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Who Cares For The Caregivers: How Being A Caregiver Impacts Cancer Survivorship, Cristy Romero
Who Cares For The Caregivers: How Being A Caregiver Impacts Cancer Survivorship, Cristy Romero
Sociology Student Scholarship
Cristy Romero ’23
Majors: Sociology and Biology
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Brandon C. Martinez, Sociology and Anthropology
With an aging population, informal caregiving is rising and is the predominant way for people with chronic illnesses to receive care. Providing care for someone with a chronic illness can take a toll on the caregiver. Caregivers often develop their own chronic illnesses such as cancer. Compared to Whites, Latinx cancer survivors and their families experience disproportionate adverse effects of cancer and cancer therapy as a result of physical, emotional, and financial challenges. This highlights racial/ethnic disparity in cancer survivorship. Due to the interwoven …
The Impact Of Socioeconomic Status, Race, And Food Security On Mental And Physical Health, Andrea Delgado
The Impact Of Socioeconomic Status, Race, And Food Security On Mental And Physical Health, Andrea Delgado
Sociology Student Scholarship
Andrea Delgado ’22
Major: Sociology
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Brandon Martinez, Sociology
The purpose of this study is to examine how an individual‚ race, socioeconomic status, and their household food security are correlated with physical and mental health outcomes. We propose that those with lower socioeconomic status and food security, as well as Non-Whites, are negatively correlated with better physical and mental health outcomes.