Title:  Research Associate, Program Evaluator

Department:  Institute on Urban Health Research

School/Center:  School of Health Professions

Office Location:  310 International Village

Phone:  617.373.7627

Fax:  617.373.7309

Email:  s.arevalo@neu.edu

Education: PHD (ABD) in Sociology and MA in Sociology from Northeastern University, Boston, MA; and BA in Psychology from University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA

Certification:  Program in Human Resource Management Certificate

Specializations:  Urban Sociology, Medical Sociology, Public Health and Urban Health

Research:  Sandra P. Arevalo is a Research Scientist at the Institute on Urban Health Research at Northeastern University, where she oversees a number of research studies on alcohol and drug use interventions for women from disadvantaged social positions. Ms. Arevalo is also a doctoral student in the department of Sociology at Northeastern University and recipient of the Summer Science Research Fellowship from the National Hispanic Science Network in 2002. Ms. Arevalo was the recipient of the Award of Excellence in Research by a Student from the National Hispanic Science Network in 2007; and the Outstanding Graduate Student Award in the category of Research in the Humanities, Social and Behavioral Sciences from Northeastern University in 2008. Ms. Arevalo has publications in peer-reviewed journals and three book/report chapters in the areas of substance abuse treatment, health of incarcerated men, sexual and intimate violence, and sexual health.

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Arévalo, S., Prado, W., & Amaro, H. 2008.  Spirituality, Sense of Coherence and Coping Responses in Women Receiving Treatment for Alcohol and Drug Addiction. Evaluation and Program Planning. 31; 113–123.

Amaro H, Jianyu D, Arévalo S., Acevedo A, Matsumoto A, Nieves R., Prado, G. 2007. Effects of Integrated Trauma treatment on outcomes in a Racially/Ethnically Diverse Sample of Women in Urban Community-based Substance Abuse Treatment. Journal on Urban Health. 84(4): 508-22.

Amaro, H., Chernoff, M., Brown, V., Arévalo, S., Gatz, M. 2007. Does Integrated Trauma-Informed Substance Abuse Treatment Increase Treatment Retention? Journal of Community Psychology. 35(7):845-962.

Amaro H, Arévalo S., Gonzalez G, Iguchi MY, Szapocznik J. 2006. Needs and Scientific Opportunities for Research on Substance Abuse Treatment among Hispanic Adults. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. Vol 84S:S64-S75.

Arévalo, S., Bécares, L., Amaro, H. In Press. Health of Incarcerated Latino men. In: Social and Structural Factors Affecting the Health of Latino Males. Marilyn Aguirre-Molina, Luisa Borrell, and William Vega, Editors by the American Public Health Association. 2007, In press.

Arévalo, S., Gerena, M., and Amaro, H. In Press. Sexual Health of Latino Populations in the U.S. Marysol Asencio, Editor sponsored by The Ford Foundation. 2007, In press

Arévalo, S., Prado, G., Maldonado, M., Lincoln, A. and Amaro, H. Associations between Experienced-Discrimination and Physical health among Women Receiving Treatment for Substance Use Disorders. To be Submitted, 2008.

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