Wendy Miranda Arevalo Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, California, United States

- Conducted a literature review on the impact of Asian American businesses during the pandemic as well as anti-Asian sentiment that Asian American businesses have faced- Conducted a literature review on the intersection of air quality and people living with HIV - Conducted interviews with community members, faculty, and community organizers on the impact of the pandemic and gentrification in Chinatown in Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California, United States

- Planning and organizing with the STAND-LA Coalition to urge the Los Angeles City Council to pass a city-wide oil drilling phase-out motion- Co-developed a presentation regarding the Harbor-LA Community Plan for members to get feedback on changes they would want to see in their community and sent feedback to the Los Angeles City Planning Department- Assisted the Wilmington Organizer in contacting and organizing members to provide public comment to LA City Council and Committee meetings- Managed virtual Environmental Justice classes via zoom to over 50 members- Led, developed, and facilitated 3 civic engagement workshops (e.g., voting rights, how to vote by mail, Proposition 15 for monolingual Spanish speaking members - Composed and sent emails via Constant Contact to subscribers regarding campaigns and petitions related to environmental justice such as oil drilling

Los Angeles, California, United States

UCLA Luskin Institute on Inequality and Democracy Fellowship is a fellowship funded by the UCLA Luskin Institute on Inequality and Democracy that allows graduate students to engage in research with movement-based organizations in Los Angeles. As a Research Fellow, I conducted research with the Los Angeles Community Action Network (LACAN). Responsibilities included: - Assisted in writing a community-based participatory research report that examined the feminization of poverty, housing, health and wellness, and violence among women living in Skid Row (2021 Women’s Needs Assessment)- Analyzed quantitative and qualitative data to determine women’s experience with violence, shelter conditions, and access to services (e.g., health and medical services, CES, and DCFS)- Attend weekly meetings with the Downtown Women’s Action Coalition to discuss project updates and upcoming project tasks

Long Beach, California, United States

Advisors: Dr. Guido Urizar Jr., PhD and Dr. Amber Johnshon, PhD, MPHAssisted in a project that examined how racism and shame influenced stress reactivity among college-aged Black women. Main role was being a data collector. Responsibilities included studying, practicing, and conducting the Trier Social Stress Test, taking vitals (blood pressure, heart rate, height, and weight) for participants, and collecting salivary samples for participants to be analyzed for cortisol levels.

California State University, Long Beach

Mentor: Dr. Guido Urizar, PhDProject: Active Moms - Drafted a manuscript that investigates the effectiveness of a community-based physical activity intervention among low-income, ethnic-minority mothers and whether number of children influences physical activity levels. - Coded and excerpted focus group transcripts to further examine facilitators to physical activity. Project: Stress Management and Relaxation Training for Moms (SMART Moms)- Excerpted 5 transcripts per week for to be coded. Created and modified a codebook to use for coding excerpts. - Utilized Dedoose, an online software for qualitative data analyzing, to code, excerpt, and analyze qualitative data for a stress management intervention program for low-income, ethnic-minority mothers.Project: Destined for Greatness - Collected prosocial characteristics data for African-American children (2.5-10 years old) at baseline and post-intervention through a sharing and helping task.

Long Beach, Ca

BUilding Infrastructure Leading to Diversity (BUILD) is a research program funded by the National Institute of Health that allows undergraduate students to do health-related research with faculty in order to pursue a Ph.D.

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Mentors: Dr. Keri Althoff, PhD, MPHDepartment of EpidemiologyAssisted in a project that examined how drug and alcohol-related deaths affect life expectancy in people living with HIV and differences in life expectancy among subgroups. Responsibilities included conducting a literature review, calculating mortality rates using Microsoft Excel, interpreting results, developing figures and tables for findings, and creating a draft of the manuscript

Long Beach, Ca/Wilmington, Ca

Provided advising to over 100 high school students in academic, career, and major-related topics. Assisted students in completing the college applications (UC, CSU, Common Application, out-of-state), financial aid (FAFSA), scholarships, and college entrance exams (SAT/ACT). Participated in training workshops to have up-to-date information on college applications and financial aid.

Long Beach, Ca

Entered and filed academic-related services, confidential student information, and activity worksheets into databases and their respective places. Prepared recruitment, information, and event materials to 13 schools.

Long Beach, California, United States

Advisor: Rosie Salazar, MPHConducted a literature review that examined environmental health disparities and asthma prevalence among Latinxs living in Long Beach, CA. This poster was presented at the 2016 CSULB's Laitno Health Equity Conference. Attended weekly meeting with mentor and attended professional development workshops (CV/resume, time-management, health-related careers).

Dual Master’S In Public Health And Urban And Regional Planning, Public Health

Kinesiology And Exercise Science