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Join our research team!

We have many exciting research projects and are always looking for graduate and undergraduate students interested in community-based research. Our student research assistants participate in data collection and analysis, policy brief drafting, recruitment, and on-site coordination, engaging in critical discussions about the improving well-being of Latinos in the U.S.  

Fill out the form below to tell us about your training and research interests. We'll be in touch about how you can get involved!

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Intersectional Qualitative Research Methods Institute for Advanced Doctoral Students

Since 2018, the Latino Research Institute at The University of Texas at Austin has partnered with the Consortium on Race, Gender, and Ethnicity (CRGE) at the University of Maryland, College Park to provide two distinct training opportunities, one for advanced doctoral students and the other for early career faculty. 

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Dissemination and Implementation: Research Symposium

The Latino Research Institute invites you to attend Integrating Implementation Science and Health Equity Research to Improve the Health of People with Serious Mental Illness by Leopoldo J. Cabassa, PhD, MSW. Learn how the field of implementation science aims to bridge the gap between research and practice to improve the quality and outcomes of healthcare. Reception to follow.

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Research

Interdisciplinary research that informs policy and actions to improve the well-being of Mexican American and Latina/o communities. 

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Training

Building and strengthening pathways to successful research careers for Latinos through mentorship programs, summer institutes, research internships, fellowships, and networks. 

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Community

Translating research findings into policy and actions in collaboration with multiple stakeholders. 

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On Course With Liberal Arts: COVID-19 In Latino Communities

Since March, many social scientists whose research centers on Latino communities have pivoted their projects to account for the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on this highly vulnerable population. In June, the Latino Research Institute launched an initiative to bring together researchers from various institutions to share their latest findings, research methods, and more. A few of these researchers reflected on lessons learned so far and what a plan of action may look like for the Latino community. 

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GWB 1.102, F9200
Austin, TX 78712

Phone: 512-232-2264
Fax: 512-471-9639
Email: lri@austin.utexas.edu