
mothers in the U.S./Tamaño del infante y percepciones de salubridad entre madres Latinas en los Estados Unidos.
25th Interamerican Congress of Psychology, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Paper presentation and abstract publication.
Ellis, B., Anliker, J., Feldman, R., & Bernstein, P. (1994). Infant feeding practices of low income Central and
South American immigrant mothers. Fifth Annual Long Beach Research Symposium, Long Beach, CA. Poster
presentation and abstract publication.
Friis, R., Hunter, H., & Ellis, B. (1994). Migration, stress and health: A theoretical perspective. Fifth Annual
Long Beach Research Symposium, Long Beach, CA. Poster presentation and abstract publication.
Ellis, B. (1994). Teen Pregnancy and AIDS. Sex, Drugs, Violence and AIDS: Health Promotion for Teens.
Continuing Education and Family Health Plan, California State University at Long Beach. Presentation only.
Ellis, B., Feldman, R., Anliker, J., & Bernstein, P. (1994). Infant feeding practices of Central and South
American women. Public Health and Diversity. American Public Health Association, 122nd Annual Meeting
and Exhibition, Washington, DC. Presentation and abstract publication.
Ellis, B., Zambrana, R., & Ryan, E. (1994). Latina/Hispanic women's health: Contemporary issues in health
education. Public Health and Diversity. American Public Health Association, 122nd Annual Meeting and
Exhibition, Washington, DC. Presentation and abstract publication.
Ellis, B., Anliker, J., Feldman, R. & Bernstein, P. (1994). Infant feeding practices of low income Central and
South American immigrant mothers living in urban Maryland. Society for Nutrition Education, Annual
Meeting and Exhibition, Portland, OR. Presentation and abstract publication.
Ellis, B., Hawkins, M., Hackman, R., & Corrado-Pope, B. (1993). The adverse effects of women's body image.
Building Healthy Environments. American Public Health Association, 121st Annual Meeting and Exhibition,
San Francisco, CA. Presentation and abstract publication.
Hawkins, M., Ellis, B., & Hawkins, W. (1993). Reported safer sex behaviors within a random sample of college
students. Building Healthy Environments. American Public Health Association, 121st Annual Meeting and
Exhibition, San Francisco, CA. Presentation and abstract publication.
Hawkins, M., Ellis, B., Ehrlich, V., & Ryan, E. (1993). Homophobia among a random sample of college
students. Building Healthy Environments. American Public Health Association, 121st Annual Meeting and
Exhibition, San Francisco, CA. Presentation and abstract publication.
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Ellis, B., & Hawkins, M. (1992). A qualitative analysis of the sexual experience of Mexican American female
adolescents in relation to HIV/AIDS. Uniting for Healthy Communities. American Public Health Association,
120th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Washington, D.C. Presentation and abstract publication.
Hackman, R. M., & Ellis, B. (1992a). Changes in anthropometric measures and magnetic resonance spectra in
women in a comprehensive weight management program. Health implications of obesity. Annual Workshop
Series, Volume 5, C. O. Enwonwu (Ed.). Center for Nutrition, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee.
Hackman, R. M., & Ellis, B. K. (1992b). Changes in phosphorus magnetic resonance spectra and body
composition during weight loss. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 55(21 abstract).
