R. (Rubén) Parra-Cardona

Rubén Parra-Cardona, Ph.D is Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Global Engagement at the Steve Hicks School of Social Work, as well as Area Director of Research at the UT Austin Latino Research Institute . He was funded by NIMH to investigate the treatment efficacy and relevance of two versions of an evidence-based parenting intervention culturally adapted for Latino families with young children. He is currently funded by NIDA to extend this line of research to Latino families with adolescent children. He served as vice-president of the Family Process Institute and is an editorial board member of Family Process, Family Relations, and the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy.  He is also an elected member of the Board of Directors of the Society for Prevention Research. He has extensive experience on research collaborations across the U.S.-Mexico border. Currently, he is Co-Principal Investigator of a large-scale parenting prevention initiative in Chile funded by a large private foundation and the Chilean government.