S3 Ep. 4 Exploring the Social Life of Food and Its Role in the Health and Wellbeing of Dominican Immigrants – an HPP Paper en Español with Dr. Linda Sprague Martinez and Magalis Troncocso

In this episode, Dr. Melissa Valerio- Shewmaker is in conversation with Dr. Linda Sprague Martinez and Magalis Troncoso. They talk about the importance of maintaining humanity, getting out of our offices to engage with the community, food justice, and the role of food in community. They discuss language justice as it pertains to conducting their research in Spanish and Portuguese, and then translating their work into English for publication. This episode references the article titled "El Sancocho, la Bandera y la Familia: La vida social de los alimentos y sus implicaciones para la salud y el bienestar de los inmigrantes dominicanos" or "El Sancocho, la Bandera y la Familia: The Social Life of Food and its Implications for Dominican Immigrant Health and Well-Being" by Linda Sprague Martinez, PhD, Cristina Araujo Brinkerhoff, MA, Bailey Conner, MPH, Magalis Troncoso Lama, MM, C. Eduardo Siqueira, MD, and Rosalyn Negrón, PhD.