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CURRICULUM VITAE _______________________________________________________
Craig A. Mason University of Maine 5717 Corbett Hall, Room 3 Orono, ME 04469 Office Phone: (207) 581-9059 Office Fax: (207) 581-9060 E-Mail: craig.mason@umit.maine.edu
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy -- Child Clinical Psychology University of Washington 1993 Minors in Quantitative Psychology and Developmental Psychology Dissertation: The Effects of Neighborhood Problem Behavior, Father Absence, and Peer Antisocial Behavior Upon Adolescent Problem Behavior: A Risk and Protective Factors Model.
Bachelor of Science -- Psychology Brigham Young University 1986 Graduated Magna Cum Laude
Selected Research Experience/Professional Appointments
Associate Professor of Education and Applied Quantitative Methods, University of Maine, 9/02 – Present Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Maine, 7/01 – 9/02 Associate Professor of Psychology (Tenured), University of Miami, 7/00 – 6/01 Research Scientist, FAST Track, Dept. of Psychology, University of Washington, 7/93 – 8/94 Psychology Intern, Dept. of Psychiatry, Children's Hospital and Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, 7/92 – 6/93
Publications
1. Mitchell, J., Mason, C. A., and Davidson, P. (1991). Closing a maximum security unit in a juvenile detention center: An outcome study. Journal for Juvenile Justice and Detention Services, 6, 26-29. 2. Cauce, A. M., Mason, C. A., Gonzales, N., and Hiraga, Y. (1991). Third world people in a first world country: Ethnic minority adolescents in the U.S.A. In I. Serrano-Garcia (Ed.) Memorias de Psicologia Comunitaria del Congreso Interamericano. 3. Cauce, A. M., Hiraga, Y., Mason, C. A., Aguilar, T., Ordonez, N., and Gonzales, N. (1992). Between a rock and a hard place: Social adjustment of biracial youth. In M. P. P. Root (Ed.) Coming of Age in a Multiracial America. Newbury Park: Wiley and Sons. 4. Cauce, A. M., Mason, C. A., Gonzales, N., Hiraga, Y., and Liu, G. (1994). Social support during adolescence: Methodological and theoretical considerations. In F. Nestman and K. Hurrelman (Eds.) Social Networks and Social Support in Childhood and Adolescence. Oxford, Englang: W. De Gruyter. 5. Mason, C. A., Cauce, A. M., Gonzales, N., Hiraga, Y., and Grove, K. (1994). An ecological model of externalizing in African American Adolescents: No family is an island. Journal of Research on Adolescents, 4, 639-655. 6. Mason, C. A., Cauce, A. M., Gonzales, N., and Hiraga, Y. (1994). Adolescent problem behavior: The effect of peers and the moderating roles of father absence and the mother child relationship. American Journal of Community Psychology, 22, 723-743. 7. Mason, C. A., and Tu, S. (1995). Estimation of factor scores via FASCOR. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 55, 791-794. 8. Cauce, A. M., Mason, C. A., Gonzales, N., Hiraga, Y., and Liu, G. (1994). Social support during adolescence: Methodological and theoretical considerations. In K. Hurrelman and S.F. Hamilton (Eds.) Social Problems and Social Contexts in Adolescence: Perspectives Across Boundaries. Hawthorne, New York: A. De Gruyter. 9. Gonzales, N. A., Cauce, A. M., and Mason, C. A. (1996). Inter-observer agreement in the assessment of parental behaviors and parent adolescent conflict among African American mothers and daughters. Child Development, 67, 1483-1498. 10. Gonzales, N. A., Cauce, A. M., Freedman R. J., and Mason, C. A. (1996). Family, peer and neighborhood influences on academic achievement among African American adolescents: One year prospective effects. American Journal of Community Psychology, 24, 365-387. 11. Mason, C. A., Cauce, A. M., Gonzales, N., and Hiraga, Y. (1996). Neither too sweet nor too sour: Antisocial peers, maternal control, and problem behavior in African American adolescents. Child Development, 67, 2115-2130. 12. Mason, C. A., Tu, S., and Cauce, A. M. (1996). The assessment of moderator variables: Two computer simulation studies. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 56, 45-62. 13. Frauenglass, S., Routh, D. K., Pantin, H. M., and Mason, C. A. (1997). Family support decreases influence of deviant peers on Hispanic adolescents’ substance use. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 26, 15-23. 14. Mason, C. A., Cauce, A. M. and Gonzales, N. (1997). Parents and peers in the lives of African American adolescents: An interactive approach to the study of problem behavior. In R. Taylor (Ed.) Social and Emotional Adjustment and Family Relations in Ethnic Minority Families (pp. 85-98). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. 15. Speltz, M. L., Endriga, M. C., Fisher, P. A., and Mason, C. A. (1997). Early predictors of attachment in infants with cleft lip and/or palate. Child Development, 68, 12-25. 16. Unis, A.S., Cook, E.H., Vincent, J.G., Gjerde, D.K., Perry, B.D., Mason, C.A., and Mitchell, J. (1997). Platelet serotonin measures in adolescents with conduct disorder. Biological Psychiatry, 42, 553-559. 17. Robinson, L., Cauce, A. M., Mason, C. A., and Harper, G. (Eds.). (1999). Adolescent Risk Behavior: Linking Theory and Action—A Community Psychology Agenda [Special Issue]. American Journal of Community Psychology, 27(2). 18. Mason, C. A., Cauce, A. M., Robinson, L. and Harper, G. (1999). Adolescent Risk Behavior: Linking Theory and Action—A Community Psychology Agenda. American Journal of Community Psychology, 27, 107-110. 19. Mason, C.A., Chapman, D.A., and Scott, K.G. (1999). The Identification of Early Risk Factors for Severe Emotional Disturbances and Emotional Handicaps: An Epidemiological Approach. American Journal of Community Psychology, 27, 357-381. 