Associations Between Individual And Structural Level Discrimination And Psychological And Physiological Stress Indicators During Pregnancy,
2025
University of Denver
Associations Between Individual And Structural Level Discrimination And Psychological And Physiological Stress Indicators During Pregnancy, Özlü Aran, Melissa Nevarez-Brewster, Kimberly D'Anna-Hernandez, Julia Dmitrieva, Curt A. Sandman, Laura M. Glynn, Elysia Poggi Davis
Psychology Faculty Articles and Research
In the United States (U.S.) pervasive health disparities in prenatal care disproportionately impact marginalized individuals. The present study investigates whether discrimination at the individual and structural levels are associated with indicators of psychological and physiological stress among pregnant Latinx people living in the U.S., including both U.S. and foreign-born individuals. Pregnant participants (n = 109) reported on birthplace, lifetime experiences of racial and ethnic discrimination, perceived levels of stress, acculturation, social support, and provided residential address data and hair samples for cortisol analysis. Regression analysis revealed that individual level discrimination was linked to higher psychological stress during pregnancy ( …
Revolutionary Sisters: The Rise Of Chicana Feminism,
2025
CSUSB
Revolutionary Sisters: The Rise Of Chicana Feminism, Christian Rodriguez
History in the Making
This essay examines the rise of Chicana feminism during the Chicano Rights Movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s. It covers the reasons why women felt the need to create an organization outside of the movement that focused on specific women’s issues and the importance of building sisterhood with Chicanas. As great as it was for women to have a space where they could organize and discuss the advancement of Chicanas, there were other women who did not feel that feminism should even be a topic for discussion. The essay also touches on queer liberation, the importance of art, …
Massachusetts' Latino Population: 2020-2040,
2025
UMass Boston
Massachusetts' Latino Population: 2020-2040, Phillip Granberry
Gastón Institute Publications
Latinos have been a vital component of Massachusetts’ population growth since 1990. Their younger age structure has helped to offset the older age structure of the much larger non-Latino White population. As Latinos’ population crosses the 1 million threshold by 2030, their growth (even as it slows) will be faster than the commonwealth’s overall population change.
Latinos In Massachusetts Selected Areas: Chelsea,
2025
UMass Boston
Latinos In Massachusetts Selected Areas: Chelsea, Phillip Granberry, Florita Coto Tristán
Gastón Institute Publications
Established in 1989, the Massachusetts Legislature created the Mauricio Gastón Institute for Latino Community Development and Public Policy in response to a need for an improved understanding of the Latino experience in the commonwealth. Now in its 34th year, the Gastón Institute continues its mission of informing the public and policymakers about issues vital to the state’s growing Latino community and providing information and analysis necessary for effective Latino participation in public policy development. To learn more about the Gastón Institute, visit: www.umb.edu/gastoninstitute
Latinos In Massachusetts Selected Areas: Webster,
2025
UMass Boston
Latinos In Massachusetts Selected Areas: Webster, Phillip Granberry, Florita Coto Tristán
Gastón Institute Publications
Established in 1989, the Massachusetts Legislature created the Mauricio Gastón Institute for Latino Community Development and Public Policy in response to a need for an improved understanding of the Latino experience in the commonwealth. Now in its 34th year, the Gastón Institute continues its mission of informing the public and policymakers about issues vital to the state’s growing Latino community and providing information and analysis necessary for effective Latino participation in public policy development. To learn more about the Gastón Institute, visit: www.umb.edu/gastoninstitute
Latinos In Massachusetts Selected Areas: Saugus,
2025
UMass Boston
Latinos In Massachusetts Selected Areas: Saugus, Phillip Granberry, Florita Coto Tristán
Gastón Institute Publications
Established in 1989, the Massachusetts Legislature created the Mauricio Gastón Institute for Latino Community Development and Public Policy in response to a need for an improved understanding of the Latino experience in the commonwealth. Now in its 34th year, the Gastón Institute continues its mission of informing the public and policymakers about issues vital to the state’s growing Latino community and providing information and analysis necessary for effective Latino participation in public policy development. To learn more about the Gastón Institute, visit: www.umb.edu/gastoninstitute
Latinos In Massachusetts Selected Areas: Revere,
2025
UMass Boston
Latinos In Massachusetts Selected Areas: Revere, Phillip Granberry, Florita Coto Tristán
Gastón Institute Publications
