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Coordinated and conducted recruitment, screening, and interviewing ofEnglish-speaking and Spanish-speaking participants for NIH/NHLBIfunded study using Qualtrics and FileMaker ProCognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia for Latinos (November 2016 – present:):Assist in thematic content analysis of focus group transcriptsDeveloped and co-facilitated focus group interviews with English andSpanish-speaking Latinxs with insomnia for pilot study test acceptabilityand feasibility of digital behavioral treatment for insomniaDormir Mejor Study (February 2019 – present):Assist with the development and distribution of screener, baseline, andinterview materials for Hybrid I-Effectiveness and ImplementationR01 Study funded by AHRQSupport PI with data management tasksResearch AssistantEmotions and Social Interaction Laboratory. University of North Carolinaat Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NCPrincipal Investigator: Sara Algoe, PhDUnderstanding Romantic Relationships StudyCollaborated with implementation of research protocol with 20 couplesMonitored physiological data collected through ECG and GSC sensors, blood pressurecuffs, and respiration bands monitoring with the use of BioLab software2013-2014COMMUNITY PRACTICE EXPERIENCESocial Work InternSocial Intervention Group. Columbia School of Social Work, New York, NYCreated partnerships with community agencies to foster community-informedresearch collaborationsCollaborated with interdisciplinary YouGov research group on generation anddiscussion of projectsSocial Work InternPublic Health Solutions Mother and Infant Care- Women’s Health Services, Brooklyn, NYProvided supportive counseling to 35 patients with mental health disorders(e.g. depression and anxiety)InternChildren’s Villages of Honduras, Chapel Hill, NCEstablished partnerships with campus organizations to promote awareness of needsof children in select orphanages in HondurasInternNueva Vida,Washington D.C.Interviewed newly diagnosed cancer patients and cancer survivors to participate inCancer Survivor Peer Support ProgramCo-DirectorN.C. Scholars Latino Initiative, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NCSpearheaded the planning of bimonthly academic and community service events for150 students and coordinated fundraising efforts for 10 scholarships2016 – 20172015 – 20162013 – 201420132014-20158

PUBLICATIONSPeer-Reviewed Research PublicationsAlcántara, C., Diaz, S.V., Giorgio Cosenzo, L.A., Loucks, E., Penedo, F., & Williams, N.J. (2020). Social determinantsas moderators of the effectiveness of health behavior change interventions: Scientific gaps and opportunities. HealthPsychology Review. 14(1). 132-144.Alcántara, C., Giorgio Cosenzo, L.A., Leigh, A.K.K., Shimbo, D., Miller, G.E. (2019). Longer sleep duration andendothelial cell health among a multi-ethnic sample of adolescents. Psychosomatic Medicine, 81(9), 778-781.Alcántara, C., Giorgio Cosenzo, L.A., Fan,W., Doyle, D. M., Shaffer, J. A. (2017). Anxiety sensitivity and racial differencesin sleep duration: Results from a national survey of adults with cardiovascular disease. Journal of anxiety disorders, 48, 102108.Peer-reviewed Book ChaptersGiorgio Cosenzo,, L.A., Diaz, S.V., Morris, M., Alcántara, C. (2020). Risk and protective factors for insomnia amongAsian, Black, and Latinx adult immigrants in the United States: A socioecological analysis. In G. Hall & E. Huang (Eds.),Mental and Behavioral Health of Immigrants in the United States. Cambridge, MA: Academic Press.Manuscripts Under ReviewAlcántara, C., Giorgio Cosenzo, L.A., McCullough, E.,Vogt,T., Falzon, A.L., Peréz Ibarra, I. (revise & resubmit). Culturaladaptation of psychological interventions for prevalent sleep-wake disorders in the United States: A systematic review.Sleep Medicine ReviewsManuscripts In PreparationGiorgio Cosenzo, L.A. & Alcántara, C. (in preparation). Gender differences in the association of intrafamilial andextrafamilial acculturation stress