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Latinx populations Projects

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Assessing smoking dependence among Spanish-speaking Latino smokers

Researcher(s):
  • Yessenia Castro, Ph.D.
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Topics:Addictions Latinx populations
Sponsors:National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities National Institutes of Health (NIH)
End Date2019

Latino students academic achievement: The role of early-childhood family and school characteristics

Researcher(s):
  • Esther J. Calzada, Ph.D.
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Topics:Education/Schools Latinx populations Parenting
Sponsors:Institute of Education Sciences U.S. Department of Education
End Date2019

Post-disaster worker empowerment journal assessment

Researcher(s):
  • Melissa Torres, Ph.D., MSW
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Topics:Interpersonal/Community violence Latinx populations
Sponsors:Office for Victims of Crime U.S. Department of Justice
End Date2018

Exploring the experiences of Latino adolescent young adults with advanced cancer and those who care for them

Researcher(s):
  • Farya Phillips, Ph.D., CCLS
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Topics:Health/Health care Latinx populations
Sponsors:Palliative Care Research Cooperative Group
End Date2018

Culturally relevant model of smoking cessation among Latinos

Researcher(s):
  • Yessenia Castro, Ph.D.
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Topics:Addictions Health/Health care Latinx populations
Sponsors:National Cancer Institute National Institutes of Health (NIH)
End Date2017

Family involvement in treatment initiation among Latinos with first-episode psychosis

Researcher(s):
  • Mercedes Hernandez, Ph.D., LCSW
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Topics:Latinx populations Mental health
Sponsors:Office of the Vice President for Research The University of Texas at Austin
End Date2017

Mexican-American parenting and early childhood development

Researcher(s):
  • Esther J. Calzada, Ph.D.
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Topics:Latinx populations Mental health Parenting
Sponsors:Lois and Samuel Silberman Fund New York Community Trust
End Date2017

Culturally adapted brief motivational intervention for heavy drinking Latinos

Researcher(s):
  • Yessenia Castro, Ph.D.
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Topics:Addictions Latinx populations
Sponsors:Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
End Date2016

Breast and cervical cancer screening among Hispanic women in rural Texas

Researcher(s):
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    Topics:Health/Health care Latinx populations
    Sponsors:American Cancer Society
    End Date2016

    Screening Latino adolescents for behavioral health issues in primary care settings

    Researcher(s):
    • Lauren E. Gulbas, Ph.D.
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    Topics:Latinx populations Mental health
    Sponsors:Office of the Vice President for Research The University of Texas at Austin
    End Date2016

    Developing a web-based intervention for adolescents in distress: A mixed-methods study

    Researcher(s):
    • Susan M. De Luca, Ph.D.
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    Topics:Latinx populations Mental health
    Sponsors:St. David's Foundation
    End Date2016

    Undocumented, unaccompanied, and citizen: Charting research directions for children of immigration

    Researcher(s):
    • Luis H. Zayas, Ph.D.
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    Topics:Immigrants/Refugees Latinx populations Mental health
    Sponsors:National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities National Institutes of Health (NIH)
    End Date2016
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