Publications

Mental Health Among Hispanic College Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Concurrent and Predictive Effects of Negative and Positive COVID-19 Changes

July 2024 | Journal of American College Health
Elma I. Lorenzo-Blanco, Minyu Zhang, & Seth J. Schwartz

Interventions for Health Promotion and Obesity Prevention for Children and Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities: a Systematic Review

June 2024 | Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Mansha Mirza, Jasmine P. Brown-Hollie, Yolanda Suarez-Balcazar, Deborah Parra-Medina, Sarah Camillone, ... & Sandy Magaña

Understanding Adjustment Profiles Among Mexican-Origin Adolescents Over Time: A Focus on Cultural Risk and Resilience Factors

May 2024 | Child Development
Jinjin Yan, Wen Wen, Jiaxiu Song, Angelina Liu, Elma Lorenzo-Blanco, ... & Su Yeong Kim [et. al., including Minyu Zhang]

Parallel Ethnic Identity Development of Mexican-Origin Adolescents and Mothers Under the Influence of Neighborhood Latinx Concentration and Ethnic-Racial Diversity

April 2024 | Identity
Hin Wing Tse, Jinjin Yan, Lester Sim, Minyu Zhang, Wen Wen, ... & Su Yeong Kim

Daily and Ethnic Discriminatory Experiences and Cognitive Control in Mexican-Origin Bilingual Language Brokers

February 2024 | International Journal of Billingual Education and Billingualism
Su Yeong Kim, Jinjin Yan, Wen Wen, Jiaxiu Song, Shanting Chen, ... & Ka I. Ip [et. al., including Minyu Zhang]

Critical Analyses of Latina Mortality: Disentangling the Heterogeneity of Ethnic Origin, Place, Nativity, Race, and Socioeconomic Status

January 2024 | BMC Public Health
Vanessa L. Errisuriz, Ruth Enid Zambrana, & Deborah Parra-Medina

Behavioral Research to Reduce and Eliminate Health Disparities

January 2024 | Race and Research: Perspectives on Minority Participation in Health Studies
Vanessa L. Errisuriz, Deborah Parra-Medina, Yuanyuan Liang, Jeffrey T. Howard, Shiyu Li, ... & Zenong Yin

 ¡Miranos! An 8-Month Comprehensive Preschool Obesity Prevention Program in Low-Income Latino Children: Effects on Children’s Gross Motor Development

October 2023 | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Vanessa L. Errisuriz, Deborah Parra-Medina, Yuanyuan Liang, Jeffrey T. Howard, Shiyu Li, ... & Zenong Yin

Popular Education to Improve Water Quality and Hygiene in a Mexican Indigenous Community

September 2023 | Global Health Promotion
Alhelí Calderón-Villarreal, Urinda Alamo-Hernández, Brendan Terry, & Nelly Salgado de Snyder

Associations Between Parenting Strategies and BMI Percentile Among Latino Children and Youth With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

July 2023 | Frontiers in Pediatrics 
Sandy Magaña, Vanessa L. Errisuriz, Amy Pei-Lung Yu, Nazanin Heydaria, Weiwen Zeng, ... & Yolanda Suarez-Balcazar [et al., including Deborah Parra-Medina]

Building a Nest in a Storm: The Impact of Immigration-Related Stress on Latino Mothers' Parenting

June 2023 | Family Process
Jaime Fuentes-Balderrama, Alyssa Vanderziel, & Rubén Parra-Cardona

Building Bridges Through Cultural Adaptation: Examining the Initial Impact of a Culturally Adapted Parent Training Intervention for the Chilean Context

June 2023 | Family Process
Rubén Parra-Cardona, Jaime Fuentes-Balderrama, Luz Cantizano Rioseco, Francisca Javiera Monreal Arcil, María Luisa Correa Molina, ... & Jorge Gaete

Barriers and Facilitators of Colonoscopy Screening Among Latino Men in a Colorectal Cancer Screening Promotion Program

June 2023 | American Journal of Men's Health
Cynthia M. Mojica, Nancy Vargas, Savannah Bradley, & Deborah Parra-Medina

Culturally Responsive, Targeted Social Media Marketing to Facilitate Engagement with a Digital Parenting Program

May 2023 | Journal of Child and Family Studies
Tori S. Simenec, Jasmine Banegas, Rubén Parra‐Cardona, & Abigail H. Gewirtz

Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Hesitancy in the United States

April 2023 | Pediatric Clinics of North America
Daisy Y. Morales-Campos, Gregory D. Zimet, & Jessica A. Kahn

The Impact of a Parent-Based Prevention Intervention on Mexican-Descent Youths' Perceptions of Harm Associated with Drug Use: Differential Intervention Effects for Male and Female Youths

April 2023 | Journal of Marital and Family Therapy
Rubén Parra-Cardona, Alyssa Vanderziel, & Jaime Fuentes-Balderrama

A Culturally Adapted Parenting Intervention for the Chilean Context: Qualitative Indicators of Participant Satisfaction and Contextual and Cultural Relevance

April 2023 | Journal of Marital and Family Therapy
Rubén Parra-Cardona, Viviana Muñoz Retamal, Paulina Peña Fajuri, Luz Cantizano Rioseco, Raúl Perry Mitchell, ... & Nancy Amador Buenabad

Rural Latino Men’s Experiences and Attitudes Toward Health: A Pilot Photovoice Study

March 2023 | American Journal of Men's Health
Jason Daniel-Ulloa, Jimmy A. Reyes, Daisy Y. Morales-Campos, Edna Villareal, Daniel F. López Cevallos, ... & Barbara Baquero

Emotional Wellbeing and Coping Among Latinx Young Adults in the Time of COVID-19

March 2023 | Journal of Community Psychology
Kevin M. Wagner, Ana A. Chatham, Kimberly Prado, Ashley A. Walsdorf, Alice P. Villatoro, ... & Carmen R. Valdez [et. al., including Nelly Salgado de Snyder]

Culturally Adapting an Evidence-Based Parenting Intervention for the Chilean Context: Balancing Fidelity, Context, and Cultural Relevance

March 2023 | Family Process
Rubén Parra-Cardona, José Miguel Banderas Montalva, Viviana Muñoz Retamal, Luz Cantizano Rioseco, Raúl Perry Mitchell, ... & Melanie Domenech Rodríguez

Impact of ¡Míranos! on Parent-Reported Home-Based Healthy Energy Balance-Related Behaviors in Low-Income Latino Preschool Children: A Clustered Randomized Controlled Trial

March 2023 | International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Sarah L. Ullevig, Deborah Parra-Medina, Yuanyuan Liang, Jeffrey Howard, Erica Sosa, ... & Zenong Yin [et. al., including Vanessa Errisuriz]

¡Míranos! A Comprehensive Preschool Obesity Prevention Programme in Low-Income Latino Children: 1-Year Results of a Clustered Randomised Controlled Trial

February 2023 | Public Health Nutrition
Zenong Yin, Yuanyuan Liang, Jeffrey T. Howard, Vanessa Errisuriz, Vanessa Marie Estrada, ... & Deborah Parra-Medina

The Intersection of Immigration Policy Impacts and COVID-19 for Latinx Young Adults

December 2022 | American Journal of Community Psychology
Carmen R. Valdez, Ashley A. Walsdorf, Kevin M. Wagner, Nelly Salgado de Snyder, Deliana Garcia, & Alice P. Villatoro

Exploring the Latino COVID Experience through Oral Histories: Stories to Inform Research

December 2022 | US Latina & Latino Oral History Journal
Marisol D. McDaniel, Alejandra Gutierrez, & Claire Harper

Factors Associated with HPV Vaccine Adherence among Latino/a Adolescents in a Rural, Texas-Mexico Border County

October 2022 | Ethnicity & Disease
Daisy Y. Morales-Campos, Marisol D. McDaniel, Gabriel Amaro, Bertha E. Flores, & Deborah Parra-Medina

Examining the Delivery of a Tailored Chinese Mind-Body Exercise to Low-Income Community-Dwelling Older Latino Individuals for Healthy Aging: Feasibility and Acceptability Study

September 2022 | JMIR Formative Research
Yan Du, Neela Patel, Arthur Hernandez, Maria Zamudio-Samano, Shiyu Li, ... & Zenong Yin [et al., including Deborah Parra-Medina]

Understanding and Addressing the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Latinx Families & Children With Developmental Disabilities

July 2022 | The American Journal of Occupational Therapy
Jasmine Brown-Hollie, Mansha Mirza, Yolanda Suarez-Balcazar, Vanessa Errisuriz, Weiwen Zang, ... & Estefania Garcia Gomez [et al., including Deborah Parra-Medina & Hilda Torres]

