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Joe Tomaka, Ph.D. Curriculum Vita

Contact Information:

Address: Department of Health Promotion College of Health Sciences University of Texas at El Paso 1101 N. Campbell Street El Paso, Texas 79902

Phone: Office: (915) 747-7237

Fax: (915) 747-7207 Home: (915) 355-7938

E-Mail: [email protected]

Education:

Ph.D. 1993 State University of New York at Buffalo (Social and Health Psychology)

M.A. 1990 State University of New York at Buffalo (Psychology) B.A. 1987 State University of New York College at Geneseo (Psychology)

Academic Appointments Held:

2000- Present Associate Professor, Department of Health Promotion, UT El Paso 1995 to 2000 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, UT El Paso 1993 to 1994: Lecturer (Assistant Professor equivalent), Department of Psychology,

University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand Administrative Positions Held:

2005-2007 Associate Dean, College of Health Sciences, UT El Paso

2003-2007 Chair, Department of Health Promotion, UT El Paso Awards:

Outstanding New Student Tuition Scholarship, The University of Texas School of Public Health, UT Health Science Center at Houston. UTEP Faculty Development Leave 2004-2005. Half-time leave awarded to pursue Master of Public Health Degree Faculty Member: National Science Foundation Sponsored, Institute for Cardiovascular Social Psychophysiology, July 18, 1995 - August 2, 1995, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY.

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Graduate Student Fellow: Hostility, Coping, and Health Conference, Lake Arrowhead, CA, November 1990. Honorable Mention: Society for Personality and Social Psychology, 1990 Student Publication Award.

Extramural Grants:

2007-08 Principal Investigator, UTEP Employee Health and Wellness Program. Paso del Norte Health Foundation, Step it Up Program. One-year duration; $60,000 total costs

2005-08 Principal Investigator and Project Director, BASICS El Paso, Screening and Brief

Intervention for UT El Paso College Students. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Three year duration; $1,320,000 total costs. [T117155]

2003-05 Principal Investigator/Project Director, ALERT El Paso: Substance Abuse

Prevention for Abused and Neglected Hispanic Youth in Protective Custody. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. 21-month duration; $294,809 total costs. [MHGP-MT08]

2003-04 Program Evaluator, Physical Activity Consortium. Paso Del Norte Foundation in

Collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and prevention. One-year duration, $10,000 total costs.

2001-03 Co-Principal Investigator, Paso Del Norte Health Foundation, The Ageless Health

Needs Assessment. Funded for $200,000 in 2001, $221,630 in 2002, and $168,000 in 2003. [Cummins PI]

2001-02 Co-Principal Investigator, Tobacco Settlement Funds Grant Award: Influences of

Health Beliefs on Tuberculosis: Patient Treatment Compliance on the El Paso Border. Funded by the Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. $10,798 total costs. [Smith PI]

1999-03 Co-Principal Investigator/Sub-Project Principal Investigator, National Institutes of

Mental Health, Minority Research Infrastructure Support Program. Relation of Family History to Cardiovascular Reactivity to Stress Among Hispanics. Four-year duration; $423,817 total costs. [MH 47167-07; Zarate PI]

1996-98 Co-PI/Sub-Project Principal Investigator, National Institutes of Mental Health,

Minority Research Infrastructure Support Program. Cultural Factors in Adaptive and Maladaptive Coping. Two-year duration; $224,296 total costs. [MH 47167-05S1; Goggin, PI]

1996-97 Co-PI/Principal Investigator, National Institutes of Mental Health, Behavioral

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Science Track Award for Rapid Transition. Effects of Ethnicity and Acculturation on Coping. One-year duration; $30,413 total costs. [MH 54491]

Intramural Grants:

1998-99 Faculty Sponsor, William L. Staley Research Grant (Awarded to Angelica Morales) $3,000.

1996-97 Faculty Sponsor, William L. Staley Research Grant (Awarded to Cristina

Bejarano) $2,500. 1995-96 PI, University of Texas at El Paso, University Research Institute Award. Effects

of ethnicity and acculturation on stress and coping processes. Total Costs: $3,750.

1993-94 PI, University of Otago, Division of Sciences Project Grant. Effects of social

presence on threat and challenge responses to potential stress. Total Costs: $6,500.

Podium Presentations and Symposia:

Tomaka, J. (2008, October). APHA: Implementing a Screening and Brief Intervention program for Hazardous Alcohol Use in Border Student Populations: Processes and Outcomes. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, San Diego, CA.

Tomaka, J. (2008 October). An introduction to motivational interviewing. Paper presented

at the annual meeting of the Paso Del Norte chapter of the Society for Public Health Education, El Paso TX.

Tomaka, J. (2004, October). Research Retrospective and Prospective. Presented at the

University of Texas at Houston (El Paso regional campus), School of Public Health Weekly Research Seminar.

Tomaka, J., Zunker, C. L., Cummins, J., Ryberg, J. A., Smith, S., Thompson, S., & Racine,

S. (2003, March). The relation of social support, loneliness, and social isolation to disease outcomes among the elderly. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT.

Zunker, C. L., Cummins, J. J., Passmore, S. R., & Tomaka, J. (2003). Aging on the

boarder: Findings from the ageless health needs assessment in Texas and New Mexico. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT.

Cummins, J, Passmore, S. R., Thompson, S. & Tomaka, J. (2002, April). Ageless Health

Needs Assessment. 2nd Annual Border Health Care Conference

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Tomaka, J. (2001, November). Cardiovascular Reactivity to Stress: What, Why, and How. Presented at the College of Health Sciences Brown Bag.

