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Project MALES

Project MALES

Mentoring to Achieve Latino Educational Success

Introducing Our Newest Project MALES Faculty & Research Affiliates

Project MALES is excited to welcome our newest Faculty and Research Affiliates: Dr. Melissa Abeyta, Dr. Kaleb Briscoe, Dr. Jorge Burmicky, Dr. Lazaro Camacho, Dr. Hermen Díaz III, Dr. Crystal Garcia, and Dr. Soua Xiong. Melissa Abeyta, Ed.D. is faculty in Sociology at The University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley.… read more 

New Release: Practice Brief No. 1 by Michael V. Singh

Seven Justice-Oriented Principles for Men of Color Working with Boys of Color Practice Brief No. 1 | Project MALES Michael V. Singh, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Chicana/o/x Studies University of California, Davis michaelsingh@ucdavis.edu Abstract In recent years, educational stakeholders have sought to address the hardships experienced by boys of… read more 

Welcome New Graduate Assistants!

We want to welcome our new Project MALES graduate assistants for the upcoming 2021-22 academic year. Read more to learn about our new staff. Gabriel Martinez is a mentoring site coordinator and first-year Master’s student in the Education Policy and Planning Program at The University of Texas at Austin. He… read more 

New Research Brief: Constructing Pathways to Responsible Manhood: Controlling Images and Meaning Making Through the Use of Counter-Narratives

Authors: Mellie Torres, Ph.D. | Alejandro Carrión, Ph.D. | Roberto Martínez, Ph.D. Full Brief Available Abstract: In recent years, growing scholarship and studies have focused on challenging deficit narratives and discourses perpetuating a criminalization of Latino men and boys. But even with this growing scholarship, mainstream counter-narratives of young Latino… read more 

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