Monica De La Cruz

Publications

Selected Academic Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

  1. Lunch at the Library: A Qualitative Evaluation of a Community-Based Approach to Addressing Food Insecurity. JS Bruce, MM De La Cruz, G Moreno, LJ Chamberlain. Public Health Nutrition (2017) 1640-1649.
  2. Combating Child Summer Food Insecurity: Examination of a Community-Based Mobile Meal Program. JS Bruce, MM De La Cruz, K Lundberg, N Vesom, JA Aguayo, SB Merrell. Journal of Community Health (2019) 1009-1018.
  3. More to Offer than Books: Stakeholder Perceptions of a Public Library-Based Meal Program. MM De La Cruz, K Phan, JS Bruce. Public Health Nutrition (2020) 2179-2188.
  4. Clinic Based School Readiness: A Qualitative Examination of a Text Messaging Intervention. E Connelly, Y Ordaz, J Perez, MM De La Cruz, L Chamberlain, R Bruguera, JR Steinberg, S Harris, J Foreman, J Bruce. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved (2021) 43-61.
  5. Promoting Literacy in Young Children: A Text-Based Randomized Controlled Trial in Health Clinics. LJ Chamberlain, J Bruce, MM De La Cruz, L Huffman, JR Steinberg, R Bruguera, JW Peterson, RM Gardner, Z He, Y Ordaz, E Connelly, S Loeb. Pediatrics (2021) e2020049648.
  6. Kinder Ready Clinics: A Collaborative Model for Creating Equitable and Engaged Early Learning Environments for Low-income Families. JS Bruce, MM De La Cruz, R Thadani, JR Steinberg, R Brewster, S Chiu, R Dunham, E Ramphos, M Ramirez, LJ Chamberalin. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved (2022)528–41.
  7. Community Perspectives on Pharmacist-Prescribed Hormonal Contraception in Rural California. AM Gomez, S Rafie, E Garner-Ford, J Arcara, S Arteaga, M Britter, MM De La Cruz, SK Gleaton, C Gomez-Vidal, B Luna, C Ortiz, MC Rivera, L Schuman, M Watanabe, R Logan. Contraception (2022) 10–17.
  8. Racism During Pregnancy and Birthing: Experiences from Asian and Pacific Islander, Black, Latina, and Middle Eastern Women. TT Nguyen, S Criss, M Kim, MM De La Cruz, N Thai, JS Merchant, Y Hswen, AM Allen, GC Gee, QC Nguyen. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities (2023) 3007–3017.
  9. Vigilance & Protection – How Asian and Pacific Islander, Black, Latina, and Middle Eastern Women Cope with Racism. S Criss, M Kim, MM De La Cruz, N Thai, QC Nguyen, Y Hswen, GC Gee, TT Nguyen. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities (2024) 773–782.
  10. Experiences of racism in the U.S. – A perspective from Asian & Pacific Islander, Black, Latina, and Middle Eastern Women. S Criss, M Kim, MM De La Cruz, N Thai N, QC Nguyen, TT Nguyen. Heliyon (2024) e28823.
  11. Not a Monolith: Understanding of Racism and Racialization among Korean, Pacific Islander, South Asian, and Vietnamese Women. MM De La Cruz, S Criss, M Kim, N Thai, K Makres, JS Merchant, TT Nguyen. Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Studies (2024) 11, 58–80. 
  12. Designing the Abundant Birth Project: Community-centered formative research to develop the first pregnancy guaranteed income pilot in the U.S. D Karasek, J Williams, M Taylor, MM De La Cruz, S Arteaga, S Bell, E Castillo, M Chand, A Coats, P Edwards, E Hubbard, L Love-Goodlett, B Powell, T Roberts, S Spellen, Z Malawa, AM Gómez. JMIR Formative Research. (2025) 9, e60829.
  13. It’s Not Simply Black and White: Unpacking how Women Understand Racism and Discrimination in the USA. S Criss, N Thai, MM De La Cruz, K Makres, M Kim, TT Nguyen. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. (2025)
  14. MM De La Cruz, S Arteaga, EM Hubbard, R Reed, W Cotton-Curtis, M Taylor, B Powell, A Coats, S Bell, P Edwards, L Love-Goodlett, M Chand, T Roberts, B Chambers Butcher, D Karasek, Z Malawa, AM Gomez. No Strings Attached: Acceptability of a Guaranteed Income Program during Pregnancy in San Francisco. BMC Public Health. Under Review.
  15. AM Gomez, EM Hubbard, B Powell, A Coats, M Chand, S Bell, S Arteaga, AH Bennett, E Boniface, MM De La Cruz, N Frazier, M Taylor, T Roberts, J Boscardin, Z Malawa, B Chambers Butcher, D Karasek. Guaranteed Income and Financial, Food, and Housing Security During the Perinatal Period: A Participatory Evaluation of the San Francisco Abundant Birth Project Pilot Program. Social Science and Medicine. Under Review.

Other Written Works

  1. Rethinking the Public Library: A New Model for Addressing Food Insecurity. MM De La Cruz. Cambridge Core Blog. April 3, 2017.
  2. Food for thought: Public libraries addressing child food insecurity and more. MM De La Cruz and JS Bruce. Cambridge Core Blog. June 9, 2020.