Mexican-Origin Youths' Language Brokering for Fathers and Mothers: Daily Experiences and Youths' Diurnal Cortisol Slopes

July 2022 | Child Development
Su Yeong Kim, Wen Wen, Shanting Chen, Jinjin Yan, Jiaxiu Song, ... & Katharine H. Zeiders [et al., including Minyu Zhang]

Non-Migrant Paid Domestic Workers and Depressive Symptoms: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review

May 2022 | Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Undeserved
Germán Guerra, Arturo Júarez-García, Claudine Burton-Jeangros, Antoine Flahault, Amado D. Quezada-Sánchez, & Nelly Salgado de Snyder

Mixed-Methods Assessment of Barriers to Physical Activity for Middle School Latina Girls

May 2022 | Health Behavior Research
Marisol D. McDaniel, Ana Sofia Ocegueda, Daisy Y. Morales-Campos, & Deborah Parra-Medina

Ethical by Design: Engaging the Community to Co-design a Digital Health Ecosystem to Improve Overdose Prevention Efforts Among Highly Vulnerable People Who Use Drugs

May 2022 | Frontier in Digital Health
Kasey R. Claborn, Suzannah Creech, Quanisha Whittfield, Rubén Parra-Cardona, Andrea Daugherty, & Justin Benzer

Community Health Worker-Led mHealth-Enabled Diabetes Self-management Education and Support Intervention in Rural Latino Adults: Single-Arm Feasibility Trial

May 2022 | JMIR Diabetes
Shiyu Li, Zenong Yin, Janna Lesser, Chengdong Li, Byeong Yeob Choi, ... & Jing Wang [et al., including Deborah Parra-Medina]

The Intersectional Impact of Race, Class, Ethnicity, and Place on Social Determinants of Health across the Life Course

April 2022 | The SAGE Handbook of Social Studies in Health and Medicine
Ruth Enid Zambrana, Deborah Parra-Medina, & Courtney Butler

A Qualitative Descriptive Study of Providers' Perspectives on Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Administration Among Latino/a Adolescents in South Texas Clinics: Barriers and Facilitators

March 2022 | BMC Public Health
Daisy Y. Morales-Campos, Bertha E. Flores, Erin Donovan, Suzanne Burdick, Deborah Parra-Medina, & Jessica A. Kahn

Contextualizing the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Educational Experiences and Outcomes of Latinx College Students in Texas

March 2022 | Journal of Latinos and Education
Vanessa L. Errisuriz, Alice P. Villatoro, & Marisol D. McDaniel

Economic and Social Consequences of COVID-19 and Mental Health Burden Among Latinx Young Adults During the 2020 Pandemic

February 2022 | Journal of Latinx Psychology
Alice P. Villatoro, Kevin M. Wagner, Nelly Salgado de Snyder, Deliana Garcia, Ashley Walsdorf, & Carmen R. Valdez

Attentional Orienting Abilities in Bilinguals: Evidence from a Large Infant Sample

February 2022 | Infant Behavior and Development
Rubén Parra-Cardona, Jamie Fuentes-Balderrama, Alyssa Vanderziel, Gabriela López-Zerón, Melanie M. Domenech Rodríguez, ... & James C. Anthony

A Culturally Adapted Parenting Intervention for Mexican-Origin Immigrant Families with Adolescents: Integrating Science, Culture, and a Focus on Immigration-Related Adversity

February 2022 | Prevention Science
Rubén Parra-Cardona, Jamie Fuentes-Balderrama, Alyssa Vanderziel, Gabriela López-Zerón, Melanie M. Domenech Rodríguez, ... & James C. Anthony

Longitudinal Change in Adolescent Hope Among Recent Immigrant Latinx Adolescents: Links With Adolescent and Parent Cultural Stress, Family Functioning, Emotional Well-Being, and Behavioral Health

January 2022 | Child Development 
Elma I. Lorenzo-Blanco, Minyu Zhang, Cory Cobb, Alan Meca, José Szapocznik, ... & Seth J. Schwartz

Reducing Mental Health Disparities Among Racially and Ethnically Diverse Populations: A Review of Couple and Family Intervention Research Methods (2010–2019)

January 2022 | Journal of Marital and Family Therapy
Leike Dwanyen, Kendal Holtrop, & Rubén Parra‐Cardona

