Volume 1, Issue 4October 2008
El Faro Staff
Liliane Cambraia Windsor, Ph.D., M.S.W., Editor
Sheila Kaupert,
Newsletter Coordinator
National Office
Jane Brooks, M.Sc., C.M.P.
Website Coordinator
This Month's Contributors
Frank Bandiera
Luis Bedregal, Ph.D.
Rubi Blancas
Mary Boggiano, Ph.D.
Raul Caetano, M.D., Ph.D.
Liliane Cambraia Windsor, Ph.D., M.S.W.
Alice Cepeda, Ph.D.
Christiane Farentinos, M.D., M.P.H.
Lori K. Holleran Steiker, Ph.D.
Irene Lopez, Ph.D.
Yolanda Martin, M.Phil.
Ian Mendez, M.A.
Manuel Miranda-Arango, Ph.D.
Antonio J. Molina-Fernandez
Luis R. Torres, Ph.D.
Monica Ulibarri, Ph.D.
William Vega, Ph.D.
National Steering Committee
José Szapocznik, Ph.D., NHSN Chair
Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, M.D., Ph.D.
Hortensia Amaro, Ph.D.
Ana Mari Cauce, Ph.D.
Joe Martínez, Ph.D.
Patricia Molina, M.D., Ph.D.
Humberto Nicolini-Sanchez, M.D., Ph.D.
Bryan Page, Ph.D.
Rafaela Robles, Ed.D.
Avelardo Valdez, Ph.D.
Bill Vega, Ph.D.
Volume 1, Issue 4
By Dr. Lori K. Holleran Steiker
"Presently, despite the existence of evidence-based programs, few community settings are aware of, utilizing, and following evidence-based curricula in practice. Others are implementing evidence-based curricula, but are intuitively and spontaneously adapting the programs, which are often created 'in ivory towers'.” (View Full Article)
Welcome Message from the Editor of El Faro: La Voz de la Red, Dr. Liliane Cambraia Windsor
the fourth edition of El Faro explores the balance between conducting cutting edge culturally relevant substance abuse research among Latinos, and strategies to secure funding, employment, and career advancement amidst a great economic crisis (View Full Article)
by William Vega, Ph.D.
"...my route to higher education was neither automatic nor completely logical as I made plenty of mistakes. However, I ultimately gravitated in my studies towards what I knew most about, impacts of human marginality, social deviance, and disease." (View Full Article)
Central American Research Network on Addictions (RECIA)
Working with the treatment, rehabilitation, and social reinsertion providers from public and private sectors in Central America, in order to raise the quality of services and improve their coordination through technical capacity building. (View Full Article)
Check out the interviews with new members Frank Bandiera, Luis E. Bedregal, Mary Boggiano, Raul Caetano, Christiane Farentinos, Irene Lopez, Yolanda Martin, Manuel Miranda-Arango, Antonio Molina-Fernandez, Luis R. Torres, Monica Ulibarri
Falling into Place, by Ian A. Mendez, M.A.
"Soon after graduation I left home for the hills of north county San Diego, and began my career as a college student, something that at the time was quite an accomplishment for my family...Before I knew it, I had completed both my Bachelors and Master degree under Dr. Trujillo’s mentorship and was on my way to a Ph.D. program." (View Full Article)
Read here for an update on the successes of the Summer Research Training Institute written by Alice Cepeda, NHSN Research Scientist Member and SRTI Fellow
This section contains a list of recommended scientific and news related websites, online journals, blogs, and search engines that may be useful to our membership.