ENRIQUE I. GRACIAN, MA.

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1 1 ENRIQUE I. GRACIAN, MA. Personal Information Work Information: B52 Pearse Hall 2441 E. Hartford Ave. Milwaukee, WI Research Interests Predictors of conversion to Alzheimer s disease Age-related memory impairment Cross-cultural psychology Cognitive deficits associated with HIV infection Medication Adherence in HIV-positive individuals Education PhD In Progress University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Clinical Psychology Specialization: Health Psychology and Neuropsychology Advisor: Katie Mosack, PhD. Dissertation Title: Relationships among neurocognition, medication management, and medication adherence in young and older adults living with HIV MA May 2012 San Diego State University Psychology Specialization: Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience Thesis Advisor: Paul E. Gilbert, PhD. Thesis Title: Age-Related Changes in Spatial Pattern Separation: A Rodent Model of Healthy Aging BA with Honors June 2009 University of California, Irvine Major: Psychology with emphasis in Neuroscience Department of Cognitive Sciences Thesis Advisor: Mary-Louise Kean, PhD. Thesis Title: Stereotype Threat in a Mental Rotation Task Cum Laude

2 2 Research Experience Research Assistant 8/14-present University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Advisor: Katie Mosack, PhD. Cognitive deficits associated with HIV infection Medication adherence and social support in HIV-positive individuals Neuropsychological Assessment Research Assistant 8/12-08/14 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Advisor: Ira Driscoll, PhD. Memory impairment associated with hippocampal aging Early predictors of Alzheimer s disease onset Eye-tracking and neuroimaging methodologies Neuropsychological Assessment Applied Science Laboratories D6 eye tracking system Presentation Programming EYENAL Analysis Software Research Assistant 8/10-07/12 San Diego State University Advisor: Paul E. Gilbert, PhD. Center for Healthy Aging and Neurodegenerative Disease Research Human and Rodent Models of Healthy Aging Administered/Scored Standardized Neuropsychological Assessments Topscan Software/Data Analysis Research Assistant 09/08-6/09 University of California, Irvine Advisors: Carol Seron, PhD., Katherine Carpenter Department of Criminology, Law, & Society Future Paths: Developing Leadership in Engineering Qualitative Assessments/ Atlas 2.0 Clinical Experience Doctoral Trainee 8/13-Present University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Psychology Clinic Psychoeducational Assessment Neuropsychological Assessment Vertical Team Member Life C.O.A.C.H 9/08-9/10 University of California, Irvine UC Irvine Counseling Center Creating Options and Conquering Hurdles (C.O.A.C.H.) Internship Supervisor: Marikyo Adams, MSW Peer Counseling/ Life Coaching

3 3 Peer-Reviewed Publications Gracian, E.I., Shelley, L.E., Morris, A.M., Gilbert, P.E. (2013). Age-related Changes in Place Learning for Adjacent and Separate Locations. Neurobiol Aging Apr 22. doi:pii: S (13) /j.neurobiolaging Maasberg, D.W., Shelley, L.E., Gracian, E.I., Gilbert, P.E. (2011). Age-Related Differences in the Anticipation of Future Rewards. Behavioural Brain Research, 223, Manuscripts (in preparation) Gracian, E.I. & Mosack, K.E. (in preparation) Executive function and memory contributions to medication management ability in cognitively normal, older adults. Gracian, E.I. & Mosack, K.E. (in preparation) Overcoming interference varies in cognitively normal, older adults. Conference Posters Gracian, E.I., Austiff, M.B., & Mosack, K.E. A preliminary analysis of memory and executive function contributions to a medication management task in healthy, young adults. National Academy of Neuropsychology Convention, 2015, Austin, TX. Gracian, E.I., Austiff, M.B., Billig, A.K., Wandrey, R.L., de St. Aubin, E., & Mosack, K.E. Big 5 personality traits, religiosity, and conservative beliefs are not uniformly related to negative attitudes about gay men in two samples from a mid-size Midwestern city. Association for Psychological Science Convention, 2015, New York, NY. Gracian, E.I., Nowak, N.T., Awe, E., & Driscoll, I. Associations between reversal learning and regional brain volumes in middle age. Program No Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Washington, D.C: Society for Neuroscience, Online. Medina, L.D., Gracian, E.I., Pirogovsky, E., Brusati, G., Gluhm, S., Bloom, B., Woods, S.P., Filoteo, V., & Gilbert, P.E. Prospective Memory Relates to Everyday Functioning in Older Adults but not in Younger Adults. Program No INS Meeting. Waikoloa, HI: International Neuropsychological Society, Online. Gracian, E.I., Shelley, L.E., Morris, A., Najjar, A., & Gilbert, P.E. Age-related changes in spatial pattern separation in rats. Program No Neuroscience Meeting Planner. New Orleans, LA: Society for Neuroscience, Online. Shelley, L.E., Gracian, E.I., Greer, N., Maasberg., D.W., & Gilbert, P.E. Age-related differences in the detection of metric spatial change in rats. Program No Neuroscience Meeting Planner. New Orleans, LA: Society for Neuroscience, Online. Holden, H.M., Toner, C.K., Pirogovsky, E., Gracian, E.I., Kirwan, C.W., & Gilbert, P.E. Visual object pattern separation deficits vary in cognitively normal older adults. Program No.

