The Latinx Research Community (LRC) was formed from the Latino/a Well-Being Research Initiative, which was orignally funded by the Explorer Challenge. MU faculty, staff, and graduate students who were interested in connecting with other scholars engaged in Latinx-focused research. Our vision is a thriving scholarly community that empowers Latinx voices. Our mission is to support and connect Latinx and Latinx-engaged scholars, amplify their research, and build comunidad. 

  • Research
  • LRC Wins!
  • Publications
  • Sociocultural predictors of mental health, identity and student success in STEM students of color and higher education in general 
  • Biological underpinnings of obstetric racism and maternal mental health in Latinx birthing people 
  • Cultural adaptation of a preventative postpartum depression program for birthing people of color 
  • Structural determinators of Latinx mental health 
  • Restorative Justice 
  • Latinx student experiences on midwestern campuses 
  • 2024 Outstanding poster award at American Psychological Association Conference, Division 38 
    • Kavitha D Venkateswaran, Ph.D.,  Kimberly L D’Anna- Hernandez*, Ph.D., Lisa M. Edwards* Ph.D., & Kayla Lewis, MA, Esmeralda Lezama-Ruiz*, (August 2024) Re-Imagining Perinatal Mental Health Prevention to Address Culture and Experiences of Discrimination. American Psychological Association Conference. 
  • 2023 Best Scholarly Paper, American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education 
    • Velez, G*., Lopez, S*., Black, J.*, & D’Anna-Hernandez, K8. (2023). From Predominantly White to Hispanic-Serving: Latinx Student Experiences on a Campus in Transition. Journal of Hispanics in Higher Education: 15381927231161801. 
  • November 2023: Selected Latinx-Engaged Research Award to graduate student Elizandra Sandoval at the Forward Thinking Poster Session for her project entitled: Well-Being in Times of Stress: A qualitative exploration of Latinx caregivers’ experiences in the NICU/CICU. The $500 award was supported by the Office of Research and Innovation. 
  1. Cadenas, G.A., Cerezo, A., Carlos Chavez, F. L., Capielo Rosario, C., Torres, L., Suro, B., Fuentes, M., & Sanchez, D. (2023). The Citizen Shield: Mediated and moderated links between immigration status, discrimination, food insecurity, and negative health outcomes for Latinx immigrants during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Journal of Community Psychology, 51, 2355-2371. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22831 
  2. Capielo Rosario, C., Carlos Chavez, F.L., Sanchez, D., Torres, L., & Mattwig, T. (2024). Mental Health Among Puerto Rican Adolescents Living in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 53(1), 52-65. https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2024.2301775 
  3. Cerezo, A., Rivera, D.B., Sanchez, D., Torres, L., Carlos Chavez, F.L., & Drabble, L.A. (in press). Examining COVID-19 pandemic-relate economic and household stress and its association with mental health, alcohol and substance use in a national sample of Latinx sexual minority and heterosexual adults. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000583  
  4. D'Anna-Hernandez, K., Lara-Cinisomo, S., & Non, A. L. (2023). Changes in mental health symptoms and sociocultural factors across the COVID-19 pandemic in mothers of Mexican descent. Journal of Archives of Women’s Mental Health, 1-13.  
  5. D’Anna-Hernandez, K.L., Perez, C. (2024) The role of exposure to sociocultural stressors in maternal sensitivity, infant affect and cortisol response in mother/child dyads of Mexican descent. Journal of Psychoneuroendocrinology: in press.  
  6. Driscoll, M. W. & Torres, L. (2022). Cultural Adaptation Profiles Among Mexican-Descent Latinxs Acculturation, Acculturative Stress, and Depression. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 28, 248-258. 
  7. Edwards, L. M., Torres, L., Lewis, K. D., & Loyo, K. (2023). Hope as a Moderator of Intimate Partner Violence and Suicide Risk Behaviors Among Latinas. Violence Against Women, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012231200476 
  8. Edwards, L. M., & McConnell, K. (2022). Hope across cultural groups. Current Opinion in  Psychology, 49, 101505. Advance online publication. 
  9. George, C., D’Anna-Hernandez, K.L, Becker, E. (2023). Virtual Reality Biking Reduces Cortisol Levels and Repetitive Behaviors in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders: in press.  
  10. Harb, F., Bird, C.M., Webb, E.K., Torres, L., deRoon-Cassini, T.A., & Larson, C.L. (2023). Experiencing Racial Discrimination Increases Vulnerability to PTSD After Trauma via Peritraumatic Dissociation. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 14(2), 2211486. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2023.2211486 
  11. Herrera Hernandez, E., & Oswald, D. L. (2024). Perceptions of sexism through a Latine lens. Journal of Latinx Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/lat0000256 
  12. Herrera Hernandez, E. & Oswald, D. L. (2022). Who supports #MeToo and the Kavanaugh confirmation? Exploring young adults’ tolerance for sexual harassment. Journal of Social Issues,1-19. https://doi.org/10.1111/josi.12531 
  13. Isaac, A., Rodriguez. A., D’Anna-Hernandez, K. , Gemmell, N., Acedo, G.,  Dougherty, L.R., Bufferd, S.J. (2023) Preschool-Aged Children’s Hair Cortisol and Parents’ Behavior, Psychopathology, and Stress. Journal of Psychoneuroendocrinology, 151, 106052.  