CAMPUS COMMITTEE WORK
UCLA, USC, CSULB, and Pepperdine Conference on Latino Mental Health Co-Chair and Convener
California State University, Long Beach, Academic Senate
California State University, Long Beach, Social Forecast Committee
California State University, Long Beach, CHHS Research Committee
California State University, Long Beach, Health Science Curriculum Committee
California State University, Long Beach, Health Science RTP Committee
2011
2010-present
2005-2007
2005-present
2000-2005
2003-present
California State University, Long Beach, International Education Committee
1998-2004
California State University, Long Beach, New Faculty Mentor, College of Health and Human Services
1999-2001
California State University, Long Beach, Department of Health Science Grade Appeals Committee, Chair
1998-1999
California State University, Long Beach, Department of Health Science, Retention, Tenure and
Promotion Committee
1998-2001
California State University, Long Beach, College of Health and Human Services, General Education
Committee
1997-1999
California State University, Long Beach, Department of Health Science, Search Committee
1998-1999
California State University, Long Beach, Department of Health Science, Retention, Tenure and Promotion
Document Revision Committee
1997-1998
California State University, Long Beach, Partners for Success Mentorship, Program, Faculty Mentor
1995-2008
California State University, Long Beach, University Center for Faculty Development, Faculty
Development Committee
1995-2003
California State University, Long Beach, College of Health and Human Services, Educational
Policy Committee
1994-1998
California State University, Long Beach, Department of Health Science, Graduate Program Committee
1994-1995
California State University, Long Beach, Department of Health Science, Undergraduate Program
Committee
1994-1995
University of Maryland, Department of Health Education, Human Subjects Review Committee
1993-1994
University of Maryland, Department of Health Education, Travel and Instructional Assistance Committee
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1993
REVIEW WORK
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
2009-present
Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
2009-present
Los Angeles County Office of AIDS Programs and Prevention Social Marketing Initiative
Grant Project (reviews held in Washington, DC)
2008
Office of Minority Health Coalition Building Grant Project (reviews held in Washington, DC)
2000, 2001
Office of Minority Health Bilingual/Bicultural Grant Project (reviews held in Washington, DC)
1998, 2000
Office of Minority Health Coalition Building Project (reviews held in Washington, DC)
1998
Health Education and Behavior
1998-present
American Public Health Association Latino Caucus
1995
Psychology of Women Quarterly
1995, 2001
Office of Minority Health Bilingual/Bicultural Project
1994
Office of Minority Health Bilingual/Bicultural Project
1993
U.S. Conference of Mayors Multilingual Health Assistance Project
1993
Children Services Review
1992
American Journal of Public Health (with Dr. Hortensia Amaro)
1992
TRAININGS
National Council of La Raza. Promotores training as needed on a variety of health and evaluation issues.
(San Antonio; El Paso; Portland; New York City; Mayagüez and Fajardo, Puerto Rico; Hattiesburg; San
Ysidro; Washington, DC; Oakland, Berkeley, etc…)
National Council of La Raza. Using data and assessing needs. Friendly House, Chicago, IL
(One and a half day training for community based organization CEOs).
National Council of la Raza. Community based organizations and health behavior.
El Tapiz: Weaving a Healthy Latino Community. Phoenix, AZ
National Council of la Raza. Community based organization data evaluation training. Phoenix, AZ
Ongoing
1999
1999
1996
GRANT & DEVELOPMENT WORK
Port of Long Beach. Familias Unidas Respiran Tranquilamente, 2011-2014
Under Review, $960,000
US Department of Agriculture. Transdisciplinary Graduate Education and Training to Prevent
Latino Childhood Obesity, 2011-2016
National Institutes of Health. Office of AIDS Research. HIV/AIDS Town Hall and White Paper:
The Role of Community Based Participatory Research 2011
Office of Adolescent Health. Cuídate: El Poder es Tuyo: A Teenage Pregnancy and STI
Prevention Project, 2010-2015
Funded $3,749,947
Funded $144,900
Not Funded $3,975,000
National Institutes of Health. Office of AIDS Research. Data Evaluation and Analysis 2010-2011
Funded $158,400
Office of Minority Health. Youth Empowerment for Success ¡Sí Se Puede! 2010-2013
Funded $899,931
Office of Women’s Health. Straight Talk on HIV Prevention: Hablando Claro 2009-2014
Funded $999,998
National Institutes of Health: Research Infrastructure for Minority Institutions, Director,
Graduate Student Core 2009-2014
Funded $731, 552
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US Department of Agriculture. Comienzo Sano: Familia Saludable Grant II 2009-2011
National Libraries of Medicine. Salud es Cultura: ¡Protégete! 2009-2010
Funded $324,999
Funded $60,000
Academy of Educational Development. Salud es Cultura: ¡Protégete! 2007-2008
Funded $125,000
California HealthCare Foundation, 2008: Unrestricted donation
Funded $10,000
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Protege tu Familia: Hazte La Prueba Grant 2007-2009
Funded $250,000
US Department of Agriculture. Comienzo Sano: Familia Saludable Grant 2007-2009
Funded/$295,000
Hyland’s Incorporated. Salud Con Hyland’s Grant 2007-2009
Funded $132,000
US Department of Education. Hispanic Institution Development Grant 2006-2011
Funded $2,874,975
U.S.D.H.H.S. Office of Women’s Health. Rompe el Silencio Projec. 2006-2011
Funded $249,894
U.S.D.H.H.S. Office of Public Health. Youth Empowerment Project 2006
Not Funded $240,000
HealthNet. Funding received to support the Latino Healthcare Professionals Project 2005
National Council of La Raza. Latino Mental Health Summit 2005
Office of Minority Health. The Latino Families HIV/AIDS Prevention Project
Funded/$100,000
Funded/$36,000
Recommended for funding $450,000
Robert Wood Johnson. Latino Obesity Prevention public policy perspective.
