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Dr. Roque V Mendez

  • Professor - Psychology
Portrait of Dr. Roque V Mendez

Biography and expertise

B.A. (1978) Ph.D. (1985). Psychology. University of Texas at Austin
Fulbright Teaching Fellow. (1986-1987). Mexico. Escuela Libre de Psicologia, Chihuahua, Mexico.
Post Doctoral Fellow (1988-1989). Harvard University

Education

Doctorate Degree

PhD in Psychology

University of Texas at Austin, 1985

Bachelor's Degree

BA in Psychology

University of Texas at Austin, 1978

Teaching Interests

Research Interests

  • Mendez, Roque (Principal). Academic Specialist (USIA) Visiting Professor to Mexico, Funding Source Not specified. (Funded: 1994). Grant.
  • Mendez, Roque (Principal). Academic Specialist (USIA) Visiting Professor to Mexico, Funding Source Not specified. (Funded: 1992). Grant.
  • Ginsburg, H. (Principal), Mendez, Roque (Principal). Childhood Injury Prevention Infancy, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, State, $165590. (Submitted: 1992). Grant.
  • Mendez, Roque (Principal). High Risk Youth Demonstration Project for San Marcos, Texas, Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Administration. Office of Substance Abuse. Department of Health and Human Services, Federal, $1257688. (Submitted: 1992). Grant.
  • Ginsburg, H. (Principal), Mendez, Roque (Principal). Childhood Injury Prevention Infancy, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, State, $165590. (Submitted: 1991). Grant.
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  • Mendez, R. V., Gibeaut, E., & Arreola, A. (2022). Moral foundations predict sentiments toward Hispanic immigrants: Hispanics and Caucasians whites share, but also differ in their views about Hispanic immigrants. National Social Science Journal, Special Edition: International Collaboration: A world without borders. 2022, 15–20. Retrieved from https://www.nssa.us/journals.htm
  • Bueno, E. H., & Mendez, R. V. (2020). Perceived Competence and Agreeableness Predict Postive Beahviors Toward Mexican Immigrants: Less Acculturated Hispanics are more welcoming of Immigrants. Wiser World with Multiculturalism: Proceedings from the 24th Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/ iaccp.papers/279.
  • Barrera Valdivia, P., Mendez, R. V., Czyzewska, M., & Mendoza-Meraz & Aixchel, G. (2020). Imagenes de la version mexicana de la pureba deempatia emocional de Baron-Cohen. Tecnociencia Chihuahua, 13.
  • Bueno, E. H., & Mendez, R. V. (2019). Prejudice towards immigrants: Competences elicit stronger and more favorable sentiments. ACTA DE INVESTIGACIÓN PSICOLÓGICA, 9, 25–35. https://doi.org/DOI:%2010.22201/fpsi.20074719e.2019.2.261
  • Ginsburg, H. J., Mendez, R. V., & Haskerd-Zolnierek, K. B. (2017). Cautionary note about magnitude of decline in neural defects following folic acid fortification in the United States. International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research, 1–3. https://doi.org/10.1024/0300-9831/a000422
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: Bronze Medallion awarded for plenary address given at Universidad Iberoamericana, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City. September 9, 2021
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Namesake by Bobcat Preview, Texas State University. June 21, 2021 - August 30, 2021
  • Award / Honor Recipient: College of Liberal Arts Excellence in Mentoring Award, Liberal Arts, Texas State University. July 2020
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Teaching Award of Honor, Texas State Alumni Association. May 2020
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Everette Sweeny Teaching Award, Faculty Senate. January 2020
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  1. Member

    Committee on Belonging and Cohesion

  2. Member

    Faculty meetings and PC meetings

  3. Editorial Review Board Member

    Psicologia Iberoamericana

  4. Member

    The Monarch Center for Immigrant Research Committee

  5. Member

    Academic Advisory Council for Latina/o Studies Minor Advisory Board (AACLATS)

  6. Reviewer / Referee

    European Scientific Journal

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