Dr. Edil Torres Rivera
Professor, LatinX Studies & Counseling
The University of Connecticut, 1991-1995, Storrs, Connecticut
Ph.D., educational psychology (Counselor Education Curriculum)
Concentration in Multicultural Counseling
Boston University, 1987-1990, Boston Massachusetts
M.Ed., counseling psychology
Concentration in Mental Health Counseling
Excelsior College (University of the State of New York), 1984-1987, Albany, New York
B.S., Liberal Studies
Primary depth requirement in Psychology
Secondary depth requirement in Sociology
Licensed Professional Counselor: Michigan, 1990 #6401000688; Puerto Rico, 2008 #2477; Virginia, 2017#0701007244; and Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor: Kansas 2020 #2876
National Certified Counselor #28836: National Board for Certified Counselors, 1992
Approved Clinical Supervisor #00166: Center for Credentialing and Education, Inc., 1998
Professor & Director of Latinx Studies, Wichita State University, Wichita KS, September 2019 to Present
Professor, South University, Richmond Campus, January 2017 to September 2019
Visiting Professor, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, May 2002 to Present
Professor, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Chicago Campus, August 2015 to August 2016
CACREP Coordinator, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Chicago Campus, August 2014 to August 2015
Department Chair of the Counseling Department, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Chicago Campus, August 2013 to August 2014
Associate Director SHDOSE, University of Florida, August 2005 to August 2013
Graduate School Program Coordinator, University of Florida, August 2005 to August 2013
Counselor Education Program Coordinator, University of Florida, August 2005 to August 2013
Associate Professor & Singapore School Counseling Director, The University at Buffalo-SUNY, August 2002 to August 2005
Associate Professor & School Counseling Coordinator, The University of Nevada, Reno, July 2000 to July 2002
Clinical Supervisor of the Evergreen Domestic Violence Program, Sparks, Nevada September 1998 to January 2001
Assistant Professor, The University of Nevada, Reno, July 1995 to August 2000
Clinical Director of the Downing Clinic, University of Nevada, Reno, September 1998 to August 2000
Co-Professor, The University of Connecticut, Storrs, July 1995
Instructor, The University of Connecticut, Storrs, September 1994 to 1995
Teaching Assistant, Dr. Michael P. Wilbur (Counseling Psychology Program Coordinator), The University of Connecticut, September, 1992 to 1995
Graduate Assistant, Dr. Michael P. Wilbur (Counseling Psychology Program Coordinator), The University of Connecticut, September, 1992 to 1995
Drug and Alcohol Counselor, New Perceptions Program, Willimantic, Connecticut, December, 1993 to 1995
Education Prevention Coordinator, (Student Health Center), Windham High School, Willimantic, Connecticut, September, 1994 to 1995
Mental Health Counselor, (Social Worker Position), Student Health Center, Windham High School, Willimantic, Connecticut, July, 1993 to September, 1994
Emergency Services Mental Health Consultant, United Services, Willimantic, Connecticut, April 1994 to August 1994
Test Proctor, National Board of Certified Counselors, Inc., University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, April, 1992 to April, 1995
Research Assistant, University of Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, November, 1993 to January, 1994
Bilingual Counselor, Orange County Jail, Goshen, New York, August 1991 to September 1993
Research Assistant, Urban Educational Network, Hartford, Connecticut, November 1992 to May 1993
Student Intern, Windham High School, Willimantic, Connecticut, September, 1992 to May, 1993
Non-Commissioned Officer In-Charge, United States Military Academy, Community Counseling Center, West Point, New York, November 1990 to August 1991
Instructor, Central Texas College, Federal Republic of Germany, August 1989 to November 1990
Drug and Alcohol Counselor, 97th General Hospital, Frankfurt, Federal Republic of Germany, October, 1987 to November, 1990
Non-Commissioned Officer In-Charge, Community Counseling Center, Kirchgöens, Federal Republic of Germany, July 1984 to October 1987
Mental Health Technician/Discharge Planning Coordinator/Acting Non-Commissioned Officer In-Charge, MacDonald Army Hospital, Fort Eustis, Virginia, October 1983 to May 1984
Editor in Chief of the Interamerican Journal of Psychology, January 2011 to December 2019
Editorial Board Member for the Canadian Journal of Counselling, July 2000 to Present
Editorial Board Member for the Journal for Social Action in Counseling and Psychology, July 2000 to Present
Editorial Board, Journal for Specialist in Group Work, July 2000 to December 2009
Editorial Board, Journal of Counseling and Development, July 2003 to July 2006
Editorial Board, Counselor, Education and Supervision Journal, July 1997 to July 2003
Governing Council Representative at the American Counseling Association for the Counselors for Social Justice Division , July 2018 to Present
Executive Board member for the American Counseling Association, July 2018- July 2019
Parliamentarian, Executive Council of the Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development, July 2017 to June 2018
Parliamentarian, Executive Council of the Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development, July 2014 to June 2016
Parliamentarian, Governing Council of the American Counseling Association July 2013 to June 2014
President of the Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development, July 2010 to June 2011
President of the Association of Counselors for Social Justice, July 2006 to June 2007
Co-Chair of the International Affairs Committee For the Association for Specialists in Group Work, July, 2005 to June 2006
Process observer, Governing Board of Counselor for Social Justice Association, July 2000 to June 2001
Parliamentarian, Executive Council of the Association of Multicultural Counseling and Development, July 1999 to June 2000
International
Training Grant – School Counseling Program in Singapore, Center for American Education in Singapore, April 2004-November 2005, $204,000. Grant to teach School Counselors in Singapore. Primary Investigator
Training Grant – School Counseling Program in Singapore, Center for American Education in Singapore, September 2003-May 2004, $218,000. Grant to teach School Counselors in Singapore. Primary Investigator
Book
Comas-Diaz, L. & Torres Rivera, E. (Eds.) (July 2020). Liberation Psychology: Theory, Practice, and Social Justice. APA press.
Torres Rivera, E. (Ed.) (2018). Sexualidad humana, una perspectiva integral. Guatemala: Universidad de Valle Press.
Torres Rivera, E. (under review). Latinx psychology: Beyond colonial psychology. New York: Springer.
Book Chapters
Flores, J., Torres Fernandez, I., & Torres Rivera, E. (in press). Mexicana and Boricua first generation scholars: Serving our communities with alma, mente y corazón. In M. Ledesma, T. Buenavista, & J. Dispal (Eds.), First generation scholars. Rutgers Press.
July 2020). Concepts of Liberation Psychology. In L. Comas-Diaz & E. Torres Rivera (Eds.), Liberation Psychology: Theory, Practice, and Social Justice. APA press.
Torres Rivera, E. (2017). My journey as a Puerto Rican counselor educator. In F. Bemak & B. Conyne (Eds.), Professional journeys of noted psychology and counseling professionals: Stories of courage, innovation, and risk-taking (pp.137-146). Thousand Oaks: Sage.
