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Address Education
01/97
– 12/98 Postdoctoral Fellow
in drug epidemiology
1989, 1992 BSW,
MSW, School of Social Work, U. of Hawai‘i Research and Teaching Experience 09/04-Present: 09/03-Present: Faculty Associate, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan. 09/02-Present: Associate Faculty with the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Research Center on Poverty, Risk, and Mental Health and the Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health, School of Public Health, University of Michigan. 09/02-8/04: Assistant Professor, University of Michigan, School of Social Work. Research and Teaching Interests: Cross-cultural research, health disparities, epidemiology of drug use, research methods, statistics. 09/01-Present: Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Mental Hygiene, Bloomberg School of Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University. 03/01-Present: Adjunct Faculty, Florida State University, Center for the Study of Population. 05/99-04/03: Voluntary Instructor of Epidemiology & Public Health, University of Miami, School of Medicine. 01/99-08/02 Assistant Professor, Florida State University, School of Social Work. 01/97-12/98
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Johns Hopkins University, School of Hygiene
and Public Health. NIDA PDF in Drug Epidemiology. Fall 1998 Adjunct Instructor at the University of Maryland, School of Social Work. Taught the graduate course entitled "Evaluation Research." 1994 - 1996 Junior Specialist/Evaluation Assistant, Social Welfare Evaluation and Research Unit, University of Hawai'i. 1996: Lecturer, School of Social Work, University of Hawai'i. Fall 1994 1995
Junior Specialist/Evaluation Assistant, Social Welfare Evaluation
1992 Research Assistant, School of Social Work, University of Hawai'i. Project Title: "Pulama I Ke Ola." Assisted in the development of research and evaluation curriculum at Hawai'i State Hospital. Researcher and Data Analyst, Birch & Davies Health Management Corporation, Inc. Lecturer, College of Education, Department of Health and Physical Education and Recreation, University of Hawai'i. Taught Aikido, a Japanese martial art. 1992 Summer Interviewer, Institute for Scientific Analysis, Berkeley, California. Project Title: Ice and Methamphetamine Use. NIDA. Professional
Certifications 1991
January - Certified
Substance Abuse Counselor, State of Hawai‘i Publications
(reverse chronological order) Delva, J., Wallace, J.M., Bachman, J., O'Malley, P.M., Johnston, L.D., & Schulenberg, J. (in press). The Epidemiology of Alcohol, Cigarettes, and Illicit Drugs Among Mexican American, Puerto Rican, Cuban American, and Other Latin American Youths in the US: 1991-2002. AJPH. Delva, J., Carpenter, L. (in press). Multiple Hispanic Cultures: Considerations for working with Students and Families. In C. Fanklins, M.B. Harris, & P. Allen-Meares (Eds.). School Social Work and Mental Health Workers training and Resource Manual. Oxford University Press. Allgood, J.G., Mathiesen, S., & Delva, J. (in press). Adolescent Marijuana Abusers and Access to Family-Based Services. Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse. Howard, M.O., Delva, J., Jenson, J.M., Edmond, T., & Vaughn, M.G. (in press). Prevention Interventions for Adult Emotional and Mental Problems: Substance Abuse. In C.N. Dulmus & L. Rapp-Paglicci (Eds.), Handbook of Preventive Interventions for Adults. John Wiley & Sons: New York. Dong-Eok,
S., & Delva, J. (2004). A Study of the Relationship Between
Parental Alcohol Problems and Alcohol Use Among Adolescent Females
in South Korea. Korean Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public
Health, 27, 232-237. Delva, J., Smith, M.P., Howell, R., Harrison, D.F., Wilke, D., & Jackson, D.L. (2004). A Study of the Relationship Between Protective Behaviors and Drinking Consequences Among Undergraduate College Students. Journal of American College Health, 53,19-26. Siebert, D.C., Wilke, D.J., Delva, J., Smith, M., & Howell, R. (2003). Differences in African American and White College Students' Drinking Behaviors: Consequences, Harm Reduction Strategies, and Health Information Sources. Journal of American College Health, 52(3), 123-129. Gosebruch,
G., Sánchez, M., Delva, J., Wagner, F., Anthony, J.C.
