
Adjunct Professor
M_MED-CORE-DGIM
+1 415 502-5235
I am a statistician faculty member of the Department of Medicine. My research focuses on preventive health behaviors in diverse populations via clinic- and community-based randomized trials, quasi-experiments, and longitudinal observation studies. I have been investigator, principal statistician, and/or statistical/methodological mentor of over 80, largely federally funded, centers, projects, and career development awards.
Publications
Exploring Heterogeneity in Treatment Effects: The Impact and Interaction of Asset-Based Wealth and Mass Azithromycin Distribution on Child Mortality.
medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences
Mediators of the Association Between Child Education and Adult Health.
JAMA network open
An Exploratory Investigation of Heritage and Educational Language Exposures as Factors in Medical Student Spanish Language Proficiency.
Journal of general internal medicine
Primary HPV screening compared with other cervical cancer screening strategies in women with HIV: a cost-effectiveness study.
AIDS (London, England)
Pubertal timing: A life course pathway linking early life risk to adulthood cardiometabolic health.
PloS one
Current State and Proposal of Best Practices of Standardized Patients for Spanish-Language Objective Structured Clinical Encounters in US Medical Schools.
Simulation in healthcare : journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare
Validity Evidence for the Physician Oral Language Observation Matrix as a Measure of Medical Spanish Proficiency.
Journal of general internal medicine
LungCARE: Encouraging Shared Decision-Making in Lung Cancer Screening-a Randomized Trial.
Journal of general internal medicine
Young Adult Responses to Peer Crowd-Based Targeting in E-cigarette Advertisements: An Experimental Study.
Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco
Development of a Tool to Assess Medical Oral Language Proficiency.
Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges
Barriers and Facilitators to Lung Cancer Screening: A Physician Survey.
American journal of health promotion : AJHP
Patterns of Early Life Weight Gain and Female Onset of Puberty.
Journal of the Endocrine Society
Prostate cancer patients' self-reported participation in research: an examination of racial/ethnic disparities.
Cancer causes & control : CCC
Patient Perspectives on the Quality of Professional Interpretation: Results from LASI Study.
Journal of general internal medicine
Early Life Adversity and Pubertal Timing: Implications for Cardiometabolic Health.
Journal of pediatric psychology
Geriatric Syndromes and Atrial Fibrillation: Prevalence and Association with Anticoagulant Use in a National Cohort of Older Americans.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Race modifies survival benefit of guideline-based treatment: Implications for reducing disparities in muscle invasive bladder cancer.
Cancer medicine
Discussing Cervical Cancer Screening Options: Outcomes to Guide Conversations Between Patients and Providers.
MDM policy & practice
Loss of patient centeredness in interpreter-mediated primary care visits.
Patient education and counseling
Use and Usefulness of After-Visit Summaries by Language and Health Literacy among Latinx and Chinese Primary Care Patients.
Journal of health communication
A Community Choir Intervention to Promote Well-being among Diverse Older Adults: Results from the Community of Voices Trial.
The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences
Youth working in tobacco farming: effects on smoking behavior and association with health status.
BMC public health
A Randomized Clinical Trial of Group Acupuncture for Painful Diabetic Neuropathy Among Diverse Safety Net Patients.
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.)
Unmet Mental Health Need Among Chinese and Latino Primary Care Patients: Intersection of Ethnicity, Gender, and English Proficiency.
Journal of general internal medicine
Differences in exposure to toxic and/or carcinogenic volatile organic compounds between Black and White cigarette smokers.
Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology
Estimated Quality of Life and Economic Outcomes Associated With 12 Cervical Cancer Screening Strategies: A Cost-effectiveness Analysis.
JAMA internal medicine
Caregiving for Older Adults with Limited English Proficiency: Transitioning from Hospital to Home.
Journal of general internal medicine
Allostatic Load, Unhealthy Behaviors, and Depressive Symptoms by Birthplace Among Older Adults in the Sacramento Area Latino Study on Aging (SALSA).
Journal of aging and health
Black Light Smokers: How Nicotine Intake and Carcinogen Exposure Differ Across Various Biobehavioral Factors.
Journal of the National Medical Association
Development and Preliminary Validation of the Lung Transplant Quality of Life (LT-QOL) Survey.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine
Constructing Matched Groups in Dental Observational Health Disparity Studies for Causal Effects.