Tomaka, J. (2001, December). Evaluation of the 65th District Court=s Family Drug Court

Program (FDCP). Presented to program staff of the 65th District Court, El Paso, TX. Tomaka, J. (1998, October). Threat and Challenge: Motivational and Emotional

Influences. Symposium presentation given at the annual meeting of the Society of Experimental Social Psychology, Lexington, KY.

Tomaka, J. (1998, April). Threat and Challenge: Motivational and Emotional Implications.

Symposium presentation given at the joint meeting of the Western Psychological and the Rocky Mountain Psychological Associations, Albuquerque, NM.

Tomaka, J. (1997, October). Relation of Threat and Challenge to Emotion and Coping

Theory. Symposium presentation given at the annual meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Cape Cod, MA.

Tomaka, J. (1995, October). Manipulation of Threat and Challenge Responses.

Symposium presentation given at the annual meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Toronto, Canada.

Tomaka, J. (1995). Background Psychophysiology (with R. M. Kelsey, co-presenter),

Integrating Psychological and Physiological Assessment in Experimental Contexts (with J. Blascovich, co-presenter), Acquisition and Scoring Software (with R. M. Kelsey, co-presenter), and Data Analysis Strategies. All seminars were presented at the National Science Foundation Sponsored, Institute for Cardiovascular Social Psychophysiology, July 18, 1995 - August 2, 1995.

Peer Reviewed Publications and Book Chapters: NOTE: Underlined indicates UTEP student author working under my mentorship

Kong, P. W., Candelaria, N. G., & Tomaka, J. (2009, in press). Perception of self-selected

running speed is influenced by the treadmill but not footwear. Sports Biomechanics, 8, 52-59

Shamaley-Kornatz, A., Smith, B, & Tomaka, J. (2007). Weight goals, perceptions,

practices among Hispanic and Anglo college females. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 29, 535-553.

Dionne, C.P., Bybee, R., & Tomaka, J. (2007). Correspondence of diagnosis to initial

treatment for neck pain. Physiotherapy, 93, 62-68. Almodovar, A., Tomaka, J., Thompson, S., McKinnon, S., and O’Rourke (2006). Risk and

protective factors among high school students on the US/Mexico border. American Journal of Health Behavior, 30, 745-752.

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Dionne, C.P., Bybee, R., & Tomaka, J. (2006). Inter-rater reliability of McKenzie

assessment in patients with neck pain. Physiotherapy, 92, 75-82 Tomaka, J., Thompson, S., & Palacios, R. (2005). The relation of social isolation,

loneliness, and social support to disease outcomes among the elderly. Journal of Aging and Health, 18, 1-26.

Smith, B., Thompson, S., Tomaka, J., & Buchanan, A. C., (2005). Development of the

Intimate Partner Violence Attitude Scales (IPVAS) With a Predominantly Mexican American College Sample. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 27, 442-454.

Carlson, M., Protsman, L., & Tomaka, J. (2005) Graphic organizers can facilitate selection

of statistical tests Part 1: Analysis of group differences. Journal of Physical Therapy Education, 19, 57-65.

Tomaka, J. (2004). Psychophysiology. In R. Martin, J. Smyth, & A. J. Christensen (Eds.),

Encyclopedia of Health Psychology (pp. 227-229). New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers.

Tomaka, J. (2004) The belief in a just world. In W. E. Craighead & C. B. Nemeroff (Eds.),

The Concise Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science, 3rd edition (pp. 116-118). New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc.

Dillon, L., Tomaka, J., Gutierrez, C., & Hairston, J. (2003). The effect of student clinical

experiences on clinician productivity. Journal of Allied Health, 32, 261-265. Blascovich, J., Mendes. W. B., Tomaka, J., Salomon, K., & Seery, M. (2003). The robust

nature of the biopsychosocial model challenge and threat: A reply to Wright and Kirby. Personality & Social Psychology Review, 7, 234-243.

Penley, J. A., Tomaka, J., and Wiebe, J. S. (2002). The association of coping to physical

and psychological health outcomes: A meta-analytic review. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 25, 551-603.

Herrald, M. M., Tomaka, J., & Medina, A. Y. (2002). Pet ownership predicts adherence to

cardiovascular rehabilitation. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 32, 1107-1123. Herrald, M. M., & Tomaka, J. (2002). Patterns of emotion-specific appraisals, coping and

physiological reactivity during an ongoing emotional episode. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 83, 425-433.

Penley, J. A., & Tomaka, J. (2002). Associations among the Big Five, emotional

responses, and coping with acute stress. Personality & Individual Differences, 32, 1215-1228.

Schneider, K. T., Tomaka, J., & Palacios, R., (2001). Women=s cognitive, affective, and

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physiological reactions to a male coworker=s sexist behavior. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 31, 1995-2018.

Tomaka, J. (2001). Belief in a just world. In W. E. Craighead & C. B. Nemeroff (Eds.),

The Corsini encyclopedia of psychology and behavioral science, 3rd edition (pp. 199-200). New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc.

Kelsey, R. M., Blascovich, J., Leitten, C. L., Schneider, T. R., Tomaka, J., & Wiens, S.

(2000). Cardiovascular reactivity and adaptation to recurrent psychological stress: The moderating effects of evaluative observation. Psychophysiology. Vol 37, 748-756.

Hagan, M. M., Tomaka, J., & Moss, D. E. (2000). Relation of dieting in college and high-

school students to symptoms associated with semistarvation. Journal of Health Psychology, 5, 7-15.

Kelsey, R. M., Blascovich, J., Tomaka, J., Leitten, C. L., Schneider, T. R., & Wiens, S.

