Project JUNTOS (TOGETHER) is a lab in the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences. Research in this lab focuses on the well-being of Latinx/Hispanic youth and their families. For the JUNTOS Familia Study, RAs will be assisting with the 4th year of the project which entails the implementation of JUNTOS PODEMOS- a family-based intervention to assist Latino/Hispanic teenagers in coping with discrimination and racism, with the ultimate goal of reducing substance misuse in this population of teens. The 4th year of JUNTOS Familia recruits Latinx/Hispanic high school students and parents of these students to participate in the intervention as a family. This study will be an expiremental pilot test of the program, so there will be an intervention group and control group particpating. The goal of the 4th year JUNTOS Familia is to improve JUNTOS Podemos for future years of implementation by assessing the feasibility and acceptability of the intervention. 

The Sparks Study – with ultimate goals closely aligned with those of JUNTOS Familia – will seek to understand structural racism experienced by Latino/Hispanic youth in schools and address it through systematic changes in schools. Through data collection from students, their parents, and school personnel, this effort will first create a comprehensive view of Latino/a students’ experiences in the school ecology and then craft ways to change these environments that lead to experiences with discrimination, prejudice, and racism. 

If you enjoy community outreach, interaction with various individuals, and working with students and families, this could be the position for you! This experience involves field work and a lot of passion for this type of work. We want you to be invested in fostering relationships with the members of the community.  

Fill out the following survey for more information and we will reach out for next steps https://forms.gle/Xpems1opYjauKQK19   

 If you have any questions, please reach our to our project coordinator, Karla Desatnik at Karla.Desatnik@utexas.edu and CC projectjuntosut@gmail.com

Spanish language fluency is desirable but not required.