Overview
biography
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Dr. Elena Bastida’s research focuses on aging, the life course, health disparities, religion, population and community health. She led the 12-year National Institutes of Health (NIH) supported Border Epidemiologic Study on Aging (BESA) and, with continuous NIH support, conducted research on religion and aging, and community based participatory research on obesity and diabetes. Though, substantively, her research topics have varied, she has maintained her focus on Latino populations and health disparities.
Both her teaching and her mentoring have received statewide and national recognition with two national role model awards and most recently, the University Graduate School Mentorship Award and the Florida McKnight Foundation Mentor Award. In 2009, she received the Public Health Hero Award from Research America. Dr. Bastida is the past president of the Population Research Committee of the International Sociological Association.
Her research has been published in the American Journal of Public Health, The Gerontologist, The Journal of Gerontology, Health Economics, Journal of Scientific Study of Religion, Diabetes Care among others.
research interests
- Aging and Health Disparities
Scholarly & Creative Works
selected scholarly works & creative activities
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Article
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2024Weight misperception and weight-related behaviors in non-Hispanic Black youth. JOURNAL OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY.Full Text via DOI: 10.1177/13591053241242548
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2023Lessons Learned From Contact Tracing During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Public Health Students' Experiences in the FieldFull Text via DOI: 10.1177/21501319231196427 Web of Science: 001057319600001
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2022COVID-19, science, vaccines and family in a multi origin Latinx population in South FloridaFull Text via DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.997449 Web of Science: 000861216500001
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2021Parity and later life risk for coronary heart disease among slum-dwelling women in Mysore, IndiaFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.ihj.2021.05.004 Web of Science: 000706855100018
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2020Cardiovascular Risk Factor Knowledge and Behaviors Among Low-Income Urban Women in Mysore, IndiaFull Text via DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000657 Web of Science: 000614146400037
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2020Snoring is associated with obesity among middle aged Slum-dwelling women in Mysore, India. LUNG INDIA. 37:210-219.Full Text via DOI: 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_515_19 Web of Science: 000587470800005
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2020Self-reported factors associated with dental care utilization among Hispanic migrant farmworkers in South Florida. JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH DENTISTRY. 80:186-193.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/jphd.12364 Web of Science: 000526139700001
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2019Determining the Long-Term Effectiveness of a Group-Based Physical Activity ProgramFull Text via DOI: 10.1177/1524839918769590 Web of Science: 000464509200012
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2019E-cigarette use is associated with other tobacco use among US adolescents. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 64:125-134.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s00038-018-1166-7 Web of Science: 000457744700016
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2016"That's True Love:" Lived Experiences of Puerto Rican Perinatally HIV-Infected Youth within Their Families' ContextFull Text via DOI: 10.3390/ijerph13010007 Web of Science: 000374186100129
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2013Intermediate Outcomes of a Chronic Disease Self-Management Program for Spanish-Speaking Older Adults in South Florida, 2008-2010. PREVENTING CHRONIC DISEASE. 10.Full Text via DOI: 10.5888/pcd10.130016 Web of Science: 000329392600020
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2012Religion and Health Among Older Mexican Americans: Exploring the Influence of Making Mandas. JOURNAL OF RELIGION & HEALTH. 51:812-824.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10943-010-9389-9 Web of Science: 000308961400019
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2012Health Literacy and Breast Cancer Screening among Mexican American Women in South Texas. JOURNAL OF CANCER EDUCATION. 27:132-137.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s13187-011-0239-6 Web of Science: 000300490600021
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2012CONTACT WITH THE DEAD, RELIGION, AND DEATH ANXIETY AMONG OLDER MEXICAN AMERICANS. DEATH STUDIES. 36:932-948.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2011.604468 Web of Science: 000310594600004
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2011Social Relationships in the Church During Late Life: Assessing Differences Between African Americans, Whites, and Mexican Americans. REVIEW OF RELIGIOUS RESEARCH. 53:41-63.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s13644-011-0008-3 Web of Science: 000299566700004
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2011Financial Strain, Religious Involvement, and Life Satisfaction Among Older Mexican Americans. RESEARCH ON AGING. 33:403-425.Full Text via DOI: 10.1177/0164027511400433 Web of Science: 000290853600004
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2011Church-Based Social Relationships, Belonging, and Health Among Older Mexican Americans. JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF RELIGION. 50:397-409.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2011.01575.x Web of Science: 000291277900014
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2011Religion, Suffering, and Self-rated Health Among Older Mexican Americans. JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES B-PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES. 66:207-216.Full Text via DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbq086 Web of Science: 000288139500008
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2011Prayer to the Saints or the Virgin and Health Among Older Mexican Americans. HISPANIC JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES. 33:71-87.Full Text via DOI: 10.1177/0739986310393628 Web of Science: 000286372600005
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2010Exploring the Interface Between Religion and Contact with the Dead Among Older Mexican Americans.. REVIEW OF RELIGIOUS RESEARCH. 51:5-20.
