Luis Armando Parra Curriculum Vitae

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1 Doctoral Candidate, Human Development University of California, Davis (UC Davis) Department of Human Ecology Center for Mind and Brain 267 Cousteau Place Davis, CA Luis Armando Parra Curriculum Vitae (tel.) Education 2018(expected) Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Candidate in Human Development, UC Davis 2015 Master of Science (M.S.) in Child Development, UC Davis 2010 Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Psychology, Cum Laude, California State University, Northridge 2004 Associate of Arts (A.A.) in Liberal Arts, Honors, Ventura County Community Colleges Professional Trainee Appointments 2018 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Opportunities Worldwide National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (Grant No ) NIMH T-32 Bay Area Predoctoral Training Consortium in Affective Science (MH020006) Eugene Cota-Robles Fellow, University of California, Davis 2009 American Psychological Association Summer Science Fellow National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Career Opportunities in Research Trainee Honors and Distinctions 2016 UC Davis Human Development Research Poster Competition Awarded 1 st Place 2015 UC Davis Human Development Research Poster Competition Awarded 2 nd Place 2015 Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship Program Honorable Mention UC Davis Human Development Graduate Group Travel Awards 2013 APAGS Psi Chi Junior Scientist Fellowship Honorable Mention 2010 Richard Coleman Memorial Psychology Undergraduate Award, CSUN 2004 Delta Theta Tau Catherine Taylor Memorial Scholarship 2004 Frank Nolan Memorial Scholarship Articles in Peer Reviewed Journals Publications 2. Parra, L. A., Bell, T.S., Benibgui, M., Helm, J. L., & Hastings, P. D. (2017). The Buffering Effect of Peer Social Support: Peer Support, Family Rejection, and Psychosocial Adjustment in LGB Emerging Adults. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. doi: / Parra, L. A., Benibgui, M., Helm J. L., & Hastings P. D. (2016). Minority Stress Predicts Depression in Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Young Adults via Elevated Diurnal Cortisol. Emerging Adulthood, 4(5), Manuscripts in Peer Review 2. Parra, L. A., & Hastings, P.D. (2017). Integrating the Neurobiology of Minority Stress with an Intersectionality Framework for LGBTQ-Latinx Populations. New Directions in Child and Adolescent Development. Revised August 2017

2 Luis Armando Parra, M.S. Page 2 1. Nishina, A., & Parra, L. A. (Revise & Submit, 2017). Past and concurrent levels of psychological adjustment predict retrospective reports of victimization in high school youths. Journal for Research on Adolescence. Manuscripts in Preparation for Peer Review 2. Parra, L. A., Helm, J. L., & Hastings, P.D. (2017) Neurobiological Regulation and Psychosocial Adjustment of LGBTQ Latinx Young Adults after a Hate Crime: Neurobiological Responses to the Pulse Night Club Massacre. 1. Parra, L. A. & Hastings, P.D. (2017) Experiences of Discrimination within an Intersectionality Lens Predict Neurobiological Regulation and Psychosocial Adjustment in LGBTQ Latinx Emerging Adults Extramural Research Funding Research Funding Completed 4. Co-Principle Investigator. Neurobiological Regulation and Psychosocial Responses to Terrorism & Hate Crimes NSF, RAPID Grant (No ) Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences, Social Psychology $134, Principle Investigator. Neurobiological Markers of Stress in Ethnic/Racial and Sexual Minority Emerging Adults American Psychological Foundation (APF) Wayne F. Placek Grant $13, Principle Investigator. Neurobiological Markers of Stress in Ethnic/Racial and Sexual Minority Emerging Adults APF/ Council of Graduate Departments of Psychology Dr. Judy Kuriansky Scholarship 1. Principle Investigator. Neurobiological Markers of Stress in Ethnic/Racial and Sexual Minority Emerging Adults American Psychological Association for Graduate Students (APAGS) Psi Chi Junior Scientist 2015 $1,000 Intramural Research Funding Active 1. Primary Investigator. Expectations of Future Discriminatory and Prejudicial Transgressions and Psychosocial Adjustment in LGBTQ Latinx Emerging Adults Human Development Graduate Group Summer Research Fellowship, UC Davis 2017: $5, Completed 2. Co-Investigator. Neurobiological Markers of Psychosocial Adjustment in Ethnic and Sexual Minority Youth University of California Consortium on the Developmental Science of Adolescence Seed Grant 2016: $7,500 for 12 months- IL-6 assays 2016: $8,000 for 12 months- DNA extraction and telomere assays