JDR clinical and translational research
Methodological Approaches to Understanding Causes of Health Disparities.
American journal of public health
Temporal associations between circadian sleep and activity patterns in Mexican American children.
Sleep health
Sleep duration in Mexican American children: Do mothers' and fathers' parenting and family practices play a role?
Journal of sleep research
Women's preferences for and experiences with prenatal genetic testing decision making: Sociodemographic disparities in preference-concordant decision making.
Patient education and counseling
Randomized Trial of Motivational Interviewing to Prevent Early Childhood Caries in Public Housing.
JDR clinical and translational research
Effectiveness of catch-up human papillomavirus vaccination on incident cervical neoplasia in a US health-care setting: a population-based case-control study.
The Lancet. Child & adolescent health
Chronic inflammation and risk of lung cancer in older adults in the health, aging and body composition cohort study.
Journal of geriatric oncology
Randomized Trial of Motivational Interviewing to Prevent Early Childhood Caries in American Indian Children.
JDR clinical and translational research
Computer-Facilitated 5A's for Smoking Cessation: A Randomized Trial of Technology to Promote Provider Adherence.
American journal of preventive medicine
Is in utero exposure to maternal socioeconomic disadvantage related to offspring ovarian reserve in adulthood?
Women's midlife health
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Prostate Cancer Survivors' Perceived Engagement in Treatment Decision-Making.
Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities
Relationships between allostatic load, unhealthy behaviors, and depressive disorder in U.S. adults, 2005-2012 NHANES.
Preventive medicine
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)- and Non-HIV-Associated Immunosuppression and Risk of Cervical Neoplasia.
Obstetrics and gynecology
Physical Activity to Reduce Fatigue in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Arthritis care & research
Recruitment and baseline characteristics of the Community of Voices choir study to promote the health and well-being of diverse older adults.
Contemporary clinical trials communications
Hospital discharge preparedness for patients with limited English proficiency: A mixed methods study of bedside interpreter-phones.
Patient education and counseling
Integrating a Nurse-Midwife-Led Oral Health Intervention Into CenteringPregnancy Prenatal Care: Results of a Pilot Study.
Journal of midwifery & women's health
Effect of professional society recommendations on women's desire for a routine pelvic examination.
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
Disparities in receipt of 5As for smoking cessation in diverse primary care and HIV clinics.
Preventive Medicine Reports
Absence of Fluoride Varnish-Related Adverse Events in Caries Prevention Trials in Young Children, United States.
Preventing chronic disease
Increased Access to Professional Interpreters in the Hospital Improves Informed Consent for Patients with Limited English Proficiency.
Journal of general internal medicine
Unpacking the Influence of Sexual Stigma on HIV Risk: Results From a Prospective Study of Men Who Have Sex With Men in Beijing, China.
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)
Mediation analysis for count and zero-inflated count data.
Statistical methods in medical research
Retention strategies for health disparities preventive trials: findings from the Early Childhood Caries Collaborating Centers.
Journal of public health dentistry
Preferred Child Body Size and Parental Underestimation of Child Weight in Mexican-American Families.
Maternal and child health journal
A Cluster-Randomized, Community-Based, Tribally Delivered Oral Health Promotion Trial in Navajo Head Start Children.
Journal of dental research
Coping With Chronic Stress by Unhealthy Behaviors.
Journal of aging and health
Assessing Collectivism in Latino, Asian/Pacific Islander, and African American Men Who Have Sex With Men: A Psychometric Evaluation.
AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education
Effect of appreciation for Indigenous cultures and exposure to racial insults on alcohol and drug use initiation among multiethnic Argentinean youth.
Preventive medicine
Development of the Stress of Immigration Survey: A Field Test Among Mexican Immigrant Women.
Family & community health
Sexual Stigma, Coping Styles, and Psychological Distress: A Longitudinal Study of Men Who Have Sex With Men in Beijing, China.
Archives of sexual behavior
Impact of a primary care based intervention on breast cancer knowledge, risk perception and concern: A randomized, controlled trial.
Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Chronic inflammation and risk of colorectal and other obesity-related cancers: The health, aging and body composition study.
International journal of cancer
Study protocol for a cluster randomized trial of the Community of Voices choir intervention to promote the health and well-being of diverse older adults.