Faith-Based Organizations as Leaders of Implementation

2021 | Stanford Social Innovation Review
Rubén Parra-Cardona, Ofelia Zapata, Maria Emerson, Deliana Garcia & Rev. Jairo Sandoval-Pliego

Walking Engagement in Mexican Americans Who Participated in a Community-Wide Step Challenge in El Paso, TX

December 2021 | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Stefan Saadiq, Roy Valenzuela, Jing Wang, Zenong Yin, Deborah Parra-Medina, ... & Jennifer J. Salinas

Occupational Stress and Mental Health Among Healthcare Workers Serving Socially Vulnerable Populations During the COVID-19 Pandemic

December 2021 | Frontiers in Public Health
Nelly Salgado de Snyder, Alice P. Villatoro, Marisol D. McDaniel, Ana Sofia Ocegueda, Deliana Garcia, & Deborah Parra-Medina

Adapting Chinese Qigong Mind-Body Exercise for Healthy Aging in Older Community-Dwelling Low-income Latino Adults: Pilot Feasibility Study

November 2021 | JMIR Aging
Zenong Yin, Cristina E. Martinez, Shiyu Li, Martha Martinez, Kezhi Peng, ... & Maureen J. Simmonds [et. al., including Deborah Parra-Medina]

Impact of COVID-19 on Latinos: A Social Determinants of Health Model and Scoping Review of the Literature

September 2021 | Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences
Nelly Salgado de Snyder, Marisol McDaniel, Amado M. Padilla & Deborah Parra-Medina

Impact of COVID-19 on the Mental Health and Well-Being of Latinx Caregivers of Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

July 2021 | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Yolanda Suarez-Balcazar, Mansha Mirza, Vanessa L. Errisuriz, Weiwen Zeng, Jasmine P. Brown, ... & Sandy Magaña [et. al., including Deborah Parra-Medina & Hilda Torres]

Parenting in the Midst of Adversity: Tailoring a Culturally Adapted Parent Training Intervention According to the Parenting Experiences of Mexican-Origin Caregivers

June 2021 | Family Process
Rubén Parra-Cardona, Tatiana Londono, Stephanie Davila, Eva Gonzalez Villanueva, Jaime Fuentes, ... & Kasey Claborn

Analysis of Latina/o Sociodemographic and Health Data Sets in the United States From 1960 to 2019: Findings Suggest Improvements to Future Data Collection Efforts

June 2021 | Health Education & Behavior
Ruth Enid Zambrana, Gabriel Amaro, Courtney Butler, Melissa DuPont-Reyes, & Deborah Parra-Medina

Patterns of Aggressive Behaviors Across Mental Health in Sixth Graders

May 2021 | Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Melissa J. DuPont-Reyes, Alice P. Villatoro, Jo C. Phelan, Kris Painter, Bruce G. Link
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Longitudinal Profiles of Acculturation and Developmental Outcomes Among Mexican-Origin Adolescents from Immigrant Families

April 2021 | New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development
Jinjin Yan, Lester Sim, Seth J. Schwartz, Yishan Shen, Deborah Parra-Medina, & Su Yeong Kim

Estimating School Race/Ethnic Enrollment Effects on Student Mental Health: Density and Diversity as a Risk or Protective Factor

April 2021 | Ethnicity & Disease
Melissa J. DuPont-Reyes, Alice P. Villatoro, Jo C. Phelan, Kris Painter & Bruce G. Link

Predictors of on-task behaviors: Evaluating student-level characteristics

March 2021 | Health Behavior and Policy Review
Natalie M. Golaszewski, John B. Bartholomew, Vanessa L. Errisuriz, Elizabeth Korinek & Esbelle Jowers

Implementation Quality Impacts Fourth Grade Students’ Participation in Physically Active Academic Lessons

March 2021 | Prevention Science
Vanessa L. Errisuriz, Erin E. Dooley, Katie G. Buford, Ashleigh M. Johnson, Esbelle M. Jowers, & John B. Bartholomew

Workplace Stress and Discrimination Effects on the Physical and Depressive Symptoms of Underrepresented Minority Faculty

February 2021 | Stress and Health
Ruth Enid Zambrana, Burciaga Valdez, Chavella T. Pittman, Todd Bartko, Lynn Weber & Deborah Parra-Medina

