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Zahira A. Quinones, M.D., M.P.H., M.S., Ph.D.

Zahira A. Quinones, M.D., M.P.H., M.S., Ph.D.

Contact

Office (585) 273-3953

About Me

Faculty Appointments

Research Assistant Professor - Department of Public Health Sciences (SMD)

Credentials

Awards

First Place - First Tobacco Regulatory Science Student Competition. 2019

Leader Researcher in the Health and Biomedical Sciences. 2019

International Mentorship Recognition. 2015

Mentorship Recognition. 2011

Recognition of Teaching Excellence. 2009

Recognition of Service and Academic Excellence. 1998

Recognition of Student Excellence. 1995 - 1998

Recognition of Student Excellence. 1993

Recognition of Student Excellence- Medal of Honor. 1991

Publications

Journal Articles

Fruit flavors in electronic cigarettes (ECIGs) are associated with nocturnal dry cough: a population longitudinal analysis

Quiñones Tavarez, Z, Croft DP, Li D, Gill SR, Wojtovich AP, Rahman I, Ossip D.

PLoS ONE. 2024; .

Identifying critical windows of susceptibility to perinatal lead exposure on child serum vaccine antibody levels

Colicino E, Feiler MO, Austin C, Pedretti N, Rosa MJ, McRae N, Quataert SA, Thevenet-Morrison K, Tellez-Rojo MM, Lamadrid-Figueroa H, Quinones Tavarez Z, Shim YK, Arora M, Wright RO, Jusko TA.

American Journal of Epidemiology. 2024; .

Social Determinants of Participation in Genetic Research among Puerto Ricans and in the Puerto Rican Diaspora.

Dye TDV, Quinones Z, Rivera I, Cardona Cordero N.

Social Science and Medicine. 2024; .

Predictors of Secondhand Smoke Exposure During Pregnancy in Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, and Honduras.

Quiñones Z, Li D, McIntosh S, Avendaño E, Sánchez JJ, DiMare-Hering C, Flores Golfín D, Wang S, Pérez-Ramos JG, D V Dye T, Ossip DJ

Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco.. 2022 April 2824 (6):909-913. Epub 1900 01 01.

Cigarro or Cigarrillo? The Pressing Need to Use Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Terminology for Tobacco Control Among Spanish-speaking Latinos

Cartujano-Barrera F, Cox LS, Castro EM, Lara D, Quiñones Z, McIntosh S, Ossip DJ, Cupertino AP.

Nicotine Tob Res. 2022; 24(11): 1840-1841.

Participation in genetic research among Latinx populations by Latin America birth-residency concordance: a global study.

De Ver Dye T, Tavarez ZQ, Pérez Ramos JG, Fernandez ID, Vega CV, Vega Ocasio DM, Avendaño E, Cardona Cordero NR, Hering CD, Dozier AM, Groth SW.

J Community Genet. 2021; 12(4): 603-615.

Relationship between perceived social support and postpartum care attendance in three Latin American countries: a cross-sectional analytic study

Cardona Cordero NR, Ramos JP, Tavarez ZQ, McIntosh S, Avendaño E, DiMare C, et al.

Global Health Research and Policy. 2021; 6(1): 16.

Flavor Inconsistencies between Flavored Tobacco Products among US Adults.

Schneller LM, Li D, Tavárez ZQ, Goniewicz ML, Quisenberry AJ, Xie Z, Rahman I, McIntosh S, O'Connor RJ, Ossip DJ

American journal of health behavior.. 2020 September 144 (5):617-630. Epub 1900 01 01.

The Interplay between Respiratory Microbiota and Innate Immunity in Flavor E-cigarette Vaping Induced Lung Dysfunction

Quinones ZA, Ossip DJ, Li D, Croft DP, Gill SR, Rahman I.

Frontiers in Microbiology. 2020; 11: 3212.

Cross-Sectional Association Between Exclusive and Concurrent Use of Cigarettes, ENDS, and Cigars, the Three Most Popular Tobacco Products, and Wheezing Symptoms Among US Adults

Schneller LM, Quiñones Tavárez Z, Goniewicz ML, Xie Z, McIntosh S, Rahman I, O'Connor RJ, Ossip DJ, Li D.

Nicotine and Tobacco Research. 2020; 22(Supplement_1): S76-84.

Relationship of Smoking with the CD4+ T cell count and Viral Load in Patients with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus in the HIV health care center at the Hospital Regional Universitario José María Cabral y Báez in the Dominican Republic: a Cross-sectional Descriptive Study

Estevez A, Soriano GA, Velazquez AR, Díaz S, de Monegro ZQ, Sánchez JJ.

Infectio. 2020; 25(2): 79-83.

Flavor Inconsistencies between Flavored Tobacco Products among US Adults

Schneller LM, Li D, Tavárez ZQ, Goniewicz ML, Quisenberry AJ, Xie Z, Rahman I, McIntosh S, O'Connor RJ, Ossip DJ.

American Journal of Health Behavior. 2020; 44(5): 617-30.

Association of flavored electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) use with self-reported chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): Results from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study, Wave 4

Shi H, Tavárez ZQ, Xie Z, Schneller LM, Croft DP, Goniewicz ML, McIntosh S, O'Connor RJ, Ossip DJ, Rahman I, Li D.

Tobacco induced diseases. 2020; 18.

Toxicity evaluation of barium ferrite nanoparticles in bacteria, yeast and nematode.