BMC public health
Knowledge and attitudes regarding clinical trials and willingness to participate among prostate cancer patients.
Contemporary clinical trials
The Association of Expanded Access to a Collaborative Midwifery and Laborist Model With Cesarean Delivery Rates.
Obstetrics and gynecology
Provider Attitudes Toward the Implementation of Clinical Decision Support Tools in Dental Practice.
The journal of evidence-based dental practice
Clamp late and maintain perfusion (CLAMP) policy: delayed cord clamping in preterm infants.
The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians
Effectiveness of an Intervention to Teach Physicians How to Assist Patients to Quit Smoking in Argentina.
Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco
Leukocyte telomere length and mortality in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2002.
Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.)
Validation of Non-Smoking Status by Spouse Following a Cessation Intervention.
Journal of smoking cessation
Beyond the Ask and Advise: Implementation of a Computer Tablet Intervention to Enhance Provider Adherence to the 5As for Smoking Cessation.
Journal of substance abuse treatment
Variation in Women's Understanding of Prenatal Testing.
Obstetrics and gynecology
Parental feeding practices and child weight status in Mexican American families: a longitudinal analysis.
The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity
Neighborhood socioeconomic status during childhood versus puberty in relation to endogenous sex hormone levels in adult women.
Nursing research
Nuevo Amanecer: results of a randomized controlled trial of a community-based, peer-delivered stress management intervention to improve quality of life in Latinas with breast cancer.
American journal of public health
Physician counseling on colorectal cancer screening and receipt of screening among Latino patients.
Journal of general internal medicine
Prevalence and predictors of major depressive disorder for fertility treatment patients and their partners.
Fertility and sterility
Day-to-Day Impact of Vaginal Aging questionnaire: a multidimensional measure of the impact of vaginal symptoms on functioning and well-being in postmenopausal women.
Menopause (New York, N.Y.)
Use of Smoking Cessation Interventions by Physicians in Argentina.
Journal of smoking cessation
Prevalence and use of complementary health approaches among women with chronic pelvic pain in a prospective cohort study.
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.)
Is it time for bed? Short sleep duration increases risk of obesity in Mexican American children.
Sleep medicine
Use of medical, surgical and complementary treatments among women with fibroids.
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology
Mode of delivery and postpartum depression: the role of patient preferences.
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
Longitudinal effects of parental, child and neighborhood factors on moderate-vigorous physical activity and sedentary time in Latino children.
The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity
Stress and coping with racism and their role in sexual risk for HIV among African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, and Latino men who have sex with men.
Archives of sexual behavior
A randomized, controlled trial to increase discussion of breast cancer in primary care.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology
What Type of Social Support Influences Self-Reported Physical and Mental Health Among Older Women?
Journal of aging and health
Randomized controlled trial of Nuevo Amanecer: a peer-delivered stress management intervention for Spanish-speaking Latinas with breast cancer.
Clinical trials (London, England)
Sleep problems among women with noncancerous gynecologic conditions.
Journal of psychosomatic obstetrics and gynaecology
Substance use and experienced stigmatization among ethnic minority men who have sex with men in the United States.
Journal of ethnicity in substance abuse
Mother-reported sleep, accelerometer-estimated sleep and weight status in Mexican American children: sleep duration is associated with increased adiposity and risk for overweight/obese status.
Journal of sleep research
Social network characteristics and HIV risk among African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, and Latino men who have sex with men.
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)
Association between vaginal birth after cesarean delivery and primary cesarean delivery rates.
Obstetrics and gynecology
Does accelerated reproductive aging underlie premenopausal risk for cardiovascular disease?
Menopause (New York, N.Y.)
Race/ethnic disparities in reproductive age: an examination of ovarian reserve estimates across four race/ethnic groups of healthy, regularly cycling women.
Fertility and sterility
Health status, sexual and drug risk, and psychosocial factors relevant to postrelease planning for HIV+ prisoners.
Journal of correctional health care : the official journal of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care
Sociodemographic disparities and behavioral factors in clinical oral health status during pregnancy.
Community dentistry and oral epidemiology
Diabetes risk in older Mexican Americans: effects of language acculturation, generation and socioeconomic status.
Journal of cross-cultural gerontology
Contributions of hysterectomy and uterus-preserving surgery to health-related quality of life.
