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Working Groups
IUPLR working groups bring together researchers from different regions,
national origins, and intellectual perspectives to conduct collaborative
research generating comparative data on Latino nationality groups and
regions. Seed grants from IUPLR help improve the quality, effectiveness,
and stability of university-based Latino research centers in the United
States. These groups generally include several scholars who serve as
coordinators, and involve one or more participating research centers.
See a list of completed projects by IUPLR working groups...
Active Working Groups
Latino Politics
The group's inaugural effort is to undertake a national political survey
of the US Latino population. The group aims to produce a careful and
up-to-date mapping of Latino political and social attitudes across a
range of dimensions, including partisanship, orientation to the political
system, issue preferences, self-reported behaviors, and beliefs about
politics.
Working Group Members:
Luis R. Fraga, PhD, Stanford University
John Garcia, PhD, University
of Arizona
Rodney Hero, PhD, University of Notre Dame (Chair)
Michael Jones-Correa,
PhD, Cornell University
Valerie Martinez Ebers, PhD, Texas Christian University
Gary M. Segura,
PhD, University of Iowa
The US-Mexican Border and Families Working Group (Las Fronterizas)
The group represents Latina scholars from across the country who are
researching the lives and experiences of women and families on the US-Mexican
border. Research focuses on families' strategies as they use resources
from both sides of the border for their well-being, the ways families
participate in economic activities on both sides of the border, and the
social and cultural dynamics in which these families live their daily
lives and socialize their children across national borders.
Objectives:
To support and promote the research of Latina scholars interested in
families on the US-Mexican border.
To provide opportunities for members of the group to share, critique
and support the development of research projects of the group and of
individual members.
To advance the development and dissemination of research publications
and presentations by the group and individual members.
Working Group Members:
Ana Marie Argilagos, the Annie E. Casey Foundation
Lydia Arizmendi,
PhD, University of Texas-Pan American
Irasema Coronado, PhD, University
of Texas at El Paso
Marie-Laure Coubes, Colegio de la Frontera Norte
Norma Iglesias-Prieto,
PhD, Colegio de la Frontera Norte
Nancy López, University of New
Mexico
Amelia Malagamba, PhD, University of Texas at Austin
Raquel Marquez, PhD,
University of Texas at San Antonio (Chair)
Norma Ojeda, PhD, Colegio de
la Frontera Norte
Yolanda C. Padilla, PhD, University of Texas at Austin
Catarina Palmer,
Red por los Derechos de la Infancia en México
Bárbara Robles,
PhD, University of Texas at Austin
Harriett Romo, PhD, University of Texas
at San Antonio
Belinda I. Reyes, PhD, University of California, Merced
Patricia Sanchez,
University of Texas at San Antonio
The Obesity Working Group
The primary purpose of this initiative is to address the obesity epidemic amongst Latinos through a culturally attuned information campaign that, in coordination with existing efforts of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will increase Latinos’ knowledge and awareness of the adverse health consequences of overweight and obesity and of the importance of healthy eating and exercise.
Working Group Members:
Gonzalo Bacigalupe, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Boston
Martha L. Daviglus, MD, PhD, Northwestern University
John P. Koval, Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
Chanam Lee, Ph.D., University of Texas A&M
Mercedes Rubio, Ph.D., Ph.D.
Richard Santos, Ph.D., University of New Mexico
Robert Valdez, Ph.D., University of New Mexico
The National Alliance for Latino Economic Progress (NALEP)
Hosted by the Institute for Latino Studies at the University of Notre Dame, this alliance of IUPLR, The Center for Community Development and Civil Rights at Arizona State University, Acción San Antonio and the National Latino Financial Issues Program at the University of Texas seeks to provide the infrastructure to conduct community and policy-relevant research, distribute the findings, offer training and technical assistance and utilize university-based resources to mentor youth to assume leadership positions in wealth and asset building.
Sponsor: This alliance is partially funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
Working Group Members:
Ramón Borges-Méndez, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Boston
Gilberto Cárdenas, Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
Zoraima Díaz, Ph.D., Brandeis University
Juan Carlos Guzmán, Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
Ramona Hernández, Ph.D., City Univeristy of New York
Edwin Meléndez, Ph.D., Hunter College, CUNY
Barbara Robles, Ph.D., Arizona State University
Andrés Torres, Ph.D., Hunter College, CUNY
Abel Valenzuela, Ph.D., University of California Los Angeles
The National Hispanic Educational Alliance (NHEA)
Objectives:
To increase the national awareness and understanding of, and sense of urgency about, Latino education issues.
To identify key questions, needs and public concerns related to the education of Latinos, commissioning responsive research and expert commentary to answer these questions.
To provide an hospitable and respected place for constructive dialogue and debate about key issues, in ways that foster expanded understanding, awareness, and the creation of durable solutions.
To provide professional support, training, and education about Latino education issues and solutions to those engaged in improving educational success for Latinos.
To ensure that existing findings relevant to the enhancement of Hispanic student achievement are effectively communicated to all stakeholders.
To serve as a repository and clearinghouse for information about best practices—of all sorts—in Latino education, and systematically disseminating best practices information, both in print form as well as through a comprehensive website.
Working Group Members:
Miguel Carranza, Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lisa Chavez, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Phillip García, Ph.D., California State University
Nancy Lopez, Ph.D., University of New Mexico
Rubén Martínez, Ph.D., Michigan State University
Arcela Nuñez-Alvarez, Ph.D. California State University-San Marcos
Pedro Pedraza, Ph.D., Hunter College
Victor Saenz, Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin
Jose Luis Santos, Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
Miren Uriarte, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Boston
Gilberto Cárdenas, Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
Past Working Groups
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