Strengthening Policy and Translational Research to Advance Health Equity in California (PI)
Funded by the UC Multicampus Research Programs and Initiatives: Program Award
Policy Surveillance and Implementation of Local Flavored Tobacco Product Sales Bans in California (PI)
Funded by the Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP)
Using a Community-Engaged Approach to Improve the Charitable Food System for Latino Families in Orange County (PI) in partnership with Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County
Funded by the UCI’s Center for Liberation, Anti-Racism & Belonging (C-LAB)
Examining State Obesity Prevention and Reduction Policies in California (PI)
Funded by the UCM Senate Committee on Research
Past Projects
UC Merced Nicotine & Cannabis Policy Center (NCPC) (Co-I)
Funded by the Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP)
Payán DD, Brown P, Song AV. County-level recreational marijuana policies and local policy changes in Colorado and Washington States (2012-2019). Milbank Quarterly. 2021;99(4):1132-1161.
Payán DD, Zawadzki MJ, Song AV. Advancing community-engaged research to promote health equity: considerations to improve the field. Perspectives in Public Health. 2021;0(0):17579139211054118.
Payán DD, Burke NJ, Persinger J, Martinez J, Jones Barker L, Song AV. Public support for policies to regulate flavoured tobacco and e-cigarette products in rural California. Tobacco Control. 2022:tobaccocontrol-2021-057031.
Global Food Initiative UC Merced Campus Collaborative (Co-PI)
Funded by the UC Global Food Initiative
Payán DD, Díaz Rios K, Ramírez AS, Young M-E. Structural barriers influencing food insecurity, malnutrition, and health among Latinas during and after COVID-19: considerations and recommendations. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 2021;121(5):837-843.
Academic-Community Partnership to Advance Telehealth Implementation for Low-Income Californians (Co-PI)
Funded by CITRIS and the Banatao Institute
Payán DD, Rodriguez HP. Telehealth disparities. Health Affairs. 2021;40(8):1340.
Payán DD, Frehn JL, Garcia L, Tierney AA, Rodriguez HP. Telemedicine implementation and use in community health centers during COVID-19: clinic personnel and patient perspectives. SSM – Qualitative Research in Health. 2022:100054.
Tierney A, Payán DD, Brown T, Aguilera A, Shortell S, Rodriguez H. Telehealth use, care continuity, and quality: diabetes and hypertension care in community health centers before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Medical Care. 2023;61:S62-S69.
Frehn JL, Li JN, Liu K, Payán DD, Rodriguez HP. Implementation of a universal screening and follow-up care system for pediatric developmental and behavioral health in Federally Qualified Health Center sites. Families, Systems, & Health. 2023.
Frehn JL, Starn BE, Rodriguez HP, Payán DD. Care redesign to support telemedicine implementation during the COVID-19 pandemic: Federally Qualified Health Center personnel experiences. The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. 2023:jabfm.2022.220370R220372.
Tierney AA, Mosqueda M, Cesena G, Frehn JL, Payán DD, Rodriguez HP. Telemedicine implementation for safety net populations: A systematic review. Telemedicine J E Health. 2023.
COVID-19 and Latino Immigrants in Rural California (CLIMA) Study (Co-I)
Funded by UCM Health Sciences Research Institute (HSRI) and UC Office of the President Research Grants Program Office
Payán DD, Perez-Lua F, Goldman-Mellor S, De Trinidad Young M-E. Rural household food insecurity among Latino immigrants during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nutrients. 2022:14(3):2772.
De Trinidad Young M-E, Perez-Lua F, Sarnoff H, Plancarte V, Goldman-Mellor S, Payán DD. Working around safety net exclusions during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study of rural Latinx immigrants. Social Science & Medicine. 2022:115352.
Goldman-Mellor S, Plancarte V, Perez-Lua F, Payán DD, De Trinidad Young M. Mental health among rural Latino immigrants during the COVID-19 pandemic. SSM – Mental Health. 2023;3:100177.