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Demography & Population Studies

How politics and race influence pandemic response


Gabe Sanchez, professor of political science and director of UNM’s Center for Social Policy, is part of an interdisciplinary research team looking at how the pandemic is impacting behaviors of the US population as a result of the pandemic. The team also consists of principal investigators from ASU – Edward Vargas; UCLA – Matt Barreto and…

Gabe Sanchez, professor of political science and director of UNM’s Center for Social Policy, is part of an interdisciplinary research team looking at how the pandemic is impacting behaviors of the US population as a result of the pandemic. The team also consists of principal investigators from ASU – Edward Vargas; UCLA – Matt Barreto and Tyler Reny; the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – Joaquin Rubalcaba (UNM Alumni).