RODRIGO A. SCHIFFINO

230 Clinton Street
Apartment 8D
New York, NY 10002
(212) 619-8056
E-mail: rschiffi@shiva.hunter.cuny.edu

EDUCATION

Hunter College of the City University of New York
New York, NY
B.A. in Psychology with departmental honors, expected 1996

EXPERIENCE

9/95 - Present RESEARCH SCHOLAR
Cross-Cultural Observation of Mother-Child Interactions:
A Focus on the Spanish Speaking Community
- Original research
Faculty Mentor: Roseanne Flores, Ph.D.
Hunter College of the City University of New York
New York, NY

6/95 - 8/95 RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Cross-Cultural Observation of Mother-Child Interactions
Principal Investigator: Anne Fernald, Ph.D.
Center for Infant Studies
Stanford University
Stanford, CA

9/94 - Present RESEARCH SCHOLAR

A Case Study of Dialect Acquisition in Two New York City Teens
- Original research
Faculty Mentor: Ana Celia Zentella, Ph.D.
Hunter College of the City University of New York
New York, NY

AWARDS AND HONORS

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

SERVICE

Hunter College COR Steering Committee (1996)
Hunter College Senate - Senator (1994-1996)
Hunter College Psi Chi - President (1995-1996), Vice President (1994-1995)
Hunter College Psychology Club - Speakers' Committee
23rd Annual Hunter College Psychology Convention - Organizing Committee (1995)
24th Annual Hunter College Psychology Convention - Organizing Committee (1996)

PRESENTATIONS

Schiffino, R., Fernald, A. & Flores, R. (April 1996). Cultural Variation in Mother-Child Talk: A Focus on the Spanish-Speaking Community. Presentation at the 24th Annual Hunter College Psychology Convention at Hunter College- CUNY, New York, NY.

<Schiffino, R., Fernald, A., & Flores, R. (November, 1995). Cross-Cultural Observations of Mother-Child Interactions: A Focus on the Spanish-Speaking Community. Presentation at the NIMH-COR Colloquium in San Juan, P.R.

Schiffino, R., & Fernald, A. (August, 1995). Cross-Cultural Observations of Mother-Child Interactions. Presentation at the Minority Summer Research Exchange Program (MSREP)Conference at Stanford University, Stanford, CA.

Schiffino, R. (April, 1995). What's a Puerto Rican? Self-Identity in US-Mainland and Island-born Subjects of Puerto Rican Descent. Poster presentation at the 23rd Annual Hunter College Psychology Convention at Hunter College-CUNY, New York, NY.

SKILLS

Proficiency in Spanish; French literate; working knowledge SPSS.

REFERENCES

Available upon request.

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