Student Research Info Session
Top Researchers share details on their current projects and how student researchers like YOU can play a vital role.
Join the Latino Research Institute for an information session on how to get involved! Food provided.
No experience required.
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Call For Proposals | LRI Publication Support Initiative
The Latino Research Institute seeks proposals from early career researchers to conduct secondary data analyses on Institute data sets to investigate new research questions and publish results in an open access journal. Awardees receive a stipend, coverage of publication cost, as well as analysis and editorial consultations.
Application deadline: June 3rd, 2024.
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Call for Applications: HSI Mental Health Small Grant
The LRI seeks proposals from early career scholars who are committed to addressing mental health issues affecting underrepresented U.S. groups. Scholars should provide inclusive, high-quality education that values Hispanic and diverse student experiences, and their work should align with the "servingness" principle of Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs).
Application deadline: February 1st, 2025
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introducing the data services group!
The LRI’s Data Services Group offers a wide range of support services to principal investigators conducting community-engaged research across disciplines. Our expertise in multicultural research methods spans the entire project lifecycle from initial consultation to data collection to archiving. Our team specializes in conducting linguistically and culturally appropriate research with Latino communities.
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RESEARCH READY.
The Latino Research Institute is a research-focused entity within the College of Liberal Arts. The mission of the Latino Research Institute is to cultivate a community of engaged scholars producing interdisciplinary research that informs policy and actions to enhance the well-being of Latinos and their communities.
Together with the Center for Mexican American Studies and the Department of Mexican American and Latina/o Studies, the Latino Research Institute generates knowledge through research and supports the cultivation of future leaders through its educational programs.
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!
Intersectional Qualitative Research Methods Institute for Advanced Doctoral Students
In 2025, the Latino Research Institute at The University of Texas at Austin is partnering with the Kirwan Institute at The Ohio State University 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 projects
Interdisciplinary research projects that inform policy and actions to improve the well-being of Mexican American and Latina/o communities.
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Programs & Trainings
Building and strengthening pathways to successful research careers 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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policy resource library
Repository of policy briefs, issue briefs, white papers, and other research-driven resources designed to bridge the gap between academia and real-world impact.
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data services group
Offers a wide range of support services to principal investigators conducting community-engaged research across disciplines.
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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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Latino Research Institute
Michael Roy Hames-García
210 W. 24th Street, GWB 1.102, Mail Stop F9200
The University of Texas at Austin
78712
Phone: 512-232-2264 | Fax: 512-471-9639