Ligia Gomez

Ligia Gomez is an Associate Professor specializing in Spanish for healthcare and social services. She develops community-centered curricula bridging language education and Latino health advocacy. Her work emphasizes cultural competency training for medical professionals.

She founded the Latino Health Collaborative and chairs the Greater Cincinnati Latino Coalition. Awards include recognition for service-learning innovation and health advocacy.

Her research evaluates energy poverty frameworks and simulation-based medical ethics training.