Collaborating Physician's Assistant. Center of Sports Medicine, Ministry of Culture, Granada (Spain), 1984-1986.
Physician Specialist in Sports Medicine. Municipal Foundation for Sports, Armilla, Granada (Spain); Spanish Federation of Judo, Granada (Spain); Sports Commission Of Andalusia, Ministry of Culture, Granada (Spain); Jaen Swimming Club, Jaen (Spain), 1985-1987.
Professor of Physical Education. Ministry of Education and Science (Spain), 1986-1989.
Professor of Sports Medicine. Ministry of Education and Science (Spain), Summer 1988.
Graduate Assistant. Department of Family and Community Medicine, Arizona Prevention Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 1994.
Program Coordinar. Employee Health Promotion Program. Department of Family and Community Medicine,
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 1995-1996.
Senior Research Specialist. Arizona Prevention Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 1995-June 1998.
Health Education Director. Wisewoman Project. Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 1996-June 1998.
Health Education & Promotion Consultant. Evaluation of the Canyon Ranch Life Enhancement Project. The University of Arizona Prevention Center, Tucson, AZ, July 1998-March 1999.
Public Health Educator. Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Program. New Mexico Department of Health. Albuquerque, NM, 1999-2001.
Most Outstanding Local Athlete. Awarded by the Superior Sports Council, Spain, 1986.
Honorary Member of the Royal Academy of Medicine. School of Medicine, Granada (Spain), 1987.
Royal Academy Award for Scientific Research. Royal Academy of Medicine, School of Medicine, Granada (Spain), 1987.
University of Arizona Graduate College Award. Academic Year 1993-94.
Tuition Scholarship. AZ Master Program in Public Health. University of Arizona. Fall Semester 1993.
Tuition Scholarship. AZ Master Program in Public Health. University of Arizona. Spring Semester 1994.
Small Grant Award. University of Arizona Foundation, Tucson, AZ, 1995.
General Grant Award. University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, Fall Semester 1999.
Edward Grisso Memorial Scholarship. University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, Spring Semester 2000.
SERVICES
Administrative/Community Activities
Member, Admission Committee for Preventive Medicine Residency, University of Arizona, 1997.
Member, Executive Boad, South-Central Region, Redes en Acción: Cancer Awareness, Research and Training. South Central Region. National Cancer Institute, 2001-Present.
Academic Activities
Invited Professor: UNED (Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz (Spain). Internet y Salud, Spring Courses, May 1999.
Invited Professor: University of Cadiz-San Roque Summer Courses. Health and Productivity. San Roque, Cadiz (Spain), Summer 1998.
Visiting Professor: Mexican National Institute of Public Health. New Perspectives in Health Education and Promotion: Theories and Models. Graduatre Program in Public Health, Cuernavaca (Mexico), Spring 98.
Teacher: University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. Worksite Wellness and Managed Care. Arizona Graduate Program in Public Health, Fall 97.
Guest Lecturer: University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. The PRECEDE Model. Arizona Graduate Program in Public Health, February 19, 1997.
Guest Lecturer: University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. Community Programs. Arizona Graduate Program in Public Health, March 5, 1998.
Supervisor: Graduate Students: Linda Calkins (Internship: Grant Proposal Writing, 1996); Jennifer Guerrero (Internship: Employee Wellness, 1996);
Pat Canterbury (Internship: Program Evaluation, 1997); Alexander Vallei (Internship: Process Evaluation). Undergraduate Students: Michael Kenney (Internship, 1995); Sylvia Castro (Independent Study, 1996); Lulit Shiferau (Independent Study, 1996).
Guest Lecturer: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. Health Behavior Theory & Practice. Graduate Program in Health Promotion, March 23, 2000.
Guest Lecturer: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM.Theory & Culture. Graduate Program in Health Promotion, March 29, 2001.
Teaching Assistant. College of Education. University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. Health Promotion Program, Spring Semester 2001.
PUBLICATIONS/CREATIVE ACTIVITY
Books
Soto Mas F, Toledano Galera J. En forma después de los 50 (Fitness after 50). Madrid (Spain): Gymnos, 2001.
Soto Mas F, et al. Camine con nosotros, connecting theory and practice for promoting physical activity among Hispanic women. Health Promotion Practice 2000; Vol. 1 (April).
Nutrition Health Education Module for Spanish-Speaking Workers. Presented at the 124th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association,
New York, NY, November 1996.
Worksite Health Promotion and the Hispanic Labor Force. Presented at the APHA 125th Annual Meeting. Indianapolis, IN, November 1997.
HIV/AIDS Education Module for Spanish-Speaking Workers. Presented at the 125th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Indianapolis, IN, November 1997.
Camine con nosotros/Come Walk With Us. (Bilingual). Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 1996.
Hay mucho que usted puede hacer. Cancer prevention (Spanish). U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1997.
Tu vida no es una lotería, no te la juegues. HIV/AIDS prevention (Spanish). U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1997.
Mejor con una sonrisa. CVD prevention (Spanish). U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1997.
Health/Wellness Writer
Primera Carta de Salud Española (Depósito Legal J-53 1993). Programa Salud del CNJ, Jaen (Spain), 1993-97
SIDA: Aumentan los casos de la enfermedad en E.U. La Voz de Alta California, Monterey (CA). Miércoles, 12 de Agosto de 1992.
