Dr. Fernanda Lima Cross

Sin Fronteras Lab examines family and cultural factors that promote healthy development of Latinx youth and families. Through engaging in community-based participatory research (CBPR) we examine the role undocumented immigrant status plays in family processes and adolescents’ outcomes, as well as the protective effects of ethnic-racial socialization and identity development through qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methodologies. Our mission is to empower youth and families and develop efficacious, culturally grounded, and community-based interventions that support the mental health of Latinx adolescents.