In the News:
- CSDE Affiliates Awarded PHI COVID-19 Grants (5/2/2020)
- Emily Williams and India Ornelas Study Queer Latina Sexuality (7/5/2017)
- Heather Hill Appointed to Population Health Initiative Executive Council (9/3/2019)
- India Ornelas Awarded $3 Million NIH Grant to Research Latina Health Disparities (11/14/2017)
- India Ornelas Evaluates the Effectiveness of a Pilot Program to Increase Cancer Screening Among Female Refugees (12/19/2017)
- India Ornelas Quoted in Crosscut Article on Healthcare Disparities (2/8/2021)
- India Ornelas Weeds Out Cancer Risks with Garden Project (3/13/2017)
- New Study from Williams, Ornelas, and Co-Authors Explores Discrimination and Alcohol Use Among Latino Men (6/3/2022)
- Ornelas & Team Awarded Population Health Initiative Pilot Research Grant (6/13/2022)
- Population Health Initiative COVID-19 Grants Catalyzed UW Research Community (3/23/2021)
- René Flores and India Ornelas Honored with Latinx Faculty Awards (5/22/2017)
- The Health of Undocumented Latinx Immigrants: What We Know and Future Directions for Research (1/24/2020)
India Ornelas’ research focuses on racial and ethnic health disparities, social determinants of health, Latino and immigrant populations, and health promotion interventions. She conducts community-based participatory research– to identify how social and cultural factors influence health disparities in racial/ethnic minority and immigrant communities. She employs both qualitative and quantitative methods in order to obtain a richer understanding of both the causes and consequences of health disparities and design interventions. She has published on these topics in Social Science and Medicine, Annual Review of Public Health and the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. She is currently working with community partners, Casa Latina and El Centro de la Raza, to test an intervention to reduce stress and prevent depression among Latina immigrant women.