Garrett, M. T., Garrett, J. T., King, G., Portman, T. A. A., Torres Rivera, E., Brotherton, D., Curtis, R., & Grayshield, L. (2016). A laughing matter: Native American humor as indigenous healing tradition and way of life. In S. Stewart, R. Moodley, & T. Beaulieu (Eds.), Mental health counselling for Indigenous cultures: Traditional healing an Western psychology. New York: Routledge.
Tate, K., Torres-Rivera, E., Edwards L. M. (2015). Colonialism and multicultural counseling competence research: A liberatory analysis. In R. D. Goodman & P. Gorski (Eds.), Decolonizing “multicultural” counseling through social justice (pp. 41- 54). New York: Springer.
Torres Fernández, I. & Torres Rivera. E. (2014). Moving through trauma and grief in children impacted by the violence in the US-Mexico border: A liberation psychologies approaches. In M. T. Garrett (Ed.), Youth and Adversity: Psychology and Influences of Child and Adolescent Resilience and Coping (pp. 209 – 226).New York: Nova Science
Torres Rivera, E. & Ratts, M. J. (2014) Counseling Latin@s from a social justice perspective. In M. J. Ratts & P. B. Pedersen (Eds.), Counseling for multiculturalism and social justice: Integrations, theory, and application (pp. 179-192). Alexandria, VA: ACA Publications.
Torres-Rivera, E., Torres Fernandez, I. & *Hendricks, W. A. (2013). Group work with Latinos. In J. L. DeLucia-Waack, Kalodner, C., & M. Riva (Eds.), Handbook of group counseling and psychotherapy (2nd Ed.) (pp. 242-252). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Garrett, M. T., Grayshield, L., Portman, T. A. A., Torres Rivera, E., Williams, C. R., Parrish, M., & Ogletree, T. (2013). Counseling Native Americans. In D. Hays, & B. Erford (Eds.), Developing multicultural counseling competency: A systems approach (2nd Ed.) (pp. 341-381). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
Garrett, M. T., Williams, C. R., Grayshield, L., Portman, T., Torres Rivera, E., King, G., & Parrish, M. (2013). Culturally-alert counseling with Native Americans. In G. McAuliffe (Ed.), Culturally-alert counseling: A comprehensive introduction (2nd ed.) (pp.185-230). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Garrett, M. T., Portman, T. A. A., Williams, C. R., Grayshield, L., Torres Rivera, E., & Parrish, M. (2012). Native American adult lifespan perspectives: Where power moves. In E. Chang, & C. Downey (Eds.), Mental health across racial groups: Lifespan perspectives (pp. 107-126). New York: Springer.
Brubaker, M. D., Garrett, M. T., Torres Rivera, E., & *Tate, K. (2011). Justice making in groups for homeless adults: The emancipatory communitarian way. In A. A. Singh, & C F. Salazar (Eds.), Social justice in group work (34-43). London/New York: Routledge.
Garrett, M. T., Brubaker, M., Torres Rivera, E., Gregory, D., Williams, C., & Fitch, T. (2011). Ayeli: Native American group intervention for centering college students. In T. Fitch, & J. Marshall (Eds.), Group and outreach activity guide for college counselors: Group plans and resources (261-266). Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association.
Torres Rivera, E., *Hendricks, W. A., & *Peace P. (2011). Substance abuse counseling with college students. In T. Fitch, & J. Marshall (Eds.), Group and outreach activity guide for college counselors: Group plans and resources (173-179). Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association.
Torres-Rivera, E., & Phan, L. T. (2007). Using psychoeducational groups for Latino (a) high school students. In D. Viers (Ed.), The group therapist’s handouts, and activities (pp. 169-179). Binghamton, NY: The Haworth Press.
Torres-Rivera, E. (2004). Group work with Latinos. In J. L. DeLucia-Waack, D. Gerrity, C. Kalodner, & M. Riva (Eds.), Handbook of group counseling and psychotherapy (pp. 213-223). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Torres-Rivera, E., Garrett, M. T., & Crutchfield, L. B. (2004). Multicultural interventions in groups: The use of indigenous methods. In J. L. DeLucia-Waack, D. Gerrity, C. Kalodner, & M. Riva (Eds.), Handbook of group counseling and psychotherapy (295-306). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications
Torres-Rivera, E. & Phan, L. T. (2004). Puerto Rico. In M. P. Duffy, & S. Gillig (Eds). Teen gangs: A global view (pp. 167-177). Westport CT: Greenwood Press.
Phan, L. T., & Torres-Rivera, E., (2004). Language as an issue in counseling and therapy groups. In J. L. DeLucia-Waack, D. Gerrity, C. Kalodner, & M. Riva (Eds.), Handbook of group counseling and psychotherapy (283-294). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Refereed Publications
* Indicates that these authors were students at the time of the development of the work.
** These proceedings were reviewed by an international group of peers in the field of counseling education.
Chavez, T. A., Torres Fernandez, I., Hipolito-Delgado, C. P., & Torres Rivera, E. (2016). Unifying liberation psychology and humanistic values to promote social justice in counseling. Journal of Humanistic Counseling, 55, 166-182
Henesy, R., Swank, J., West-Olatunji, C., & Torres-Rivera, E. (2016). Exploring the Strengths and Resiliencies of Lesbian and Bisexual Females who Experienced Dating Violence in a Same-Gender Relationship During Adolescence. ACA Vistas.
Torres Rivera, E. & Torres Fernandez, I. (2015). Tools of oppression and control in counseling: Making the invisible, visible. Revista Griot, 8 (1), 119-127.
Torres Rivera, E. (2014). El desafío de las revistas Latinoamericanas desde la perspectiva de los editores y directores invitados. Revista Eureka, 11 (1). Advance online publication. www.psicoeureka.com.py
Tate, K. A., Torres Rivera, E., & Brown, E. M. (2013). Foundations for liberation: Social justice, liberation psychology, and counseling. Interamerican Journal of Psychology, 47, 373-382.
Brubaker, M. D., Garrett, M. T., Amatea, E. A., Torres Rivera, E.. Miller, D. M., & Nabors, L. (2013). Barriers and supports to substance abuse service utilization among homeless adults. Journal of Addictions and Offender Counseling, 34, 81-98.
*Tate, K. A., Torres Rivera, E., Conwill, W. L., Miller, M. D., & Puig, A. (2013). Conceptualizing group dynamics from Our clients’ perspective: Development of the Conceptualization of Group Dynamics Inventory. Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 38, 146-168.
Torres Rivera, E., Maldonado, J., & *Alarcon, L. (2013). From Vygotsky to Martín Baró: Dealing with language and liberation during the supervision process. Universal Journal of Psychology, 1(2), 34-40.
