Curriculum Vitae

Victoria E. Almazan
(she/her/hers)
victoria.almazan@uconn.edu
(203) 520-2273 | Trumbull, CT
https://victoriaealmazan.weebly.com/
EDUCATION

University of Connecticut 2022-present

Storrs, CT
Bachelor of Arts (Expected May 2025), Psychological Sciences
Bachelor of Arts (Expected May 2025), English
Minor: Human Development and Family Sciences

GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

2023-2024 Imagine, Develop, Engage, Apply (IDEA) Grant

Funding Source: University of Connecticut- Office of Undergraduate Research
Project Title: A Qualitative Study on Perceived Needs and Challenges of Latina
Mothers and Co-Residential Grandparents: Development of a Communication
Supplement for a Home Visitation Program
Total Funds: $5000
2023-2024 Werth Innovator Scholarship
Funding Source: University of Connecticut- Werth Institute
Total Funds: $3000
2022-2023 Student Health and Wellness Seed Grant
Funding Source: University of Connecticut- Student Health and Wellness
Project: Mind Body Wellness Workshop Series for Stamford Students
Total Funds: $1500

HONORS AND AWARDS

Emerging Leader of the Year Award 2023

Imagine, Develop, Engage, Apply (IDEA) Grant Recipient 2023-24
Werth Innovator 2023-24

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Undergraduate Researcher 2023-2024

University of Connecticut Stamford, CT
Department of Social Work
Research Mentor: Cristina Mogro-Wilson, PhD, MSW
Project Title: A Qualitative Study on Perceived Needs and Challenges of Latina Mothers and
Co-Residential Grandparents: Development of a Communication Supplement for a Home
Visitation Program
Research Assistant 2022-present
University of Connecticut Stamford, CT
Department of Human Development and Family Sciences
Family Resilience and Mindfulness Empowerment (FRAME) Lab
Principal Investigator: Na Zhang, PhD
● Contributed to work towards an NIMH funded project researching mindfulness as a
resilience factor in multigenerational families.
● Duties include pulling data from sources such as Census Bureau, creating graphs, data
entry, administrative tasks, attending weekly lab meetings, conducting literature reviews,
assisting on a scoping review, and creating recruitment flyers.

Research Assistant 2023-present

University of Connecticut Storrs, CT
Department of Psychological Sciences
EMPOWER Lab
Principal Investigator: Amy Heard-Egbert, PhD

Research Assistant 2023-present

University of Connecticut Storrs, CT
Department of Human Development and Family Sciences
Applied Research on Children Lab
Principal Investigator: Rachel Chazan Cohen, PhD and Caitlin Lombardi, PhD

Participant 2023
University of Georgia
Department of Psychology
Summer Undergraduate Research Education Program (SUREP)
● Virtual summer education and mentorship program in psychology given by graduate
students and faculty members.
● Developed and presented a research question on the relationship between social ostracism
and eating disorder development in Latino communities.

LEADERSHIP

UConn Stamford First Generation Club 2023-present

Treasurer (2023-present)
Scholastic Resources Committee Member (2023-present)
UConn Institute for Student Success 2023-present
Student Advisory Board Member (2023-present)
One University Place (1UPL) Magazine 2023-present
Editor
Mind Body Wellness Series for Stamford Students 2022-2023
Founder/Student Lead
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

Crisis Counselor 2021-present

Crisis Text Line
Helpline Volunteer 2022-2023
ANAD (National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders)

RESEARCH AND ACADEMIC SKILLS

Analytical reading/writing, qualitative research, transcription, thematic analysis, Microsoft

Office, Qualtrics, data collection, Spanish fluency, Spanish translation (oral and written).

CERTIFICATIONS

CITI Social and Behavioral Responsible Conduct of Research, CITI GCP- Social and Behavioral
Best Practices for Clinical Research, CITI Social/Behavioral Research, Medic First Aid Adult
and Pediatric CPR/AED/First Aid

OTHER EXPERIENCE

Assistant and Substitute Teacher 2022-present

Bright Blessings Home Daycare
Assists with daily activities in an infant/toddler daycare. Substitutes and manages a full
classroom as needed.

Head Counselor 2023

Residential Counselor (2022)
EduExplora
Providing a mentorship and daily living role to international Latin American middle and high
school students at Yale in a month long summer pre-college program. During 2023, I was
promoted to the head counselor position leading to assisting in program coordination and
supervision of residential counselors.

Student Lead 2022-2023

Mind Body Wellness Program for Stamford Students
Funded by the UConn Student Health and Wellness Seed grant, I was responsible for the creation
and coordination of a six week mind body wellness workshop series featuring guest speakers
teaching a variety of subjects such as mindfulness meditation, Tai Chi, Kung Fu, dance therapy,
and more.