GuillermoDouglass-Jaimes is Technical Advisor for Community Based Mapping at Catalytic Communities, where he maintains and enhances the Sustainable Favela Network map, a key resource in demonstrating the unique assets and community-led initiatives found within these vibrant communities. He earned his Ph.D. in Environmental Science, Policy, and Management in 2016. He earned his master’s degree from the University of California, Los Angeles. His work focused on global health equity and examines how conceptions of place and identity can produce social marginalization and health disparities, as well as become sources for community resilience. Guillermo’s mixed methods research approach combines geospatial analysis and qualitative research methods. As a first generation college graduate, he is committed to empowering other first generation college students to succeed in academic and professional careers. He seeks to continue collaborating with environmental health scientists, social scientists, and epidemiologists as well as community-based organizations working on environmental health and environmental justice issues.

Specialties: Spatial analysis with ArcGis, community-oriented research, strategic planning, program management, cross-cultural communication

Guillermo Douglass-Jaimes focuses his research on the social and spatial determinants of health with special attention to place and neighborhood effects on health. Douglass-Jaimes uses geospatial analysis, and qualitative research methods, to highlight localized health disparities often masked when narrow constructions of place are considered.
His work is situated in global health equity and is driven by an interest and inquiry in how conceptions of place and identity can be products of social marginalization as well as sources for community resilience.