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Caesar Pacifici, Ph.D. Caesar Pacifici, Ph.D.
 Director of Research
Corporate Secretary

Northwest Media, Inc.
326 West 12th Avenue
Eugene, OR 97401
(800) 777-6636
EDUCATION
1967-1970 Queens College, City University of New York
1980-1982 B.A., Hunter College, City University of New York, Psychology and Education (Summa Cum Laude)
1982-1989 Ph.D., The Graduate Center, City University of New York, Educational Psychology / Human Development

POST-GRADUATE TRAINING
1989-1990 Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Post-doctoral fellow, Behavioral Pediatrics

LICENSURE
1990 New York Psychology License (#010236-01)
1992 Oregon Psychology License (#1039)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1991-present Director of research, Northwest Media, Inc., Eugene, Oregon.
Activities include: formulating ideas for new materials, writing proposals, guiding the development and production of materials, designing instructional curricula, performing data analyses, and writing reports; also, providing assistance to other investigators in formulating and conducting projects.
1990 Consultant, Paul Trautman, M.D., New York State Psychiatric Institute, Dept. of Child Psychiatry. Topic: Psychological Adjustment of Children with Leukemia.
1990 Consultant, Elizabeth Anisfeld, Ph.D., Dept. of Pediatrics, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. Topic: Psychological Adjustment of Cocaine Addicted Mothers.
1990 Consultant, Center for Advanced Studies in Education (CASE), Graduate Center, CUNY. Topic: Peer-Centered Drug Abuse and Sexuality Program.
1990 Consultant, Andrew Leon, Ph.D., Cornell University Medical College. Topic: Epidemiology of Depression and Panic Disorder.
1987-1989 Research assistant, Candace Erickson, M.D., Behavioral Pediatrics, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University.
1986-1989 Senior computer consultant, Educational Computer Center, Baruch College, CUNY.

PUBLICATIONS
  • Pacifici, C., Delaney, R., White, L., Nelson, C., & Cummings, K.(In press). Web-Based Training for Foster, Adoptive, and Kinship Parents. Children and Youth Services Review.
  • Pacifici, C., Delaney, R., White, L., Cummings, K. & Nelson, C. (2005). Interactive multimedia training for foster parents. Social Work Research 29(4), 243-251.
  • Pacifici, C., White, L. Cummings, K., & Nelson, C. (2005). Vstreet.com: A Web-based community for at-risk teens. Child Welfare, 84(1), 25-46.
  • Teten, A. L.. Nagayama Hall, G. C. & Pacifici, C. (2005). Validation of Acceptance of Coercive Sexual Behavior (ACSB). Assessment, 12(2), 162-173.
  • Pacifici, C., Stoolmiller, M. & Nelson, C. (2002). Evaluating a Prevention Program for Teenagers on Sexual Coercion: A Differential Effectiveness Approach. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 69(3), 552-559.
  • Pacifici, C., Chamberlain, P. & White, L. (2002). Off Road Parening . Book. Eugene, OR: Northwest Media, Inc.
  • Pacifici, C. (1999). Exploring Test Reliability in Social Measures for Teenagers. Paper presented at the meeting of the Operating Measurement System Long Range Strategic Planning Conference of Job Corps, San Francisco, CA.
  • Pacifici, C., White, L. & Ditson, M. (1998). The Teenage Human Body Operator's Manual. Book. Eugene, OR: Northwest Media, Inc.
  • Pacifici, C. & Bearison, D. J. (1991). Development of self-regulations in idealized and mother-child interactions. Cognitive Development, 6, 261-277.
  • Bearison, D. J. & Pacifici, C. (1989). Children's event knowledge of cancer treatment. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 10, 469-486.
  • Pacifici, C. (1989). The regulation of task activities in natural and idealized dyadic interaction with adults and preschool children: A Vygotskyian approach. Doctoral dissertation, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York.
  • Bearison, D. J. & Pacifici, C. (1984). Psychological studies of children who have cancer. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 5, 263-280.
  • Manning, S. K. & Pacifici, C. (1983). The effects of a suffix-prefix on forward and backward recall. The American Journal of Psychology, 96, 127-134.

