Maria-Elena De Trinidad Young, PhD, MPH, will join us for our October Grand Rounds event to discuss “Immigration, Mental Health, and Health Care Access among Latinos in Rural Communities.” Dr. Young is an Assistant Professor of Public Health at the University of California, Merced.

In her presentation, Dr. Young will share key findings from the Policies Influencing Rural Latino Health (PIRLH) Study, a population-based survey examining how U.S.- and foreign-born Latinos experience and navigate immigration policy in rural communities in California and Arizona. She will explore the relationship between immigration policy and the well-being of this population and share lessons learned from conducting research with hard-to-reach populations.

Dr. Young is an immigrant health scholar whose research focuses on understanding the impact of the U.S. immigration system on the health and well-being of immigrants and their families. She has developed new frameworks and measures to examine the intersections of immigration policies, citizenship/legal status, and health, and has conducted some of the first empirical studies demonstrating that immigration policy drives health inequities. A guiding principle in her work is partnering with immigrants and community members as active contributors in the design and interpretation of research.

This event is FREE and open to the public. Register here for the Zoom link: https://unl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Ac17pjndTjCggLoY1Bnnlg