Obstetrics and gynecology
Disruptions in ovarian function are related to depression and cardiometabolic risk during premenopause.
Menopause (New York, N.Y.)
Influence of gender role attitudes on smoking and drinking among girls from Jujuy, Argentina.
Preventive medicine
An ecosystem-based intervention to reduce HIV transmission risk and increase medication adherence among inmates being released to the community.
Journal of correctional health care : the official journal of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care
Experiences of discrimination and their impact on the mental health among African American, Asian and Pacific Islander, and Latino men who have sex with men.
American journal of public health
Socioeconomic status, health behavior, and leukocyte telomere length in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2002.
Social science & medicine (1982)
Childhood adversity and pubertal timing: understanding the origins of adulthood cardiovascular risk.
Biological psychology
Disruptions in ovarian function are related to depression and cardiometabolic risk during premenopause.
Menopause (New York, N.Y.)
Effects of changes in prenatal aneuploidy screening policies in an integrated health care system.
Obstetrics and gynecology
Parental feeding practices in Mexican American families: initial test of an expanded measure.
The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity
Depressive symptomatology, psychological stress, and ovarian reserve: a role for psychological factors in ovarian aging?
Menopause (New York, N.Y.)
The role of social support in anxiety for persons with COPD.
Journal of psychosomatic research
Colorectal cancer screening: what do women from diverse ethnic groups want?
Journal of general internal medicine
Pubertal timing, androgens, and obesity phenotypes in women at midlife.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Psychological stress and reproductive aging among pre-menopausal women.
Human reproduction (Oxford, England)
The Live Well, Be Well study: a community-based, translational lifestyle program to lower diabetes risk factors in ethnic minority and lower-socioeconomic status adults.
American journal of public health
Psychological distress and in vitro fertilization outcome.
Fertility and sterility
Smoking and exposure to racial insults among multiethnic youth in Jujuy, Argentina.
Cancer causes & control : CCC
Fertility treatment response: is it better to be more optimistic or less pessimistic?
Psychosomatic medicine
Using visual displays to communicate risk of cancer to women from diverse race/ethnic backgrounds.
Patient education and counseling
Association of media literacy with cigarette smoking among youth in Jujuy, Argentina.
Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco
Tobacco advertising and press coverage of smoking and health in 10 years of Argentinean newspapers.
CVD prevention and control
Using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale to screen for depression in systemic lupus erythematosus.
Arthritis care & research
Assessment of fully and partially condom-protected sex among US women: the potential for overestimating protected sex acts.
Sexually transmitted diseases
The role of physical inactivity in increasing disability among older adults with obstructive airway disease.
Journal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and prevention
Success of uterus-preserving treatments for abnormal uterine bleeding, chronic pelvic pain, and symptomatic fibroids: age and bridges to menopause.
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
Symptom resolution after hysterectomy and alternative treatments for chronic pelvic pain: does depression make a difference?
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
Obesity and its measurement in a community-based sample of women with systemic lupus erythematosus.
Arthritis care & research
The patient-reported Clinicians' Cultural Sensitivity Survey: a field test among older Latino primary care patients.
Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy
Measuring the neighborhood environment: associations with young girls' energy intake and expenditure in a cross-sectional study.
The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity
Race/Ethnicity and pregnancy decision making: the role of fatalism and subjective social standing.
Journal of women's health (2002)
Use of alternative tobacco products in multiethnic youth from Jujuy, Argentina.
Journal of environmental and public health
Disability in valued life activities among individuals with COPD and other respiratory conditions.
Journal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and prevention
Measurement of social support across women from four ethnic groups: evidence of factorial invariance.
Journal of cross-cultural gerontology
Predictors of hysterectomy use and satisfaction.
Obstetrics and gynecology
Clinician ratings of interpreter mediated visits in underserved primary care settings with ad hoc, in-person professional, and video conferencing modes.
Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
Physician counseling of pregnant women about active and secondhand smoking in Argentina.
Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
Social network influences on male and female condom use among women attending family planning clinics in the United States.
Sexually transmitted diseases
Depression and health-related quality of life in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
The American journal of medicine
Further exploration of the links between occupational exposure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
Interpersonal processes of care and patient satisfaction: do associations differ by race, ethnicity, and language?
Health services research
Computerized prenatal genetic testing decision-assisting tool: a randomized controlled trial.
