Mariaelena Gonzalez, is a third year fellow at the CTCRE. Her interests include comparative racial/ethnic studies, public policy, health disparities, globalization, inequality, and religion and health. Dr. Gonzalez received her Ph.D. in Sociology from Stanford University. She received a Master of Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School at Harvard University, and holds both a Bachelor of Science (mathematics) and a Bachelor of Arts (religious studies) from Santa Clara University.
She is currently working on two projects:
- International Health Policy and Tobacco Control in CA. This project examines the intersection of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control with other treaties and political instruments and places this intersection in the broader context of global health governance. This project also examines how Californians can use international treaties to support the California Tobacco Control Program. This research is funded by the California Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program and the National Cancer Institute at the National Institute of Health.
- Tobacco Control Public Policy and Health Disparities in the US. This project examines the effect of local vs. state tobacco control policies on tobacco consumption, social attitudes, and other related behaviors, paying particular attention to policy effects on racial/ethnic minorities. This research is part of a larger project on local vs state laws whose research team contains postdocs and faculty members at UCSF, UC Merced, and Mississippi State University. This research is funded by the the National Cancer Institute at the National Institute of Health.
Previous projects at the CTCRE include:
- understanding the ways in which tobacco companies characterized civil society during the FCTC process
- evaluating the implementation of the Dutch National Tobacco Control Plan 2006-2010
Peer Reviewed Research Articles
Mamudu, H. M., Gonzalez, M., and Glantz, S.A.The Nature, Scope and Development of the Global Tobacco Control Epistemic Community. AJPH. Accepted.
Glantz S, Gonzalez M. Is effective tobacco control is the key to rapid progress in reducing non-communicable diseases. Lancet. (in press).
Gonzalez M, Green L, Glantz S. Through Tobacco Industry Eyes: Civil Society and the FCTC process from Phillip Morris and British American Tobacco's perspectives. Tob Control published online June 8, 2011. DOI: 10.1136/tc.2010.041657.
Gonzalez, M., Barr, D.A., and Wanat, S.Attrition from Premedical Studies among Latinas: Case Studies.Hisp J Behav Sci. 32(4): 571-585, 2010.
Barr, D.A., Matsui, J., Wanat, S.F. and Gonzalez, M. Chemistry courses as the turning point for premedical students. Adv Health Sci Educ Theory Pract. 15(1):45-54, 2010. PMC2814029.
Barr, D.A. Gonzalez, M. and Wanat,S. The Leaky Pipeline: Factors Associated With Early Decline in Interest in Premedical Studies Among Underrepresented Minority Undergraduate Students. Acad Med. 83(5): 503-11, 2008. PMID18448909.
Barr, D.A., Wanat, S. and Gonzalez, M. Racial, and Ethnic Differences in Students' Selection of a DoctoralProgram to Attend from Those Offering Admission: The Case of BiomedicalSciences. Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering 13(1): 23-36, 2007.