  14. Lara-Cinisomo, SL, Non, D’Anna-Hernandez, K.L . (2024). Addressing stressors in Mexican-descent mothers during large-scale crises. Health Affairs: in press.  
  15. Liu, S., D’Anna-Hernandez, K.L., Davis, E., Glynn, L. (2023). Discrimination and Adverse Birth Outcomes among Latina Women: The Protective Role of Social Support. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology: in press.  
  16. Maldonado, A., Gonzalez, R. Rivera, K., Bufferd, S.J., & D’Anna-Hernandez, K. (2023). The role of sociocultural factors on health care service utilization in women of Mexican farmworker families and their children. Journal of Behavioral Health Services: in press.  
  17. Mata-Greve, F., & Torres, L. (2023). Examining Hopelessness as a link between discrimination and depression among Latinx Women: A Brief Report. Stigma and Health, 8(2), 262-265. https://doi.org/10.1037/sah0000289   
  18. Morgan-Consoli, M. L., Torres, L., Unzueta, E., Meza, D., Sanchez, A., Vasquez, M., Hufana, A. (2023). Accounts of thriving in the face of discrimination for Latina/o undergraduate students. Journal of Latinos and Education, 22, 115-129. https://doi.org/10.1080/15348431.2020.1712208 
  19. Navarro-Roldán, C. P., Mateus-Gómez, S., Botero Ruge, C., & Velez, G. (2023). Validity and reliability of Spanish version of the EQ-i: YV[S] in Colombian children and youth. International Journal of Psychological Research, 16 (1), 29–40.   
  20. Non, A. L., Clausing, E. S., & D’Anna Hernandez, K. L. (2022). Changes in sociocultural stressors, protective factors, and mental health for US Latina mothers in a shifting political climate. PloS one, 17(8), e0273548.  
  21. Pachicano, J. B., Torres, L., Heredia, V. L., & Edwards, L. M. (2023). COVID-19 and Latinx alcohol use: The role of health insurance. Journal of Latinx Psychology, 11(1), 76–87. 
  22. Pareja Conto, L., Velez, G., Restrepo, A., Recchia, H., Posada, R., & Wainryb, C. (2024). Urban Colombian Youths’ Perspectives on the Armed Conflict and Possibilities for Ways Forward. Political Psychology. 
  23. Rivera, K., D’Anna-Hernandez, K.L, Hankin, B.L., Davis, E., Doom, J.R. (2024). Experience of discrimination reported during pregnancy and infant’s emerging effortful control. Developmental Psychobiology: in press. 
  24. Sanchez, D., Carlos Chavez, F.L., Capielo Rosario, C., Torres, L., Webb, L., & Stoto, I. (2024). Racial Differences in Discrimination, Coping Strategies, and Mental Health Among US Latinx Adolescents During COVID-19. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 53(1), 114-128. https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2024.2301762 
  25. Sanchez, D., Wager, K., Carlos Chavez, F.L., Torres, L., Cerezo, A., & Cadenas, G. (in press). Examining COVID-19 Stressors, COVID-19 Fears, Ethnic Discrimination, and Mental Health Among Latinx College Students. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education. 
  26. Sandoval, E., & Dueñas, M. (2024). A Psychosociocultural Perspective in the Nuevo Sur: Supporting and Protecting First-Generation College Students at a Southeast Institution. Journal of Latinos and Education, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/15348431.2024.2366363 
  27. Sandoval, E., & Gloria, A. M. (2024). The struggle tells me I don’t belong, yet I will stand up and show up: A psychosociocultural exploration of how Latino/x male undergraduates’ name, process, and manifest their identities. Psychology of Men & Masculinities, 25(2), 124–133. https://doi.org/10.1037/men0000442  
  28. Torres, L., Cerezo, A., Jones, I.I., Carlos Chavez, F.L., & Cadenas, G. (in press). Alcohol Misuse During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Stressors and Intersectionality among Latinx Women. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000594 

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LRC Organizing Committee:
Erick Herrera Hernandez
Doctorate Student, Psychology
Doctorate Student, Educational Policy and Leadership
Elizandra Sandoval
Doctorate Student, Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology
Associate Professor, Educational Policy and Leadership | EDPL Foundations Program Coordinator | PRI Committee
The current active LRC participant list includes 40+ students, faculty, staff, administrators, alumni, and community partners.