Recent Activities and Publications

Conference Presentations:

Edwards, L. M., Adrians, N. E., & McCadden, E. P. (2006, October). Ethnic identity, racism- related stress and life satisfaction in Latino college students. Poster presented at the National Latina/o Psychological Association Conference, Milwaukee. [view abstract]

Barber, B. N. (2007, August). Making the most of your research team/lab experience. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco. [view abstract]

Green, M. B., & McCadden, E. P. (2007, August). Positive characteristics of successful lab members. In B. N. Barber (Chair), Making the most of your research team/lab experience. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco. [view abstract]

Edwards, L. M. (2007, August). The “ideal” lab member: A faculty perspective. In B. N. Barber (Chair), Making the most of your research team/lab experience. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco. [view abstract]

Jarrett, K., & Mayor, R. C. (2007, August). Applying lab experiences and learning to professional development. In B. N. Barber (Chair), Making the most of your research team/lab experience. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco.[view abstract]

Community Outreach:

Hermanas/Sistas Workshop 

Kenosha, WI

On Monday November 20, 2006, members of the Culture & Well-Being Lab traveled to Kenosha, WI to deliver a workshop about identity and strength to two groups of adolescent girls. The girls were members of Hermanas and Sistas, youth-based community organizations that promote empowerment among young Latina and African American women. As a part of the presentation, the young women were asked to describe attributes related to their identity and to create a collage that visually represented those attributes. The presentation inspired the young ladies to embrace their identities as adolescents and as young women of color. At the conclusion of the presentation, the young women created keepsake bookmarks on which they noted each others’ strengths. This activity encouraged the members of Hermanas and Sistas to focus on their personal strengths as well as the strengths of others.

An article about this community workshop appeared in Fronteras de la Noticia (a Kenosha area Newspaper) on November 28th, 2006, titled Lazos de Amistad: Una reunion de provecho (Bonds of Friendship: A Beneficial Meeting).