GRANTS
2006 Online Professional Training on Foster and Adoptive Care. Research associate, Phase I, SBIR Grant, Project #1 R43 HD 047970-01. Awardee: NWM, Eugene, OR.
2006 Web-based marriage Education for Foster, Kinship, Adoptive Couples. Research associate, Phase I, SBIR Grant, Project #1 R43 HD 053148-01. Awardee: NWM, Eugene, OR.
2006 Job Retention Skills for At-Risk Youth. Research associate, Phase II, SBIR Grant, Project #2 R44 HD 045070-02. Awardee: NWM, Eugene, OR.
2005 A Multimedia Intervention for Juvenile Offenders.. Principal Investigator, Phase II, Fast-Track, SBIR Grant, Project #2 R44 MH068130-02. Awardee: NWM, Eugene, OR.
2003 Job Retention Skills for At-Risk Youth.. Research associate, Phase I, SBIR Grant, Project #1 R43 HD 045070-01. Awardee: NWM, Eugene, OR.
2003 A Web-Based Training Center for Foster & Adoptive Parents. Research associate, Phase II, SBIR Grant, Project # 2 R44 HD41335-02. Awardee: NWM, Eugene, OR.
2002 Career Information System for At-Risk Youth.. Principal Investigator, Phase I, SBIR Grant, Project #1 R43 HD042903-01. Awardee: NWM, Eugene, OR.
2000 A Web-Based Community for Youth in Transition.. Research Associate, Fast-Track, SBIR Grant, Project #2 R44 MH62267-02. Awardee: NWM, Eugene, OR.
2000 Training Foster Parents to be Teachers of Life Skills. Principal investigator, Phase I & II, SBIR Grant, Project #2 R44 MH53786-02. Awardee: NWM, Eugene, OR.
1999 Foster Parent Training: Managing Child Behavior Problems. Principalinvestigator, Phase I & II, SBIR Grant, Project #2 R44 MH52028-02. Awardee: NWM, Eugene,OR.
1998 Supporting Parents with Cognitive Disabilities. Principal investigator, Phase I, SBIR Grant, Project #1 R43 HD36930-01. Awardee: NWM, Eugene, OR.
1998 Web-Based Training on Hereditary Hemochromatosis. Research associate, Phase I, SBIR Grant, Project #1 R43 DK55449-01. Awardee: NWM, Eugene, OR.
1998 A Media-Based Approach to Planning Care for Family Elders. Research associate, Phase I & II, SBIR Grant, Project #2 R44 AG12883-02. Awardee: NWM, Eugene, OR.
1995 Independent Living Skills for the Foster Teenager. Principal investigator, Phase I & II, SBIR Grant, Project #2 R44 30643-02. Awardee: NWM, Eugene, OR.
1995 Teenage Male Sexuality: Roles and Responsibilities. Principal investigator, Phase I & II, SBIR Grant, Project #1 R44 29329-02. Awardee: NWM, Eugene, OR.
1995 Televised Foster Parent Training. Principal investigator, Phase I, SBIR Grant, Project #1 R43 HD31778-01. Awardee: NWM, Eugene, OR.
1994 Parent Education for the Divorcing Family. Principal investigator, Phase I, SBIR Grant, Project #1 R43 HD31823-01. Awardee: NWM, Eugene, OR.
1993 Study Skills for Success: A Media-Based Program for Parents and Children. Principal investigator, Phase I, SBIR Grant, Project #1 R43 30649-01. Awardee: NWM, Eugene,OR.
1993 Family Solutions: A Parent Magazine about Teenage Substance Abuse. Research associate, Phase I, SBIR Grant. Project #1 R43 DA08488-01. Awardee: NWM, Eugene, OR.
1991 A Media-Based AIDS Curriculum for At-Risk Teens. Principal investigator, Phase I, SBIR Grant, Project #278-91-0021. Awardee: NWM, Eugene, OR.


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