Dr. Aresha Martinez-Cardoso is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences at the University of Chicago, where she leads the Embodying Racism Lab. An interdisciplinary population health researcher, Dr. Martinez-Cardoso investigates the intersections of race, policy, and social determinants of health by pairing epidemiological methods with social science theory. The bulk of her research focuses on the health and well-being of Latinx and immigrant populations in the United States.
Her research has been published in leading journals such as Social Science & Medicine and Current Diabetes Reports and funded by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institute on Aging, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Through her teaching, research, and service, Dr. Martinez-Cardoso is committed to advancing health equity and ensuring that interventions and policies center the voices of marginalized communities. She holds a Ph.D. in Health Behavior and Health Education from the University of Michigan and an M.S. in Community Health Sciences from UCLA. Prior to her current position, she was a Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Chicago.
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
PhD - Health Behavior and Health Education
2018
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles
MS - Community Health Sciences
2013
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles
BA - Latin American Studies
2010
"We have to lie low … that sort of poisons me more and more": A qualitative study of violent political rhetoric and health implications for Spanish and Chinese speaking immigrants.
"We have to lie low … that sort of poisons me more and more": A qualitative study of violent political rhetoric and health implications for Spanish and Chinese speaking immigrants. Soc Sci Med. 2024 01; 341:116504.
PMID: 38134713
Returning personal genetic information on susceptibility to arsenic toxicity to research participants in Bangladesh.
Returning personal genetic information on susceptibility to arsenic toxicity to research participants in Bangladesh. Environ Res. 2024 Jan 01; 240(Pt 2):117482.
PMID: 37879393
The role of smoking history in longitudinal changes in C-reactive protein between Black and White older adults in the US.
The role of smoking history in longitudinal changes in C-reactive protein between Black and White older adults in the US. Prev Med Rep. 2022 Aug; 28:101885.
PMID: 35855919
Assessment of Structural Barriers and Racial Group Disparities of COVID-19 Mortality With Spatial Analysis.
Assessment of Structural Barriers and Racial Group Disparities of COVID-19 Mortality With Spatial Analysis. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 03 01; 5(3):e220984.
PMID: 35244703
The Weight of Migration: Reconsidering Health Selection and Return Migration among Mexicans.
The Weight of Migration: Reconsidering Health Selection and Return Migration among Mexicans. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 11 19; 18(22).
PMID: 34831894
Coming up short: Comparing venous blood, dried blood spots & saliva samples for measuring telomere length in health equity research.
Coming up short: Comparing venous blood, dried blood spots & saliva samples for measuring telomere length in health equity research. PLoS One. 2021; 16(8):e0255237.
PMID: 34407110
Moving Diabetes Upstream: the Social Determinants of Diabetes Management and Control Among Immigrants in the US.
Moving Diabetes Upstream: the Social Determinants of Diabetes Management and Control Among Immigrants in the US. Curr Diab Rep. 2020 08 28; 20(10):48.
PMID: 32857197
Change in birth outcomes among infants born to Latina mothers after a major immigration raid.
Change in birth outcomes among infants born to Latina mothers after a major immigration raid. Int J Epidemiol. 2017 06 01; 46(3):839-849.
PMID: 28115577
Redressing the limitations of the Affordable Care Act for Mexican immigrants through bi-national health insurance: a willingness to pay study in Los Angeles.
Redressing the limitations of the Affordable Care Act for Mexican immigrants through bi-national health insurance: a willingness to pay study in Los Angeles. J Immigr Minor Health. 2014 Apr; 16(2):179-88.
PMID: 22940913
National Institute of Health Loan Repayment Program
National Institutes on Minority Health and Health Disparities
2023 - 2024
National Institute of Health Loan Repayment Program
National Institutes on Minority Health and Health Disparities
2019 - 2021