Although there have been great strides in acculturation research, social support has not been adequately researched through the lens of acculturation. The available literature indicates that a bicultural acculturation strategy and high levels of social support are associated wit…
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Previous research has indicated that an individuals' level of acculturation has a significant impact on mental health, psychosocial functioning, and general well-being (Ghaffarian, 1998). The purpose of conducting the present study was to explore the reliability and validity of …
The testimonios of re(membering), (re)claiming, and (re)immersion of 13 Mexican and Mexican American participants into their Mesoamerican ancestral spiritual ways provide a living archive for stories that have been erased or invisibilized by colonization and cultural assimilatio…
This project is a collaboration between myself and Curator Amy Fulkerson of The Witte Museum San Antonio. Curating and producing a digital exhibition on Texas Artist Octavio Medellín (based on research conducted over the last three years in Mérida, San Antonio, and Dallas) will …
This dissertation examines quebradita dancing, a Mexican/Mexican American social dance form that first began in the 1990s, as a performance of cultural identity and as the formation of a transnational network of kinship amongst participants across the U.S.-Mexico Border. Specifi…
The purpose of this study is to explore the mediating relations of specific Mexican cultural values (i.e., familism, respect, religion, and traditional gender roles) and examine their role on MMPI-2 Scales L, K, and 5 among an adult Mexican American, while also accounting for th…