Jonathan (JP) Andrew Pedroza

  • Data Scientist & Psychometrician
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Biography —

Jonathan A. Pedroza (JP), Ph.D., is a trained prevention scientist from the University of Oregon and has a specialization in data science for educators. JP has expertise in inferential statistics and predictive modeling techniques, with growing experience in Bayesian statistics for psychometric assessment models. His interests include assessing inequities in various settings and learning new modeling techniques.

Pedroza is a Data Scientist and Psychometrician on the Research and Psychometrics Team at Accessible Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Systems (ATLAS), a research center at the University of Kansas with more than 150 staff and more than $20M in annual revenues.

Education —

Ph.D. in Prevention Science, University of Oregon

Selected Publications —

Nichols, L. M., Fleming, C. M., Pedroza, J. A., O’Brien, K. M., & Tanner-Smith, E. E. (2022). Psychometric Properties of the Alabama Parenting Questionnaire Among Adolescents with Substance Use Disorder Histories. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 1-14. 

Nichols, L. M., Pedroza, J. A., Fleming, C. M., O’Brien, K. M., & Tanner-Smith, E. E. (2021). Social-ecological Predictors of Opioid Use among Adolescents with Histories of Substance Use Disorders. Frontiers in Psychology, 12. 

Rosen, L. D., Carrier, L. M., Pedroza, J. A., Elias, S., O’Brien, K. M., Lozano, J., ... & Ruiz, A. (2018). The Role of Executive Functioning and Technological Anxiety (FOMO) in College Course Performance as Mediated by Technology Usage and Multitasking Habits. Psicologia Educativa, 24(1), 14-25.

Selected Presentations —

Nichols, L. M., Fleming, C. M., Pedroza, J. A., O’Brien, K. M., & Tanner-Smith, E. E. (August 2020). Psychometric Properties of the Alabama Parenting Questionnaire Among Adolescents in Recovery from Substance Use. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association Convention. (Virtual Conference).

Nichols, L. M., Fleming, C. M., Pedroza, J. A., O’Brien, K. M., & Tanner-Smith, E. E. (April, 2020). Psychometric Properties of the Alabama Parenting Questionnaire Among High-risk Adolescents. Poster to be presented at the Collaborative Perspectives on Addiction Conference, San Diego, CA. (Poster accepted but conference canceled). 

Luther, G., Pedroza, J. A., & Kelly, N. R. (November 2019). The Role of Perceived Racial Discrimination and Weight Status on Depression Among Latina Women. Poster presented at The Obesity Society, Las Vegas, NV. 

Pedroza, J. A. (September 2020). Examining the Longitudinal Association Between Access to Recreational Resources and Leisure-time Physical Activity Across California. Virtual presentation at the American Public Health Association Physical Activity Twitter Conference.  

Pedroza, J. A., Kelly, N. R., & Budd, E. L. (November 2019). Neighborhood Walkability is Associated with Physical Activity in Latinx Adults, Particularly Those with High Acculturation. Oral presentation accepted at the American Public Health Association Conference, Philadelphia, PA.  

Cahn, A. F., Pedroza, J. A., Terral, H. & Budd, E. L. (November 2019). Neighborhood Walkability, Physical Activity, and Sedentary Behaviors Examined by Perceived Health Status among Diverse Latinx Adults. Oral presentation presented at the American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA. 

Folger, A. C., Pedroza, J. A., Smith, T. M., Budd, E. L., & Kelly, N. R. (May 2019). The Impact of Individual-Level Motivators of and Barriers to Healthy Food Choices on Perceived Healthy Food Access in a Rural Community. Poster accepted for presentation at Society of Prevention Research Conference, San Francisco, California.  

Pedroza, J. A., Luther, G. M., Folger, A. C., Smith, T. M., Kelly, N. R., & Budd, E. L. (May 2019). Smartphone Use as a Moderator of Bicultural Dimensions of Acculturation and Sedentary Behaviors Among a Sample of Latinx Young Adults. Poster accepted for presentation at Society of Prevention Research Conference, San Francisco, California. 

Pedroza, J. A., Folger, A. C., Luther, G. M., & Smith, T. M., Kelly, N. R., & Budd, E. L. (May 2019). Assessing Nutrition Knowledge in Rural Communities: Examining the Association between Sociodemographic Factors and Nutrition Knowledge. Poster accepted for presentation at Society of Prevention Research Conference, San Francisco, California.

Folger, A. C., Pedroza, J. A., Smith, T. M., Budd, E. L., & Kelly, N. R. (August 2019). Depression and Chronic Health Conditions: Examining Racial Identity as a Moderator. Poster accepted for presentation at American Psychological Association Convention, Chicago, Illinois. 

Smith, T. M., Pedroza, J. A., Kashani, Y., Kelly, N. R., Budd, E. L., & Giuliani, N. R. (January 2019). Depressive Symptoms are Associated with Body Mass Index among Young Adults with Higher Education. Poster to be presented at National Multicultural Conference and Summit, Denver, Colorado.

Pedroza, J. A., Smith, T. M., & Budd, E. L. (July 2018). Language Competence and Screen-time Sedentary Behaviors are Moderated by Smartphones. Poster presentation at APA Division 45 Research Conference, Austin, Texas.

Awards & Honors —

  • California State University Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Program (2020-2021)
  • Society of Prevention Research ECPN Travel Award (Spring 2019)

Memberships —

  • APA Advanced Training Institute – Research Methods with Diverse and Ethnic Groups