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Kendal Holtrop
Department:
Family and Child Ecology

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I am broadly interested in community-based program development, adaptation, and evaluation with under-served populations, with particular emphasis on multi-stressed families and Latino/a populations. My research and clinical efforts also focus on the intersections of privilege and oppression and issues of cultural competence in the promotion of social justice. Most recently, my research activities have included investigation into the ways in which group treatment programs for domestic violence can promote change among diverse male batterers.

Research and Consulting Experience
Identifying Barriers and Precursors of Accountability and Change among Latino Men Who Batter
(2007-Present) Project Coordinator, Michigan State University, Intramural Research Grants Program, IRGP (Dr. Rubén Parra-Cardona, Principal Investigator)
A Collaborative Effort to Enhance Quality of Parenting among Latino/a Families: Learning From the Voices of Latino/a Parents
(2005-2007) Project Coordinator, Michigan State University, Families and Communities Together [FACT] Coalition (Dr. Rubén Parra-Cardona, Principal Investigator)
Assessing the disadvantages placed on youth of color during the waiver process in the juvenile justice system
Graduate Research Assistant (Dr. Francisco A. Villarruel, Principal Investigator)
Investigating the influences of relationship variables on preferences for a romantic partner
Senior Honors Thesis
Community involvement

I have been practicing for the past four years at the Family and Child Clinic of Michigan State University as a marriage and family therapy intern providing therapy services from a systemic framework to families, couples, and individuals. I have also volunteered therapy services at Care Free Medical in the Lansing community and facilitated family reunion workshops for the Michigan National Guard.

Publications
Parra-Cardona, J.R., Holtrop, K., Córdova, D., Escobar-Chew, A.R., Tams, L., Horsford, S., Villarruel, F.A., Villalobos, G., Dates, B., Anthony, J.C., & Fitzgerald, H.E. (2009).
“Queremos aprender”: Latino immigrants call to integrate cultural adaptation with best practice knowledge in a parenting intervention. Family Process, 48, 211-231.
Parra-Cardona, J.R., Córdova, D., Holtrop, K., Escobar-Chew, A.R., & Horsford, S. (2009).
Culturally informed emotionally focused therapy with Latino/a immigrant couples. In M. Rastogi & V. Thomas (Eds.), Multicultural couple therapy (pp. 345-368). Sage Publication, Inc: Thousand Oaks, CA.
Parra-Cardona, J.R., Córdova, D., Holtrop, K., Villarruel, F.A., & Wieling, E. (2008).
Shared ancestry, evolving stories: Similar and contrasting life experiences described by foreign born and U.S. born Latino parents. Family Process, 47, 157-172.
Burgess-Proctor, A., Holtrop, K., & Villarruel, F.A. (2006).
Youth transferred to adult court: Racial disparities (Policy brief: Adultification, Vol. 2). Washington, DC: Campaign 4 Youth Justice.
Parra-Cardona, J.R., Holtrop, K., & Córdova, D. (2005).
“We are clinicians committed to cultural diversity and social justice”: Good intentions that can wane over time. Guidance & Counselling, 21, 36-46.
Conference Presentations

Workshops

Parra-Cardona, J.R., Holtrop, K., Escobar-Chew, A.R., Horsford, S., Torres, J., & Córdova, D. (2008, November).
Similar and diferentes: Debunking the myth of Latino/a sameness by learning from the voices of Latinos/as.
Workshop presented at the annual conference of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. Memphis, TN.
Córdova, D., Aguilar, E., Parra-Cardona, J.R., & Holtrop, K. (2006, October).
Engaging Latino/a clients in community-based prevention interventions.
Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. Austin, TX.

Papers:

Parra-Cardona, J.R., Holtrop, K., Cordova, D., & Villarruel, F. (2007, June).
PMTO for Latinos: Cultural adaptation by learning from the voices of participants.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Prevention Research. Washington, DC.
Holtrop, K., Parra-Cardona, J.R., Córdova, D., Villarruel, F., Wieling, E., Domenech-Rodríguez, M., Forgatch, M., & Knutson, N. (2006, November).
PMTO for Latinos/as: Learning from the voices of participants.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations. Minneapolis, MN.

Posters:

Holtrop, K., Parra-Cardona, J. R. & Cordova, D. (2007, November).
Adapting Preventive Interventions for the Next Generation of Latino Parents.
Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Council of Family Relations. Pittsburgh, PA.
Parra-Cardona, J.R., Horsford, S., Escobar, R., Cordova, D., Holtrop, K., & Villarruel, F. (2007, November).
Common and Contrasting Life Experiences: Immigrant Latino Parents in the U.S.
Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Council of Family Relations. Pittsburgh, PA.
Cordova, D., Holtrop, K., Parra-Cardona, J. R. (2007, October).
"Everyday is a Fighting and Challenging Day”: Stories of Persons with Disabilities.
Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. Long Beach, CA.
Cordova, D., Holtrop, K., Parra-Cardona, J. R. (2007, September).
"I Think We're Trapped": Conversations about Contextual Challenges with High-Risk Mexican American Youth.
Poster presented at the annual international meeting of the National Hispanic Science Network on Drug Abuse. Miami Beach, FL.
Parra-Cardona, J.R., Cordova, D., Holtrop, K., Wieling, E., Villarruel, F., Domenech-Rodriguez, M. (2007, June).
Qualitative methodologies as key precursors of community-based participatory research.
Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Prevention Research. Washington, DC.
Córdova, D., Holtrop, K., & Parra-Cardona, J.R. (2006, October).
“They just spit on our face”: Giving voice to the experiences of Mexican-American adolescents.
Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. Austin, TX.
Parra-Cardona, J.R., Holtrop, K., Cordova, D., & Villarruel, F.A. (2006, June).
“They are not interested”: Failure to engage Latinos in prevention research.
Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Prevention Research. San Antonio, TX.
Holtrop, K. (2006, March).
Under pressure: Factors that challenge cultural competence over time.
Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Michigan Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. Lansing, MI.
Córdova, D., Holtrop, K., Parra-Cardona, J.R., Wampler, R. S., & Villarruel, F. (2005, October).
“They don’t want to come!”: When failure to engage turns into blaming.
Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. Kansas City, MO.
Holtrop, K., & Stollak, G. (2004, May).
Am I a boy or a man? Am I a girl or a woman?: Transitions in gender self-referencing.
Poster Presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society. Chicago, IL.