and insomnia symptoms among Latina/o adults.Spadola, C., Giorgio Cosenzo, L.A., Groton, D. (in preparation). In depth exploration of sleep health andsleep health knowledge among Social Work students: An opportunity to promote student mental health.PRESENTATIONSRefereed National PresentationsGiorgio Cosenzo, L.A. & Alcántara, C. (2020, January). Intrafamilial and extrafamilial acculturation stress and insomniaamong US-born and immigrant Latinx adults. Poster presented at the 24th Annual Conference “Reducing Racial andEconomic Inequality” of the Society for Social Work Research,Washington D.C.Giorgio Cosenzo, L.A., Peréz Ibarra, I.,Yin, X., & Alcántara, C., (2019, June). Stress types, depressive symptoms, and sleepoutcomes among Latina/o adults. Poster presented at the 33rd Annual SLEEP Conference of the Associated ProfessionalSleep Societies, San Antonio,TX.Giorgio Cosenzo, L.A., Peréz Ibarra, I.,Yin, X., & Alcántara, C., (2019, March). Intrafamilial and extrafamilialacculturation stress, and insomnia symptoms among Latina/o adults. Poster presented at the Anxiety and DepressionAssociation Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.Giorgio Cosenzo, L.A., Peréz Ibarra, I., Guo,W., Binder, H., & Alcántara, C., (2018, April). Acculturation stress, socialsupport, social burden, and insomnia among Latina/o adults. Poster presented at the Anxiety and Depression AssociationAnnual Conference,Washington D.C.Giorgio Cosenzo,, L.A., Fan,W., Qian, M., Julian, J., Alcántara, C. (2017, April). Religious practices, stress, and sleepquality in adults with cardiovascular disease: Results from a national survey. Poster presented at the Anxiety and DepressionAssociation Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA.TEACHING EXPERIENCEGraduate Teaching AssistantProgram Evaluation. Columbia School of Social Work, New York, NYCollaborated with instructor in course content, design, and facilitationSupported and assessed 22 graduate students in meeting course expectations in an online setting20209

GUEST LECTURERProgram Evaluation. Columbia School of Social Work, New York, NYLed Qualitative Methods lecture for 22 graduate students through an online platformProvided background and application of focus group and semi-structured interview methods2020TEACHING TRAININGTraineeSummer 2020 Institute on Pedagogy and Technology for Online CoursesColumbia School of Social Work, New York, NYEngaged in weekly discussion covering the design and delivery of engaging online coursesthat embody social work values and basics of Canvas and Adobe ConnectTraineeFoundational Teaching Development ProgramColumbia Center for Teaching & Learning, New York, NYEngage in 4 workshops on evidence-based practices for teaching (Inclusive teaching,Backwards design, Active learning, and Feedback and assessments)Received one-on-one feedback on teaching observation of guest lecture20202019 – 2020UNIVERSITY AND VOLUNTEER SERVICEStudent RepresentativeCommittee on the Doctoral Program, Columbia School of Social Work, New York, NYRepresented doctoral students at quarterly meetings discussing doctoral curriculum andresourcesStudent leaderMentor, Advocate, Peer Program at Columbia School of Social Work, New York, NY.Coordinated academic guidance and community-building events for 20 first year MSSWstudentsMentoriMentor, New York, NY.Provided guidance and support in college application process to a first-generationhigh school juniorMentorN.C. Scholars Latino Initiative, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.Provided academic and emotional support to high school student for 3 years(sophomore-senior year) through the college admissions processTeacherWashington English Center.Washington D.C.Taught English as a second language to 10 adultsTeaching AssistantJules Guesde and Jules Ferry [High Schools], Montpellier, France.Provided instructor with support in teaching English and Spanish as a second language in 2class of 15-20 French high school students2018 – 20192016 – 20172018 – 20192012 – 201520142014PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONSMember, Council for Social Work EducationMember, Society for Social Work and ResearchMember, Anxiety and Depression Association of AmericaMember, American Psychosomatic Society2019 – present2019 – present2017 – present202010