Established in 1989, the Massachusetts Legislature created the Mauricio Gastón Institute for Latino Community Development and Public Policy in response to a need for an improved understanding of the Latino experience in the commonwealth. Now in its 34th year, the Gastón Institute continues its mission of informing the public and policymakers about issues vital to the state’s growing Latino community and providing information and analysis necessary for effective Latino participation in public policy development. To learn more about the Gastón Institute, visit: www.umb.edu/gastoninstitute
Latinos In Massachusetts Selected Areas: Newton,
2025
UMass Boston
Latinos In Massachusetts Selected Areas: Newton, Phillip Granberry, Florita Coto Tristán
Gastón Institute Publications
Established in 1989, the Massachusetts Legislature created the Mauricio Gastón Institute for Latino Community Development and Public Policy in response to a need for an improved understanding of the Latino experience in the commonwealth. Now in its 34th year, the Gastón Institute continues its mission of informing the public and policymakers about issues vital to the state’s growing Latino community and providing information and analysis necessary for effective Latino participation in public policy development. To learn more about the Gastón Institute, visit: www.umb.edu/gastoninstitute
Latinos In Massachusetts Selected Areas: Lynn,
2025
UMass Boston
Latinos In Massachusetts Selected Areas: Lynn, Phillip Granberry, Florita Coto Tristán
Gastón Institute Publications
Established in 1989, the Massachusetts Legislature created the Mauricio Gastón Institute for Latino Community Development and Public Policy in response to a need for an improved understanding of the Latino experience in the commonwealth. Now in its 34th year, the Gastón Institute continues its mission of informing the public and policymakers about issues vital to the state’s growing Latino community and providing information and analysis necessary for effective Latino participation in public policy development. To learn more about the Gastón Institute, visit: www.umb.edu/gastoninstitute
Latinos In Massachusetts Selected Areas: Boston,
2025
UMass Boston
Latinos In Massachusetts Selected Areas: Boston, Phillip Granberry, Florita Coto Tristán
Gastón Institute Publications
The City of Boston Planning Department has found that Boston’s population was undercounted in the 2020 Census by as many as 25,000 people and that subsequent population estimates continue to understate the population.1 The Planning Department’s Research Division has developed a tool to display limited demographic data, but these population estimates are insufficient for purposes of this report.2 Therefore, this report uses 2019-2023 American Community Survey and may therefore undercount Boston’s population. Boston, the largest city in the Commonwealth, is home to an estimated 126,647 Latinos. This is the largest Latino population in the state, though other smaller cities (Lawrence, …
Socio-Cultural Correlates Of Breastfeeding Behavior Among Latina Mothers And Its Implications For Child Health,
2025
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Socio-Cultural Correlates Of Breastfeeding Behavior Among Latina Mothers And Its Implications For Child Health, Liliana Davalos, Brisa Rodriguez Alcantar, Marissa Martinez, Christopher Johansen
Social and Behavioral Health Faculty Research
Background: Latina mothers in the United States report lower rates of breastfeeding initiation and exclusivity than their non-Hispanic counterparts. Lower rates of breastfeeding in infancy may lead to a higher rate of excess weight in childhood and adverse health conditions. Breastfeeding disparities in Latina women have been previously correlated with socio-cultural factors such as acculturation, education, income, nativity, and marital status. This study examines whether socio-cultural factors are associated with breastfeeding behaviors in Latina mothers in Nevada. Methods: Participants were Latina mothers [n = 214] over 18 years of age, with a child 2–5 years old. A logistic regression was …
Front Matter,
2025
Kennesaw State University
Front Matter, Maya America Editors
Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis
Includes Cover Art, Definitions, and Table of Contents
Introductory Note: Maya America Volume 7 Issue 1 2025,
2025
Pacifica Graduate Institute
Introductory Note: Maya America Volume 7 Issue 1 2025, Robin Chancer, Alan Lebaron
Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis
Maya America Volume 7 Issue 1 presents essays, commentaries, and literature that directly or indirectly address our theme for this journal issue: “Maya Cosmic Health.” The authors examine various topics of health, and the collective work addresses the meaning of health as understood through Maya cosmovision. The editors of this special issue aim to encourage bridge-building between Maya health cosmovision and biomedical or psychological practitioners. In addition, we recognize the opportunity to address rapidly changing technological realities, the responses of Maya peoples, and the emerging potentialities for partnerships.
