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Education
l994-present University of Houston
Social Psychology Ph.D. program: completion May 1998
Master of Arts in Social Psychology, December 1996
Minor in Marketing (12 hours of Marketing Ph.D. courses)
1989-1993 Austin College
Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Psychology
Summa Cum Laude
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Research Experience
August 1994-present
-Graduate Research Assistant
-Social Psychology/Behavioral Medicine Research Group (Richard I. Evans, Ph.D., Principal Investigator)
-Responsible for data management, data collection, data analysis of ethnic/gender variables, curriculum development, teacher training, staff training, and survey development for two federally-funded grants investigating substance abuse and AIDS-risk behaviors in a tri-ethnic adolescent population
September 1996 - November 1996
-Research Assistant
-Harris County Juvenile Boot Camp Program Evaluation Committee (Jean Eley, M.A., Director)
-Responsible for conducting a program evaluation to determine the effectiveness of juvenile detention programs, including qualitative and quantitative data analysis and preparation of county report
August 1994-January 1995
-Research Assistant
-Culture and Deception Research Group (Richard Rozelle, Ph.D., James Baxter, Ph.D.)
-Responsible for conducting a literature review on the latest techniques for detecting deception for revision of Nonverbal Communication text
December 1993-June 1994
-Research Assistant
-Timberlawn Psychiatric Research Foundation, Inc. (John T. Gossett, Ph.D., Margaret Tresch Owen, Ph.D.)
-Responsible for rating videotapes of childrens' emotions and behaviors including compliance and cooperation, as well as maternal behaviors such as involvement and hindrance, for a federally-funded grant
September 1993-June 1994
-Mental Health Specialist
-Timberlawn Mental Health System (Doyle Carson, M.D.)
-Responsible for collecting data on adult patients' behaviors and progress, leading group therapy, and participating on a therapy team of doctors, nurses, and social workers
June-August 1993
-Research Assistant
-Drake, Beam, & Morin, Inc. (Jeff Davis, Ph.D.)
-Responsible for conducting data analysis of employee assessments, including gender and personality studies
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Teaching Experience
Fall 1996
Instructor of Introduction to Social Psychology
University of Houston, Department of Psychology
Fall 1996, Fall 1997
Supervisor of undergraduate research assistants
Monitoring student progress in AIDS-related research
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Publications & Posters
Carvajal, S.C., Photiades, J.R., Nash, S.G., & Evans, R.I. (1997). Relating a social influence model to the role of acculturation in substance use among Latino adolescents. Journal of Applied Social Psychology. 27 (18), 1617-1628.
Dement, D. F., Photiades, J.R., Nash, S.G., & Evans, R.I. (1997, April). A self-efficacy based typology of AIDS risk behaviors in adolescents. Poster presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine 18th Annual Scientific Sessions, San Francisco, CA.
Photiades, J.R., & Evans, R.I. (1997, April). A social-cognitive model of condom purchase. Poster presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine 18th Annual Scientific Sessions, San Francisco, CA.
Colon, R.M., Photiades, J.R., Wiatrek, D.E., & Evans, R.I. (1996, October). Perceived certainty of future condom use among African-American male adolescents. Poster presented at the American Public Health Association Conference, New York, NY.
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Manuscripts in Progress
Photiades, J.R., & Lewis, H.L. Incorporating affect into social-cognitive models of HIV prevention. Poster accepted to the Society of Behavioral Medicine 19th Annual Scientific Sessions, New Orleans, LA., March 25-28, 1998.
Photiades, J.R. A discriminant analysis of condom purchasers and non-purchasers. Poster accepted to the Society of Behavioral Medicine 19th Annual Scientific Sessions, New Orleans, LA., March 25-28, 1998.
Photiades, J.R., Garner, R.L., & Evans, R.I. (Manuscript under review) Predicting condom purchase within a social-cognitive model.
Dement, D.F., Photiades, J.R., Nash, S.G., Perry, S.M., & Evans, R.I. (Manuscript under review) Self-efficacy as a determinant of safer sex behaviors in adolescents.
Dement, D.F., Photiades, J.R., Evans, R.I., Perry, S.M., & Nash, S.G. (Manuscript under review) Does stability of self-esteem contribute to risky behaviors among adolescents?.
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Honors & Awards
Graduate
Advanced to doctoral candidacy with distinction
Psychology Graduate Student Council Representative
Undergraduate
Charles C. McKinney Fellowship for Outstanding Student in Psychology
Four-year academic scholarship
Honors Thesis in Psychology, "Ideal Mate Selection in Ethnic Groups"
Vice-President of Psi Chi, National Honor Society in Psychology
Member of Alpha Chi, National College Honor Scholarship Society
Dean's List
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Graduate Coursework
Attitudes and Social Influences
Behavioral Constructs in Marketing
Colloquium in Marketing
Communication Theory in Marketing
Experimental Design
Foundations of Cognitive Psychology
Foundations of Developmental Psychology
Grant Writing
Marketing Management and Strategy
Multivariate Methods
Personal Relationships
Program Evaluation
Psychological Theory History & Systems
Research in Personality
Research Methods
Social Cognition
Social Psychological Theory
Special Topics in Developmental Psychology
Statistics for Psychology
Stereotyping
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Contact Information
Joanna R. Photiades
Phone: 713/743-8559
Fax: 713/869-8048
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Personal Information
I like Rhodesian Ridgebacks!
What a beautiful dog...
I also like Cockatiels...
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Reach me at...
Social Psychology/Behavioral
Medicine Research Group
Department of Psychology
University of Houston
Houston, Texas 77204-5341
Fax: 713/743-8580
713/743-8559
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Last modified: February 2, 1998
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