Yolanda Machado‐escudero
Biographic Data
| ID | 4159330 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yolanda Machado‐escudero |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yolanda |
| FAMILY NAME | Machado‐escudero |
| SIGNATURE | ESCUDERO Y M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Georgia |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3404-8531 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Decolonizing Approaches to Family Science as Intersectional Latinx and Caribbean Scholars
The field of human development and family science is broadening the scope for what is deemed legitimate science; however, the voices of Latinx and Caribbean scholars have been largely absent. We contend that it is not sufficient to merely disrupt hegemonic worldviews and practices in the production of knowledge, but it is also necessary to center our ways of knowing as Latinx and Caribbean scholars and practitioners. In this paper, we utilize our…
Righting Relationships
The intersections of climate change, environmental justice, government policy, and impacts on rights of nature and humans are examined by exploring urban and rural community narratives on displacement and gentrification. The narratives provide an overview of how past/present policies and environmental justice issues negatively affect marginalized communities and ecosystems. The narratives also attend to the resilience and resistance of tribal com…
Environmental Reproductive Justice and Social Work Praxis
This paper highlights the value of an Environmental Reproductive Justice framework in social work and argues that environmental justice and reproductive justice should not be approached as two distinct issues. Because social work is a human right and social justice focused profession, it is uniquely poised to simultaneously address environmental justice issues impacting reproductive health and wellbeing. An Environmental Reproductive Justice fram…
The Intersection of Environmental Justice, Climate Change, Community, and the Ecology of Life
Advocates for Community Health and Social Justice
This article explores the promise of infusing the community health worker—Promotores—model within social work. In support of community health and social justice, we encourage a return to the historical legacy of this model and our profession by emphasizing not only access and quality of health and social services, but also indigenous leadership development and community advocacy to engender multisystemic change. In so doing, we highlight a richly…
Advocates for Community Health and Social Justice
This article explores the promise of infusing the community health worker—Promotores—model within social work. In support of community health and social justice, we encourage a return to the historical legacy of this model and our profession by emphasizing not only access and quality of health and social services, but also indigenous leadership development and community advocacy to engender multisystemic change. In so doing, we highlight a richly…
Decolonizing Approaches to Family Science as Intersectional Latinx and Caribbean Scholars
The field of human development and family science is broadening the scope for what is deemed legitimate science; however, the voices of Latinx and Caribbean scholars have been largely absent. We contend that it is not sufficient to merely disrupt hegemonic worldviews and practices in the production of knowledge, but it is also necessary to center our ways of knowing as Latinx and Caribbean scholars and practitioners. In this paper, we utilize our…
Righting Relationships
The intersections of climate change, environmental justice, government policy, and impacts on rights of nature and humans are examined by exploring urban and rural community narratives on displacement and gentrification. The narratives provide an overview of how past/present policies and environmental justice issues negatively affect marginalized communities and ecosystems. The narratives also attend to the resilience and resistance of tribal com…
Environmental Reproductive Justice and Social Work Praxis
This paper highlights the value of an Environmental Reproductive Justice framework in social work and argues that environmental justice and reproductive justice should not be approached as two distinct issues. Because social work is a human right and social justice focused profession, it is uniquely poised to simultaneously address environmental justice issues impacting reproductive health and wellbeing. An Environmental Reproductive Justice fram…
Advocates for Community Health and Social Justice
This article explores the promise of infusing the community health worker—Promotores—model within social work. In support of community health and social justice, we encourage a return to the historical legacy of this model and our profession by emphasizing not only access and quality of health and social services, but also indigenous leadership development and community advocacy to engender multisystemic change. In so doing, we highlight a richly…
The Intersection of Environmental Justice, Climate Change, Community, and the Ecology of Life
Environmental Reproductive Justice and Social Work Praxis
This paper highlights the value of an Environmental Reproductive Justice framework in social work and argues that environmental justice and reproductive justice should not be approached as two distinct issues. Because social work is a human right and social justice focused profession, it is uniquely poised to simultaneously address environmental justice issues impacting reproductive health and wellbeing. An Environmental Reproductive Justice fram…
Decolonizing Approaches to Family Science as Intersectional Latinx and Caribbean Scholars
The field of human development and family science is broadening the scope for what is deemed legitimate science; however, the voices of Latinx and Caribbean scholars have been largely absent. We contend that it is not sufficient to merely disrupt hegemonic worldviews and practices in the production of knowledge, but it is also necessary to center our ways of knowing as Latinx and Caribbean scholars and practitioners. In this paper, we utilize our…
Righting Relationships
The intersections of climate change, environmental justice, government policy, and impacts on rights of nature and humans are examined by exploring urban and rural community narratives on displacement and gentrification. The narratives provide an overview of how past/present policies and environmental justice issues negatively affect marginalized communities and ecosystems. The narratives also attend to the resilience and resistance of tribal com…
Sociology (4 works) · Environmental ethics (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Biology (2 works) · Criminology (2 works) · Economic Justice (2 works) · Environmental justice (2 works) · Environmental Justice and Health Disparities (2 works) · Geography (2 works)