Celeste C. Fernandez, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Texas, United States

Texas, United States

Dallas, Tx, Us

A collaboration between the SMU Addy Foundation Center on Research and Evaluation (CORE) and the Walton Family Foundation (WFF). The primary goal of this fellowship is to encourage collaboration between evaluators and funders to achieve impactful and effective social change. Activites:• Supported WFF's learning and evaluation department through the creation of grantee metrics, grantee learning reports, research grantmaking, and strategy reflection• Engaged in collaborative project management, setting evaluation priorities, designing methodologies, managing timelines, and fostering client relationships, resulting in the timely completion of objectives and the delivery of comprehensive reports and presentations• Developed an evaluation framework for an afterschool program, including the creation of a theory of change and logic model, ensuring alignment with program goals and funder expectations• Directed a pilot evaluation project, overseeing the assessment of program implementation, testing of data collection tools, and preparation for in-depth outcome analysis, improving the program's effectiveness• Executed comprehensive evaluation processes, including literature reviews, survey design, quantitative and qualitative data analysis, and reporting

Austin, Tx, Us

The Population Research Center's Trainee Program is a graduate-level initiative designed to equip students with the skills and knowledge required to conduct advanced research in population studies.Participation includes enrolling in courses related to demography or population studies and attending weekly seminars focused on current research in demography and population studies.Courses included:General Approaches to the Study of Population (Spring 2019)Training Seminar in Demography (Fall 2020)

Austin, Tx, Us

Project PISCES (Preventing Inequalities in School Climate and Educational Success)Project LIBRA (Living Inequalities, Biology, and Resilience in Adolescence)Supervised by Aprile Benner Ph.D.• Oversaw daily research activities for Project LIBRA, including IRB proposals and amendments• Co-designed surveys, daily diaries, and interviews; developed protocols for biometric, anthropometric, sensor, and nutrition data collection• Trained and mentored 20+ research assistants on data collection and project tasks• Managed a 14-day daily diary study (150 participants) and a large survey study (350+ participants) using Qualtrics• Maintained project codebooks, managed, cleaned, and analyzed longitudinal and national datasets using advanced statistical techniques (e.g., regression, SEM).

Austin, Tx, Us

Fellowship that allows graduate students to focus intensively on population-related training and research in preparation for a career in population research

Austin, Tx, Us

• Contributed to the completion of a meta-analysis aiming to synthesize findings of research on the impacts of school-based marginalization on academic well-being, problem behavior, and psychological well-being• Performed abstract screening to select research articles to be included in the meta-analysis • Co-developed data extraction survey and engaged in data extraction of relevant research articles

Portland, Or, Us

• Spearheaded manuscript focused on the consequences of school mobility on students’ academic growth• Contributed to data cleaning and analysis using R statistical software• Presented results academic and non-technical audiences in a company-wide seminar and national conference

Richardson, Texas, Us

Supervised by Heidi Kane, Ph.D.• Assisted with data entry and assessment• Coded audio recordings of couples' everyday interactions• Conducted study debriefing sessions with participants• Attended lab meetings to discuss lab progress and critically evaluate empirical articles

Richardson, Texas, Us

Supervised by Robert Ackerman, Ph.D.Scheduling Manager Responsibilities: • Managed lab calendar and email• Maintained contact with potential participants• Scheduled participants for in lab sessionsUndergraduate Research Assistant Responsibilities: • Administered questionnaires and initiated discussion between participants• Coded behavior of dyadic interactions• Conducted systematic recruitment for lab studies• Attended weekly lab meetings to discuss lab progress and critically evaluate empirical articles

Oxford, Oh, Us

• Planned and executed large scale philanthropic and community service events benefitting national and local non-profit organizations• Raised $5,000 benefitting the Starkey Hearing Foundation which provides hearing healthcare services to underserved countries• Raised $1,000 benefitting the Callier Center for Communication Disorders at the University of Texas at Dallas to provide accessible audiology and speech-language services to children in need

Birmingham, Al, Us

Supervised by Jessica Mirman, Ph.D• One of six students selected to participate in the Scholarship in Child and Adolescent Health and Injury Prevention summer research assistantship funded by the American Psychological Association. • Conducted systematic literature review on the benefits of massage for infant weight gain• Conducted secondary analyis on adolescent driving experiences; research was presented at the 2018 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.• Gained experience working with SPSS, R, conducting factor analysis

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Human Development And Family Studies, General

Master Of Arts - Ma, Human Development And Family Studies, General

Bachelor'S Degree, Psychology And Child Learning And Development

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Human Development And Family Science