Kristina Lovato
Biographic Data
| ID | 4100341 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kristina Lovato |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kristina |
| FAMILY NAME | Lovato |
| SIGNATURE | LOVATO K |
| AFFILIATIONS | California State University, Long Beach |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3982-9230 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
An Examination of Immigration Status and Its Implications for Transition-Age Youth in the Child Welfare System
The population of young adults who are undocumented immigrants is growing in the United States, and little is known about the prevalence and experiences of undocumented transition-age youth in foster care. This policy brief uses administrative child protective case records to provide a foundational measure of youth immigration status documentation in California leading up to the enactment of Assembly Bill 829, which aimed to enhance coordination …
Understanding the Needs of Immigrant Families Who Are Involved in the Public Child Welfare System
The debate regarding much needed reform or abolition of the child welfare system has not centered the experiences of children from immigrant families who are at significant risk of child welfare involvement and immigration enforcement due to the increasingly punitive anti-immigrant immigration policy climate in the United States. Through a detailed analysis, this article reveals the reasoning for reform so the child welfare system can better serv…
Working With Immigrants Who Are Child Welfare Involved
The COVID-19 pandemic has had notable impacts on public child welfare systems and their ability to serve families. For immigrant families who enter the child welfare system, pandemic-related challenges were exacerbated on top of existing immigration-related stressors and barriers. This study used in-depth qualitative interviewing with child welfare agency staff and community-based service provider partners working with immigrants to explore their…
A Critical Crossroads in Child Welfare
Understanding the Needs of Unaccompanied Immigrant Children Separated from their Parents during the “Zero Tolerance” Policy in the US
Efforts to Support High-Quality Research Methods
The Impact of Covid-19 and Immigration Enforcement on Service Delivery for Immigrant Origin Families Involved in the Child Welfare System
An examination of child welfare agency models that serve immigrant children and families
Child welfare agencies often experience challenges in meeting the unique needs of immigrant families. In this qualitative study, semi-structured interviews were conducted with child welfare agency representatives to examine models used to effectively serve this population. Findings show that child welfare agencies utilize: 1) specialization of immigrant-related knowledge and skill sets; 2) formal and informal relationships with consulates and ext…
Cambodian American social services providers in pursuit of social justice for the well-being of the Cambodian American community members
Since the Khmer Rouge genocide in the late 1970s and the subsequent mass relocation of Cambodian refugees to the United States, the Cambodian community has struggled to achieve social justice and economic parity. Some challenges can be attributed to barriers of accessing care such as cultural and linguistic appropriateness of available services. Given these barriers, social services providers within the Cambodian American community have used vari…
Addressing the Social Service Needs of Latinx Families Impacted by Covid-19 and Immigration-Related Stressors
This qualitative study explored how service providers perceived the stressors that Latinx immigrants experienced due to COVID-19 and the restrictive immigration enforcement climate in the U.S. The study also examined how social service providers responded to immigrant families’ social service needs in light of the impediments imposed by the pandemic. In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted via telephone and Zoom with social service pr…
Enforced Separations
During the past two decades, U.S. immigration policies have been tightened resulting in increased deportations of unauthorized persons residing in the United States. This qualitative phenomenological study is theoretically grounded in family systems theory. In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with Latinx youth ( n = 8) and their remaining caregivers, specifically mothers ( n = 8) who had recently experienced the deportation of the…
Making the Case for Proactive Strategies to Alleviate Homelessness
Homelessness is a complex public health issue that affects some of the most vulnerable populations in the United States. This study takes a holistic approach to better understand and analyze the multiple factors and their interconnections that contribute to the complexity of this problem. A systems analysis was conducted by utilizing the system dynamics method, which allows analyzing and comparing trends and behavior of system outcomes for differ…
Forced separations
The impact of deportation-related family separations on the well-being of Latinx children and youth
Forced separations
An examination of child welfare agency models that serve immigrant children and families
Child welfare agencies often experience challenges in meeting the unique needs of immigrant families. In this qualitative study, semi-structured interviews were conducted with child welfare agency representatives to examine models used to effectively serve this population. Findings show that child welfare agencies utilize: 1) specialization of immigrant-related knowledge and skill sets; 2) formal and informal relationships with consulates and ext…
