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Curriculum Vitae
Allyson S. Hughes
OFFICE
Integrative Mixed Methods Lab
The University of Texas at El Paso
Psychology room 102
El Paso, TX 79902
asrockhold@miners.utep.edu
EDUCATION:
Fall 2014-present
Health Psychology Ph.D., University of Texas at El Paso
Expected Graduation Date: 5/2017
Fall 2012-present
Clinical Psychology M.A., University of Texas at El Paso
Expected Graduation Date: 12/2014
Fall 2009 - Summer 2012
Bachelor of Science, University of Texas at El Paso
Major: Psychology Minor: Biological Sciences
Summa Cum Laude
Research Areas: Diabetes, Familial influences on chronic disease management,
Cognition across the lifespan, Influences of personality dispositions and relationship styles on
social media
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
August 2012- Present
Research Assistant
Integrative Mixed Methods Lab
Psychology Department at the University of Texas at El Paso
Mentor: Felipe Gonzalez Castro, Ph.D., M.S.W.
Duties Include: Mentorship of multiple undergraduate students, coding, data analysis, literature
review, presentations, clinical training and assimilation of findings
August 2011-May 2012
Senior Honors Thesis
Topic: The Influence of Event Boundaries on Memory
for Temporal Durations
Psychology Department at the University of Texas at El Paso
Mentors: Ashley S. Bangert, Ph.D., Christopher Kurby, Ph.D.
Duties Include: Advertise and administer experiments, Institutional Review Board (IRB)
protocol, E-prime programming, data collection and analysis utilizing SPSS, and literature search
January 2011 – Present
Research Assistant
Cognition and Aging Lab
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Psychology Department at the University of Texas at El Paso
Mentor: Ashley S. Bangert, Ph.D.
Duties Include: Recruitment of college students participants and older adult participants, data
collection and analysis, and lab meeting presentations
CLINICAL INTERNSHIP
June 2014-August 2014
Clinical Intern
Aliviane Path Program-El Paso, TX
Supervisors: Melissa Briseño, LCDC & Carolina Gonzalez, LCDC
Duties Include: Clinical intakes and crisis management for homeless drug addicts who have at
least one mental health diagnosis.
PUBLICATION PREPARATION:
Castro, F.G., Heydarian, N.M., Hughes, A.S. , Perkins, T.G., Oviedo Ramirez, S., Aguirre, K.M.,
& Perez, E. (Eds.). (Book chapter in preparation for submission). The Oxford handbook of
acculturation and health. Oxford University Press. Title pending.
Castro, F.G., Heydarian, N.M., Perkins, T.G., Oviedo Ramirez, S., & Hughes, A.S. (Manuscript
in preparation for submission). Title pending.
Bangert, A.S., Hughes, A.S., Heydarian, N.M. (Manuscript in preparation for submission).
Optimal schedules and conditions of learning for older adult recall of facts and foreign language
vocabulary.
RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS:
Hughes, A.S., Marquez, L.C., Reyes, S.M., Landrau, E., & Morera,O.F. (2014, November). The
influence of personality dispositions and relationship styles on the quality and quantity of
facebook usage. Poster presented at the Graduate Research Expo, University of Texas at El Paso.
Hughes, A.S., Dominguez, A., & Castro, F.G., (2014, May). Influences of acculturation,
traditionalism and health motivation As predictors of hba1c in latinos at risk of type 2 diabetes.
Poster presented at Society for Prevention Research Conference in Washington DC.
Bangert, A. S., Heydarian, N.M., & Hughes, A.S. (2014, May). Investigating the ideal schedules
and conditions to facilitate older adult learning. Poster presented at the Association for
Psychological Conference in San Francisco, California.
Heydarian, N.M., Hughes, A.S., Edwards, K., Bangert, A.S. (2013, November). The role of 1000
ms when crossing timescales. Poster presented at the Psychonomic Society Conference in
Toronto, Ontario.
