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Research Associates

Ramon Borges-Mendez PhD

ramon.borges@umb.edu

Assistant Professor at the McCormack Graduate School of Public Policy at UMass Boston

Research Areas: Poverty, Economic Development, Civil society matters in Latin America.

James Campen, PhD

jimcampen@comcast.net

Senior Research Associate

Research Areas: Housing issues, Mortgage Lending

Jorge Capetillo, PhD

jorge.capetillo@umb.edu

Assistant Professor of Sociology and Research Associate based at the Institute.

Research Areas:  Race and ethnic relations, media studies, U.S.-Latin America relations

Dharma Cortes, PhD

DECortes@aol.com

Researcher, Cambridge Health Alliance and Harvard Medical School, Department of Psychiatry

Research Areas:  Health Disparities, Culturally Orientated Mental Health

Peter Kiang, Ph.D.

Peter.kiang@umb.edu

Senior Search Associate, Associate Professor at Graduate School of Education, UMass Boston

Research Areas: Education Equity, Asian American Community

Juan Carlos Golier, PhD, LICSW
juancgorlier@yahoo.com
Universidad de Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Research Areas: Gender politics, Social movement theory, Social Psychology

Eileen de los Reyes, PhD

Assistant Professor, Goddard College

Eileen@danxa.com.

Research Areas: Teacher Development, Democratic Classrooms, Educational Change

Lorna Rivera, PhD
lorna.rivera@umb.edu
Assistant Professor of the  College for Public and Community Service of Umass Boston and   LLOP Faculty Director. 
Research Areas:  Adult Literacy, Workforce Development, Education

Ester R. Shapiro, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Psychology

Ester.shapiro@umb.edu

Research Areas:  Health Disparities, Clinical Psychology, Family Development

Eduardo Siquiera, MD, ScD 

carlos_siqueira@uml.edu

Assistant Professor at the Department of Community Health and Sustainability, UMass-Lowell

Research Interests:  Health Management and Policy, Immigration/Migration

Miren Uriarte, Ph.D.
Miren.uriarte@umb.edu

Senior Research Associate, Associate Professors of Human Services, College of Public and Community Services, UMass Boston

Research Areas: Social Policy, Educational Disparities, Race and Ethnic Relations



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