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Athena Cisneroz, B.A.

Pronouns: she, her, ella

Master’s Student
Research Assistant
2023-present

MA Psychology Program
Physical and Mental Health Research Emphasis

San Diego

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Areas of Research

Body Image, Eating Disorders, Structural and Social Determinants of Health, Community-based Research, Hispanic/Latine and Youth Populations

Bio

Athena is a second-year student in the Master’s in Psychology program at San Diego State University with a Physical and Mental Health research emphasis. She has Bachelor of Arts degrees in Psychology and Studio Art with a Graphic Design Concentration from the University of Redlands, where her senior research capstone explored appearance ideal internalization and body appreciation among young adults.

Athena’s research interests center on social determinants of physical and mental health disparities to inform prevention and intervention efforts, with a focus on body image and eating disorders. Currently, Athena is leading a mixed-methods project examining sociocultural and intergenerational influences of body appreciation among Latina mothers and their preadolescent daughters. After earning her master’s degree Athena plans to continue her studies in a doctoral program in Psychology.

Mentors

Elva Arredondo, Ph.D.

Projects

Faith in Action
Conmigo

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Education
  1. B.A. in Psychology
  2. B.A. in Studio Art with a Graphic Design Emphasis
Presentations
  1. Cisneroz, A., Schneider, J., De La Cruz Del Rosario, L., & Arredondo, A. (2024, June 12). Acculturation, screen media use, and body appreciation among Latina mothers and daughters: A mixed-methods study on intergenerational influences of body appreciation [Poster presentation]. Centre for Appearance Research, Bristol, England, UK.
  2. Cisneroz, A., Schneider, J., & Arredondo, E. (2024, April 26). Associations between acculturation, screen media use, body appreciation, and eating disturbances among preadolescent Latinas: A mixed methods study [Poster presentation]. Western Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
  3. Cisneroz, A., Schneider, J., De La Cruz Del Rosario, L., Carbajal, M., Quintana, M., & Arredondo, E. (2024, March 1). The association between acculturation, screen media use, and body appreciation among preadolescent Latinas: A mixed methods study [Poster presentation]. SDSU Student Symposium, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA.
  4. Cisneroz, A. (2022, December 2). Body appreciation predicts appearance ideal pressures and internalization in young adults [Poster presentation]. Department of Psychology, University of Redlands, Redlands, CA.
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Awards & Honors
  1. Sally Casanova Honorable Mention Recipient, California State University Pre-Doctoral Program, 2024
  2. Master’s Research Scholarship, San Diego State University, 2024-2025
  3. Graduated Summa Cum Laude, University of Redlands, 2023
  4. Psi Chi Member
  5. Phi Beta Kappa Member
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Fun Facts
  1. I adore high fantasy novels and hope to write my own one day.