Research Projects & Grants

Internal

• Affirming to Survive: Black and Latino Gender Diverse (BLGD) Youth. What are the experiences of Licensed Menial Health Clinicians Who Provide Services to Them?, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Social Work, (01/2024) Status: Approved
• Addressing Prediabetes in the Latino Community: A Needs Assessment for Diabetes Prevention at a Community Wellness Center, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Social Work, (01/2024 - 05/2024) Status: Completed
• Congregation Affordable Housing Development: Examining Practices and Role of Social Capital Across Urban Neighborhoods, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Social Work, (02/2022) Status: Approved
• Exploring the Social and Cultural Determinants of Elderly Latinos’ Quality of Life, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Social Work, (08/2020) Status: Approved
• Examining resilience in lives of Black women, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Social Work, (06/2018 - 06/2019) Status: Completed
• A cross sectional study on Korean American mental health distress and help-seeking behavior in the greater Los Angeles area, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Social Work, (11/2017 - 11/2018) Status: Completed
• Korean mental health challenges, perspectives and experiences in the greater Los Angeles area, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Social Work, (11/2016 - 11/2017) Status: Completed
• Investigating the role of moral injury and transgenerational trauma and its wider societal impact & exploring culturally informed ways of healing trauma among Black Zulu South Africans, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Social Work, (11/2024) Status: Approved