20. Scott, K. G., Mason, C. A., and Chapman, D. A. (1999). The Use of an Epidemiological Methodology as a Means for Influencing Public Policy. Child Development, 70, 1263-1272. 21. Tu, S., Scott, M. S., Mason, C. A., and Urbano, R.C. (1999). Assessing cognitive similarities among young children of different ethnic/cultural backgrounds. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 17, 113-126. 22. Fishkin, P.E., Armstrong, F.D., Routh, D.K., Harris, L., Thompson, W., Miloslavich, K., Levy, J.D., Johnson, A., Morrow, C. Bandstra, E., Mason, C.A., and Scott, G. (2000). Relationship between HIV infection and WPPSI-R performance in preschool aged children. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 25, 347-351. 23. Mason, C. A., Scott, K. G., Chapman, D. A., and Tu, S. (2000). A review of some individual- and community-level effect size indices for the study of risk factors for child and adolescent development. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 60, 385-410. 24. Avchen, R.N., Scott, K.G., and Mason, C.A. (2001). A population based study of birthweight and school-age disabilities. American Journal of Epidemiology, 154. 895-901. 25. Okimoto, J.T., Settlage, C.F., Freed, W., Klein, K., Dao, E., Campbell, J., Yoshiike, Y., Lui, H. L., and Mason, C.A. (2001). The appeal cycle in three cultures: An exploratory comparison of child development. The Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association, 49, 187-216. 26. Walker-Barnes, C. J. and Mason, C. A. (2001). Perceptions of risk factors for female gang involvement among African American and Hispanic women. Youth and Society, 32, 303-336. 27. Walker-Barnes, C. J. and Mason, C. A. (2001). Ethnic differences in the effect of parenting upon gang involvement and gang delinquency: A longitudinal, HLM perspective. Child Development, 72, 1814-1831. 28. Chapman, D. A., Scott, K. G., and Mason, C. A. (2002). Early risk factors for mental retardation: The role of maternal age and maternal education, American Journal of Mental Retardation, 107, 46-59. 29. Gonzales, N. A., Cauce, A. M., Freedman R. J., and Mason, C. A. (2002). Family, peer and neighborhood influences on academic achievement among African American adolescents: One year prospective effects. In T.A. Revenson and A.R. D'Augelli, (Eds.) A Quarter Century of Community Psychology: Readings From the American Journal of Community Psychology. New York, New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum. 30. Mason, C.A. (Ed.) (2003). Developmental Epidemiology [Special Issue]. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 32(2). 31. Mason, C.A. (2003). Developmental epidemiology: Issues, Application, and relevance for Clinical Child Psychologists. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 32, 178-180. 32. Mason, C.A., Chapman, D.A., Chang, S., and Simons, J. (2003). Impacting re-offense rates among youth sentenced in adult court: An epidemiological examination of the Juvenile Sentencing Alternatives Project. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 32, 205-214. 33. Nangle, D.W., Erdley, C.A., Newman, J.E., Mason, C.A., and Carpenter, E.M (2003). Popularity, friendship quantity, and friendship quality: Interactive influences on children’s psychological adjustment. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 32, 546-555. 34. Brown, S., Szapocznik, J., Spokane, A., Fals, D., Gambirazio, F., Zarate, M., and Mason, C.A. (2004). Prevalence of cognitive impairment in a population-based study of urban Hispanic elders in Miami, Florida. The Gerontologist, Special Issue I, 515. 35. Mason, C. A., Walker-Barnes, C.J., Tu, S., Simons, J., and Martinez-Arrue, R. (2004). Ethnic/cultural differences in the affective meaning of parental control behaviors. Journal of Primary Prevention, 25, 59-79. 36. Tu, S., and Mason, C. A. (2004). Organizing population data into complex family pedigrees: Application of a second-order data linkage to state birth defects registries. Birth Defects Research, Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology (Formerly, Teratology), 70, 603-608. 37. Walker-Barnes, C. J. and Mason, C. A. (2004). Delinquency and substance use among gang-involved youth: The moderating role of parenting practices. American Journal of Community Psychology, 34, 235-250. 38. Szapocznik, J., Spokane, A. R., Lombard, J., Martinez, F., Mason, C.A., Brown, S. C., Cruza-Guet, M. C., Brandt-Greenfeld, R. (2005). Designing Healthy Communities: The Culture-Centered Science of Built Environment, Behavior and Health. In S Quareshi (ed). Reimagining West Coconut Grove. Washington DC: Spacemaker. 39. Mason, C.A., Kirby, R.S., Sever, L.E., and Langlois, P. (2005). Prevalence is the preferred measure of the frequency of birth defects. Birth Defects Research, Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology (Formerly, Teratology), 73, 689-691. 40. Butterfield, S., Lehnhard, R., Mason, C.A., and McCormick, R. (2006). Growth rates in aerobic performance by children in grades 4-8. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 77, A18-A19. 41. Szapocznik, J., Lombard, J., Martinez, F., Mason, C.A., Gorman-Smith, D., and Brown, S.C. (2006). The Impact of the Built Environment on Children’s School Conduct Grades: The Role of Diversity of Use in a Hispanic Neighborhood. American Journal of Community Psychology, 38, 299-310. 42. Butterfield, S., Angel, R., Lehnhard, R., and Mason, C.A. (2007). Growth rates in fitness by children in grades 4 through 8: A multi-cohort longitudinal study. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 78, 17. 43. Brown, S., Mason, C., Perrino, T., Lombard, J., Martinez, F., Plater-Zyberk, E., Spokane, A., and Szapocznik, J. (2007). Built environment predicts Hispanic elders’ physical functioning: The role of “eyes on the street.” The Gerontologist, 47 (Special Issue I), 80. 