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LAURA ANN RUBALCAVA

5055 Seminary Road Apt. 1128


Alexandria, Virginia 2211
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The Chicago School of Professional Psychology Washington, DC
PsyD, Clinical Psychology Expected 08/201
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology Washington, DC
!aster of "rts, Clinical Psychology 08/201#
The $ni%ersity of Texas at San "ntonio San "ntonio, Texas
!aster of "rts, Co&&'nity Co'nseling, C"C(EP)accredited 12/200*
The $ni%ersity of Texas at San "ntonio San "ntonio, Texas
+achelor of "rts, Psychology 0,/200-
$ni%ersity of Dallas .r%ing, Texas
08/1***)12/2002
(2A/
The /ational Co'nselor Exa&ination for 0icens're and Certification, Passed "'g'st 2010
CL0N0CAL !RA0N0N1 (23(R0(NC(
Capitol 1ill Consorti'& for Co'nseling and Cons'ltation Washington, DC
Pre)doctoral Therapy Externship 0*/201#) present
S'per%isor2 +ar3ara +ro4n, PhD, 0icensed Clinical Psychologist
Pro%ide indi%id'al psychotherapy at a pri%ate)practice o'tpatient setting to a di%erse
pop'lation, specifically to adolescents and ad'lts 4ith anxiety, tra'&a, depression and
eating disorders
"d&inister psychological/ ne'ropsychological assess&ents to patients
.nterpret ra4 data, score assess&ents and 4rite patient psychological reports
Present case data, feed3ac5 for therapy and assess&ent cases in 4ee5ly treat&ent &eetings
Pro%ide on a%erage, ten indi%id'al therapy sessions per 4ee5 to an ethnically)di%erse
pop'lation incl'ding ad'lts, adolescents and fa&ilies
$tili6e a 3road range of treat&ent &odalities incl'ding psychodyna&ic, cogniti%e
3eha%ioral, &indf'lness)3ased, fa&ily syste&s dialectical 3eha%ior therapy and s5ills
training
Cons'lt 4ith pri&ary care physicians, psychiatrists, and other o'tside pro%iders to deli%er
co&prehensi%e treat&ent of presenting pro3le&s
Cond'ct depression, anxiety, and PTSD screenings at co&&'nity e%ent for /ational
Depression Screening !onth
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"ssociated Clinical Ser%ices, .nc7 Springfield, 8irginia
Pre)doctoral "ssess&ent Externship 9S'pple&ental: 0/201#) 0*/201#
S'per%isor2 Ed4in Carter, PhD, 0icensed Clinical Psychologist
"d&inistered psychological assess&ents to patients
.nterpreted ra4 data, scored assess&ents and 4rote patient psychological reports
Translated clinical inter%ie4s fro& Spanish to English
Prod'ced inta5e e%al'ations, testing and process and progress notes
/e'ropsychology ; Co&ple&entary !edicine of <rederic5s3'rg, .nc7 <rederic5s3'rg, 8irginia
!ary Washington (eha3ilitation 1ospital and Sno4den
Pre)doctoral /e'ropsychology Externship 0=/2012) 0#/201#
S'per%isor2 Catherine Ward, PsyD, 0icensed Clinical Psychologist
"d&inistered 3iling'al ne'ropsychological assess&ents to patients ages #)*, years old in a
pri%ate practice, a reha3ilitation hospital and an inpatient setting
.nterpreted ra4 data and 4rote patient psychological reports
Cond'cted psychotherapy 4ith patients str'ggling 4ith) se%ere anxiety, depression, and
health concerns
Prod'ced testing and progress notes
"lgos +eha%ioral 1ealth Ser%ices, .nc7 San "ntonio, Texas
Co'nseling .nternship 02/200*)12/200*
S'per%isor2 Sean Connolly, PhD, 0icensed Clinical Psychologist
Cond'cted 3iling'al indi%id'al psychotherapy and psychoed'cational)s'pport gro'ps for
3ariatric s'rgery and chronic pain patients ranging fro& ages 22), years old
