The COVID-19 pandemic and related response efforts impacted families, neighborhoods, social structures and support systems, and industries with changes in employment, community safety, access to nutritional programs, and business closures – just to name a few. The profound effects of the pandemic on social and economic conditions, including the extent to which disparities among already marginalized communities were exacerbated, have yet to be fully realized.
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Funded Projects
To better understand the effects of the pandemic on social and economic outcomes among vulnerable communities throughout California, CPR³ has funded 8 projects.
Himali Weerahandi
UCSF, Department of Medicine
Till Von Wachter
UCLA, Department of Economics
Khatharya Um
UC Berkeley, Department of Ethnic Studies
Brittany Morey
UC Irvine, Department of Health, Society, & Behavior
California Pacific Islander Socioeconomic Assessment (CAPISEA)
Ada Kwan
UCSF, Department of Medicine
Dalié Jiménez
UC Irvine, School of Law
The effect of pandemic interventions on the financial health of California student borrowers
Anu Manchikanti Gomez
UC Berkeley, School of Social Welfare
Erika Brown
UC Berkeley, Institute for Research on Labor & Employment
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