(1999). Cardiovascular reactivity and adaptation to recurrent psychological stress: Effects of prior task exposure. Psychophysiology, 36, 818-831.

Tomaka, J., Palacios, R., Schneider, K. T., Colotla, M., Concha, J. B., & Herrald, M. M.

(1999). Assertiveness predicts threat and challenge responses to potential stress among women. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 76, 1006-1021.

Tomaka, J., Palacios-Esquivel, R. L., & Concha, J. B. (1998). The effects of repeated

occlusion measurement on blood pressure and pulse rate. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 30, 353-358.

Tomaka, J., & Palacios-Esquivel, R. L. (1997). Motivational systems and stress-related

cardiovascular reactivity. Motivation and Emotion, 21, 275-296. Tomaka, J., Blascovich, J. Kibler, J., & Ernst, J. M. (1997). Cognitive and physiological

antecedents of threat and challenge appraisal. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 73, 63-72.

Blascovich, J., & Tomaka, J. (1996). The biopsychosocial model of arousal regulation. In

M. P. Zanna (Ed.), Advances in Experimental Social Psychology. Vol. 28 (pp. 1-51). New York: Academic Press.

Tomaka J., & Blascovich, J. (1994). Effects of justice beliefs on cognitive appraisal of and

subjective, physiological, and behavioral responses to potential stress. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 67, 732-740.

Tomaka, J., Blascovich, J., & Swart, L. (1994). Effects of vocalization on autonomic

responses during mental arithmetic. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 18, 23-33.

Tomaka, J. W. (1994). Effects of cognitive appraisal on autonomic, affective, and

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behavioral reactions to stress. Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering, 54(9-B), p. 4968.

Tomaka, J., Blascovich, J., Kelsey, R. M., & Leitten C. L. (1993). Subjective,

physiological, and behavioral effects of threat and challenge appraisal. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 65, 248-260.

Blascovich, J., Ernst, J. M., Tomaka, J., Kelsey, R. M., Salomon, K. L., & Fazio, R. H.

(1993). Attitude as a moderator of autonomic reactivity. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 64, 165-176.

Tomaka, J., Blascovich, J., & Kelsey, R. M. (1992). Effects of self-Deception, social

desirability, and repressive coping on psychophysiological reactivity to stress. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 18, 616-624.

Blascovich, J., Brennan, K., Tomaka, J., Kelsey, R. M., Hughes, P., Coad, M. & Adlin, R.

(1992). Affect intensity, cardiovascular reactivity, and visceral perception. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 63, 164-174.

Bylsma, W. H., Tomaka, J., Crocker, J., Luhtanen, R., & Major B. (1992). Response

Latency as a measure of subtle changes in self-evaluation. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 18, 60-67. (Honorable Mention: Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc., Student Publication Award.)

Allen, K., Blascovich, J., Tomaka, J., & Kelsey, R. M. (1991). The presence of human

friends and pet dogs as moderators of autonomic responses to stress in women. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 61, 582-589.

Blascovich, J., & Tomaka, J. (1990). Measures of self-esteem. In J. Robinson, P. Shaver,

& L. Wrightsman (Eds.), Measures of personality and social psychological attitudes. New York: Academic Press.

Peer-Reviewed Published Abstracts:

Tomaka, J., Zunker, C. L., Cummins, J., Ryberg, J. A., Smith, S., Thompson, S., & Racine, S. (2003). The relation of social support, loneliness, and social isolation to disease outcomes among the elderly. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 25, S183. [Abstract]

Zunker, C. L., Cummins, J. J., Passmore, S. R., & Tomaka, J. (2003). Aging on the

boarder: Findings from the ageless health needs assessment in Texas and New Mexico. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 25, S183. [Abstract]

Smith, B., Tomaka, J., & Thompson, S. (2002). Social support and health behaviors of

adult college women. American Academy of Health Behavior. http://www.aahb.org/abstracts2002.htm.

Thompson, S., Rees, K., Tomaka, J. & Smith B. (2002). Perceived barriers to participation

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in a supplemental nutrition program among low-income women in El Paso, Texas. American Academy of Health Behavior. http://www.aahb.org/abstracts2002.htm.

Herrald, M., Tomaka, J., & Rodriguez, L. S. (1998). Effects of self-awareness on

cardiovascular reactivity, task performance, and subjective responses to stress. Psychophysiology, 35, S39.

Medina, A., Palacios, R., Colotla, M., Penley, J., & Tomaka, J. (1998) Effects of ethnicity

and acculturation on cardiovascular reactivity to stress. Psychophysiology, 35, S57. Palacios, R., Tomaka, J., Colotla, M., Herrald, M. M., & Penley, J. A. (1998). Differences

in stress responses between Hispanics and Anglos. Psychophysiology, 35, S63. Penley, J. A., Tomaka, J., & Bejarano, C. (1998). Role of personality in laboratory stress

responses. Psychophysiology, 35, S65. Bejarano, C., Palacios-Esquivel, R., Tomaka, J., & Penley, J. A. (1998). Relation of family

history to resting blood pressure and blood pressure reactivity to laboratory stress among Hispanics. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 20, S074. [Supplement]

Herrald, M. M., Tomaka, J., & Medina, A. (1998). Pet ownership predicts adherence to

cardiovascular rehabilitation. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 20, S085. [Supplement] Palacios-Esquivel, R., Tomaka, J., Schneider, K. T., & Concha, J. B. (1998).

