KCH Associate Professor Dr. Sandraluz Lara-Cinisomo appeared on radio station WDWS-AM on Wednesday to discuss her upcoming studies, AgeCareVets and VetCareMind. AgeCareVets is trying to understand the needs and experiences of caregivers of Veterans with brain-related disorders to identify and provide recommendations for new programs and services. The aim is to learn how to better […]
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Lara-Cinisomo Delivered the Keynote Address at Conference on Perinatal Mental Health
Sandraluz Lara-Cinisomo, PhD, MONA Treasurer, delivered the keynote address at the inaugural conference on perinatal mental health in San Juan Puerto Rico titled “Bienestar emocional en la etapa perinatal” (translation: Emotional wellbeing in the perinatal period). The conference was held at San Juan Medical Science campus and was organized by Marianela Rodriguez Reynaldo, PhD, Ana Parilla […]

Professor gives advice for election day stress
https://www.wcia.com/local/professor-gives-advice-for-election-day-stress/ CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA)- If you’re feeling irritable or impatient while you’re watching the election results it might be time to de-stress. University of Illinois professor Sandraluz Cinisomo says it’s not unsual to feel anxious or not like yourself right now. Many could be feeling this way because of fear of the unknown. That can […]

SPECIAL REPORT: Veterans, caregivers learning to cope with traumatic brain injury
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/military/special-report-veterans-caregivers-learning-to-cope-with-traumatic-brain/article_c5e0be06-5751-5a18-9206-b50fdf319d59.html Between 2000 and 2018, 383,947 people who served in the U.S. military were diagnosed with traumatic brain injury, according to the Department of Defense. Ahead of a Friday forum on the topic at Carle — ‘Making the Invisible Visible’ — our PAUL WOOD spoke to the veterans affected, the caregivers who stand by their […]
The Mental Strain That Comes With Immigration
by: Bennett Wakenight Posted: Aug 27, 2019 / 06:22 AM CDT Updated: Aug 27, 2019 / 06:22 AM CDT Understanding the physical and mental struggle that comes with immigrating to a new country can be incredibly difficult to grasp since most people will never experience permanently leaving their home. Dr. Sandraluz Lara-Cinisomo (Assistant Professor of Kinesiology and Community Heath at University […]

Dr. Sandraluz Lara-Cinisomo named 2019’s top alumna and wins award
Assistant professor Dr. Sandraluz Lara-Cinisomo was named 2019’s top alumna of Cal-State Northridge’s Child and Adolescent Department, as well as winner of the Dr. Carol Kelly Legacy award, named for the woman who mentored Dr. Lara-Cinisomo and numerous others.
Podcast on Mindfulness study
Listen to the Podcast on Mindfulness study with Ted Meissner Episode 135 :: Sandraluz Lara-Cinisomo :: Mindfulness and Caregivers of Veterans May 19, 2019 Sandraluz Lara-Cinisomo Dr. Sandraluz Lara-Cinisomo joins us to speak about her study on mindfulness helping caregivers of veterans. We’ve done several episodes on this podcast about mindfulness for military personnel, pre […]

Excellence in Graduate and Professional Teaching Award
Dr. Sandraluz Lara-Cinisomo is the recipient of the university-wide Excellence in Graduate and Professional Teaching Award, given to the faculty member who best showed sustained excellence and innovation in graduate or professional teaching and contributions to graduate or professional learning beyond classroom instruction. Criteria for the award include: Innovative approaches to graduate or professional teaching […]

Andrea Ramirez Olarte and Janeth Juarez Padilla Presenting
Andrea Ramirez Olarte and Janeth Juarez Padilla presented their research at the Marcé of North America 2019 Conference in Chapel Hill, North Carolina held on October 24-27, 2019.

2019 American Psychological Association Convention
Janeth Padilla presented her research at the 2019 American Psychological Association Convention, which was held in Chicago between August 8th and August 11th. Andrea and Janeth were among the recipients of the MONA 2019 travel award, they are pictured with all the travel awardees.