Alvino L, Pacheco-Herrero M, López-Lorente ÁI, Quiñones Z, Cárdenas S, González-Sánchez ZI.

Chemosphere. 2020; 16: 126786.

Tobacco Cessation in Economically Disadvantaged Dominican Republic Communities: Who are the Ex-Users?

Ossip DJ, Quiñones Z, Díaz S, Thevenet-Morrison K, Fisher S, Holderness H, Cai X, et al.

J Smok Cessat. 2016; 11(4): 239-249.

Lessons learned from twelve years of partnered tobacco cessation research in the Dominican Republic

Ossip DJ, Díaz S, Quiñones Z, McIntosh S, Dozier A, Chin N,. Weber E, et al.

J Smok Cessat. 2016; 11(2): 99-107.

A qualitative study of tobacco use in eight economically disadvantaged Dominican Republic communities

Chin N, Dozier A, Quinones Z, Diaz S, Weber E, Almonte H, et al.

Glob Health Promot. 2016; .

Procedimientos para determinar la potencia y el tiempo de exposición al horno microondas para recalentamiento del arroz y sus efectos sobre el crecimiento de Escherichia coli y Salmonella choleraesuis

Persia Y, Valdez C, Madera O, Quiñones Z, Reyes J.

An. Med. PUCMM. 2015; 5(1): 16-24.

Illicit drug use and HIV risk in the Dominican Republic: tourism areas create drug use opportunities.

Güilamo-Ramos V, Lee JJ, Ruiz Y, Hagan H, Delva M, Quiñonez Z, et al.

Glob Public Health. 2015; 10(3): 318-30.

Health care workers' knowledge, attitudes and practices on tobacco use in economically disadvantaged Dominican Republic communities.

Prucha MG, Fisher SG, McIntosh S, Grable JC, Holderness H, Thevenet-Morrison K, de Monegro ZQ, Sánchez JJ, Bautista A, Díaz S, Ossip DJ.

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2015; 12(4): 4060-75.

Understanding sociodemographic and sociocultural factors that characterize use and cessation during pregnancy among women in the Dominican Republic.

Torres ET, Guido J, de Monegro ZQ, Díaz S, Dozier AM, McInstosh, et al.

Matern Child Health J. 2014; 18(10): 2275-83.

Prevalencia En El Uso De Tabaco No Productor De Humo Dentro De La Población De Estudiantes de Nivel Medio

Quiñones Z, Cruz A, Arias A, Vargas C, Degraff S.

An. Med. PUCMM. 2014; 4(2): 47-53.

Cohort study of smoke-free homes in economically disadvantaged communities in the Dominican Republic.

Dozier AM, Díaz S, Guido J, Quiñones de Monegro Z, McIntosh S, Fisher S, et al.

Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2014; 35(1): 30-7.

Taxonomy of Caribbean tourism alcohol venues: implications for VIH transmission.

Güilamo-Ramos V, Jaccard J, McCarthy K, Quiñonez Z, Lushin V, Skinner-Day M, et al.

Drug Alcohol Depend. 2013; 132(1-2): 238-43.

Emotions and cognitions of early adolescent sexual behavior among Dominican youth in the United States and Dominican Republic

Güilamo-Ramos V, Jaccard J, Lushin V, Robles G, Lee J, Quiñonez Z.

AIDS Behav. 2013; 17(3): 961-75.

Conocimiento, actitud y práctica (CAP) sobre el consumo de tabaco con la pipa de agua (Hookah) y otros métodos en la población universitaria.

Quiñones Z, Martínez N, Pierre N, Ureña G, Lee Y, Joseph M.

An Med. PUCMM. 2013; 3(1): 40-7.

Tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke among pregnant women in the Dominican Republic: an exploratory look into attitudes, beliefs, perceptions, and practices.

Torres E, Quiñones de Monegro Z, French L, Swanson DP, Guido J, Ossip DJ.

Nicotine Tob Res. 2011; 13(12): 1220-7.

Percepciones De Hombres Y Mujeres Mayores De 18 Años Sobre Las Pruebas De Escrutinio De Cancer De Prostata: Enfoque Sobre Edr En La Comunidad De Cristo Rey, Santiago De Los Caballeros, Republica Dominicana.

Quiñonez Z, Peralta M, Disla C, Rosario R, González O, Sued E, et al.

An. Med. PUCMM. 2011; 2(2): 89-104.

Health care workers in the Dominican Republic: self-perceived role in smoking cessation

Dozier AM, Ossip DJ, Díaz S, Sierra-Torres E, Quiñones de Monegro Z, Armstrong L, et al.

Eval Health Prof. 2009; 32(2): 144-64.

Conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas sobre el escrutinio de cáncer de próstata en hombres mayores de 40 años

Quiñones Z, Ovalles J, Tejada J, Faringthon E, Guzmán K, Hernández L, Delanoi L, Rozón D.

An. Med. PUCMM. 2009; 1(2): 77-84.

Tobacco use in six economically disadvantaged communities in the Dominican Republic.

Ossip-Klein DJ, Fisher S, Díaz S, Quiñones Z, Sierra E, Dozier A, et al.

Nicotine Tob Res. 2008; 10(5): 851-60.

Tobacco use in the Dominican Republic: understanding the culture first.

Dozier AM, Ossip-Klein DJ, Díaz S, Chin NP, Sierra E, Quiñones Z, et al.

Tob Control. 2006; 15(Suppl 1): i30-6.