Mexican American Families

This project is ongoing.

Dr. Su Yeong Kim, a faculty member in the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, is conducting a research study on Mexican American children and their families. Our goal is to understand how children who translate for their parents on a regular basis are impacted as far as their development socially, emotionally, and educationally. 

Project Website
https://sites.utexas.edu/utprojectseed/
Qualifications

Written and Verbal fluency in Spanish desired but not required.

Project Timeline

Ongoing.

Duties
  • You can manage data
  • You can do recruitment and retention of study participants
  • You can do transcription
  • You can do community outreach
Typical Time Commitment
9 hours/week
Desired Length of Commitment
1 semester
Tags
acculturation
bilingual
mexican
Latinx/Latino/Hispanic youth
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Project Lead
Who to Contact
Su Yeong Kim, Ph.D.
Contact Email
su.yeong.kim@utexas.edu

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