{"id":1450,"date":"2015-08-30T21:51:31","date_gmt":"2015-08-30T21:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/psychology\/?p=1450"},"modified":"2015-08-30T21:51:31","modified_gmt":"2015-08-30T21:51:31","slug":"student-spotlight-hector-ranero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/psychology\/2015\/08\/30\/student-spotlight-hector-ranero\/","title":{"rendered":"Undergraduate Highlight: Hector Ranero"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1282\/Hector-Ranero-e1441230117411.jpeg\" rel=\"lightbox[1450]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-1453 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1282\/Hector-Ranero-172x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Hector Ranero\" width=\"146\" height=\"255\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Graduating Senior, Hector Ranero, strongly believes that psychology and art envelops a vast portion of our culture, communication, and overall well being. He is captivated by the blending of psychology and art.\u00a0 When away from his family, academics, and workplace; he can be found in the studio creating sketches and rendering portrait paintings.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hector was inspired by his PSY 479 course, Latino Psychology, with <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/psychology\/meet\/jasmine-mena\/\">Dr. Jasmine Mena<\/a>. The piece he created\u00a0extends\u00a0the intellectual concepts of the course to his art work.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1282\/Hector-Ranero-Art.jpeg\" rel=\"lightbox[1450]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"248\" height=\"223\" class=\" size-full wp-image-1454 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1282\/Hector-Ranero-Art.jpeg\" alt=\"Hector Ranero Art\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1282\/Hector-Ranero-Art.jpeg 248w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1282\/Hector-Ranero-Art-167x150.jpeg 167w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1282\/Hector-Ranero-Art-80x72.jpeg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 248px) 100vw, 248px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hector writes,<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;text-align: left\">&#8220;Latino Psychology (PSY\u00a0479) was among the few classes that genuinely challenged my thought process and evoked critical thinking.\u00a0 We tackled topics ranging from new vocabulary (e.g., Spanish, Latino, Hispanic,\u00a0<em>Familismo<\/em>, and Color-Blindness) to topics such as the importance of being Black in Latin America.\u00a0 Within that capacity, I was able to muster up a painting that complimented my new found knowledge of Latino Psychology and the continuing issue of feeling devalued because one does not have a Barbie doll personal appearance.\u00a0 My painting illustrates and advocates for embracing ones natural beauty and roots.\u00a0So, wherever my painting is humbly displayed, let it be known that curly hair, black straight hair, and\u00a0afro-curly hair do exist. Let it be known that people who may not look like us, are beautiful people too.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;text-align: left\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Graduating Senior, Hector Ranero, strongly believes that psychology and art envelops a vast portion of our culture, communication, and overall well being. He is captivated by the blending of psychology and art.\u00a0 When away from his family, academics, and workplace; he can be found in the studio creating sketches and rendering portrait paintings. 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