Formación académica

Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, España, 1996 – 2001, Licenciada en Psicología

Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, España, 2001 – 2007, PhD, Psicología Social

George Washington University, Washington, DC, 2007 – 2008, Máster en Antropología, especializada en Desarrollo Internacional

Georgetown University, Washington, DC, 2012 – 2015, Máster en Comunicación, Cultura y Tecnología

Pan-American Health Organization, Department of Ethnicity and Gender, Washington, DC, 2008 – 2009

Áreas de Trabajo

2017 – actualidad. Profesor Asistente, Research Instructor, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC.

2014 – 2017. Research Instructor, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC,

2012 – 2014. Coordinadora Proyecto de Investigación, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC.

2010 – 2012. Coordinadora Proyecto de Investigación, Departamento de Psiquiatría, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC.

2009 – 2010. Asistente de Investigación, Departamento de Psiquiatría, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC.

2009- 2010. Constultora: HIV en adolescentes en cinco países de América Latina, Pan-American Health Organization, Washington, DC, 2009 – 2010

Enero – mayo 2009. Profesora Asociada Adjunta, Departamento de Sociología y Antropología, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD.

Enero – mayo 2009. Conferencista, Departamento de Antropología, George Washington University, Washington, DC.

Enero – mayo 2007. Conferencista, Departamento de Antropología, George Washington University, Washington, DC.

Algunas Publicaciones

Talisman N., Hurtado-de-Mendoza A, Saunders P, Green B. (in press). Validation of a Standardized Patient Checklist for Patient-Centered Communication: The G-PACER.» Medical Science Educator

Hurtado-de-Mendoza A, Serrano A, Zhu Q, Graves K, Fernandez N,  Fernandez A, Rodriguez de Liebana P,  Massarelli V,  Campos C, Gonzalez F, Gomez S, Sheppard V. Engaging Latina breast cancer survivors in research: Building a social network research registry. Journal of Translational Behavioral Medicine. In press.

Sheppard VB, Hurtado-de-Mendoza A, He, J., Jennings, Y., Edmonds, M., Oppoong, B., Tadesse, M. Initiation of adjuvant hormonal therapy in Black and White women with breast cancer. Clinical Breast Cancer. In press.

Sheppard VB, Hurtado-de-Mendoza A, Zheng Y, Graves K, Lobo T, Xu H, Jennings Y, Tolsma D, Trout M, Robinson BE, McKinnon B, Tadesse M.  Biospecimen Donation among Black and White Breast Cancer Survivors: Opportunities to Promote Precision Medicine. Journal of Cancer Survivorship. 2018 12(1), 74-81.

Hurtado-de-Mendoza A, Jensen RE, Jennings Y, Sheppard VB. Understanding breast cancer survivors’ beliefs and concerns about adjuvant hormonal therapy: promoting adherence. Journal of Cancer Education. 2017 Feb 15. doi: 10.1007/s13187-017-1180-0. Epub ahead of print. PubMed PMID: 28205022.

Cabling ML, Turner JW, Hurtado-de-Mendoza A, Zhang Y, Jiang X, Drago F, & Sheppard VB. Sentiment Analysis of an Online Breast Cancer Support Group: Communicating about Tamoxifen. Health Communication. 2017 1-8. doi: 10.1080/10410236.2017.1339370.

Hurtado-de-Mendoza A, Jackson MC, Anderson L, Sheppard VB. The role of knowledge on genetic counseling and testing in Black cancer survivors at increased risk of carrying a for BRCA1/2 mutation. Journal of Genetic Counseling. 2017 Feb;26(1):113-121. doi: 10.1007/s10897-016-9986-1. PubMed PMID: 27402168; PubMedCentral PMCID: PMC5233551 [Available on 2018-02-01].

Hurtado-de-Mendoza A, Cabling ML, Lobo T, Dash C, Sheppard VB. Behavioral interventions to enhance adherence to hormonal therapy in breast cancer survivors: A systematic literature review. Clinical Breast Cancer. 2016 Aug;16(4):247-255.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.clbc.2016.03.006. PubMed PMID: 27133733; PubMedCentral PMCID: PMC4969158 [Available on 2017-08-01].

Sheppard VB, Hurtado-de-Mendoza A, Talley CH, Zang Y, Cabling ML, Makambi KH. Reducing racial disparities in breast cancer survivors’ ratings of quality cancer care: The enduring impact of trust. Journal for Healthcare Quality. 2016 May-Jun;38(3):143-163. doi: 10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000046. PubMed PMID: 27152910.

Green BL, Dass-Brailsford P, Hurtado deMendoza A, Mete M, Lynch SM, DeHart DD, Belknap J. Trauma experiences and mental health among incarcerated women. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. 2016 Jul;8(4):455-463. doi: 10.1037/tra0000113. PubMed PMID: 27065062.