A Cancer Education-Plus-Navigation Intervention Implemented Within a Federally Qualified Health Center and Community-Based Settings

February 2021 | Journal of Cancer Education
Cynthia M. Mojica, Gulaiim Almattkyzy, & Daisy Morales-Campos

School Mental Health Curriculum Effects on Peer Violence Victimization and Perpetration: A Cluster-Randomized Trial

January 2021 | Journal of School Health
Melissa J. DuPont-Reyes, Alice P. Villatoro, Jo C. Phelan, Kris Painter, Kay Barkin & Bruce G. Link

School-Based Interventions Modestly Increase Physical Activity and Cardiorespiratory Fitness but Are Least Effective for Youth Who Need Them Most: An Individual Participant Pooled Analysis of 20 Controlled Trials

January 2021 | British Journal of Sports Medicine
Timothy B. Hartwig, Taren Sanders, Diego Vasconcellos, Michael Noetel, Philip D. Parker, ... & Borja del Pozo Cruz [et. al., including Vanessa L. Errisuriz]

The Effects of Parenting Styles on Internalizing and Externalizing Behaviors: A Mexican Preadolescent Study

2020 | International Journal of Psychological Research
Jamie Fuentes-Balderrama, Cinthia Cruz del Castillo, Angélica Ojeda García, Rolando Díaz Loving, Bernardo Turnbull Plaza & Rubén Parra-Cardona

Adolescent Views of Mental Illness Stigma: An Intersectional Lens

2020 | American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
Melissa J. DuPont-Reyes, Alice P. Villatoro, Jo C. Phelan, Kris Painter, & Bruce G. Link

Building a Healthy Temple Diabetes Self-Management Education Support Program in Hispanic Faith Community Settings: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

December 2020 | Contemporary Clinical Trials
Summer Wilmoth, Leah Carrillo, Lauren Correa, Meixia Pan, Deborah Parra-Medina, ... & Meizi He 

The Role of Perceived Treatment Need in Explaining Racial/Ethnic Disparities in the Use of Substance Abuse Treatment Services

November 2020 | Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Miguel Pinedo & Alice P. Villatoro 

Standing and Responding in Solidarity with Disenfranchised Immigrant Families in the United States: An Ongoing Call for Action

November 2020 | Journal of Marital and Family Therapy 
Elizabeth Wieling, Andrea Trejo, Jo Ellen Patterson, Kaethe Weingarten, Celia Falicov, ... & Monica Faulkner [et. al., including Rubén Parra-Cardona]

Rural Latino Mothers’ Parenting Style, Depression, and Stress Affects Children’s Sugar Sweetened Beverage, Fruit, and Vegetable Consumption

September 2020 | Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Laura Delfausse & Vanessa Errisuriz

Addressing Immigration-Related Stress in a Culturally Adapted Parenting Intervention for Mexican-Origin Immigrants: Initial Positive Effects and Key Areas of Improvement

September 2020 | Family Process
Gabriela López‐Zerón, Rubén Parra‐Cardona, & Hsueh‐Han Yeh

Calibrating Wrist-Worn Accelerometers for Physical Activity Assessment in Preschoolers: Machine Learning Approaches

August 2020 | New and Emerging Issues in Latinx Health
Shiyu Li, Jeffery T. Howard, Erica T. Sosa, Alberto Cordova, Deborah Parra-Medina & Zenong Yin

Chronic Disease and the Latinx Population: Threats, Challenges, and Opportunities

August 2020 | JMIR Formative Research
Shiyu Li, Jeffery T. Howard, Erica T. Sosa, Alberto Cordova, Deborah Parra-Medina & Zenong Yin

A Digital Health Intervention for Weight Management for Latino Families Living in Rural Communities: Perspectives and Lessons Learned During Development

August 2020 | JMIR Formative Research
Zenong Yin, Vanessa L. Errisuriz, Martin Evans, Devasena Inupakutika, Sahak Kaghyan, ... & Deborah Parra-Medina [et. al., including Laura Esparza]

Media Language Preferences and Mental Illness Stigma Among Latinx Adolescents

July 2020 | Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
Melissa J. DuPont-Reyes, Alice P. Villatoro, Jo C. Phelan, Kris Painter, & Bruce G. Link

Parental Practices and Maternal Warmth as Protective Factors for Problem Behaviors in Mexican Preadolescents

