Publications
Publications
- Stigma-associated attitudes and practices among Romanian clinical providers.; HIV medicine. 2024 Nov 25.
- Social determinants of participation in genetic research among Puerto Ricans and in the Puerto Rican diaspora.; Social science & medicine (1982); Vol 362, pp. 117437. 2024 Oct 21.
- Biospecimen research and the law.; Science (New York, N.Y.); Vol 385(6710), pp. 695. 2024 Aug 15.
- Dental Health Utilization in Palau: Feasibility of an Oral Cancer Screening Program.; Annals of global health; Vol 89(1), pp. 60. 2023 Sep 20.
- Sharing the Details: Implementing and Evaluating the Integration of New York State AIDS Institute Health Equity Competencies for Health Care Providers into Clinical Training Activities.; Health equity; Vol 7(1), pp. 555-561. 2023 Sep 13.
- Associations of childhood hearing loss and adverse childhood experiences in deaf adults.; PloS one; Vol 18(6), pp. e0287024. 2023 Jun 21.
- Ending the Epidemic: Building Health Care Capacity Through HIV and HCV Preceptorship Programs.; AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education; Vol 35(3), pp. 213-224. 2023 Jun.
- Attitudes and experiences regarding preventive strategies for the deaf population in Western New York.; PLOS global public health; Vol 3(11), pp. e0001056. 2023 Jan 22.
- An evaluation of RNA-seq differential analysis methods.; PloS one; Vol 17(9), pp. e0264246. 2022 Sep 16.
- Artificial intelligence-powered smartphone application, AICaries, improves at-home dental caries screening in children: Moderated and unmoderated usability test.; PLOS digital health; Vol 1(6). 2022 Jun 02.
- Predictors of Secondhand Smoke Exposure during pregnancy in Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, and Honduras.; Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. 2022 Jan 27.
- The Implementation of a State-wide Rapid Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy as a Best Practice in Primary Care Practices Using an Academic Detailing Approach: Lessons Learned from New York State, United States.; International journal of MCH and AIDS; Vol 11(1). 2022.
- Piling it on: Perceived stress and lack of access to resources among US-based LGBTQ+ community members during the COVID-19 pandemic.; PloS one; Vol 17(7). 2022.
- Science, healthcare system, and government effectiveness perception and COVID-19 vaccination acceptance and hesitancy in a global sample: an analytical cross-sectional analysis.; BMJ open; Vol 11(11). 2021 Nov 23.
- "Y no quedó nada, nada de la casa, todo salió volando" (And there was nothing left, nothing of the house, everything flew away): a critical medical ecological perspective on the lived experience of hurricane María in Puerto Rico.; BMC public health; Vol 21(1). 2021 Oct 09.
- Attitudes Toward the Environment and Use of Information and Communication Technologies to Address Environmental Health Risks in Marginalized Communities: Prospective Cohort Study.; Journal of medical Internet research; Vol 23(9). 2021 Sep 23.
- Assess A Smartphone App (AICaries) that uses artificial intelligence to detect dental caries in children and provide interactive oral health education: Protocol for design and usability testing.; JMIR research protocols. 2021 Sep 14.
- Social media study of public opinions on potential COVID-19 vaccines: informing dissent, disparities, and dissemination.; Intelligent medicine. 2021 Aug 25.
- Participation in genetic research among Latinx populations by Latin America birth-residency concordance: a global study.; Journal of community genetics. 2021 Aug 10.
- Social Stressors, Arboviral Infection, and Immune Dysregulation in the Coastal Lowland Region of Ecuador: A Mixed Methods Approach in Ecological Perspective.; The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene. 2021 Aug 02.
- Relationship between perceived social support and postpartum care attendance in three Latin American countries: a cross-sectional analytic study.; Global health research and policy; Vol 6(1). 2021 May 07.
- Risk of COVID-19-related bullying, harassment and stigma among healthcare workers: an analytical cross-sectional global study.; BMJ open; Vol 10(12). 2020 Dec 30.
