Aída Guhlincozzi

University of Missouri | Mizzou · Women's and Gender Studies

This paper analyzes how nonprofit organizations targeting Latine communities in the Chicago suburbs played a role in healthcare access during the COVID-19 pandemic through both political and material actions. Using mixed methods, this research explores the organizational and political infrastructural differences between Chicago and Chicago suburban...

Throughout the United States, suburbs have seen an increasing number of immigrant populations as residents in the area. Yet, the suburban social and health services available have not developed to serve these immigrant groups, leading to community-based organizations (CBOs) filling in the need for service provision. However, the geographic distribu...

The Routledge Handbook of Geospatial Technologies and Society provides a relevant and comprehensive reference point for research and practice in this dynamic field. It offers detailed explanations of geospatial technologies and provides critical reviews and appraisals of their application in society within international and multi-disciplinary conte...

Geographical information systems (GIS) and geospatial technologies are widely used in public health research, planning, and intervention to understand the close ties between places, people, and health. We discuss applications of geospatial technologies in four broad areas: health and healthcare inequalities; infectious disease, with emphasis on the...

How are the stories geographers look for, especially during health crises like COVID-19, limited by the language we use in our data collection? In the Latine research community, an ongoing discussion of the limits of data collection focusing on those who are “Hispanic”, “Latinx”, “Latino/a”, or “Latine” has been ongoing. This conversation, led by B...

How accessible is linguistically-appropriate health care to Latina women in demographically shifting suburban landscapes in the United States? Using data from a survey of Latina immigrant women and those from mixed-status households in the Chicago suburbs, this research examines barriers Latinas face in accessing healthcare for themselves and their...

This article reviews our shared experience as two minoritized graduate students, encapsulating what the barriers we encountered were, and identifies the impacts of a personal disinterest by geoscientists and institutional disinvestment in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) issues in the geosciences. Specifically, in this article we advance the...

How can universities build institutional partnerships through supporting community geography projects? This paper details the case of university members seeking to achieve a community goal of expanding Geosciences education opportunities, while also targeting a long-range goal of improving diversity within the university Geosciences. Over the cours...

We discuss the use of quantitative data and methods to understand where and how COVID-19 spreads, to estimate and predict its impacts on population health and wellbeing, and to plan effective public health responses. Geographic approaches often involve developing multi-scalar and dynamic models that incorporate geographic processes and variability,...

Purpose Having easy access to the flu and COVID-19 vaccination sites may be important for controlling the spread of the infection. Chicago implemented a broad strategy of opening COVID-19 vaccination locations across the city in a variety of locations. Design/methodology/approach We defined access as having vaccinations within one mile. Data came...

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