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Child and family studies chair and professor featured in La Gaceta

Photo of Dr. Mario Hernandez on CBCS branded background

Mario Hernandez, PhD, was featured in La Gaceta, a minority- and family-owned newspaper that shares unique views of local people and politics and world news. The story explores Dr. Hernandez's childhood growing up in Ybor City to a Cuban father and Spanish and Sicilian mother and his experiences with racism against the Latin community. In the article, Dr. Hernandez discusses his academic career and early aspirations to be an animal behavioralist, a dream driven by his love for WEDU programming. The article follows Dr. Hernandez's career path and steps that brought him to his current position as the chair of the Department of Child and Family Studies. Click here to read the full story.

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