June 2020 | The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Jamie Fuentes-Balderrama, Cinthia Cruz del Castillo, Rubén Parra-Cardona, Bernardo Turnbull Plaza, Angélica Ojeda-García & Rolando Díaz-Loving

A School-Based Intervention for Mental Illness Stigma: A Cluster Randomized Trial

June 2020 | Pediatrics
Bruce G. Link, Melissa J. DuPont-Reyes, Kay Barkin, Alice P. Villatoro, Jo C. Phelan & Kris Painter

Cultural Adaptation of ‘Healthy Dads, Healthy Kids’ for Hispanic Families: Applying the Ecological Validity Model

April 2020 | International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Teresia O’Connor, Oriana Perez, Alicia Beltran, Isabel Colón García, Elva Arredondo, ... & Philip Morgan [et. al., Rubén Parra-Cardona] 

Using Mobile Health Tools to Engage Rural Underserved Individuals in a Diabetes Education Program in South Texas: Feasibility Study

March 2020 | JMIR Mhealth and Uhealth
Zenong Yin, Janna Lesser, Kristi A. Paiva, Jose Zapata, Andrea Moreno-Vasquez, ... & Jing Wang [et. al., including Deborah Parra-Medina]

The Effects of Language Barriers on Physical Activity of “Promotora” Community Health Care Workers in the South Texas-Mexico Border Region

February 2020 | International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Proceedings
Dana Day, Sonio David Garcia, Alexis Ortiz, Aliyah Medina, Andrea Guerrero, & ... Daniel Hughes [et al., including Deborah Parra-Medina]

Promotoras’ Current Lifestyle Behavior and the Influence on Body Composition and Physical Function

February 2020 | International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Proceedings
Dana Day, Sonio David Garcia, Alexis Ortiz, Aliyah Medina, Andrea Guerrero, & ... Daniel Hughes [et al., including Deborah Parra-Medina]

Physical Fitness and Energy Balance Activity of “Promotora” Community Health Care Workers in the South Texas-Mexico Border Region

February 2020 | International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Proceedings
Sonio David Garcia, Alexis Ortiz, Augusto Rodriguez, Aliyah Medina, Angelika Lapetoda, ... & Daniel Hughes [et. al., including Deborah Parra-Medina]

Influence of Fitness on Stress Reactivity as Measured with the Trier Social Stress Test

February 2020 | International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Proceedings
Andrea Guerrero, Sonio David Garcia, Alexis Ortiz, Dana Day, Rebekah Ortiz, & ... Daniel Hughes [et al., including Deborah Parra-Medina]

Effects of Full-Fat Dairy Products on Subclinical Vascular Function in Adults with Elevated Blood Pressure: A Randomized Clinical Trial

January 2020 | European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 
Stephen J. Roy, Brandon G. Fico, Brett D. Baker, Stephanie S. Lapierre, Jay A. Shah, Drew D. Gourley, Laura A. Delfausse & Hirofumi Tanaka

Technology-Based Health Promotion: Current State and Perspectives in Emerging Gig Economy

2019 | Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering
Jafet Morales, Devasena Inupakutika, Sahak Kaghyan, David Akopian, Zenong Yin, ... & Deborah Parra-Medina

The Association Between Acculturation and Parental Feeding Practices in Families With Overweight and Obese Hispanic/Latino Children

2019 | Family & Community Health
Cynthia M. Mojica, Yuanyuan Liang, Byron A. Foster, & Deborah Parra-Medina

Newcomers and Old Timers: An Erroneous Assumption in Mental Health Services Research

December 2019 | Journal of Health and Social Behavior 
Carol S. Aneshensel, Jenna van Draanen, Helene Riess, & Alice P. Villatoro

Language Brokering Experience Affects Feelings Toward Bilingualism, Language Knowledge, Use, and Practices: A Qualitative Approach

November 2019 | Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences
Belem G. López, Esteffania Lezama, & Dagoberto Heredia Jr.

