Scholarly/Creative Works
2023
- Killoren, S. E., Alfaro, E. C., Jones, S. K., & Campione-Barr, N. (2023). Perceived discrimination and Latina college students’ depressive symptoms: The roles of dyadic coping with sisters and familism values. Family Process, 62, 1176–1195. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12822
- Killoren, S. E., Randall, A., Kline, G., Alfaro, E. C., & Campione-Barr, N. (n.d.). Correlates of Latina college students’ dyadic coping with sisters. Family Relations. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12814
- Gulseven, Z., Pierotti, S., Killoren, S. E., Alfaro, E. C., & Carlo, G. (n.d.). The role of maternal warmth in understanding the relations between cultural orientations and prosocial behaviors. Journal of Latinx Psychology.
2022
- Jones, S. K., Killoren, S. E., Kline, G. C., & Alfaro, E. C. (2022). Mexican-origin college students’ stress, sibling relationships, academic motivation, and depressive symptoms. Journal of Family Issues, 43(2). Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X21994135
- Nauman, C., Goble, P., Alfaro, E. C., & Weimer, A. A. (2022). Adolescent academic success: Teacher-child interactions as a buffer for negative mother-child relationships in early childhood. Journal of Child and Family Studies. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-022-02496-7
2020
- Alfaro, E. C. (2020). Communication frequency and types of supportive messages: A mixed methods approach to examining Mexican-origin college students’ relationships with mothers and fathers. Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 9, 52–68. https://doi.org/10.1177/1538192718772663
2019
- Seo, E., Shen, Y., & Alfaro, E. C. (2019). Adolescents’ beliefs about math ability and their relations to STEM career attainment: Joint consideration of race/ethnicity and gender. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 48(2), 306–325. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-018-0911-9
2018
- Streit, C., Carlo, G., Killoren, S. E., & Alfaro, E. C. (2018). Family members’ relationship qualities and prosocial behaviors in U.S. Mexican young adults: The roles of familism and ethnic identity resolution. Journal of Family Issues, 39, 1056–1084. https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X16686134
- Jones, S., Killoren, S. E., Alfaro, E. C., & Gonzales-Backen, M. A. (2018). Mexican American college students’ experiences of discrimination: The protective role of sibling support. Emerging Adulthood, 6, 280–287. https://doi.org/10.1177/2167696817711606
- Alfaro, E. C., Weimer, A. A., & Castillo, E. (2018). Who helps build Mexican-origin college students’ self-efficacy? The role of important others in student success. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 40(4), 431–447. https://doi.org/10.1177/0739986318802588
2017
- Killoren, S. E., Streit, C., Alfaro, E. C., Delgado, M. Y., & Johnson, N. (2017). Mexican American college students’ perceptions of youth success. Journal of Latina/o Psychology, 5, 88–102. https://doi.org/10.1037/lat0000063
- Alfaro, E. C. (2017). Developmental education and Latino college students’ academic outcomes. Greater Texas Foundation. Retrieved from http://www.greatertexasfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Alfaro-FINAL-2017.pdf
2016
- Kline, G. C., Killoren, S. E., & Alfaro, E. C. (2016). Perceived parental psychological control, familism values, and Mexican American college students’ adjustment. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 22, 524–532.
- Killoren, S. E., Alfaro, E. C., & Kline, G. C. (2016). Mexican American emerging adults’ relationships with siblings and dimensions of familism. Personal Relationships, 23, 234–238. https://doi.org/10.1111/pere.12125
- Alfaro, E. C. (2016). Mothers’ and fathers’ academic support, cultural values, and Latino college students’ academic outcomes. Retrieved from http://www.greatertexasfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/WP_Alfaro-Final.pdf
2015
- Alfaro, E. C., & Umana-Taylor, A. J. (2015). The longitudinal relation between academic support and Latino adolescents’ academic motivation. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 37, 319–341. https://doi.org/10.1177/0739986315586565
2014
- Alfaro, E. C. (2014). The power of place-based learning. In From Porciones to Colonias, The Power of Place and Community-Based Learning in K-12 Education: A Case Study from --the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas (pp. 7–12). Edinburg, TX: Community Historical Archaeology Project with Schools Program.
