A5060387990- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Migration and Labor Dynamics
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
- Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Public Health in Brazil
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
- Pregnancy-related medical research
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
- Critical Race Theory in Education
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Social Media and Politics
Washington State University Spokane
2025
University of Minnesota
2022-2024
Center for Health and Gender Equity
2022-2024
Minnesota Department of Health
2024
Twin Cities Orthopedics
2022
Harvard University
2019-2021
Boston University
2021
University of California, Los Angeles
2017-2020
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
2019
National Institutes of Health
2019
The adage "time is money" signifies that time itself a major social resource, but the role of as determinant health inequities remains underappreciated. Time fundamental to promotion and human agency, in having exercise maintain relationships. Further, scarcity related stress illness. also racialized, such racial/ethnic minorities often have less free suffer penalty multiple facets life. Such penalties manifest problems greater prison or more spent accessing services. We argue may be shaped...
To examine the extent to which phrases, "COVID-19" and "Chinese virus" were associated with anti-Asian sentiments.
This study proposes that visa status is an important construct central to understanding how health selection occurs among immigrants. We used the 2017 baseline survey data of Health Philippine Emigrants Study ( n = 1,632) compare nonmigrants remaining in Philippines and migrants surveyed prior migration United States. Furthermore, we compared migrant by type: limited family reunification, unlimited fiancé(e)/marriage, employment. Migrants reported fewer conditions than overall. However,...
The United States has a long history of undermining the reproductive autonomy people with chronic conditions. This includes disabilities that are seen or unseen, and related not to health.1 Dobbs decision, June 2022 Supreme Court ruling which reversed long-held constitutional right an abortion, carries tremendous impact on all people. However, managing health conditions particularly at risk harm by constellation abortion bans restrictions emerging across States. For example, experience...
To determine if more strict state-level felony disenfranchisement laws, which are a form of structural racism, associated with worse self-rated health, and this association is stronger for Black women compared to white women. Using Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) 2021, American Community Survey 2017-2021, State Felony Disenfranchisement Laws in 2020 from the "Locked Out Report" by Sentencing Project, we fit hierarchical linear models estimate changes health state laws...
Abstract Racism shapes the distribution of social determinants health (SDoH) along racial lines. determines environments in which people live, quality housing, and access to healthcare. Extensive research shows racism its various forms negatively impacts status, yet few studies interventions seriously interrogate role impacting health. The C2DREAM framework illuminates how exposure racism, multiple forms, connects cardiovascular disease, hypertension, obesity. goal is guide researchers...
Immigrants to the United States may have an advantage in terms of healthier weight, but tend gain excessive weight after arrival, and suffer from obesity related health conditions. Acculturation theory suggests that this increase risk is due adoption unhealthy western dietary behaviors, assumes "eastern/traditional" behaviors prior migration are healthier. While assumption supported by studies conducted several decades ago, phenomenon globalization has risen since 1990s increased exposure...
Purpose The Health of Philippine Emigrants Study (HoPES) longitudinally investigates over 3 years whether migrating from the Philippines to USA results in increased risk for obesity relative non-migrants Philippines. study is designed test healthy immigrant hypothesis by collecting health measures migrants starting a pre-migration baseline and enrolling non-migrant cohort matched on age, gender education comparison. Participants A migrant (n=832; 36.5% eligible individuals) was recruited...
Immigrants to the United States are usually healthier than their U.S.-born counterparts, yet health of immigrants declines with duration stay in U.S. This pattern is often seen for numerous problems such as obesity, and attributed acculturation (the adoption "American" behaviors norms). However, an alternative explanation secular trends, given that rates obesity have been rising globally. Few studies designed distinguish effects versus part because most cross-sectional, lack baseline data...
Studies of migration and health focus on a “healthy migrant effect” whereby migrants are healthier than individuals not migrating. Health selection remains the popular explanation this phenomenon. However, studies mixed whether occurs typically examine post-departure. This study used novel pre-migration dataset to identify which social domains differ between their non-migrant counterparts contribution explaining variance in self-rated by status at 1-year later. Data were from baseline...
Despite routine law enforcement use of chemical agents for crowd control, the reproductive health safety profiles these products are unknown. Moreover, limited evidence has documented a link between such exposures and adverse outcomes including abnormal uterine bleeding potential pregnancy disruption. This cross-sectional study examined in adults with uteri exposed to used by enforcement, more commonly known as “tear gas”. Participants were recruited through social media wake police violence...