Addressing the Social Service Needs of Latinx Families Impacted by Covid-19 and Immigration-Related Stressors
This qualitative study explored how service providers perceived the stressors that Latinx immigrants experienced due to COVID-19 and the restrictive immigration enforcement climate in the U.S. The study also examined how social service providers responded to immigrant families’ social service needs in light of the impediments imposed by the pandemic. In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted via telephone and Zoom with social service pr…
The impact of deportation-related family separations on the well-being of Latinx children and youth
Forced separations
Enforced Separations
During the past two decades, U.S. immigration policies have been tightened resulting in increased deportations of unauthorized persons residing in the United States. This qualitative phenomenological study is theoretically grounded in family systems theory. In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with Latinx youth ( n = 8) and their remaining caregivers, specifically mothers ( n = 8) who had recently experienced the deportation of the…
Making the Case for Proactive Strategies to Alleviate Homelessness
Homelessness is a complex public health issue that affects some of the most vulnerable populations in the United States. This study takes a holistic approach to better understand and analyze the multiple factors and their interconnections that contribute to the complexity of this problem. A systems analysis was conducted by utilizing the system dynamics method, which allows analyzing and comparing trends and behavior of system outcomes for differ…
Addressing the Social Service Needs of Latinx Families Impacted by Covid-19 and Immigration-Related Stressors
This qualitative study explored how service providers perceived the stressors that Latinx immigrants experienced due to COVID-19 and the restrictive immigration enforcement climate in the U.S. The study also examined how social service providers responded to immigrant families’ social service needs in light of the impediments imposed by the pandemic. In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted via telephone and Zoom with social service pr…
Efforts to Support High-Quality Research Methods
The Impact of Covid-19 and Immigration Enforcement on Service Delivery for Immigrant Origin Families Involved in the Child Welfare System
An examination of child welfare agency models that serve immigrant children and families
Child welfare agencies often experience challenges in meeting the unique needs of immigrant families. In this qualitative study, semi-structured interviews were conducted with child welfare agency representatives to examine models used to effectively serve this population. Findings show that child welfare agencies utilize: 1) specialization of immigrant-related knowledge and skill sets; 2) formal and informal relationships with consulates and ext…
Cambodian American social services providers in pursuit of social justice for the well-being of the Cambodian American community members
Since the Khmer Rouge genocide in the late 1970s and the subsequent mass relocation of Cambodian refugees to the United States, the Cambodian community has struggled to achieve social justice and economic parity. Some challenges can be attributed to barriers of accessing care such as cultural and linguistic appropriateness of available services. Given these barriers, social services providers within the Cambodian American community have used vari…
An Examination of Immigration Status and Its Implications for Transition-Age Youth in the Child Welfare System
The population of young adults who are undocumented immigrants is growing in the United States, and little is known about the prevalence and experiences of undocumented transition-age youth in foster care. This policy brief uses administrative child protective case records to provide a foundational measure of youth immigration status documentation in California leading up to the enactment of Assembly Bill 829, which aimed to enhance coordination …
Understanding the Needs of Immigrant Families Who Are Involved in the Public Child Welfare System
The debate regarding much needed reform or abolition of the child welfare system has not centered the experiences of children from immigrant families who are at significant risk of child welfare involvement and immigration enforcement due to the increasingly punitive anti-immigrant immigration policy climate in the United States. Through a detailed analysis, this article reveals the reasoning for reform so the child welfare system can better serv…
Working With Immigrants Who Are Child Welfare Involved
The COVID-19 pandemic has had notable impacts on public child welfare systems and their ability to serve families. For immigrant families who enter the child welfare system, pandemic-related challenges were exacerbated on top of existing immigration-related stressors and barriers. This study used in-depth qualitative interviewing with child welfare agency staff and community-based service provider partners working with immigrants to explore their…
A Critical Crossroads in Child Welfare
Understanding the Needs of Unaccompanied Immigrant Children Separated from their Parents during the “Zero Tolerance” Policy in the US
Political science (12 works) · Sociology (11 works) · Immigration (10 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (10 works) · Law (9 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Business (6 works) · Criminology (6 works) · Developmental psychology (6 works) · Economics (6 works)