WGGP Faculty Affiliate Sandraluz Lara-Cinisomo conducted an online study that analyzed depression and anxiety rates among Black and Latina women. The study was conducted with the assistance of graduate student Mary Ellen Mendy and was published in the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. Read the full article here

Dr. Lara-Cinisomo's research focuses on addressing mental health disparities in women and mothers, particularly racial and ethnic minorities, immigrants, and military populations. Her research approach builds on a framework focused on psychosocial, cultural, structural and physiological factors. Specifically, she examines how contextual factors (e.g., culture, biology) are associated with poor mental health in her populations of interest. Read her profile