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Yumary Ruiz’s community-based engaged research focuses on reducing health disparities by identifying protective factors that enable vulnerable populations to overcome adversity, with an emphasis on youth. She leverages unique insights gained through quantitative and qualitative methods to understand cognitive processes and social factors that affect health. Her work has identified health-promoting mechanisms targeted to mitigate the harmful effects of socioeconomic disadvantages. Dr. Ruiz's research is funded by the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and various foundations, focusing particularly on Latinx health and youth development. She employs community-engaged, participatory research methods to identify risk and protective health factors affecting Latinx youth, developing interventions that empower communities. Dr. Ruiz has published in prominent journals, including the American Journal of Public Health and Pediatrics. She began her career as a public health practitioner and has developed expertise in developing, implementing, and evaluating community-based initiatives to address health and safety hazards in low-income neighborhoods.
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