Assertiveness predicts threat and challenge reactions to potential stress among women. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 20, S097. [Supplement]

Penley, J. A., & Tomaka, J. (1998) Effects of inhibition and disclosure of trauma on

cardiovascular reactivity during acute stress. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 20, S098. [Supplement]

Tomaka, J., Penley, J. A., & Palacios-Esquivel, R. (1997). Relation of threat and challenge

to emotion and coping theory. Psychophysiology, 34, S5. Palacios-Esquivel, R., Concha, J. B., & Tomaka, J. (1997). The effects of repeated

occlusion measurement on blood pressure and pulse rate. Psychophysiology, 34, S69. Palacios-Esquivel, R., & Tomaka, J. (1996) Cardiovascular dynamics of social and asocial

stressors: Generalizability of Reactivity Across Stressors. Psychophysiology, 33, S67. Tomaka, J., Palacios-Esquivel, R., Penley, J. A., & Goldsmith, S. D. (1996). Stress

responses and motivational systems. Psychophysiology, 33, S83. Tomaka, J., Palacios, R. L., & Lovegrove, A. (1995). Manipulation of threat and challenge

responses. Psychophysiology, 32, S76.

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Tomaka, J., Palacios, R. L., & Hayes, K. M. E. (1995). Cardiovascular dynamics of vascular reactivity. Psychophysiology, 32, S76.

Blascovich, J., Kibler, J., Ernst, J. M., Tomaka, J., & Vargas, Y. (1994). Manipulations of

cardiac and vascular reactivity: Effects on cognitive appraisal. Psychophysiology, 31, S26.

Kelsey, R. M., Leitten, C. L., Tomaka, J., & Blascovich, J. (1992). Effects of evaluative

observation on cardiovascular reactivity to recurrent psychological stress. Psychophysiology, 29, S43.

Kelsey, R. M, Tomaka, J., & Leitten, C. L. (1991). Patterns of cardiovascular reactivity to

recurrent psychological stress. Psychophysiology, 28, S34. Allen, K., Blascovich, J., Kelsey, R., M. & Tomaka J. (1990). Cardiovascular reactivity and

social support: Pet dogs as buffers of psychophysiological stress. Psychophysiology, 27, S14.

Blascovich, J., Ernst, J. M., Tomaka, J., & Kelsey, R. M. (1990). Attitude as a moderator of

autonomic reactivity. Psychophysiology, 27, S16. Kelsey, R. M., Blascovich, J., Tomaka, J., & Calmenson, B. (1990). Parental history of

Raynaud's phenomenon moderates inotropic myocardial reactivity to stress. Psychophysiology, 27, S44.

Kelsey, R. M., Blascovich, J., Tomaka, J., Calmenson, B., Rousselle, J. G., & Katkin, E. S.

(1990). Parental history of Raynaud's phenomenon moderates inotropic myocardial reactivity to stress. Psychophysiology, 27, S44.

Tomaka, J., Blascovich, J., & Kelsey, R. M. (1989). Self-deception and

psychophysiological reactivity to stress. Psychophysiology, 26, S61. Calmenson, B. T., Blascovich, J., Tomaka, J., & Kelsey, R. M. (1989).

Psychophysiological effects of caffeine consumption. Psychophysiology, 26, S100. Manuscripts Under Review/In Revision

Tomaka, J., Morales, S. Servo, D. K., Palacios, R. L., Salaiz, R. Thompson, S. E.

Fresquez, B., Carmona, J., & Salazar, G. (in revision) The BASICS Alcohol Risk Reduction Model in a Predominantly Hispanic College Sample: Exploring the Role of Intention, Attitude, and Perceived Behavioral Control. Submitted to Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.

Salaiz, R. A., Tomaka, J., Morales, S., Thompson, S. E., McKinnon, S., & O’Rourke. (under

review) Screening for Potential Alcohol Abuse: Screening for potential alcohol abuse in secondary school: Positive rates and behavioral consequences. Submitted to Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.

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Magoc, D., Tomaka, J., & Thompson, S. E. (under review). Overweight, Obesity, and

Participation in Physical Activity in a Predominantly Hispanic College Population. Submitted to Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

Magoc, D., Brooks, T. J., Smith, D. R., & Tomaka, J. (under review). Periodized Annual

Training and Conditioning Program for Junior Tennis Players Deemer, S., King, G. A. Vella, C. A., Tomaka, J. and Thompson, D. L., relationship of

leptin, resting metabolic rate, and body composition in pre-menopausal Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White women. Submitted to Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.

Posthuma, R. A., Joplin, J., Tomaka, J., & Reynolds, A. (under review). Predicting internet

job search: internet factors vs. traditional turnover predictors. Journal of Applied Psychology

Tomaka, J., & Palacios, R. (under review). The Weighing of Situational Stakes and Coping

Abilities: Comparing Problem-Focused Coping Potential and the Cognitive Appraisal Ratio. Submitted to Motivation and Emotion

Duarte-Gardea M, Ibarra-Mejia G, Saltzstein E, Tomaka J, Ortiz M. Dietary factors, lifestyle

and breast cancer in Mexican American women living in a US-Mexico border city. Nutrition and Cancer: An International Journal. Submitted Sept. 2005 (Under review).

Other Publications:

Passmore, S. R., Cummins, J., Crabtree, J. L., Ryberg, J. A., Smith, B. Thompson, S. & Tomaka, J. (2001). Phase one: El Paso & Hudspeth counties research report. El Paso, TX: Ageless Health Needs Assessment Center for Aging, College of Health Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso.

Palacios, R., & Tomaka, J. (2002). Drug court referral focus groups. Report prepared for

the 65th District Court, El Paso, TX.

