Mirna Carranza, McMaster University

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Associate Professor School of Social Work Hamilton, Ontario carranz@mcmaster.ca Office: (905) 525-9140 ext. 23789

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Acculturation Ambiguos losses Family adjustment to new culture Grief Identity development Immigrant families Parenting practices Refugee families Transnational relationships War and torture

Bio/Research

My research interests include immigrant and refugee families and their process of acculturation as family units. My Canadian interests include issues of grief, ambiguous losses, war and torture, identity processes, transnational relationships and their impact on parenting practices, successful s...

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Bio/Research

My research interests include immigrant and refugee families and their process of acculturation as family units. My Canadian interests include issues of grief, ambiguous losses, war and torture, identity processes, transnational relationships and their impact on parenting practices, successful settlement processes and mental health. My International research focuses on social justice issues, particularly on forced migration, gender violence, children's and women's rights in Central America.

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