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"I Needed for You to See What I'm Talking About": Experiences With Telehealth Among Homeless-Experienced Older Adults
Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine •
May 6, 2023
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“We Remember the Pain”: A Qualitative Study of Intergenerational Trauma Among Older Adults Experiencing Homelessness in the HOPE HOME Study
Journal of Social Distress and Homelessness •
May 28, 2022
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Abraham Renteria-Ramirez, BA
Prior to joining BHHI, Abraham worked as a legal intern with Sin Fronteras, an organization based in Mexico City providing legal assistance to migrants, asylum seekers, refugees, and their families as well as helping individuals secure access to medical, educational, employment, and housing resources. He has also worked providing nutritional resources to underserved communities in his hometown of Watsonville, California. He graduated from UC Santa Barbara with a BA in Sociology. Today, he continues to work as a volunteer translator for the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project.
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Advance Care Planning for Older Homeless-Experienced Adults: Results from the Health Outcomes of People Experiencing Homelessness in Older Middle Age Study.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society •
May 9, 2018
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Barriers and Facilitators to Resolving Older Adult Homelessness Through Stays With Family: Qualitative Findings From the HOPE HOME Study
Journal of Social Distress and Homelessness •
February 8, 2022
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Barriers and Solutions To Advance Care Planning Among Homeless-Experienced Older Adults
Journal of Palliative Medicine •
September 22, 2020
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Caregiving Needs Are Unmet for Many Older Homeless Adults: Findings from the HOPE HOME Study
Journal of General Internal Medicine •
November 1, 2022
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Characteristics and Factors Associated With Pain in Older Homeless Individuals: Results From the Health Outcomes in People Experiencing Homelessness in Older Middle Age (HOPE HOME) Study
Journal of Pain •
April 13, 2017
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Cheyenne Garcia, BA
Cheyenne Garcia is a senior research data analyst at BHHI. She helps produce academic papers using HOPE HOME and CASPEH data. She is primarily interested in intergenerational trauma, homelessness among families, and how early life experiences influence homelessness. Prior to joining BHHI, Cheyenne was a Fulbright Scholar in the Netherlands studying parenting at Leiden University. Cheyenne graduated from Stanford University with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with Honors. She graduated from American River College with four associate degrees.
Our Research
Childhood Adversities Associated with Poor Adult Mental Health Outcomes in Older Homeless Adults: Results From the HOPE HOME Study
American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry •
August 17, 2016
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COVID-19 Testing and Vaccine Acceptability Among Homeless-Experienced Adults: Qualitative Data from Two Samples
Journal of General Internal Medicine •
March 1, 2022
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Emergency Department Use in a Cohort of Older Homeless Adults: Results from the HOPE HOME Study
Academic Emergency Medicine •
August 13, 2016
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Factors Associated With Cognitive Impairment in a Cohort of Older Homeless Adults: Results From the HOPE HOME Study
Drug and Alcohol Dependence •
July 4, 2017
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Factors Associated With Food Insecurity Among Older Homeless Adults: Results From the HOPE HOME Study
Journal of Public Health (Oxford, England) •
June 1, 2019
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Factors Associated with Incarceration in Older Adults Experiencing Homelessness: Results from the HOPE HOME Study
Journal of General Internal Medicine •
April 1, 2022
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Factors Associated With Mortality Among Homeless Older Adults in California: The HOPE HOME Study
JAMA Internal Medicine •
October 1, 2022
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Factors Associated With Substance Use in Older Homeless Adults: Results From the HOPE HOME Study
Substance Abuse •
January 1, 2017
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Geriatric Conditions in a Population-Based Sample of Older Homeless Adults
Gerontologist •
August 1, 2017
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Ground-Truthing the Experiences of Homeless Older Adults' Recent Stays with Family and Friends: A Case Study of Participatory Data Analysis
Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved •
February 10, 2022
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John Weeks
John Weeks has been with UCSF for 11 years. His most recent research project involved the study of homelessness among people age 50 and older in Oakland, CA. Prior to that, John had worked as a Project Coordinator for the Bruthas Project, which was a CAPS intervention study focusing on HIV prevention among MSM populations in San Francisco and Oakland. John joined Dr. Kushel's HOPE HOME Study in August 2015 as a Clinical Research Coordinator.
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Kenny Perez, MPH
Kenny is the Co-Director of Research Operations at BHHI. He began working at UCSF in 2013 as an intern while attending UC Berkeley for his bachelor's degree in Psychology and Peace and Conflict Studies. He has since served as an Assistant CRC, CRC, Project Manager, and Senior Project Manager. Kenny holds an MPH from UC Berkeley. His primary professional and academic interests focus on using research methods to work with and for homeless and underserved populations within the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Loneliness Among Homeless-Experienced Older Adults With Cognitive or Functional Impairments: Qualitative Findings From the HOPE HOME Study
BMC Public Health •
February 22, 2024
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Mai See Yang, PhD, MS
Mai See is a mixed method researcher with 15+ years of experience in both policy research and survey development in the social sciences field. She has expertise in survey design, validation, and implementation, as well as a deep knowledge of data analytics. She leverages knowledge of both quantitative and qualitative data analysis to generate insights to inform curriculum development, reports, and decision making. Mai See has been primarily engaged and trained in two areas of research: 1) mental health issues related to older minorities; and 2) subjective well-being among aging Veterans. She is also interested in applied research, Age-Friendly Communities