Yanet Ruvalcaba

Florida International University
Summer 2021 (Anticipated)
Ph.D. Psychology
Major area: Developmental Science
Minor area: Quantitative Methods

Florida International University
Summer 2018
M.S. Psychology
Major area: Developmental Science
Minor area: Quantitative Methods

Florida International University
Spring 2016
B.A. Psychology
Major area: Psychology, Women and Gender Studies
Minor area: Religious Studies

Yanet Ruvalcaba is a fourth year doctoral candidatein Psychology, majoring in Developmental Science and minoring in quantitative psychology in the Power, Women, and Relationships (PWR) Lab supervised by Dr. Asia Eaton.

Dissertation: Cyber Dating Abuse Among Latina Emerging Adults

Master Thesis: Nonconsensual porn (aka “revenge porn”) among U.S. adults: A sexual scripts framework on victimization, perpetration, and health correlates


Under the mentorship of Dr. Asia Eaton, Yanet Ruvalcaba, collaborates with the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative(CCRI) as part of their research team. The CCRI is a non-profit organization serving thousands of victims around the world and advocating for technological, social, and legal innovation to fight online abuse. Working together with CCRI, the CCRI Non-consensual Porn National Prevalence Study was launched in an effort to collect nationally representative data to estimate the prevalence of NCP perpetration and victimization nation-wide, and to examine the risk factors for and consequences of NCP victimization and perpetration.


 The preliminary findings in this presentation may not reflect the results in the final report — See CCRI website for full report

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GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND FELLOWSHIPS AWARDED 

SMEP 2020 Underrepresented Student Workshop Fellowship ($1,000)

The Society of Multivariate Experimental Psychology (SMEP) support workshop attendance on statistical topics for students from underrepresented groups

SPSSI 2019 Grants-in-Aid Award ($1,000)

Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (APA Div. 9) grant awarded to support scientific research in social problem areas related to the basic interests and goals of SPSSI 

2019 Psychology Department Seed Grant ($2,000)       

The Psychology Department at Florida International University supports this program to assist Psychology graduate students with research costs. 

2018 Futures Without Violence Campus Leaders Fellowship

Futures Without Violence is a health and social justice nonprofit funded by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families. This fellowship program focuses on resources related to sexual assault prevention and interventions in the context of health services.

SPSSI 2018 Applied Social Issues Internship Grant ($1,000)

Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI, APA Div. 9) grant awarded to Ms. Yanet Ruvalcaba to encourage research conducted in cooperation with a community organization., project titled: “Women’s experiences with homelessness and shelter services: A qualitative examination” (Summer 2018)

SPSSI 2017-Local-and-State-Level Policy Work Grant, Co-PI ($2,000)

Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI, APA Div. 9) grant awarded to Dr. Asia Eaton (PI), Ms. Yanet Ruvalcaba, and Dr. Holly Jacobs (Co-PIs) to support social scientists in using research to assist policy makers in making data-driven decisions on local and/or state-level issues. (Fall 2017)

Association for Women in Psychology (AWP) Travel Scholarship ($435)

Scholarship from the Association for Women in Psychology to support travel to present research at the AWP 2017 Conference. (Fall 2015)

FIU McNair Graduate Fellowship ($23,000 x 4 years)

The FIU McNair Graduate Fellowship was created to encourage promising undergraduate McNair Scholars to pursue their graduate education at Florida International University based on a nomination from their graduate program. (Spring 2016)

Badia Spices Jose Marti Scholarship ($2,000)

Scholarship awarded annually to full-time degree seeking undergraduate student with strong academic potential and evidence of leadership. The Badia Spices-Jose Martí Scholarship Program was established to commemorate the accomplishments of the Cuban writer and orator, Jose Martí. (Fall 2015)

Notre Dame Graduate School’s Summer Research Stipend ($5,500)

Stipend awarded to competitive undergraduate students with strong academic and research potential. The 10-week program is funded by the Notre Dame Graduate School which includes competitive stipends, housing, transportation, GRE preparation, and assistance with fellowships applications. (Summer 2015)

