In some way or another, all of my work centers on acculturation. How do we exist in multiple worlds? What happens when these worlds collide? The following is a sample of my work that has centered more explicitly on the process of acculturation among Latinos.

Publications

López, I., Dent, T., Ecosto, E, & *Prado-Steiman, M. (2011). Theories of acculturation and cultural identity. In A. Zagelbaum & J. Carlson (Eds.). Working with Immigrant Families: A Practical Guide for Counselors. (pp. 21-37). New York, NY: Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group
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López, I., & *Prado-Steiman, M. (2010). Clinical issues among immigrant women: Risk and Resiliency. The Ohio Psychologist, 57, 18-20.

López, I. R., & Contreras, J. C. (2005). The best of both worlds. Biculturality, acculturation, and psychological adjustment among mainland Puerto Rican adolescent mothers. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 36, (2), 192-208.

Hall, G. C. N.,Lopez, I. R., & Bansal, A. (2001). Academic acculturation: Race, gender, and class issues. In H. L. K. Coleman & D. Pope-Davis (Eds.), The Intersection of Race, Class, and Gender: Implications for Multicultural Counseling(pp. 171-188). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
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Contreras, J. M., López, I. R., Rivera-Mosquera, E. T., Raymond-Smith, L., & Rothstein, K. (1999). Social support and adjustment among Puerto Rican adolescent mothers: The moderating effect of acculturation. Journal of Family Psychology, 13, (2), 228-243.


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