SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology

Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology

Maya worked at SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology as a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology

University of California, San Diego, Department of Psychiatry

Postdoctoral Fellow

UCSD Pain Psychology Clinic, UCSD Psychiatry Pain Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP), and Bariatric Metabolic Institute (BMI) Clinic.

TOVIFIT

Research in Health Promotion and Technology

TOVIFIT is an start-up wellness technology company that grew from the San Diego State University's Zahn Center. The company was founded with the idea of creating a tool to allow all of the great health and fitness experts to reach new audiences.

Responsibilities: Research and implement health promotion strategies on online software platform; Develop and deliver basic stress-management content (relaxation, mindfulness) to corporate wellness clientele; Design and pilot test health-promotion features (e.g., gamification, education, goal setting) on the online platform to enhance engagement in exercise and stress-management content; Direct grant-writing efforts (NSF SBIR, NSERC)

University of California, San Diego - School of Medicine

Assistant Clinical Professor

Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry; Clinician and Clinician-Educator in the Pain Psychology Clinic; Program Director of the Chronic Pain Multidisciplinary Functional Restoration Program; Clinician of General Mental Health in the Outpatient Psychiatry Specialty Clinic

Doctoral Intern

University of California, San Diego/Veterans Affairs

Clinical Intern in the Behavioral Medicine Track: VA Behavioral Medicine Clinic, UCSD Burn Service Inpatient Unit, UCSD Moore’s Cancer Center.

Smoking, depression, & stress: Predictors of fibromyalgia health status.

Psychology, Health, & Medicine

Holloway, B., Santoro, M.S., & Cronan, T. A.

Smoking, depression, & stress: Predictors of fibromyalgia health status.

Psychology, Health, & Medicine

Holloway, B., Santoro, M.S., & Cronan, T. A.

A systematic review of neurofeedback treatment for fibromyalgia

Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain

Smoking, depression, & stress: Predictors of fibromyalgia health status.

Psychology, Health, & Medicine

Holloway, B., Santoro, M.S., & Cronan, T. A.

A systematic review of neurofeedback treatment for fibromyalgia

Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain

Physical function and quality of well-being in fibromyalgia: The applicability of the goodness-of-fit hypothesis

Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine

Smoking, depression, & stress: Predictors of fibromyalgia health status.

Psychology, Health, & Medicine

Holloway, B., Santoro, M.S., & Cronan, T. A.

A systematic review of neurofeedback treatment for fibromyalgia

Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain

Physical function and quality of well-being in fibromyalgia: The applicability of the goodness-of-fit hypothesis

Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine

Health care advocacy: The impact of age, chronicity, and comorbidity on perceived need for assistance.

Californian Journal of Health Promotion

Santoro, M. S., Kothari, D. J., Van Liew, C., & Cronan, T. A.

Smoking, depression, & stress: Predictors of fibromyalgia health status.

Psychology, Health, & Medicine

Holloway, B., Santoro, M.S., & Cronan, T. A.

A systematic review of neurofeedback treatment for fibromyalgia

Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain

Physical function and quality of well-being in fibromyalgia: The applicability of the goodness-of-fit hypothesis

Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine

Health care advocacy: The impact of age, chronicity, and comorbidity on perceived need for assistance.

Californian Journal of Health Promotion

Santoro, M. S., Kothari, D. J., Van Liew, C., & Cronan, T. A.

“Experience keeps a dear school”: The effects of ethnicity and caregiving experience on hiring a healthcare advocate.

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Van Liew, C., Santoro, M. S., Kothari, D. K., Wooldridge, J., & Cronan, T. A.

Smoking, depression, & stress: Predictors of fibromyalgia health status.

Psychology, Health, & Medicine

Holloway, B., Santoro, M.S., & Cronan, T. A.

A systematic review of neurofeedback treatment for fibromyalgia

Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain

Physical function and quality of well-being in fibromyalgia: The applicability of the goodness-of-fit hypothesis

Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine

Health care advocacy: The impact of age, chronicity, and comorbidity on perceived need for assistance.

Californian Journal of Health Promotion

Santoro, M. S., Kothari, D. J., Van Liew, C., & Cronan, T. A.

“Experience keeps a dear school”: The effects of ethnicity and caregiving experience on hiring a healthcare advocate.

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Van Liew, C., Santoro, M. S., Kothari, D. K., Wooldridge, J., & Cronan, T. A.

The Effects of Age, Mental Health, and Comorbidity on the Perceived Likelihood of Hiring a Health Care Advocate.

California Journal of Health Promotion

McKinnon, S., Holloway, B., Santoro, M.S., May, A., & Cronan, T.

Smoking, depression, & stress: Predictors of fibromyalgia health status.

Psychology, Health, & Medicine

Holloway, B., Santoro, M.S., & Cronan, T. A.

A systematic review of neurofeedback treatment for fibromyalgia

Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain

Physical function and quality of well-being in fibromyalgia: The applicability of the goodness-of-fit hypothesis

Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine

Health care advocacy: The impact of age, chronicity, and comorbidity on perceived need for assistance.

Californian Journal of Health Promotion

Santoro, M. S., Kothari, D. J., Van Liew, C., & Cronan, T. A.

“Experience keeps a dear school”: The effects of ethnicity and caregiving experience on hiring a healthcare advocate.

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Van Liew, C., Santoro, M. S., Kothari, D. K., Wooldridge, J., & Cronan, T. A.

