People
Meet the Team
The LMFHRC is a college level research and community engagement research center. The center is unique in that it is a partnership between academia and community. The directors of the center work together to identify funding opportunities that will foster research and practice that empowers low-income Latino communities to improve mental and physical health. Research projects, community programs and training opportunities that focus on awareness and intervention for improved health outcomes are encouraged.
Research Assistants and Staff
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Rebecca Mauldin, MSW | Yu (“Jessica”) Miao, MPH | Flor Avellaneda, MSW |
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Rachel Fulkerson |
Meet the Funders
W.K. Kellogg Foundation funded the “Culturally Responsive Intervention to Improve Maternal and Child Wellbeing”. P3034645 June 2016-May 2018.
Community Partner
Urban Strategies mission is to tool, connect, and resource grassroots organizations to serve children and families in need. Our diverse staff have extensive experience working with and through faith-based and community organizations to affect sustainable change. Urban Strategies has designed and implemented numerous initiatives designed to enhance the future of low-income individuals and neighborhoods. This knowledge and experience has been almost exclusively focused on communities of color and organizations indigenous to communities in need. Urban Strategies’ cultural competency is a significant factor in impacting the effectiveness of organizations served. Urban Strategies provides expertise and on the ground training and data collection as part of their contribution to the center.