Prod'ced inta5e e%al'ations and progress notes per case, and recei%ed li%e s'per%ision for
each e%al'ation
Trained on the follo4ing assess&ents for 3ariatric pre)s'rgical psychological e%al'ations2
)!innesota !'ltiphasic Personality .n%entory) 2
)Weight 0oc's of Control Scale
)Type D Personality)1- .n%entory
Prefor&ed clinical inter%ie4s as part of pre)operati%e 3ariatric psychological e%al'ations
Designed and de%eloped a 12)&onth psychoed'cational c'rric'la 'sed for 3ariatric s'rgery
aftercare s'pport gro'ps
Parent Cons'ltation Center at Pass&ore Ele&entary San "ntonio, Texas
Co'nseling Practic'& 08/2008) 12/2008
S'per%isor2 !ichelle 1olco&3, PhD7, 0icensed Professional Co'nselor)S'per%isor
$tili6ed sol'tion) foc'sed 3rief fa&ily therapy in a school setting
"ssisted 4ith caseloads incl'ding2 depression, anxiety, and 3'llying in ele&entary aged)
st'dents
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Prod'ced inta5e e%al'ations and progress notes
45N5RS AN. A6AR.S
/o&inated to present at /ational 1ispanic !edical "ssociation Conference 201-
Conference scholarship fro& the /ational Eating Disorder "ssociation 201#
/o&inated to the Preparing <'t're <ac'lty "P")<ello4ship progra& 2012
Scholarship fro& The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, 2012
>rgani6ed Dr7 Patricia "rredondo 0ect're for 1ispanic 1eritage !onth
/o&inated for &e&3ership, "&erican Society of !eta3olic ; 2011)201-
+ariatric S'rgery, .ntegrated 1ealth !e&3er
/ational Cancer .nstit'te, E?.T>@ 0atino Cancer (esearch 2011
0eadership Training <ello4ship progra& 1onoree
College of Ed'cation ; 1'&an De%elop&entA DeanBs Tra%el Crant 200*
Chi Sig&a .ota, Co'nseling and "cade&ic Professional .nternational 2008)200*
1onor Society .n Co'nseling
$ni%ersity of Texas at San "ntonio Presidential Scholarship 200=)200*
$ni%ersity of Texas at San "ntonio Presidential Scholarship 200#)200,
Do'th >pport'nity Scholarship Tra%el "4ard 200#
Texas Conference for Wo&en
1ispanic Scholarship <'nd, <ord !otor Co&pany Scholarship 1***
$ni%ersity of Dallas Presidential Scholarship 1***)2002
R(S(ARC4 (23(R0(NC(
.nstit'te for 1ealth Pro&otion (esearch 9.1P(: at the San "ntonio, Texas
$ni%ersity of Texas 1ealth Science Center 9$T1SCS": 02/2010) 0=/2011
1ealth Ed'cator ; (esearch "ssociate
S'pported the design, i&ple&entation and e%al'ation of t4o health pro&otion research
st'dies for 0atino child and adolescent pop'lations
Nutrition and Exercise Start Today- Health Promotion Research Study (NEST)
Created the 3iling'al /EST ed'cational inter%ention design and &aterials 'sed in the st'dy
Cond'cted 3iling'al health ed'cation co'nseling sessions at /e4 +ra'nfels Pediatric
"ssociates, P7"7 for st'dy participants and their parents
"ssisted in the preparation and 4riting of research reports, posters, a3stracts and general
proposals for presentation or p'3lication
Ser%ed as the pri&ary liaison 3et4een the principal in%estigator and research staff at the
research site
Collected research data and de%eloped /EST data3ase to pro%ide needed infor&ation to
principal in%estigators and other researchers to incl'de E'antitati%e analysis
Presented 'pdated descripti%e data in reg'larly sched'led &eetings
Physical Activity Partnership for irls- !ommunity-"ased Participatory Research Study
Cathered data fro& self) report &eas'res, 93iling'al: foc's gro'ps and participant
inter%ie4s