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2009Obesity and employment as predictors of diabetes in Mexican Americans: Findings from a longitudinal study. APPLIED ECONOMICS. 41:2533-2540.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/00036840701335629
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2009Core religious beliefs and providing support to others in late life. MENTAL HEALTH RELIGION & CULTURE. 12:75-96.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/13674670802249753
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2009International competition and the demand for health insurance in the US: Evidence from the Texas-Mexico border region. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH CARE FINANCE & ECONOMICS. 9:25-38.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10754-008-9045-z
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2009Religion, suffering, and health among older Mexican Americans. JOURNAL OF AGING STUDIES. 23:114-123.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2008.11.002
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2008Persistent disparities in the use of health care along the US-Mexico border: An ecological perspective. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 98:1987-1995.Full Text via DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.114447
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2005Diabetes and the labor market: The community-wide economic cost in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. DIABETES CARE. 28:2945-2947.Full Text via DOI: 10.2337/diacare.28.12.2945
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2005The impact of diabetes on employment: Genetic IVs in a bivariate probit. HEALTH ECONOMICS. 14:537-544.Full Text via DOI: 10.1002/hec.942
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2004Residency in the United States, subjective well-being, and depression in an older Mexican-origin sample. JOURNAL OF AGING AND HEALTH. 16:447-466.Full Text via DOI: 10.1177/0898264304265764
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2004The impact of religiosity on self-assessments of health and happiness: Evidence from the US Southwest. APPLIED ECONOMICS. 36:665-672.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/0003684042000222052
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2002The impact of diabetes on adult employment and earnings of Mexican Americans: Findings from a community based study. HEALTH ECONOMICS. 11:403-413.Full Text via DOI: 10.1002/hec.676
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1995Panel II: Macrosocial and Environmental Influences on Minority Health. HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY. 14:601-612.Full Text via DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.14.7.601
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1990Book Reviews : K. S. Markides and C. H. Mindel. Aging and Ethnicity. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage, 1987. 270 pp., $30.00 cloth, $15.00 paper. JOURNAL OF APPLIED GERONTOLOGY. 9:376-377.Full Text via DOI: 10.1177/073346489000900312
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1987Sex-typed age norms among older hispanics. GERONTOLOGIST. 27:59-65.Full Text via DOI: 10.1093/geront/27.1.59
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1984Reconstructing the social world at 60: Older Cubans in the United States. GERONTOLOGIST. 24:465-470.Full Text via DOI: 10.1093/geront/24.5.465
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Book Chapter
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Editorial Material
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2002Hispanic health: Persistent disparities and promising developments. ETHNICITY & DISEASE. 456-458.
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Letter
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2016ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES Electronic cigarettes: the renormalisation of nicotine use. BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL.Full Text via DOI: 10.1136/bmj.i425 Web of Science: 000369313700010
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Other Scholarly Work
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2019Snoring is Associated With Obesity Among Middle Aged Slum-Dwelling Women in Mysore India. CIRCULATION.Full Text via DOI: 10.1161/circ.139.suppl_1.P241 Web of Science: 000478079000187
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Preprint
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Review
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2001Kinship ties of Mexican migrant women on the United States/Mexico border. JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE FAMILY STUDIES.Full Text via DOI: 10.3138/jcfs.32.4.549
Works By Students
chaired theses and dissertations
- Kaur, Ramandeep, Impact of a Lifestyle Modification Intervention on Health Behaviors and Health Outcomes in a Mexican American population: A Mixed-methods Study 2018
- Farrell, Dana G., Risk and Protective Factors Associated with the Adult Achievement of Substance-Using Adolescents: Findings from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health 2016
- Rivera, Tania, The Effects of a 12 Week Nutrition and Physical Activity Intervention Program on Mexican Americans Residing in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, TX 2016
- Biersteker, Susan, Outcomes of Transition to Adult HV Care in Perinatally HIV-infected Young Adults 2016
- Serna, Claudia A, Exploring Oral Health Problems in Adult Hispanic Migrant Farmworkers: A Mixed-Methods Approach 2014
- Silva-Suarez, Georgina, Life Experiences of Youth Who Were Born with HIV Infection in Puerto Rico: The Voices of Young Survivors 2014
- Rosario, Janisse, Obesity, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, and Weight Loss in a Population of Adult Mexican Americans 2014
Research
principal investigator on
- Isolation and Loneliness Research awarded by Baptist Health South Florida 2021 - 2022
- Beyond SABOR: A Border Embedded Health Promotion awarded by Minority Health and Health Disparities 2010 - 2016
- Religion, Aging and Mexican American Health awarded by National Institute on Aging 2010 - 2012
- Beyond SABOR: A Border Embedded Health Promotion awarded by Minority Health and Health Disparities 2010 - 2011
- Beyond SABOR: A Border EMbedded Health Promotion awarded by National Institutes of Health 2010 - 2011
co-principal investigator on
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Grant
- Florida Community-Engaged Research Alliance Against COVID-19 in Disproportionately Affected Communities¿ (Fl-CEAL) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2021 - 2024
- Florida Community-Engaged Research Alliance Against COVID-19 in Disproportionately Affected Communities (Fl-CEAL) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2022 - 2023
- FL-CEAL Project Team awarded by National Institutes of Health 2020 - 2022
subproject principal investigator on
- Center for Latino Health Research Opportunities - CLaRO awarded by National Institutes of Health 2021 - 2024
- Center for Latino Health Research Opportunities - CLaRO awarded by National Institutes of Health 2020 - 2022
- Yr 3-Center for Latino Health Research Opportunities - CLaRO awarded by Minority Health and Health Disparities 2019 - 2022
- Yr2 - Center for Latino Health Research Opportunities - CLaRO awarded by Minority Health and Health Disparities 2018 - 2022
- Center for Latino Health Research Opportunities - CLaRO awarded by Minority Health and Health Disparities 2017 - 2018
investigator on
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