Volume 1, Issue 1July 2007
El Faro Staff
Nelson Tiburcio, Ph.D., Editor
Sheila Kaupert,
Newsletter Coordinator
National Office
Jane Brooks, M.Sc., C.M.P.
Website Coordinator
This Month's Contributors
Melissa Alvarado, M.A.
Jason Burrow-Sánchez, Ph.D.
José Cañive, M.D.
Antonio Cepeda-Benito, Ph.D.
Evelio Escamilla
J. Bryan Page, Ph.D.
Juan Peña, Ph.D.
Ulises M. Ricoy, M.A.
Avelardo Valdez, Ph.D.
Liliane C. Windsor, M.S.W.
María Luisa Zúñiga, Ph.D.
National Steering Committee
José Szapocznik, Ph.D., NHSN Chair
Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, M.D., Ph.D.
Hortensia Amaro, Ph.D.
Ana Mari Cauce, Ph.D.
Joe Martínez, Ph.D.
Patricia Molina, M.D., Ph.D.
Humberto Nicolini-Sanchez, M.D., Ph.D.
Bryan Page, Ph.D.
Rafaela Robles, Ed.D.
Avelardo Valdez, Ph.D.
Bill Vega, Ph.D.
Volume 1, Issue 1
Mexican American Girls and Gang Violence
Avelardo Valdez, Ph.D.
Youth street gangs have proliferated in the U.S and have spread across the country in large and small cities, suburban and rural areas. Hispanics make up a disproportionately large part of existing street gangs due to the increasing numbers of Mexican, Central American and other Latino young males living in geographically diverse communities recently occupied by this population. (View Full Article)
Helping School Mental Health Professionals Address Student Substance Abuse Concerns
Jason J. Burrow-Sanchez, Ph.D.
Student substance abuse is one of the problems that school mental health professionals encounter on a regular basis. However, while much scientific research has been conducted on adolescent substance abuse, there is still a need to translate research findings into practical strategies that school professionals can use in their day-to-day work with students. (View Full Article)
Letters to the Editor | Members in the Spotlight
Welcome Message from the Editor of El Faro: La Voz de la Red, Dr. Nelson TIburcio
Welcome to the first edition of El Faro: La Voz de la Red. This Newsletter is intended to serve as our Lighthouse, nuestro Faro, and to give voice to the National Hispanic Science Network on Drug Abuse (NHSN). Founded in 2001, the NHSN has demonstrated a dramatic growth spurt during the last six years. (View Full Article)
Publish or Perish? Publish and Flourish, by J. Bryan Page, Ph.D.
A column of advice for early career scholars who would become career scientists (View Full Article)
Check out the interviews with new members Melissa Alvarado, José Cañive, María Luisa Zúñiga, and Juan Peña.
“Drug Use and Adaptation to Rapidly Changing Environments”
The 2007 conference will focus on how individuals, families, and communities adapt to change at behavioral, social, and neurobiological levels, and on the consequences of such adaptation. (View Full Article)
Spotlight on International Members and Activities
Since its creation in January 2004, the International Research Collaboration Subcommittee has organized in numerous activities, most of them aimed at increasing international participation at our annual conference. (View Full Article)
Science as a Calling, by Ulises Ricoy, M.A.
I recently had the opportunity to have dinner with a world-renowned scientist. I was impressed by the humility and friendliness of someone I would like to refer to as my friend; at least it felt like a friend. (View Full Article)
Read here for a personal column written by Liliane Windsor, alumni and fellow announcements, and an update on the upcoming 2007 Summer Research Training Institute
This section contains a list of recommended scientific and news related websites, online journals, blogs, and search engines that may be useful to our membership.