Roybal Publications & Dissemination
The work of the Roybal Institute and its faculty is published and frequently cited in leading academic journals and in the media.
This list of publications represents a sampling of the work produced by the Roybal Institute. It is not a comprehensive listing of individual publication credits and media appearances.
Policy Briefs and Reports
Report: Current Conditions among Older Latinos and African Americans in Low- and Middle-Income Los Angeles Neighborhoods (PDF)
Report, April 2012
USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging
En Español (PDF)
Report Summary: Current Conditions among Older Latinos and African Americans in Low- and Middle-Income Los Angeles Neighborhoods (PDF)
Fact Sheet, February 2012
La Mikia Castillo, Donald A. Lloyd and Iris Aguilar
How Low-Income Minorities Get By in Retirement: Poverty Levels and Income Source (PDF)
Policy Brief, August 2011
Zachary D. Gassoumis, Karen D. Lincoln and William A. Vega
Impact of Social Security and Proposed Benefit Changes on the Latino Population (PDF)
Primer, May 2011
William A. Vega and Zachary D. Gassoumis
En Español (PDF)
Los Angeles Population Change and Healthy Aging (PDF)
Policy Brief, November 2010
Dennis T. Kao and Donald A. Lloyd
Roybal Institute in the News
KPCC, "Guatemalan woman who tried to drown daughters known to be mentally ill; Latinos chronically under-treated"
William A. Vega, February 17, 2012
Scientific American, "Aging and Life Quality: What Does the Future Hold?"
Karen D. Lincoln, January 17, 2012
KCET, "Obesity Rising In Los Angeles County"
Karen D. Lincoln, October 26, 2011
Enlace, "Hispanos serán los más afectados" (en Español)
William A. Vega, June 27, 2011
La Opinión, "Suicidio entre ancianos es preocupante" (en Español)
Maria P. Aranda, June 13, 2011
University of Michigan News, "Demographic factors linked to mental health in black men"
Karen D. Lincoln, June 7, 2011
Reuters, "Immigrants more depressed than those who stay"
William A. Vega, April 5, 2011
Latino Leaders, "The People's Academic"
William A. Vega, February-March 2011, Vol. 12 No.1
Orange County Register, "Language a barrier to health care"
William A. Vega, Dec. 8, 2010
CNN/Health.com, "Stigma haunts mentally ill Latinos"
William A. Vega, November 15, 2010
UCSF News, "Expert Calls for Improving Outreach to Address Health Disparities"
William A. Vega, November 15, 2010