Efficacy of a Multi-Component Intervention to Promote Physical Activity Among Latino Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial

August 2019 | Preventive Medicine Reports
Tracie C. Collins, Liuqiang Lu, Gabriela Valverde, Ximena Silva, & Deborah Parra-Medina

The Role of School Race/Ethnic Composition on Mental Health Outcomes: A Systematic Literature Review

July 2019 | Journal of Adolescence
Melissa J. DuPont-Reyes & Alice P. Villatoro 

Disseminating the Community Advocacy Project in Mexico: A Feasibility Study

July 2019 | Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Cris M. Sullivan, Elizabeth Aguilar, Gabriela López-Zerón, & Rubén Parra-Cardona

Study Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial to Test “¡Míranos! Look at Us, We Are Healthy!” – An Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Program

June 2019 | BMC Pediatrics
Zenong Yin, Sarah L. Ullevig, Erica Sosa, Yuanyuan Liang, Todd Olmstead, ... & Deborah Parra-Medina [et. al. including Vanessa L. Errisuriz]

Physical Activity Change After a Promotora-Led Intervention in Low-Income Mexican American Women Residing in South Texas

June 2019 | BMC Public Health
Jennifer J. Salinas & Deborah Parra-Medina

“I Don’t Feel Like I Have a Problem Because I Can Still Go To Work and Function”: Problem Recognition Among Persons With Substance Use Disorders

June 2019 | Substance Use and Misuse
Shannon M. Rogers, Miguel Pinedo, Alice P. Villatoro, & Sarah E. Zemore 

Depression and Physical Activity Affect Diet Quality of Foreign-born Latina Women Living on the U.S.-Mexico Border

June 2019 | Nutrients 
Vanessa L. Errisuriz, Laura Delfausse, Alice P. Villatoro, Marisol D. McDaniel, Laura A. Esparza, & Deborah Parra-Medina

A Culturally Adapted Intervention for Mexican‐Origin Parents of Adolescents: The Need to Overtly Address Culture and Discrimination in Evidence‐Based Practice

June 2019 | Family Process
Rubén Parra-Cardona, Gabriela López‐Zerón, Silvia Gisela Leija, Megan K. Maas, Monica Villa, ... & Melanie M. Domenech Rodriguez

Using Respondent Driven Sampling To Estimate Homicide And Motor Vehicle Crash Risk Among Adolescents And Young Adults In A Latino Community

February 2019 | Journal of Adolescent Health 
Manuel Ángel Oscós-Sánchez, Belinda Bustos Flores, Lorena Claeys, Yuanyuan Liang, Belem López, ... & Paula Winkler [et. al., including Marisol D. McDaniel, Deborah Parra-Medina & Alice P. Villatoro]

Physical Activity in Children and Adolescents

February 2019 | APA Handbook of Sport and Exercise Psychology
John B. Bartholomew, Vanessa L. Errisuriz, & Esbelle M. Jowers

Developing Physical Activity Plans

January 2019 | Physical Activity and Public Health Practice
Jay E. Maddock & Laura A. Esparza

“A High Price Paid”: Migration-Related Loss and Distress Among Undocumented Mexican Immigrants

January 2019 | Journal of Latinx Psychology
Luz M. Garcini, Thania Galvan, Juan M. Peña, Elizabeth A. Klonoff, Deborah Parra-Medina, Khadija Ziauddin, & Christopher P. Fagundes 

Developing a Patient-Centered Outcome for Targeting Early Childhood Obesity Across Multiple Stakeholders

December 2018 | BMC Obesity
Byron A. Foster, Paula Winkler, Kelsey Weinstein, & Deborah Parra-Medina

Parental Recognition of Preadolescent Mental Health Problems: Does Stigma Matter?

November 2018 | Social Science & Medicine
Alice P. Villatoro, Melissa J. DuPont-Reyes, Jo C. Phelan, Kirstin Painter, Bruce G. Link
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The Role of Social Support and the Neighborhood Environment on Physical Activity in Low-income, Mexican-American Women in South Texas

September 2018 | Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
Jennifer J. Salinas, Marisol McDaniel, & Deborah Parra-Medina

Profiles of Language Brokering Experiences and Contextual Stressors: Implications for Adolescent Outcomes in Mexican Immigrant Families

August 2018 | Journal of Youth and Adolescence
Su Yeong Kim, Yang Hou, Jiaxiu Song, Seth J. Schwartz, Shanting Chen, ... & Deborah Parra-Medina [et. al., including Minyu Zhang]

Cervical Cancer, Human Papillomavirus (HPV), and HPV Vaccination: Exploring Gendered Perspectives, Knowledge, Attitudes, and Cultural Taboos Among Mexican American Adults

