our work
We partner with diverse clients and communities on research and programs that advance health and social change.
We bring our expertise, agility, and imagination, as well as a commitment to making a difference, to every project we undertake. As our case studies demonstrate, we have a long track record of applying these skills and values to address a range of complex challenges.
Overcoming Health Information Inequities: Valley fever Information Repertoires Among Vulnerable Communities in California.
Development of a Mobile-First Registry to Recruit Healthy Volunteers and Members of Underrepresented Communities for Alzheimer’s Disease Prevention Studies.
Integrating HIV and Mental Health Services for Black Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men Living with HIV: Findings from the STYLE 2.0 Intervention
Development and evaluation of a social marketing campaign to address methamphetamine use in Los Angeles County
Overcome the Fear (Vencer el Miedo): using entertainment education to impact adolescent sexual and reproductive health and parent-child communication in Mexico
Development, acceptability, and perceived effectiveness of a trauma-informed adolescent self-regulation intervention
Understanding barriers and facilitators to signing up for a mobile-responsive registry to recruit healthy volunteers and members of underrepresented communities for Alzheimer’s disease prevention studies
Drama, Intrigue, and Discussion: The Role of Telenovelas in Facilitating Conversations about Reproductive Health in Mexican Households
Integrated Multicultural Media Campaign to Increase COVID-19 Education and Vaccination Among Californians, 2021
The Effect of an Entertainment-Education Intervention on Reproductive Health of Young Women of Color.
Homelessness and Sexual Identity Among Middle School Students.
Desired Attributes and Skills of Program Managers in Translation of Evidence-Based Interventions.
Outcomes from a Cross-Site Evaluation of a Comprehensive Pediatric Asthma Initiative Incorporating Translation of Evidence-Based Interventions.
Cyberbullying Perpetration and Victimization Among Middle-School Students.
The Break Up: Evaluation of an Anti-Smoking Educational Campaign for Lesbians, Gays, and Bisexuals in Los Angeles County.
Mobile App Increases Vegetable-Based Preparations by Low-Income Household Cooks: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Associations Between Sexting Behaviors and Sexual Behaviors Among Mobile Phone-Owning Teens in Los Angeles.
Facilitators and Barriers to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Willingness Among Young Men Who Have Sex with Men Who Use Geosocial Networking Applications in California.
Brief Report: PrEP Uptake, Adherence, and Discontinuation Among California YMSM Using Geosocial Networking Applications.
Acceptable Interventions to Reduce Syphilis Transmission Among High-Risk Men Who Have Sex with Men in Los Angeles.
Cell Phone Internet Access, Online Sexual Solicitation, Partner Seeking, and Sexual Risk Behavior Among Adolescents.
Syphilis Experiences and Risk Perceptions Among Repeatedly Infected Men Who Have Sex with Men.
Check Yourself: A Social Marketing Campaign to Increase Syphilis Screening in Los Angeles County.
Sexting and Sexual Behavior Among Middle School Students.
Homelessness Experiences, Sexual Orientation, and Sexual Risk Taking Among High School Students in Los Angeles.
There’s No Place Like Home: First Year Usage of the “I Know” Home Testing Program for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea.
Evaluation of inSPOTLA.org: An Internet Partner Notification Service.
“Hit Me Up, and We Can Get Down”: U.S. Youths’ Risk Behaviors and Sexual Self-Disclosure in MySpace Profiles.
Provider Perceptions of Barriers and Facilitators of HPV Vaccination in a High-Risk Community.
Sexually Explicit Cell Phone Messaging Associated with Sexual Risk Among Adolescents.
Stop the Sores: The Making and Evaluation of a Successful Social Marketing Campaign.
The Bold and the Bankable: How the Nuestro Barrio Telenovela Reaches Latino Immigrants with Financial Education.
Methamphetamine Use and Sexual Risk Behaviours Among Men Who Have Sex with Men Diagnosed with Early Syphilis in Los Angeles County.