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Isaac’s primary research interests center on connecting underserved communities to evidence-based practices and understanding how ecological factors, such as resource access, can inform family mental health. Systemic inequities, such as residential segregation and redlining, have maintained a legacy of racial health disparities, and these disparities may be ameliorated through addressing structural issues at a community level. Isaac leverages geospatial data to learn about how physical and social features of neighborhoods affect child development and family processes. Through understanding how public policy and our built environments affect child development, Isaac hopes to provide policymakers and community stakeholders with findings that can be used to inform equitable policy initiatives. Isaac’s research is intended to support racially and socioeconomically marginalized families in both rural and urban communities.
MORE ABOUT ISAAC
Isaac’s desire to combat systemic inequity is inspired by his grandfather’s work as a public defender and judge, as well as his grandmother’s work as a teacher. His interest in the relationship between neighborhood environments and systemic racism is informed by his experience as a biracial youth living in rural and suburban areas of Arizona.
