Journal Articles
Selected journal articles
The USC Dornsife Equity Research Institute (ERI) produces data-driven analysis and rigorous research, leads convenings, engages strategic collaborations, and models effective, sustainable, racially-just research center. ERI staff, students, affiliated faculty, and post docs all contribute to the rigorous research produced by ERI and published in journals. See below for the list of selected journal articles in reverse chronological order.
Authors in bold are ERI. Authors with asterisks * are affiliated faculty, postdocs, or students (including former).
Austin Mendoza, Cynthia Moreno, Hataipreuk Rkasnuam*, Vanessa Carter Fahnestock, and Manuel Pastor
Soc. Sci. 2026, 15(1), 8. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci15010008
December 2025
Hajar Yazdiha* and Courtney E Boen
Social Forces, soaf128. https://doi.org/10.1093/sf/soaf128
August 2025
Michael Ash and Manuel Pastor
Sage Journals. Volume 18, Issue 3. https://doi.org/10.1089/env.2024.0005
May 2025
Uriel Serrano* and Andrea Del Carmen Vazquez
Educational Researcher, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.3102/0013189X251327182
March 2025
Ezinne Nwankwo* and Manuel Pastor
Health Affairs. 44:3, 296-303. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2024.00672
March 2025
Ezinne Nwankwo* and May Sudhinaraset
Social Science & Medicine. Volume 366, 117653. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117653
February 2025
Uriel Serrano*
Social Problems. Volume 73, Issue 1, February 2026, Pages 123–138. https://doi.org/10.1093/socpro/spae059
October 2024
Deisy Del Real* and Cecilia Menjívar
Sage Journals. Volume 68, Issue 12. https://doi.org/10.1177/00027642241267926
August 2024
"California dreaming: Why environmental justice is integral to the success of climate change policy"
Manuel Pastor, J. Mijin Cha, Michael Méndez, and Rachel Morello-Frosch
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 121 (32) e2310073121. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2310073121
July 2024
Alessandro Rigolon, Rexford Osei Owusu, Marisol Becerra, Yuan (Daniel) Cheng, Jon Christensen, James J.T. Connolly, C.N.E. Corbin, Jason A. Douglas, Mariela Fernandez, Viniece Jennings, Jennifer Ito, Lauren E. Mullenbach, Lorien Nesbitt, Na’Taki Osborne Jelks, Rebecca Walker, Sandra Viera, Francisco Romero, and Alberto Espiricueta
Environmental Science & Policy. Volume 157, 103765. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2024.103765
July 2024
Jody Agius Vallejo and Jessica Vasquez-Tokos
Annual Review Sociology. 50:521-546. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-soc-030222-033237
May 2024
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