present Assistant Professor, Social Psychology and Women s Studies University of Houston-Clear Lake, Houston, TX

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1 DESDAMONA RIOS, PhD Departments of Psychology and Women s Studies University of Houston-Clear Lake 2700 Bay Area Boulevard Houston, TX (281) (office) APPOINTMENTS present Assistant Professor, Social Psychology and Women s Studies University of Houston-Clear Lake, Houston, TX Postdoctoral Fellow & Lecturer Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME EDUCATION 2010 PhD, Psychology (Personality & Social Contexts) and Women s Studies University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 2004 B.A., Psychology, cum laude California State University, Northridge, Northridge, CA TEACHING EXPERIENCE University of Houston Clear Lake Introduction to Social Psychology Psychology of Women Psychology of Latina/os in the U.S. Theories of Personality Advanced Social Psychology (graduate) Psychology of Gender, Race, and Sexuality (graduate) Bowdoin College Introduction to Gender & Women s Studies Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods Psychology of Women University of Michigan Introduction to the Psychology of Personality Political Psychology Psychology of Women Introduction to Women s Studies

2 PUBLICATIONS Rios, D., Harris, J.P., & Bowling, M. (2016). Decentering Student Uniqueness in Lessons about Intersectionality. In K. Case (Ed), Intersectional Pedagogy: Complicating Identity and Social Justice. Routledge Publishers. Case, K. & Rios, D. (2016). Infusing Intersectionality: Complicating the Psychology of Women Course. In K. Case (Ed), Intersectional Pedagogy: Complicating Identity and Social Justice. Routledge Publishers. Rios, D. & Eaton, A. (2016). Perceived social support in the lives of gay, bisexual and queer Hispanic college men. Culture, Health and Sexuality. Rios, D. & Stewart, A.J. (2015). Gender and race in science and engineering fields: The experiences of faculty outsiders-within. Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 21(4), Case, K., & Rios, D. (2015). Educational interventions to raise awareness of White privilege. Journal of Excellence on College Teaching. Rios, D. & Stewart, A.J. (2013). Reducing invisibility and recognizing privilege: The Global Feminisms Project as a pedagogical tool. In K. Case (Ed), Pedagogy of Privilege: Teaching and Learning as Allies in the Classroom, Routledge Publishers. Cole, E.R., Case, K.A., Rios, D., & Curtin, N. (2011). Understanding what students bring to the classroom: Moderators of the effects of diversity themed courses on students attitudes. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 17(4), Rios, D., Stewart, A.J., & Winter, D.G. (2010). Thinking she could be the next president : Why identifying with the curriculum matters. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 34(3), Winter, D.G. & Rios, D. (2010). The Global Feminisms Project: A resource for political psychology. International Society for Political Psychology News, 21(2), 4-6. Shapiro, D., Rios, D. & Stewart, A.J. (2010). Conceptualizing lesbian sexual identity development: Narrative accounts of socializing structures and individual choices. Psychology and Feminism, 20, MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW AND IN PREPARATION Eaton, A. & Rios, D. (revise and resubmit). Social challenges faced by queer Hispanic college men: Navigating negative responses to coming out in a double-minority sample of emerging adults. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. Bistricky, S., Harper, K., Balderas, J., Love, D., Rios, D., & Short, M. (revise and resubmit). Re-attuning to Harmony? Remitted Depression, Hispanic Ethnicity and Attending to Affect. Cognition and Emotion. 2

3 Rios, D. & Del Toro, J. (in preparation). Internalized master narratives about race versus lived experiences: Identifying fault lines in personal narratives among a diverse sample of queer college men. Rios, D. & Lucas, A.E. (in preparation). Latina and Latino teen parents: Perceptions about birth control, parenting advice, and support for educational attainment. Rios, D. & Covarrubias, R. (in preparation). Lessons in Hispanic American history: Conceptual change vs. conceptual growth among Hispanic American high school students. Rios, D. & Eaton, A. (in preparation). Conforming or resisting? Examining how Latino queer college men define masculinity and machismo. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND INVITED ADDRESSS (*indicates invited address) * Rios, D. (June 2016). Invisibility and Intersectionality as guides for understanding social issues within psychology courses. The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Rios, D. & Hiett, B. (June 2016). Holistic approaches to serving at risk Hispanic high school students. Submitted as part of a symposium titled Latina/os in Education: Transforming the American Classroom. Paper presented at the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Conference, June 2016, Minneapolis, MN. Rios, D. (June 2016). Effectively helping students move from uniqueness and toward intersectional awareness. Submitted as part of a symposium titled Intersectional Pedagogy: Complicating Identity and Social Justice. Paper presented at the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Conference, June 2016, Minneapolis, MN. Eaton, A., Rios, D., and Powell, M. (May 2016). Perceived challenges and social supports in the lives of gay, bisexual, and queer Hispanic college men. Paper accepted a part of a symposium at the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, IL. *Rios, D. Intersectionality, invisibility, and outsider-within standpoints in STEM. Keynote speaker at Duke University, WISE symposium (April 2016). *Rios, D. (March 2016). Women, past present and future. Houston Public Library, invited panelist for Women s History Month. Rios, D. (March 2016). I really want to go to college and other reflections by Latina/o American teen parents on education, parenting, and future possible selves. Accepted paper. Association for Women in Psychology, Pittsburgh, PA. Rios, D., Powell, M., and Eaton, A. (October 2015). Tensions and supports in the lives of gay, bisexual, and queer Hispanic college men. Paper accepted a part of a symposium at the Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood, Miami, FL. Rios, D. (2014). The Low 10: The Meaning of Education at the Intersection of Culture and Social Class. Accepted symposium. Race and Pedagogy National Conference, Tacoma, WA. 3