Garrett, M. T., Torres-Rivera, E., *Brubaker, M., Portman, T., Brotherton, D., West-Olatunji, C., Conwill, W., & Grayshield, L. (2011). Crying for a vision: The Native American sweat lodge ceremony as therapeutic intervention. Journal of Counseling and Development, 89 (3), 318-325.
*Brubaker, M. D., Garrett, M. T., Torres Rivera, E., & *Tate, K. (2010). Justice making in groups for homeless adults: The emancipatory communitarian way. Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 35 (2), 124-133.
Torres Rivera, E., & Hendricks, W. A. (2010). Keeping with the needs of the new multicultural society: Attending to the poor, the international, and the LGBT client in ethnic minority communities. Retrieved [July, 1, 2010] from http://counselingoutfitters.com/vistas/vistas_ACAPCD_collection.htm.
Garrett, M. T., Torres Rivera, E., Dixon, A. L. & Myers, J. E. (2009). Acculturation and wellness of Native American adolescents in the United States of North America. Perspectivas Socials/Social Perspectives, 11, (1), 39-65
Torres Rivera, E., & González Cruz, M. (2009). Career counseling in Singapore. Career Planning and Adult Development Journal, 24, (4), 91-97.
Phan, L., T., Torres Rivera, E., Volker, M., & Maddux, C. D. (2009). Wisdom in multicultural counseling: The omitted ingredient. Interamerican Journal of Psychology, 43, (1), 407-410.
Crethar, H., Torres Rivera, E., & *Nash, S. (2008). In search of common threads: Linking multicultural, feminist, and social justice paradigms. Journal of Counseling and Development, 86, 269-278.
Garrett, M. T., *Brubaker, M., Torres-Rivera, E., West-Olatunji, C., & Conwill, W. L. (2008). The medicine of coming to center: Use of the Native American centering technique Ayeli—to promote wellness and healing in group work. Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 33. 179 – 198.
Torres-Rivera, E., West-Olatunji, C., Conwill, W., Garrett, M. T., & Phan, L. T. (2008) Language as a form of subtle oppression among linguistically different people in the United States of America. Perspectivas Socials/Social Perspectives, 10, (1), 11-28.
Torres-Rivera, E., *Nash, S., *Sew, C. W. B., & *Ibraim, S. B. (2008). Training School Counselors in Singapore: First impressions of a multicultural challenge. Journal of Counseling and Development, 86, 219-223
West-Olatunji, C., *Shure, L., Garrett, M., Conwill, W., & Torres-Rivera, E. (2008). Rite of Passage Programs as Effective Tools for Fostering Resilience Among Low-income African American Male Adolescents. Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education and Development, 47, 131-143.
Torres Rivera, E., Phan, L. T., Garrett, M. T., Roberts Wilbur, J., & *Schwart, E. (2007). Comparing The Color of Fear and Evolution of a Group: A Pilot Study. Interamerican Journal of Psychology, 41, (3), 323-328.
Torres Rivera, E., *Klanderud, I., & Perez, M. (2007). Grupos de tarea: Otra mirada a las modalidades. Revista Profesional de la Asociación Puertorriqueña de Consejería Profesional, 21 (1), 24-30. [Translation: Task Groups: Another look at the modalities.]
Torres-Rivera, E., Phan, L. T., Maddux, C. D., Wilbur, M. P., & Arredondo, P. (2006). Honesty the necessary ingredient in multicultural counseling: A pilot study of the counseling relationship. Interamerican Journal of Psychology, 40, (1), 37-45.
*Crews, J., *Smith, M. R., Smaby, M. H., Maddux, C. D., Torres-Rivera, E., Casey, J. A., & *Urbani, S. (2005). Self-monitoring and counseling skills: Skills-based versus interpersonal process recall training. Journal of Counseling and Development, 83, 78-85.
Garrett, M. T., Garrett, J. T., Torres-Rivera, E., Wilbur, M., & Roberts-Wilbur, J. (2005). Native American humor as spiritual tradition: Implications for counseling. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 33 194-204.
Maddux, C. D., Torres-Rivera, E., Smaby, M., & Cummings, R. (2005). Revisiting style and design elements of World Wide Web pages dealing with multicultural counseling. Journal of Technology in Counseling. Retrieved November 4, 2005, from http://jtc.colstate.edu/Vol4_1/Maddux/Maddux.htm
Phan, L. T., Torres-Rivera, E., & Roberts-Wilbur, J. (2005). Understanding Vietnamese refugee women’s identity development from a sociopolitical and historical perspective. Journal of Counseling and Development, 83, 305-312.
Torres-Rivera, E. (2005). Espiritismo: The flywheel of the Puerto Rican spiritual traditions. Interamerican Journal of Psychology, 39, (2), 295-300.
Torres-Rivera, E. (2005). Liquid identity: A nonlinear approach to understanding Puerto Rican identity. Interamerican Journal of Psychology, 39, (1), 107-116.
Torres-Rivera, E., Phan, L. T., Garrett, M. T., &. D’Andrea, M. (2005). Integrating Che Guevara, Don Pedro Albizú Campos, and Paulo Freire, in the revolution of counseling: Re-visioning social justice when counseling Latino clients. Radical Psychology Journal. Retrieved October 13, 2005, from http://www.radpsynet.org/journal/vol4-1/che.html
Torres-Rivera, E., & Phan, L. T. (2005). Puerto Rican gangs: A historical overview. Journal of Addictions and Offender Counseling, 25, 87-96.
Torres-Rivera, E., Wilbur, M., Frank-Saraceni, J. Roberts-Wilbur, J., Phan, L. T., & Garrett, M. T. (2005). Group chaos theory: A metaphor and model for group work. Journal for Specialists in Group Work. 30, 1-25.
Torres-Rivera, E. (2004). Group chaos theory (GCT): A research model and analysis of group process, Journal of Social Complexity, 2, 16-33.
Torres-Rivera, E. (2004) Supervisión estructurada de grupo desde una perspectiva multicultural: Una investigación preliminar. Revista Profesional de la Asociación Puertorriqueña de Consejería Profesional, 1 (18), 29-35 [Translation: Structured group supervision from a multicultural perspective: A preliminary look.]
Cummings, R., Maddux, C. D., Maples, M. F., & Torres-Rivera, E. (2004). Principled moral reasoning of students in education and counseling. Change: Transformations in education, 17, 17-30.
Phan, L. T., Torres-Rivera, E., Volker, M. A., & Garrett, M. T. (2004). Measuring group dynamics: An exploratory trial. Canadian Journal of Counselling. 38(4), 234-245
Torres-Rivera, E., Wilbur, M. P., Phan, L. T., Maddux, C., & Roberts-Wilbur, J. (2004). Counseling Latinos with Substance Abuse Problems. Journal of Addictions and Offender Counseling, 25, 26-44.
Torres-Rivera, E., Wilbur, M., Roberts-Wilbur, J., Phan, P. T., Garrett, M. T., & Betz, R. L. (2004). Supervising and training psychoeducational group leaders. Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 29, 377-394.
