David Gonzalez, has been selected for the MHIRT Latino Mental Health Research Training Program. Established by Dr.
 Steven
 Lopez
 at
 USC’s
 Department
 of
 Psychology,
 Dr.
 Carmen
 Lara
 at
 the
 Benemérita
 Universidad
 Autónoma
 de
 Puebla
 (BUAP)
 in
 México,
 and
 colleagues
 at
 USC,
 UCLA,
 and
 California
 State
 University
 at
 San
 Bernardino
, the
 11‐week
 summer
 research
 training
 program is
 designed
 to
 prepare

graduate level researchers to address disparities in mental health care of Latinos with serious
 mental
 illness.
 
 The
 program
 includes
 a
 one‐week
 training
 seminar
 at
 USC,
 and
 a
 10‐week
 training
 program at BUAP in Puebla Mexico.