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Melinda Gonzales-Backen

Assistant Professor of Family and Child Sciences

Gonzales-Backen is an expert on cultural processes among Latino youth and families. Specifically, her expertise focuses on how cultural strengths, like ethnic identity, and stressors, such as discrimination, are associated with adolescent psychological well-being.

Topics: Adolescents, Ethnic Identity, Family, Life + Society

(850) 644-3217
mgonzalesbacken@fsu.edu
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