Garrett, M. T., Bellon-Harn, M. L., Torres-Rivera, E., Garrett, J. T., & Roberts, L. C. (2003). Open hands, open hearts: Working with Native youth in the schools. Intervention in School and Clinic Journal, 38, 225-235.
Torres-Rivera, E., Wilbur, M. P., Maddux, C., Smaby, M., Phan, L. T. & Roberts-Wilbur, J. (2002) Factor structure and construct validity of the counselor skills personal development rating form (CSPD-RF). Counselor Education and Supervision, 41, 268-278.
*Urbani, S., *Smith, M. S., Smaby, M., Maddux, C., Torres-Rivera, E., & *Crews, J. (2002). Skill based training and counseling self-efficacy. Counselor Education and Supervision, 42, 92-106.
Clemente, R., & Torres-Rivera, E. (2001). Consejería Profesional: En busca de una identidad unica dentro del contexto Puertorriqueño. Revista Profesional de la Asociación Puertorriqueña de Consejería Profesional, 1, 9-17. [Translation: Professional counseling: In search of a unique identity under the Puerto Rican context.]
Garrett, M. T., Borders, L. D., Crutchfield, L. B., Torres-Rivera, E., Brotherton, D., & Curtis, R. (2001). Multicultural superVISION: A paradigm of cultural responsiveness for supervisors. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 29, 147-158.
Maples, F. M., *Dupey, P., Torres-Rivera, E., *Phan, L. T., *Vereen, L., & Garrett, M. T. (2001). Ethnic diversity and the use of humor in counseling: Appropriate or inappropriate. Journal of Counseling and Development, 79, 53-60.
Torres-Rivera, E., & *Phan, L. T. (2001). Working with Latino clients: A group approach. Nebraska Counselor, 1, 14-26.
Torres-Rivera, E., *Phan, L. T., Maddux, C., Wilbur, M. P., & Garrett, M. (2001). Process versus content: Integrating personal awareness and counseling skills to meet the multicultural challenge of the 21st Century. Counselor Education and Supervision, 41, 28-40.
Torres-Rivera, E., *Phan, L. T., Wilbur, M. P., & Maddux, C. (2001). Definiendo los conflictos de género sexual en los hombres puertorriqueños: Una comparación multicultural. Revista Profesional de la Asociación Puertorriqueña de Consejería Profesional, 1, 26-31. [Translation: Defining gender role conflicts among Puerto Rican males: A multicultural comparison.]
Torres-Rivera, E., *Phan, L. T., & Garrett, M. T. (2000). Who is teaching multicultural counseling studies? Journal of the Pennsylvania Counseling Association, 3, 33-42.
Maddux, C. D., Cummings, R., & Torres-Rivera, E. (May-June/1999). Facilitating integration of information technology into higher education instruction. Educational Technology, 39, 43-47.
Smaby, M. H., Maddux, C. D., Torres-Rivera, E., & *Zimmick, R. (1999). A study of the effects of a skills-based versus a conventional group counseling training program. Journal of Specialist in Group Work, 24, 152-163.
Torres-Rivera, E., Maddux C. D, & *Phan, L. (1999). An evaluation of style and design of counseling World Wide Web Sites. Journal of Technology in Counseling, 1. Retrieved November 1, 1999, from http://jtc.colstate.edu/vol1_1/multicultural.htm
Torres-Rivera, E., Wilbur, M.P., Roberts-Wilbur, J., & *Phan, L. (1999). Group work with Latino clients. Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 24, 383-404.
Wilbur, M.P., Torres-Rivera, E., Roberts-Wilbur, J., Garrett. M. T., & Betz, R. L. (1999). Psychoeducational groups: An old structure for new standards. Journal of the Pennsylvania Counseling Association, 1, 50-64.
Torres-Rivera, E., Smaby, M., & Maddux, C. D. (1998). Attitudes, values and beliefs of Latino men: Implications for counselors. Journal of Psychological Practice, 4, 77-87.
Torres-Rivera, E., Wilbur, M.P., & Roberts-Wilbur, J. (1998). The Puerto Rican prison experience: A multicultural understanding of values, beliefs and attitudes. Journal of Addictions and Offender Counseling, 18, 63-77.
Torres-Rivera, E. (1996). Chaos theory as applied to the formation of minority values and beliefs: A multicultural counseling approach. dialog: The Connecticut Counseling Association Journal, 27, 44-56.
Torres-Rivera, E., Smaby, M., & Maddux, C. D. (1996). Chaos theory and computers. Computers in the Schools, 12, 55-61.
Wilbur, M. P., Kulikowich, J.M., Roberts-Wilbur, J., & Torres-Rivera, E. (1995). Chaos theory and counselor training. Counseling and Values Journal, 39, 129-144.
Wilbur, M.P., Roberts-Wilbur, J., Torres-Rivera, E., & Kulikowich, J.M. (1995). Future directions: Beyond linear counseling. Journal for the Professional Counselor, 10, 73-90.
Proceedings refereed Publications
Torres Rivera, E. (July, 2019). Abordando “el retratro del colonizao” depues de Maria. In J. E. Torralba Oslé, A. Lorrenzo Ruiz, E. De Armas, & J. Barlenas Alfonso (Eds.), Recuperando el encanto: el rol del trabajo Comunitario en los esfuerzos de recuperación en Puerto Rico (pp. 1076-1081). XXXVI Congress of the Society of Interamerican Psychology. Habana, Cuba. Retrieved from http://www.cipcuba2019.com/es/memories
Torres Rivera, E. (July, 2019). Sexualidad humana: una perspectiva integral. In J. E. Torralba Oslé, A. Lorrenzo Ruiz, E. De Armas, & J. Barlenas Alfonso (Eds.), Presentación del libro (p. 842). XXXVI Congress of the Society of Interamerican Psychology. Habana, Cuba. Retrieved from http://www.cipcuba2019.com/es/memories
Torres Rivera, E. (2017). From Cabral to Montero: A review of the contributions to the Latinx psychology. Proceedings of the XXXVI Congreso Interamericano de Psicología: Merida, México, 27, 1-2.
**Torres Rivera, E., *Huan, Y., & *Tate, K. (2008). Re-examining Picó’s “El día menos pensado”: An overview of Puerto Rican prison population issues. Proceedings of the IV Congreso Interamericano del Counseling: Managua, Nicaragua, 6, 1-15.
**Torres Rivera, E., Coady, M., & *Adams, H. (2007). Language implications for counselors in international settings. Proceedings of the 12th International Counseling Conference: Shanghai, China, 12, 27-33
**Torres-Rivera, E., & Krupski, L. (2005). School counseling in Singapore: A new path for the 21st century. Proceedings of the 11th International Counseling Conference: Bangkok, Thailand, 11, 37-41.