New Manuscripts in Preparation: Palacios, R., & Tomaka, J., Appetitive and aversive motivation and cardiovascular reaction

to stress. Lara, P., & Tomaka, J. (in preparation). Comparison of Psychological Health and Physical

Health in Three Border Communities using the SF-36. Shamaley-Kornatz, A., & Tomaka, J. (in preparation). Weight Management Behaviors

among Young Adults: A Critical Review. Almodovar, A., & Tomaka, J. (in preparation). Relation of psychiatric symptoms to alcohol


consumption among college students.

Thompson, S., Tomaka, J., & Smith, B. Perceived barriers and participation in a supplemental nutrition program of low income women in El Paso.

Smith, B., Tomaka, J., & Thompson, S. Social support and preventative behaviors of adult

college females.

Conference Papers: Monks-Morales, S., Tomaka, J., & Thompson, S. E. (2009, February). Contingent SE

Evidence of the Cost of Seeking Self-esteem: Contingent Self-esteem Predicts Alcohol-related Problems among College Students. Poster to be presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Personality and Social Psychology. Tampa, FL.

Zubía, R. Y., Vella, C. A., Burns, S. F., King, G.A., & Tomaka, J. (2009, May). Substrate

Oxidation and Energy Expenditure During and After Isocaloric Exercise Bouts of Different Intensity. To be presented at the 56th annual meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine, Seattle, WA.

Dempsey, H. J., Thompson, S., Tomaka, J. (2008, May). Correlations between smoking

and binge drinking: Enhancing an existing theory-based intervention. Presented at the annual Sophie Midyear Scientific Conference, Chicago, Ill.

Magoc, D., Tomaka, J., & Thompson, S. E. (2008, March). Overweight, Obesity, and

Strong Attitudes: Predicting Participation Physical Activity in a Predominantly Hispanic College Population. To be presented at the 29th annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine. San Diego, CA.

Fresquez, B., Tomaka, J., Morales, S., Salaiz, R., & Thompson, S. (2008, February).

Reducing Alcohol Risks: Which Attitudes are Most Important? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Albuquerque, NM.

Servo, D., Tomaka, J., Morales, S., Thompson, S. (2008, February). Attitudes and

Perceived Behavioral Control as Mediators of Behavior Change Associated with a Brief Alcohol Intervention. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Albuquerque, NM.

Morales, S., Tomaka, J., Almodovar, A., Salaiz, R., Hanson, B., & Thompson, S. (2007,

January). Assessment related changes in alcohol consumption: Real change or regression towards the mean. Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Memphis, TN.

Posthuma, R. A., Joplin, J. R., Maertz, C. P., Berthelot, A., Tomaka, J., & Reynolds, A. J.,

(2007, April). Predicting Internet Job Search Behavior and Turnover. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. New York, NY.


Magoc, D., & Tomaka, J. (2006, November). Predictors of exercise frequency in a

predominantly Hispanic college population. Presented at the 134th annual meeting of the American Public Health Association. Boston, MA.

Posthuma, R. A., Joplin, J. R., Berthelot, A., Tomaka, J., & Reynolds, A. J., (2006, August).

The Importance of Expectancy in Internet Job Search: Extending the Theory of Planned Behavior. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management. Atlanta GA.

Alomari, M., Tomaka, J., Palacios, R., Thompson, S. Leyva, M, & Mota, D. (2005, December). An impact evaluation of ALERT El Paso. Presented at the 133rd Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Almodovar, A.G., Tomaka, J., & Thompson, S. (2005, December) Risk and protective

factors for adolescent drinking among Hispanic youth. Presented at the 133rd Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Shamaley-Kornatz, A. G., Smith, B, Tomaka, J., & Salaiz, R. (2005, December) Gender

and ethnic differences in weight management practices and BMI in college students. Presented at the 133rd Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Tomaka, J., Ese, K., Gamboa, B., & Hidalgo, N. (2005, January). Using message framing

and culture to promote cancer screening in Hispanic women. Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA.

Saito, K. & Tomaka, J. (2005, January). The effects of reward contingency on task

performance, affect, and cardiovascular activity. To be presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA.

Zunker, C., Cummins, J., Passmore, S. R., & Tomaka, J. (2002, October) Aging on the

border: Findings from the ageless health needs assessment in Texas and New Mexico. Presented at the annual meeting of the Cooper Institute Conference Series, Physical Activity: Preventing physical disablement in older adults. Dallas, TX.

Medina, A. Y., Sierra, A., Tomaka, J. (2002, May). Exploring the Role of Emotion and

Arousal in Terror Management Theory. Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Smith, B., Tomaka, J., & Thompson, S. (2002, April). Social support and preventative

behaviors of adult college females. To be presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Health Behavior. Napa Valley, CA.

Thompson, S., Tomaka, J., & Smith, B. (2002, April). Perceived barriers and participation

in a supplemental nutrition program of low income women in El Paso. To be presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Health Behavior, Napa Valley, CA.


Tomaka, J. (2001, October). Relationships Among Coping-Related Appraisals and

Emotional Outcomes. Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Experimental Social Psychology, Spokane, WA.

Medina, A. Y., & Tomaka, J. (2001, February). Physiological reactions to ethnic

harassment among Hispanics. To be presented at the 2nd annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX.

Palacios, R., Tomaka, J. (2001, February). The relationship of family history of

cardiovascular disease and diabetes to stress responses among Hispanics. To be presented at the 2nd annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX.

Herrald, M. M., Tomaka, J., Medina, E. (2001, February). The relationship between

specific emotions and patterns of appraisal, coping, and cardiovascular reactivity during an ongoing emotional episode. To be presented at the 2nd annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX.

