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Arturo Vargas Bustamante is a Professor at UCLA's Fielding School of Public Health and Faculty Research Director at the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute (LPPI). His research focuses on health care access and utilization, particularly among Latinos/Hispanics and U.S. immigrants. His work, published in leading health policy journals, addresses health care disparities, policy, and program evaluation. At LPPI, he oversees the Institute's research agenda and leads collaborations with policymakers, community organizations, and scholars to inform evidence-based policies. His research has received support from major public and private funders, including NIH and AHRQ, shaping health policy research and practice.

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Alexandra (Ali) Rivera-González is an Assistant Professor of Public Health at UC Merced. Her research examines Latino and immigrant health, public health emergencies, and how health policies like Medicaid and Medicare impact marginalized communities in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, with a focus on community-engaged, policy-relevant scholarship.

Aresha Martinez-Cardoso is an Assistant Professor at the University of Chicago and leads the Embodying Racism Lab. Her research examines how race, policy, and social conditions shape the health of Latinx and immigrant populations, blending epidemiology with social theory to inform equity-focused research, teaching, and policy.

Clara B. Barajas, PhD(c), is a doctoral candidate whose research focuses on health care access and utilization among Latino youth and mixed-status families. She specializes in cancer prevention, misinformation, and implementation science. Her background includes extensive experience in community-based participatory research and public health initiatives focused on health equity.

Maria-Elena De Trinidad Young is an Assistant Professor of Public Health at UC Merced. Her research examines how U.S. immigration policies and legal status shape the health of immigrants and their families. She develops new conceptual frameworks and partners with immigrant communities to produce policy-relevant, community-engaged public health research.

Alex Ortega is Dean of the Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health and Professor of public health at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Dr. Ortega is a health equity and health care policy scholar known for his research and public advocacy in improving the health and well-being of Latino and other minoritized populations in the United States, especially those who are undocumented immigrants or are otherwise disenfranchised. He has directed NIH, AHRQ, and foundation-funded research for 27 years in a variety of sites and contexts, including Hawaiʻi, California, Puerto Rico, and New England.