Senior Research Analyst

Expertise

Children and youth in Puerto Rico; indicators of child/youth well-being; child/youth policy

Education

Doctoral degree, research and academic psychology (currently pursuing), University of Puerto Rico; bachelor’s degree, psychology, University of Puerto Rico, public policy certificate, University of Puerto Rico

Background

Current Position: Oversight of KIDS COUNT–Puerto Rico project; research, data, and policy analysis on children, youth, and families in Puerto Rico; NCLR schools network data collection and analysis; management of NCLR’s Puerto Rico office; work with community-based organizations in Puerto Rico

Previous Position(s): Research assistant on multiple prevention and intervention projects on children and youth issues (STD and HIV prevention for adolescents; early identification of learning/developmental disabilities; ADHD types and treatment for Puerto Rican children; HIV prevention for women); consultant and professor for workshop seminars on various psychological strategies and issues for school personnel (teachers, directors, social workers) and college students; psychologist in play therapy and autism diagnosis

Selected Publications

Municipio Snapshot Series (2008)

Una oportunidad para que la niñez cuente: Una política pública abarcadora e inclusiva en Puerto Rico, Testimony for the Record, San Juan, Puerto Rico: Health, Social Well-Being, and Women’s Issues Commission, Puerto Rico Senate (June 2007)

2004 KIDS COUNT – Puerto Rico Data Book, coauthored with Sonia M. Pérez (August 2004)

Children in Puerto Rico (November 2003)