44. Mai, C.T., Law, D., Mason, C.A., McDowell, B., Meyer, R., and Musa, D., for the National Birth Defects Prevention Network (2007). Collection, use, and protection of population-based birth defects surveillance data in the United States. Birth Defects Research, Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology (Formerly, Teratology), 79, 811-814. 45. Spokane, A., Lombard, J., Martinez, F., Mason, C.A., Gorman-Smith, D., Plater-Zyberk, E., Brown, S.C., Perrino, T., and Szapocznik, J. (2007). Identifying streetscape features significant to well-being. Architectural Science Review, 50, 234-245. 46. Tu, S., Mason, C. A., and Song, Q. (2007). Second-order linkage and family datasets. In R. C. Urbano and R. M. Hodapp (Eds.), Developmental Epidemiology of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities - a volume of the International Review of Research on Mental Retardation. San Diego, CA: Elsevier. 47. Mason, C.A., Gaffney, M., Green, D.R., and Grosse, S.D. (2008). Measures of follow-up in Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Programs: A need for standardization. American Journal of Audiology, 17, 60-67. 48. Schwartz, S.J., Mason, C.A., Pantin, H., and Szapocznik, J. (2008). Effects of family functioning and identity confusion on substance use and sexual behavior in Hispanic immigrant early adolescents. Identity: An International Journal of Theory and Research, 8, 107-124. 49. Schwartz, S.J., Mason, C.A., Pantin, H., and Szapocznik, J. (2008). Longitudinal relationships between family functioning and identity development in Hispanic immigrant adolescents: Continuity and change. The Journal of Early Adolescence, doi:10.1177/0272431608317605. 50. Mena, M.P., Dillon, F.R., Mason, C.A., and Santisteban, D. (2008). Communication about sexually-related topics among Hispanic substance-abusing adolescents and their parents. Journal of Drug Issues, 38, 1, 215-234. 51. Butterfield, S.A., Angel, R.M., and Mason, C.A. (2008). Object control skill performances by children ages 5-14 years. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 79, 1, A38. 52. Butterfield, S.A., Angel, R.M., Lehnard,R.A., and Mason, C.A. (2008). Growth Rates by Middle School Children on Selected FITNESSGRAM Test Items. In N.P. Beaulieu (Ed.) Children and Fitness: New Research, Nova Science Publishers. 53. National Birth Defects Prevention Network, Data Presentation Workgroup (2008). Chapter 11: Data Presention. In L.E. Sever (ed). Guidelines for Conducting Birth Defects Surveillance. Atlanta, GA: National Birth Defects Prevention Network, Inc. 54. Mason, C.A., and Tu, S. (in press). Data linkage using probabilistic decision rules: A primer. Birth Defects Research, Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology (Formerly, Teratology). 55. Mason, C.A., and Tu, S. (in press). Sequential Partitioning a Population Attributable Fraction. Epidemiologic Perspectives & Innovations. 56. Schwartz, S.J., Mason, C.A., Pantin, H., Wang, W., Brown, C.H., Campo, A., and Szapocznik, J. (in press). Relationships of social context and identity to problem behavior among high-risk Hispanic adolescents. Youth and Society. 57. Perrino, T., Mason, C.A., Brown, S.C., Spokane, A., Szapocznik, J.(in press). Longitudinal relationships between cognitive functioning and depressive symptoms among Hispanic older adults. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences 58. Perrino, T., Brown, S.C., Mason, C.A., and Szapocznik, J. (in press). Depressive symptoms among urban Hispanic elders in Miami: Prevalence and socio-demographic correlates. Clinical Gerontologist. 59. Brown, S. C., Mason, C. A., Perrino, T., Lombard, J. L., Martinez, F., Plater-Zyberk, E., Spokane, A. R., & Szapocznik, J. (in press). Built environment and physical functioning in Hispanic elders: The role of “eyes on the street.” Environmental Health Perspectives 60. Brown, S.C., Mason, C. A., Spokane, A. R., Cruza-Guet, M. C., Lopez, B., & Szapocznik, J. (in press). The relationship of neighborhood climate to perceived social support and mental health in older Hispanic immigrants in Miami, FL. Journal of Aging and Health. 61. Butterfield, S., Lehnhard, R., Mason, C.A., and McCormick, R. (in press). Aerobic performance by children in grades 4-8: A repeated measures study. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 62. Mason, C.A., Logue, M., Walker-Barnes, C., Simons, J., and Alvarez, E. (under review). The Role of Affective Meaning in Moderating the Effect of Parental Control Upon Adolescent Behavioral and Academic Outcomes. 63. Brown, S.C., Mason, C.A., Lombard, J.L., Martinez, F., Plater-Zyberk, E., Spokane, A.R., Newman, F.L., Pantin, H., and Szapocznik, J. (under review). The Relationship of Built Environment to Social Support and Psychological Distress in Hispanic Elders: The Role of “Eyes on the Street”. 64. Brown, S.C., Mason, C.A., Perrino, T., Hirama, I., Verdeja, R., Spokane, A.R., Cruza-Guet, M.C., Lopez, B., and Szapocznik, J. (under review). Longitudinal Relationships Between Neighboring Behavior and Depressive Symptoms in Hispanic Older Adults in Miami, FL. 65. Tu, S., Mitchell, S., Mason, C.A., Ritchie, C., and Wilson-Barker, S. (under review). Students Speak II: A Three-Wave Instrument Development and Large-Scale Replication of a Survey Assessing School Related Social Support, Intrinsic Motivation and Self-Efficacy. 66. Mena, M.P., Mitrani, V.B., Mason, C.A., Muir, J.A., Santisteban, D.A. (under review). Extended parent-child separations: Impact on adolescent functioning and possible gender differences. 67. Yale, M., Mason, C.A., and Scott, K.G. (under review). Direct and Indirect Effects of Prenatal Exposure to Tobacco and Low Birthweight on the Prevalence of Childhood Disability. 68. Lombard, J., Perrino, T., Martinez, F., Plater-Zyberk, E., Brown, S.C., Mason, C.A., Spokane, A.R., Szapocznik, J. (under review). Design and Public Health.