The Effects of Age, Mental Health, and Comorbidity on the Perceived Likelihood of Hiring a Health Care Advocate.

California Journal of Health Promotion

McKinnon, S., Holloway, B., Santoro, M.S., May, A., & Cronan, T.

Depression, self-efficacy, health status, and health care costs: A comparison of men with fibromyalgia and osteoarthritis

Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain

Smoking, depression, & stress: Predictors of fibromyalgia health status.

Psychology, Health, & Medicine

Holloway, B., Santoro, M.S., & Cronan, T. A.

A systematic review of neurofeedback treatment for fibromyalgia

Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain

Physical function and quality of well-being in fibromyalgia: The applicability of the goodness-of-fit hypothesis

Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine

Health care advocacy: The impact of age, chronicity, and comorbidity on perceived need for assistance.

Californian Journal of Health Promotion

Santoro, M. S., Kothari, D. J., Van Liew, C., & Cronan, T. A.

“Experience keeps a dear school”: The effects of ethnicity and caregiving experience on hiring a healthcare advocate.

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Van Liew, C., Santoro, M. S., Kothari, D. K., Wooldridge, J., & Cronan, T. A.

The Effects of Age, Mental Health, and Comorbidity on the Perceived Likelihood of Hiring a Health Care Advocate.

California Journal of Health Promotion

McKinnon, S., Holloway, B., Santoro, M.S., May, A., & Cronan, T.

Depression, self-efficacy, health status, and health care costs: A comparison of men with fibromyalgia and osteoarthritis

Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain

Evaluating recall and recognition memory Using the montreal cognitive assessment: Applicability for alzheimer’s and huntington’s disease.

American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias

Van Liew, C., Santoro, M. S., Goldstein, J., Gluhm, S., Gilbert, P., & Corey-Bloom, J.

Smoking, depression, & stress: Predictors of fibromyalgia health status.

Psychology, Health, & Medicine

Holloway, B., Santoro, M.S., & Cronan, T. A.

A systematic review of neurofeedback treatment for fibromyalgia

Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain

Physical function and quality of well-being in fibromyalgia: The applicability of the goodness-of-fit hypothesis

Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine

Health care advocacy: The impact of age, chronicity, and comorbidity on perceived need for assistance.

Californian Journal of Health Promotion

Santoro, M. S., Kothari, D. J., Van Liew, C., & Cronan, T. A.

“Experience keeps a dear school”: The effects of ethnicity and caregiving experience on hiring a healthcare advocate.

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Van Liew, C., Santoro, M. S., Kothari, D. K., Wooldridge, J., & Cronan, T. A.

The Effects of Age, Mental Health, and Comorbidity on the Perceived Likelihood of Hiring a Health Care Advocate.

California Journal of Health Promotion

McKinnon, S., Holloway, B., Santoro, M.S., May, A., & Cronan, T.

Depression, self-efficacy, health status, and health care costs: A comparison of men with fibromyalgia and osteoarthritis

Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain

Evaluating recall and recognition memory Using the montreal cognitive assessment: Applicability for alzheimer’s and huntington’s disease.

American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias

Van Liew, C., Santoro, M. S., Goldstein, J., Gluhm, S., Gilbert, P., & Corey-Bloom, J.

Assessing the structure of the ways of coping questionnaire in fibromyalgia patients using common factor analytic approaches

Pain Research and Management

Van Liew, C., Santoro, M. S., Edwards, L., Kang, J., & Cronan, T. A.

Smoking, depression, & stress: Predictors of fibromyalgia health status.

Psychology, Health, & Medicine

Holloway, B., Santoro, M.S., & Cronan, T. A.

A systematic review of neurofeedback treatment for fibromyalgia

Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain

Physical function and quality of well-being in fibromyalgia: The applicability of the goodness-of-fit hypothesis

Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine

Health care advocacy: The impact of age, chronicity, and comorbidity on perceived need for assistance.

Californian Journal of Health Promotion

Santoro, M. S., Kothari, D. J., Van Liew, C., & Cronan, T. A.

“Experience keeps a dear school”: The effects of ethnicity and caregiving experience on hiring a healthcare advocate.

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Van Liew, C., Santoro, M. S., Kothari, D. K., Wooldridge, J., & Cronan, T. A.

The Effects of Age, Mental Health, and Comorbidity on the Perceived Likelihood of Hiring a Health Care Advocate.

California Journal of Health Promotion

McKinnon, S., Holloway, B., Santoro, M.S., May, A., & Cronan, T.

Depression, self-efficacy, health status, and health care costs: A comparison of men with fibromyalgia and osteoarthritis

Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain

Evaluating recall and recognition memory Using the montreal cognitive assessment: Applicability for alzheimer’s and huntington’s disease.

American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias

Van Liew, C., Santoro, M. S., Goldstein, J., Gluhm, S., Gilbert, P., & Corey-Bloom, J.

Assessing the structure of the ways of coping questionnaire in fibromyalgia patients using common factor analytic approaches

Pain Research and Management

Van Liew, C., Santoro, M. S., Edwards, L., Kang, J., & Cronan, T. A.

Honor thy parents: An ethnic multi-group analysis of filial responsibility, health perceptions, and caregiving decisions.

Research on Aging

Santoro, M. S., Van Liew, C., Hollaway, B., McKinnon, S., Little, T., & Cronan, T. A.