# overview
My focus is maternal health disparities. I have explored protective factors against preterm birth in Mexican origin women, in particular, those with low levels of acculturation. One aspect that I am giving particular attention is religiosity/spirituality as a buffer against stress. I am using telomere length as a biomarker for stress.

I am also interested in perinatal mental health and community-level interventions to increase access.

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Preterm, Low Birth Weight And Health Of The Newborn

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Perinatal Period - Conditions Originating In Perinatal Period

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Networking And Information Technology R&d (nitrd)

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Serotonin And Noradrenaline Reuptake Inhibitors

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8.1 Organisation And Delivery Of Services

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The University of Texas at Austin - (Austin, Texas, United States)

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University of Colorado Denver - (Denver, Colorado, United States)

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University of Kentucky - (Lexington, Kentucky, United States)

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Maternal peripheral blood telomere length and preterm birth in African American women: a pilot study.

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Trends in Singleton Preterm Birth by Rural Status in the U.S., 2012-2018

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Southwest Rural Health Research Center, Texas A&M School of Public Health

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Maternal health applications: Qualitative findings of user needs.

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'Now My Eyes are Open': Latina women's experiences in long-term support groups for intimate partner violence survivors.

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16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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Characteristics and Quality of Mobile Apps Containing Prenatal Genetic Testing Information: Systematic App Store Search and Assessment (Preprint)

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Rigor in cross-cultural nursing research.

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Narrative Analysis of Childbearing Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

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Positive pregnancy outcomes in Mexican immigrants: what can we learn?

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FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH UPTAKE OF PRENATAL GENETIC TESTING IN HISPANIC WOMEN: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY

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Maternal exposure to SSRIs or SNRIs and the risk of congenital abnormalities in offspring: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

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Patient-Centered Care Through Nurse Practitioner-Led Integrated Behavioral Health: A Case Study.

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Disclosing whole-exome sequencing results to minors: perspectives from low-income pregnant Latina women

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Religiosity, Acculturation, and Preterm Birth in Mexican-Origin Women: A Pilot Study.

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Rural, Low-Income, Pregnant Latina Women's Perspectives on Carrier Screening.

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Differences in health behaviors of Hispanic, White, and Black childbearing women

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Empowerment in Latina Immigrant Women Recovering From Interpersonal Violence: A Concept Analysis.

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16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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Religiosity and Health: A Holistic Biopsychosocial Perspective.

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Benefits and concerns of expanded carrier screening: what do pregnant Latina women in Texas think?

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Challenges and Opportunities on Health Sciences Regional Campuses: A Multidiscipline, Multicampus Survey.

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Pregnant Hispanic women's views and knowledge of prenatal genetic testing.

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Telomere Length and Preterm Birth in Pregnant Mexican-Origin Women.

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Pregnant Latinas' views of adopting exome sequencing into newborn screening: A qualitative study.

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Improving Cancer Screening for Underserved Women Through an FNP Student-Led Clinic

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Pregnant Latinas' perspectives on pursuing expanded carrier screening: "It is better to know than not".

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Lived experiences of pregnant and new mothers during COVID-19 pandemic: A narrative analysis of YouTube birth stories

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Does religiosity affect health risk behaviors in pregnant and postpartum women?

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Nurse-led long-term support groups for Latina women survivors of intimate partner violence

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16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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Psychosocial factors associated with patterns of smoking surrounding pregnancy in fragile families.

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Characteristics and Quality of Mobile Apps Containing Prenatal Genetic Testing Information: Systematic App Store Search and Assessment.

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eP504 Disclosing whole-exome sequencing results to minors: perspectives from low-income pregnant Latina women

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Acculturation in Mexican immigrants: a concept analysis.

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Trends in Preterm Birth by Rural Status in the U.S.

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Health Resources and Services Administration - (Rockville, Maryland, United States)

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Community Hands Advancing Maternal Health Promotion (CHAMPions)

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Health Resources and Services Administration - (Rockville, Maryland, United States)

# teachingMaterials[].label
Trends in Singleton Preterm Birth by Rural Status in the U.S., 2012-2018

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Southwest Rural Health Research Center, College Of Nursing, School Of Public Health Better Rural Health

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$1.5 Million Grant To Establish Academic-Practice Partnership With Rural Healthcare Providers