Conferences

Our lab presents regularly at national research conferences, including the Society for Prevention Research (SPR), the National Hispanic Science Network (NHSN), and the Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP), among many others in the field of public health.

Congrats to lab member Andrea Lopez-Soto on her win for Best Student Poster at SPR!

Upcoming Presentations (Click on a conference for more details).

✤ The Society for the Study of Social Problems 75th Annual Meeting
Chicago, IL – August 8-10, 2025,

• 8/8 – “Understanding the Role of Cultural Stress in the Lives of Latino Immigrant Parents in the USA: A Qualitative Study,” Esmeralda Ramirez, MA, Andrea Lopez-Soto, MSc, and Pablo Montero-Zamora, PhD, The University of Texas at Austin

✤ The National Hispanic Science Network 25th Annual Scientific Conference
Miami, FL – October 23 – 25, 2025

• TBA

✤ The American Public Health Association 2025 Annual Meeting and Expo
Washington, D.C. – November 2-5, 2025

• 11/2 – Maternal Health Disparities in the Rio Grande Valley: A Multimethod Approach Using Syndemic Theory

Previous Presentations:

✤ The Society for Prevention Research 25th Annual Meeting
Seattle, WA – May 27 – 30, 2025

• 5/27 – Cultural Stress, Family Functioning, Mental Health, and Hazardous Alcohol Use Among Latinx-Origin Parents in the United States: A Latent Profile Analysis
  Andrea Lopez-Soto, Esmeralda Ramirez, and Pablo Montero-Zamora, Ph.D, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

• 5/28 – A Participant Engagement Scale for Parenting Preventive Programs Targeting Latino Families
  Pablo Montero-Zamora, Ph.D, Andrea Lopez-Soto, MSC, Esmeralda Ramirez, MA, and Eric Brown, PhD, University of Miami, Miami, FL

• 5/28 – The Effect of Cultural Stress and Gender Norms on Hazardous Alcohol Use, Depression, and Anxiety Among U.S. Latino Immigrant Parents
  Esmeralda Ramirez, MA, Andrea Lopez-Soto, MSC, and Pablo Montero-Zamora, Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX