Rachel Goldberg, Associate Professor of Sociology and CPIP affiliate, is leading a partnership with Orange County United Way to probe expenses associated with assistance for OC’s unhoused population. news.uci.edu/2026/05/12/o...

“We need to conduct more research to understand and reduce the health disparities that Asian Americans experience,” said Sunmin Lee, professor of hematology and oncology. Lee is recruiting 1,800 participants to study cancer risks in Asian American communities. medschool.uci.edu/news/aspire-...

Dylan Roby of Wen Public Health responds to Vice President JD Vance announcing new steps in the Trump administration’s initiative to root out fraud in federal health programs. laist.com/news/trump-a...

David Neumark and Tim Bruckner, CPIP’s co-directors, found that among Americans ages 51 to 75, leaving employment led to cognitive decline, while consistent employment caused greater sustained cognition. fortune.com/2026/05/05/e...

Andrew Noymer of Wen Public Health and a CPIP affiliate discusses the South American strain of hantavirus, saying it isn’t new or novel the way COVID was. … And it’s not as super highly crazy contagious as COVID was. “It just doesn’t have pandemic potential.” www.ocregister.com/2026/05/13/d...

Congratulations! CPIP has awarded summer research fellowships to three graduate students – Risa Ninomiya, Juan Carlos Ruiz Malagon, and Samuel Titus. These fellowships support research efforts over the summer and each student will present on their research in the fall. www.cpip.uci.edu/fellowships

In recognition of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, & Pacific Islander Heritage Month, hear Brittany Morey of Wen Public Health and CPIP affiliate discuss partnering with Pacific Islander communities through the PACIFIC project to advance health equity. www.instagram.com/p/DW7QvZHEp2...

Emily Penner, in UCI’s School of Education and CPIP, has published research that shows “a link between enrollment in ethnic studies courses and improved overall academic performance among middle and high school students.” jbhe.com/2026/05/stud...

Irene Vega, sociology and CPIP, is featured in The Atlantic’s “Why Latinos Join ICE.” Vega argues that these Latinos come to embrace the mission of the Border Patrol through the process of socialization during training. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Bernadette Boden-Albala, director and founding dean of Wen Public Health and a CPIP affiliate, states "By reducing that ongoing immune stress, vaccination may not only prevent shingles itself, but also help preserve overall immune function as we age." www.verywellhealth.com/vaccinating-...

Jun Wu, professor of public health and CPIP affiliate, researches how wildfire smoke disproportionately affects disadvantaged communities and reveals critical gaps in access to information and resources for at-risk populations. pubs.communications.uci.edu/great-minds/...

Charis E. Kubrin has been honored with the title of Chancellor’s Professor of criminology, law and society that recognizes scholars who have demonstrated unusual academic merit. Learn more about Prof. Kubrin at socialecology.uci.edu/news/profess...

When COVID-19 shut prison doors to the outside world, a UC Irvine-led team refused to let those voices go silent — and six years later, their PrisonPandemic archive has grown to 4,700 firsthand accounts from incarcerated people, family members and staff. socialecology.uci.edu/news/website...

Carolina Valdivia, criminology & CPIP, received the Outstanding Emerging Faculty Mentorship Award at the Latine Excellence and Achievement Awards Dinner for her dedication to guide graduate students and research on the hidden labor of sanctuary-seeking families socialecology.uci.edu/news/school-...

Juan Carlos Ruiz Malagon, M.S., M.A., a Doctoral Candidate in Public Health and CPIP affiliate, has a new publication: in the International Journal of Human Rights Education with co-authors B. Hernandez-Arriaga and A.R. Reyna Rivarola. repository.usfca.edu/ijhre/vol10/...

Jun Wu, PhD, professor at Wen Public Health and CPIP affiliate, has demonstrated that wildfire smoke exposure during pregnancy is linked to higher risk of preterm birth. The study found disparities in risk with Black and Asian populations located in California. publichealth.uci.edu/2026/04/23/w...