SELECTED Invited presentations
Mason, C.A. (2008). Data Issues in Measuing Developmental Outcomes for Children with Hearing Loss. Invited presentation at the conference “Accountability and EHDI Systems: Achieving Successful Outcomes: Strategies for Overcoming Obstacles”, sponsored by the Marion Downs Hearing Center and the CDC Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program, Breckenridge, CO, July, 2008. Mason, C.A., and Kirby, R. (2007). Multivariate Statistical Analysis. Invited workshop at the Tenth Annual Meeting of the National Birth Defects Prevention Network, San Antonio, TX, February, 2007. Mason, C.A. (2006). Non-Deterministic Methods for Electronic Data Linkage. Invited presentation to the Virginia Department of Health Pediatric Screening and Genetic Services Program, Richmond, VA, August, 2006. Mason, C.A. (2006). Electronically Linked Early Childhood Public Health Data: Design and Application. Invited presentation to the Virginia Department of Health Pediatric Screening and Genetic Services Program, Richmond, VA, August, 2006. Eichwald, J., Mason, C.A., and Jarrett, A. (2006). Universal Newborn Hearing Screening: Connections Between State Programs and Military Hospitals. Invited presentation at the 2006 Military Audiology Association Short Course, Tampa, Florida, February, 2006. Mason, C.A. (2006). Matching Data for EHDI Tracking Program. Invited presentation at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Fifth Annual National Conference on Early Hearing Detection and Intervention, Washington, DC, February, 2006. Mason, C.A. (2005). Lost to Follow-Up Challenges: Data and Systems for Tracking and Surveillance. Invited presentation at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Fourth Annual National Conference on Early Hearing Detection and Intervention, Atlanta, Georgia, March, 2005. Mason, C.A. (2005). Probabilistic Linkage with Birth Defects Data: Issues and Strategies. Invited presentation at the Eighth Annual Meeting of the National Birth Defects Prevention Network, Phoenix, AZ, January, 2005. Kirby, R., Mason, C.A., Lazar, J. (2005). Advanced Data Linkage. Invited seminar at the Eighth Annual Meeting of the National Birth Defects Prevention Network, Phoenix, AZ, January, 2005. Kirby, R., and Mason, C.A. (2004). Translating Research Questions into Viable Study Designs. Invited workshop at the Annual Meeting and Conference of the Association of University Centers on Disability, Washington, D.C., November, 2004. Mason, C.A., Tu, S., Cobo-Lewis, C., and Day, P. (2004). Enhancing Birth Defects Surveillance and Public Health Programs Through Record Linkage in Maine. Invited presentation at the Seventh Annual Meeting of the National Birth Defects Prevention Network, Salt Lake City, Utah, January, 2004. Mason, C.A. (2003). Advanced Data Records Linkage. Invited presentation at the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / Health Resources and Servces Administration’s Advanced Data Records Linkage Training Workshop, Tempe, Arizona, December, 2003. Mason, C.A. (2003). Conducting Population-Level Research in Developmental Epidemiology. Invited presentation at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / Association of University Centers on Disabilities Epidemiology and Disability Training Seminar, Atlanta, Georgia, July, 2003. Mason, C.A., and Tu, S. (2003). Issues and Challenges in Second-Order Integrated Developmental Database Systems. Invited presentation at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / National Association for Public Health Statistics and Information Systems Annual Assessment Initiative Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, February, 2003. Mason, C.A., and Tu, S. (2003). Tracking and Reporting of Infants Identified as At-Risk for Hearing Loss. Invited presentation at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Second Annual National Conference on Early Hearing Detection and Intervention, Atlanta, Georgia, February, 2003. Tu, S., and Mason, C.A. (2003). Use of Data Obtained Through Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Programs. Invited presentation at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Second Annual National Conference on Early Hearing Detection and Intervention, Atlanta, Georgia, February, 2003. Mason, C. A. (2002). Integration of Early Childhood Health Data Systems Information in Maine. Invited Presentation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention teleconference on Electronic Database Integration, November, 2002. Mason, C.A. (2002). Developmental Epidemiology: Background and Use in Applied and Basic Research. Invited Colloquia at New York University, October, 2002. Lombard, J., and Mason, C.A. (2002). Research in New Urbanism: Academics Luncheon. An invited panelist at the 10th Congress on New Urbanism, Miami Beach, Florida, June, 2002. Lombard, J., Martinez, F. Mason, C.A., and Szapocznik, J. (2002). Assessing the Built Environment from a New Urbanist Perspective: Quantitative Architecture. An invited salon presented at the 10th Congress on New Urbanism, Miami Beach, Florida, June, 2002. Mason, C.A. (1995). Parenting in context: Multicultural models of parenting. Invited colloquia at Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, March, 1995. Mason, C.A., Cauce, A.M., and Gonzales, N. (1994). Parenting models and psychology’s search for the Holy Grail. Invited colloquia at the conference “Social and Emotional Adjustment and Family Relations in Ethnic Minority Families,” sponsored by the National Center on Education in the Inner Cities, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October, 1994.