4 Rios, D. & Del Toro, J. (June 2014). Master Narratives as Inertia: Sexual Minority Men's Perceived Social Support. Accepted paper, The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, Portland, OR. Rios, D., Harris, J., & Johnson, M. (June 2014). John Henryism and perceived cultural congruence in educational contexts. Accepted paper, The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, Portland, OR. Rios, D. & Johnson, M., & Harris, J. (June 2014). Presenting Opportunities and Resisting Negative Stereotypes: Promoting Latina/o Post-Secondary Aspirations. Accepted paper, The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, Portland, OR. Stewart, A.J. & Rios, D. (June 2014). Putting women s activism in its place: Teaching about Global Feminisms. Accepted symposium. The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, Portland, OR. Rios, D. (March 2014). The Low 10: The Meaning of Education at the Intersection of Culture and Social Class. Invited talk at the Association for Women in Psychology, Columbus, OH. Rios, D. & Del Toro, J. (January 2013). The role of the glass closet for queer men managing multiple identities in multiple contexts. Poster presented at the National Multicultural Conference & Summit in Houston, TX. Rios, D. & Del Toro, J. (October 2012). The experiences of queer men of color in higher education: Managing multiple identities in college. Paper presented as part of a symposium at the Biennial National Latina/o Psychological Association Conference in Brunswick, NJ. Malaret, J., Rios, D., Malaret, J., & Rivera-Ramos, Z.A. (October 2012). LGBT Ally Workshop. Workshop presented at the Biennial National Latina/o Psychological Association Conference in Brunswick, NJ. Rios D. (June 2012). Lessons in Action: Using the Global Feminisms Project to teach the theory of intersectionality. Paper presented as a part of a symposium at the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Conference, Charlotte, NC. Rios, D., Del Toro, J., & Miller, R. (June 2012). Mentoring across difference: Do Social Identities Matter in a Mentee/Mentor Relationship? Invited workshop at the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Conference, Charlotte, NC. Rios, D. & Del Toro, J. (June 2012). Applying the psychology of invisibility to science and engineering fields. Paper presented as a part of a symposium at the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Conference, Charlotte, NC. Rios, D. & Rios, C. (March 2012). Addressing Invisibility in Educational Spaces: Why Identifying with the Curriculum Matters for Feminist Activists and Scholars. Paper presented as part of a symposium at the Maine Women s Studies Consortium Conference, Portland, ME. *Rios, D. (April 2012). Identity and Racism. Bowdoin College. 4