- Conducting an immersive community-based assessment of post-hurricane experience among Puerto Ricans: lived experience of medical ecology in an environmental disaster and migration.; BMC public health; Vol 20(1). 2020 Oct 29.
- Critical medical ecology and SARS-COV-2 in the urban environment: a pragmatic, dynamic approach to explaining and planning for research and practice.; Infectious diseases of poverty; Vol 9(1). 2020 Jun 19.
- An Assessment of E-health Resources and Readiness in the Republic of the Marshall Islands: Implications for Non-communicable Disease Intervention Development.; Hawai'i journal of health & social welfare; Vol 79(6 Suppl 2). 2020 Jun 01.
- A Rapid Assessment Procedure to Develop A Non-Communicable Disease Prevention Pilot Health Communications Project Using E- and M-Health Communications in Pohnpei State, Federated States of Micronesia.; Hawai'i journal of health & social welfare; Vol 79(6 Suppl 2). 2020 Jun 01.
- Evaluating the implementation of cervical cancer screening programs in low-resource settings globally: a systematized review.; Cancer causes & control : CCC; Vol 31(5). 2020 May.
- A woman's worth: an access framework for integrating emergency medicine with maternal health to reduce the burden of maternal mortality in sub-Saharan Africa.; BMC emergency medicine; Vol 20(1). 2020 Jan 13.
- Assessing Training Interests of Latin American and Caribbean Immigrant-serving HIV/AIDS, STD, and Hepatitis C Providers in New York State, United States.; International journal of MCH and AIDS; Vol 9(2). 2020.
- Qualitative Assessment of Environmental Health Risk Perceptions and Community Challenges in a Puerto Rican Community: Change and Continuity in Response to Hurricanes Irma and María.; Behavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.). 2019 Dec 20.
- Attitudes, practices, and priority of HIV screening and testing among clinical providers in Transylvania and Moldavia, Romania.; BMC health services research; Vol 19(1). 2019 Dec 16.
- Behind the Scenes: Publishing in the Maternal and Child Health Journal.; Maternal and child health journal; Vol 23(10). 2019 Oct.
- Association between diabetes, metabolic syndrome and heart attack in US adults: a cross-sectional analysis using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2015.; BMJ open; Vol 9(9). 2019 Sep 13.
- Effects of pre-gestational diabetes mellitus and gestational diabetes mellitus on macrosomia and birth defects in Upstate New York.; Diabetes research and clinical practice; Vol 155. 2019 Sep.
- Data Diplomacy.; Science & diplomacy; Vol 8(1). 2019 May.
- Antepartum Contraceptive Counseling in Women with Preterm Birth.; American journal of perinatology. 2019 Jan 04.
- Association of periodontal disease with depression and adverse birth outcomes: Results from the Perinatal database; Finger Lakes region, New York State.; PloS one; Vol 14(4). 2019.
- Association Between Neck Circumference and Coronary Heart Disease: A Meta-analysis.; Asian/Pacific Island nursing journal; Vol 4(1). 2019.
- The Association between Metabolic Syndrome and Morbid Events in Type 2 Diabetes after a 7-Year Community Management: Beijing Community Diabetes Study 17.; Journal of diabetes research; Vol 2019. 2019.
- Influence of Hearing Loss on Child Behavioral and Home Experiences.; American journal of public health. 2018 Jun 21.
- Considering parental hearing status as a social determinant of deaf population health: Insights from experiences of the "dinner table syndrome".; PloS one; Vol 13(9). 2018.
- Access to digital and social media among Romanian HIV/AIDS clinical providers.; Global health action; Vol 11(1). 2018.
- Bon-EV: an improved multiple testing procedure for controlling false discovery rates.; BMC bioinformatics; Vol 18(1). 2017 Jan 03.
- A globally networked hybrid approach to public health capacity training for maternal health professionals in low and middle income countries.; Global health research and policy; Vol 2. 2017.
- Reporting studies on time to diagnosis: proposal of a guideline by an international panel (REST).; BMC medicine; Vol 14(1). 2016 Sep 27.
