Cynthia Golembeski
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSCynthia uses mixed methods to research how policy, law, public management, and citizen‐state relations operate at the intersection of…
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…
Benjamin Carter
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSEven the most promising social policy will fail to improve society if it is not politically viable. Ben uses…
Matthew Bakko
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSMatthew is interested in making social change processes more equitable. How do differing systems and practices of philanthropy, welfare,…
Jovan Julien
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSIsolated and marginalized individuals, families, communities, and organizations often have the least access to the data and evidence that…
Deanna Barath
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSAs part of the program, Deanna will work on research to improve health equity for vulnerable populations. She is…
Chinyere Agbai
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSThe issue of how living in gentrifying Los Angeles neighborhoods affects the overall health of those who originally resided…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Mario Alberto Espinoza-Kulick
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSMario Espinoza-Kulick is currently researching health advocacy and access for Latinx immigrant communities along the Central Coast in California.…
Marie Plaisime
By Nicole Racovites onFOCUSEach day, we are presented with reports of racially charged conflicts across the nation, yet we repeatedly ignore the…