ERICA ELIASON1255 Amsterdam Ave.New York, NY 10027(510) 384-4648ele2115@columbia.eduWebsite: columbia.edu/ ele2115RESEARCH INTERESTSHealth Policy; Medicaid; Maternal and Child Health; the Affordable Care Act; Health Disparities; Financial Hardship;Sexual and Reproductive Health; Health Care AccessEDUCATIONPh.D.Columbia University School of Social Workexpected May 2021Social Policy Analysis and Economics Dissertation:The Effects of Health Insurance EligibilityPolicies on Maternal Care Access and Childbirth OutcomesCommittee: Heidi Allen (Sponsor), Jane Waldfogel (Chair),Julien Teitler, Jamie Daw, Kristen UnderhillMPHColumbia University Mailman School of Public HealthMay 2015Health Policy and Management, Health Policy Analysis certificateInternational SeminarSyracuse University, Graduate Study Abroad ProgramSummer 2013Comparative Health Policy:The Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain, MoroccoBA Sarah Lawrence CollegeMay 2013Health, Science, and Society, Magna Cum LaudePEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONSEliason, E. (2020). Medicaid Expansion Adoption is Associated with Lower Maternal Mortality.Women’s Health Issues, 30(3), 147-152. doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2020.01.005. Selected as Women’s Health Issues Editor’s Choice articleEliason, E. (2019).The Dependent Coverage Provision and Young Adult Women’s Utilization of Sexual and ReproductiveHealth Services. Preventive Medicine, 129, 105863. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.105863Zewde, N., Eliason, E., Allen, H. L., & Gross,T. (2019).The Effects of the ACA Medicaid Expansion on NationwideHome Evictions and Eviction-Court Initiations: United States, 2000–2016. American Journal of Public Health, 109 (10),1379-1383.Allen, H. L., Eliason, E., Zewde, N., & Gross,T. (2019). Can Medicaid Expansion Prevent Housing Evictions? HealthAffairs, 38(9), 1451–1457. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2018.05071Filo J.,Wu A., Eliason E., Richardson T.,Thines B., & Harmon F.G. (2015). Gibberellin Driven Growth in elf3 MutantsRequires PIF4 and PIF5. Plant Signaling and Behavior, 10(3), 1-9.Under ReviewEliason, E. & Allen, H. “Association of Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansions with Fertility among Low-IncomeWomen of Reproductive Age”Eliason, E., MacDougall, H., & Peterson, L. “Extraordinary Collection Actions among U.S. Nonprofit Hospitals”Allen, H., Zhang,Y., Eliason, E., Spishak-Thomas, A., & Frankel, C. “Adverse Childhood Experiences and theirRelationship with Depression among Adults in a Low-Income Uninsured Population”11

Working PapersEliason, E., Daw, J., & Allen, H. “Comparing Public and Private Insurance for Pregnant Women: Medicaid versusMarketplace Eligibility for Maternal Care Access and Childbirth Outcomes”Eliason, E. & Spishak-Thomas, A. “Association Between Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansions and BreastfeedingAmong Low-Income Women”Eliason, E. & Gordon, S. H. “Unmet Mental Health and Postpartum Care Needs in California: Implications forCalifornia’s Provisional Postpartum Care Extension”Laughney, C. & Eliason, E. “Mortality Disparities among U.S. Adults Reporting Same-Sex Sexual Partners”WORKS IN PROGRESSEliason, E., Daw, J., & Allen, H. “Improving Access to Care for Pregnant Women:The Role of Presumptive EligibilityPolicies in Medicaid”Eliason, E. & Spishak-Thomas, A. “Impacts of the Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansions on PostpartumContraceptive Use and Short Interpregnancy Intervals”Eliason, E., Daw, J., & Admon, L. “Unstable Insurance Coverage for Pregnant Women and Racial Disparities in MaternalCare Access”Eliason, E. “Effects of the Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansions on Health Limitations and Labor Force Participationamong Postpartum Women”Eliason, E. & Gordon, S. H. “Insurance Stability and Behavioral Health Needs among Postpartum Women in Colorado”Eliason, E. & Spishak-Thomas, A. “Association between the Affordable Care Act and Postpartum Health Indicators”Spishak-Thomas, A. & Eliason, E. “Reasons Underlying Family Planning Actions Among Women in the PostpartumPeriod”Spishak-Thomas, A. & Eliason, E. “Exploring Preconception Family Planning Use and Pregnancy Intention amongWomen with a Live Birth”Allen, H., Eliason, E., Spishak-Thomas, A., & Hartley, R. “Can America’s Largest Food Retailer Change How We Eat?GRANTS AND FUNDING2020-2021 Social Work Healthcare Education and Leadership Scholars (HEALS) Fellow, National Association ofSocialWorkers (NASW) Foundation and Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) ( 14,850)2020-2021 Dissertation Award and Stipend, Center on Poverty and Social Policy at Columbia University andInstitute for Research on Poverty at University of Wisconsin - Madison ( 20,000)2020-2021 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Policy Fellow, U.S. Policy Communication Training Program,Population Reference Bureau2017-2021Doctoral Student Funding, Columbia School of Social Work ( 22,000)2018-2020Doctoral Summer Funding, Columbia School of Social Work ( 6,000)2019-2020Lead Teaching Fellow, Center for Teaching and Learning ( 2,000)2020Doctoral Travel Grant, Columbia School of Social Work ( 1,000)2017-2019Doctoral Travel Grant, Columbia School of Social Work ( 750)2018 Epidemiology and Population Health Summer Institute Scholarship, Columbia University ( 250)PRESENTATIONSEliason, E., Daw, J., & Allen, H. “Comparing Public and Private Insurance for Pregnant Women: Medicaid versusMarketplace Eligibility for Maternal Care Access and Childbirth Outcomes.” Oral Presentation. Association for PublicPolicy Analysis and Management Annual Fall Research Conference, 2020.Eliason, E., MacDougall, H., & Peterson, L. (presenting) “Extraordinary Collection Actions among U.S. NonprofitHospitals.” Oral Presentation. Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Annual Fall Research Conference,2020.Eliason, E. & Allen, H. “Association of Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansions with Fertility.” Poster Presentation.Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Annual Fall Research Conference, 2020.12

Eliason, E. “Can Medicaid Expansion Lower Pregnancy Mortality and Late Maternal Deaths?” Podium Presentationand Poster Presentation. AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, 2020. Nominated for Best Student Poster ofAcademyHealth 2020 Annual Research Meeting.Eliason, E. “Association of Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansions with Fertility.” Oral Presentation. PopulationAssociation of America, 2020. (In-person meeting cancelled due to COVID-19).Eliason, E. “The Effect of the Dependent Coverage Provision on Sexual and Reproductive Health Services UtilizationAmong Young Adult Women.” Poster Presentation. Society for Social Work and Research, 2020.Allen, H., Zhang,Y. (presenting) Eliason, E., Spishak-Thomas, A., & Frankel, C. “Adverse Childhood Experiences andtheir Relationship with Depression among Adults in a Low-Income Uninsured Population.” Oral Presentation. Society forSocial Work and Research, 2020.Allen, H., Eliason, E. (presenting), Zewde, N., & Gross,T. “Can Medicaid Expansion Prevent Housing Evictions?” OralPresentation. Health Affairs Culture of Health Forum: Housing and Health, 2019.Eliason, E. “The Effect of the Dependent Coverage Provision on Sexual and Reproductive Health Services UtilizationAmong Young Adult Women” Poster Presentation. AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, 2019.Allen, H. (presenting), Eliason, E., Zewde, N., & Gross,T. “Health Insurance and Housing Stability:The Effect ofMedicaid Expansion on Evictions” Oral Presentation. AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, 2019. Awarded