- Sociocultural variation in attitudes toward use of genetic information and participation in genetic research by race in the United States: implications for precision medicine.; Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA; Vol 23(4). 2016 Jul.
- Development and Implementation of Culturally Tailored Offline Mobile Health Surveys.; JMIR public health and surveillance; Vol 2(1). 2016 Jun 02.
- Lessons Learned from Twelve Years of Partnered Tobacco Cessation Research in the Dominican Republic.; Journal of smoking cessation; Vol 11(2), pp. 99-107. 2016 May 10.
- Editorial Notice.; Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health; Vol 48(1). 2016 Mar.
- Participation in Genetic Research: Amazon's Mechanical Turk Workforce in the United States and India.; Public health genomics; Vol 19(6). 2016.
- The Health and Wealth of Mountain Communities.; Maternal and child health journal; Vol 20(12). 2016 Jan.
- Unintended Pregnancy in the Native Hawaiian Community: Key Informants' Perspectives.; Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health; Vol 47(4). 2015 Dec.
- An evaluation of statistical methods for DNA methylation microarray data analysis.; BMC bioinformatics; Vol 16. 2015 Jul 10.
- Can we really diagnose diabetes during pregnancy?; Journal of perinatal medicine; Vol 43(3). 2015 May.
- Attitudes and practices towards micronutrient supplementation among pregnant women in rural Tibet.; Global public health; Vol 10(1). 2015 Jan.
- Developing the Evidence Base to Inform Best Practice: A Scoping Study of Breast and Cervical Cancer Reviews in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.; PloS one; Vol 10(9). 2015.
- Ethnic variation of gastroschisis and omphalocele in the United States of America.; 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; Vol 27(14). 2014 Sep.
- Seafood consumption and umbilical cord blood mercury concentrations in a multiethnic maternal and child health cohort.; BMC pregnancy and childbirth; Vol 14. 2014 Jun 18.
- Improved abnormal Pap smear triage using cervical cancer biomarkers.; Journal of lower genital tract disease; Vol 18(1). 2014 Jan.
- Gestational diabetes and macrosomia by race/ethnicity in Hawaii.; BMC research notes; Vol 6. 2013 Oct 01.
- Transdisciplinary science and practice in action: the Maternal and Child Health Journal as shared space.; Maternal and child health journal; Vol 17(1). 2013 Jan.
- Assessing differential expression in two-color microarrays: a resampling-based empirical Bayes approach.; PloS one; Vol 8(11). 2013.
- Power and stability properties of resampling-based multiple testing procedures with applications to gene oncology studies.; Computational and mathematical methods in medicine; Vol 2013. 2013.
- In-hospital neonatal mortality and the role of consanguinity.; Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology; Vol 26(5). 2012 Sep.
- Experience of initial symptoms of breast cancer and triggers for action in ethiopia.; International journal of breast cancer; Vol 2012. 2012.
- A qualitative assessment of beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors related to diarrhea and water filtration in rural Kenya.; American journal of public health; Vol 101(8). 2011 Aug.
- A qualitative assessment of participation in a rapid scale-up, diagonally-integrated MDG-related disease prevention campaign in Rural Kenya.; PloS one; Vol 6(1). 2011 Jan 18.
- A mixed-method assessment of beliefs and practice around breast cancer in Ethiopia: implications for public health programming and cancer control.; Global public health; Vol 6(7). 2011.
- "Dreadful to behold": frostbite on the 1910-1913 British Antarctic Expedition.; American journal of public health; Vol 100(12). 2010 Dec.
- "Before we used to get sick all the time": perceptions of malaria and use of long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets (LLINs) in a rural Kenyan community.; Malaria journal; Vol 9. 2010 Nov 30.
- Complex care systems in developing countries: breast cancer patient navigation in Ethiopia.; Cancer; Vol 116(3). 2010 Feb 01.
- Migraine and the environment.; Headache; Vol 49(6). 2009 Jun.
- Cardiovascular Health in the Developing World: Community Perceptions from Carriacou, Grenada.; CVD prevention and control; Vol 3(3). 2008 Sep 01.
