Eduardo got his Ph.D. in Sociology (2009) from Utah State University. His
dissertation work focused on the influence of family structures and the role of siblings
on early language development of preschool Latino children. Eduardo also holds a Law
Degree (J.D.) from the Catholic University of Ecuador, his native country. 

Currently, Eduardo is a Senior Research Associate at the Research and Evaluation Division
of the Center for Persons with Disabilities at Utah State University. At present, he is
working on the Using Technology for Emergent Literacy and Language UTELL project. Eduardo
was also a trainee with the URLEND program and now coordinates the URLEND South Main
Clinic project activities. He is a senior research associate for the PEECSE program and
coordinates its project activities. Eduardo works with the National Children
Study-Language Measure project. Also, he is involved in writing, translating,
interpretating and facilitating the CPD's international efforts for grant proposals. 

During the past 10 years, Eduardo has been part of many other CPD research projects
mainly focused on early education including the Bilingual Early Language and Literacy
Support project (BELLS), Head Start-USU project, the SHELLS project, Early Reading
First-Utah project, the PICCOLO project, Champions-Inc project, Finding Utah's Most
In Need Children project, the Utah Education Network project, and the New Mexico Extended
School Year project. 

He also teaches several classes at Utah State University including Introduction to
Sociology (Soc. 1010), Social Problems (Soc. 1020), Social Research Methods (Soc. 3110),
and Population and Society (Soc. 3200). 

Eduardo has been highly involved in community work, and because of that he was the
recipient of the 2008 USU Diversity award. He is a board member of the following
organizations: Bridger Elementary School Board, Parks and Recreations, City of Logan, and
Somebody's Attic, a non-profit organization that supports CAPSA, and other child and
family abuse prevention programs. 

Along with his work in the United States, Eduardo also currently writes on educational
topics for a local newspaper in Ecuador.

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The Influence of Family Structures and the Role of Siblings on Early Language Development of Latino Preschool Children, All Graduate Theses and Dissertations (2009)

The purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between family structure including family...