and the PACARDO research group. (2003). Family Attention and Tobacco
Smoking Among Adolescents in Central America, Panama, and the Dominican
Republic. Substance Use & Misuse, 38(8),1037-1062. Delva, J., Allgood, J., Morrell, R., & McNeece, C.A. (2002). A State-Wide Follow-Up Study of Alcohol and Illegal Drug Use Treatment. Research on Social Work Practice, 12, 642-652. Vittetoe, K., Rosenberg, M., Delva, J., Echeagaray-Wagner, F., Anthony, J.C. and the PACARDO research group. (2002). Behavioral Problems and Tobacco Use Among Adolescents in Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic. Pan-American Journal of Public Health 11, 76-82. Contera, M., Benia, W., Echeveste, L., & Delva, J. (2001). Sustancias psicoactivas y factores asociados en estudiantes de primer año de la Universiday de la República: Estudio eidemiológico. Montevideo, Uruguay: Gráficos del Sur. Delva,
J., Mathiesen, S.G., & Kamata, A. (2001). Use of illegal drugs
among mothers across racial/ethnic backgrounds in the U.S.: A multi-level
analysis of individual and community level influences. Ethnicity
& Disease, 11,614-625. Delva, J. (Ed). (2001). Families and Health: A Cross-Cultural Perspective. New York: The Haworth Press. Tauiliili, D., Delva, J., Browne, C. (2001). A Study of Attitudes Toward Aging and Caregiving Patterns Among Samoan Families in Hawaii. Journal of Family Social Work, 6, 1-14. Ryan, S., Delva, J., Gruber, S. (2001). A Study of Family Fighting and Illegal Drug Use Among Adults Who Completed Substance Abuse Treatment. Journal of Family Social Work, 6, 69-78. Delva, J., Trinidad, A., & Jarmon, B. (2000). Characteristics of welfare recipients that seek drug treatment in the U.S. Race, Gender, & Class, 7, 77-90. Delva, J. (Ed). (2000). Substance abuse issues among families in diverse populations. New York: The Haworth Press. Spencer, M. S., Muroff, J. R., & Delva, J. (2000). Conditional Welfare: A Family Social Work Perspective on Mandatory Drug Testing. Journal of Family Social Work, 4, 3-14. Delva, J., Bobashev, G., & Anthony, J.C. (2000). Clusters of Drug Involvement in Panama: Results From Panama's 1996 National Youth Survey. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 60(3), 251-257. Delva, J., Spencer, M., & Lin, J.K. (2000). Racial/Ethnic and Educational Differences in the Estimated Odds of Recent Nitrite Use Among Adult Household Residents in the U.S.: An illustration of Matching and Conditional Logistic Regression. Substance Use and Misuse, 35, 269-290. Delva, J., Neumark, Y.D., Furr, C.D.M., & Anthony, J.A. (2000). Drug use among welfare recipients in the United States. The American Journal of Alcohol and Drug Abuse, 26(2), 335-342. Lloyd, J.J., Delva, J., & Arria, A. (2000). Suspected association between recent weapon carrying and drug use among U.S. Virgin Island Youth. Substance Use and Misuse, 35, 1207-1225. Furr, C.D.M., Delva, J., & Anthony, J.C. (2000). The Suspected Association Between Methamphetamine ("Ice") Smoking and Frequent Episodes Alcohol Intoxication: Data From the 1993 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 59, 89-93. Kameoka,
V. A., Delva, J., & Watkins-Victorino, L. (1999). A psychometric
evaluation of measures for assessing the effectiveness of a family-based
substance abuse prevention intervention among Pacific-Island families
and children. In N. Mokuau, M. Orlandi, & L. Epstein (Eds.), Responding
to Pacific-Islanders: Culturally competent perspectives for alcohol
and other drug abuse prevention (pp. 49-71) Fairfax, VA: Haldron,