July 2018 | Ethnicity & Health
Daisy Y. Morales-Campos, Shedra A. Snipes, Edna K. Villarreal, Laura C. Crocker, A. Guerrero & Maria E. Fernandez
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Systematic Review of Physical Education-Based Physical Activity Interventions Among Elementary School Children

June 2018 | The Journal of Primary Prevention
Vanessa L. Errisuriz, Natalie M. Golaszewski, Katelyn Born, & John B. Bartholomew

Racial and Ethnic Health Inequities: An Intersectional Approach

June 2018 | Handbook of the Sociology of Racial and Ethnic Relations
Lynn Weber, Ruth Enid Zambrana, M. Elizabeth Fore & Deborah Parra-Medina

Perceived Need for Mental Health Care: The Intersection of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Socioeconomic Status

March 2018 | Society and Mental Health
Alice Villatoro, Vickie Mays, Ninez Ponce, & Carol Aneshensel

Interventions Promoting Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Latino Men: A Systematic Review

March 2018 | Preventing Chronic Disease
Cynthia M. Mojica, Deborah Parra-Medina, & Sally Vernon

Fácil or A Piece of Cake: Does Variability in Bilingual Language Brokering Experience Affect Idiom Comprehension?

March 2018 | Bilingualism: Language and Cognition
Belem G. López & Jyotsna Vaid

Divergence and Overlap in Bilingual Conceptual Representation: Does prior language brokering experience matter?

January 2018 | Bilingualism: Language and Cognition
Belem G. López & Jyotsna Vaid

Active Learning Increases Children's Physical Activity across Demographic Subgroups

January 2018 | Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine
John B. Bartholomew, Esbelle M. Jowers, Gregory Roberts, Anna-Maria Fall, Vanessa L. Errisuriz, & Sharon Vaughn

Predictors of Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Initiation and Completion Among Latino Mothers of 11- to 17-Year-Old Daughters Living Along the Texas-Mexico Border

2017 | Family and Community Health 
Daisy Y. Morales-Campos & Deborah Parra-Medina

Examining Differences in HPV Awareness and Knowledge and HPV Vaccine Awareness and Acceptibility between U.S. Hispanic and Island Puerto Rican Women

2017 | Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice
Daisy Y. Morales-Campos & Robin C. Vanderpool
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Bilinguals’ Plausibility Judgments for Phrases with a Literal vs. Non-Literal Meaning: The Influence of Language Brokering Experience

September 2017 | Frontiers in Psychology 
Belem G. López, Jyotsna Vaid, Sumeyra Tosun, & Chaitra Rao

A Lifestyle Intervention via Email in Minority Breast Cancer Survivors: Randomized Parallel-Group Feasibility Study

September 2017 | JMIR Cancer
Raheem J. Paxton, Richard Hajek, Patricia Newcomb, Megha Dobhal, Sujana Borra...& Lovell Jones [et. al., including Deborah Parra-Medina]

Living in Limbo: Latinas' Assessment of Lower Rio Grande Valley Colonias Communities

May 2017 | Public Health Nursing
DeAnne K. Hilfinger Messias, Patricia A. Sharpe, Lourdes del Castillo-González, Laura Treviño, & Deborah Parra-Medina
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Evaluation of Antistigma Interventions in Sixth-Grade Students: A School-Based Field Experiment

April 2017 | Psychiatric Services
Kris Painter, Melissa DuPont-Reyes, Jo C. Phelan, Kay F. Barkin, Alice P. Villatoro, & Bruce G. Link

Improving Access and Systems of Care for Evidence-Based Childhood Obesity Treatment: Conference Key Findings and Next Steps

January 2017 | Obesity
Denise E. Wilfley, Amanda E. Staiano, Myra Altman, Jeanne Lindros, Angela Lima, ... & Improving Access and Systems of Care for Evidence-Based Childhood Obesity Treatment Conference Workgroup [et. al., including Deborah Parra-Medina]

Food Insecurity, Not Stress is Associated with Three Measures of Obesity in Low-Income, Mexican-American Women in South Texas

2016 | Food and Public Health
Jennifer J. Salinas, William Shropshire, Ana Niño, Deborah Parra-Medina
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¡Miranos! (Look at Us! We Are Healthy!): Home-Based and Parent Peer-Led Childhood Obesity Prevention

February 2016 | Health Promotion Practice
Erica Sosa, Deborah Parra-Medina, Meizi He, Virginia Trummer, & Zenong Yin