Staff Research Associate, Latino Mental Health, UCSF/SFGH
Investigator, Comprehensive Minority Institution/Cancer Center Partnership, San Francisco State University and UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
| CONTACT | |
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penillac@healthpsych.ucsf.edu Box 0852, UCSF; San Francisco, CA 94143-0852 |
| EDUCATION | |
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San Francisco State University, CA, B.A., 1997, Psychology |
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| PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE | |
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1998-2000 |
Research Assistant, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) |
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2000 |
Research Assistant, Institute for Health and Aging, UCSF |
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2000-present |
Staff Research Associate, Latino Mental Health Research Program, Department of Psychiatry UCSF/San Francisco General Hospital |
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2004-present |
Project Director, Internet Health Research Center: Smoking, Latinos & the Web, Department of Psychiatry, UCSF/San Francisco General Hospital |
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2004-present |
Executive Committee, Internet Health Research Center, School of Medicine, UCSF/San Francisco General Hospital |
| HONORS & AWARDS | |
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1995-1997 |
Dean's Honor List, San Francisco State University |
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1997 |
Bachelor of Arts Degree, Cum Laude, San Francisco State University |
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1997-1999 |
State of California University Grant |
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1997-1999 |
State of California Graduate Fellowship |
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1998-1999 |
California State University Sally Casanova Pre-doctoral Scholar |
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1999 |
UCLA Summer Research Program, Special Fellowship |
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1999 |
APA Minority Fellowship Program, Honorable Mention |
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2001 |
University of California, San Francisco Staff Performance Award in Research and Technical Support |
| SELECTED PUBLICATIONS | |
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Muñoz, R., Penilla, C., & Urizar, G. (2002). Expanding depression prevention research with children of diverse cultures. Prevention and Treatment [On-line], 5. http://journals.apa.org/prevention/volume5/pre0050013c.html | |
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Poster Sessions | |
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Penilla, C. (1999, April). Interrelationships Among Acculturation, Ethnic Identity, Life Satisfaction, Success Expectancy, and Perceived Racism. Poster session presentation at the annual meeting of the American Orthopsychiatric Association, Arlington, Virginia | |
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Collins, N., Penilla, C., & Muñoz, R. (2001, March). Phase II of Spanish/English Web Site for Smoking Cessation Trials. Poster session presentation at the Health Informatics Reception and Poster Session of the University of California at San Francisco, Center for Health and Community and the Graduate Group in Biological and Medical Informatics, San Francisco. | |
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Stoddard, J., Muñoz, R., Penilla, C., Delucchi, K., Pérez-Stable, E., & Lenert, L. (2001, December). Comparisons of Spanish-Language and English-Language Participants of an Internet Self-Administered Smoking Cessation Study. Poster session presentation at the annual meeting of the Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program, Los Angeles. | |
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Penilla, C., Perez, J., Muñoz, R., Lenert. L., Pérez-Stable, E. (2002, December). Smoking Cessation on the Internet: Recruitment method, motivation, and quitting smoking. Poster session presentation at the annual meeting of the Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program, San Jose, California. | |
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Perez, J., Muñoz, R., Lenert, L., Pérez-Stable, E., Penilla, C. (2002, December). Gender Differences in Predictors of Smoking Cessation via the Internet Site. Poster session presentation at the annual meeting of the Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program, San Jose, California. | |
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Muñoz, R., Lenert, L., Delucchi, K., Pérez-Stable, E., Stoddard, J., & Penilla, C. (2002, December). Major Depressive Symptoms in Smokers Trying to Quit via the Web. Poster session presentation at the annual meeting of the Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program, San Jose, California. | |
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Munoz, R.F., Perez, J.E., Lenert, L.L., Delucchi, K.L., Pérez-Stable, E.J. , Penilla, C., & Quiñones, L. (2003, December). Efficacy of a Spanish/English Internet-Based Mood Management Smoking Cessation Intervention. Poster session presentation at the annual meeting of the Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program, San Diego, California. | |
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