3 Luis Armando Parra, M.S. Page 3 1. Principle Investigator. Neurobiological Markers of Stress in Ethnic/Racial and Sexual Minority Emerging Adults- IL-6 assays Human Development Graduate Group Summer Research Fellowship, UC Davis 2016: $5, : $5, Professional Presentations Posters 16. Parra, L. A., Bell, T. S., Benibgui, M., & Hastings, P. D. (March, 2016). Peer social support moderates the link between negative family relations and psychosocial adjustment in lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth. Abstract submitted to the Society for Affective Sciences annual conference in Chicago, IL. 15. Parra, L. A., Bell, T. S., Benibgui, M., & Hastings, P. D. (April, 2015). Emotion coping mediates the link between diurnal cortisol activity and depression in LGB emerging adults. Poster presented at the Society for Affective Science, Oakland, CA. 14. Parra, L. A., Nishina, A. (March, 2015). Past and Concurrent Levels of Psychological Adjustment Predict Retrospective Reports of Victimization Over a 6-year Time Period. Poster presented at the Biennial Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA. 13. Parra, L. A., Wilkie, G., Benibgui, M., & Hastings, P. D. (March, 2015). The role of parent support in sexual identity development, self-esteem, and internalized homonegativity in LGB Youth. Poster Presented at the Biennial Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA. 12. Parra, L.A., Benibgui, M., & Hastings P. D. (2014, May). Linking Internalized Homonegativity, Social Support, Diuarnal Cortisol, and Depression in Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Emerging Adults. Poster presented at the 26 th annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco, CA. 11. Albright, C., Dunn, A., Martin, R., Saiki, K., & Parra, L. A. (2013, May). Using Google Ads to Recruit New Mothers for an Online Exercise Study: Worthwhile Lessons to Learn. Poster session presented at the annual International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Ghent, Belgium. 10. Dunn, A., Cummins, J., Martin, R., Albright, C., Saiki, K., Shane, J., & Parra, L. A. (2012, November). Designing an Effective Physical Activity Intervention Using Google TV: Putting User Input at the Forefront. Poster presented at the 4 th annual Australian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport, Sydney, Australia. 9. Parra, L. A., Henry E. A., Bryan, D. A., Ito, T. A., (2012, April). Puff, Puff, Pass: Norms and Self-Efficacy Predict Cannabis Use. Poster session presented at the 13 th annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, New Orleans, LA. 8. Parra. L. A., Kang, S. (April, 2011). Attentional Biases to Threat in Young Gay Men. Abstract was accepted to the 91 st annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA. 7. Kang, S., Coffin, H., Taban, J., Muñoz, M., Gonzalez, J., Espino-Pérez, K., & Parra, L. A. (2010, May). GenderDifferences In Detecting Facial Cues for Paternal Investment. Poster session presented at the 22 nd annual convention of the Association for Psychological Science, Boston, MA. 6. Kang, S., Parra, L. A., Hyde, K., & Heininger, M. (2010, April). The Emotion Recognition Test: A Thin-Slice Measure of Emotion Recognition. Poster session presented at the 90 th annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Cancun, Mexico. 5. Torres, J., Parra, L. A., Sanchez, E., Miloyan, B., & Abara, J. P. (2009, October). An event-related study of sexual orientation perception. Poster session presented at the 39 th annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Chicago, IL. 4. Lyons, C., Shah, T., Koon, G., Parra, L. A., & Abara, J. P. (2009, April). Inhibitory response during an N-back task in persons with schizotipy: An EEG study. Poster session presented at the 89 th annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Portland, OR. 3. Parra, L. A., Sanchez, E., Miloyan, B., & Abara, J. P. (2009, April). The relevancy of Non-Target stimuli during a continuous performance task. Poster session presented at the 89 th annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Portland, OR.

4 Luis Armando Parra, M.S. Page 4 2. Abara, J. P., Shucard D. W., Shucard J. L., & Parra, L. A. (2008, November). The effects of task demands on the contingent negative variation during working memory. Poster session presented at the 38 th annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC. 1. Sanchez, E., Lyons, C., Parra, L. A., Hagar, J., & Abara, J. P. (2008, November). An event-related potential study during attention tasks of facial and written-word expressions of emotion. Poster session presented at the 38 th annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC. Undergraduate Conference and Colloquia Presenetations Papers 1. Parra, L. A., Pérez-Edgar, K., Nelson, K., Cole, C., & Zapp, D. (2009, October). The relationship between inhibitory control and sadness in young boys and girls ability to detect threat: Touch the Snake! Paper presented at the annual NIMH Career Opportunities in Research (COR) Colloquium, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Posters 2. Torres, J., Parra, L. A., Sanchez, E., Miloyan, B., & Abara, J. P. (2009, October). An event-related study of the gaydar. Poster session is to be presented at the annual NIMH Career Opportunities in Research (COR) Colloquium, Albuquerque, New Mexico. 1. Parra, L. A., Sanchez, E., & Abara, J. P. (2009, February). The P3 amplitude and topography for Target and Non-Target stimuli during facial and verbal expressions of emotion. Poster session presented at the annual NIMH Career Opportunities in Research (COR) Colloquium, Long Beach, CA. INVITED PRESENTATIONS 3. Parra, L. A., Benibgui, M., Helm, J. L., Bell, T.S., & Hastings, P.D. (2015, October). Neurobiological Markers of Stress, Psychosocial Adjustment, and Resilience in LGB Emerging Adults. Brown-Bag presentation was given at California State University, Northridge, CA. 2. Parra, L. A. (2009, July). Effortful Control and Negative Affectivity in children s ability to detect threat. American Psychological Association Summer Science Fellowship research presentation was given at Washington D.C. 1. Parra, L. A. (2009, February). Non-target stimuli during an emotion recognition task as indexed by P3 amplitude and topography. Group Brown-Bag presentation was given at Northridge, CA. Teaching Activities Teaching Assistant (March 2016 June 2017) Department of Human Ecology, UC Davis, CA HDE 100B: Middle Childhood and Adolescence (April 2017 June 2017) HDE 103: The Cross-cultural Child (March 2016 June 2016) Teaching Assistant (January 2016 March 2016) Department of Chicano Studies, UC Davis, CA CHI 134: Psychology of Chicano/a Child and Adolescent Development Teaching Assistant (August 2007 to May 2010) Department of Psychology, CSUN, Northridge, CA PSY 250: Physiological Correlates of Human Behavior (4 semesters) PSY 320: Statistical Methods in Psychology (1 semester) PSY 402/L: Brain and Behavior and Lab (1 semester)

