Very pleased to announce that Stephanie Gamboa, a member of the Communication, Culture, and Health research team, as been named an Outstanding Undergraduate Student in the School of Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts. This prestigious honor is awarded to only 8 graduating students who demonstrate evidence of significant research, leadership initiative, and excellence in service, and have maintained a GPA of 3.5 or higher. 

Stephanie is graduating with a major in Public Health and minors in History and Spanish and has been an integral member of the Communication, Culture, and Health research team since Spring 2016. Her research on acculturation, identity, and health has been funded through the UROC Scholars Program. She has also worked as a research assistant at UCLA's Fielding School of Public Health. Stephanie is a peer educator with HEROES (Health Education Representatives for Opportunities to Empower Students). ​Stephanie plans to pursue a PhD in Public Health. 

Our study in the Journal of Nutrition Education & Behavior evaluating the process of of implementation of an intervention t increase access to healthy foods in rural food deserts is one of the most read articles in the journal during the first quarter of 2017. If you haven't read it yet, please do here or email me for the full text.

Here is the citation:
Ramírez, A.S., Diaz Rios, L.K., Valdez, Z., Ruiz, A., & Estrada, E. (2017). Bringing produce to the people: Implementing a social marketing food access intervention in rural food deserts. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 49(2):166-174. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2016.10.017