Gabriela Sandoval

Gabriela Sandoval (PhD) is Research Director for TURN’s Addressing the Health Impacts of Utility Shutoffs project. She works with community organizations throughout California—with a focus on communities of color and those struggling to make ends meet—to better understand energy equity, where and why shutoffs occur, how shutoffs impact the health of communities, and how to stop them. Previously, Gabriela was Research Director at the Insight Center, where she managed projects focused on building wealth and opportunity for communities of color. Gabriela has been a sociology professor at UCSC and Academic Coordinator for a professional midwifery school in Mexico. At this event, Dr. Sandoval will share insights from her research, details of her work, and solutions that could be replicated throughout the country.