Obstetrics and gynecology
Smoking behavior and ethnicity in Jujuy, Argentina: evidence from a low-income youth sample.
Substance use & misuse
Health literacy and access to kidney transplantation.
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN
Valued life activity disability played a significant role in self-rated health among adults with chronic health conditions.
Journal of clinical epidemiology
The efficacy of female condom skills training in HIV risk reduction among women: a randomized controlled trial.
American journal of public health
Development and validation of a sexual functioning measure for use in diverse women's health outcome studies.
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
Association between cancer risk perception and screening behavior among diverse women.
Archives of internal medicine
Socioeconomic gradients in tiotropium use among adults with COPD.
International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Effect of noncancerous pelvic problems on health-related quality of life and sexual functioning.
Obstetrics and gynecology
Interpersonal processes of care survey: patient-reported measures for diverse groups.
Health services research
The influence of social and sexual networks in the spread of HIV and syphilis among men who have sex with men in Shanghai, China.
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)
Missed opportunities: family history and behavioral risk factors in breast cancer risk assessment among a multiethnic group of women.
Journal of general internal medicine
Race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status and the health of pregnant women.
Journal of health psychology
Predictors of hysterectomy in women with common pelvic problems: a uterine survival analysis.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Smoking susceptibility and attitudes toward smoking among Chinese and Vietnamese American adolescents.
Journal of ethnicity in substance abuse
Smoking Behavior and Demographic Risk Factors in Argentina: A Population-Based Survey.
Prevention and control : the official journal of the World Heart Federation
Sexual behavior among men who have sex with women, men, and Hijras in Mumbai, India--multiple sexual risks.
AIDS and behavior
Beyond race or ethnicity and socioeconomic status: predictors of prenatal testing for Down syndrome.
Obstetrics and gynecology
Breast cancer risk reduction options: awareness, discussion, and use among women from four ethnic groups.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology
Alcohol use by men is a risk factor for the acquisition of sexually transmitted infections and human immunodeficiency virus from female sex workers in Mumbai, India.
Sexually transmitted diseases
Substance use, substance choice, and unprotected anal intercourse among young Asian American and Pacific Islander men who have sex with men.
AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education
Factors affecting participation in a breast cancer risk reduction telephone survey among women from four racial/ethnic groups.
Preventive medicine
Commentary on Schroder et al. (2003a, 2003b).
Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine
Factors affecting breast cancer risk reduction practices among California physicians.
Preventive medicine
Draw the line/respect the line: a randomized trial of a middle school intervention to reduce sexual risk behaviors.
American journal of public health
Do physicians tailor their recommendations for breast cancer risk reduction based on patient's risk?
Journal of general internal medicine
Measurement adequacy of parenting and children's functional status in African American and Latino families.
Journal of nursing measurement
Health-compromising behaviors among Vietnamese adolescents: the role of education and extracurricular activities.
The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
Age and race mixing patterns of sexual partnerships among Asian men who have sex with men: implications for HIV transmission and prevention.
AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education
Patterns and predictors of female condom use among ethnically diverse women attending family planning clinics.
Sexually transmitted diseases
HIV infection and pregnancy status among adults attending voluntary counseling and testing in 2 developing countries.
American journal of public health
Positive and negative life events after counselling and testing: the Voluntary HIV-1 Counselling and Testing Efficacy Study.
AIDS (London, England)
Cost-effectiveness of voluntary HIV-1 counselling and testing in reducing sexual transmission of HIV-1 in Kenya and Tanzania.
Lancet (London, England)
Depressive symptomatology in three Latino groups.
Western journal of nursing research
Self-efficacy to use condoms in unmarried Latino adults.
American journal of community psychology
Condom use in unmarried Latino men: a test of cultural constructs.
Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association
HIV risk behavioral surveillance in Bangkok, Thailand: sexual behavior trends among eight population groups.
AIDS (London, England)
Pilot personality and crew coordination: implications for training and selection.
The International journal of aviation psychology
The structure of cockpit management attitudes.
The Journal of applied psychology
Preliminary results from the evaluation of cockpit resource management training: performance ratings of flightcrews.
Aviation, space, and environmental medicine
How effective is cockpit resource management training? Exploring issues in evaluating the impact of programs to enhance crew coordination.
Flight safety digest (Arlington, Va. : 1988)