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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

Investigating Intergenerational Trauma: Do parental childhood experiences, along with other mediating or moderating factors, predict the health of their children?

Our research seeks to investigate under-recognized mediators and moderators of risk in the intergenerational transmission of ACEs and define possible pathways of influence on children's health outcomes.

Principal Investigator: Katherine Saxton

Intersectionality and Health Equity: Urban Policy and Planning as Tobacco Control

The intersection of urban planning and public health frameworks offers significant potential for addressing tobacco-related health disparities in California.

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Internet Connectivity as a Function of Health: Association Between Broadband Internet Access and Diabetes, Hypertension, and Obesity Prevalence in California Residents

Examine the associations between internet connectivity and health outcomes (obesity, diabetes, hypertension, BMI) at the individual level.

Principal Investigator: Obidiugwu Duru

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 Perceptions of the Policy Context and Mental Health

The goal of this study is to gain a better understanding of the association between immigrants perceptions of the policy context and mental distress in a sample of Asian and Latinx adults in California.

Principal Investigator: Brenda Morales

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

How Stigma Impacts the Utilization of Mental Health Services Among Young Adults' Within Three Different Ethnic Minority Communities

How stigma impacts the utilization of mental health services among young adults’ within the Latino/Latinx, African American, and Asian American communities.

Principal Investigator: Herbert Shon

How language, insurance status, and stigma influenced the utilization of mental health services among the Latino male population

Explain if there is a correlation between the barriers stated and rates of access to mental health services including visits with counselors, psychologists, psychiatrists, or social workers.

Principal Investigator: Herbert Shon