About

Francisco (Cisco) J. Sánchez is an Associate Professor in the School of Counseling and Counseling Psychology and the Associate Dean for Student Success and Inclusive Excellence in the College of Integrative Sciences and Arts at Arizona State University (ASU). In his role as Associate Dean, he leads initiatives to enhance student retention and engagement, promote inclusive excellence and equity-driven programs, and foster a culture of belonging where students, staff, and faculty can thrive. Prior to this, Dr. Sánchez served as the Director of Undergraduate Training for ASU’s Counseling and Applied Psychological Science (CAP) undergraduate program, which is one of the largest and most distinctive counseling programs in the country, spanning multiple campuses and online, with over 1,200 declared majors and more than 3,500 students enrolled each semester. Under his leadership, the program expanded rapidly, adding new concentration areas and innovative courses to meet evolving student needs. His research explores the impact of gender norms on mental health and well-being, as well as the biopsychological foundations of sexual orientation and gender identity. Dr. Sánchez is actively engaged with the American Psychological Association, serving on the APA Board of Convention Affairs and the APA Amicus Curiae Expert Panel. He holds editorial positions on several prominent journals and has provided expert testimony on gender-related issues in elite athletics, consulting on questions of sex development and inclusion in sport. Recognized as a Fellow of the APA and five of its divisions, his contributions to research on sexual orientation and gender diversity have been acknowledged through various honors. Dr. Sánchez attributes his career success to mentorship from esteemed colleagues and mentors at institutions such as The University of Iowa, UCLA, the University of Wisconsin, and the University of Missouri.

Research topics

• Computer Science
• Medicine
• Virology
• Political Science
• Environmental health
• Geography
• Biology
• Computational biology
• Business
• Demography
• Epistemology
• Telecommunications
• Mathematics education
• Psychology

Selected publications

• Projecting the impact of Covid-19 variants and vaccination strategies in disease transmission using a multilayer network model in Costa Rica

  Scientific Reports · 2022 · 15 citations

  Senior authorCorresponding
  • Computer Science
  • Virology
  • Computational biology

  For countries starting to receive steady supplies of vaccines against SARS-CoV-2, the course of Covid-19 for the following months will be determined by the emergence of new variants and successful roll-out of vaccination campaigns. To anticipate this scenario, we used a multilayer network model developed to forecast the transmission dynamics of Covid-19 in Costa Rica, and to estimate the impact of the introduction of the Delta variant in the country, under two plausible vaccination scenarios, one sustaining Costa Rica's July 2021 vaccination pace of 30,000 doses per day and with high acceptance from the population and another with declining vaccination pace to 13,000 doses per day and with lower acceptance. Results suggest that the introduction and gradual dominance of the Delta variant would increase Covid-19 hospitalizations and ICU admissions by [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text], respectively, from August 2021 to December 2021, depending on vaccine administration and acceptance. In the presence of the Delta variant, new Covid-19 hospitalizations and ICU admissions are estimated to increase around [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text], respectively, in the same period if the vaccination pace drops. Our results can help decision-makers better prepare for the Covid-19 pandemic in the months to come.

  DOI

• The Role of SARS-CoV-2 Testing on Hospitalizations in California

  Life · 2021 · 9 citations

  • Demography
  • Environmental health
  • Medicine

  The rapid spread of the new SARS-CoV-2 virus triggered a global health crisis, disproportionately impacting people with pre-existing health conditions and particular demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. One of the main concerns of governments has been to avoid health systems becoming overwhelmed. For this reason, they have implemented a series of non-pharmaceutical measures to control the spread of the virus, with mass tests being one of the most effective controls. To date, public health officials continue to promote some of these measures, mainly due to delays in mass vaccination and the emergence of new virus strains. In this research, we studied the association between COVID-19 positivity rate and hospitalization rates at the county level in California using a mixed linear model. The analysis was performed in the three waves of confirmed COVID-19 cases registered in the state to September 2021. Our findings suggest that test positivity rate is consistently associated with hospitalization rates at the county level for all study waves. Demographic factors that seem to be related to higher hospitalization rates changed over time, as the profile of the pandemic impacted different fractions of the population in counties across California.

  DOI

• The impact of decentralized decision-making on student outcomes and teacher quality: Evidence from Colombia

  World Development · 2021 · 25 citations

  • Political Science
  • Political Science
  • Mathematics education
  DOI

Frequent coauthors

• Juan G. Calvo

  34 shared

• Luis A. Barboza

  28 shared

• Yury E. García

  University of California, Davis

  24 shared

• Paola Vásquez

  University of Queensland

  24 shared

• Carlos Castillo‐Chávez

  Arizona State University

  12 shared

• Tatiana Velasco

  Universidad San Francisco de Quito

  9 shared

• Gustavo Mery

  Pan American Health Organization (Cuba)

  8 shared

• Jorge Arroyo‐Esquivel

  California Department of Fish and Wildlife

  7 shared

Education

• Ph.D., Counseling Psychology

  The University of Iowa

• B.S., Psychology

  Texas A&M University

• Other, Human Genetics

  University of California, Los Angeles

Awards & honors

• Fellow, American Psychological Association (APA, 2010)
• Fellow, APA Division 44: Society for the Psychology of Sexua…
• Fellow, APA Division 29: Society for the Advancement of Psyc…
• Fellow, APA Division 17: Society of Counseling Psychology (2…
• Fellow, APA Division 12: Society of Clinical Psychology (202…

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