Education
Ph.D., Ohio State University
Background
Dr. De La Rosa is a Professor of Social Work in the College of Social Work, Justice, and Public Affairs (SWJPA). At FIU Dr. De La Rosa teaches undergraduate, master and doctoral level courses in research methods and public policy development. Before joining FIU Dr. De La Rosa was a visiting Research Associate Professor at Boston University's School of Social Work, a Health Science Administrator with the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), and a Visiting Scholar at Harvard University's David Rockefeller Center for Latin America Studies. African-American populations. He holds a doctorate degree from Ohio State University, a master degree from Case Western Reserve University, and a Bachelors of Arts Degree in Political Science from the State University of New York at Oswego.
Courses
Undergraduate, Master and Doctoral level courses in research methods and public policy development.
Research
Dr. De La Rosa’s program of research focuses on Latino substance abuse, substance use as a risk factor for HIV/AIDS, violence, delinquency, and cross-cultural issues. Dr. De La Rosa has also published more than 60 scholarly publications on the etiology of drug use with Latino and other minority populations and related consequences. He is currently the Director of two R24 Centers of Excellence, each funded by the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD) and National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). The NCMHD funded center is called the “Latino HIV/AIDS Behavioral Science Research Center” (R24-MD000498), and its principal aim is to develop the research infrastructure of FIU on the extent of the HIV/AIDS epidemic among the Latino populations. The NIDA funded center is called the “Latino Minority Drug Abuse Research Program” (1R24 DA14260-1A1). This is a research infrastructure building minority development research grant (MIDARP), whose aim is to conduct high quality and rigorous research on drug abuse among the Latino populations in South Florida. Dr. De La Rosa has also served on numerous national scientific review panels and several scientific journal editorial boards. He is currently a member of the National Advisory Council on Minority Health and health Disparity of the National Institutes of Health . He is the recipient of numerous awards such as the 1996 American Association for the Advancement of Science, award for outstanding work in the substance abuse field and the 1989 Outstanding Alumni Award from the Office of Minority Affairs, The Ohio State University.
Included below are five of Dr. De la Rosa selected research publications:
De la Rosa, M., Rice, C., & Rugh, D. (2006). “An Analysis of Risk Domains Associated with Drug Transitions of Active Latino Gang Members,” Journal of Addictive Diseases, 42 (4): 81-90.
De La Rosa, M., Rugh, D. & Rojas, P. (2005). “Substance Abuse among Puerto Rican and Dominican Gang Members in a Small City Setting,” Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 5 (1 & 2): 23-43.
De La Rosa, M. (2002). Acculturation and Latino adolescence substance use: A research agenda for the future. Journal of Substance use and Misuse, 37(4), 429-456.
De La Rosa, M., & White, M. (2001). A review of the role of social support systems in the drug use behavior of Hispanics. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 33(3), 233-241.
De la Rosa, M., Vega, R. & Radisch, M. (2000). The role of acculturation in the substance abuse behavior of African-American and Latino adolescents: Advances, issues, and recommendations. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. 32: 33-42.
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