Florida Bright Futures Scholarship ($11,319)

The Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program is created to establish a lottery-funded scholarship program to reward any Florida high school graduate who merits recognition of high academic achievement. (Fall 2012)

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HONORS AND AWARDS

2019 Broward County Crime Commission’s Public Service Award

Award from the Broward County Crime Commission for outstanding public service at the 2019 Broward Crime Commission 3rd Annual Societal Violence Conference

Student Scholar Latina Award ($450)

Award from Society for the Psychology of Women (APA Div. 35, Section III) to honor the scholarly contributions of a Section 3 student member who has conducted research and/or scholarly work that advances the psychology of Latinas/Hispanic women. (Summer 2018)

SPSSI Graduate Student Diversity Travel Award ($500)

Award from Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI, APA Div. 9) to attend the 2018 SPSSI conference and present research.

FIU GSAW Scholarly Forum Oral Presentation Award (1st place)

Award from the Graduate and Professional Student Committee Annual Scholarly Forum to recognize best oral presentation. (Spring 2018)

Graduate and Professional Student Travel Award ($616)

Award from FIU Graduate and Professional Student Committee to support travel to present research at national conferences. (Spring 2017, 2018)

College of Arts, Sciences, and Education Travel Award ($250)

Award from FIU College of Arts, Sciences, and Education to support travel to present research at national conferences. (Spring 2017)

FIU CASE Outstanding Academic Achievement Award in Psychology

Scholar Award from the FIU College of Arts, Sciences, and Education to recognize a student who has demonstrated outstanding leadership through academic achievement and/or academic research. (Spring 2016)

Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students Travel Award ($2,500)

Award from the American Society for Microbiology to fully cover conference registration, housing, airfare and a travel subsidy to attend the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students. (Fall 2015)

FIU McNair Best Poster Presentation in Social Sciences Award (3rd place)

Award from the FlU McNair Undergraduate 2015 Conference to recognize best poster presentations based on oral presentation, research methodology, and contribution to science. (Fall 2015)

McNair Scholar ($1,200)

The Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program is a U.S. Department of Education initiative which prepares undergraduate students for doctoral studies have demonstrated strong academic potential. (Spring 2015)

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PUBLICATIONS

Peer-Reviewed Journal Article

Ruvalcaba, Y., Stephens, D. P., Eaton, A. A., & Boyd, B. (in press). Hispanic women’s perceptions of teenage sexting: Qualitative analyses using a sexual scripting framework. Culture, Health and Sexuality.

Ruvalcaba, Y., & Eaton, A. A. (2019). Nonconsensual pornography among U.S. adults: A sexual scripts framework on victimization, perpetration, and health correlates for women and men. Psychology of Violence. doi:10.1037/vio0000233

Stephens, D. P., Boyd, B., & Ruvalcaba, Y. (2018). Black college women’s reflections on sexting during high school. Journal of Black Sexuality & Relationships.

Boyd, B., Ruvalcaba, Y., Stephens, D., Madhivanan, P. (2017). The impact of HIV intervention on Black college women: A systematic review. Journal of Black Sexuality and Relationships.

Ruvalcaba, Y. (2017). Effectiveness of bilateral deep brain stimulation to dystonia: Response to the latest meta-analysis. European Journal of Neurology.

Online Reports

Eaton, A. A., Jacobs, H., Ruvalcaba, Y. (2017). 2017 Nationwide online study of nonconsensual porn victimization and perpetration. Retrieved from Cyber Civil Rights Initiative Website: https://www.cybercivilrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/CCRI-2017-Research-Report.pdf

Ruvalcaba, Y., Eaton, A. A., & Jacobs, H. (2017). 2017 Nationwide online study of American attitudes of coercion and consent in commercially distributed porn.

