Asia Sade Ivey
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSAsia's research has a sociology of education focus where she examines how race and poverty impact the K-12 experience.…
Mónica Gutiérrez
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSMónica’s research focuses on structural and institutional racism and how this affects the inequitable distribution of power, land, and…
Ashley Gripper
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSAshley believes black communities are stronger when they are self-determined. Her research examines the connection between agriculture, land access,…
Cristina Gomez-Vidal
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSCristina believes in building systems that uplift the dignity, ingenuity, and health of communities. Disadvantaged rural and unincorporated communities…
Angela Adler
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSTens of millions of Americans suffer from one or more illnesses of uncertain cause, such as fibromyalgia, irritable bowel,…
Alane Celeste-Villalvir
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSPublic health programs, policies, and research have been historically proscriptive, excluding marginalized communities and often denying them the agency…
Shanaé Burch
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSShanaé’s research in health behavior will explore the effects of arts participation and cultural engagement on health outcomes. In…
Matthew Bakko
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSMatthew is interested in making social change processes more equitable. How do differing systems and practices of philanthropy, welfare,…
Kristi Roybal
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSThrough community-based research, Kristi hopes to inform policy and practice initiatives that reduce place-based barriers to health and improve…
Matthew Lee
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSMatthew is committed to designing innovative solutions that address the use, lack of use, and misuse of scientific evidence…
Yaminette Diaz-Linhart
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSYaminette believes that in order to move toward health equity, organizations will need to include frontline workers as active…
Deanna Barath
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSAs part of the program, Deanna will work on research to improve health equity for vulnerable populations. She is…
Samantha R. H. Scott
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSSamantha is interested in addressing Native Hawaiian health disparities and exploring protective factors that affect the mental and physical…
Samantha M. Perez
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSPancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States, and patients with the most…
Christopher Chiu
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSAfter obtaining his undergraduate degree, Chris decided to dedicate his research career to studying intimate partner violence (IPV). Delving…
Marcela Nava
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSMarcela’s research is focused on exploring how health policy and the social determinants of health are shaped by their…
Katherine Gutierrez
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSKatherine’s interests lie primarily in the realm of public and health economics, specifically for New Mexico, where Hispanics constitute…
Laurent Reyes
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSUsing qualitative methods, Laurent plans to examine how community programs and initiatives are designed to meet the needs of…
Arrianna Planey
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSArrianna is a health geographer whose dissertation examines dimensions of health care access in the United States with an…
Leslie Salas-Hernández
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSMass incarceration is a public health issue that requires continued cross-sector collaboration between community members, policymakers, public health prof…
