one step at a time
EDUCATION
The New School - The New School for Social Research - New York, NY
Master of Arts, Psychology - GPA: 4.0/4.0 - anticipated 2024
Sarah Lawrence College - Bronxville, NY - Awarded 2022
Bachelor of Arts, Theater, Dance & Global Health- GPA: 4.0/4.0
University of Central Florida - Rosen College of Hospitality Management - Orlando, FL - 2019-2020
Bachelor of Arts, Event & Entertainment Management - Dean’s List
CURRENT RESEARCH & EXPERIENCE
The New School - The New School for Social Research - New York, NY
Lab Manager, Trauma & Global Mental Health Lab June 2023 – Present
Primary Investigator (PI): Adam Brown, Ph.D.
Graduate Research Assistant, Trauma & Global Mental Health Lab July 2022 – Present
RECOUP-NY (Restoring mental health after COVID-19 through community-based psychological services in NYC) - NIMH R01
PIs: Brandon Kohrt, MD, Ph.D., Adam Brown, Ph.D.
National Endowment of the Arts Grant Proposal “Take five: Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Performing Artists through Task-Sharing Community Models of Care” (awaiting decision)
Wrote and submitted a $150,000 federal grant proposal to the National Endowment of the Arts.
Group PM+ for Venezuelan Migrant and Colombian Women at Risk of Gender-based Violence in Barranquilla, Colombia
PIs: Adam Brown, Ph.D., Ana Maria Trejos Herrera, Ph.D.
Assessment of Key Interviewing factors for Research Assistants (AKIRA)
PIs: Alesha Cid-Vega, Adam Brown, Ph.D., Brandon Korht, MD, Ph.D.
Climate Anxiety and Resilience Building in the Bahamas
PIs: Adam Brown, Ph.D., Andy Laing, Ed.D.
Consortium on Forced Migration, Displacement & Education Bern, Switzerland
Program Coordinator for The New School’s Bern Summer Program Summer 2023 & 2024
International Rescue Committee (IRC) - New York, NY - 2022
Mental Health & Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Zolberg Fellow, Technical Health Unit
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) New York - New York, NY - 2021
Volunteer Services & Partnerships Intern, Legal & Resettlement Department
Sarah Lawrence College - Bronxville, NY - 2020-22
Senior Admission Ambassador & International Liaison, Admissions
NYU Langone Health – Voice Center - New York, NY - 2022
Research Intern, Johnson Lab - PI: Aaron Johnson, CCC-SLP, Ph.D.
Mary J. Blige Center For Women & Girls - Yonkers, NY - 2020
Weiner Academy For Young Women, Volunteer Teaching Artist
MANUSCRIPTS
Cid-Vega, A., & Brown, A. D. (2023). Reimagining communities of care in the performing arts: A call for a community-based task-sharing approach to address the mental health needs of performing artists. 3, 100222–100222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmmh.2023.100222
Cid-Vega, A., Best, C., Sangraula, M., Pfeffer, K., Gwaikolo, W., Caracoglia J., Brown, A., Kohrt, B. (In preparation). Assessment of Key Interviewing factors for Research Assistants (AKIRA): Development of a Novel Training and Evaluation Competency-Based Tool for Public Mental Health Data Collection
Sangraula, M.*, Diaz, J.,* Martins Lanes, A., Cid-Vega, A., Greene, M.C., Castellar, D., Carmago, N., Diaz, J., Merino, V., Miller-Suchet, L., Chamorro Coneo, A., Venegas, M., Cristobal, M., Chavez, D., Kohrt, B., Venetevogel, P., Ramirez, C., Boz, A., Schojan, M., Brown, A.D., Bonz, A.,* Trejos Herrera, A.* (In preparation) Effectiveness and implementation of community-based training and supervision strategies for non-specialists delivering Group Problem Management Plus for Venezuelan Women Refugees and Migrants in Colombia: A mixed-methods analysis.