5 Rios, D. (January 2012). Using Popular Culture to Teach About Violence Against Women: The case of Bella, Edward, Jacob and the Twilight Saga. Institute for Academic Feminist Psychologists. San Antonio, TX. Foley, K. & Rios. D. (March 2011). The Education of an Activist: Seeing is Believing. Poster presentation at the Association for Women in Psychology, Philadelphia, PA. Guererro, A. & Rios, D. (March 2011). Generating Spaces for Learning How to Be: Political Action and Lesbian Identity Development. Poster presentation at the Association for Women in Psychology, Philadelphia, PA. Snyder, A. A. & Rios, D. (March 2011). Addressing the Absence of Space: The Generation of Feminist Spaces for Learning. Poster presentation at the Association for Women in Psychology, Philadelphia, PA. Rios, D. (November 2010). Race and Gender in Science and Engineering Fields: The Experiences of Faculty Outsiders-Within. Paper presented at Bowdoin College Faculty Lecture Series. Rios, D. (July 2010). Women, Power and Leadership: Using the Global Feminisms Project to Teach About All Leaders. Paper presented as part of a symposium, Global Feminisms: Comparative Study of Activists in Research and Teaching at the International Society of Political Psychology, San Francisco, CA. Rios, D. (June 2008). Curricular interventions and shifts in political attitudes about women leaders. Paper presented as part of a symposium, Beyond the Gender Gap: Gender and Political Attitudes at the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Conference, Chicago, IL. Rios, D. (June 2008). Exploring women s leadership with the Global Feminism Project. Paper presented as a part of a symposium, Global Feminisms: Comparative Case Studies of Women Scholars- Activists at the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Conference, Chicago, IL. Rios, D. (December 2007). Why go and what do you expect? Graduate students motives, expectations and perceptions. Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. Rios, D. & Molina, K. (October 2007). From Inclusion to Exclusion: Hegemony within Women s Studies. Invited presentation for Hispanic Heritage Month, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. Rios, D. (November 2007). Global feminisms in the psychology classroom: Addressing issues of race and class among women. Paper submitted as a part of a symposium, Resisting (Neo)Colonizing Gestures, Building Bridges: Developing Global Feminist Identities and Pedagogies as Non-American and American Feminists. Presentation accepted for the National Women s Studies Association Conference, St. Charles, IL. Rios, D. & Molina, K. (March 2007). From Inclusion to Exclusion: Hegemony within Women s Studies. Paper presented at the Yale Bouchet Conference on Diversity in Graduate Education, New Haven, CT Rios, D. (September 2006). The Global Feminisms Project: Complicating psychological theory. Paper presented as a part of a symposium, Beyond Women s Studies: Global Feminisms in the Disciplines at the Global Feminisms Conference Changing the World, Changing the Academy: Feminisms in China, India, Poland and the U.S., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. 5

6 Rios, D. (May 2006). The meaning of race categories in the field of psychology: Do we mean race or ethnicity for Latina/os? Paper presented as a part of a symposium, Up Close and Personal: Teaching and Learning In A Narrative, Life Story, and Race Graduate Seminar In the Department of Psychology at the University of Michigan at the International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry Conference, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL. Rios, D. (November 2006). The Global Feminisms: Complicating psychological theory. Paper presented as a part of a symposium, Locating Resistance: the Global Feminisms Project and Women s Studies in Other Disciplines at the National Women s Studies Association Conference, Oakland, CA. FELLOWSHIPS, AWARDS & HONORS Speaker for the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues at the National Institute for the Teaching of Psychology (2017) Marilyn Mieszkuc Professorship, University of Houston-Clear Lake (2014) Faculty Research Funds, University of Houston-Clear Lake (2013) Faculty Research Funds, Bowdoin College (2011) Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor, University of Michigan (2010) Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship, University of Michigan ( ) Sweetland Writing Institute Fellowship, University of Michigan (2009) Center for Research on Learning & Teaching Fellowship, University of Michigan (2009) Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor (finalist), University of Michigan (2009) Institute for Social Research Summer Training Award, University of Michigan (2008) Community of Scholars, University of Michigan (2008) National Women s Studies Association Travel Grant (2006) Rackham Merit Research Fellowship, University of Michigan ( ) National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) - Career Opportunities in Research (COR) Scholar ( ) National Institute of Health (NIH) SCORE Grant, Research Fellow (2003) PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Advisory Board, Equity and Opportunity Summit, sponsored by the Houston March 2016-present Public Library Board of Directors, iserve, Houston, TX June 2016-June 2018 Consulting Editor, Psychology of Women Quarterly December 2013-present NSF ADVANCE Institutional Transformation Catalyst grant writing 2015-present group, committee member, University of Houston-Clear Lake Conference Programming Co-Chair, 2014 Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) Biennial Conference Latin@ and Latin American Studies Curriculum Committee Member, 2013-present University of Houston-Clear Lake Co-Chair, The Latina/o Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity 2011-present Interest Group, National Latina/o Psychological Association Committee Member, Dalmas A. Taylor Memorial Summer Minority Policy 2013 Fellowship, Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) Innovative Teaching Award Selection Committee member, Society for the 2012 Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) Rios, D. (2012). Teaching outside of the classroom. Forward: Society for the 2012 Psychological Study of Social Issues, 244,

7 Faculty Advisor, Bowdoin College: Latin American Student Organization (LASO) Workshop Facilitator and Undergraduate Advisor, Bowdoin College: Mellon Mays Undergraduate Research Summer Program Steering Committee Member, University of Michigan: Michigan Association of Psychology Scholars Ad hoc journal peer review: Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy Sex Roles CONSULTING EXPERIENCE George I. Sanchez Charter School, Houston, Texas (2013-present) GLSEN, Board member Houston chapter (2013) The College Board National Task Force for Arts Education ( ), University of Michigan, Dearborn WILL Program ( ), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Girl Scout Science: Incorporating science into girls identities ( ) PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS American Psychological Association Psychology of Women (Division 35 of the APA) Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues (Division 44 of the APA) Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, (SPSSI, Division 9 of APA) National Latino Psychological Association (NLPA) 7