FIU Discovery

Community-Defined Challenges: A Five-Year Qualitative Needs and Resources Assessment in Vulnerable Latino Populations of Miami-Dade County.  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.  23:546.

Sociocultural Factors Associated With COVID-19 Vaccination Status Among Recent Latino Immigrants.  JOURNAL OF LATINX PSYCHOLOGY.  14:1-16.

A randomized clinical trial testing the effectiveness of an adapted online HIV/AIDS prevention intervention among Latino men.  Scientific Reports.  15.

Examining COVID-19 Sources of Information, Vaccine Hesitancy, and Uptake Behaviors Among Diverse Underserved Latinx Communities: A Convergent Parallel Mixed Methods Approach.  COVID.  4:1931-1950.

A qualitative community health assessment of HIV prevention awareness in a semi-rural Latinx seasonal farm working community in South Florida.  Culture, Health & Sexuality.  26:1072-1087.

Predictors of Alcohol Use Among Latinx Men in South Florida: Machismo as a Correlate of Alcohol Use Frequency and Quantity.  Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health.  25:685-691.

COVID-19, science, vaccines and family in a multi origin Latinx population in South Florida.  Frontiers in Public Health.  10.

Associations between gender norms and HIV self-efficacy among Latina immigrants in a farmworker community.  Ethnicity and Health.  27:27-39.

Associations Between Sexual Trauma and Sexual Relationship Power Among Latina Immigrant Farmworkers: The Moderating Role of Gender Norms.  Journal of Traumatic Stress.  33:1093-1101.

Testing the Efficacy of an HIV Prevention Intervention Among Latina Immigrants Living in Farmworker Communities in South Florida.  Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health.  22:661-667.

The Impact of COVID-19 on African American Communities in the United States.  Health Equity.  4:476-483.

Analyzing the Association Between Depression and High-Risk Sexual Behavior Among Adult Latina Immigrant Farm Workers in Miami-Dade County.  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.  16.

Immigration Stress among Recent Latino Immigrants: The Protective Role of Social Support and Religious Social Capital.  Social Work in Public Health.  34:279-292.

Correlates of Cervical Cancer Screening Among Adult Latino Women: A 5-Year Follow-Up.  World Medical and Health Policy.  9:239-254.

Sociocultural Determinants of Risky Sexual Behaviors among Adult Latinas: A Longitudinal Study of a Community-Based Sample.  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.  13.

Evaluating a Culturally Tailored HIV Risk Reduction Intervention Among Latina Immigrants in the Farmworker Community.  World Medical and Health Policy.  8:245-262.

Influence of Mother-Daughter Attachment on Substance Use: A Longitudinal Study of a Latina Community-Based Sample.  Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.  76:307-316.

Non-Medical Prescription Sedative Use Among Adult Latina Mothers and Daughters.  Journal of Psychoactive Drugs.  45:329-339.

Alcohol Use as a Determinant of HIV Risk Behaviors Among Recent Latino Immigrants in South Florida.  Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care.  25:135-144.

PANDEMIC STRESS AND ADVERSE MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES AMONG RECENT LATINO/A IMMIGRANTS: EXPLORING EFFECTIVE COPING STRATEGIES.  Drug and Alcohol Dependence.

The impact of COVID-19 on African American communities in the United States