- Alfaro, E. C., Dorsey, M., Hernandez, S., & Skowronek, R. K. (2014). From porciones to colonias: Curriculum development in K-12 education – Methodology and program development. In From Porciones to Colonias, The Power of Place and Community-Based Learning in K-12 Education: A Case Study from --the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas (pp. 25–30). Edinburg, TX: Community Historical Archaeology Project with Schools Program.
- Bacha-Garza, R., & Alfaro, E. C. (2014). Native peoples in the curriculum. In The Native American Peoples of South Texas (pp. 69–80). Edinburg, TX: Community Historical Archaeology Project with Schools Program.
- Alfaro, E. C., Bacha-Garza, R., Dorsey, M., Hernandez, S., & Skowronek, R. K. (2014). From Porciones to Colonias, The Power of Place and Community-Based Learning in K-12 Education: A Case Study from --the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. Edinburg, TX: Community Historical Archaeology Project with Schools Program.
- Killoren, S. E., Alfaro, E. C., Lindell, A. K., & Streit, C. (2014). Mexican American college students’ communication with their siblings. Family Relations, 63, 513–525.
2013
- Brickman, S. J., Alfaro, E. C., Weimer, A. A., & Watt, K. M. (2013). Academic engagement: Hispanic developmental and nondevelopmental education students. Journal of Developmental Education, 37, 14–31.
- Skowronek, R. K., Alfaro, E. C., Dorsey, M., Gonzalez, J., Hernandez, S., Lagorio, M., … Summy, K. R. (2013). Re-discovering the Rio Grande Valley- The Community Historical Archaeology Project with Schools program and life-long education. More Studies in Rio Grande Valley History, 11, 169–189.
2012
- Croyle, K. L., & Alfaro, E. C. (2012). Applying TBL with Mexican-American students in the social science classroom. In Team-Based Learning in the Social Sciences and Humanities: Group Work that Works to Generate Critical Thinking and Engagement (pp. 203–220). Sterline, VA: Stylus Publishing.
2010
- Alfaro, E. C., & Umana-Taylor, A. J. (2010). Latino adolescents’ academic motivation: The role of siblings. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 32, 519–531. https://doi.org/10.1177/0739986310383165
2009
- Umana-Taylor, A. J., & Alfaro, E. C. (2009). Acculturation stress and adaptation. In Handbook of Latino Psychology (pp. 135–152). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
- Alfaro, E. C., Umana-Taylor, A. J., Gonzales-Backen, M., Bamaca, M. Y., & Zieders, K. H. (2009). Latino adolescents’ academic success: The role of discrimination, academic motivation, and gender. Journal of Adolescence, 32, 941–962. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2008.08.007
- Umana-Taylor, A. J., Alfaro, E. C., Bamaca, M. Y., & Guimond, A. (2009). The central role of familial ethnic socialization in Latino adolescents’ cultural orientation. Journal of Marriage and Family, 71, 46–60. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-3737.2008.00579.x
- Alfaro, E. C. (2009). How to educate successful Latino students. In Classroom Diversity and Academic Success. Retrieved from http://www.education.com/reference/article /educate-successful-latino-students
2006
- Umana-Taylor, A. J., & Alfaro, E. C. (2006). Divorce and relationship dissolution among Latino populations in the U.S. In Handbook of Divorce and Relationship Dissolution (pp. 515–530). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
- Umana-Taylor, A. J., & Alfaro, E. C. (2006). Ethnic Identity among U.S. Latino Adolescents: Theory, Measurement, and Implications for Well Being. In The Crisis in Youth Mental Health: Disorders in Adolescence (pp. 195–211). Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing.
- Alfaro, E. C., Umana-Taylor, A. J., & Bamaca, M. Y. (2006). The influence of interpersonal support on Latino adolescents’ academic motivation. Family Relations, 55, 279–291. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-3729.2006.00402.x
2005
- Bamaca, M. Y., Umana-Taylor, A. J., Shin, N., & Alfaro, E. C. (2005). Latino adolescents’ perception of parenting behavior and self-esteem: Examining the role of neighborhood risk. Family Relations, 54, 621–632. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-3729.2005.00346.x