MERHG: Modeling Culturally Specific Social Capital and Health in Latino/x Communities
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
12:00 PM-1:00 PM
Join MERHG for this upcoming event titled "
Modeling Culturally Specific Social Capital and Health in Latino/x
Communities."
Dr. Melissa Flores (she/her) is an assistant professor in the Department of
Psychology at the University of Arizona. As an interdisciplinary scientist, her
primary focus is understanding the complex interplay of social and structural
factors contributing to health disparities within the Latino/x population and
other historically excluded groups. Her approach is centered on resilience
while employing advanced quantitative methods to model social environments. Her
ultimate goal is to establish links between these environments and health
outcomes, such as cardiovascular health and disease across the lifespan.
Dr. Flores is also a distinguished National Heart, Lung, and Blood
Institute (NHLBI) K99/R00 Fellow. Within this project, she leverages machine
learning techniques to optimize cardiovascular disease risk assessment
specifically tailored to the Latino/x communities.
Dr. Flores is dedicated to fostering diversity in academia. She actively
engages in mentoring activities across various academic disciplines and is
committed to strengthening the academic pipeline for scholars from
underrepresented backgrounds.
Zoom link
Contact Information
Paula Garcia
pag82@drexel.edu