Author: eric

Empowering Latina Women Through Faith and Fitness

By The Southern Cross SAN DIEGO — Step into the parish hall at Christ the King Church in San Diego three days a week and you will see Hispanic women in red T-shirts exercising, dancing and, most of all, smiling, to upbeat music. The women are taking part in a […]

Athena Cisneroz receives Master’s Research Scholarship (MRS)

Congratulations to MA student Athena Cisneroz on receiving the Master’s Research Scholarship (MRS).  Students nominated for this award demonstrate excellence and show great potential in their field.  Athena has been a great example of research and scholarly productivity during her first year as an MA student. In addition to her coursework, […]

Undergraduate RA’s Win Poster Awards at SDSU Student Symposium

Congratulations to Mia Quintana and Marian Carbajal, two undergraduate students in our lab who received awards at the SDSU Student Symposium (S3). Mia and Marian conducted research on the Conmigo study as part of the SDSU Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) and were two of six students in the REACH lab […]

Fe en Acción Project Staff are Interviewed by Local News and Radio

The Fe en Acción intervention has recently been featured in three local news and radio programs: On January 27, 2024, Hombre Nuevo Radio interviewed Faith in Action’s Project Manager, Isela Martinez SanRoman; Hombre Nuevo is a San Diego Catholic Diocese Spanish-language radio program.Watch the Hombre Nuevo Radio interview on YouTube On […]

Dr. Elva Arredondo Emphasizes the Importance of Access to Parks on KPBS

Dr. Arredondo was interviewed about the health benefits to having access to parks and the importance of advocating for safe parks in lower resourced neighborhoods. Read the full article here: https://www.kpbs.org/news/quality-of-life/2023/11/15/harborside-park-closure-brings-renewed-attention-to-chula-vistas-parkland-disparity

M.A. Student Melanie Gomez Receives Teaching Assistantship Award

Congratulations to first year M.A. student Melanie Gomez on her receipt of the Psychology Department’s 2022-2023 Teaching Assistantship (TA) Award for her exceptional work as a TA for an undergraduate Health Psychology course. Melanie was nominated and selected for this award because both the students she supported and the faculty […]

REACH Lab Receives Chula Vista Community Foundation Funds for Conmigo Program!

Dr. Arredondo and intervention staff Oliva Lafuente attended an awards ceremony on Thursday, May 18, to receive funds from the Chula Vista Community Foundation to support an in-person feasibility pilot of the Conmigo intervention. Our proposal was one of three selected from over sixty applications! From June 2023-2024, we will […]