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Erin Rodriguez studies the family, sociocultural, and contextual influences on children's developmental health outcomes, focusing on understanding and reducing health disparities affecting low-SES Latinx youth. Her current projects include a randomized controlled trial testing culturally responsive coping skills for self-management interventions in low-SES Latinx families with children suffering from asthma, a study examining parental and family adjustments in pediatric cancer, and a longitudinal investigation into bilingual language development, coping, and mental health outcomes for low-SES Latinx youth. She has received funding from several esteemed organizations including the National Institutes of Health for her work that emphasizes community-based research partnerships and the integration of behavioral health in primary care. Rodriguez is dedicated to mentoring and accepting new doctoral students as she continues to contribute to the field through both research and advanced teaching methodologies.
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