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Guillermo Bernal, PhD and Blanca Ortiz-Torres, PhD

At the time of writing, Guillermo Bernal and Blanca Ortiz-Torres were with the Institute for Psychological Research and the Department of Psychology, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Dr Guillermo Bernal, Dept of Psychology, University Center for Psychological Research, 55 University Ave, Rivera Building, Suite 304, Río Piedras, PR 00925 (e-mail: gbernal{at}uprrp.edu).

Substantive barriers to research, such as cultural, language, and methodological variables, exist in Hispanic-serving institutions. Historical and contextual variables account for the differences between academic settings with research-intensive centers and those with limited infrastructure for competitive research.

We provide a case example to serve as a model for developing and strengthening the research infrastructure in Hispanic-serving institutions and for providing the mentorship Latino investigators may need to compete with other investigators in research-intensive centers. We present recommendations to reduce these barriers.

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