Research that informs immigration practice.
My research focuses on migration, acculturative stress, health equity, trauma, and the structural conditions that shape immigrant wellbeing.
CIAS Framework
A four-domain method for understanding disclosure, adaptation, and credibility-sensitive interpretation.
Selected Publications
Peer-reviewed scholarship on migration, acculturative stress, health equity, and culturally responsive practice.
Books in Development
Projects extending the scholarship into global women’s leadership, faith, family, and immigrant health.
Scholarship behind the practice
- Contextualizing acculturative stress among Latino immigrants in the United States
Ethnicity & Health - Contextual approach to acculturative stress among Latina immigrants
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health - Social work with Latino immigrants
British Journal of Social Work - Adapting for well-being
Social Sciences - Decoding acculturative stress and psychological distress
BMC Women’s Health - Engaging immigrants in social service settings
Journal of Social Service Research
Research with a human center
CIAS translates scholarship on acculturative stress into tools for psychosocial assessment, documentation, and interdisciplinary work.
Writing, talks, and books
Selected public scholarship and book projects are available for readers who want the broader arc of the work.
Curated resources
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Petal path: Research → Practice