4 Neuroscience Meeting Planner. New Orleans, LA: Society for Neuroscience, Online. Gracian, E.I., Holden, H.M., Tolentino, J.C., Pirogovsky, E., Hoebel, C., Shelley, L.E., Maasberg, D.W., & Gilbert, P.E. Age-related changes in spatial and temporal pattern separation in nondemented older adults. Program No ; Poster No. VV Neuroscience Meeting Planner, Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience, Shelley, L., Maasberg, D.W., Gracian, E.I., Greer, N., Guzman, K.L., Galleta, A.F., & Gilbert, P.E. Aging and Anticipation of Reward. Program No ; Poster No. WW22. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. 41st Annual Scientific Meeting, Washington, DC. Maasberg, D.W., Gracian, E.I., Shelley, L.E., Guzman, K.L., Galleta, A.F., & Gilbert, P.E. Age-Related Changes in the Detection of Spatial Novelty. Program No ; Poster No.WW21. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. 41st Annual Scientific Meeting, Washington, DC. Teaching Assistant Experience Neuropsychology Advanced Research Methods Human Sexuality Peer Counseling I Peer Counseling II Peer Counseling III Human Sexuality Clinical Psychology Abnormal Psychology San Diego State University (1x) San Diego State University (4x) San Diego State University (1x) University of California, Irvine (2x) University of California, Irvine (2x) Student Grants - Funded Sigma Xi Grants-In-Aid of Research Award Project: An examination of the validity of WebEXEC among individuals living with HIV. Advisor: Katie E. Mosack, PhD. This study will examine the validity of a short, self-report measure of executive functioning and its relation to standardized cognitive measures, medication management, and medication adherence in individuals living with HIV. $1000 Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) Grant Project: 2 nd Annual Forum on Latino/a Affairs The forum is a meeting place for Milwaukee s community members to discuss issues pertinent to the Latino community in an attempt to understand their impact & identify possible solutions. This forum will focus on leadership and civil engagement in the areas of higher education, immigration policy and LGBT issues. Graduate Student Committee: Gabriela Nagy, Rachel Wanders, Enrique Gracian. $3500

5 Psychology Summer Research Fellowship 2015 Project: Use of eye movement monitoring to examine episodic memory in middle-aged and older adults Advisor: Ira Driscoll, PhD. This study will use eye movement monitoring to examine episodic memory in middle-aged and older adults at risk for developing Alzheimer s disease. $3280 Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) Grant Project: 1 st Annual Forum on Latino/a Affairs The forum is a meeting place for Milwaukee s community members to discuss issues pertinent to the Latino community in an attempt to understand their impact & identify possible solutions. This forum will focus on issues related to health and education. Graduate Student Committee: Gabriela Nagy, Rachel Wanders, Enrique Gracian. $2700 Sigma Xi Grants-In-Aid of Research Award Project: Eye-tracking may capture differences in memory deficits associated with normal aging and age-related neurodegenerative disease. Advisor: Ira Driscoll, PhD. This study will examine the effects of aging and neurodegenerative disease on memory performance using eye-movement technology. $1000 Department of Social Sciences Student Advancement Program Advisor: Marikyo Adams This project was aimed at providing mental health and peer support services to first year residents in the resident halls. We provided quarterly seminars on stress management, academic achievement, personal growth, and professional development. $10,000 Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) Project: A Day in the Life: Inventing Engineers Advisor: Carol Seron, PhD. This study examined the motivational factors that contributed to students academic achievement in engineering majors, and how this translated into success in engineering careers. $1000 Student Awards Sigma Xi Research Grant Award University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Ford Fellowship Honorable Mention 2015 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Psychology Summer Research Fellowship 2014 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Advanced Opportunity Program Fellow University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor s Graduate Student Award University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Sigma Xi Research Grant Award University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Graduate Student Travel Grant Award 2012 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Provost s Research Award 2012 San Diego State University 5

6 6 IRA Travel Grant Award 2011 San Diego State University Student Scholar of Distinction 2009 University of California, Irvine Dean s Honor List University of California, Irvine Memberships American Psychological Association (APA) American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS) Cognitive Neuroscience Society (CNS) Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA) National Academy of Neuropsychology (NAN) Psi Chi Honor Society Sigma Xi Honor Society Society for Neuroscience (SfN) Department/University Service Student Panel After McNair: life as a graduate student (2015), UWM Graduate Student Judge UW-System Symposium for Undergraduate Research (2015), UWM Graduate Student Member - Forum on Latino Affairs Committee ( ), UWM Student Speaker Getting into graduate school in psychology (2012), UCI Student Committee Member for Faculty Recruitment (2012), SDSU Student Speaker Graduate school in neuropsychology (2012), SDSU Student Committee Member for Faculty Recruitment (2011), SDSU Psi Chi Student Speaker Getting into graduate school in psychology (2011), SDSU Student Speaker Welcome to the Psychology Graduate Program (2011), SDSU Student Panel How to survive your first year in graduate school (2011), SDSU PsyMORE Student Mentor ( ), SDSU Psi Chi Application Reviewer (2009), UCI Language Fluency Spanish Native Language English Fluent