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Research Interests: Minority Populations, Interpersonal Violence, Sexual Violence, Childhood Violence

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5201 Applied And Developmental Psychology

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2.3 Psychological, Social And Economic Factors

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston - (Houston, Texas, United States)

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - (Edinburg, Texas, United States)

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - (Edinburg, Texas, United States)

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - (Edinburg, Texas, United States)

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One in Diversity: Obtaining Nursing Excellence in Diversity and Opportunities for Improvement

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Health and safety concerns of female asylum seekers living in an informal migrant camp in Matamoros, Mexico.

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Predicting behavior dysfunction of youth living in violent homes: A rapid assessment triage tool

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Ethnoracial Variation in Women's Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence.

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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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Cross-cultural factors in disclosure of intimate partner violence: an integrated review.

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Women's functioning following an intervention for partner violence: new knowledge for clinical practice from a 7-year study.

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PTSD Symptoms in Young Children Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence in Four Ethno-racial Groups

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Ethno-Racial Differences in Children's Attitudes and Beliefs About Violence.

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Reducing Intimate Partner Violence Among Latinas Through the Moms' Empowerment Program: an Efficacy Trial

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

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Men of Mexican Origin Who Abuse Women: A Qualitative Study.

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Factors influencing disclosure of abuse by women of Mexican descent.

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

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

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Victimization and revictimization among women of Mexican descent.

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Conflict Appraisals in a Multiethnic Sample of Children Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence

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The Latinx Kids' Club and Latina Moms' Empowerment Program

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The Intersection of Partner Violence and Adverse Childhood Experiences: Implications for Research and Clinical Practice.

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Characteristics of Abused Immigrant Women with Children Who Obtain Legal Immigrant Status: Implications for Frontline Intervention Strategies

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Predicting Abused Women With Children Who Return to a Shelter: Development and Use of a Rapid Assessment Triage Tool.

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U.S.-born compared to non-U.S.-born abused women: analysis of baseline data.

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

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Behavioral functioning of children of abused women who seek services from shelters or the justice system: new knowledge for clinical practice.

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Ethnoracial Variation in Depression Symptoms.

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

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

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Understanding access to care and cumulative trauma for Hispanic child survivors of intimate partner homicide: Implications for healthcare professionals

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Texas A&M Health Science Center; College Of Nursing; 1369 TAMUS