Several years ago, in the densely populated, working-class, and predominantly Latino city of
South Gate, a suburb located eight miles south by southeast of downtown Los Angeles, a …

There is a long-standing critique about neighbourhoods: that whether they are planned,
delineated or self-actualised, they often exist for the purpose of social segregation. An …

Existing research on neighborhood environment and gestational weight gain (GWG) focuses
on point-in-time measures of neighborhood context. This precludes understanding how long …

This article unpacks literature on Latino Urbanism to identify a holistic, thematically
organized framework for understanding Latina/o sociospatial practices and to suggest how …

A substantial body of research has found aging Latinos to be disproportionately affected by
diabetes and hypertension. However, less research has examined whether these health …

Neighborhoods may be important for formal volunteering because they vary in the extent to
which they have institutions that support participation and problems that motivate …

Latinos in the US often settle in ethnic enclave neighborhoods, which research and theory
suggests have residents who are less engaged in neighborhood activism. However, we …

Psychological distress occurs at disproportionate rates among minority groups and
individuals with lower socioeconomic status. This dissertation focuses on the relationship …

This dissertation examines neighborhood-level factors that influence disparities in
neighborhood-level homeownership rates and mortgage denial rates in Latino …

Social interactions create connections between people, developing networks of support
essential for individuals and groups. The formation of collectives like local communities rely …