Book Review: Ch’Ul Mut: Sacred Bird Messengers Of The Chamula Maya,
2025
Middlebury College
Book Review: Ch’Ul Mut: Sacred Bird Messengers Of The Chamula Maya, David Stoll
Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis
by Maruch Méndez Pérez and Diane Rus University of New Mexico Press, 2023 xli + 365 pp., 75 black-and-white photos, 77 color plates, 4 appendixes
Guatemalan Maya Women’S Attitudes Towards Biomedical Contraception After Migrating To The United States,
2025
International Research Institute of North Carolina
Guatemalan Maya Women’S Attitudes Towards Biomedical Contraception After Migrating To The United States, Shreenaya Prabu, Iris Parshley, Robert Malkin
Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis
Medical providers in the United States who discuss the use of contraceptives with Maya women migrants might discover strong reluctance and complex beliefs about the social and physical benefits of biomedical contraceptive measures. This research report presents information about contraceptive usage among Maya in Guatemala and how usage or attitudes toward contraception might have changed while living in the United States. The research team, during 2024, interviewed six adult female Guatemalan Maya refugees over Zoom to understand their thoughts toward contraceptive use before and after migrating. Discussion points included: lack of sexual education in Guatemala, health concerns arising from using …
Paris Trip Blog: The Codex Pérez And The Unesco
Conference On Language Technologies,
2025
Kennesaw State University
Paris Trip Blog: The Codex Pérez And The Unesco Conference On Language Technologies, Gaspar Tomas
Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis
Gaspar Tomas discusses his trip to Paris, where he attended the UNESCO conference on language technologies. Gaspar has long studied and lived within Maya cosmology; thus he also visited the Codex Pérez. Gaspar explains that technology can and must be employed in the preservation of Indigenous languages. In his own words: “Just as our ancestors once protected our languages, we must remember that ancestral knowledge is not lost; it simply waits to be reclaimed. The responsibility now lies with us to preserve, promote, and archive our voices to shape our future better.”
Full Issue - Maya America V7, I1,
2025
Kennesaw State University
Full Issue - Maya America V7, I1, Maya America Editors
Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis
Full issue of Maya America, volume 7, issue 1.
Maya Migrants And Psychotherapy: Recommendations And A Case Study From Comunidad Sol In Canton, Ohio,
2025
Pacifica Graduate Institute
Maya Migrants And Psychotherapy: Recommendations And A Case Study From Comunidad Sol In Canton, Ohio, Robin Chancer, Gerónimo Ramírez, Ernesto Ajanel Calel, María Ixcoy Mejía
Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis
This article approaches the question: How can non-Indigenous mental health practitioners work appropriately with Maya K’iche’ and Ixil communities in the United States? The authors are three Maya leaders and one non-Indigenous psychotherapist, the four of whom have worked together for several years. Psychological treatment rooted in Euro-American paradigms can be minimally helpful—if not harmful—to many Indigenous communities (Dudgeon & Bray, 2016). Traditional approaches such as cognitive-behavior therapy continue the colonial preoccupation with individual pathology and the separation of mind, body, spirit, and nature. The authors suggest that more appropriate approaches would include acknowledging structural oppression and centering the K’iche’ …
Book Review: Un Maya Migrante: Un Viaje Sin Retorno/A Maya Migrant: A Journey Of No Return,
2025
Irvine Valley College
Book Review: Un Maya Migrante: Un Viaje Sin Retorno/A Maya Migrant: A Journey Of No Return, Christián González Reyes
Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis
By Gaspar Pedro González Yax Te’ Books, 2021. 262 pp
Integration Of Modern Treatments With The Cosmology Of Health Contributes Integrally To Physical, Emotional And Community Wellbeing,
2025
Kennesaw State University
Integration Of Modern Treatments With The Cosmology Of Health Contributes Integrally To Physical, Emotional And Community Wellbeing, An K'A'Ch Guzmán Marcos
Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis
An K'a'ch Guzmán Marcos, an Ixil health care worker in the Ixil region, Guatemala, describes how cosmology forms an integral part of the people's identity. She describes the importance of cosmic health to the lives of the people, and the increasingly successful efforts of Ixil workers to build bridges of understanding with the biomedical medical profession.
