Victoria Cantu

Ph.D

Psychology

VOCES Lab Rice University

Graduate Student Researcher

- PI: Luz M. Garcini, PhD., MPH - Projects: "BRIDGE": Fills knowledge gaps on the effects of discrimination and exploitation on the health - "Engaging Communities of Hispanics for Aging Research (ECHAR)": Study funded by the National Institutes of Health that identifies barriers to Recruitment of underserved Latinxs in aging-related studies. - Created an in-depth interview codebook and recruitment materials for BRIDGE study - Assisted in the IRB process within the BRIDGE study and addressed any changes needed by the IRB - Cleaned and analyzed data from ECHAR Study - Manage research assistant training and daily productivity - Present weekly study updates and assignments at team and lab-wide meetings - Assist with community recruitment, outreach, and follow-up - Undergraduate Psychology Honors Thesis, UT Austin - January 2022 - December 2022 - Thesis: Receptivity to Mindfulness Interventions Among Latinx Students with Mental Health - Issues: The Importance of Reframing Mindfulness - Developed manipulations to investigate the stigma of mindfulness/mental health and the role of framing mindfulness in a stigmatizing versus inclusive way - Utilized SPSS and Qualtrics to analyze proxy behavior and changes in attitudes through multiple