POLICY BRIEFS & WHITE PAPERS

El Sistema Fracturado: The Need for Latine Foster Parents By Elizabeth Rocha Zuñiga CHCI-Child Welfare Postgraduate Fellow

Bridging the Gap in Clean Energy Access for Latine Communities By Alyssa Martinez CHCI-Clean Energy Postgraduate Fellow

Justicia Olvidada: Increasing Access, Quality, and Accountability Towards K-12 Education for Latino Incarcerated Youth By Andrés Hernández Jr. CHCI-Education Postgraduate Fellow

Asegurando Nuestro Futuro: Creating a Stable Pathway for Latino Retirement By Julio Chavez CHCI-Finance Postgraduate Fellow

Breathing Easier: Addressing Asthma in Latino Communities By Alison Garibay CHCI-Health Postgraduate Fellow

Saving El Pueblo: State of Housing in Colonias By Angie Bustillos, CHCI Housing Postgraduate Fellow

How AI is Setting the stage for a Digital Jim Crow Era By Fara Sheila Rodriguez, Esq. CHCI-Law Postgraduate Fellow

Queer and Vulnerable: Identifying the Challenges of LGBTQ+ Youth in Foster Care
By Eduardo Gutierrez, CHCI-Child Welfare Postgraduate Fellow

School Funding for Equity: We Have the Mechanisms but Not the Results
By Genesis Santiago, CHCI-Education Postgraduate Fellow

The Lifeblood of the American Economy: Addressing Equitable Opportunities for Latino/Hispanic Small Businesses
By Elizabeth Plasencia Reynoso, CHCI-Postgraduate Fellow

Funding Prosperity in the Twenty-first Century: Exploring Modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act
By Brian Reyes, CHCI-Finance Postgraduate Fellow

PFAS in Drinking Water and Implications for Latino Health
By Gabriela Albavera, CHCI-Health Postgraduate Fellow

Cuidado Con El Corazón: Hispanic Heart Health and the ‘Hispanic Paradox’
By Daniela Puente, CHCI-Health Postgraduate Fellow

COVID-19’s impact on the Latino Housing Market
By Sandy Orozco, CHCI-Housing Postgraduate Fellow

Renting the American Dream
By Yadira Guzman, CHCI-Housing Postgraduate Fellow

“Tan lejos de dios y tan cerca de Estados Unidos:” How U.S. Guns Drive Violence in Mexico & Abroad
By Astrid Fuentes, CHCI-International Affairs Postgraduate Fellow

Equity in the Digital Age: Unpacking AI’s Consequences for the Latino Workforce
By Karen Itzel Suárez Jiménez, CHCI-Law Postgraduate Fellow

Examining the Root Causes and Consequences of the National Teacher Shortage, Angelica Espinoza

Permitting of Clean Energy Infrastructure: The Dual Challenges of Speed and Environmental Justice, Amar Agustín Bhardwaj

America’s Broken Food System: Examining Food Affordability and Environmental Sustainability, Evelyn Vivar

Is it really an Emergency? Access to Primary Care for Uninsured Patients, Christopher Luna

Mind Your Own Uterus: An Analysis of Reproductive Health Disparities Among U.S. Latinas and Latine Individuals, Elizabeth Rosalia Tapia

A Journey to Better Health: Advancing Latinos in the Health Workforce, Indira Islas

In Plains Sight: Improving Access to Healthcare for Hispanics in Rural Communities, Michelle Galdámez

La Ropa Sucia No Solo Se Lava En Casa: Let’s Talk About Disordered Eating and Eating Disorders in the Latine Community, Natalia Guzmán

The Shadow Mortgage Market: An Informal Pathway for Hispanic Homeownership, David Ruedas

“Culturally Responsive Child Welfare Practices: Hispanic Children in Foster Care”
Aaron Campos, CHCI-Child Welfare Graduate Fellow

“Y’all Ready for This: Addressing Racial Gaps in Postsecondary Readiness Opportunities in P-12 Education”
Amaris Benavidez, CHCI-Walton Family Foundation Education Graduate Fellow

