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Is Involuntary Residential Mobility Associated with Social Isolation? Evidence from the California Health Interview Survey

My project will test the hypothesis that residents who recently experienced an involuntary move are more likely to feel isolated in their neighborhood than residents who recently moved according to their own volition.

Principal Investigator: Kevin Beck

Investigating the Impact of Healthcare Access and Health Equity on Infant Mortality Rates Across California Counties

This study examines the relationship between healthcare access barriers and infant mortality rates across California counties, focusing on racial and ethnic disparities.

Principal Investigator: Mohammad Khorgamphar

Impact of sugary beverage taxes on weight and health outcomes

This study is evaluating the natural experiment of SSB taxes on weight change, health outcomes, and SSB consumption in youth and adults.

Principal Investigator: Susan Babey

Immigrant Culture and Mental Health

Inform policy interventions aimed at enhancing the well-being of immigrant populations and advancing our understanding of the complex interplay between culture and mental health in a cosmopolitan world.

Principal Investigator: Linda Lin

Health Care Access and Service Utilization among Immigrants in California: Assessing the Influence of Legal Status, Policy Reform, & Racialization

Explore the institutional and structural barriers for immigrants to access quality health care and service utilization.

Principal Investigator: Kimberly Megan Collier

Food Insecurity and Child Food Consumption Patterns Among WIC Participating Families in Los Angeles County Within the Context of the WIC Food Package Change and WIC + SNAP Concurrent Participation

Cross-sectional determinants of food insecurity will be identified at each time point for WIC-only vs. WIC + SNAP participants, in order to inform the trends analysis.

Principal Investigator: Pia Chaparro

Focus on Immigrant Mental Health and Access to Care

Study whether California immigrants have differing mental health status, outcomes, and access to mental health care based on their citizenship or legal status.

Principal Investigator: Imelda Padilla-Frausto

First 5 CA Kit for New Parents

To understand whether the First 5 CA Kits are reaching targeted families, how families benefit from the Kits, and how the Kits and their distribution can be improved.

Principal Investigator: Heather Quick

Exploring the Relationship Between Identity and Health Care Access and Utilization among Sexual and Gender Minority Immigrants

The purpose of my proposed dissertation research is to expand the knowledge base on the intersectional experience of sexual and gender minority immigrants and access to health care in the United States.

Principal Investigator: Bozhidar Chakalov

Examination of the utilization of telehealth services, and the role of care coordinators on healthcare access among workers in rural agricultural counties and medically underserved areas of California

Examine the experiences of rural agricultural workers with telehealth services, healthcare utilization, and overall healthcare access

Principal Investigator: Nimrat Sandhu