Dr. Rivera on PIX 11 News
Dr. Luis M. Rivera featured on a segment dinosaur bounce house of “Living Lab” courtesy of PIX11
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RISC receives 2015 Chancellor’s Grant
Childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. Obese children are at greater risk for short-term and long-term physical and mental health problems and poor academic performance. Obesity targets children from all backgrounds, but it disproportionately affects Hispanic and African-American children. … Continue reading →
Health Disparities – Journal of Social Issues
The presence of diverse ethnic-racial groups in the United States today is a source of national pride. However, this cultural sentiment is overshadowed by the reality that those ethnicracial groups that are stigmatized carry a disproportionate burden of negative physical health outcomes. These systematic differences are … Continue reading →
RISC Lab presents at SPSP 2015 in Long Beach, CA
Click the images to pink bouncy castle view the presented posters: The Experimental Manipulation of Negative Implicit Gender Stereotyping on Women’s Implicit Self-Esteem and Career Identification Valerie Laws Backstrom & Luis M. Rivera Self-Resources Color the Processing and Categorization of … Continue reading →