Medina, A. Y., Estrada, A. X., Tomaka, J., & Martinez, E. (2000, February). Attitudes

towards homosexuals: An individual differences approach. Paper presented at the 1st meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Nashville, TN.

Herrald, M., Palacios, R., Penley, J., & Tomaka, J. (2000, February). Patterns of appraisal

and cardiovascular reactivity differentiate among specific emotions. Paper presented at the first meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Nashville, TN.

Penley, J. A., & Tomaka, J. (2000, February). The relation of coping to physical and

psychological health outcomes: A meta-analytic review. Paper presented at the first meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Nashville, TN.

Palacios, R., Tomaka, J., Morales, A., & Bejarano, C. (1999, April). The effects of family

history on Hispanics= stress responses. Paper presented at the Dialog of Aggies and Miners annual meeting, Las Cruces, NM.

Herrald, M., Tomaka, J., & Rodriguez, L. S. (1998, August). Effects of self-awareness on

cardiovascular reactivity, task performance, and subjective responses to stress. Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Denver CO.

Medina, A., Palacios, R., Colotla, M., Penley, J., & Tomaka, J. (1998, August) Effects of

ethnicity and acculturation on cardiovascular reactivity to stress. Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Denver CO.

Palacios, R., Tomaka, J., Colotla, M., Herrald, M. M., & Penley, J. A. (1998, August).

Differences in stress responses between Hispanics and Anglos. Presented at the


annual meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Denver CO. Penley, J. A., Tomaka, J., & Bejarano, C. (1998, August). Role of personality in laboratory

stress responses. Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Denver CO.

Bejarano, C., Palacios-Esquivel, R., Tomaka, J., & Penley, J. A. (1998, March). Relation

of family history to cardiovascular reactivity among Hispanics. Presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, New Orleans, LA.

Herrald, M., Tomaka, J., Medina, A. (1998, March). Pet ownership predicts adherence to

cardiac rehabilitation. Presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, New Orleans, LA.

Palacios-Esquivel, R., Tomaka, J., Schneider, K. & Concha, J. B. (1998, March).

Assertiveness predicts threat and challenge responses to potential stress among women. Presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, New Orleans, LA.

Penley, J. A., & Tomaka, J. (1998, March). Effects of inhibition and disclosure of trauma

on cardiovascular reactivity to stress. Presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, New Orleans, LA.

Tomaka, J., Penley, J. A., & Palacios-Esquivel, R. (1997, October). Relation of threat and

challenge to emotion and coping theory. Paper presented at the annual meting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Cape Cod, MA.

Palacios-Esquivel, R., Concha, J. B., & Tomaka, J. (1997, October). The effects of

repeated occlusion measurement on blood pressure and pulse rate. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Cape Cod,

Penley, J. A., Tomaka, J., Goldsmith, S. D., Herald, M. M., & Palacios-Esquivel, R. (1997,

May). Assessing coping processes in laboratory settings: Differences in coping across stressors. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, ]]L.

Palacios-Esquivel, R., & Tomaka, J. (1996, October) Cardiovascular dynamics of social

and asocial stressors: Generalizability of Reactivity Across Stressors. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Tomaka, J. Palacios-Esquivel, R., Penley, J. A., & Goldsmith, S. D. (1996, October).

Stress responses and motivational systems. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Tomaka, J., Palacios, R. L., & Hayes, K. M. E. (1995). Cardiovascular dynamics of

vascular reactivity. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychological


Research, Toronto, Canada. Blascovich, J., Kibler, J., Ernst, J. M., Tomaka, J., & Vargas, Y. (1994). Manipulations of

cardiac and vascular reactivity: Effects on cognitive appraisal. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, San Diego, CA.

Tomaka, J. (1993). Patterns of autonomic responses to stress: Effects of threat and

challenge appraisals. Presented at the Annual Department of Psychology Convention. University of Otago, Dunedin, NZ.

Blascovich, J., & Tomaka, J. (1993). Antecedents and consequences of cardiovascular

arousal regulation. Presented at the Center for the Study of Behavioral and Social Aspects of Health annual Faculty/Professional/Student retreat. Buffalo, NY.

Blascovich, J., Ernst, J. M., Tomaka, J., Kelsey, R. M., Salomon, K., & Fazio, R. H. (1993).

Psychophysiological Function of Attitudes. Presented at the Center for the Study of Behavioral and Social Aspects of Health annual Faculty/Professional/Student retreat. Buffalo, NY.

Kelsey, R. M., Leitten, C. L., Tomaka, J., & Blascovich, J. (1992). Effects of evaluative

observation on cardiovascular reactivity to recurrent psychological stress. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, San Diego, CA.

Schneider, M. E., Bylsma, W. H., Major, B., & Tomaka, J. (1992). The effects of social

comparison goals on affective reactions to comparison information. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Society, San Diego, CA.

Kelsey, R. M, Tomaka, J., & Leitten, C. L. (1991). Patterns of cardiovascular reactivity to

recurrent psychological stress. Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Chicago, IL.

Allen, K., Blascovich, J., Kelsey, R., M. & Tomaka J. (1990). Cardiovascular reactivity and

social support: Pet dogs as buffers of Psychophysiological stress. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, 1990. Boston, MA.

Blascovich, J., Ernst, J. M., Tomaka, J., & Kelsey, R. M. (1990). Attitude as a moderator of

autonomic reactivity. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, 1990. Boston, MA.

Kelsey, R. M., Blascovich, J., Tomaka, J., & Calmenson, B. (1990). Parental history of

Raynaud's phenomenon moderates inotropic myocardial reactivity to stress. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, 1990. Boston, MA.