SIDA: Aumentan los casos de la enfermedad en E.U. La Voz de Alta California, Monterey (CA). Miércoles, 12 de Agosto de 1992.
Nadando. Boletín del Club Natación Jaén (J-885-1987). Published fourteen articles on medicine and health issues (1993-97).
Medical and Public Health Writer. graciasdoctor.com, January 2000-present.
SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS
Worksite Health Promotion and Hispanics. U.S. Office of Personnel Management Annual Meeting. Washington, DC, July 1996.
Nutrition Health Education Module for Spanish-Speaking Workers. APHA 124th Annual Meeting. New York, NY, November 1996.
Worksite Health Promotion and the Hispanic Labor Force. APHA 125th Annual Meeting. Indianapolis, IN, November 1997.
HIV/AIDS Education Module for Spanish-Speaking Workers. APHA 125th Annual Meeting. Indianapolis, IN, November 1997.
"Camine con nosotros," a theory-based model for promoting physical activity. XVI World Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education, Puerto Rico June, 1998.
"Camine con nosotros," a theory-based physical activity intervent$ for Hispanic women. APHA 126th Annual Meeting. Washington, DC, November
1998.
Una agenda hispana de salud publica para el siglo XXI. XXIII Spanish American Medical Congress. New York, NY, October
1999.
The New Mexico ASSIST Program. APHA 127th Annual Meeting. Chicago, ILL, November
1999.
Eight years of ASSIST: Did it make a difference?. NMPHA Annual Meeting. Ruidoso, NM, April 2000.
The American Stop Smoking Intervention Study: were Latinos left behind again?. Paper accepted for presentation at the 128th Annual Meeting of the APHA. Boston, Massachusetts, November
2000.
Youth and minorities in the spotlight of the tobacco industry. NMPHA Annual Meeting. Taos, NM, April 2001.
Co-Author:
Anthropometric Study of Young Andalusian Swimmers. 3rd Annual Conference on Sports Medicine. Murcia (Spain), September 1989.
Diet and Nutritional Status of a Group of Andalusian Swimmers. 3rd Annual Conference on Sports Medicine. Murcia (Spain), September 1989.
The City of Tucson Employee Health Promotion Program. APHA 126th Annual Meeting. Washington, DC, November 1998
A collaborative model for community health promotion. APHA 126th Annual Meeting. Washington, DC, November
1998.
A perinatal tobacco education module. NMPHA Annual Meeting. Ruidoso, NM, April 2000.
GRANTS/PROJECTS
Co-Principal Investigator. Project: Exercise and Health. Awarded $5,000 by the Royal Academy of Medicine, Granada (Spain), 1987.
Co-Investigator. Research Project in collaboration with the Physiology Department of the School of Medicine, University of Malaga, Malaga (Spain):
Diet and Nutritional Status of a Group of Andalusian Swimmers. 1989.
Co-Investigator. Research Project in collaboration with the Physiology Department of the School of Medicine, University of Malaga, Malaga (Spain):
Anthropometric Study of Young Andalusian Swimmers. 1989.
Principal Investigator. Research Project in collaboration with the Biochemistry Department of the School of Medicine, University of Granada,
Granada (Spain). Funded $1,500 by the Jaen Swimming Club, Jaen (Spain).
1990.
Principal Investigator. Project: Multimedia Health Education Program. Awarded $3,000 by the University of Arizona Foundation, Tucson, AZ. 1995.
Principal Investigator. Project: E-mail Health Promotion. Arizona Prevention Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. 1996.
Co-Investigator. WISEWOMAN Research Project. Arizona Department of Health Services/Arizona Cancer Center. University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ,
1996-1998.
Co-Principal Investigator. City of Tucson Employee Wellness Program. University of Arizona,Tucson, AZ, 1997-1998.
Co-Investigator. Canyon Ranch Evaluation Project. University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 1997-1999.
Dissertation Research Grant. Graduate College, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 2001.
CONSULTATION EXPERIENCE
Chief Consultant. Programa Salud del CNJ, a long-term health education program. Club Natación Jaén, Jaen (Spain), 1990-Present.
Reviewer. Spanish Healthwise® Handbook Research Project (12th Edition). Healthwise, Inc. Boise, Idaho, 1997.
Health Promotion Consultant. City of Tucson Employee Wellness Program. Tucson, AZ, 1997.
Reviewer. Spanish Healthwise® Handbook Research Project (13th Edition). Healthwise, Inc. Boise, Idaho, 1997.
Health Education and Health Promotion Consultant. Mexican National Institute of Public Health. Curriculum development, program planning and
evaluation, 1998-1999.
Health Education Consultant. Evaluation of the Canyon Ranch Life Enhancement Program. University of Arizona Prevention Center, Tucson, AZ, 1998-1999.
Consultant. Participating and Training in Health (Project PATH). University of North Texas, Denton, TX (USA), 2001-Present.
ACCREDITATIONS
Association of Physicians and Surgeons, Granada (Spain). License to practice medicine (unrestricted).
European Union Accreditation. Accreditation to practice medicine throughout the European Union.