Inc. Delva, J., Van Etten, M.L., González, G., Cedeño, A., Penna, M., Caris, L., & Anthony, J.A. (1999). First Opportunities to Try Drugs and the Transition to First Drug Use: Evidence From a National School Survey in Panama. Substance Use and Misuse 34, 1451-1467. González, G., Cedeño, M., Caris, L., Delva, J., & Anthony, J.C. (1999). Estimated Occurrence of Tobacco, Alcohol and Other Drug Use Among 12-18 Year Old Students in Panama: Results of Panama's 1996 National Youth Survey on Alcohol and Drug Use. Pan-American Journal of Public Health, 5, 9-16. Wagner-Echeagarray, F., Gallo, J., & Delva, J. (1999). Depression among the elderly in Mexico: Is there a hidden public health issue? Salud Pública de México, 41(3), 189-202. Delva, J., Furr, C.D.M., Anthony, J.A. (1998). Personal Characteristics Associated With Injecting-Drug Use Among Latinas in the United States of America. Pan-American Journal of Public Health, 4, 341-345. Delva, J. (1998). Assessment and prevention of aggressive behavior among Youths of Color: Integrating cultural and social factors. In E. M. Freeman, C. G. Franklin, R. Fong, G. L. Shaffer, & E. M. Timberlake (Eds.), Multisystem Skills and Interventions in School Social Work Practice (pp. 244-253). Washington, DC: NASW Press. Neumark, Y.D., Delva, J., & Anthony, J.C. (1998). The Epidemiology of Adolescent Inhalant Drug Involvement in the U.S. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 152, 781-786. Shera, W., & Delva, J. (1996). Changing MSW students' attitudes towards the severely mentally ill. Community Mental Health Journal, 32, 159-169. Delva, J. (1995). Does brief Aikido training reduce aggression of youth? Perceptual and Motor Skills, 80, 297-298. Delva, J. (1995). Integrating cultural and social factors in the assessment and interventions of aggressive behavior among minority youths. Social Work in Education,17, 83-91. Delva, J. (1993). Concept clustering: A method for understanding the mental models of social work students. In W. P. Burke (Ed.), Proceedings from the 15th Annual Conference of the Hawai'i Educational Research Association (pp. 15-18). Honolulu, Hawai'i: Hawai'i Educational Research Association. Manuscripts Under Review Delva, J., O'Malley, P.M., & Johnston, L.D. Racial/Ethnic and Socioeconomic Status Differences in Overweight and Lifestyle Habits among US Students: National Trends 1986-2003. Manuscript under review. Delva, J., Lewis, S.J., Turham, A., & Burrell, L. Effects of Social Support and Work-Family Conflict on the Psychological Wellbeing of U.S. Military Personnel. Manuscript under review. Bailey, T., Delva, J., Gretebeck, K., Siefert, K., & Ismail, A. A systematic review of mammography educational interventions for low-income populations. Manuscript under review. Lewis, S.J., Delva, J., & Burrell, L. Mediating effect of organizational commitment in the relationship between work-family conflict and career intentions of U.S. Army enlisted personnel. Manuscript under review. Steen, J., & Delva, J. Conceptual and Methodological Foundations for the Study of Human Rights. Manuscript under review. Wilke, D., Siebert, D., Delva, J., Smith, M., & Howell, R. Predicting Alcohol Consumption in Undergraduate Students from Individual, Interpersonal, and Social/Environmental Characteristics. Manuscript under review. Delva, J., Johnston, L.D., & O'Malley, P.M. (2004). Obesity and Lifestyle Habits Among American Adolescents: A Study of SES, Gender, and Racial/Ethnic Differences 1986 - 2003. Ann Arbor, MI: Institute for Social Research. Youth, Education, & Society Occasional Paper No. 6. Presentations Siefert,
K., Finlayson, T.L., Ismail, A., Delva, J., Williams, D.R.
Modifiable risk factors for maternal depression in poor African
American women. Paper presented at the 132nd Annual Meeting of
the American Public Health Association. Washington, DC., November
6-10, 2004. Delva, J. Psychosocial Determinants of Oral Health: Why "Context" Matters in Disease Prevention and Treatment. Invited presentation at the University of Michigan 2004 Annual Lecture Series on Minority Health, Ann Arbor, MI, March 8-12, 2004. Delva, J., Siefert, K., Ismail, A.I., & Williams, D.I. Can Oral Health Disparities be Reduced by Targeting Psychosocial and Contextual Determinants of Oral Health? Invited presentation to the University of Michigan NIMH Center for Research on Poverty, Risk, and Mental Health Brown Bag Series, March 19, 2004. Ann Arbor, MI. Gavin, A., Williams, D.R., Siefert, K., Hastings, J., & Delva, J. Obesity and depression in African American women. Paper presented at the 8th Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), New Orleans, January 15-18, 2004. Gavin.
