Breanna De Leon
By Rebecca Gerber onFOCUSBreanna’s passion lies in promoting Indigenous wellbeing, health sovereignty, and self-determination in HIV syndemic prevention. Data shows a rise…
Francisco Rios Casas
By Rebecca Gerber onFOCUS Francisco’s research investigates how education, work, and wealth shape health and aging. He is particularly interested in the…
Taleah Frazier
By Rebecca Gerber onFOCUSBlack women across the U.S. are disproportionately impacted by adverse maternal health outcomes, regardless of their education level or…
Melody Xiao
By Rebecca Gerber onFOCUSA combination of global complacency, anthropogenic change, and suppression of marginalized voices has caused infectious diseases to become a…
Enmanuel “Manny” Fernandez
By Rebecca Gerber onFOCUSManny aims to revolutionize sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention and care among disproportionately affected populations. Despite advances in ST…
Hannah Isabel C. Shai
By Kirsten onFOCUSHannah is committed to addressing food and nutrition insecurity in the Northern Mariana Islands (NMI) by highlighting potential improvements…
Siqiao “Austin” Ao
By Kirsten onFOCUSSiqiao envisions a future where every member of marginalized communities is empowered with the information and knowledge necessary to…
Jenna Warren
By Kirsten onFOCUSIn her work, Jenna hopes to highlight pathways to mitigate and prevent negative health outcomes in minority communities. While…
Corina Penaia
By Kirsten onFOCUSCorina is committed to improving health disparities and social determinants of health in underserved populations, notably Native Hawaiians and…
Seth Allard
By Kirsten onFOCUSSeth’s research interests center on military and veteran suicide and Native American youth suicide. Seth pursues collaborative and qualitative…
Woodjerry Louis
By Kirsten onFOCUSWoodjerry is interested in examining how oppression, marginalization, structural racism, and intersectionality identities shape the risk of suicidal thoug…
Clarice J. Hampton
By Kirsten onFOCUSClarice‘s research aims to improve the social conditions of black women living with HIV who are disproportionately burdened by…
Khadijah Ameen
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSKhadijah's doctoral research is on place-based, community-led interventions to address Black health inequities in the United States. As a…
Keiwana Glover
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSStarting her doctoral program during a pandemic was challenging, but surprisingly not the most difficult experience of Keiwana’s first…
Erika Mey
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSGiven that Erika understands the importance of serving socially-marginalized communities, she is compelled to utilize research as a vehicle…
Ashley J. Cooper
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSAshley’s mission is to improve health outcomes for Black women in the United States. She believes that successful healthcare…
Ariana Mora
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSAriana is interested in the impact of healthcare deprivation on historically and newly disadvantaged groups. She aims to promote…
Adrian C. Williams
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSAdrian’s research interest focuses on the psychobiological mechanisms linking social influences on health outcomes. He is particularly interested in…
Gabriel A. Benavidez
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSUsing various epidemiological methods, Gabriel studies a wide range of disparities along the cancer continuum (i.e., detection, treatment, survival,…
David Mai
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSLiving immunotherapies in the form of synthetically modified immune cells have demonstrated remarkable success against various late-stage and chemotherapy…