Selected Conference/Workshop Presentations
Mason, C.A. (2008). Evaluation of Electronic Data Linkage Projects. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Community Health Assessment Conference, Atlanta, GA, August 2008. Mason, C.A. (2008). Introduction to Electronic Data Linkage: Background and Methods. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Community Health Assessment Conference, Atlanta, GA, August 2008. Butterfield, S.A., Angel, R.M., and Mason, C.A. (2008). Object control skill performaces by children ages 5-14 years. Poster session presented at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance Annual Conference, Fort Worth, TX. April, 2008. Mason, C.A., Langlois, P., Wang, Y, Kirby, R., and Marengo, L. (2008). Data Linkage Tools: Survey Results and Discussion. Session presentation at the Eleventh Annual Meeting of the National Birth Defects Prevention Network, Washington, DC, February, 2008. Mason, C.A., Law, D., Collins, J., Kirby, R. (2008). Brainstorming Collaborative NBDPN Projects. Session presentation at the Eleventh Annual Meeting of the National Birth Defects Prevention Network, Washington, DC, February, 2008. O’Leary, L., Wang, Y., Rickard, R., and Mason, C.A., for the National Birth Defects Prevention Network (2008). Geocoding Capacity of Birth Defects Programs: Results from the National Birth Defects Prevention Network (NBDPN) Geocoding Survey. Poster presented at the Eleventh Annual Meeting of the National Birth Defects Prevention Network, Washington, DC, February, 2008. Mason, C.A. (2007). Therapeutic drugs and birth defects: Proceed with caution (session moderator). Presentation at the 13th Annual Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Conference, Atlanta, GA, December, 2007. Brown, S. C., Mason, C. A., Perrino, T., Lombard, J., Martinez, F., Plater-Zyberk, E., Spokane, A., and Szapocznik, J. (2007). Built environment predicts Hispanic elders’ physical functioning: The role of “eyes on the street.” Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, California, November, 2007. Schwartz, S.J., Mason, C.A., Pantin, H., Szapocznik, J., Wang, W., Brown, C.H., and Campo, A., (2007). Relationships of School Bonding, Family Functioning, and Identity to Problem Behavior among High-Risk Hispanic Adolescents. Poster presentated at the 15th Annual Meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, Washington, D.C., May, 2007 Butterfield, S.A., Lehnhard, R.A., Mason, C., and McCormick, R. (2007). Growth rates in fitness by children in grades 4-8: A multiple time point study. Poster session presented at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD. April, 2007. Gaffney, M., Green, D.R., Grosse, S.D., and Mason, C.A. (2007). The importance of defining Loss-to-Follow-Up. Presentation at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Sixth Annual National Conference on Early Hearing Detection and Intervention, Salt Lake City, March, 2007. Doore, S., Tu, S., Song, Q., Cobo-Lewis, C., Wall, T., Day, P., and Mason, C.A. (2006). Using GIS and data linkage for birth defects surveillance in a small and rural population. Paper presented at the 134th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Boston, MA, November, 2006. Brown, S. C., Mason, C. A., Spokane, A. R., Cruza-Guet, M. C., Lopez, B., and Szapocznik, J. (2006). The relationship of the neighborhood social environment to Hispanic elders’ cognitive and emotional functioning. Poster presentation at the Eleventh Biennial Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta, GA, April 2006. Butterfield, S., Lehnhard, R., Mason, C.A., and McCormick, R. (2006). Growth rates in aerobic performance by children in grades 4-8. Poster presentation at the 2006 American Alliance for Health, Physical, Education, Recreation, and Dance National Convention and Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT, April, 2006. Farrell, J., Hess, M.C., Mason, C.A., and Gaffney, M. (2006). Ensuring Services for New England EHDI Border Babies. Presentation at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Fifth Annual National Conference on Early Hearing Detection and Intervention, Washington, DC, February, 2006. Mason, C.A. (2005). Sequential Partitioning of a Population Attributable Fraction. Paper presented at the 11th Annual Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology, Miami Beach, FL, December, 2005. Brown, S., Szapocznik, J., Mason, C.A., Spokane, A., Lombard, J., Martinez, F., and Plater-Zyberk, E. (2005). Relationship of the built environment to Hispanic elders’ behavioral health. Paper presented at the 133rd Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA, December, 2005. Szapocznik, J., Brown, S., Mason, C., Spokane, A., Lombard, J., Martinez, F., and Plater-Zyberk, E. (2005). The relationship of the built environment to Hispanic elders’ neighboring behavior, social support, and mental health. Poster presented at the NIEHS Health Disparities Grantees Meeting, Durham, NC, January, 2005. Mason, C.A., and Kaiser-Yale, M.Y. (2004). Direct and Indirect Effects of Prenatal Exposure to Tobacco and Low Birthweight on Childhood Disabilities. Presentation at the 10th Annual Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Conference, Atlanta, GA, December, 2004. Mason, C.A., and Tu, S. (2004). Partitioning a population attributable fraction in a model with sequential effects. Paper presented at the 