Tomaka, J., Blascovich, J., & Kelsey, R. (1989). Effects of cognitive appraisal on


subjective and psychophysiological indices of stress. Paper presented at the first meeting of the American Psychological Society. Alexandria, VA.

Kelsey, R., Blascovich, J., & Tomaka, J. (1989). Electrodermal lability and reactivity: A

replication and extension. Paper presented at the First meeting of the American Psychological Society. Alexandria, VA.

Tomaka, J. & Blascovich, J. (1989). Self-deception and psychophysiological reactivity to

stress. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research. New Orleans, LA.

Calmenson, B. T., Blascovich, J., Tomaka, J., & Kelsey, R. M. (1989).

Psychophysiological effects of caffeine consumption. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research. New Orleans, LA.

Tomaka, J., Blascovich, J., Schiffert, J., Hughes, P., & Manno, J. (1988). The invalidity of

the Jenkins' Activity Survey as a predictor of coronary heart disease. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Buffalo, NY.

Tomaka, J., Lennox, R. D., & Wolfe, R. N. (1987). Social avoidance and distress:

Construct evaluation and measurement. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Alexandria, VA.

Lennox, R. D. & Tomaka, J. (1987). Towards a bimodal theory of self-monitoring. Paper

presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Alexandria, VA.

Lennox, R. D., Tomaka, J., & Wolfe, R. N. (1987). Gender differences in self-monitoring

tendencies and skills. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.

Wolfe, R. N., Lennox, R. D., & Tomaka, J. (1987). Validation of the Lennox-Wolfe Self-

monitoring Scale. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Alexandria, VA.

Editorial Activities:

1998-2003 Consulting Editor: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 2001-2004 Consulting Editor: Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 1994-1998 Consulting Editor: Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 1994-2000 Consultant/Reviewer: National Science Foundation

Ad hoc Reviewer for the following journals:

Personality and Social Psychology Review Journal of Personality and Social Psychology Psychological Bulletin Emotion


Psychophysiology Basic and Applied Social Psychology Social Cognition Motivation and Emotion Journal of Applied Social Psychology Personality and Individual Differences Cognition and Emotion Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Department, College, and University Administration/Service:

2008-Present UTEP Faculty Senate, Committee on Committees 2007-present Officer, CHS Faculty Organization 2007-present UTEP Faculty Senate, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, Secretary 2006-2008 Director, Employee Health and Wellness program 2005-2007 Associate Dean College of Health Sciences 2005-2007 Director, Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Ph.D. Program 2004-2007 Chair, Department of Health promotion 2004-2007 CHS Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Ph.D. Advisory Board 2004-2007 UTEP Representative on RIMI Mentoring Core (Natalicio, PI) 1995-present Texas Tech Health Sciences Center Internal Review Board; Voting

member 1997-present UTEP Internal Review Board 2005 Ad hoc committee on the Future of Public Health Education at UT El Paso. 2005, 2006 Coordinator College of Health Sciences State Employees Charitable

Campaign (SECC) 2005-2006 Centennial Research Task force, Spring 2005 2001-2004 Faculty Senate (Student Publications and Museum Subcommittees) 2000-2004 Graduate Curriculum Committee, College of Health Sciences 2000 CHS ad hoc committee on Faculty Evaluations 1998-2000 Advisory Committee for NIMH-funded Career Opportunities in Research

undergraduate fellowship program 1998-1999 Committee member, Border Health Research Institute, Geriatrics

subcommittee 1998-1999 Psychology Department, Graduate Program Committee 1997-1999 UTEP College of Liberal Arts, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee 1996-2000 Psychology Department Honors Coordinator 1996-2000 Psychology Department Undergraduate Program Committee 1996-2000 Psi Chi Faculty Advisor 1995-1997 Graduate Program Committee Recruitment and Admissions

Subcommittee

Other Professional Service:

2005 American Psychological Association Program Chair for Division 8, Social and Personality Psychology

2005 American Psychological Association, Cluster Representative from Division


8, Social and Personality Psychology

Program Evaluations:

2007-present Evaluation Consultant for UTEP Department of Physical Therapy and Texas Physical Therapy Association. Assist with construction of competency-based assessment instrument.

2005-present Evaluation Planning and Supervision, BASICS El Paso, Screening and

Brief Intervention for UT El Paso College Students. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Designed evaluation plan for successful grant submission (see Extramural Funding); hired and supervised external evaluation team.

2007-present Evaluation Planning and Supervision, UTEP Employee Health and

Wellness Program. Paso del Norte Health Foundation, Step it Up Program. Designed evaluation plan for successful grant submission (see Extramural Funding) and supervised graduate student serving in role of program evaluator.

2003-05 Evaluation Planning and Supervision, ALERT El Paso: Substance Abuse

Prevention for Abused and Neglected Hispanic Youth in Protective Custody, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Designed evaluation plan for successful grant submission (see Extramural Funding); hired and supervised external evaluation team.

2003-04 Program Evaluator, Physical Activity Consortium. Paso Del Norte

Foundation in Collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and prevention. Designed and implemented all phases of evaluation

2001-2003 Program Evaluator and Program Evaluation Consultant, 65th District

Court, Family Drug Court Program. Designed evaluation plan for successful grant submission by county of El Paso; hired and consulted with external evaluation team.

