MARCELA RAFFAELLI, PhD
Director - Institute for Ethnic Studies
Professor - Department of Psychology and Ethnic Studies
321 Burnett Hall
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0308
(402) 472-0737
Biography
Marcela Raffaelli received her PhD in Psychology/Human Development from the University of Chicago and was a post-doctoral researcher at Johns Hopkins University and Rutgers University. Her research focuses on cultural and family influences on sexual socialization and sexual experience, factors associated with adjustment among immigrant Latino youth, and the developmental impact of homelessness on Brazilian youth. She is a member of the Latino Research Initiative, a community-university partnership that is aimed at addressing the needs of Nebraska 's Latino population through programs such as the Latino Achievement Mentoring Program (LAMP). These projects have been funded by grants from the National Institute on Mental Health, National Science Foundation, Woods Charitable Fund, Inc., Cooper Foundation, and Education Quest.
Recent Publications
Journal Articles
Raffaelli, M., Koller, S. H., Cerqueira-Santos, E., & de Morais, N. A. (in press). Developmental risks and psychosocial adjustment among low-income Brazilian youth. Development and Psychopathology.
Crockett, L. J., Moilanen, K. M., Raffaelli, M., & Randall, B. A. (2006). Psychological profiles and adolescent adjustment: A person-centered approach. Development and Psychopathology, 18, 195-214.
Raffaelli, M., & Koller, S. H. (2005). Future expectations of Brasilian street youth. Journal of Adolescence, 28, 249-262.
Raffaelli, M., & Ontai, L. L. (2004). Gender socialization in Latino/a families: Results from two retrospective studies. Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 50, 287-299.
Raffaelli, M., & Crockett, L. J. (2003). Predicting sexual risk-taking: The role of self-regulation and attraction to risk. Developmental Psychology, 39, 1036-1046.
Koller, S. H., & Raffaelli, M. (November, 2001). Street children's rights and well-being: Psychological, behavioral, and policy concerns. International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD) Newsletter.
Raffaelli, M., & Ontai, L. L. (2001). "She's sixteen years old and there's boys calling over to the house": An exploratory study of sexual socialization in Latino families. Culture, Health, and Sexuality, 3, 295-310.
Gonzalez-Kruger, G. E., Zamboanga, B. L., Carlo, G., Raffaelli, M., Carranza, M., Hansen, D. J., Cantarero, R., & Gajardo, J. (2000). The Latino Research Initiative: An interdisciplinary model for collaborative research and community programming. Great Plains Research: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 10, 359-385.
Raffaelli, M., Koller, S. H., Reppold, C., Kuschick, M., Krum, F. M. B., & Bandeira, D. R. (2000). Gender differences in Brazilian street youth's family circumstances and experiences on the street. Child Abuse and Neglect, 24, 1431-1441.
Book Chapters
Raffaelli, M., Carlo, G., Carranza, M., & Gonzalez-Kruger, G. (2005). Understanding Latino children and adolescents in the mainstream: Placing culture at the center of developmental models. In R. Larson & L. Arnett Jensen (Eds.), New horizons in developmental theory and research. New directions for child and adolescent development, No. 109 (pp. 23-32). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Crockett, L. J., Raffaelli, M., & Moilanen, K. (2003). Adolescent sexuality: Behavior and meaning. In G. R. Adams & M. Berzonsky (Eds.), Blackwell handbook of adolescence ( pp. 371-392).
Research Projects
| UNL Community Outreach Partnership Center (COPC) Program | |
| National Institutes of Health -NIMH | |
| Role: Co-PI | 2001-2005 |
| CRI: Planning a Center for the Study of Children's Development in Relationships | |
| National Science Foundation | |
| Role: Co-PI | 2001-2002 |
| Childhood Origins of Adolescent Sexual Risk-Taking | |
| National Institutes of Health -NIMH | |
| Role: PI | 2001-2004 |
| Evaluation of Latino Achievement Mentoring Program | |
| National Institutes of Health | |
| Role: Co-PI | 2000-2003 |
| Dimensions of Acculturation Related to Latino Sexual Behavior | |
| National Institutes of Health | |
| Role: PI | 1997-1999 |