A., Siefert, K., Hastings, J., Williams, D., & Delva, J.
Obesity, Depressive Symptoms, and African American Women. Paper
presented at the 131st Annual Meeting of the American Public Health
Association, San Francisco, CA, November 15-19, 2003. Sly, D., & Delva, J. The Reach and Impact of Youth Targeted Anti-Tobacco Media Campaigns on Non-Targeted Populations. Invited paper presented at the 2002 National Conference on Tobacco Health, San Francisco, CA. November. Delva, J., & Sly, D.F. (August 2001). Substance Use, Sexual Risk Taking, and HIV/STD Prevention: Does which partner use substances make a difference? Manuscript presented at the 2001 National HIV Prevention Conference, Atlanta, GA. Moore, T.W., Sly, D.F., Montgomery, D.H., & Delva, J. (August, 2001). The participation of men in couple-level behavioral trials and other issues of selectivity involved in couples research. Poster presentation at the 2001 National HIV Prevention Conference, Atlanta, GA. Delva, J., Parham, L., & Kamata, A. (February 2001). Transition From First Tobacco Smoking To Problematic Use Among Hispanics In The U.S.: Results of Multi-Level Analyses. Manuscript presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Social Work Research, Atlanta, GA. Kamata, A., & Delva, J. (January, 2001). Differential assessment of mental health and behavioral problems as a function of gender and racial/ethnic background among youths in the U.S.: An application of Item-Response Theory. Manuscript accepted for presentation at the 8th Biennial Symposium on Statistical Methods by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). Atlanta, GA. Paper had to be withdrawn because none of the authors could attend the conference. Delva, J., Parham, L., & McNeece, C.A. (December, 2000). Results of Florida's Second Six Month Follow-Up Study: Methodological and Data Analysis Issues. Manuscript Presented at the Seventh Annual Florida Conference on Behavioral Healthcare Evaluation. Orlando, FL. Delva, J., Jarmon, B., & Trinidad, A. (October, 2000). The Epidemiology of Drug Treatment Among Welfare Recipients in the U.S. Manuscript presented at the Second Annual Conference on Race, Gender & Class: Building Bridges Across Disciplines and Communities, New Orleans, LA. McNeece, C.A., & Delva, J. (September, 2000). The Impact of Treatment on Substance Abuse: Results of a Statewide Evaluation. Paper presented at the Ninth International Conference on Addictions. Capetown, South Africa. McNeece,
C.A., & Delva, J. (July, 2000). Substance abuse treatment
programs: What works? Paper presented at the International Conference
on Evaluation and Practice,University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield,
England. Lambis,
R., & Delva, J.
(April, 2000). The
association between higher education and making more money. Paper presented at the Third Annual Florida Hispanic/Latino
Collegiate Forum. University
of Florida, Gainesville. Delva,
J., Allgood,
J., & McNeece, C.A., Gruber, S.
(December, 1999). Results
of Florida’s six-month follow-up study:
Methodological and data analytic issues.
Manuscript presented at the Sixth Annual Florida Conference
on Behavioral Healthcare Evaluation, Orlando, Florida. Delva, J., & Gruber, S.J. (November 1999). United States Drug Information System. Paper presented at the International Workshop "Sistemas de Información Sobre Drogas: Propósitos, Componentes, y Metodologías." Viña del Mar, Chile. Delva,
J., &
Gruber, S.J. (November
1999). Studies of Associated Costs of Substance Abuse and Trafficking
in the United States. Paper
presented at the International Workshop "Sistemas de Información
Sobre Drogas: Propósitos, Componentes, y Metodologías."
Viña del Mar, Chile. Delva,
J.
(November, 1999). "Analysis
epidemiológico de múltiple niveles del uso de drogas en Estados Unidos:
Una ilustración del método estadistico 'Hierarchical Linear Modeling.'"
Paper presented at Chile’s Annual Epidemiology Seminar, University
of Chile, Santiago. Delva,
J., Allgood,
J., McNeece, C. A. (September,
1999).
The effects of mental health problems on the effectiveness
of substance abuse treatment: Results of a six-month follow-up study.
Manuscript presented at the World Congress of the World Federation
for Mental Health, Santiago, Chile. Delva,
J., Mathiesen,
S., & Kamata, A. (September,
1999). Multi-level
epidemiological analysis of the association between mental health
problems and drug use among mothers in the United States.
