Loyola University Chicago

Department of Psychology

Lidia Monjaras Gaytan

 
 
 
Pronouns: she/her/ella
Title: Assistant Professor
Office: 342 Coffey Hall
Phone: 773-508-2970

Background Information

Doctorate: DePaul University
Bachelors: San Diego State University

Additional Information

 

Classes Taught

PSYC 275 Social Psychology
PSYC 486 Program Evaluation

Research Interests

My research focuses on the mentoring and educational experiences of adolescents and emerging adults marginalized by society, primarily focusing on the experiences of students of color. In my research I use multiple methods to explore the antecedents (e.g., individual and contextual) and benefits of mentoring relationships. I am specifically interested in exploring how contextual factors such as interpersonal and institutional racial discrimination, campus climate, sense of belonging, and other institutional factors, influence the development of these relationships. I hope to use my research to support interventions and institutional changes that will benefit marginalized students.

 

Selected Publications

Monjaras-Gaytan, L. Y. & Sánchez, B. (2023). Historically underrepresented college students and natural mentoring relationships: A systematic review. Child and Youth Services Review. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.106965
 
Salusky, I., Monjaras-Gaytan, L. Y., Ulerio., G., Forbes, N., Perron, G., & Raposa, E. (2022). The formation and role of sense of belonging in the social integration of diverse first-generation college students. Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice. 15210251221092709.
 
Sánchez, B., Garcia-Murillo, Y., Monjaras-Gaytan, L. Y., Thursby, K., Ulerio., G., de los Reyes, W., Salusky, I., & Rivera, C. (2022). Everyday acts of resistance: How Mexican immigrant youth with undocumented status navigate oppression in their education through the support of mentors. Journal of Research on Adolescence. 10.1111/jora.12755
 
Monjaras-Gaytan, L.Y., Sánchez, B., Salusky, I. & Schwartz, S.E.O. (2021). Underrepresented college students and institutional natural mentors. Journal of Community Psychology. 10.1002/jcop.22682
 
Monjaras-Gaytan, L. Y., Sánchez, B., Anderson, A., Garcia-Murillo, Y., de los Reyes, W., Catlett, B., & Liao, C.L. (2021). Act, talk, reflect, then act: The role of natural mentors in the critical consciousness of ethnically/racially diverse college students. American Journal of Community Psychology. 10.1002/ajcp.12517
 
Monjaras-Gaytan, L. Y., Sánchez, B., & Carter, J. S. (2020). Developing natural mentoring relationships among Latinx youth: The role of trust in adults and stressors. Applied Developmental Science. doi.org/10.1080/10888691.2020.1768095