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Mercedes Hernandez is an Associate Professor at the Steve Hicks School of Social Work at The University of Texas at Austin. She has completed postdoctoral training at the University of Southern California, where she participated in a National Institute of Mental Health-funded project examining duration untreated psychosis in Latino populations. Her research focuses on mental health disparities and the unique challenges faced by racial and ethnic minorities, with a particular emphasis on Latinos experiencing serious mental illness and first-episode psychosis. Hernandez has received support from the National Institute of Mental Health for her research on protective factors influencing outcomes among Latinos with schizophrenia and their families. Her professional interests also include culturally competent, evidence-based treatment methodologies for serious mental illness among families from diverse backgrounds.
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