IRENE LÓPEZ PH.D.
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A primary interest of mine is the study of cultural idioms of distress, most notably ataques de nervios (or nervous attacks).  Growing up, I witnessed my mother having ataques and to see her in such a painful state, left an indelible impression on me.  To date, I have written about its association with physical and mental health among Puerto Rican children. 

​​Publications

Lewis-Fernández, R., & López, I. (2016). Ataques de Nervios. In B. A. Sharpless (Ed.). Unusual and Rare Psychological Disorders: A Handout for Clinical Practice and Research. Oxford University Press.
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López, I & *Ho., A. (2013). Culture-bound or culturally salient? Unbinding the culture-bound syndromes. In K. Keith (Ed.). Encyclopedia of Cross Cultural Psychology.  Wiley Blackwell Publishers. (Accepted).

López, I., Ramirez, R., Guarnaccia, P., Canino, G., & Bird, H. (2011). Ataques de nervios and somatic complaints among  Island  and Mainland  Puerto Rican children. 
CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics, 17, (3), 158-166.  doi:  10.1111/j.1755-5949.2010.00137.x

López, I., Rivera, F., Ramirez, R. Guarnaccia, P., Canino, G. & Bird, H. (2009). Ataques de nervios and their psychiatric correlates in Puerto Rican children from two different contexts. Journal of Nervous and Mental Diseases, iii-x, 12,923-929. doi:10.1097/NMD.0b013e3181c2997d​
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Presentations

Here I am giving a presentation on the experience of ataques among Puerto Rican children.
Symposium on Latino Youth


Posters

Contact Information:

Irene López, PhD.
Kenyon College
Department of Psychology
203 North College Road
Samuel Mather 302
Gambier, Ohio 43022
United States


OFFICE: (740) 427-5373
FAX:     (740) 427-5237 
EMAIL: lopezi@kenyon.edu
Twitter: @ProfIreneLopez


  • About Me
  • Teaching
    • Teaching Philosophy >
      • Culturally Responsive Pedagogy
      • Samples of Innovative Teaching
    • My Teaching Blog
    • International Teaching >
      • Kenyon Copenhagen (2021)
      • Franklin University Switzerland
      • Ecuador - USFQ (2020)
      • Fulbright in Hungary! (Spring 2020)
      • Saudi Arabia - Effat University (2016)
      • Kenyon in Rome (2012) >
        • Snapshots of Rome
        • Rome >
          • Visit to Insane Asylum (Santa Maria della Pieta)
        • Travel throughout Italy >
          • Abruzzo
          • Pompeii
          • Venice
          • Florence
          • Siena
          • Fumone
      • Semester At Sea (2010) >
        • Japan
        • China
        • Viet Nam
        • India
        • Mauritius
        • South Africa
        • Ghana
        • Brazil
    • Teaching Awards >
      • Henry David International Mentoring Award (2015)
      • Trustee Teaching Award
    • Students >
      • Need a Recommendation?
  • Research
    • Areas of Interest >
      • Acculturation
      • Ataques de Nervios
      • Class
      • Skin Color
    • CV
    • Citations >
      • Academia.Edu
      • Research Gate
  • Service
    • Focus Groups with Syrian Refugees (2014)
    • APA Delegation to Cuba (2012)
  • Photovoice
    • Photovoice in Puerto Rico
    • Photovoice in Haiti
    • Photovoice in the Dominican Republic
    • Photography Project with Rania Matar
  • Photography
  • Blogs