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RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS AND LECTURES

Presentations at National and International Scientific Conferences

Ruvalcaba, Y., Eaton, A. A., Stephens, D. P., Banks, J. (2020, June). Safety strategies of women who experienced homelessness:  Community-based participatory research. Community-engaged research: Collaborations in health. Symposium held at the annual meeting of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (APA Division 9), Denver, CO. (Conference canceled)

Ruvalcaba, Y., Stephens, D., Rodriguez, A. L. (2019, June). Black PhD Student’s Retention and Academic Success: A Qualitative Analysis. Poster to be presented at annual meeting of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI), San Diego, CA.

Stephens, D., Ruvalcaba, A. L. (2019, June). Avoiding “Ethics Dumping” in Resource- Limited Community Research. Interactive discussion presented at annual meeting of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI), San Diego, CA.

Ruvalcaba, Y., Eaton, A. A., & Jacobs, H. (2018, August). Nonconsensual porn: Perpetration, victimization, and health correlates of victimization. Poster to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association (APA, Division 35), San Francisco, CA.

Ruvalcaba, Y., Eaton, A. A., & Jacobs, H. (2018, July). Help-seeking and victim blame experiences among victims of nonconsensual porn. Oral presentation to be given at the annual meeting of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI), Pittsburgh, PA.

Rodriguez, A.L., Ruvalcaba, Y., Eaton, A. A., Stephens, D., Madhivanan, P. (2018, July). Fraternities; College Athletes And Sexual Assault Interventions: A Systematic Review. Poster to be presented at annual meeting of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI), Pittsburgh, PA.

Rodriguez, A.L., Montes, F., Sarmiento, O., Ruvalcaba, Y., Jaramillo, A., Magariño, L., Madhivanan, P., (2018, June). Applications of Network Meta-Analysis in Health Sciences: A Systematic Review and characterization of published studies. Poster to be presented at the Network Science Society Annual Conference (NetSci), Paris, FR.

Rodriguez, A.L., Stephens, D., Ruvalcaba, Y., Jaramillo, A. M., Montes, F. (2018, June) Black Doctoral Students’ Reflections on their Graduate School Selection Processes. Poster presented at the Network Science Society Annual Conference (NetSci), Paris, FR.

Rodriguez, A.L., Stephens, D., Jaramillo, A. M., Ruvalcaba, Y., Montes, F. (2018 May). Black PhD Students’ social & academic networks and their influence on attrition, adjustment and achievement emotions. Poster to be presented at the Interact symposium on social networks, Bogota, CO.

Ruvalcaba, Y., Eaton, A., Stephens, D., Boyd, B. (March, 2017). Navigating sexual danger and health in Black communities across the lifespan. Oral Symposium, 50 minute Research Panel, Association for Women in Psychology Conference, Milwaukee, WI.

Ruvalcaba, Y., Boyd, B., Perez, N., Stephens, D., (September, 2016). Gender roles and sexual scripts influence on Hispanic women’s perceptions of sexting in high school. Poster to be presented at the National Latina/o Psychological Association Conference, Orlando, FL.

Boyd, B., Ruvalcaba, Y., Johnson, A., & Stephens, D. (2016, March). Black women’s reflections of sexting practices and perceptions during high school.Poster presentation at the Association for Women in Psychology 2016 Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.

Ruvalcaba, Y., Martinez, B., & Wirth, M. (2015, November). Examining potential sex differences after hydrocortisone administration. Poster presentation at the Women, Sexuality, and Gender Studies Association’s 16th Annual Conference, Miami, FL.

Presentations at Student Conferences

Ruvalcaba, Y., Eaton, A. . (2018, April ). Nonconsensual porn (aka “revenge porn”) among U.S. adults: An examination of perpetration, victimization, and health correlates of victimization. Poster presentation to be presented at the Florida Statewide Graduate Student Research Symposium, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.

Ruvalcaba, Y., Eaton, A. . (2018, March). Nonconsensual porn (aka “revenge porn”) among U.S. adults: An examination of perpetration, victimization, and health correlates of victimization. Oral presentation given at the Graduate and Professional Student Committee Annual Scholarly Forum, Florida International University, Miami, FL.

