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Faculty & Staff

Areas of Expertise

Women's literacy, feminist/critical pedagogies, social welfare reform, Latina studies, and race/ethnic/gender health disparities

Degrees

PhD in Sociology. Northeastern University

Professional Publications & Contributions

• Rivera, L. & N. Lavan. (2012). “Family Literacy Practices and Parental Involvement of Latin American Immigrant Mothers” in Journal of Latinos and Education, V11 (4).
• Rivera, L. (2009). “Landscape of Academe” in Empowering Women through Literacy: Views from Experience. Eds. M. Miller & K. King. Information Age Publishing.
• Rivera, L. (2008). Laboring to Learn: Women's Literacy & Poverty in the Post-Welfare Era, University of Illinois Press. (Winner of 2009 Cyril O. Houle Award)

Additional Information

Current Projects:
Rivera, L. & M. D. Hohn. (2012).  Participatory Health Literacy in the U.S.   University of Illinois Press (manuscript in progress).

Co-Principal Investigator, “Latino End-of-Life Care: Patient, Provider, & Institutional Effects.”    University of Massachusetts & Dana Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, U54 Comprehensive Cancer Partnership Program.   http://www.umb.edu/u54entry/lorna_rivera/

Faculty Director, Latino Leadership Opportunity Program, Mauricio Gaston Institute for Latino Public Policy. http://www.gaston.umb.edu/llop.php