Research on immigration by Charis E. Kubrin of UCI’s Criminology, Law & Society department and CPIP is featured on ControlF, a show on KUOW Public Radio in Seattle. “Does immigration enforcement reduce crime?” draws on research articles and an interview with Prof. Kubrin. m.kuow.org/stories/does...

David Richardson of Wen Public Health received funding to strengthen CA's response to heat-related worker injury and death. With support from CA Dept Industrial Relations he will address critical data gaps and support efforts to strengthen safety regulations. publichealth.uci.edu/2026/04/17/l...

Alein Haro-Ramos, Assistant Professor in Wen Public Health, has been named an Association of Population Centers Fellow. The program offers opportunities to develop skills in disseminating research and builds the cross-center population research community. www.popcenters.org/about/apc-fe...

Nicholas Marantz of urban planning and public policy, is featured in a Q&A about his research to understand how policy changes, such as new zoning laws and broader housing market forces, influence the availability and creation of homes, particularly affordable homes. phys.org/news/2026-04...

Stephen Schueller, professor of psychology and CPIP affiliate, has a new article: “State of the Science in Clinical Practice: Digital Mental Health Interventions” in Cognitive and Behavioral Practice. doi.org/10.1016/j.cb...

David Neumark, economics and CPIP, and Peter Shirley, deputy secretary at WV Dept Revenue, assembled literature on US minimum wages from the early 1990s to 2021 showing that a minimum wage rise lowers employment, especially among younger and less-educated workers. www.nber.org/papers/w28388

Learn about CPIP graduate student affiliate Juan Carlos Ruiz Malagon and his case study of the 2023 mass shooting in New Hope, CA. publichealth.uci.edu/2026/04/13/a...

John R. Hipp, professor of criminology and CPIP affiliate has a new article: How Does the Business Environment Shape Mobility by Offenders and Mobile Targets?” in Crime & Delinquency. doi.org/10.1177/0011...

New research by Emily Penner of UCI’s School of Education and CPIP affiliate is discussed in “S.F. ethnic studies courses linked to higher grades, UC eligibility, study finds,” published in the San Francisco Chronicle. www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s...

Stephen Schueller, professor of psychology and CPIP affiliate, has published “Exploring online and in-person mental healthcare access and app use in a cohort of people living with disability: results from the 2019 and 2020 California Health Interview Survey” doi.org/10.1016/j.in...

Candice Odgers, professor of psychology and CPIP affiliate, has published “Perceptions of AI-Driven EdTech: Nationwide Survey and Focus Group Insights from Key End Users” in ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction. doi.org/10.1145/3798...

Emily Penner, Assoc Prof of Education and CPIP affiliate, has a new article, “Cultural Relevance at Scale: The Effects of an Ethnic Studies Expansion on Academic Outcomes” in AERJ that evaluates SFUSD’s high school ethnic studies program as it scaled up across the district. doi.org/10.3102/0002...

Stephen Schueller, professor of psychology and CPIP affiliate, has published “A crowdsourced megastudy of 12 digital single-session interventions for depression in US adults” in Nature Human Behaviour. doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Emily Penner has published “Revolving School Doors? A Longitudinal Examination of Teacher, Administrator, and Staff Contributions to School Churn” in Educational Researcher with Y. Liu & A.J. Ainsworth. doi.org/10.3102/0013...

John R. Hipp, professor of criminology and CPIP affiliate, has published “Business environment ecology and crime: A robust test across 182 cities” in Journal of Criminal Justice. doi.org/10.1016/j.jc...

Juan Carlos Ruiz Malagon, a CPIP graduate student affiliate is an author on “Bearing injustice: A qualitative case study of structural violence, collective trauma, and farmworker survival after a mass shooting” in Latino Studies. doi.org/10.1057/s412...

Stephen Schueller, professor of psychology and CPIP affiliate, has a new article: “A new era for understanding mental health with smartphone-derived digital traces” in Nature Health. doi.org/10.1038/s443...

