Congratulations to Dr. Clark, Dr. Collins and Dr. Zhang! Fernando Clark successfully defended his dissertation, "Are Latinx Neighborhoods So Different? A Test of Racial Invariance Thesis and Latino Paradox." This research was completed under the direction of Tom McNulty. Fernando has accepted a faculty position at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Cerenity Collins successfully defended her dissertation, "Double Consciousness, Mixed Emotions, and Social Interaction: Examining the Racialized Experiences of Black STEM Students." Dawn Robinson served as major professor throughout Cerenity's graduate studies. Cerenity has already accepted a tenure track position at Clemson University. Yue Zhang successfully defended her dissertation, “Family Relationships and Health across the Life Course: Understanding Intergenerational Dynamics.” Her research was completed under the supervision of major professor, Ron Simons. We are proud of the hard work they and all our graduate students are putting in. Our New PhDs! Image: Image: Image: