Gilberto Lopez
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Mail code: 6303Campus: Tempe
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Dr. Lopez is an innovative applied social scientist and academic leader with experience in health communication, social and behavioral sciences research, and STEM education. As an Assistant Professor in the School of Transborder Studies at Arizona State University, Dr. Lopez has led numerous interdisciplinary research projects focused on promoting social justice and empowering marginalized communities. He is also the founding director of El Laboratorio, an award-winning research and design studio that creates effective and culturally-tailored science communication interventions.
Dr. Lopez's dedication to creating positive social change is evident in his work with the COVIDLatino.org campaign, an award-winning health communication campaign that combines rigorous public health research with the arts to create culturally-tailored COVID-19 information for Latinos across the US. He is also Co-Director of the ASU Migratory Student Summer Academy (MSSA), a STEM summer program for Arizona high school children of migrant farmworkers, and Director of the Social Inequities Research Training Program (SIRT) at ASU, an interdisciplinary training program that focuses on teaching research methods and equipping students with the skills to use data to address social inequities across Arizona.
Dr. Lopez, a first-generation Latino college graduate, is originally from rural California and has achieved remarkable academic success. As a community college transfer student, he earned a BA in Anthropology and Chicano Studies from Fresno State University, followed by an MA in Medical Anthropology from Southern Methodist University. He went on to earn an MPH from Johns Hopkins University and a doctorate in Social and Behavioral Sciences from Harvard University. His outstanding academic achievements and personal experiences reflect his deep commitment to promoting social justice and empowering marginalized communities.
ScD - Harvard University.
MPH - Johns Hopkins University.
MA - Southern Methodist University
BA - Fresno State University
AA - Modesto Junior College
CURRENT PROJECTS
1. COVID-19 (June 2020 - December 2022)
- COVIDLatino is an award-winning health communication campaign that focused on creating culturally-tailored COVID-19 information for Latinos across the US.
- We collaborated with renowned artist Lalo Alcaraz to create a series of cartoons and animated short explainer videos, winning various awards at film festivals.
- Dr. Lopez has also led a research study that documents the beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors around COVID-19 in two Latino communities in Arizona and rural California.
2. Migratory Student Summer Academy (MSSA)
- Role: Co-Director
- Overview: MSSA is a collaboration with the Arizona Department of Education. It is a residential summer enrichment program for the high-school-aged children of Arizona’s migrant seasonal farmworkers (MSFW), focusing on leadership and instruction of core subjects of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
3. Salud y Agua: Latinos and Arizona's Water Crisis
- This project aims to develop science communication information around Arizona's water issues for Latinos across the state.
- Using mixed-methods research we will understand beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors around water among a sample or Arizona Latinos. Data will inform the development of a science communication campaign.
4. Cannabis among Latino youth (starting Fall 2023)
- Overview: This project aims to develop an information campaign that provides needed cannabis information for Latino adolescents and young adults, and their parents.
- The approach: Using a mixed-methods research approach, we aim to understand beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors around cannabis use among Latino adolescents (13-17yo) and young adults (18-25yo), as well as their parents. Data will inform the development of the information campaign.
Courses
2023 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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TCL 101 | Latinas/os in the U.S. |
TCL 327 | Health and Migration |
TCL 327 | Health and Migration |
TSS 690 | Reading and Conference |
2023 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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TSS 690 | Reading and Conference |
TSS 599 | Thesis |
2023 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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TCL 327 | Health and Migration |
TCL 323 | Latina/o Health Issues |
TCL 323 | Latina/o Health Issues |
TCL 327 | Health and Migration |
2022 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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TCL 327 | Health and Migration |
TCL 327 | Health and Migration |
TCL 323 | Latina/o Health Issues |
TCL 323 | Latina/o Health Issues |
2022 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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TSS 690 | Reading and Conference |
2022 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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TCL 327 | Health and Migration |
TCL 323 | Latina/o Health Issues |
TCL 323 | Latina/o Health Issues |
TCL 494 | Special Topics |
TSS 598 | Special Topics |
2021 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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TCL 305 | Transborder Practicum |
TCL 494 | Special Topics |
TSS 598 | Special Topics |
2021 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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TCL 327 | Health and Migration |
TCL 493 | Honors Thesis |
2020 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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TCL 492 | Honors Directed Study |