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(esearched c'rrent scientific literat're on childhood o3esity pre%entionA 4or5ed closely
4ith principal in%estigators, s'per%isors, research staff &e&3ers, &edia, and co&&'nity
&e&3ers concerning scientific research &atters
Cond'cted E'alitati%e coding of foc's gro'p data in English and Spanish
Ser%ed as liaison 3et4een .1P( and local &edia o'tlets, inter%ie4ed to pro&ote the
Physical "cti%ity Partnership for Cirls st'dy
"&ended protocols and s'3&issions to the .(+
Coordinated and &anaged physical acti%ity co&&'nity e%ents, pro&oted the retention of
participants to research st'dy e%ents
(ecei%ed international &edia co%erage in the /e4 Dor5 Ti&es http2//goo7gl/ogs<8, Ti&e
http2//goo7gl/C3FFS, $7S7 /e4s ; World (eport http2//goo7gl/6"64h, and Cla&o'r
&aga6ine http2//goo7gl/Gd-(8
$ni%ersity of Texas 1ealth Science Center) /'rsing School San "ntonio, Texas
"cade&ic Center for E%idence) +ased /'rsing 9"CES: 0,/200#) 08/0#
"ided in organi6ing and coordinating the 200# S'&&er .nstit'te on E%idence) +ased Practice
H+est Practice2 .&pro%ing G'alityI Conference
Contri3'ted s'pport to ongoing research in the "CES >ffice
Perfor&ed n'rsing 4or5force research, cond'cted relia3ility esti&ates on E'alitati%e data
Pro%ided &edical ter&inology translation of in%entory &eas're fro& English to Spanish
3R57(SS05NAL (23(R0(NC(
+y the +oo5 <il&s, .nc7 San "ntonio, Texas
>3esity Pre%ention Cons'ltant 11/ 2010) present
Ser%ed as a cons'ltant for an independent tele%ision series on childhood o3esity
pre%ention and 3'llying, H" +oo5 +y .tBs Co%erI
Pro%ide clinically s'pported insight to directors and 4riters for the de%elop&ent of f't're
episodes to ens're consistency 4ith c'rrent literat're
http2//4447a3oo53yitsco%er7net/proFect/
0" Weight 0oss Centers, .nc San "ntonio ; 1o'ston, Texas
Weight 0oss Co'nselor/ !anage&ent 08/2002)12/200=
Cond'cted presentations on progra&s and prod'cts at all six San "ntonio
locations, doctorBs offices, and health fairs
Pro%ided n'tritional co'nseling for patients 912) , years old: on iss'es
related to o3esity, n'trition, 3eha%ior &odification, health pro&otion and goal achie%e&ent
T0C 0aser Eye Center San "ntonio, Texas
S'rgery Patient Ed'cator 02/200,) 08/200,
<acilitated patient ed'cation presentations regarding the %ario's s'rgical
proced'res of 0aser 8ision Correction S'rgery 90"S.J:
Participated in corporate sales training co%ering2 effecti%e co&&'nication s5ills, pers'asion
and acti%e listening s5ills
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S(L(C! 3R(S(N!A!05NS8(egional//ational
('3alca%a, 07 9201-, !ay:7 ettin# in and #ettin# throu#h a doctoral pro#ram$ %TP!!R and
E&'T() Alumni share their stories* Presented at2 /ational Cancer .nstit'te, E?.T>@ 0atino Cancer
(esearch 0eadership Training <ello4ship ConferenceA San "ntonio, Texas
('3alca%a, 07 9201-, !arch:7 +atinos and ,ei#ht loss$ Evidence--ased strate#ies for culturally
competent care* Presented at the 201- /ational 1ispanic !edical "ssociation Conference7A
Washington, DC7
('3alca%a, 07 9201#, <e3r'ary:7 !urrent approaches to the treatment of o-esity for American
adolescents . adults* "rlington, 8irginia, !ary&o'nt $ni%ersity7
+oie, .7, ('3alca%a, 07 ; >rtega, "7 9201#, !arch:7 Eatin# disorders in the %exican-American
community* /ational Eating Disorders "4areness Wee5, We3inar a%aila3le at2
http2//4447nationaleatingdisorders7org/4e3inars
('3alca%a, 07 92012, <e3r'ary:7 !urrent Approaches to the Treatment of (-esity for American