Non-refereed Publications
Torres Rivera, E. (2014). The dangers of a single story: Reflection on diversity when acquiring knowledge. Interamerican Journal of Psychology, 48 (1), 1-4.
Torres Rivera, E. (2013). Is quality a culturally-based or universal construct?
Interamerican Journal of Psychology, 47 (1), 1-8.
Torres Rivera, E. (2012). Gratitude and editorial comments. Interamerican Journal of Psychology, 46 (2), 199-204.
Torres Rivera, E. (2011). Relationships, oppression and resolutions: An editorial comment to the 45.3 issue of the Interamerican Journal of Psychology. Interamerican Journal of Psychology, 45, (3), 319-320.
Torres Rivera, E. (2011). Editorial. Interamerican Journal of Psychology, 45, (2), 113-115.
Torres Rivera, E. (2011). Editorial. Interamerican Journal of Psychology, 45, (1), 1-2.
Torres-Rivera, E. (2005). Teaching, mentoring, and a legacy of social justice. CSJ Activists, 5, 14.
Reviews
Torres-Rivera, E. (1997) The invisible mark: The role of language in racism, classism, and prejudice against the Puerto Rican community in New York. The Latino Review of Books, 3, 56-58
* Indicates that these presentations/papers were refereed.
International
Torres Rivera, E. (October 2016). Violencia structural: Un subproducto del colonialism. Paper presented at the Instituto Guatemalteco Americano. Guatemala City, Guatemala.
*Torres-Rivera, E. (July 2015). Revisiting the stages of colonization: Implications for counseling. Paper presented at the XXXV Congress of the Society of Interamerican Psychology. Lima, Peru.
*Torres-Rivera, E. (July 2014). Getting publish in the Interamerican Journal of Psychology. Paper presented at the VI Regional Congress of the Society of Interamerican Psychology. San Salvador, El Salvador.
*Torres-Rivera, E. (2012, June). From Vygostky to Martín Baró: Dealing with language and liberation during the supervision process. Paper presented at the IV Regional Interamerican Congress of Psychology, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.
*Torres-Rivera, E. & Hendricks, W. A. (2011, June). Liberación y concientización: Una intersección de las terapias Liberadora y Gestalt. Paper presented at the XXXIII Interamerican Congress of Psychology, Medellin, Colombia.
*Torres-Rivera, E. (2009, July). Justicia Social y consejería psicologica: Un enfoque internacional. Paper presented at the 32nd Interamerican Congress of Psychology, Guatemala City, Guatemala.
*Torres-Rivera, E. (2009, July). A Discussion on race, justice, and peace: An international forum. Paper presented at the 32nd Interamerican Congress of Psychology, Guatemala City, Guatemala.
*D’Andrea, M., Daniels, J., & Torres-Rivera, E. (2009, July). Social Justice Counseling and Psychology: What Relevance for Latin America. Paper presented at the 32nd Interamerican Congress of Psychology, Guatemala City, Guatemala.
*Torres-Rivera, E. (2007, July). Language as a means to oppress linguistically different people Paper presented at the 31th Interamerican Congress of Psychology, Mexico City, Mexico
*Torres-Rivera, E. (2005, July). An analysis of group process using chaos theory. Paper presented at the 30th Interamerican Congress of Psychology, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
*Torres-Rivera, E. (2005, July). Psicología y desarrollo nacional. Paper presented at the 30th Interamerican Congress of Psychology, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
*Torres-Rivera, E., Tan, C. A., Ibrahim, S., & Krupski, L. (2005, January). School Counseling in Singapore: A New Path for the 21st Century. Paper presented at the11th International Counseling Conference: Bangkok, Thailand.
*Torres-Rivera, E. (1997, September). Group work with Latino clients. Paper presented at the meeting of The European Branch of the American Counseling Association, Bad Herrenalb, Germany.
National
Torres Rivera, E. (2020, September). Global Warming and structural violence. Webinar presented to the Association for Social Justice.
Torres Rivera, E. (2020, July). “El cuento”: Introduction to recovering the history of Latinx children. Paper presented at the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine Children's Hospital Los Angeles. Los Angeles, California.
Torres Rivera, E. (2020, June). Descolonizando los metodos investigativos. Paper presented at the Tercer encuentro estudiantil: Aportes de la consejeria psicologica al campo de la salud mental. Universidad Albizu, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Torres Rivera, E. (2019, March). Deconstructing the Universality of Social Justice- A Multicultural Perspective. Poster presented at the annual conference of the American Counseling Association, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Torres Rivera, E. (2019, March). Liberation Psychology- An “Old New” Approach to Work With Latinxs. Poster presented at the annual conference of the American Counseling Association, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Torres Rivera, E. & Phan, L.T. (2018, February). Problematization a group process outcome: From marginalization to liberation. Paper presented at the Biannual conference of the Association for Specialists in Group Work Association, Savanah, Georgia.
Torres Rivera, E. & Steen, S. (2018, March). Group to process incidents of hate and bigotry: Creating dialogue and understanding. Workshop presented at the annual conference of the American Counseling Association, Atlanta, Georgia.
Comas-Diaz, L. & Torres Rivera, E. (2016. October). Liberation psychology. Workshop presented at the Biannual conference of the National Latinxs Psychologists Association, Orlando, Florida.
Torres Rivera, E. (2016, October). Is colonialism death? Taken another look at stages of colonialism in the 21st century. Paper presented at the Bi-annual conference of the National Latinxs Psychologists Association, Orlando, Florida
Torres Rivera, E. (2016, July). Understanding military families: Principles, culture, and interventions in the counseling process. Webinar presented to the National Board of Certified Counselors.
Torres Rivera, E. (2016, March). How we got here. In F. Bemak (Chair) The State of the Union: Social Justice Leaders Discuss the Past, Present, and Future of Counseling and Social Justice. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the American Counseling Association, Montreal, Canada.
Torres Rivera, E. (2015, August). Structural Violence: A Different Name for Racism Against Latino/a Communities. In S. Mattar (Chair) The Impact of Institutional Betrayal Resulting From Law Enforcement Perpetrated Violence. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.
Torres Rivera, E. (2015, November). Liberation Psychology: Ontology, epistemology, and principles to understand Latinx complexities in the United States. Webinar presented to the National Latina/o Psychologists.
Torres-Rivera, E. (2015, April). Tools of the oppressor: Making them visible. Panel presentation at the Annual Convention of the American Education Research Association. Chicago, Illinois.