Best ofAcademyHealth 2019 Annual Research Meeting.Eliason, E. “The ACA Medicaid Expansion is Associated with a Lower Maternal Mortality Rate in the United States.”Poster Presentation. AcademyHealth National Health Policy Conference, 2019.Allen, H., Eliason, E., Zewde, N., & Gross,T. “Can Medicaid Expansion Prevent Housing Evictions?” Oral Presentation.AcademyHealth National Health Policy Conference, 2019.Allen, H. (presenting), Eliason, E., Zewde, N., & Gross,T. “Can Medicaid Expansion Prevent Housing Evictions?” OralPresentation. Society for Social Work Research, Annual Research Meeting, 2019.Allen, H., Eliason, E., Zewde, N., & Gross,T. (presenting) “Can Medicaid Expansion Prevent Housing Evictions?” OralPresentation. American Economic Association Annual Meeting, 2019.Eliason, E. “America’s Apprehension Surrounding Reproductive Health Technologies.” Oral Presentation. AnnualUndergraduate Conference on Health and Society, 2011.RESEARCH EXPERIENCE2019- present Principal Investigator, Columbia University School of Social WorkThe Effects of Health Insurance Eligibility Policies on Maternal Care Access and Childbirth Outcomes2019-2020 Doctoral Research Assistant, Columbia World ProjectsLeveraging Medicaid in the “Fourth Trimester:” A Path to Averting Maternal Mortality and Morbidityin the U.S.PIs: Heidi Allen, Jamie Daw, Kristen Underhill2019 Doctoral Research Assistant, Columbia University School of Social WorkThe Effect of Medicaid on Chronic Conditions Care and Physical Health Outcomes: Evidence fromThe Oregon Health Insurance ExperimentPI: Heidi Allen2017-2020Doctoral Research Assistant, Columbia University School of Social WorkEvaluating the Health Effects of Insurance-Subsidized Healthy Foods at WalmartPI: Heidi Allen2015Research Consultant, National Committee to Preserve Social Security and MedicarePI: Peter Arno2014Graduate Research Assistant, Columbia University Mailman School of Public HealthPI: Miriam Laugesen2011-2012 Laboratory Research Assistant, Claremont McKenna College Keck Science DepartmentPI: Bryan Thines2011-2012 Laboratory Research Assistant, University of California, Davis School of Veterinary MedicinePI: Stuart Meyers13

2010Laboratory Research Assistant, Sarah Lawrence College Biology DepartmentPI: Drew CressmanTEACHING EXPERIENCEInstructor of Record05/2020- 07/2020 Columbia University School of Social WorkAdjunct Professor– Program Evaluation in Social Services05/2019- 08/2019 Hunter College Silberman School of Social WorkAdjunct Professor– Seminar in Social Welfare Policy II: Health and Mental Health SystemsGuest Lecturer10/2019 Columbia University School of Social WorkGuest Lecturer – Seminar on Policy Practice ITeaching Associate08/2019- 12/2019 Columbia University Mailman School of Public HealthTeaching Associate – Research Methods: Large Scale Data Analysis05/2019- 07/2019 Columbia University School of Social WorkTeaching Associate – Program Evaluation in Social ServicesTeaching Assistant01/2019- 05/2019 Columbia University School of Social WorkHybrid Classroom Teaching Assistant – Seminar on Policy Practice II08/2018- 12/2018 Columbia University School of Social WorkHybrid Classroom Teaching Assistant – Seminar on Policy Practice I01/2015-05/2015 Columbia University Mailman School of Public HealthGraduate Teaching Assistant – Health Policy and Political Analysis09/2014 - 12/2014 Columbia University Mailman School of Public HealthGraduate Teaching Assistant – Foundations of Public HealthTeaching Trainings2019- presentFoundational Teaching Development Program, Columbia Center for Teaching and Learning2020InclusiveMindsets in Teaching, Center for the Integration of Research,Teaching and Learning2020Tr

Peer Mentor. CSSW Peer Mentor Doctoral Program. Columbia University School 2019-2020 of Social Work, New York, NY Field Instructor. Social Intervention Group. Columbia University School of 2018-2019 Social Work. New York, NY Guest Lecturer. Social Work with Individual and Families. Elms College. Chicopee, MA 2009 HIV/AIDS Awareness Committee .