Tanya Nieri
Assistant Professor

BA Political Science 1992 Columbia University
MA Sociology 1998 Arizona State University
PhD Sociology 2007 Arizona State University

Office: 1216 Watkins Hall
Phone: (951) 827-5854
Fax: (951) 827-3330
E-mail: tanya.nieri@ucr.edu

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BIOGRAPHY

Tanya Nieri comes to UCR from Arizona State University where she was Research Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work and Coordinator of Research at the Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center, which focuses on health and social effects of cultural processes such as acculturation, discrimination, and ethnic identity, particularly among Latinos and American Indians. Tanya's research interests include juvenile delinquency, community-level effects on individual cultural identity, community-based prevention interventions, and substance use.

AWARDS

Fellow, Preparing Future Faculty Program, Arizona State University 2005-2007

Fellow, National Hispanic Science Network on Drug Abuse-National Institute on Drug Abuse 2004

PUBLICATIONS

"Neighborhood Effects on Youth Substance Use in a Southwestern City" in Sociological Perspectives 50 (2): 273-301 (With S. Kulis, S. Marsiglia, D. Sicotte) (2007)

"Relationships With Adults As Predictors of Substance Use, Gang Involvement, and Threats to Safety Among Disadvantaged Urban High School Adolescents" in Journal of Community Psychology 35 (8): 1053-1071 (With L. G. Ryan, K. Miller-Loessi) (2007)

"Promoting Reduced and Discontinued Substance Use Among Adolescent Substance Users: Effectiveness of a Universal Prevention Program" in Prevention Science 8 (1): 35-49 (With S. Kulis, S. Yabiku, L. Stromwall and F. F. Marsiglia) (2007)

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