PRESENTATIONS
Cid-Vega, A., Barnhartt A., Ross N., Brown A. (Submitted) Championing Mental Health in Performing Arts Training'. SXSW EDU 2024. Austin, TX. https://panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/143538
Cid-Vega, A., Amelinckx, M., Dolan-Bouressa, P., Brown, A. (Submitted) Community-led Mental Health in the Performing Arts Industry. SXSW. Austin, TX. https://panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/134202
Cid-Vega, A. (Presenter). Sangraula, M.*, Diaz, J.,* Martins Lanes, A., Cid-Vega, A., Greene, M.C., Carmago, N., Diaz, J., Merino, V., Miller-Suchet, L., Schojan, M., Brown, A.D., Bonz, A., Trejos A. M. (2023). Implementation of Group Problem Management Plus among Displaced Women in Colombia: A Qualitative Examination of a Community-delivered Mental Health Intervention. Association of Pacific Rim Universities Global Health Conference. Oral presentation. Mexico City, Mexico. https://aprugh23.com/summaries.php *shared authorship.
Amelinckx, M. (Director), Brown, A., Cid-Vega, A. (2023). Small Changes, Big Transformations [Film]. American Public Health Association Film Festival. https://apha.confex.com/apha/2023/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/540830
Cid-Vega, A. (Guest)., Apple, J., (Host) (2023). A Different Approach To Mental Health And The Arts (61) [Audio podcast episode]. In Empowering Artist Collective. https://www.empoweredartistcollective.com/alesha-cid-vega
Cid-Vega, A., Best, C., Wong, J. (2023). Toward Improved Quality in Public Health Data: A Competency-based Framework for the Training and Evaluation of Individuals Conducting Interviews with Communities. Global Public Health Week. World Public Health Federation. Webinar.
Cid-Vega, A. (2022) "Adversidad y Estrés Traumático en la Infancia" (Childhood Adversity and Traumatic Stress). Guest lecture at Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, School Counseling and Psychology Department. Madrid, Spain.
Cid-Vega, A. (2021) Music Therapy Interventions: Impact on Heart Rate Variability & State Anxiety during Pregnancy. Sarah Lawrence College Science Poster Symposium, poster presentation.
COMPLETED ACADEMIC & RESEARCH CREATION PROJECTS
The Decolonization of Trauma-Focused Psychological Interventions in Natural Disasters (2022).
Movement Practice as Ritual for Healing, Integration and Meaning-making (2022).
Music Therapy in the Improvement of Heart Rate Variability & State Anxiety during Pregnancy (2021).
Choosing the Human Before the Art: From Rape Culture to Consent Culture in U.S. Film, TV, and VOD in the #MeToo era (2021).
The Tealeaves of What Could Have Been: A Multisensory Collection of Writings about Home & Displacement (2021).
A Climate of Gender-Based Violence in Girls’ Development in Rural and Urban Communities in Mexico City (2020).
LANGUAGES
Spanish (native), English (bilingual), French (fluent).
AWARDS
Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility Conference Travel Award (2023)
YOUNGA Delegate Scholarship in Mental Health & Wellbeing (2023)
The New School for Social Research Conference Travel Award (2023)
International Rescue Committee (IRC) Mental Health Fellowship (2022)
The New School for Social Research Merit Scholarship (2022)
Sarah Lawrence College Gryphon Research Summer Grant (2021)
Sarah Lawrence College International Scholarship Award (2020)
CERTIFICATIONS
The New School
Problem Management Plus (PM+) Helper and Facilitator
The New School for Social Research & Red Cross
Psychological First Aid (PFA) Helper and Trainer
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Primeros Auxilios Psicológicos Infantiles (Psychological First Aid for Children)
Intimacy Directors & Coordinators (IDC)
Consent in the Performing Arts
Mental Health First Aid
Mental Health First Aid
New York University - School of Professional Studies
Vocology I
Mamen Márquez Voice Studio (Madrid, Spain)
Voice Pedagogy and Coaching Graduate Certificate
International TEFL/TESOL Training
TEFL: Teaching English as a Foreign Language Certified Teacher
International Baccalaureate Organization
International Baccalaureate Bilingual Diploma