Manuscript presented at the World Congress of the World Federation
for Mental Health, Santiago, Chile. Delva,
J., Allgood,
J., & McNeece, C.A. (January,
2000). Evidence of
effectiveness of substance abuse treatment:
Results of a six-month follow-up study.
Manuscript accepted for presentation at the Fourth Annual Conference
of The Society for Social Work Research. Charleston, South Carolina. McNeece,
C.A., & Delva, J.
(July, 2000). Effectiveness
of substance abuse treatments in Florida.
Abstract accepted for presentation at the International Conference
on Evaluation for Practice, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield,
England. Delva,
J., Bobashev,
G., & Anthony, J. (June,
1999). Clusters of drug use among youths in Panama.
Presentation at CPDD’s 70th Annual Scientific Meeting.
Acapulco, Mexico. Mathiesen,
S.G., Delva, J., & Kamata, A.
(June, 1999). Multi-level
epidemiological analysis
of drug use among U.S. mothers. Presentation at CPDD’s 70th
Annual Scientific Meeting. Acapulco, Mexico. Bolívar-Díaz,
J., & Delva, J.
(June, 1999). The epidemiology of drug use in Guatemala:
Results of a national school survey of drug use.
Presentation at CPDD’s 70th Annual Scientific Meeting.
Acapulco, Mexico. Delva,
J.
Acculturation and Problematic Tobacco Smoking Among Hispanics
in The U.S.: Data From the 1995-1996 National Household Survey on
Drug Abuse. Paper
presented at the third conference of the Society for Social Work Research,
Austin, Texas, January 1999.
Delva,
J., & Trinidad, A. Effects
of Mental Health Problems on Seeking Drug Treatment Among Welfare
Recipients. Manuscript
presented at the Council on Social Work Education 45th
Annual Program Meeting, San Francisco, CA, March 1999. Delva,
J.
(October 1998). "La
Importancia de Usar Instrumentos Padronizados en Investigaciones Epidemiológicas"
(in English, Importance of Using Standardized Instruments in Epidemiological
Research). Invited present
at a week-long drug research training offered by Uruguay’s National
Council on Drug Studies to delegations of researchers from Argentina,
Bolivia, Chile, Peru and Uruguay.
Montevideo, Uruguay. Delva,
J.
(October 1998). "Rol
del Profesor en la Prevención del uso de Drogas Entre Estudiantes
de Educación Básica y Media" (Teachers’ role in preventing
drug use among intermediate and high school students).
Presentation given to students and faculty of the University
of Concepción’s College of Education.
Concepción, Chile. Delva,
J.
(October 1998). "Uso
de Métodos Cuantitativos y Cualitativos para Estudios de Ventanas
Epidemiológicas y la Prevención del Uso de Drogas en Chile"
(in English, Use of quantitative and qualitative methods for epidemiological
surveillance of drug epidemics and evaluation of drug prevention programs
in Chile). Presentation
given to members of the Ministry of the Interior National Drug Council
for Drug Studies. Santiago,
Chile. Delva, J. (May, 1998). The Association Between Behavioral and Mental Health Problems and Lifetime History of Tobacco Use in Central America. Paper presented at a colloquium sponsored by the Department of Spanish Language and Literature at the University of California, Stanislaus, Turlock, CA. Delva,
J.
(May, 1998). Racial/Ethnic
Differences in the Lifetime Prevalence of Inhalants Use in the U.S.:
Results of the 1990-1996 National Household Surveys on Drug Abuse.
Paper presented at a colloquium sponsored by the National Institute
of Mental Health-Career Opportunities in Research Education and Training
(COR) Research Training Grant, University of Hawaii.
Delva,
J. (April, 1998).
Recreational Activities and Tobacco Use in Central America,
Panama, and the Dominican Republic: An Examination With Conditional
Logistic Regression Models.
Paper presented at the annual meting of the NIDA and NIMH biostatistics
and psychiatric epidemiology training programs.
Johns Hopkins University.
Delva,
J. (March, 1998).
The Association Between Participation in Recreational Activities
and Tobacco Use Among Youths in Central America, Panama, and the Dominican
Republic. Paper presented
at the 44th Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social
Work Education, Minority Fellowship Program.
Orlando, FL.
