In this episode, Karma Chávez interviews Dr. Carmen R. Valdez about her longitudinal research on mixed-status families. Dr. Carmen R. Valdez discusses an article she published in the journal, Family Process, which looked at how Mexican immigrant adults and their children reacted emotionally to the events leading to the 2016 election. She explains why studying […]

In this episode, Karma Chávez interviews Professor Sandy Magaña about her research related to health disparities, health equity, and Latino children who have been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Professor Magaña shares her research about some of the disparities Latino children and families face vis-a-vis white families both in obtaining a diagnosis and when a […]

In this episode, Karma Chávez interviews Dr. Rubén Parra-Cardona about his recent co-authored study about the importance of faith-based organizations in taking leadership roles in implementing physical and mental health care initiatives. Dr. Parra-Cardona discusses his recent work that advocates for the importance of faith-based organizations in taking leadership roles in implementing physical and mental […]

In this episode, Karma Chávez interviews Professor Nelly Salgado de Snyder about her recent study of stress among healthcare providers. Professor Salgado de Snyder shares her recent research that explores stress, anxiety, depressive symptomatology, and coping behaviors among healthcare workers and providers who serve underprivileged groups such as immigrants, refugees, people living in poverty, homeless, […]

In this episode, Dr. Karma Chávez interviews Professor Rogelio Saenz about his research documenting the impact of COVID-19 on Latinx communities in the US. Dr. Karma Chávez and Professor Rogelio Saenz discuss the reasons why COVID-19 has hit Latinx communities so hard and why that impact has been disproportionate. They also consider what can be […]

In this episode, Drs. Vanessa Errisuriz, Marisol McDaniel, and Alice Villatoro discuss how COVID-19 drastically impacted Texas Latinx college students’ educational experiences, including ability and motivation to learn, academic outcomes, and financial stability. Changes in the structure of higher education from in-person learning to virtual learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic may have created additional […]

In this episode, Drs. Vanessa Errisuriz, Marisol McDaniel, and Alice Villatoro discuss how COVID-19 drastically impacted Texas Latinx college students’ educational experiences, including ability and motivation to learn, academic outcomes, and financial stability. Changes in the structure of higher education from in-person learning to virtual learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic may have created additional […]

In this episode, Dr. Rachel González-Martin and Dr. Belem López discuss the intersections of gender, respectability, and mothers in how Latinx communities use words and terms related to madres. Resources / Related Links: Un Desmadre Positivo: How Jenni Rivera Played Music ( D. Vargas in Contemporary Latina/o Media: Production, Circulation, Politics edited by Arlene M. […]

In this episode of LatinXperts, Dr. María Cotera has a wide-ranging conversation about the past, present, and future of Latina/o Digital Humanities with Dr. Gabriela Baeza Ventura and Dr. Carolina A. Villarroel of the University of Houston and Arte Público Press. In this podcast, we discuss the importance of recovering, preserving, and sharing Latina/o cultural heritage through emerging […]

p1nkstar is, without a doubt, Austin’s Queer Pop Princess, and the tiara that she beautifully wears is a symbol of a lineage of diva pop stars that we have been grown up and danced along with. Yet her presence on the club scene is expansive in its ability to not only dismantle the gender binary […]