Torres Rivera, E. (2013, May). The Interamerican Journal of Psychology: An Experiment of the University of Florida using Open Journal Systems. Oral presentation at the Innovations for International Development Symposium. Gainesville, Florida
*Tate, K. & Torres Rivera, E. (2012, February). Group as a platform for social change: Base communities, liberation theology and liberation psychology. Paper presented at the biannual meeting of the Association for Specialists of Group Work, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
*Tate, K., Puig, A. & Torres Rivera, E. (2012, February). How well do we understand our clients’ experience? Development of the Conceptualization of Group Dynamics Inventory (CGDI). Paper presented at the biannual meeting of the Association for Specialists of Group Work, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
*Torres Rivera, E. (2012, February). Problematization a group approaches to reach a liberatory process thru dialogue. Paper presented at the biannual meeting of the Association for Specialists of Group Work, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
*Torres Rivera, E. (2012, February). Group supervision: When language and liberation intersect. Paper presented at the biannual meeting of the Association for Specialists of Group Work, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
*Torres Rivera, E. (2011, March). Guía Latinoamericana de Diagnóstico Psiquiátrico: Lo que aprendimos en Guatemala. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of American Counseling Association, New Orleans, Louisiana.
*Torres Rivera, E., Hendricks, W. A., & Tate, K. (2011, March). From crisis counseling to decolonization: Still mental health counseling. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of American Counseling Association, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Yznaga, S, & Torres Rivera, E. (2011, March). The challenges of supporting immigration issues from a social justice leadership and advocacy perspective. Workshop presented at the Annual Conference of American Counseling Association, New Orleans, Louisiana
*Torres Rivera, E., & West-Olatunji, C. (2010, February). Social justice group advocacy: Using group skills in town hall meetings. Paper presented at the biennial Conference of The Association for Specialists in Group Work, New Orleans, Louisiana.
* West-Olatunji, C., Goodman, R., Torres Rivera, E., & Watson, Z. (2010, February). Use of story circle groups to foster critical consciousness and advocacy skills. Paper presented at the biennial Conference of The Association for Specialists in Group Work, New Orleans, Louisiana.
*Torres Rivera, E., & Maldonado, J. (2009, June). From Vygotsky to Martín-Baró: Dealing with language and liberation during the supervision process. Paper presented at the Fifth International Interdisciplinary Conference on Clinical Supervision, Buffalo, New York.
*Torres-Rivera, E. (2009, January). Public housing in Puerto Rico: Poverty, inequality, and discrimination. Paper presented at the Center for Latin American Studies 58th Annual Conference, the Urban Divide in Latin America: Challenges and Strategies for Social Inclusion, Gainesville, Florida
*Torres Rivera, E., & Maldonado, J. (2008, June). Structured group supervision (SGS). A framework for analysis using Chaos theory, Chicano and Puerto Rican Psychology. Paper presented at the Fourth International Interdisciplinary Conference on Clinical Supervision, Buffalo, New York.
Garrett, M. T., & Torres Rivera, E. (2008, February). Opening session: Bringing the natural elements of relation to life in group work: A Native American Perspective. Presentation at the biennial conference of the Association for Specialists in Group Work, St. Pete Beach, Florida.
Tate, K., Brubaker, M., & Torres Rivera, E. (2008. February). Group Therapy for Homeless Clients: A Humanistic, Resource-Focused Approach. Paper presented at the biennial conference of the Association for Specialists in Group Work, St. Pete Beach, Florida.
Torres Rivera, E., & Garrett, M. T. (2008. February). U-no-le-hi: Joining the Four Winds Together through Effective Group Work. Presentation at the biennial conference of the Association for Specialists in Group Work, St. Pete Beach, Florida.
Torres-Rivera, E., Parham, T., D’Andrea, M., West-Olatunju, C., & Daniels, J. A. (2008, February). Initiating The NIMC's Project: Continuing the National Discussion of Race, Justice, and Peace: The Role and Function of Counselors, Psychologists, and Other Mental Health Professionals. Town Hall conducted at the Annual Winter Roundtable on Cultural Psychology and Education, New York City.
Torres-Rivera, E., Crethar, H., Lopez-Baez, S., McCollum, V., & Toporeak, R. (2007, March). Building unity and visioning: Leadership training in advocacy, social justice and multicultural competence. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Counseling Association, Detroit, MI.
Torrres-Rivera, E., Nash, S., & Tate, K. (2007, March). Integrating a social justice framework in counselor. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Counseling Association, Detroit, MI.
Torrres-Rivera, E., Peace, P., Nash, S., Rudmann, M., Tate, K., Williams, T., Olsen, W., & Mehta, S. (2007, March). Building unity and visioning: mentoring the future social justice leaders. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Counseling Association, Detroit, MI.
*Torres-Rivera, E. (2006, June). Structure and chaos of group supervision. Paper presented at the Annual interdisciplinary conference, Buffalo, New York.
*Rodriguez Grazioso, M., Torres-Rivera, E., Klanderud, I. E., & Lopéz Flores, M. (2006, April), International Programs: A Guatemala perspective. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Counseling Association, Montreal, Canada.
*Phan, L. T., & Torres-Rivera, E. (2005, June). Structured group supervision from a multicultural perspective. Paper presented at the Annual interdisciplinary conference, Buffalo, New York.
*López, I., Torres-Rivera, E., Reyes, C. M., Domenech-Rodriguez, M. (2004, November). Writings from a crooked house: Deconstructing Puerto Rican racial and ethnic identity. Symposium to be presented at the inaugural conference of the National Latina/o Psychological Association, Scottsdale, Arizona.
*Phan L. T., & Torres-Rivera, E. (2004, April). Addressing school violent issues among Puerto Rican and Vietnamese students. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Counseling Association, Kansas City, Missouri.
*Phan L. T., & Torres-Rivera, E. (2004, February). Using psychoeducational groups with ethnic minority high school students. Paper presented at the meeting of the biennial of The Association for Specialists in Group Work, New York, NY
*Torres-Rivera, E., & Phan, L. T. (2004, November). Another look at Pico’s “El día menos pensado”: An overview of Puerto Rican inmate issues. Paper presented at the inaugural conference of the National Latina/o Psychological Association, Scottsdale, Arizona.
*Torres-Rivera, E., & Phan, L. T. (2004, February). Working with linguistically different clients in group settings. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of The Association for Specialists in Group Work, New York, NY.
*Arciniega, M. G., Bartlett, J., Torres-Rivera, E., Nieburg, H., Bussaca, L., Merriweather, P., & Stubbs, W. (2003, March). Public awareness of professional counseling: Not just an April event. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Counseling Association, Anaheim, CA.
*McJimsey, B. M., Xochilt Flores, E. M., John, V., Sanchez, C., Phan, L. T., & Torres-Rivera, E. (2003, March). Evaluating graduate students’ perceptions of mentoring: A minority experience. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Counseling Association, Anaheim, CA.
*Torres-Rivera, E., & Phan, L. T. (2002, March). Honesty as the necessary ingredient in multicultural counseling: Examining the counseling relationship. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Counseling Association, New Orleans, LA.
*Torres-Rivera, E., & Phan, L. T. (2002, March). Che Guevarra, Don Pedro Albizú Campos, Paulo Freire, and the revolution of counseling: Revisioning social justice when counseling Latino Clients. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Counseling Association, New Orleans, LA.
