Media Kit
Media Kit for Journalists & Media Outlets
This media kit contains all you need to know about the HERE Center, including key information and events, contact details, and assets (official images and branding materials). To get in touch with us, please email.
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Partnerships for Empowerment
- Mapping Health Hazards in the San Fernando Valley: (Map SFV)
- SFV African American Infant and Maternal Mortality
Research Projects
Culture Health and Development Lab
- Cultural Mismatch, Health and Academic Adjustment Among Latinx Students During the Transition to College
- Exploring Home-School and Peer-Peer Cultural Value Mismatch Among Latinx First-Generation College Students During the Transition to College
- Predictors and Consequences of Home-School and Peer-Peer Cultural Value Mismatch During the Transition to College
- Socioeconomic and Peer-peer Cultural Value Mismatch, Health and Academic Adjustment Among Dormitory Roommates During the Transition to College
- The Causal Impact of Home-School Cultural Value Mismatch on Latinx Students’ Attentional Control During the Transition to College
Health, Opportunities, M-Health, Mamas, Equity Lab (HO2ME)
- Augmented Reality Milk Flow
- Determining the availability and marketing of infant formula and lactation support products
- Evaluating the Quality of Lactation in Higher Education Policies in California
Metabolism & Stress Assessment Lab (MESA)
Par-D Lab

Pilot Study of an Intervention to Increase Cultural Awareness in Research Mentoring: Implications for Diversifying the Scientific Workforce
Byars-Winston, A., Womack, V. Y., Butz, A. R., McGee, R., Quinn, S. C., Utzerath, E., Saetermoe, C. L., & Thomas, S. (2018). Pilot Study of an Intervention to Increase Cultural Awareness in Research Mentoring: Implications for Diversifying the Scientific Workforce. Journal of clinical and translational science, 2(2), 86–94.Ìý

Critical race theory as a bridge in science training: the California State University, Northridge BUILD PODER program
Saetermoe, C. L., Chavira, G., Khachikian, C. S., Boyns, D., & Cabello, B. (2017). Critical race theory as a bridge in science training: the California State University, Northridge BUILD PODER program. BMC proceedings, 11(Suppl 12), 21.Ìý

Using critical race theory to reframe mentor training: theoretical considerations regarding the ecological systems of mentorship
Vargas, J.H., Saetermoe, C.L. & Chavira, G (2020). Using critical race theory to reframe mentor training: theoretical considerations regarding the ecological systems of mentorship. High Education.Ìý
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Contact Details
- Amber Bui
Operations Manager
amber.bui@csun.edu
Ìý - Claudia Toledo-Corral, PhD
Director
claudia.toledo-corral@csun.edu
Ìý - Thomas Chan, PhD
Associate Director
thomas.chan@csun.edu
Ìý - Carrie Saetermoe
Founder
carrie.saetermoe@csun.edu
Leadership Team
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Carrie Saetermoe -ÌýPsychology
Executive Director
carrie.saetermoe@csun.edu
Faculty Researchers
- Claudia Toledo-Corral, PhD -ÌýHealth Science
claudia.toledo-corral@csun.edu
Ìý - Dimpal Jain, PhD -ÌýEducational Leadership & Policy Studies
dimpal.jain@csun.edu
Ìý - Kacie Blackman, PhDÌý-ÌýHealth Science
kacie.blackman@csun.edu
Ìý - Jake Hinkel-Lipsker, PhD -ÌýKinesiology
jhlipsker@csun.edu
Ìý - Jimmy Xie, PhD -ÌýRecreation and Tourism Management
jimmy.xie@csun.edu
Ìý - John Valdovinos, PhD -ÌýElectrical and Computer Engineering
john.valdovinos@csun.edu
Ìý - Lisa Chaudhari, PhD - Health Science
lisa.chaudhari@csun.edu
Ìý - Patchareeya (Patty) Kwan -ÌýPrincipal Investigator of NIH/NIGMS BUILD PODER Program,ÌýNIH/NIMHD SEA US, HEAR US Study
patty.kwan@csun.edu
Ìý - Shu-Sha Angie Guan, Ph.D
angie.guan@csun.edu -
Stefanie Drew, PhD -ÌýPsychology
stefanie.drew@csun.edu -
Thomas Chan, PhD -ÌýPsychology
thomas.chan@csun.edu - Yolanda Vasquez-Salgado, PhD
yolanda.vasquez-salgado@csun.edu
Ìý - Xiyi Hang -ÌýElectrical and Computer Engineering
xhang@csun.edu
Faculty Affiliates
- Jose Vargas, PhD - Psychology
jose.h.vargas@csun.edu
Ìý - Steve Graves -ÌýGeography and Environmental Science
steve.graves@csun.edu -
Svetlana V. Tyutina, PhD - Spanish Graduate Program Director
styutina@csun.edu