Ruvalcaba, Y., Eaton, A. . (2016, June). Verbal sexual coercion perception among Black adolescents. Poster presentation at the 22nd SAEOPP McNair/SSS Scholars Research Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Boyd, B., Stephens, D., Ruvalcaba, Y. (2016, May). The impact of HIV intervention on Black college women: A systematic review. Poster presentation at the 22nd Annual National Black Graduate Conference in Psychology, Coral Gables, FL.

Ruvalcaba, Y., Eaton, A. , (2016, March). Verbal sexual coercion perception among Black adolescents. Poster presentation at the Florida International University Undergraduate Research Conference, Miami, FL.

Ruvalcaba, Y., Martinez, B., & Wirth, M. (2015, November). Examining potential sex differences after hydrocortisone administration. Poster presentation at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students, Seattle, WA.

Ruvalcaba, Y., Martinez, B., & Wirth, M. (2015, October). Examining potential sex differences after hydrocortisone administration. Poster presentation at the Florida International University McNair Scholars Research Conference, Miami, FL.

Ruvalcaba, Y., Martinez, B., & Wirth, M. (2015, October). Examining potential sex differences after hydrocortisone administration. Poster presentation at the University of Delaware’s National McNair Scholars Research Conference, Newark, DE.

Ruvalcaba, Y., Martinez, B., & Wirth, M. (2015, September). Examining potential sex differences after hydrocortisone administration. Poster presentation at the Florida International University McNair Scholar Research SymposiumMiami, FL.

Ruvalcaba, Y., Martinez, B., & Wirth, M. (2015, July). Examining potential sex differences after hydrocortisone administration. Poster presentation at the Notre Dame Summer Research Symposium, SouthbendIN.

Invited Research Colloquia

Ruvalcaba, Y. & Eaton, A. A. (March 2017). Non-Consensual porn as a form of intimate partner violence. Invited presenter at Women’s History Month Research Series featuring psychological research examining gender based violence held in Florida International University, Miami, FL.

Other Invited Presentations

Ruvalcaba, Y. (October, 2019). Nonconsensual Pornography in the United States. Invited speaker at the Zontas nonprofit organization community event. Miami Lakes, FL

Ruvalcaba, Y. (August, 2019). Intimate Partner Violence and Victimology. Invited panelist at the 2019 Broward Crime Commission 3rd Annual Societal Violence Conference, Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Ruvalcaba, Y. (April 2017). Tribute from McNair Fellow Speaker. Invited speaker at the 2017 Ronald E. McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program Induction Ceremony, Miami, FL.

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SERVICE

Recent Media Interviews

Interview in Telemundo TV segment “Porno sin Permiso”  April 2019

https://www.telemundo51.com/noticias/destacados/Porno-sin-permiso_TLMD—Miami-509248862.html

Quoted in article for Hellogiggles.com, April 2018

In our sample of 3,044 participants (54% women), April 2018 one in 12 (8%) reported having been victims of NCP at some point in their lives, while 1 in 20 (5%) reported having perpetrated NCP

https://hellogiggles.com/lifestyle/nonconsensual-porn-victim-explains-why-assault/

Reviewing Experience

Victims & Offenders

Trauma, Violence, and Abuse Journal

Journal of Sexual Aggression

RAND Cooperation

Psychology of Women Quarterly Journal

Student Advisory Board (Fall 2018 – Fall 2019)

University Service

Student Government Education Committee — Developmental Science Representative, August 2017

Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program Selection Committee Member, February 2017; January 2018

Ronald E. McNair Undergraduate Student Research Conference Judge, October 2016, October 2017

Conference Volunteer

Association for Women in Psychology (AWP), March 2017

Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI, APA Div. 9), June 2018

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AFFILIATIONS

Association for Psychological Science

Association for Women in Psychology

American Psychological Association of Graduate Students

National Latina/o Psychological Association

Society for Developmental Psychology (APA Div. 07)

Society for Personality and Social Psychology (APA Div. 8)

Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (Div. 9)

Society for the Psychology of Women (APA Div. 35)

Society for the Psychology of Women- Hispanic Women (APA Div. 353)