Research & Evidence Translation
Connecting frontline implementation with public-health and policy questions
Selected academic and professional work focused on migration, health, language access, trauma-informed response, local humanitarianism, and the practical implications of policy and systems design.
Professional relevanceThis work supports roles that require research-to-practice translation, policy implementation, program design, public-health strategy, stakeholder communication, and evidence-informed decision-making—not only academic research.
Conference research · American Association of Geographers · 2025
Asylum politics and local humanitarianisms along the U.S.-Mexico border
A co-authored conference presentation listed for the 2025 American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting in Detroit. The University of Arizona academic record identifies Diego Piña Lopez among the co-authors alongside Lise Nelson, Alex Nava, Liz Oglesby, and Christy Stewart.
University of Arizona source record →
Peer-reviewed · Frontiers in Sociology · 2021
Health Sciences Interprofessional Collaborative: A Perspective on Migration, COVID-19, and the Impact on Indigenous Communities
Co-authored work examining migration at the U.S.–Mexico border, the Casa Alitas shelter experience, Indigenous asylum seekers, language justice, trauma-informed care, and community-based humanitarian response.
Read at Frontiers →
University of Arizona research record →
Presentation · Border Health · 2019
Casa Alitas supports asylum-seekers with volunteer-run shelters
A presentation listed in the 2019 Border Health program with Laura Coco, Priscila Ruedas, and Diego Pina Lopez, focused on the Casa Alitas humanitarian shelter model.
Applied evidence capabilities
Research-to-practice translationPolicy contextOperational analysisPublic-health implementationExecutive reportingData storytellingStakeholder communication
Research archive standardEntries are added when a publisher, university, conference, DOI record, or other authoritative source can substantiate the work. For training and public presentations, see
Speaking & Presentations.