A report by Jade Jenkins, associate professor of education and a CPIP co-director, is discussed in EdSurge's article titled, “Study: Delaying Kindergarten Has Few Long-term Benefits.” www.edsurge.com/news/2026-03...

Political scientist and CPIP affiliate Sara Wallace Goodman argues in a recent article that scholars must define citizenship more precisely and introduces a framework for distinguishing democratic citizenship from authoritarian forms. www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

Juan Carlos Ruiz Malagon, a CPIP graduate affiliate is an author on “We matter and are experts”: testimonios of structural violence and survival among transgender Latinas in Los Angeles County.” doi.org/10.1080/2689...

Emily Penner and colleagues have published “The Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education Workforce: Descriptive Evidence on Demographics and Turnover from Oregon” in Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness doi.org/10.1080/1934...

Jun Wu, professor of public health and CPIP affiliate remarks in “Where There’s Wildfire Smoke, There’s Poor Mental Health” that the effects of smoke exposure are likely additive and “Focusing on only one pathway risks underestimating the overall mental health burden” undark.org/2026/03/23/w...

Stephen Schueller, prof. of psychology and informatics discusses a new data-processing platform, “Smartphones offer a way to understand our lives and health through digital tracing, but trust, transparency and value of information exchange need to be preserved" www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Candice Odgers, Chancellor's Professor of psychology and informatics, argues that 90% of the research conducted does not support the prevailing media narrative that smartphones and social media use among teenagers is causing an increase in mental illness. www.thepanthernewspaper.org/news/is-it-r...

David Neumark, distinguished professor of economics and co-director of CPIP, discusses Yamaha’s decision to relocate saying that it doesn’t signal a deeper crisis for Orange County or even California’s business climate. www.orangecountylawyers.com/news/yamaha-....

Bipartisan research indicates that immigrants, both documented and undocumented, are less likely to commit serious crime than native-born Americans. KCBS's Steve Scott spoke with Charis Kubrin, Professor of Criminology, Law and Society at UC Irvine. www.audacy.com/podcast/kcbs...

The L.A. County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to look at ways of expanding youth-centric mental health centers…UCI psychology professor Stephen Schueller provides services at San Juan Capistrano allcove center, an inviting space that allows for drop-in visits. laist.com/news/why-la-...

Professor of Criminology and CPIP affiliate Charis Kubrin is featured in The Orange County Register in an article about her research and its impact on her personally. www.ocregister.com/2026/03/08/f...

Charis Kubrin, professor of Criminology and CPIP affiliate, discusses her study that is challenging what many think about immigration and crime. ... “Contrary to these popular perceptions and a lot of political rhetoric, immigrants do not bring crime.” www.foxla.com/video/fmc-il...

Juan Carlos Ruiz Malagon-a grad student in Global Health and CPIP affiliate-published Moving Beyond Performative Research Methods: Advancing Health Equity Through Transformative Community-Based Participatory Research Praxis with B. Hernandez-Arriaga and A.R. Reyna Rivarola doi.org/10.1177/2473...

UCI criminologist and CPIP affiliate Carolina Valdivia has a new book, Sanctuary Making, that puts young adults at the center of a crisis unfolding across the country and captures the hidden toll of immigration enforcement on families. socialecology.uci.edu/news/new-boo...

Jade Jenkins of UCI’s School of Education and CPIP co-director spoke on KNX Radio about “The Potential for Universal Childcare in California." www.youtube.com/watch?v=7exl...

Juan Carlos Ruiz Malagon, a grad student in Global Health and CPIP affiliate, published Legal Violence as a Structural Determinant of Health in U.S. Immigration Governance with B. Hernandez-Arriaga, A.R. Reyna Rivarola, A. Argenal, and A.E. Berens doi.org/10.1177/2752...

Jun Wu of UCI’s Wen Public Health and CPIP affiliate speaks about dietary supplements. See “Scientists want more research on supplements mitigating environmental nutrient gaps,” Nutrition Insight, January 23, 2026 www.nutritioninsight.com/news/supplem...