- Education status among orphans and non-orphans in communities affected by AIDS in Tanzania and Burkina Faso.; AIDS care; Vol 20(6). 2008 Jul.
- Discordance in the assessment of prepregnancy weight status of adolescents: a comparison between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sex- and age-specific body mass index classification and the Institute of Medicine-based classification used for maternal weight gain guidelines.; Journal of the American Dietetic Association; Vol 108(6). 2008 Jun.
- Concentrations of urinary phthalate metabolites are associated with increased waist circumference and insulin resistance in adult U.S. males.; Environmental health perspectives; Vol 115(6). 2007 Jun.
- Tobacco use in the Dominican Republic: understanding the culture first.; Tobacco control; Vol 15 Suppl 1. 2006 Jun.
- Beating asthma: a community-based asthma education initiative.; The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association; Vol 106(1). 2006 Jan.
- Effect of managed care on perinatal transports for the publicly funded in upstate New York.; Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association; Vol 25(2). 2005 Feb.
- Recent studies in the epidemiologic assessment of physical activity, fetal growth, and preterm delivery: a narrative review.; Clinical obstetrics and gynecology; Vol 46(2). 2003 Jun.
- Epidemiology of neonatal necrotising enterocolitis: a population-based study.; Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology; Vol 16(4). 2002 Oct.
- Women's willingness to share information and participation in prenatal care systems.; American journal of epidemiology; Vol 156(3). 2002 Aug 01.
- Familial incidence of urinary incontinence.; American journal of obstetrics and gynecology; Vol 187(1). 2002 Jul.
- Impact of family structure and stability on academic outcome in preterm children at 10 years of age.; The Journal of pediatrics; Vol 138(2). 2001 Feb.
- Body mass index and urinary symptoms in women.; International urogynecology journal and pelvic floor dysfunction; Vol 12(6). 2001.
- Attitudes toward clinical guidelines among obstetricians in Northern Ireland.; BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology; Vol 107(1). 2000 Jan.
- Tracking sexual contacts of HIV patients: a study of physician practices.; Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP; Vol 5(5). 1999 Sep.
- Organisational variation, satisfaction, and women's time investment in prenatal care.; Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology; Vol 13(2). 1999 Apr.
- Early language development in children exposed to or infected with human immunodeficiency virus.; Pediatrics; Vol 102(1). 1998 Jul.
- Physical activity, obesity, and diabetes in pregnancy.; American journal of epidemiology; Vol 146(11). 1997 Dec 01.
- Unintended pregnancy and breast-feeding behavior.; American journal of public health; Vol 87(10). 1997 Oct.
- Prenatal HIV screening in pregnant women: a medical-legal review.; Birth (Berkeley, Calif.); Vol 24(3). 1997 Sep.
- A cost evaluation of implementing a quality-oriented, regional perinatal data system.; Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP; Vol 3(2). 1997 Mar.
- Association between pre-pregnancy obesity and the risk of cesarean delivery.; Obstetrics and gynecology; Vol 89(2). 1997 Feb.
- Cumulative pregnancy rates and probability of pregnancy in various indications for intrauterine insemination.; Archives of andrology; Vol 37(3). 1996 Nov.
- Physical activity and the risk of preterm labor: an epidemiological review and synthesis of recent literature.; Seminars in perinatology; Vol 20(4). 1996 Aug.
- Failure to identify human immunodeficiency virus-seropositive newborns: epidemiology and enrollment patterns in a predominantly white, nonurban setting.; Pediatrics; Vol 96(6). 1995 Dec.
- Violence, pregnancy and birth outcome in Appalachia.; Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology; Vol 9(1). 1995 Jan.
- Socioeconomic status: developing a quantitative, community based index in rural Kashmir.; Journal of epidemiology and community health; Vol 48(4). 1994 Aug.
- Infant mortality in Oklahoma, 1970-1990.; The Journal of the Oklahoma State Medical Association; Vol 87(3). 1994 Mar.
- Retrospective maternal mortality case ascertainment in West Virginia, 1985 to 1989.; American journal of obstetrics and gynecology; Vol 167(1). 1992 Jul.