NLPA Research

Celebrating Our Past and Creating Our Future /Celebrando Nuestro Pasado y Creando Nuestro Futuro

On behalf of the NLPA, Jeanett Castellanos, Marie Miville, and Patricia Arredondo recently completed a proposal seeking funding to provide opportunities for Latina/o students to conduct high quality independent research projects under the guidance of faculty/staff mentors at higher education institutions.

This pilot program, called the National Latina/Psychology Association Summer Fellowship Research Program (NLPA-SSFRP), is designed for five university students (generally undergraduates in Psychology) seeking the opportunity to conduct research with senior-level university faculty who are NLPA members and who share similar interests. 

The NLPA-SSFRP will offer a hands-on investigative experience with faculty, graduate students and staff at another institution at the graduate level. Faculty contact will help the student obtain exceptional results with his/her project and secure a future academic career at the end of the program. The structure of the program will emphasize applying theory to practice and expanding learning beyond the classroom. Good writing, analytical skills, and investigative thinking will be cultivated. Furthermore, the program will offer a plethora of information on the graduate school process.