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#SteveHicksGrad: Paola Rodriguez, BSW '22
Paola Rodriguez has always been geared towards justice and helping others. She just wasn’t sure which of her many passions...
Read moreHispanic Heritage Month ’19: René Gaitan
Background: René Gaitan is a first generation immigrant from El Salvador, immigrating with his mother during the civil war during...
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: 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: 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: 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...
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