RAZ: Rebecca A. Zárate, MA
Ms-RAZ@utexas.edu
Education
PhD Student of Education in Quantitative Methods Fall 2020
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
Master of Education in Quantitative Methods Aug. 2018-Dec. 2020
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
GPA: 3.9
Master of Art in Clinical Psychology Jan. 2008-May 2010
University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, TX
Thesis: “Does the Manipulation of a Canine Tail Aid in Extinguishing Phobic Behavior?”
GPA: 4.0
Bachelor of Science in Biology and Psychology July 2004-Dec. 2007
University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, TX
GPA: 3.79 Magna Cum Laude, Rank: 17/806
Teaching Experience
Assistant Instructor of Educational Psychology
The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX Fall 2019-2020
EDP308: Statistical Literacy
Lecturer of Communication Sciences and Disorders
The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX Fall 2016-2017
CND386: Research Methods in Comm/Sci Disorders
Audiology (AuD) student, graduate course
CND393: Measurements in Comm/Sci Disorders
Speech Language Pathology (SLP) student, graduate course
Adjunct Faculty of Psychology
St. Edward’s University, Austin, TX Jan. 2017-2018
PSYC-3383: Experimental Psychology
PSYC-4343: Independent Research
Faculty advisor to six students conducting research projects
PSYC-4348: Learning and Cognition
Park University, Austin, TX Aug. 2013- May 2015
PS121: Human Growth and Development
PS309: Human Sexuality
PS383: Applied Behavior Analysis
PS401: Abnormal Psychology
PS402: Current Psychotherapies
PS408: Cognitive Psychology
SO220: Ethics in Social Science Research
SO206: Social Issues in Contemporary Society
SO300: Research Methods
University of Texas-Pan American (UT-RGV), Edinburg, TX Aug. 2010-Dec. 2010
PSYC-2222: Psychometric Testing in Psychology
Instructor of Cognitive Psychology
Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth Program June 2016, 2017
COGN: Cognitive Psychology, Seattle, WA and San Rafael, CA
Three-week intensive residential course for gifted and
talented youth, ages 12-16
Teaching Assistant
The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX Spring 2018
RAZ: Rebecca A. Zárate, MA
Ms-RAZ@utexas.edu
EDP 371: Introduction to Statistics
The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX Spring 2015, 2016
PS341K: Electrophysiology of the Human Mind
The University of Texas Pan American, Edinburg, TX Spring 2009
PSYC: 6325 Conditioning and Learning
Guest Lecturer
The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX Aug. 2015
PS341K-8 Learning and the Brain
“The Principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and Autism”
Research Experience
Graduate Research Assistant
“Understanding the burden of asthma among residents of Travis County,
an in-depth epidemiologic assessment” Jan. 2019- Current
Dept. of Population Health and Pediatrics, UT-Dell Medical School
Analyzing Texas Health Care Information Collection (THCIC) data
related to asthma hospitalizations and outpatient visits with
Dr. Elizabeth Matsui
Independent Research
Performance of Log Response Ratio with Autocorrelated Data Summer 2019
Dept. of Educational Psychology, University of Texas at Austin
Assessing the performance of the log response ratio through
through simulations with Dr. James Pustejovsky
Principal Investigator
“The Fidgeting Assessment Battery” Aug. 2016- Current
Dept. of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Texas at Austin
Creating a scale to assess fidgeting behavior
Research Lab Coordinator
“Brain Stimulation and Electrophysiology Lab” Jan. 2013- June 2015
University of Texas at Austin and Seton Healthcare Family, Austin, TX
Assisted PI in developing experimental, IRB, and grant protocols for various
electrophysiological projects in conjunction with affiliated hospitals (Seton
and St. David). Organize and maintain records. Create experimental stimuli.
Serve as a liaison between the PI, colleagues, and students.
Graduate Thesis Project May 2010
“Does the Manipulation of a Canine Tail Aid in Extinguishing Phobic Behavior?”
University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, TX
Conducted a multiple baseline regression with embedded reversal design to
test the effect of proprioception manipulation on canines exhibiting
submissive behavior. An ethogram was used to measure the rate of behavior.
Intervention consisted of a custom posterior tail harness I developed which
was funded by the Psychology Graduate Department.
Behavioral Neuroscience Research Teaching Assistant June 2009-May 2010
University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, TX
Taught lab for a graduate course, BCBA Concepts and Principles
of Behavioral Analysis (Skinner box training), and maintained lab which included
duties in animal husbandry and maintenance of OSHA, USDA, and IACUC standards.
RAZ: Rebecca A. Zárate, MA
Ms-RAZ@utexas.edu
Additional Research Skills
Programming:
R for Data Science,
Python, Pythonista (iOS platform),
MPlus
SPSS
Monte Carlo simulations
Experience with:
Magstim Rapid2 (TMS) and Polaris Vicra Optical Measuring System
Awards
University of Texas at Austin: New Texas Scholars Award Fall, 2020-Spring ,2021
Awarded $20,100 fellowship for graduate school (PhD)
University of Texas at Austin: Graduate Student Teacher Award March 6, 2020
Speaker at the Graduate Teaching Showcase
Awarded $100
Best Research Potential Award: Hack for Resilient Communities Aug. 2018-2019
Event using public data sets to develop research proposal in six hours
Awarded $50
University of Texas at Austin: South Texas Scholarship Aug. 2018-2019
Awarded $40,000 fellowship for graduate school (M.Ed)
University of Texas at Austin: Psychology Department Dec. 2015
Award for Art and Neuroscience Outreach
Awarded $1,500 for commissioned neuroscience art pieces
Woman’s Board International Study Scholarship Summer 2008,2009, 2010
Awarded $1,500, $1,000, and $1,000 for three study abroad trips
International Program Board Scholarship July 2008, July 2009, May 2010
Awarded $1,600, $600, and $350 for three study abroad trips
Excellence Scholarship Aug. 2004, 2005, 2010
Awarded $1,000
Dean’s List July 2004- Dec. 2007
Clinical Experience
Autism Tutor and Respite Provider Aug. 2014- Aug. 2017
Provide respite services, support, and additional tutoring in academics
and social skills for nine-year-old child with autism and her family.
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Therapist June 2012-June 2014
Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD), Austin, TX
Implement ABA therapy techniques with children on the autism
spectrum while systematically and extensively tracking behavioral data.
Clinical Counseling Intern Jan. 2010-May 2010
UT-Pan American Counseling and Psychological Services, Edinburg, TX
Provided therapy for students with a focus on behavioral modification,
which included creating and maintaining confidential reports constructed
from DSM-IV-TR criteria.
RAZ: Rebecca A. Zárate, MA
Ms-RAZ@utexas.edu
Science-Art & Graphic Design
Artist in Residence
Cerebraphile: An Interactive Science-Art Installation
The University of Texas at Austin, TX Dec. 2015- current
An exhibition distributed over four floors in the Sarah M. and Charles E
Seay (SEA) Psychology Building including over 50 brain illustrations,
projection photography, and interactive exhibits that invite viewers to
engage with their own and each other’s cerebrums.
Featured Artist
These Walls Can Talk II (The Hope Outdoor Gallery) Austin, TX March, 2017
An art book featuring graffiti artists who have work at the
Hope Outdoor Gallery (graffiti park).
“N” The Human Brain Project (HBP) Magazine, Geneva, Switzerland Sept. 2015
Featured artist for HPB magazine, including seven individual neuroscience
oriented drawings and paintings.
