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Patricia Foxen

Trustee-at-Large

Patricia Foxen is the deputy director of research at UnidosUS (formerly National Council of La Raza). Her expertise includes migration and social integration of Latinx communities; psychosocial health and well-being of immigrant children, youth, and families; race, ethnicity, and discrimination; indigenous migrants; and cultural and medical anthropology. She holds a Ph.D. in anthropology and a master’s degree in medical anthropology from McGill University, and a master’s degree in population and family health from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. Dr. Foxen is familiar with PRB through research we conduct with Unidos. You can learn more about her background here.

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Q&A With Patricia Foxen

Dr. Foxen discusses the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Latino communities, why life expectancy for Latinos is expected to drop by three years, and the challenges in collecting and tracking national and state COVID-19 data by race and ethnicity.