132nd Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Washington, D.C., November, 2004. Tu, S., Mason, C.A., and Song, Q. (2004). QUAKE (Quadruple Key and Encryption: A Protocol for Linking Sensitive Data). Presentation at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Third Annual National Conference on Early Hearing Detection and Intervention, Atlanta, Georgia, February, 2004. Szapocznik, J., Spokane, A., Lombard, J., Martinez, F., Mason, C., Zarate, M., Brown, S., Plater-Zyberk, E. (2003). The built environment and Hispanic elders’ mental health. Poster presented at the NIEHS Health Disparities Grantee Meeting, San Francisco, California, November, 2003. Tu, S., Song, Q., and Mason, C.A. (2003). Use of Simulated Population Data in Evaluating Data Linkage. A poster presented at the 131st Annual Meeting of American Public Health Association, San Francisco, California, November, 2003.Mason, C.A., and Tu, S. (2003). Epidemiological Effects in Developmental Models: A Causal Model Approach to Partitioning a Population Attributable Fraction. A poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, Florida, April, 2003. Mason, C.A. (2002). Ethnic/Cultural Differences in the Effect and Meaning of Parental Control Behaviors. Presentation for Psychiatric Grand Rounds, Acadia Hospital, Bangor, Maine, November, 2002. Mason, C. A. and Tu, S. (2002). Child LINK: A State Government-University Informatics Collaboration. Paper presented at the 130th Annual Meeting of American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November, 2002. Nangle, D.W., Erdley, C.A., Newman, J.E., Carpenter, E.M., and Mason, C.A. (2002). Children’s friendship experiences and psychological adjustment: Investigating paths of influence. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Reno, Nevada, November, 2002. Scott, K.G., Chapman, D.A., and Mason, C.A. (2001). An epidemiological analysis of the relationship between maternal smoking, birth weight, and special education placement. Paper presented at the Biennial Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, Minnesota, April, 2001. Scott, K.G., and Mason, C.A. (2001). Risk for developmental delays: A demographic analysis of risk factors. Paper presented at the 34th Annual Gatlinburg Conference on research and Theory in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Charleston, South Carolina, March 2001. Simons, J., Patterson, R.L., and Mason, C.A. (2001). Parenting among Caribbean Blacks: A multiethnic comparison. A poster presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, California, August, 2001. Martinez-Arrue, R., Mason, C.A., Walker-Barnes, C., and Pomares, Y. (2000). The Role of Father-Parenting in Preventing Behavior Problems Among Hispanic Adolescents. A poster presented at the meetings of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Chicago, Illinois, April, 2000. Mason, C.A., and Tu, S. (2000). Epidemiological Measures of Effect in Developmental Research. A paper presented at the 33rd Annual Gatlinburg Conference, San Diego, CA, March, 2000. Mason, C.A., Walker-Barnes, C.J., Martinez-Arrue, R., Alvarez, E.M, Barrera, F., Brunson, D.T., and Coston, L. (1999). Affective meaning of parenting behaviors. A poster presented at the meetings of the American Psychological Association, Boston, Massachusetts, August, 1999 Mason, C.A., Tu, S., and Chapman, D.A. (1999). A community-level perspective on the study of risk: An introduction to epidemiological measures of effect. A poster presented at the meetings of the Society for Community Research and Action, New Haven, Connecticut, June, 1999 Walker-Barnes, C.J., Mason, C.A., and Martinez-Arrue, R. (1999). Precursors of gang involvement among ninth grade students: A longitudinal investigation. A poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Albuquerque, New Mexico, April, 1999. Jean-Francois, B., Scott, M. S., Mason, C. A., and Tu, S. (1998) An evaluation of a screening test adapted for testing Haitian children. A poster presented at the 31st Annual Gatlinburg Conference on Research and Theory in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, Charleston, South Carolina, March, 1998. Blaustein, M., Mason, C.A., and Knight, V. (1998). The role of peer orientation in susceptibility to negative peer influence. A poster presented at the meetings of the Society for Research on Adolescence, San Diego, February, 1998. Mason, C.A., Walker-Barnes, C., Blaustein, M., Martinez-Arrue, R., and Knight, V. (1998). Ethnic-cultural differences in the affective meaning of parenting behavior. A poster presented at the meetings of the Society for Research on Adolescence, San Diego, February, 1998. Walker-Barnes, C., Mason, C.A., and Martinez-Arrue, R. (1998). Girls and gangs: Identifying risk factors for female gang involvement. A poster presented at the meetings of the Society for Research on Adolescence, San Diego, February, 1998. Blaustein, M., Mason, C.A., Knight, V., and Walker, C. (1997). Cultural and Contextual Differences in the Effects of Parenting Upon Adolescents. A poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Washington D.C., April, 1997. Tejeda, M.J., Coatsworth,, J.D., Mason, C.A., Newman, F., and Szapocznik, J. (1996). A strategy for developing a measurement model to explore structural ecosystems theory. A paper presented at the meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Amelia Island, June, 1996. Mason, C.A., and Cauce, A.M. (1995). Parental control