CPRC

R. Gabriela Barajas is a doctoral student in Developmental Psychology and a graduate research fellow at the National Center for Children and Families.  Her research interests are motivated by improving the health and well-being of underserved populations.  She is particularly interested in the needs of Latino families in the U.S., specifically, health communication among immigrant Latino families, health risk perceptions of adolescents, and the mental health and academic achievement of children in "at risk" environments. Her current doctoral research examines the influence of family dynamics and peer substance use on U.S. and foreign born Latino adolescents. Ms. Barajas earned her B.A. in Human Biology from Stanford University (2001) and her M.A. in Developmental Psychology at Teachers College (2005).