Ali Rivera-González

Ali Rivera-González is an Assistant Professor of Public Health at the University of California, Merced, affiliated with the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts. Her research focuses on Latino health disparities, health policy, and public health emergencies, particularly examining how local and national policies affect Latino and immigrant communities in the United States.

• Specializes in health equity and healthcare outcomes
• Investigates the impact of Puerto Rico's political status as a U.S. territory on health policy implementation
• Centers her work on community-rooted approaches to address systemic inequities