Not funded $200,000
Second Annual LHPP Graduation Celebration and Fundraiser, 2004.
Raised $41,000
Daughters of Charity and St. Francis Medical Center. Grant to establish a promotores
maternal child health program. 2004-2005
Funded $141,742
US Congress. Earmark to establish the NCLR/CSULB Center for Latino Community
Health, Evaluation and Leadership Training for 2005.
Funded $496,000
First Annual LHPP Graduation Celebration and Fundraiser, 2004.
Raised $26,000
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, LHPP internship funding
Office of Minority Health. The Latino Families HIV/AIDS Needs Assessment Project.
Funded through The National Council of la Raza. 2004-2007
Funded, $18,000
Funded $450,000
Office of Minority Health. The Latino Families HIV/AIDS Needs Assessment Project.
Funded through The National Council of la Raza. 2003
Funded $150,000
Office of Minority Health. The Latino Families HIV/AIDS Needs Assessment Project.
Funded through The National Council of la Raza. 2002
Funded $150,000
Kaiser Permanente. The Latino Healthcare Professionals Project. 2003-2005
Funded $80,538
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HIV Outreach to Latinos. 2003
Recommended for funding $809,102
Long Beach Alliance for Children with Asthma, Robert Wood Johnson Evaluation Grant. 2003
Funded $10,847
The Health Care Foundation of Orange County. The Latino Healthcare Professionals
Project. California State University of Long Beach. 2002
Funded $93,132
Kaiser Permanente. The Latino Healthcare Professionals Project. $100,000 per year
1999-2002, $25,000 per year 1996-1997
Funded $350,000
Office of Minority Health. The Latina HIV/AIDS Needs Assessment Project. Funded through
The National Council of la Raza. 2001
Funded $150,000
California Endowment. HIV Outreach to Latinos. In collaboration with AltaMed.
The Health Care Foundation of Orange County. The Latino Healthcare Professionals
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Not funded $499,987
Project. California State University of Long Beach. 2001
Funded $122,111
Scholarly and Creative Activities Award, An Exploration of the recently reported Decrease in
Breastfeeding Rates of Latina Mothers in Los Angeles County, College of Health and Human
Services, California State University of Long Beach. 2000
Funded
Scholarly and Creative Activities Award. Analysis of the Infant and Self-Care Practices of Latina
Immigrant Mothers, College of Health and Human Services, California State University of Long
Beach. 1999
Funded
Baxter Pharmaceuticals, to support LHPP
$5,000
Scholarly and Creative Activities Award. The Need for Appropriate Infant Feeding and Care
Information for Latina Immigrant Mothers, College of Health and Human Services, California State
University of Long Beach. 1999
The Sisters of Saint Joseph of Orange Foundation. The Latino Healthcare Professionals
Project. 1997
Scholarly and Creative Activities Award. An Evaluation of Immigrant Latina Mothers Infant Care
and Feeding Behaviors, College of Health and Human Services, CSULB 1997
The Candle Foundation. Proyecto Familia Bienestar. 1997
Funded
Funded $80,000
Funded
Not Funded $10,000
Internationalizing the Curriculum Award for Community Health Education,
HSC 401 (with Dr. Acosta-Deprez) 1997
$500
Internationalizing the Curriculum Award for Health Promotion/Risk Reduction HSC 435
(with Dr. Acosta-Deprez) 1997
$1,000
PacifiCare Foundation. The Latino Healthcare Professionals Project 1997
Not funded
California Endowment. The Latino Healthcare Professionals Project 1997
Not Funded $90,000
The Sisters of Saint Joseph of Orange Foundation. The Latino Healthcare Professionals Project 1996
The William T. Grant Foundation. Infant Feeding and Care Practices of Latina
Immigrant Mothers in Southern California 1995
Funded $315,000
Recommended for Funding $184,000
Award from the Office of Academic Affairs. Infant Feeding Behaviors of Immigrant Latina/Hispanic
Mothers in Long Beach, Vice President for Academic Affairs, CSULB 1995
Funded
Summer Fellowship Award. Infant Feeding Behaviors of Immigrant Latina/Hispanic Mothers,
