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‘I’ll Take a Year Off and Look What Happened’: How Family Caregiving Responsibilities Influence Educational Trajectories in the United States

Publication: Journal Article

Mackie, Joanna Farrer, Janet K. Shim, Catherine d.P. Duarte, Robert K. Ream, and Irene H. Yen. 2022. “‘I’ll Take a Year Off and Look What Happened’: How Family Caregiving Responsibilities Influence Educational Trajectories in the United States”. American Journal of Qualitative Research 6 (3): 1-22.

Rafael Lomeli

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Person: Research Assistant

Rafael Lomeli is a 2025 graduate of UC Merced, earning a bachelor's degree in Public Health with a minor in Psychology. Originally from Tracy, California, he enjoys listening to music, playing guitar and piano, and exercising or watching movies in his free time. Rafael plans to pursue a Master of...

Brenda Castañeda-Castañeda

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Brenda Castañeda-Castañeda was a Staff Research Associate in Dr. Yen’s Housing, Opportunity, and Place (HOPe) Lab within the Department of Public Health. She graduated with a BA in Public Health from the University of California, Merced, in May 2020, and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in...

Brenda Castañeda-Castañeda

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Research Associate Alum Brenda Castañeda-Castañeda was a Staff Research Associate in Dr. Yen’s Housing, Opportunity, and Place (HOPe) Lab within the Department of Public Health. She graduated with a BA in Public Health from the University of California, Merced, in May 2020, and is currently pursuing...

Rebecca Martinez

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Research Associate Alum Rebecca Martinez was a Staff Researcher at UC Merced's HOPe Lab. She earned her BA in Public Health from UC Merced in 2021 and her MPH in Health Policy and Services from the University of Southern California in 2024. Born and raised in California's Central Valley, Rebecca has...

A Qualitative Investigation of the Experiences of Tobacco Use among U.S. Adults with Food Insecurity

Publication: Journal Article

Kim-Mozeleski, Jin E., Jin E. Kim-Mozeleski, Irene H. Yen, and Janice Y. Tsoh. 2022. “A Qualitative Investigation of the Experiences of Tobacco Use Among U.S. Adults With Food Insecurity”. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19 (12).

Managing the "hot spots": Health care, policing, and the goverment of poverty in the US

Publication: Journal Article

Fleming, Mark D., Janet K. Shim, Irene Yen, Leslie Dubbin, Ariana Thompson-Lastad, Christoph Hanssmann, and Nancy J. Burke. 2021. “Managing the ‘hot Spots’: Health Care, Policing, and the Goverment of Poverty in the US”. American Ethnologist 00: 1-15.

Housing Stability and Hepatitis C infection for Young Adults who Inject Drugs: Examining the relationship of consistent and intermittent housing status on HCV infection risk

Publication: Journal Article

Morris, Megan D., Irene H. Yen, Steve Shiboski, Jennifer L Evans, and Kimberly Page. 2020. “Housing Stability and Hepatitis C Infection for Young Adults Who Inject Drugs: Examining the Relationship of Consistent and Intermittent Housing Status on HCV Infection Risk”. Journal of Urban Health 97 (6): 831-44.

Does the Type and Timing of Educational Attainment Influence Physical Health? A Novel Application of Sequence Analysis

Publication: Journal Article

Vable, Anusha M, Catherine dP Duarte, Alison K Cohen, Maria Glymour, Robert K Ream, and Irene H Yen. 2020. “Does the Type and Timing of Educational Attainment Influence Physical Health? A Novel Application of Sequence Analysis”. American Journal of Epidemiology 189 (11): 1389-1401.

Stratified Citizenship, Stratified Health: Examining Latinx Legal Status in the U.S. Healthcare Safety Net

Publication: Journal Article

Van Natta, Meredith, Nancy J Burke, Irene H Yen, Mark D Fleming, Christoph L Hanssmann, Maryani Palupy Rasidjan, and Janet K Shim. 2019. “Stratified Citizenship, Stratified Health: Examining Latinx Legal Status in the U.S. Healthcare Safety Net”. Social Science & Medicine 220: 49-55.