UNIVERSITY FACULTY RESUME 2008
Personal Information
Ervin Briones
Home Address: 266 Mellow Ln., Martin, TN 38237
Office Phone: (731) 881-7534
e-mail: ebriones@utm.edu
Current Academic Rank: Assistant Professor
Citizenship: US
Marital Status: Married, 3 children
Foreign Language Proficiency: Spanish
Educational Credentials
Ph.D., 1997 Florida International University, Miami, Florida, (Life Span Human Development)
M.S., 1995 Florida International University, Miami, Florida, (Mental Health Counseling)
B.A., 1992 Florida International University, Miami, Florida (Psychology)
Employment History
2006- Assistant Professor of Psychology, The University of Tennessee at Martin
2004-2006 Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Miami
(Miami, Florida)
1998-2004 Senior Research Associate, University of Miami
(Miami, Florida)
1995-1997 Instructor, Florida International University
(Miami, Florida)
1992-1995 Academic Advisor/Research Associate, Florida International University
(Miami, Florida)
Scholarly Activity
Presentations and Publications
Briones, E., Robbins, M. S., & Szapocznik, J. (2008). Brief strategic family therapy: Engagement and treatment. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, 26 (1/2), 81-103.
Briones, E., Robbins, M. S., & Szapocznik, J. (2008). Brief strategic family therapy: Engagement and treatment. In O. J. Morgan & C. H. Litzke (Eds.). Family intervention in substance abuse: Current best practices (81-103). Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press.
Kurtines, W.M., Ferrer-Wreder, L., Berman, S. L., Cass-Lorente, C., Briones, E., et al. (2008). The Miami youth development project (YDP). Journal of Adolescent research, 23(3), 256-267.
Montgomery, M. J., Kurtines, W.M., Ferrer-Wreder, L., Berman, S. L., Cass-Lorente, C., Briones, E., et al. (2008). A developmental interaction science (DIS) outreach research approach to promoting youth development: Theoretical, methodological, and meta-theoretical challenges. Journal of Adolescent research, 23(3), 268-290.
Briones, E. (2007). Family functioning as mediator of interparental conflict on adolescent adjustment. Poster presented at the Biennial Conference of the Society for Research on Child Development. Boston.
Pantin, H., Schwartz, S.J., Coatsworth, J.D., Sullivan, S., Briones, E., & Szapocznik, J. (2007). Familias Unidas: A systemic parent-centered approach to preventing problem behavior in Hispanic adolescents. In P.
Tolan, J. Szapocznik, & S. Sambrano (Eds.). Preventing substance abuse ages 2-14. Washington, D.C: American Psychological Association.
Prado, G., Pantin, H., Briones, E., Schwartz, S., Feaster, D., Huang, S., Sullivan, S., Tapia, M., Sabillon, E., Lopez, B., & Szapocznik, J. (2007). A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Parent-Centered Intervention in Preventing Substance Use and HIV Risk Behaviors in Hispanic Adolescents. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 75(6), 914-926.
Prado, G., Schwartz, S.J., Pattatucci-Aragon, A., Clatts, M., Pantin, H., Fernandez, M.I., Lopez, B., Briones, E., Amaro, H., & Szapocznik, J. (2006). The prevention of HIV transmission in Hispanic adolescents. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 84(1), 43-53.
Robbins, M.S., Briones, E., Schwartz, S.J., Dillon, F., & Mitrani, V.B. (2006). Differences in family functioning in grandparent and parent-headed household in a clinical sample of drug using African American adolescents. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 12(1)-84-100.
Schwart, S.J., Montgomery, M.J., & Briones, E. (2006). The role of identity in acculturation among immigrant people: Theoretical propositions, empirical questions, and applied recommendations. Human Development, 49(1), 1-30.
Schwart, S.J., Montgomery, M.J., & Briones, E. (2006). Toward an interdisciplinary study of acculturation, identity, and culture. Human Development, 49(1), 42-43.
Milnitsky, C., Kurtines, W., Ferrer-Wreder, L., Cass-Lorente, Briones, E., & Cestari, L. (2004). Edução Transformadora em Contexto: Os Temas Transversais no Brasil e nos Estados Unidos. Revista Psico, Universidade Pontificia Catolica, Porto Alegre-RS, Brazil.
Pantin, H., Coatsworth, J.D., Feaster, D.J., Newman, F.L., Briones, E.,
Prado, G., Schwartz, S.J., & Szapocznik, J. (2003). Familias Unidas: The efficacy of an intervention to increase parental investment in Hispanic immigrant families. Prevention Science, 4, 189-201.
Coatsworth, J.D., Pantin, H., McBride, C., Briones, E., Kurtines, W., &
Szapocznik, J. (2002). Ecodevelopmental correlates of behavior problems in young Hispanic females. Applied Developmental Science, 6, 126-143.
Ferrer-Wreder, L., Cass-Lorente, C., Kurtines, W., Briones, E., Bussell, J., Berman, S., & Arrufat, O., (2002). Promoting identity development in marginalized youth. The Journal of Adolescent Research, 17, 168-186.
Robbins, M.S., Kumar, S., Walker-Barnes, C., Feaster, D., Briones, E., &
Szapocznik, J. (2002). Ethnic differences in comorbidity among substance-abusing adolescents referred to outpatient therapy. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 41, 394-401.
Perrino, T., Coatsworth, J.D., Briones, E., Pantin, H., & Szapocznik, J. (2001). Initial engagement in parent-centered interventions: A family system perspective. Journal of Primary Prevention, 22, 21-44.
Berman, S., Wanderman, J., Briones, E., Wolf, L., & Kurtines, W. (1993). Education for democracy: A co-constructivist perspective. Theory of Education, 5, 87-96.