Research Projects & Grants

College/University

  • Implementation of an Emergency Department HIV and SUD screening and treatment referral bilingual mHealth tool for Latino Patients., Role: Co-Investigator, University of California, Los Angeles, (07/2021 - 01/2023) Status: Closed

County/Local

  • Community Health and Education Worker (CHEW) Program, Role: PD/PI, San Bernardino City Unified School District, (07/2024 - 07/2029) Status: Awarded
  • LLUH/SBC - Medi-cal Health Enrollment Navigators Project, Role: PD/PI, San Bernardino County, (10/2020 - 09/2022) Status: Closed
  • Building Capacity for Community Health/Education Workers in Family Resources Centers (Phase III & IV), Role: Principal Investigator, San Bernardino City Unified School District, (09/2017 - 06/2019) Status: Closed
  • SBC Workforce Development CHW Training, Role: Principal Investigator, San Bernardino County, (03/2017 - 12/2017) Status: Closed
  • Building Community Health/Education Workers and Family Resources Centers, Role: Principal Investigator, San Bernardino City Unified School District, (01/2017 - 06/2018) Status: Closed
  • Ventanilla De Salud Program, Role: PD/PI, The Consulate of Mexico in San Bernardino, (09/2011 - 12/2024) Status: Awarded

Federal

  • Implementation of an Emergency Department HIV and SUD screening and treatment referral bilingual mHealth tool for Latino patients, Role: Investigator, National Institute of Mental Health/NIH/DHHS, (09/2021) Status: Approved
  • (MOA) Community Academic Partners in Service - Concept Paper (2nd submission) for AmeriCorp VISTA Program, Role: Principal Investigator, Corporation for National and Community Service, (03/2013 - 03/2014) Status: Closed
  • Community-based participatory research to develop environmental health emergency resilience, Role: Investigator, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/DHHS, (03/2013 - 03/2014) Status: Completed
  • Loma Linda University Integrative Medicine Program, Role: Other Significant Contributor, Bureau of Health Professions/Health Resources and Services Administration/DHHS, (09/2012 - 09/2014) Status: Closed
  • LLU Center for Health Disparities Research, Role: Co-Investigator, National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities/NIH/NIMHD, (07/2012 - 01/2020) Status: Closed
  • CAM use among cancer patients at LLUMC, Role: PI, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, (02/2010 - 02/2011) Status: Completed
  • Herbal use among Latinos in San Bernardino, Role: PI, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, (08/2006) Status: Completed
  • Loma Linda University Center for Health Disparities Research, Role: Co-investigator, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities/NIH/DHHS, (09/2005 - 06/2012) Status: Closed

For Profit Organization

  • Fiscal Agent for the Community Clinic Association of San Bernardino County (Specialty Care Initiative Program), Role: Principal Investigator, Kaiser Permanente, (10/2011 - 10/2017) Status: Closed
  • Goal4 Soccer, Role: Principal Investigator, Kaiser Permanente, (08/2011 - 07/2012) Status: Closed
  • Latino Health Collaborative, Specialty Care Initiative. Phase II: Specialty Care Hub and Community Health Navigation Program, Role: Principal Investigator, Kaiser Permanente, (07/2009 - 04/2012) Status: Closed

Internal

  • CDC/RISE through El Sol Neighborhood Education Center, LLU School of Public Health, (04/2022 - 07/2024) Status: Awarded
  • Latino Health Collaborative - Donations account, Role: Principal Investigator, LLU School of Public Health, (07/2009 - 07/2011) Status: Closed
  • Bridging the gap: An inventory of latino health resources, Role: PI, LLU Center for Health Research, (06/2007 - 06/2008) Status: Completed
  • Diversity High School Programs, Role: Principal Investigator, LLU Chancellor's Fund, (04/2007 - 12/2017) Status: Closed
  • Application of the asset mapping model of church based HIV/AIDS prevention and control in Aba, Abia State, Nigeria, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Health Promotion and Education, (04/2007 - 04/2008) Status: Completed
  • An Ethnographic Portrait of Bontanicals, Role: Principal Investigator, LLU School of Public Health, (06/2006 - 12/2011) Status: Closed

Non-Profit Organization

  • Integrating CHWs into Prenatal Care for Maternal Smoking Cessation: A Pilot Feasibility Trial, Role: Co-Investigator, Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program, (07/2022 - 06/2025) Status: Awarded
  • A Model for Community Health Workers in Community Gardens, Role: PD/PI, Ardmore Institute of Health, (03/2020 - 12/2021) Status: Closed
  • Clinic-based Community Health Workers (CCHWs) Intensive Training, Role: PD/PI, Inland Empire Health Plan, (06/2018 - 12/2022) Status: Closed
  • LLUH: Institute for Community Partnerships - Hope Through Housing Collaboration, Role: PD/PI, Hope through Housing Foundation, (10/2017 - 12/2019) Status: Closed
  • Dream Homes Initiative, Role: PD/PI, Desert Healthcare District and Foundation, (08/2017 - 12/2018) Status: Closed
  • Pipeline Career Outreach and Exploration, Role: Principal Investigator, Inland Empire Desert Regional Consortium, (05/2016 - 10/2016) Status: Closed
  • GOAL FOR HEALTH SOCCER, Role: Principal Investigator, LA84 Foundation, (11/2015 - 11/2016) Status: Closed
  • At Risk Youth Assessment, Role: Principal Investigator, Desert Healthcare District and Foundation, (10/2015 - 06/2016) Status: Closed
  • Community Health Assessment for North Side Palm Springs, Role: Principal Investigator, Desert Healthcare District and Foundation, (11/2014 - 04/2015) Status: Closed
  • Community Health Assessment for North Side Palm Springs, Role: Principal Investigator, Desert Healthcare District and Foundation, (09/2013 - 08/2014) Status: Closed
  • The Salvation Army Network of Emergency Trafficking Services (TSA- NETS-OC) for Orange County, CA: A plan of evaluation, Role: PI, The Salvation Army, Orange County, CA, (10/2012 - 10/2013) Status: Completed
  • The Salvation Army Network of Emergency Trafficking Services - Orange County, Role: Principal Investigator, The Salvation Army, Orange County, CA, (11/2010 - 04/2012) Status: Closed
  • Access and utilization of mental health services among Latinos, African Americans, and Asian-Pacific Islanders in San Bernardino County, Role: PI, Latino Health Collaborative, (02/2009 - 02/2010) Status: Completed
  • Latino Health Research, Role: Principal Investigator, Latino Health Collaborative, (01/2009 - 01/2012) Status: Closed

State

  • Outdoor Equity Program - SB Bridge to Nature, Role: PD/PI, California Department of Parks and Recreation, (07/2022 - 06/2026) Status: Awarded