“USMCA and Mexico’s Energy Industry”
Angel Vallejos, CHCI-American Petroleum Institute Graduate Fellow

“The Effects of Food Insecurity on Child Development: A Focus on Hispanic and Latino Children Living in the U.S.”
Isabella Paz Baldrich, CHCI-PepsiCo Nutritional Health Graduate Fellow

“Quality of Care for All: Addressing the Gaps in Quality of Care for Undocumented Immigrants in the U.S. Health Care System”
Michelle Paucar, CHCI-CVS Health Graduate Fellow

“Undocumented and Uninsured: The Road to Equitable Health Insurance for Undocumented Immigrants”
Omar Alejandro Ibarra, CHCI-AHIP Health Graduate Fellow

“Mass Injustice: The Mental Health Crisis in the U.S. Criminal Justice System”
Tania Calle, CHCI-DaVita Health Graduate Fellow

“Rethinking Policy: The Effect of Zoning Laws and Land-Use Regulations on Hispanic Homeownership Rates”
Fatima Sierra Vargas, CHCI-Wells Fargo Housing Graduate Fellow

“Racializing Immigration: The Targeting and Criminalization of Latino Communities in the U.S.”
Dulce Dominguez, CHCI-Social Equity Graduate Fellow

“A Smarter, More Humane Solution? Why the Digital Border Wall Warrants Bipartisan Skepticism” Charles Orta, CHCI-Facebook Graduate Fellow

“Erased in Plain Sight- Mitigating the Impacts of Childhood Exposure to Domestic Violence on Latino Children in California”
Marina Sangit, CHCI Child Welfare Graduate Fellow

“Re-Imagining Student Safety- From School-Based Law Enforcement towards a Safe, Healthy, and Inclusive School Climate”
Jessica Pedroza, CHCI-Walton Family Foundation Education Graduate Fellow

“Medical-Legal Partnerships- Increasing Awareness of an Innovative, Multidisciplinary Health Model for Low-Income Communities”
Isrrael Garcia, CHCI-DaVita Health Graduate Fellow

“Addressing Health Disparities through Clinical Trial Diversity: Advancing Medicine for Historically Marginalized  Communities”
Devon Lara, CHCI-Bristol Myers Squibb Health Graduate Fellow

“Food Insecurity for Medicare Beneficiaries Over 65 During the COVID-19 Pandemic”
Fabian Lucero, CHCI-PepsiCo Foundation Nutritional Health Graduate Fellow

“Cultural Competency: Educating the “Whole” Student”
Pamela Sanchez, CHCI-Walton Family Foundation Education Graduate Fellow

“Harm Reduction Programs to Address Infectious Disease Challenges Among Marginalized Communities that Inject Drugs”
Emmanuel De Jesus Gaeta, CHCI-Bristol-Myers Squibb Health Graduate Fellow

“Discrimination Is Limiting TGNC People’s Access To Good Nutritional Health”
Steph Niaupari, CHCI-PepsiCo Foundation Nutritional Health Graduate Fellow

“Chilling Effects and Grumbling Stomachs The Impact of Public Charge Rule Changes On Nutrition Assistance Access Among Children in Immigrant Families”
Allyson Rose Pérez, CHCI-PepsiCo Foundation Nutritional Health Graduate Fellow

“Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): How Anti-Immigrant Policies Negatively Impact Latino Children’s Health”
Maria Isabel Rangel, CHCI-DaVita Health Graduate Fellow

“An Inside Look: Poor Nutritional Health in Migrant Detention Facilities” Davíd M. López, CHCI-PepsiCo Nutritional Health Graduate Fellow

“Gambling with Housing in the Silver State- How Las Vegas Families are at Risk for Homelessness”
Sidney Betancourt, CHCI-Wells Fargo Housing Graduate Fellow

“Opportunities denied: Analyzing HUD’s proposed rule to disqualify mixed-immigration status families from federal housing” Flavio Bravo, CHCI-Wells Fargo Housing Graduate Fellow

“Technology For The People: Increasing American Voter Access Through Pro-Voter Policies and Blockchain Technology”
Miranda Hernandez, CHCI-Facebook Graduate Fellow