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Perkins, T.G., Oviedo Ramirez, S.L., Hughes, A.S., Perkins, T.G., and Heydarian, N.M. (2013,
November). Using integrative mixed methods to examine stress, perceived personal control,
acculturation and resilience. Panel presented at the Graduate Research Expo, University of
Texas at El Paso.
Heydarian, N.M., Hughes, A.S., & Bangert, A. S. (2013, November). The search for optimal
learning conditions for boosting vocabulary and fact memory in older adults. Poster presented at
the Graduate Research Expo, University of Texas at El Paso.
Castro, F.G., Hughes, A.S., Dominguez, A., & Shaibi, G. (2013, October). The latino lifestyles
study: Preventing diabetes among latino adults. Talk presented at the Faces of Diabetes
Conference in El Paso, Texas.
Heydarian, N.M., Hughes, A.S., Aguirre, K.M., Castro, F.G. (2013, July). Retrospective parentchild relationships, cultural orientations, resilience and life satisfaction. Poster presented at the
American Psychological Association Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Bangert, A. S., Heydarian, N. & Hughes, A.S. (2013, May). The benefits of retrieval practice
and spacing on older adults' memory for facts and foreign language vocabulary. Poster
presented at the American Psychological Society Conference, Washington D.C.
Heydarian, N.M., Hughes, A.S., Aguirre, K.M., Castro, F.G. (2013, May). Retrospective parentchild relationships, gender identity, and their effects on current resilience. Panel presented at the
Society for Prevention Research Conference, San Francisco, California.
Hughes, A.S., Bangert, A. S., & Kurby, C. (2012, November). The influence of event boundaries
on memory for temporal durations. Poster presented at the Graduate Research Expo, University
of Texas at El Paso.
Heydarian, N., Bangert A.S., & Hughes, A.S. (2012, November). The benefits of testing and
spaced practice on older adult’s memory for facts and foreign language vocabulary. Poster
presented at the Graduate Research Expo, University of Texas at El Paso.
Hughes, A.S., Bangert, A. S., & Kurby, C. (2012, October). The influence of event boundaries on
memory for temporal durations. Poster presented at the Armadillo Conference, Laredo, Texas.
Heydarian, N., Bangert A.S.,& Hughes, A.S. (2012, October). The benefits of testing and spaced
practice on older adult’s memory for facts and foreign language vocabulary. Poster presented at
the Armadillo Conference, Laredo, Texas.
Hughes, A.S., Bangert, A. S.,& Kurby, C. (2012, May). The influence of event boundaries on
memory for temporal durations. Talk presented at the University of Texas at El Paso, Psychology
Department.
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Bangert, A. S., Heydarian, N. & Hughes, A.S. (2012, April). Optimal schedules and conditions
of learning for older adult recall of facts and foreign language vocabulary. Poster presented at
the biennial Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.
Bangert, A. S., Hughes, A.S., & Heydarian, N. (2011, October). Crossing timescales: Is there
something special about 1 second? Poster presented at the Armadillo Conference, Commerce,
Texas.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Fall 2014
Course: Cross-Cultural Psychology
Role: Teaching Assistant
Professor: Charles Hickis, Ph.D.
Guest Lecturer: Temperament and Culture
Fall 2014
Course: History and Systems
Role: Teaching Assistant
Professor: Donna Nesbit-Veltri, Ph.D.
Guest Lecturer: William James,Wundt and Germany Psychology,
The History of Behaviorism
Fall 2012
Course: Psychology 1301: Introduction to Psychology
Role: Teaching Assistant
Instructor: Amber Lupo, M.A.
Guest Lecturer: Stress and Health
CLINICAL ASSESSMENTS TRAINING:
Proficient in administration of: WAIS, MMPI, SCID, MCMI.
MEMBERSHIP IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
July 2014- Present
March 2014- Present
March 2013-Present
February 2013 - Present
National Hispanic Science Network
Association for Psychological Science
Society for Prevention Research
American Psychological Association