The Praxis of Latinx and Chicanx Qualitative Research Methods
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2023
Pages: 379
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The Praxis of Latinx and Chicanx Qualitative Research Methods
This book provides a comprehensive guide to conducting qualitative research grounded in Latinx and Chicanx epistemologies, combining rigorous methods with culturally responsive praxis. It challenges deficit perspectives in Westernized methodologies by promoting strengthbased approaches that center community voices and lived experiences. The text helps students develop and conduct research projects within the communities they represent or study. It emphasizes participatory and socially transformative methods while encouraging critical reflection on power, ethics, and positionality. The book equips students and scholars with theoretical and practical tools and examples to conduct meaningful and socially impactful research that honors community perspectives.
Mónica Torreiro-Casal holds a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Northeastern University, as well as an M.A. and M.F.T. with a Latinx mental health emphasis from Santa Clara University. She is a trained psychologist with experience working with immigrant and diverse populations in the United States and abroad. At the University of California, Davis, she teaches Chicanx and Latinx psychology courses using culturally responsive and inclusive pedagogy, mentors students on socially impactful research. Her research focuses on Latina women’s health, immigration and mental health, and community-based interventions with minoritized populations and
undocumented populations. Dr. Torreiro-Casal specializes in community-based qualitative research, culturally responsive pedagogy, and participatory approaches that center the experiences, strengths, and voices of marginalized communities.
The Praxis of Latinx and Chicanx Qualitative Research Methods
This book provides a comprehensive guide to conducting qualitative research grounded in Latinx and Chicanx epistemologies, combining rigorous methods with culturally responsive praxis. It challenges deficit perspectives in Westernized methodologies by promoting strengthbased approaches that center community voices and lived experiences. The text helps students develop and conduct research projects within the communities they represent or study. It emphasizes participatory and socially transformative methods while encouraging critical reflection on power, ethics, and positionality. The book equips students and scholars with theoretical and practical tools and examples to conduct meaningful and socially impactful research that honors community perspectives.
Mónica Torreiro-Casal holds a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Northeastern University, as well as an M.A. and M.F.T. with a Latinx mental health emphasis from Santa Clara University. She is a trained psychologist with experience working with immigrant and diverse populations in the United States and abroad. At the University of California, Davis, she teaches Chicanx and Latinx psychology courses using culturally responsive and inclusive pedagogy, mentors students on socially impactful research. Her research focuses on Latina women’s health, immigration and mental health, and community-based interventions with minoritized populations and
undocumented populations. Dr. Torreiro-Casal specializes in community-based qualitative research, culturally responsive pedagogy, and participatory approaches that center the experiences, strengths, and voices of marginalized communities.