Delva,
J. (February, 1998).
Alcohol and marijuana use as predictors of Injecting-Drug Use Among
Female Hispanic-Americans.
Paper presented at the weekly seminar series of the Department
of Mental Hygiene, Johns Hopkins University. Delva,
J., Furr,
C.D.M., & Anthony, J.C.
(1998). Personal characteristics associated with Injecting-Drug
Use among Latinas in the United States of America. Paper presented at the 60th Annual Scientific Meeting of The
College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Inc, Scottsdale, AZ.
Lloyd,
J.J., Arria, A., Delva, J., & Anthony, J.C.
(1998). Suspected association between recent weapon carrying and
drug use among U.S. Virgin Island Youth. Paper presented
at the 60th Annual Scientific Meeting of The College on Problems of
Drug Dependence, Inc, Scottsdale, AZ.
Delva,
J., Neumark, Y.,
& Anthony, J. C. (1997). Epidemiology of Youthful Inhalant Involvement.
Paper published in the Proceedings of the 59th Annual Scientific
Meeting, The College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Inc. Delva,
J., &
Kameoka, V. A. (September,
1996). Risk factors for alcohol and other drug use among
female recipients of public assistance.
Paper presented at the Symposium on Psychosocial Treatments
and Services: Social Work’s Contribution to a Trans-NIH Research Agenda,
Washington, DC, September 5-6, 1996. Kameoka,
V. A., Watkins-Victorino, L., Delva, J., & Wong, E.
(September 1996). Effectiveness of a family-focused intervention in reducing
risk for substance abuse among Asian and Pacific-Island American families.
Paper presented at the Symposium on Psychosocial Treatments
and Services: Social Work’s Contribution to a Trans-NIH Research Agenda,
Washington, DC, September 5-6, 1996. Delva, J., Tauiliili, D., & Browne, C. (March, 1996). Effects of migration on cultural values: The case of Samoan families caring for their elders. Paper presented at the conference: The Pacific Diaspora: Indigenous and Immigrant Communities, Hawai‘i/PACIFIC/Northwest Joint Regional Conference for Asian American Studies, Honolulu, HI. Furfaro, N., Kameoka, V. A., & Delva, J. (1995). Influence of family functioning and peer substance use on behavioral adjustment and substance use among Pacific-Island and Asian children. Paper presented at National Institute of Mental Health-Career Opportunities in Research Education and Training (COR) Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Delva,
J.
(1995). Incorporating
social and cultural factors
in designing effective interventions.
Paper presented
at symposium: Stopping
Violence, the Social Work Response.
National Association of Social Workers - Hawai‘i
Chapter, Honolulu, HI. Delva,
J.
(1994). The
effects of martial arts training on youths' self-control and aggressive
behavior. Paper presented
at the 16th Annual Hawai‘i Educational Research Association Conference,
Honolulu, HI. Delva, J. (1993). Using Multidimensional Scaling to understand the mental models of social work students. Paper presented at the 15th Annual Hawai‘i Educational Research Association Conference, Honolulu, HI. Technical
Consultation Summer 2001. Consultation on statistical analysis to the "Universidad de la República" Uruguay, and the Government's Drug Commission. Fall 2000.
Consultation on statistical analysis to the Florida Department of
Juvenile Justice, Bureau of Data and Research. November
2-5, 1999. Invited trainer
on conducting population-based drug surveys. Invited by the Executive
Secretariat of the National Council on Drug Control, Santiago Chile.
October
14, 1998, invited to Chile to provide technical advice on the design
and analysis of complex survey data to the country’s National Council
of Drug Control, Ministry of the Interior (CONACE, in Spanish). The week of October 21st, 1998, invited to give a talk on and assist with the analysis of complex survey data to a week-long course organized by Uruguay’s National Council on Drug Studies (Junta Nacional de Drogas, in Spanish) and sponsored by the United Nations in the Southern Hemisphere. The course was entitled "Sistema Subregional de Información sobre el Consumo de Drogas y Programa de Capacitación en Investigación, Prevención, Tratamiento y Rehabilitación de la Drogadicción en Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Perú, y Uruguay." July
2001 Grant reviewer for the U.S. Army Department of Defense Peer Reviewed
to present Medical Research Program (PRMRP). July
1998
Grant reviewer for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health May
1997
Invited Participant, Inter-American Symposium on Drug Abuse May
1997 Met with
collaborators and representatives from the Ministries of May
1997 Invited
Presentor by Panama’s First Lady anti-drug coalition December,
1997 Consultant for CSAT’s needs assessment in the U.S. GRANTS Ongoing: (Delva
- CO-PI) 11/01/97-2/28/06 (Delva
- CO-PI) 8/31/04-7/31/07 Completed: (Delva
- PI, Project #3) 08/01/-01/-7/31/04 June 2001 - December 2004. Longitudinal study designed to test whether a youth anti-tobacco media campaign, specifically Florida's "truth" campaign, contributes to changes in tobacco related attitudes and beliefs and reductions in tobacco use among the adult population. Funded by the Florida Biomedical Foundation P.I. is Jorge Delva. January 2002 - December 2006. Five-year study to assess the effectiveness of alcohol-related risk-reduction intervention among college students at Florida State University. The project is entitled "A Social Norms Approach to High-Risk Drinking at Florida State University." Funded by The National Social Norms Resource Center. With Michael P. Smith, Director, Florida Center for Tobacco Education (FCTE), Florida State University. (Note: Delva is no longer involved with this project due to having left the Institution) February
1999 - December 2001.
Follow-up study of Florida's Substance Abuse Treatment Program funded
by Florida's Department of Children and Families Substance Abuse Program.
P.I. is Jorge Delva. Honors and Awards Nominated to the NIH's Director Wednesday Afternoon Lectures Series at the National Institutes of Health. Nominated by Dr. Paula Allen-Meares, Dean, School of Social Work. November 24, 2004. Nominated
to the 2004 National Institute of Health Director's Pioneer Award.
Nominated jointly by Dr. Paula Allen-Meares, Dean, School of Social
Work, Dr. Peter Polverini, Dean, School of Dentistry, and Dr. Amid
Ismail, Professor and Director of the Detroit Center for Research
on Oral Health Disparities, University of Michigan. March 11, 2004. Key Note Speaker at the Annual Research Symposium of the University of Michigan Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) Community Based Research Fellows. October 27, 2004. Invited presentation at the University of Michigan 2004 Annual Lecture Series on Minority Health, Ann Arbor, MI, March 8-12, 2004. Selected to be featured in the Florida State University Distinguished Faculty Section of the 2002-2003 General Bulletin. Keynote Speaker, 2001 Hispanic Heritage Month Kick-off Celebration, Florida State University. "University Teaching Award 2000-2001" Florida State University. "Professor
of the Year 200-2001" chosen by the Association of Student Social
Workers (ASSW) School of Social Work, Florida State University. Summer
1999. FSU Council on
Research and Creativity First Year Faculty Award.
The major goal of this project is to conduct secondary
data analysis to test the association between acculturation and drug
use among Latinos in the U.S. using data from the National Household
Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA). National
Selectee. Participated
in a week-long research training program on substance abuse offered
by The National Latino/a Research Center, San Diego State University.
The course was sponsored by Yale University and NIDA.
San Diego, July 12-16, 1998. NIDA Director's Travel Award to attend the College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) 59th Annual Scientific Meeting in Nashville, Tennessee, June 14-19, 1997. ($750.00). Recipient
of a $5000.00 Dissertation Award by NIMH and CSWE (February 1996). "Certificate
of Appreciation for Excellence in Service" with "Pulama
Project Hawai‘i State Hospital" by the project's Principal Investigators
(Dr. Patricia Ewalt, Dean School of Social Work, University of Hawaii
and Dr. Noreen Mokuau, Professor SSW, UH) and staff (1994 June). National
Selectee, National Institute of Mental Health Workshop "Conducting
Mental Health Services Research among American Indian, Alaska Natives,
and Native Hawaiian Populations." National Center for American
Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, Denver, Colorado
(1993 August 4-6). One
of 20 participants selected nationally to receive technical assistance
in developing research projects and preparation of NIH research proposals. Minority
Recruitment, Retention, and Training Project, School of Social Work,
University of Hawai‘i (1989 Fall - 1992 Spring). Pre-Graduate
Fellow, Graduate Division/Operation Manong, University of Hawaii (1988
Fall - 1989 Summer). Bi-year
educational grants by the Hawaii Community Foundation (1987 - 1992).
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