Adolescents . Adults7 "rlington, 8irginia, !ary&o'nt $ni%ersity7
1olco&3, !7 ; ('3alca%a, 07 92010, /o%e&3er:7 /ood0 /at0 and /ad 1ietin#$ 'mplications for
!hildren . Adolescents* Presented at the Texas Co'nseling "ssociation Professional Cro4th
Conference, "'stin, Texas7
('3alca%a, 07 92010, /o%e&3er:7 An (-esity %ana#ement 'ntervention for Hispanic !hildren in a
pediatric clinic$ study desi#n and -aseline characteristics* Poster session presented at the
$ni%ersity of 1o'ston, Texas >3esity (esearch Conference, 1o'ston, Texas7

1olco&3, !7 ; ('3alca%a, 07 9/o%e&3er, 200*:7 The +atest Trends in 1isordered Eatin#*
Presented at the Texas Co'nseling "ssociationBs Professional Cro4th Conference, Dallas, Texas7
"'thor and presenter of the follo4ing psychoed'cational presentations for 3ariatric s'pport gro'ps
in San "ntonio, Texas 9200=)200*:2
E&otional Eating "fter +ariatric S'rgery
+eha%ior Changes for 0ong)ter& S'ccess
+'ilding Self Estee& +efore and "fter +ariatric S'rgery
+ariatric S'rgery and <a&ily
Coping S5ills "fter +ariatric S'rgery
+ody .&age and +ariatric S'rgery
!anaging Stress and Depression "fter +ariatric S'rgery
.&pact of Weight 0oss on (o&antic (elationships "fter +ariatric S'rgery
3UBL0CA!05NS
('3alca%a, 07, 0ong Par&a, D7, Parra) !edina, D7, ; !oFica, C7 92010:7 "n >3esity !anage&ent
.nter%ention for 1ispanic Children in a Pediatric Clinic7 'nternational 2ournal of Exercise Science$
!onference A-stract Su-missions, 91:, "rticle 87
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(einec5 C7, <'rino, "7, 0'c5e, K7, !artine6, K7, ('3alca%a, 07, ; Wood, (7 9200,:7 .n Their >4n
Words2 200- S'r%ey of Texas (egistered /'rses7 Health and Nurses in Texas, 2 9#:, 1)887
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/ational Eating Disorder "ssociation, <ederal 0o33ying, Washington, DC 10/201#
0o33ied on Capitol 1ill to congress&en and congress4o&en to
financially s'pport research on eating disorders
Translated &ar5eting doc'&entation fro& English to Spanish
Each >ne (each >ne, "lexandria, 8irginia 0/201#)0-/201-
!entor for foster children, organi6e co&&'nity acti%ities
Drea& "ction Coalition, Washington, DC 02/201#)present
Social !edia Cons'ltant
0atinas 0eading To&orro4, "rlington, 8irginia 0/201#
!entor for adolescent girls in &iddle school thro'gh high school
P>DE( P"C Progra&, Washington, DC 01/201#
Special e%ents and f'ndraising s'pporter 9seasonal:
1ealthy 1eart Center, Wood3ridge, 8irginia 08/2011)present
!ar5eting cons'ltant, 3iling'al health ed'cator
Cirl Sco'ts of So'th4est Texas, San "ntonio, Texas 02/2010) 0=/2011
1ealth Ed'cator) cond'cted &oti%ational presentations to pro&ote
physical acti%ity, ta'ght L'&3a and organi6ed health pro&otion co&&'nity e%ents
Westside <a&ily D!C" of Creater San "ntonio, San "ntonio, Texas 0/2011) 0=/2011
Ed'cated fa&ilies on shopping for healthy goods at grocery stores
3R57(SS05NAL A770L0A!05NS
%em-er, /ational Eating Disorders "ssociation 201#)present
%em-er, +inge Eating Disorder "ssociation 2012)present
%em-er, /ational 0atino/a Psychological "ssociation 2012)present
%em-er, "&erican Psychological "ssociation 2011)present
%em-er, The >3esity Society 2011)present
%em-er, "&erican Society for !eta3olic and +ariatric S'rgery, 2011)present
.ntegrated 1ealth
%em-er, Chi Sig&a .ota .nternational 1onor Society 2008) 200*
%em-er, Texas Co'nseling "ssociation 2008)2011
C5N7(R(NC(S A!!(N.(.
