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#SteveHicksSpotlight Ellen Leahy, BSW '20
From: Haslet, Texas. Why social work? As a high school junior and senior, I was unsure about what I should...
Read moreHispanic Heritage Month ’19: Esther Calzada
Background: Second-generation Dominican American – grew up straddling Dominican and mainstream U.S. cultures Interests: Parenting, early childhood development, Latinx families,...
Read moreHispanic Heritage Month ’19: Ruben Parra-Cardona
Background: First-generation immigrant from Chihuahua, Mexico Interests: Helping low-income Latinx immigrant parents improve their parenting skills, particularly in families that...
Read moreHispanic Heritage Month ’19: Sandy Magaña
Background: Mexican-American Focus: Sandy Magaña’s research focuses on Latino families of children with developmental disabilities and autism, an interest that...
Read moreHispanic Heritage Month '19: Yessenia Castro
Background: First-generation Mexican American Interests: Psychometrics; effects of cultural factors, gender, and race/ethnicity on health behavior; Latino health; development, evaluation,...
Read moreHispanic Heritage Month '19: Mercedes Hernandez
Background: Second-generation Mexican American Interests: Mental and behavioral health disparities; development of culturally competent evidence-based care for Latinx and other...
Read moreHispanic Heritage Month '19: Yolanda Padilla
Background: Grew up on the U.S.-Mexico border and is passionate about studying and serving the needs Latino communities Interests: Population...
Read moreHispanic Heritage Month '19: Carmen Valdez
Background: San Salvador, El Salvador//immigrated to the U.S. Interests: Community-based participatory research, family interventions, immigrant health, mental health Focus: Carmen...
Read moreHispanic Heritage Month '19: Luis H. Zayas
Background: Born in Coamo, Puerto Rico Interests: Studying the effects of immigration detention on the mental health of immigrant children...
Read moreMedicine joins forces with social work - Blueprint for the future
Social work and medicine have long gone hand in hand—though that has not necessarily always been recognized. Over the years,...
Read moreChoi and DiNitto on older adults' cannabis use
Professors Namkee Choi and Diana DiNitto were among a small group of national experts invited to contribute to a special...
Read moreDean Zayas on the TEDSalon "Border Stories"
Dean Luis H. Zayas was one of five speakers in the TEDSalon “Border Stories,” at the TED World Theater in...
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