*Torres-Rivera, E., & Phan, L. T. (2001, March) El fenomeno Latino: Ricky Martin, Carlos Santana, Selena, Marc Antony, Elian Gonzalez, and Vieques in counseling Latinos. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Counseling Association, San Antonio, TX.
*Phan, L., & Torres-Rivera, E. (2000, March) Group structured supervision from a multicultural perspective. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Counseling Association, Washington, D.C.
*Torres-Rivera, E., Hutchins, M. A., Phan, L., & Vereen, L. (2000, March). La pandilla: A psychoeducational group approach to understanding Latino gang member nonlinear patterns of behavior and thinking processes. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Counseling Association, Washington, D.C.
*Torres-Rivera, E., & Phan, L. (1999, October). The invisible mark: The effects of language dynamics in the supervision process while working with bilingual counselors. Paper presented at the meeting of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES), New Orleans, Louisiana.
*Torres-Rivera, E., Phan, L., & Vereen, L. (1999, March). The Latino prison experience. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Counseling Association, San Diego, California.
*Arredondo, P., Lopez-Baez, S., Baca, B., Gallardo Cooper, M., & Torres-Rivera, E. (1998, March). Who are Latinos? On-going declarations of identity and personal empowerment. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Counseling Association, San Diego, CA.
*Torres-Rivera, E. (1997, August). Liquid identity: A nonlinear approach to understanding of self. Paper presented at the meeting of The Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology and Life Sciences, Marquette, Wisconsin.
*Torres-Rivera, E. (1997, October). Who is teaching multicultural counseling in CACREP approved Institutions. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Counseling Association, Orlando, FL.
*Torres-Rivera, E. (1997, March). Group work with Latino clients. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Counseling Association, Orlando, FL.
*Torres-Rivera, E. (1996, October). Supervision from a multicultural perspective. Paper presented at the meeting of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, National Conference, Portland, Oregon.
*Torres-Rivera, E. (1996, September). Puerto Rican men gender role conflicts. Paper presented at the meeting of the Association for Puerto Rican Studies, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
*Torres-Rivera, E. (1996, July). Nonlinear counseling: A minority counseling perspective. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology & Life Sciences, Berkeley, California.
*Torres-Rivera, E. (1996, March). Group counseling skills. Paper presented at the meeting of at the American Counseling Association, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia.
State
Torres-Rivera, E. (November 2019). Calentamiento global y violencia estructurada:Teoría y aplicación . Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the Puerto Rican Counseling Association. San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Torres-Rivera, E. (October 2014). Honestidad, destrezas, y multiculturalismo: El uso del WUSCT para el desarrollo de destrezas multiculturales. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the Puerto Rican Counseling Association. Ponce, Puerto Rico.
Torres Rivera, E. (2009, December). Concienciación y problematización: Dinámicas para establecer un carácter de liberación con personas jóvenes en trabajo de grupo. Paper presented at the meeting of the Asociación Puertorriqueña de Consejería Profesional, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Torres-Rivera, E. (2009, March). Public housing in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico: An example of poverty, colonial mentality, and discrimination. Paper presented at the Center for Latin American Studies Spring 2009 Colloquium Series. University of Florida, Gainesville.
*Torres-Rivera, E. (2006, October). Violencia escolar: La comunidad en guerra. Paper presented at the meeting of the Asociación Puertorriqueña de Consejería Profesional, Isla Verde, Puerto Rico
*Torres-Rivera, E., & Phan L. T. (2005, September). Competencias multiculturales en el trabajo de grupo. Paper presented at the meeting of the Asociación Puertorriqueña de Consejería Profesional, Carolina, Puerto Rico.
*Phan, L. T. & Torres-Rivera, E. (2004, October). Liberation psychology with Latinos. Paper presented at the Connecting with Diversity, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH.
*Torres-Rivera, E., Phan, L., Vereen, L., Kimura, N., & Zirkle, D. (1999, March). La marca invisible. Paper presented at the meeting of the Asociación Puertorriqueña de Consejería Profesional, Ponce, Puerto Rico.
*Torres-Rivera, E., Wilbur, M. P., Saracini-Frankl, J., & Robert-Wilbur, J. (1999, April). Identidad liquidad. Paper presented at the meeting of the Asociación Puertorriqueña de Consejería Profesional, Ponce, Puerto Rico.
*Torres-Rivera, E. (1998, February). Desarrollo moral y consejería multicultural. Paper presented at the meeting of the Asociación Puertorriqueña de Consejería Profesional, Ponce, Puerto Rico.
*Torres-Rivera, E. (1997, February). Group work in the Latino world. Paper presented at the meeting of the Nevada Counseling Association, Reno, NV.
2017 – WACS and CACREP Accreditation – Consultation with Fielding Graduate University, Santa Barbara, California.
2005 – Race Relations Communications and Dealing With Racism – Consultation and Mediation with the Sociology Department at The University of Florida, Gainesville
2004 – Clinical Supervision and Mental Health Consultation – Consultation with American School Centre in Singapore
2003 – Social Emotional Learning – Consultation with Middle Schools in Singapore
1999 – Substance Abuse Counseling – Consultation with Substance Abuse Counselors Association in Reno, NV
1998 – Race Relations Communications and Interpersonal Relationship – Consultation with Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Council in NV
1996 – Race Relations Communication – Consultation with AT&T at Reno, NV.
1997 – Dealing with Difficult Clients – Consultation The Associations of Pool and Spa at Reno, NV
Co-Chair of the Willimantic Boxing Club Board, Willimantic, Connecticut, June 1994 to 1995
Developed mission statement and philosophy of the club. Developed and analyzed a survey about the interest of youths in the Willimantic area pertaining to the sport of boxing. Wrote proposals and grants to obtain financial support for the boxing club. Served as a sports psychologist and consultant to those wanting to get involved in boxing
Medical Specialist, Fort Stewart, Georgia, October 1979 to March 1983
Responsible for the triage of soldiers belonging to the Headquarters Company during routine medical visits. In charge of over 500 medical records, responsibility ranged from updating the soldiers' shot records to every other aspect of record administrative maintenance per Army Regulations
Assistant Coach, 3er Armored Division Boxing Team, Kirchgöens, Federal Republic of Germany, July, 1984 to August, 1985
Responsible for assisting boxers with their self-confidence before fights. Helped soldiers in the development and maintenance of their combat ready physical conditioning
Volunteer Recreation Leader, Residencial Jardines de Concordia, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, May 1978 to August 1978.
Responsible for the organization and planning of recreational activities for the younger population of the Public Housing Project. Organized the annual Marathon and Community Festivities during the children's summer break from school.
Teenage drop out and the relationship with gender role among Latino youth/ Substance abuse and crime in Latino men
How socioeconomic status affects alternatives toward higher education in Latino youth/ Gender role conflicts among Latino men and Latino women in the U.S.A.
