Dr. Díaz Rios has been supporting the promotion of food security among college students. In her previous role as the co-director of the UC Merced Blum Center and in her current role as co-lead of the UC Merced GFI Colaborative Center, she has been leveraging efforts to improve access to nutritious food and basic needs at UC Merced through research and collaborative partnerships. Her team is working with UC Merced Basic Needs Group and Health Promotion to establishing an infrastructure to evaluate food security initiatives and to increase nutrition education capacity.