Brown Bag Speaker Series
This series highlights cutting-edge, high-quality research that results in advancing our understanding of how to improve the lives of Latino youth and their families.
Upcoming Events
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Previous Events
Rocío García
Talk Title: Making a Coalitional Politic: At the Intersection of the Black Welfare Queen and the Latina Hyper-Breeding Welferera Controlling Images
Friday, March 27, 2020
Fall 2019
Karina Cahill
Talk Title: Family and Culture Among Latinos: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Linking Familism Values to Individual Adjustment
Friday, December 6, 2019
Spring 2019
Dr. Edward Vargas
Friday, February 22, 2019
SRCD Practice Talks
Friday, March 15, 2019
Fall 2018
Dr. Daisy Camacho
Friday, October 26, 2018
Dr. Gustavo Carlo
Wednesday, November 28, 2018
Spring 2018
Winter Methodology Workshop
Wednesday, January 3 - Friday, January 5, 2018
Dr. Saskias Casanova's Research
Friday, January 26, 2018
Research Associate Conference Talks
Friday, March 23, 2018
Fall 2017
Research Associate Conference Talks
including Stefanie Fuentes' Latinos' Ethnic-Racial Socialization, Identity, and Academic Engagement and Keven Korous' A Meta-Synthesis of Research on Poverty and Adjustment
Friday, October 27, 2017
Jenny Padilla
The Development and Correlates of Mexican-origin Youth's Time with Parents from Adolescence into Young Adulthood
Friday, September 29, 2017
Spring 2017
Mary Keller, Ph.D. - Mountain Point High School, Tempe Union High School District
Jeff Shores, Ph.D . - Hudson Elementary School, Tempe Elementary School District
Considering the Experiences of Youth as they Relate to Policy and Educational Settings: Conversation with: Larry Sandigo, Esq. - The Florence Project , "a 501(c)(3) providing free legal services to men, women, and unaccompanied children in immigration custody in AZ."
Wednesday, February 15th, 2017
Dalal Safa, M.S.
Arizona State University
A Cross-cultural Approach to the Study of Acculturation and Enculturation Processes
Michelle Pasco
University of Arizona
A Latent Profile Analysis of the Cultural Contexts of Mexican-Origin Adolescents' Niches
Elizabeth Burleson
University of Arizona
Mexican-origin Adolescent Mothers' and Grandmothers' Cultural Orientation Across the Transition to Parenthood Stefanie Fuentes - University of Arizona Neighborhood Ethnic Concentration and Mexican-origin Adolescents' Adjustment
Friday, March 31st, 2017
Aggie Noah, Ph.D.
Arizona State University
Mexican Neighborhoods: Understanding the Complex Relationships among Legal Status, Neighborhood Types, and Neighborhood Perceptions among Mexican-origin Adults Using the Activity Spaces Approach
Friday, April 21st, 2017
Fall 2016
Laida Restrepo, Ph.D.
Arizona State University
The Role of Spanish Skills in Predicting English Reading Comprehension in Elementary Bilingual Children
Friday, December 9th, 2016
José Causadias, Ph.D.
Arizona State University
Do We Overestimate the Role of Culture in the Behavior of Minorities and Underestimate it in the Behavior of Whites?
October 28th, 2016
Leah Doane, Ph.D.
Arizona State University
Transiciones: A Mixed Methods Investigation of Cultural and Familial Influences on College Planning, Transitions, and Success
September 23rd, 2016
Carlos Santos, Ph.D.
Arizona State University
The Associations Between Sexual and Ethnic-Racial Identity Commitment, Conflicts in Allegiances, and Mental Health Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Racial/Ethnic Minority Adults
August 26th, 2016
Fall 2015
Andrea Romero, Ph.D.
Family Studies and Human Development
Mexican American Studies
University of Arizona
"Bicultural Stress and Resilience of Mexican American Adolescents and Parents"
Friday, December 4th, 2015
Chelsea Derlan, M.S.
T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics
Arizona State University
"Examining the Interplay between Individual and Contextual Factors as they Inform Youths' Adjustment: Examples from Research with Mexican-Origin Children and Adolescents"
Friday, November 20th, 2015
Diamond Bravo, M.S.
T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics
Arizona State University
"Autonomy Granting and Mexican-origin Adolescent Mothers' Educational Adjustment"
Friday, October 30th, 2015
Spring 2015
Airin Martinez, Ph.D.
School of Transborder Studies
Arizona State University
"Bridging the Psychosocial Model with the Embodiment of Racism: Exploring Inflammation and Stress among Mixed Status Latino Households"
Friday, April 17th, 2015
Sara Douglass, Ph.D.
T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics
Arizona State University
"Time-varying effects of family ethnic socialization on ethnic-racial identity development among Latino adolescents"
Wednesday, March 4th, 2015
Alex Lin, Ph.D.
T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics
Arizona State University
"Parental Beliefs Regarding Their Adolescents' Participation in Organized Activities: Qualitative Study on 34 Mexican-American Families"
Thursday, January 22nd, 2015
Fall 2014
Chelsea Derlan, M.S.
T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics
Arizona State University
"A prospective test of the family stress model with Mexican-origin adolescent mothers"
Friday, November 7th, 2014
Diamond Bravo, M.A.
T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics
Arizona State University
"Mothers' Educational Expectations as a moderator of Acculturative Stress and Adolescent Mothers' Adjustment"
Friday, November 7th, 2014
Sara Douglass, Ph.D.
T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics
Arizona State University
"Longitudinal Development and Daily Experiences of Ethnic/Racial Identity in Adolescence"
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014
Eileen Díaz McConnell, Ph.D.
School of Transborder Studies
Arizona State University
"Restricted Movement: Nativity, Citizenship, Legal Status, and the Residential Crowding of Latinos in Los Angeles"
Friday, September 26th, 2014