Candy Martinez Apr 2026

Dr. , an Assistant Professor of Latin American and Latinx Studies at Vassar College , has co-authored a prominent 2023 paper titled "Converting Brown Offices to Green Apartments."

Co-authored with Arpit Gupta and Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh , this work (published as ) addresses three major urban crises: candy martinez

The paper identifies that approximately across the U.S. are physically suitable for conversion and provides a financial model to help developers and policymakers determine when these conversions are viable. Additional Scholarly Work Additional Scholarly Work : The decline in office

: The decline in office demand due to remote and hybrid work. Beyond urban economics, Dr

: A study challenging singular interpretations of Indigenous emotional injuries and the epistemological function of healing rituals.

: Her postdoctoral research at UCLA explored rituals and emotional injury in Zapotec and Mixtec communities.

Beyond urban economics, Dr. Martínez’s research focuses on within Indigenous communities. Other notable projects and papers include: