Sandra Magaña, MSW, PhD
Assistant Professor
School of Social Work and
Waisman Center
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Sandy Magaña's program of research focuses on cultural variation in caregiving experiences and service utilization of families of color who have a member with severe mental illness or a developmental disability. She is a principal investigator of a study of Latino families who have children on the autism spectrum, and a health education study of Latina mothers of children with developmental disabilities. Interaction between enviromental and caregriving stress; Cultural strenths and supports of families of color who have a child or relative with a developmental disability or mental illness.
School of Social Work and
Waisman Center
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Sandy Magaña's program of research focuses on cultural variation in caregiving experiences and service utilization of families of color who have a member with severe mental illness or a developmental disability. She is a principal investigator of a study of Latino families who have children on the autism spectrum, and a health education study of Latina mothers of children with developmental disabilities. Interaction between enviromental and caregriving stress; Cultural strenths and supports of families of color who have a child or relative with a developmental disability or mental illness.
Phone : 608-263-0270
Fax: 608-263-0529
Email : magana@waisman.wisc.edu
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