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…
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…
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…
Deanna Barath
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSAs part of the program, Deanna will work on research to improve health equity for vulnerable populations. She is…
Hannah Cory
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSExperiencing stigma and discrimination has significant impacts on our long-term health. To unravel how these experiences impact health, understanding…
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…
Electa Leigh Hare-RedCorn
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSElecta’s focus area is to continue to support the amazing work of the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative of…
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…
Arrianna Planey
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSArrianna is a health geographer whose dissertation examines dimensions of health care access in the United States with an…
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…
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…
Harvey L. Nicholson Jr.
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSHarvey’s current research focuses on racial disparities in substance use and health. In the future, he plans to explore…
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…
Rebekah Israel Cross
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSStructural and institutional racism often determine where we can live, work, and socialize, which ultimately shapes our mental and…
Ans Irfan
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSEach year, thousands of workers die on the job, and those workers disproportionately come from low-income and marginalized communities.…
Deniss Martinez
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSDeniss is a PhD candidate in the Graduate Group in Ecology at UC Davis. The purpose of her dissertation is…