in African American families: One size does not fit all. In P. Florsheim (Chair), Cultural and Contextual Influences on Parental Control. Symposium presented at the meetings of the American Psychological Association, New York, August, 1995. Mason, C.A., and Scott, K.G. (1995) Early risk factors for future emotional disabilities. Paper presented at the Linking Forces IV Conference, Miami, Florida, May, 1995. Estes, A., McMahon, R.J., and Mason, C.A. (1994). Observer impressions of mother-child interactions: Psychometric properties of the Coder Impressions Inventory. Poster presented at the meetings of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, San Diego, California, November, 1994. Rector, F., Walker, M., Milford, L., and Mason, C.A. (1993). Developing Family Support Centers in Washington. A workshop performed at the Tenth Annual State Conference on Child Abuse Prevention and Intervention, Bellevue, Washington, April, 1993 Mason, C.A., Cauce, A.M., Gonzales, N., Lui, G. (1993) Prospective study of the transition to high school: A focus on African American youth. In Edward Seidman (Chair) School Transitions and At Risk Youth: Double Jeopardy ? Symposium presented at the meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, New Orleans, Louisiana, March, 1993. Hiraga, Y., Cauce, A.M., Mason, C.A., Ordonez, N. (1993). Ethnic identity and the social adjustment of biracial youth. A poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, New Orleans, Louisiana, March, 1993. Mason, C.A. (1992) Correlates of problem behavior in African American youth. In Ana Mari Cauce (Chair) Ecological Factors in the Development of Ethnic Minority Youth. Symposium presented at the meetings of the Western Psychological Association, Portland, Oregon, April, 1992. Duncan, S.W., Snell, J.L., and Mason, C.A. (1992). Parental and marital influences on children's emotional development. In S.W. Duncan (Chair), Families and Emotion: What Parents Teach, What Children Learn. Symposium presented at the meetings of the Western Psychological Association, Portland, Oregon, April, 1992. Mason, C.A. (1992). An Introduction to Program Evaluation. A series of workshops performed in association with the Washington Council for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect. Seattle, WA, January and March, 1992; Spokane, Washington, June, 1992. Mason, C.A. (1991). An ecological model of adjustment in African American Adolescents. In Ana Mari Cauce (Chair) Ecological Correlates of Development in Ethnic Minority Youth. Symposium presented at the meetings of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, California, August, 1991. Gonzales, N. and Mason, C.A. (1991). African-American family relations and adolescent well-being: Culturally relevant explanations. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Community Research and Action. Phoenix, Arizona, June, 1991. Mason, C.A. (1991). Community Family Support Centers: Empowering Families. A workshop performed at the Eighth Annual State Conference on Child Abuse Prevention and Intervention, Bellevue, Washington, April, 1991 Mason, C.A., Cauce, A.M., Gonzales, N., and Hiraga, Y. (1991). Family, Peer, and Neighborhood Correlates with Adjustment in African American Adolescents. A poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, Washington, March, 1991. Gonzales, N. and Mason, C.A. (1991). Parent-adolescent relations and adolescent adjustment in African-American families. A paper presented at the meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, Washington, March, 1991 Mason, C.A., and Brown, B. (1986). A Comparison of the Recognizability of Test-Identified, Peer-Nominated and Role Reversed Introverts and Extroverts Across Four Communication Channels. A paper presented at the meeting of Rocky Mountain Psychological Association Conference, Denver, Colorado, April, 1986.
Extramural Grants, Sponsored Research, and contracts
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2004-2008). Project Title: Information Architect Consulting to the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program. Description: A contract providing informatics consultation to the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention program in the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities. Total Direct Costs: $151,680 (summed across multiple year contracts). Role: Principal Investigator.
Maine Department of Health and Human Services (2006-2008). Project Title: Information Portal for Early Childhood Systems of Care Data. Description: Create web-based informatics and data linkage system of early childhood systems. Total Costs: $132,617. Role: Principal Investigator.
Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Maine (2004-2008). Project Title: Biobehavioral Informatics in Newborn Screening. Total Direct Costs: $347,542 (summed across multiple year contracts). Role: Co-Principal Investigator (S. Tu, Principal Investigator).
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2005-2007). Project Title: Partnership for Early Childhood Health and Service. Total Costs: $248,000. Role: Principal Investigator
National Institute of Drug Abuse (2006-2007). Project Title: Borderline Adolescent Family Therapy. Description: A subcontract providing statistical support on a NIDA-funded grant. Direct Costs of Sub-Contract: $28,373. Role: Principal Investigator on Sub-Contract (D. Santisteban, Principal Investigator).
