Arjee Javellana Restar
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSArjee’s research engagements in public health concentrate on promoting structural and behavior-based interventions to improve the health of communities…
Kellan Baker
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSKellan believes that health equity is a core social justice issue. His research interests focus on how he and…
Annie M. Francis
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSAnnie’s research focuses on preserving cultural connections for American Indian children placed in out-of-home care. Her work includes evaluating…
Christopher Chiu
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSAfter obtaining his undergraduate degree, Chris decided to dedicate his research career to studying intimate partner violence (IPV). Delving…
Jessica Cerdeña
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSJessica applies a biocultural lens to health disparities, studying the epigenetic underpinnings of intergenerational trauma among Latin American migrants…
Blanche Wright
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSEvidence-based treatments (EBTs) designed to improve youth mental health problems have been predominantly validated with middle-class, white families in…
Arrianna Planey
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSArrianna is a health geographer whose dissertation examines dimensions of health care access in the United States with an…
Gerson Galdamez
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSSince junior high, Gerson has volunteered as a musician in several long-term care facilities, and developed strong friendships with…
Nicholas C. Smith
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSNicholas’s research interests focus on stress, social networks, mental health and illness, and stigma and status loss. His current…
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…
Luisa Maria Rivera
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSLuisa studies the transgenerational transmission of trauma and adversity in communities experiencing chronic and acute stressors. She currently conducts…
Leah Lomotey-Nakon
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSLeah’s work investigates how moral and religious experiences shape expectations about one’s self, one’s communities, and those one deems…
Joseph Griffin
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSJoseph’s research is focused on community violence as a public health issue in urban communities of color. His approach…
