Dr. Gabriela Fernandez

SDSU SDGs Tracking Dashboard

by Dr. Gabriela Fernandez

The San Diego State University Sustainable Development Goals Tracking Dashboard contains data on changes over time visualizing SDG indicators, the future of the SDGs amidst Covid-19, as well as calculations for trajectories until 2030. To assess and monitor the 17 Global Goals, at MOC-LLAB we will employ the SDGs City Indicator Index towards social, economic, and environmental well-being. Addressing the interconnected challenges of the SDGs requires transformative change.

Homeless and Agriculture Program: City of Escondido

by Dr. Gabriela Fernandez

The San Diego County agriculture sector is marked as the 12th largest economy in California and 19th largest economy nation-wide, contributing a value of $1.8 billion dollars to San Diego County per year. The City of Escondido takes part in the harvest of crops and, more recently, has faced labor shortages putting a strain on many farm owners and crop providers.

We All Count, City of El Cajon

by Dr. Gabriela Fernandez

The City of El Cajon is home to a large Iraqi refugee population. The city faces high poverty rates and low-income levels compared to other cities in San Diego County. Unfortunately, there is very limited information, services, and resources on refugees in the city, and current methods of data collection fail to acknowledge people of middle eastern descent independently.

Sewage and Plastic Pollution in Imperial Beach, California: A Public Health Educational Campaign

by Dr. Gabriela Fernandez

Imperial Beach is a city in the southwestern area of San Diego County just 5 miles north of the Mexico border. Community members have protested sewage and trash runoff, odors, ear infections, bacteria levels, skin rashes, and unusual taste in the water, despite governmental water quality testing policies.

I’m Home, San Diego. Providing Access to Downtown San Diego’s Local Economy

by Dr. Gabriela Fernandez

The “I’m Home, San Diego” project aims to reinforce current resources for low-income people suffering from mental health and homelessness in downtown San Diego through an easy-to-navigate point-based reward system.

Pedestrian and bicycle safety visualization tool in Chula Vista, California

by Dr. Gabriela Fernandez

Active transportation to school is highly associated to provide numerous physical and mental health benefits for children. Given the rising rate of obesity in children, waling, and cycling to school can provide their daily recommended dose of exercise.

CleanCity Project in National City, California

by Dr. Gabriela Fernandez

Location: National City, California National City is home to Mile of Cars, one of the first auto malls in the world, and US Naval Base San Diego. Due to the dense concentration of industries in the area, large amounts of pollutants are released into the… Read More »CleanCity Project in National City, California

Student Projects

by Dr. Gabriela Fernandez

Citizen Science

by Dr. Gabriela Fernandez

The citizen science case studies provide basic process steps for planning, designing and carrying out citizen science projects to advance the missions of their agencies to improve cross-agency collaboration, reveal opportunities for new high-impact projects, and make it easier for volunteers to find out about… Read More »Citizen Science

ComSciConcepts: Combatting Covid-19 with Black Communities

by Dr. Gabriela Fernandez

Health disparities left Black Americans vulnerable to contracting Covid-19 and dying from it at nearly two times greater than the rest of the population. The ComSciCon webinar aimed to build trust with black communities to fight inequalities that lead to racial disparity in healthcare.