College of Pharamacy Faculty Profile

Ph.D. Program Academic Experience x Associate Professor, Department of Sociobehavioral and Administrative Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL (November 2010-present) x Assistant Professor, Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Florida International University, Miami, FL (August 2004 – 2010) x Research Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Miami, Miami, FL (August 2001-August 2004) x Senior Research Associate, Department of Sociology, University of Miami, Miami, FL (August 2000 – August 2001) x Adjunct Professor, C. Health and Urban Affairs, Florida International University, Miami, FL (August 2002 - May 2004) x Adjunct Professor, Department of Sociology, Barry University, Miami, FL (August 2000 – December 2000) x Graduate Assistant, Department of Sociology, University of Miami, Miami, FL (January 1997 – August 2000) x Research Assistant Professor, Departmento de Antropologia y Trabajo Social, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain (September 1995 – June 1996) Scholarly Activities x Garnered in excess of $1.9 million in research grant funding x Published 15 manuscripts in various journals x Authored one book x Made 36 presentations at various international and national meetings Research Focus x HIV Reduction among High Risk Hispanic Migrant Workers x Building Capacity and Infrastructure in the Migrant Farm Worker Communities in South Florida x Susceptibility to Pesticide Toxicity in the Endocrine Systems of Migrant FarmWorkers x Prevalence of HIV, Hepatitis B and C and Associated Risk Factors among Hispanic Intravenous Drug Users