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Kimberly Montanez

Person: Undergraduate Research Assistant

Kimberly Montanez is a recent graduate from UC Merced with a bachelor's degree in public health. She will now be participating in a year-long internship with the National Health Corps as an outreach and enrollment coordinator with Livingston Community Health. Kimberly is a Central Valley local and...

Our current research on housing, opportunity, place, and education

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Educational Trajectories and Health This is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded study investigating education trajectories, the paths people take to complete their education, how it differs by sex, race/ethnicity, and family circumstances, and what the effect of different trajectories is on...

Health care utilization among women of reproductive age living in public housing: Associations across six public housing sites in San Francisco

Publication: Journal Article

Headen, Irene E., Leslie Dubbin, Alison J. Canchola, Ellen Kersten, and Irene H. Yen. 2022. “Health Care Utilization Among Women of Reproductive Age Living in Public Housing: Associations across Six Public Housing Sites in San Francisco”. Preventive Medicine Reports 27.

Changes in food insecurity and smoking status over time: Analysis of the 2003 and 2015 panel study of income dynamics

Publication: Journal Article

Kim-Mozeleski, Jin E., Hilary K. Seligman, Irene H. Yen, Susan J. Shaw, David R. Buchanan, and Janice Y. Tsoh. 2018. “Changes in Food Insecurity and Smoking Status over Time: Analysis of the 2003 and 2015 Panel Study of Income Dynamics”. American Journal of Health Promotion 33 (5): 698-707.

Racial/ethnic differences in associations between neighborhood social cohesion and meeting physical activity guidelines, United States, 2013-2014

Publication: Journal Article

Yi, Stella S, Chau Trinh-Shevrin, Irene H Yen, and Simona C Kwon. 2016. “Racial/Ethnic Differences in Associations Between Neighborhood Social Cohesion and Meeting Physical Activity Guidelines, United States, 2013-2014”. Preventing Chronic Disease 13: E165.

Reproducibility and implementation of a rapid, community-based COVID-19 "test and respond" model in low-income, majority-Latino communities in Northern California

Publication: Journal Article

Chamie, Gabriel, Patric Prado, Yolanda Oviedo, Tatiana Vizcaíno, Carina Arechiga, Kara Marson, Omar Carrera, et al. 2022. “Reproducibility and Implementation of a Rapid, Community-Based COVID-19 ‘test and Respond’ Model in Low-Income, Majority-Latino Communities in Northern California”. PLos One 17 (10).

Rebecca Martinez

Person: Staff Researcher

Rebecca Martinez (she/her/ella) is 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 deep...

Current News and Upcoming Events | Noticias Actuales y Próximos Eventos

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Merced City News/Upcoming Events: HOPe Lab and Cultiva Central Valley are collaborating with the Rural Health Equity and Learning Collaborative (HEAL) to host 1 of 3 a lunch and learning series in Merced. This series presents on immigration, health, and wellbeing in the San Joaquin Valley. Everyone...

Brenda Castañeda-Castañeda

Person: Staff Research Associate

Brenda Castañeda-Castañeda is a Staff Research Associate in Dr. Yen’s Housing, Opportunity and Place (HOPe) Lab in the Department of Public Health. Brenda is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Public Health at UC Berkeley. In her role at the HOPe Lab, Brenda assists with qualitative research...

Educational attainment past the traditional age of completion for two cohorts of US adults: Inequalities by gender and race/ethnicity

Publication: Journal Article

Cohen, Alison K., Sarah Ryan, Louisa H. Smith, Robert K. Ream, Maria Glymour, Andrea Lopez, and Irene H. Yen. 2021. “Educational Attainment past the Traditional Age of Completion for Two Cohorts of US Adults: Inequalities by Gender and Race/Ethnicity”. Race and Social Problems.