National Institute of Drug Abuse (2006-2007). Project Title: Identity and Context in HIV Prevention Program for Hispanic Youth. Description: A subcontract providing statistical support and professional mentorship on a NIDA-funded grant. Direct Costs of Sub-Contract: $19,271. Role: Principal Investigator on Sub-Contract (S. Schwartz, Principal Investigator).
National Institute of Mental Health (2006-2007). Project Title: Built Environment and Hispanic Elder’s Behavioral Health. Description: A subcontract providing statistical support on an NIH-funded grant. Direct Costs of Sub-Contract: $5,733. Role: Principal Investigator on Sub-Contract (J. Szapocznik, Principal Investigator).
Maine Department of Health and Human Services (2004-2006). Project Title: Integrating Early Childhood Systems of Care Data. Description: Providing informatics consultation on data linkage of early childhood systems. Total Costs: $53,592. Role: Principal Investigator.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2003-2005). Project Title: A Biobehavioral Informatics Model for Newborn Screening in Guam. Description: A subcontract on a CDC-funded grant for newborn screening and surveillance. Direct Costs: $42,252. Role: Principal Investigator on Sub-Contract (H. San Nicolas, Principal Investigator).
Department of Health and Human Services (2001-2003). Project Title: Children at Risk. Total Costs: $1,452,002. Role: Acting Principal Investigator (K. Oller, Principal Investigator).
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (1999-2002). Project Title: The Role of the Built Environment in Risk and Protection for Drug Abuse: Policy Implications. Direct Costs: $350,000. Role: Co-Principal Investigator (J. Szapocznik, Principal Investigator).
National Institutes of Health (1997-2002). Project Title: A Normative Study of Cross-Cultural Parenting. Direct Costs: $349,455. Role: Principal Investigator.
Miami-Dade County Weed-and-Seed (2000-2001). Project Title: The Virtual Community Network. Total Costs: $60,000 Role: Principal Investigator
Miami-Dade County Weed-and-Seed (1998-1999). Project Title: Youth Leadership Academy. Total Costs: $20,000 Role: Principal Investigator
Miami-Dade County Public Defenders Office (1998-1999). Project Title: Juvenile Sentencing Project. Total Costs: $10,000 Role: Principal Investigator
American Suicide Foundation (1989). Project Title: Measures of Blood Serotonin, Violence and Suicidality in a Juvenile Delinquent Population. Direct Costs: $4800 Role: Co-Principal Investigator.
Internal Grants and Sponsored Research
Special Award by the Provost Office (1996). Project Title: An Interactive Model of Parenting. $10,000. University Research Grant (1996). Project Title: Motivating Factors for Adolescent Gang Involvement. $4950. University Teaching Grant (1996). $2750. Project Title: Multimedia Tools for Biobehavioral Statistics. James MacLamore Award (1995). $9300. University Research Grant (1995). Project Title: Child and Adolescent Problem Behavior: A Study of Parent and Peer Influences. $4992.
Teaching Experience
Hierarchical Linear Modeling Regression and Multivariate Analysis Research Design Elementary Psychological Statistics Abnormal Child Psychology Child and Family Intervention Program Evaluation in a Community Setting
SELECTED NATIONAL Service
Member, Planning Committee, Marion Downs Hearing Center and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Conference, Accountability and EHDI Systems: Achieving Successful Outcomes: Strategies for Overcoming Obstacles, Breckenridge, Colorado (2008) Chair, Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Research Committee (2007-2008) Member, Directors of Speech and Hearing Programs in State Health and Welfare Agencies-DSHPSHWA (2007-2008) Member, Personalized Health Care Newborn Screening Subgroup (2007-2008) Co-Chair, National Birth Defects Prevention Network Data Committee (2006-2008) Executive Committee, National Birth Defects Prevention Network (2006-2008) Chair, Research and Surveillance Strand, Fifth Annual National Conference on Early Hearing Detection and Intervention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2005-2006) Co-Chair, Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Data Committee (2004-2008) Chair, Research and Surveillance Strand, Fourth Annual National Conference on Early Hearing Detection and Intervention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2004-2005) Chair, Subcommittee of the National Birth Defects Prevention Network Data Committee recommending statistical prevalence reporting guidelines (2004-2005) Chair, Subcommittee of the National Birth Defects Prevention Network Data Committee drafting national data sharing acknowledgment protocol (2004-2005) Planning Committee, Third Annual National Conference on Early Hearing Detection and Intervention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2003-2004) Planning Committee, Developmental Epidemiology Conference, Association of University Centers on Disability, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2002-2003)
SELECTED State Service
Childcare Research Committee (2003-2007) Environmental Health Consortium (2004-2006) Prep:PDN (2005) Developmental Disability Surveillance Ad Hoc Planning Committee, Maine Bureau of Health (2003-2004) Developmental Disabilities Prevention Forum, Developmental Disability Council (2003-2005) Governor’s Task Force on Immigration (2002-2003)
SELECTED University Service
Academic Affairs Budget Advisory Team (2007-2008) Interdisciplinary Disability Studies Academic Committee, (2002-2008) Planning Committee, Educational Psychology PHD Program (2005-2008) University Institutional Review Board (2002-2005). University of Maine Technology Forum, Washington, D.C. (April 2002)
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