Teaching:

Advanced Research Methods (GR) Health Promotion Program Planning Theories and Methods of Behavior Change Research Methods Health Psychophysiology Health Psychology (GR and UG) Program Evaluation (UG and GR) Social Psychology Emotion/Motivation and Emotion (GR) Introduction to Psychology

Membership in Professional Organizations: Society of Experimental Social Psychology Society for Personality and Social Psychology


Dissertation and Thesis Supervision Dissertation Chair (completed)

Rebecca L. Palacios. Ph.D. in Psychology (University of Texas at El Paso) Relation of family history to stress reactions during appetitive and aversive challenges. (2006) Mary M. Herrald, Ph.D. in Psychology (University of Texas at El Paso). Patterns of emotion-specific appraisals, coping, and physiological reactivity during an ongoing emotional episode. (2000)

Dissertation Committee Member (completed)

Susan Leech, Ed.D (Pepperdine University) Ramp it up! (2006). Dr. Leech is a faculty member in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences at UTEP. Kris Wilks Wright, Ed.D. in Health Education (University of Tennessee, Knoxville). Development of a valid parent potentiation instrument for prospective parents. (2002). Dr. Wright was a faculty member in the Department of Health Promotion at UTEP. Dora I. Lozano, Ph.D. in Psychology (University of Texas at El Paso). The effects of task irrelevant categories on the p3 component. (2000) Jorge Ramirez, Ph.D. in Psychology (University of Texas at El Paso) Prediction of psychiatric rehospitalization among a predominantly Hispanic population receiving services at a community mental health center. (2000)

Master’s Thesis Chair (completed)

Servo, D. K., MS in Health Promotion. (University of Texas at El Paso). Theory of Planned Behavior Constructs as Mediators of Behavior Change Associated with a Brief Alcohol Intervention (2008). Rebekah A. Salaiz, MS in Health Promotion (University of Texas at El Paso). The Relationship of Cage Scores to Predisposing Factors, Concurrent Factors and Potential Consequences of Alcohol Consumption Among High School Students (2007) Adriana Almodovar, MS in Health Promotion (University of Texas at El Paso). Risk and Protective factors as predictors of alcohol use, binge drinking, and alchohol-related problems among high school students. (2005) Maribel Alomari, MS in Health and Physical Education (University of Texas at El Paso). An Impact Evaluation of ALERT El Paso (2004)


Felicia Hernandez, MS in Health and Physical Education MA in Psychology (University of Texas at El Paso). The Effects of Distress on Academic Performance and Enrollment Patterns Among Undergraduate Nursing Students. (2004) Amanda Y. Medina. MA in Psychology (University of Texas at El Paso). Exploring the role of emotion and arousal in terror management theory. (2001). Brenda Annette Trinidad. MA in Psychology (University of Texas at El Paso). Motivational factors in cardiovascular reactivity: Effects of performance feedback and goal orientation. (1998) Sandra Dawn Goldsmith, MA in Psychology. (University of Texas at El Paso) Symbolic effects of children on Mothers’ stress responses: An investigation of possible mediators of social support. (1997) Julie A. Penley, MA in Psychology (University of Texas at El Paso). Effects of inhibition and disclosure of trauma on cardiovascular reactivity during acute stress (1997)

Master’s Thesis Committee Member (completed)

Oriana Perez, MS in Health Promotion (S. Thompson, Chair). Help-Seeking Behavior among a Sample of Persons with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder on the US-Mexico Border (2008). Lorraine Hernandez, MS in Health Promotion (S. Thompson, Chair). Evaluating the Perceptions and History of Papanicolaou Smear Screening among Mexican Women in Ciudad Juarez (2008).

Deemer, S. (2008) Relationship of Leptin, Resting Metabolic Rate, and Body Composition in Pre-Menopausal Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White Women. Unpublished Master’s Thesis, University of Texas at El Paso.

Zubia, R. (2008) Substrate Oxidation and Energy Expenditure During and One Hour After Isocaloric Exercise Bouts of Different Intensity. Unpublished Master’s Thesis, University of Texas at El Paso. Christopher A. Rice, MS in Kinesiology (University of Texas at El Paso). The effects of three and five second maximal isometric contractions on upper body postactivation potentiation. (2006). Karina Yvett Ramos, MS Health Promotion (University of Texas at El Paso). Barriers to early participation during pregnancy in The Woman, infants, and children (WIC) Program. (2005) Zaynab Bakir, MS in Health Promotion (University of Texas at El Paso). El Paso Physicians’ perceived barriers regarding delivery of quality diabetic care (2005)


Angelee Shamaley-Kornatz, MS Health Promotion (University of Texas at El Paso). Weight Management Practices Among Hispanic college students. (2004). Elizabeth Wingert, MS Kinesiology (University of Texas at El Paso). A review of scales and site and whole-body selection methods in the identification of body image disturbances (2003) Dahlia Castillo, MS in Health and Physical Education. (University of Texas at El Paso). Predictors of Burnout Among Occupational Therapists in Texas (2002) Marla Whipple, MS in Psychology (University of Texas at El Paso). Rehabilitation from stroke: the effect of depression on functional improvement (2000)

Ongoing/Current Committees Chaired (degree sought, date)

Adriana Almodovar (Ph.D. anticipated in 2010) Angelee Shamaley-Kornatz (Ph.D. anticipated in 2010) Dejan Magoc (Ph.D. anticipated in 2009) Stormy Morales (Ph.D. anticipated in 2009) Holly J. Dempsey (Ph.D. anticipated 2011; co-chair with S. Thompson) Adriana Rascon (Ph.D. anticipated 2011; c-char with S. Thompson Isela DeBaca (MS anticipated in 2009) Benjamin Fresquez (MS anticipated in 2009) Lucia Hernandez (MS anticipated in 2009) Michelle N. Greco (MS Anticipated in 2009)

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