College of Health and Human Services, CSULB 1995
Not Funded
University of Maryland Cooperative Extension, Infant Nutrition for Hispanic WIC Population:
A Peer Education Model, United States Department of Agriculture 1994
Funded $163,872
University of Maryland Department of Health and Human Performance, A Qualitative Investigation
of the Influences on Alcohol Consumption among Recent Salvadoran, Peruvian, and Guatemalan
Immigrants in the DC Metropolitan Statistical Area 1993
Arlington County AIDS/STD Bureau, Ryan White Care Act, Title I
Grant, State of Virginia, HIV Early Intervention CARE Program, 1993
Arlington County AIDS/STD Bureau, La Roche Pharmaceuticals Inc., Small grant to fund the
initiation of sexually efficacy support groups for women at high risk for HIV infection, 1993
Ethiopian Community Development Council, State of Virginia, HIV/AIDS Education Program for
Africans in Northern Virginia, 1993
Not Funded $4,500
Funded $65,000
Funded $750
Funded $39,000
Ethiopian Community Development Council, Office of Minority Health HIV/AIDS Prevention
and Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors among Africans in Northern
Virginia, 1993
Recommended for funding $49,000
Ethiopian Community Development Council, Centers for Disease Control, Multifaceted
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HIV/AIDS Prevention Program for African Immigrants Living in the DC Metropolitan Statistical
Area, 1993
Recommended for funding $298,000
MEMBERSHIPS, HONORS, and CERTIFICATIONS
National Latino AIDS Action Network, Elected C-Chair, 2010-present
Woman of the Year Award (Mujer del Año), National Hispanic Business Women’s Association, 2010
Woman of the Year Award (Mujer del Año), Regional Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 2009
Sol Award: Los Angeles County Office of HIV/AIDS Planning and Prevention, 2008
Outstanding Community Service Award, CSULB College of Health & Human Services, 2005
The Children’s Clinic, Advisory Board Member, 2003-present
Grand Marshall of the CSULB Chicano Latino Graduation, 2004
Latino Coalition Against AIDS, Advisory Board Member. 2004-present
Outstanding Professor Award, CSULB College of Health and Human Services, 2003
Faculty Initiate. Phi Beta Delta Honor Society. CSULB, Alpha Chapter, 1999
Faculty Initiate. Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. CSULB, Chapter 86, April 26, 1998
National Council of la Raza, member-1998-present
Research Fellow. Japan Center for Family and Child Research. Funded by the Japanese Ministry of Education,
Science, Sport and Culture and the Japanese Ministry of Maternal Child Health. Tokyo, Japan, January 1st through
February 4th, 1997
California State University System. Nominated for a You Changed My Life Award by
Rita Carreón-1995
University of Maryland, College Park, Received an award for Teaching Excellence-1994
University of Maryland, University College, Nominated for a Teaching Excellence Award-1994
The Jacob's Institute of Women's Health, member-1992 to 1997
The American Public Health Association, member-1991 to present
The National Coalition of Hispanic Health and Human Services Organizations-1991 to 1995
American College of Sports Medicine, July 1988. Certified Health and Fitness Instructor.
Certification number 1849.
Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society, University of Oregon, 1981
Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society, University of Oregon, 1981
MEDIA WORK AND APPEARANCES
White House Office of National AIDS Policy, Invited Panelist, Washington, DC
ABC World News Tonight: Latinas and HIV/AIDS (English), Dallas, TX
Primera Edición Univisión Television (Spanish), Los Ángeles, CA
Canal 27 Colombian Television (Spanish) via Skype
Pepe Aguilar, Univision Radio (Spanish), Burbank, CA
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2010
2006
2005- present
2010-present
2009-present
LANGUAGES
Spanish:
French:
Fluent
Three years intensive study
Japanese:
Russian:
REFERENCES UPON REQUEST
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Two years intensive study
Colloquial knowledge