Alanna Manigault
By Aileen Andres and Cooper Joslin onFOCUSAlanna hopes to address the disproportionate impact of the school-to-prison pipeline on marginalized youth. While current interventions help reduce…
Will French
By Aileen Andres and Cooper Joslin onFOCUSWill seeks to create more affirming educational systems for gender-expansive students and students of color. K - 12 school…
Levia A. Sutton
By Aileen Andres and Cooper Joslin onFOCUSLevia Sutton is a nurse anesthetist with nearly two decades of experience. Her extensive clinical practice in high-acuity settings…
Gifty Ayawvi
By Aileen Andres and Cooper Joslin onFOCUSGifty’s research focuses on addressing mental health disparities among immigrants and refugees in the United States, emphasizing postmigration stressors…
Lianeris M. Estremera-Rodríguez
By Aileen Andres and Cooper Joslin onFOCUSLianeris is committed to advocating for health as a fundamental human right, with the conviction that no human being…
John A. Fuller
By Aileen Andres and Cooper Joslin onFOCUSCancer health disparities among Black same-gender-loving (SGL) people persist due to pervasive intersectional stigma, unmet psychosocial support needs, an…
Leo Goldsmith
By Aileen Andres and Cooper Joslin onFOCUSTwo-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual (2SLGBTQIA+) communities experience social, economic, political, and health …
Isaac Morales
By Aileen Andres and Cooper Joslin onFOCUSIsaac’s primary research interests center on connecting underserved communities to evidence-based practices and understanding how ecological factors, such…
Aaron Mallory
By Aileen Andres and Cooper Joslin onFOCUSAaron aims to create a safer, healthier environment by addressing gun violence in urban regions, a significant public health…
Kelley R. Hollie
By Aileen Andres and Cooper Joslin onFOCUSKelley’s research focuses on autistic encounters with law enforcement as a public health issue. It seeks to clarify the…
Breanna De Leon
By Aileen Andres and Cooper Joslin onFOCUSBreanna’s passion lies in promoting Indigenous wellbeing, health sovereignty, and self-determination in HIV syndemic prevention. Data shows a rise…
Michelle Kephart
By Aileen Andres and Cooper Joslin onFOCUSTo promote the inclusion of people with disability (PWD) in the nursing profession, Michelle’s research interests focus on barriers…
Isabella Castillo
By Aileen Andres and Cooper Joslin onFOCUSThe increased attention to policing in recent years has shed light on misconduct and violence against individuals with autism…
Nevita George
By Aileen Andres and Cooper Joslin onFOCUSNevita’s research seeks to explore the impact of trauma and minoritized identity on youth mental health trajectories and identify…
Taleah Frazier
By Aileen Andres and Cooper Joslin onFOCUSBlack women across the U.S. are disproportionately impacted by adverse maternal health outcomes, regardless of their education level or…
Nathan Levitt
By Aileen Andres and Cooper Joslin onFOCUSNathan’s research interests involve developing evidence-based models of transgender and nonbinary (TGNB) health that integrate histories of feminist and…
Francisco Rios Casas
By Aileen Andres and Cooper Joslin onFOCUS Francisco’s research investigates how education, work, and wealth shape health and aging. He is particularly interested in the…
Juliann Li Verdugo
By Aileen Andres and Cooper Joslin onFOCUSCulturally responsive research grounded in values of justice and equity can help determine how health policies could better meet…
Maya Lakshman
By Aileen Andres and Cooper Joslin onFOCUSResearch targeting adolescent mental health in the wake of intergenerational violence has led to the exploration of multiple potential…
Zaira Martin
By Aileen Andres and Cooper Joslin onFOCUSZaira’s research interests lie in investigating the experiences of unaccompanied child immigrants from Latin America to the United States,…