5 Luis Armando Parra, M.S. Page 5 Guest Lecturer (Spring 2008) Department of Psychology, CSUN, Northridge, CA PSY 250: Physiological Correlates of Human Behavior Presented class lecture on the nerve impulse: the resting potential of a neuron; the action potential; propagation of the action potential; the myelin sheath, and saltatory conduction. Professional Service Ad hoc Reviewer: Journal of Research on Adolescence UC Davis Service: Admissions Committee Graduate Student Member, HDGG ( ) Recruitment Committee Graduate Student Member, HDGG ( ) Membership in Professional Organizations Association for Psychological Science Graduate Student Member (2014 current) Society for Behavioral Medicine Student/Trainee Member ( ) Society for Personality and Social Psychology Student Member (2011 current) American Psychological Association Student Affiliate (2009 current) Society for Neuroscience Student Member ( ) Psi Chi National Honor Society (2007- current) Alpha Gamma Sigma Honor Society ( ) Research Training Current Experience Healthy Emotions, Relationships, and Development Lab; PI: Paul D. Hastings, Ph.D. LGB-related Stress, Neurobiological Markers of Stress, Psychosocial Adjustment, and Resilience Human Experiences and Affective Development Lab; PI: Amanda E. Guyer, Ph.D. Psychophysiological Markers of PNS Activity in Response to Peer Rejection, Minority Stress, Resilience Collaborators Adrienne Nishina, Ph.D., UC Davis Methodological implications for studies using retrospective reports of victimization Kristin Lagattuta, Ph.D., UC Davis Affective forecasting: past experiences of victimization predict expectations of future victimization, behavioral, and emotion outcomes: Expanding the minority stress model Intersectionality in Developmental Sciences Study Group, University of Arizona and Arizona State University (April Few Demo Ph.D., Jessica Fish, Ph.D., Negin Ghavami Ph.D., Erin Godfrey Ph.D., Patrick Grzanka Ph.D., Dalal Katsiaficas Ph.D., Jioni Lewis Ph.D., Paul Poteat Ph.D., Stephen Russell Ph.D., Carlos Santos Ph.D., Russ Toomey Ph.D.) Envisioning the integration of an intersectional lens in development science: an interdisciplinary approach

6 Luis Armando Parra, M.S. Page 6 Past Experience Research Project Coordinator (May 2012 June 2013) Klein Buendel, Inc., Golden, CO PI: Andrea Dunn, Ph.D. Professional Research Assistant (July 2010 May 2012) The Social Neuroscience Lab, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO PI: Tiffany Ito, Ph.D. Research Assistant (June 2009 August 2010) Emotion, Culture, and Social Adaptation Lab, Department of Psychology, CSUN, Northridge, CA PI: Sun-Mee Kang, Ph.D. APA Research Fellow (Summer 2009) Cognition, Affect, & Temperament Lab, Department of Psychology, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA PI: Koraly Pèrez-Edgar, Ph.D. Project Manager (June 2008 to August 2009) The Neuroscience Lab, Department of Psychology, CSUN, Northridge, CA PI: Jose P. Abara, Ph.D. Certificates and Trainings UC Davis LGBTQIA Health Equity Intern (2015) Protecting Human Research Participants (2010, 2014) - CITI Collaborative IRB Training Initiative Financial Conflict of Interest Training (2012) - National Institutes of Health Biohazard and Safety Training (2011) - University of Colorado at Boulder Blood Born Pathogen Training (2010) - University of Colorado at Boulder Protecting Human Research Participants (2008, 2012) - National Institutes of Health Fluent in English and Spanish Languages