Chaos Theory as the new approach to counsel American minorities
Group work with ethnic minorities
Structured group supervision form a multicultural perspective
American Educational Research Association (AERA) – 2015 – 2016
American Counseling Association (ACA) (#5090177) –1990 - Present
Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) –1990 - Present
Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development (AMCD) –1996 - Present
International Association of Addiction and Offenders (IAAO) –1996 – 2009
Association for Specialists in Group Work (ASGW) –1990 - Present
Puerto Rican Studies Association – 1995 – 2011
Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology and the Life Sciences (SCTPLS) 1996 - 2011
American Psychological Association (APA)(#8564-2518) – 1996 – 2016
Counselors for Social Justice (CSJ) – Founding Member 1998 - Present
National Latina/o Psychological Association – Life Term Member 2003 - Present
Sociedad InterAmericana de Psicologia (SIP)(#1795) – 2004 - Present
Speak, read and write Spanish
Working knowledge of the use of computers in Education including web design
Academic Awards
Star Vega Distinguished Service Award – October 2018 – (National Latinx Psychologists Association) – For selfness service to Latinx Communities in the United States and Internationally.
Presidential Citation Award – October 2018 – (National Latinx Psychologists Association – For contribution as the Scientific Chair of the NLPA conference.
Distinguished Research and Scholarship Award (The Chicago School of Professional Psychology) – July 2014 – Excellent in International Research and Scholarship.
American Counseling Association Fellow – March 2013 – ACA Fellow upon those counseling professionals who have made a significant contribution to the counseling profession in the areas of practice, research, leadership, and/or counselor training across their career.
University of Florida Open Access Award – October 2012.
The Com/padrazgo/madrazgo Award – March 2011
The Samuel H. Johnson Distinguished Service Award (Association of Multicultural Counseling and Development) – March 2011 – Presented for Distinguished Service Award honors an AMCD whose service at the local, state, national, or international level has stimulated interest in multicultural counseling and development and/or enhanced the well-being of members of the populations served by AMCD.
Association for Specialists in Group Work Fellow – March 2011. Fellows are Professional members who are conferred this honorary status by action of the Executive Board for extraordinary professional achievements compatible with and enhancing the Association and practice of group work.
Best Group Research Article of the Year – March 2000 – Presented for Outstanding Research Article of the Year in Group Work – Association for Specialists in Group Work
Minority Pre-Doctoral Fellowship - September 1991 - 1995 - University of Connecticut
Military Awards
National Defense Service Medal - February, 1990 - Granted for the support provided to the Desert Storm Campaign in the Middle East - West Point Military Academy
Army Commendation Medal - November 1986 - Granted for exceptionally meritorious services as a Drug and Alcohol counselor while serving at the Kirchgöens Community Counseling Center - 3er Armored Division
Army Achievement Medal - November 1983 - Granted for providing over 1,000 patients with mental health services from June 1983 to August 1983 at a time when manpower was dramatically reduced by Department of Defense budget cuts - Fort Eustis, Virginia
Army Achievement Medal First Oak Leaf - August 1986 - Presented for outstanding performances while serving as counselor at Kirchgöens Community Counseling Center - 3er Armored Division
Three Good Conduct Medals - 1979 - 1991- Presented as a result of continuous service in United States Army without discipline or performance problems - Department of the Army
Other Awards
Ohana Award – March 2004 – Granted for affirming diversity and advocating for social justice and for demonstrating the ‘Ohana qualities of caring, humility, intelligence, generosity, integrity, honesty, unconditional love, spiritual power, courtesy, and courage – Counselors for Social Justice
Chaired doctoral level committees
Tate, K. (2011). Development of the conceptualization of group dynamics inventory (CGDI). Ph.D. in Counselor Education at the University of Florida, Gainesville.
Cintron, H. (2010). Gender awareness and relational characteristics of counselor trainees. Ph.D. in Counselor Education at the University of Florida, Gainesville.
Majuta, A. (2010). The relationship between vicarious traumatization and quality of life and purpose in life of healthcare providers of cancer patients in Botswana. Ph.D. in Counselor Education at the University of Florida, Gainesville.
Dallape, A. (2008). Relational aggression among middle school girls. Ph.D. in Counselor Education at the University of Florida, Gainesville.
Freytes, M. (2006). Latino dementia caregivers. Ph.D. in Counselor Education at the University of Florida, Gainesville.
Jenkins, P. (2006). The formation of criminal decision making: The moderating effect of family factors and peers group influences on adolescent female delinquents. Ph.D. in Counselor Education at the University of Florida, Gainesville
Phan, L. (2001). Structured group supervision from a multicultural perspective. Ph.D. in Counselor Education at the University of Nevada, Reno.
Maples, S. (2000). Academic achievement and retention rate of students who did and did not participate in a University Summer Bridge program. Ph.D. in Counselor Education at the University of Nevada, Reno.
Vereen, L. (2000). The effect of mentoring on the ego identity status of African American student-athletes. Ph.D. in Counselor Education at the University of Nevada, Reno.
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Medical Specialist |
United States Army Academy of Health and Sciences, Fort Sam Houston, TX |
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Behavioral Science Specialist |
United States Army Academy of Health and Sciences, Fort Sam Houston, TX |
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Clinical Specialist |
United States Army Academy of Health and Sciences, Fort Sam Houston, TX |
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Ambulance Course (EMT) |
Savannah, Georgia |
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Individual Skills Counseling, Drug and Alcohol Training Course |
United States Army Academy of Health and Sciences, Fort Sam Houston, TX |
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Group Skills Counseling, Drug and Alcohol Training Course |
United States Army Academy of Health and Sciences, Fort Sam Houston, TX |
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Individual Counseling Course |
United States Army European Command, 7th Army Combined School, Munich, Federal Republic of Germany |
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Advance Individual Counseling Course |
United States Army European Command, 7th Army Combined School, Munich, Federal Republic of Germany |
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Family Counseling Course |
United States Army Academy of Health and Sciences, Fort Sam Houston, TX |
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Alcoholism & Drug Abuse prevention and Control Program Family Services Course |
United States Army Academy of Health and Sciences, Fort Sam Houston, TX |
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Alcoholism Training Course |
Rhein Main Air Base, Frankfurt, Federal Republic of Germany |
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Family Life Counseling in the ADAPCP |
Rhein Main Air Base, Federal Republic of Germany |
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Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Control Program Conference |
The Uniformed Service University of the Health Sciences, Kinsengen, United States Army European Command, 7th Army Command |
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Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program Conference |
The Uniformed Service University of the Health Sciences, Kinsengen, United States Army European Command, 7th Army Command |
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Alcoholism Counseling Skills workshop Consider the Alternatives |
Mauloff, Federal Republic of Germany |
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Primary Leadership Development Course |
United States Army European Command, Buztbach, Federal Republic of Germany |