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Drea&ers, .&&igration, ; Social K'stice, The /ational 0atino/a 201-
Psychological "ssociationA "l3'E'erE'e, /e4 !exico
"&erican Psychological "ssociation "nn'al Con%ention 201-
/ational Cancer .nstit'te, E?.T>@ 0atino Cancer (esearch 201-
0eadership <ello4ship progra&, San "ntonio, Texas
/ational 1ispanic !edical "ssociation, Congressional +riefing2 201-
Strategies to .&pro%e Early Childhood >3esity, Washington, DC
"fforda3le Care "ct ; +est Practices for 1ispanics Congressional +riefing 201-
/ational 1ispanic !edical "ssociation, Washington, DC
Ceneration to Ceneration2 The .nterplay of Cenes and <a&ily Process, 201-
The +o4en Center for the St'dy of the <a&ilyA "rlington, 8irginia
"&erican Psychological "ssociation, The <ood Poll'tion/"ddiction !odel 201#
for Treating Eating Disorders and >3esity2 " Syste&s "pproach
/ational 1ispanic Co'ncil on "ging, Congressional +riefing on 201#
"l6hei&erBs Disease in the 1ispanic Co&&'nity, Washington, DC
>f !on'&ental .&portance2 Directing the /ational Spotlight on Pre%ention, 201#
Treat&ent, (esearch ; Policy, /ational Eating Disorder "ssociation
ConferenceA Washington, DC
Wo&en, !oney, Po4er S'&&it, <e&inist !aForityA Washington, DC 201#
0atino .na'g'ral <'t'ro Tal5s Sy&posi'&A Washington, DC 201#
!ary&o'nt $ni%ersity, Eating Disorders ConferenceA "rlington, 8irginia 2012
$nity, .dentity ; Di%ersity +iennial Conference, The /ational 0atino/a 2012
Psychological "ssociationA /e4 +r'ns4ic5, /e4 Kersey
+inge Eating Disorder2 the /ext Ceneration of (esearchA +ethesda, !aryland 2012
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th
"nn'al Scientific !eeting, The >3esity SocietyA San "ntonio, Texas 2012
Eating Disorders2 State of the "rt Treat&ent, The Center for Eating Disorders at 2012
Sheppard PrattA +alti&ore, !aryland
Cele3rating the PastM .&agining the <'t're, /ational Conference on Child "3'se 2012
; /eglect, >ffice of Child "3'se and /eglectA Washington, DC
Sal'd "&erica@ The (o3ert Wood Kohnson <o'ndation (esearch S'&&it to 2010
Pre%ent >3esity "&ong 0atino ChildrenA San "ntonio, Texas
Pediatric >3esity Sy&posi'&, .nstit'te for P'3lic 1ealth and P'3lic (esearchA 2010
San "ntonio, Texas
Professional Cro4th Conference, Texas Co'nseling "ssociationA "'stin, Texas 2010
"d%ancing >3esity (esearch in a /e4 Decade, Texas >3esity (esearch Center 2010
ConferenceA 1o'ston, Texas
/ational Co'ncil of 0a (a6a "nn'al ConferenceA San "ntonio, Texas 2010
The .nstit'te for 1ealth Pro&otion (esearch (edes En "cciNn2 /'e%as <ronteras 2010
in Cancer (esearch, $T1SCS"A San "ntonio, Texas
Professional Cro4th Conference, Texas Co'nseling "ssociationA Dallas, Texas 200*
A..0!05NAL !RA0N0N1
S'icide (is5 "ssess&ent Training, Capitol 1ill Consorti'& for Co'nseling 201-
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Cons'ltation
S'3stance $se Disorders SC.D). Training, Capitol 1ill Consorti'& for Co'nseling 201-
Cons'ltation
Psychodyna&ic Play Therapy Training, Capitol 1ill Consorti'& for Co'nseling 201-
Cons'ltation
C.T. Training Colla3orati%e .(+ Training 201#
Tra'&a)<oc'sed Cogniti%e +eha%ioral Therapy >nline Training, The /ational 201#
Child Tra'&atic Stress /et4or5
<ederal 0o33y Training for the /ational Eating Disorders "ssociation 201#
1.P"" Co&pliance Training, Washington, DC 201#
<a&ily Caregi%er <or'& Training, Washington, DC 201#
Cond'cting Clinical (esearch Training $T1SCS", San "ntonio, Texas 2010
C.T. Training Colla3orati%e .(+ Training 2010
1.P"" Co&pliance Training, $T1SCS", San "ntonio, Texas 2010
P"( Corporate Sales Training, T0C 0aser Eye Center, St7 0o'is, !isso'ri 200,
$T1SCS" S'&&er .nstit'te on E%idence) +ased Practice, +est Practice2 200#
.&pro%ing G'ality, San "ntonio, T?
1.P"" Co&pliance Training, $T1SCS", San "ntonio, Texas 200#
Texas Conference for Wo&en, San "ntonio, Texas 200#
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Clinical health psychology, childhood o3esity pre%ention, food addiction, eating disorders, and
'nderrepresented pop'lations
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$ni%ision .nter%ie4, San "ntonio, Texas) Physical "cti%ity Partnership for Cirls 2011
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!ichelle 1olco&3, PhD
"ssistant Professor, Co'nselor Ed'cation and S'per%ision
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!ary&o'nt $ni%ersity "rlington, 8irginia
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