Research

Colombians in the United States: History, Values, and Challenges: Transcending Acculturation and Xenophobia
Miville, M.L., Calle, C.Z., Mendez, N., Borenstein, J. (2018). Colombians in the United States: History, Values, and Challenges. In: Arredondo, P. (eds) Latinx Immigrants. International and Cultural Psychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95738-8_4

This chapter focuses on Colombian Americans and presents a brief historical background, available demographic information, and current concerns and successes regarding their post-migration experiences in the United States (e.g., acculturative stress, identity development, and potential clinical issues). This chapter can be found in "Latinx Immigrants: Transcending Acculturation and Xenophobia."

Latinx Jews: Navigating and Negotiating Gender Roles Between Minoritized Identities

This qualitative study explored gender role development for Latinx Jews, a dual minority group. Published in the APA Journal of Latinx Psychology.

Borenstein, J., Miville, M. L., Nestler, J., & Benasayag, A. (2025). Latinx Jews: Navigating and negotiating gender roles between minoritized identities. Journal of Latinx Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/lat0000298

Latinx Jews: Exploring the relationships of acculturation, Jewish identity, and Latinx gender role scales. (Dissertation)

This study explored the relationships between acculturation, Jewish identity – both religious and cultural – and traditional Latinx gender roles.

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Presentations

Borenstein J., Miville M.L., Nestler J., Benasayag A. (2020, October). Latinx Jews: Navigating and negotiating gender roles between minority identities. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Latinx Psychological Association, Online.
Miville M.L., Calle C.Z., Mendez N., Borenstein J. (2019, October). Colombian Cultural Values: Promoting La Vida Sana. Latinx History and Resilience in the Context of Practice, Scholarship and Competency Development. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the National Latinx Psychological Association, Miami, FL.
Miville M.L., Calle C.Z., Mendez N., Borenstein J. (2019, August). Colombian Cultural Values: Promoting La Vida Sana. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Borenstein J., Miville M.L., Nestler J., Benasayag A. (2019, March). Gender Roles in Latinx Jews: Preliminary Findings. Poster presented at the meeting of the Institute of Psychological Science and Practice, Teacher College, Columbia University, New York, NY.