2025-2026 Award Recipients:
We received 21 applications from researchers from several academic institutions and non-profit organizations. We funded three projects.
Sandra Garcia
University of California, Los Angeles
Retirement Preparedness Among Domestic Workers in California
Mostafa Dastgheib
University of Connecticut
Abusive Supervision of International PhD students and Postdocs and Its Psychological and Job Impacts: The Moderating Role of Students' Nationality and Advisors' Characteristics
Denis Sosinskiy
University of California, Davis
Workplace Injuries in Low-Wage California Industries
2023-2024 Award Recipients:
In our first grant cycle, we received 23 applications from researchers in a variety of academic institutions and non-profit organizations. We funded eight projects.
Heather Amato, PhD, MPH
University of California, Berkeley
Zoonotic Pathogens and Antibiotic Resistance Near Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations and Among Dairy Farmworkers and Community Members in California’s Central Valley
Sheiphali Gandhi, MD, MPH
University of California, San Francisco
Understanding Pulmonary Fibrosis Through Complex Occupational Exposure Assessments
Ashley Membere, PhD
California State University, Dominguez Hills
An Investigation of Factors Driving Health Disparities for Affected Workers in California
Serena Rice
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Trade Union Staff Health and Well-Being: A Mixed Methods Study
Nicholas Smith, PhD
Portland State University
Assessing the Implications of State-Level Overtime Pay Legislation among Agricultural Workers
Sarah Beth Stein
University of California, Los Angeles
Workplace Violence in Food Services: Workers’ Compensation and Lived Experience
Lina Stepick, PhD
PHI
The Union Effect for Direct Care Worker Health and Well-Being
Marley Zalay, MPH
University of California, Berkeley
Assessment of Diesel Exhaust Exposures and Work-Related Stress among Farmworkers using Off-Road Diesel Equipment