▁Lat ina ▁patients ▁or ▁their ▁family ▁care g ivers ▁or ▁friends , ▁combined ▁with ▁professional ▁analysis ▁of ▁the ▁narr atives ▁with ▁a ▁discussion ▁of ▁Lat ina ▁health ▁issues ▁and ▁policy ▁recommend ations . ▁ ▁Her ▁primary ▁fields ▁of ▁research ▁include ▁child hood ▁ob es ity , ▁bin ational ▁he ath , ▁science ▁and ▁educational ▁dispar ities ▁and ▁inter vent ions ▁for ▁Ch icana / o ▁Lat ina / o ▁students . ▁She ▁is ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁and ▁former ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Society ▁of ▁His pan ic ▁Econom ists . ▁The ▁society ▁hon ored ▁her ▁with ▁its ▁bien n ial ▁Academ ic ▁Ach iev ement ▁Award ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Selected ▁publications ▁ ▁Building ▁with ▁Our ▁own ▁H ands : ▁New ▁Dire ctions ▁in ▁Ch icana / o ▁Studies ▁( UC ▁Press ▁with ▁Beat riz ▁P es qu era ) ▁Mov ing ▁from ▁the ▁Marg ins ▁( U A ▁Press ) ▁S ana : ▁Mexican ▁Americans ▁and ▁Health ▁( U A ▁Press ▁with ▁Antonio ▁E str ada ) ▁ ▁( co - editor ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁http :// st ua ff dev . uc d av is . edu / vice _ chan cell or . cf m ▁https :// web . archive . org / web / 2 0 1 4 0 7 2 4 1 8 1 9 5 1 / http :// chi . uc d av is . edu / fac ulty / ad ela - de - la - tor