Yajaira M. Padilla

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University of Arkansas

Also affiliated: University of Kansas (2008); Kansas State University (2013); Escuela Superior Politécnica del Chimborazo (2024)

Faculty Researcher

5 h-index 14 pubs 145 cited

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Yajaira M. Padilla's research explores the intersection of identity, education, and immigrant experiences, with a particular focus on Central American communities. Her work has examined the evolution of perceptions of immigrant groups, moving from early characterizations to ongoing discussions of their societal integration and gendered experiences. Padilla has also investigated pedagogical approaches, including the development and implementation of educational applications designed to enhance language acquisition skills in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners at the B1 level. Her scholarly contributions are reflected in her h-index of 5 and 14 total publications, which have garnered 142 citations. Padilla remains actively engaged in research, with recent publications in 2024.

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h-index: 5
Publications: 14
Citations: 145

Selected Publications

The Central American Transnational Imaginary: Defining the Transnational Gendered Contours of Central American Immigrant Experiences (2024)

DOI OpenAlex
Central American-American Feminisms (2018)

Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Literature DOI OpenAlex
Central American Non-belonging: Reading ‘El Norte’ in Cary Fukunaga’s Sin nombre (2016)

Palgrave Macmillan US eBooks 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Maurice Echeverría’s Labios: A Disenchanted Story about Lesbians in Guatemala’s Postwar Reality (2013)

Studies in 20th & 21st Century Literature DOI OpenAlex
The Central American transnational imaginary: Defining the transnational and gendered contours of Central American immigrant experience (2013)

Latino Studies 15 citations DOI OpenAlex