# overview
Dr. Hopkins is a medical and ecological anthropologist specializing in interdisciplinary research on the connections between globalization and/or social relationships and human health. Specifically, she focuses on understanding the knowledge people have about local resources, how that knowledge relates to their behavior, what factors are associated with variation in their knowledge and behavior, and ultimately how that relates to health. She researches these issues in varying contexts, with different populations, types of knowledge and factors at play. Additionally, the theoretical and methodological approaches she uses are varied and depend on the research question and the strengths of the research team. For example, Hopkins is collaborating with colleagues on a study focused on smoking relapse prevention. She is using social network theory and methods to capture the composition and changes in the social networks of recently quit smokers in the United States, how their networks relate to their ability to stay quit, and how information on smoking cessation spreads through their networks. Most recently Dr. Hopkins started a mixed-methods project guided theoretical by cognitive anthropology to examine the conditions under which different models of social change, including educational models, are effective at reducing poverty and increasing wellbeing and food sovereignty in the Yucatan.

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University of Arizona - (Tucson, Arizona, United States)

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Michigan State University - (East Lansing, Michigan, United States)

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University of Florida - (Gainesville, Florida, United States)

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Iowa State University - (Ames, Iowa, United States)

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Defining and measuring sustainability: a systematic review of studies in rural Latin America and the Caribbean

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Predicting author h-index using characteristics of the co-author network

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Modes of hoping: understanding hope and expectation in the context of a clinical trial of complementary and alternative medicine for chronic pain.

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Disparities in publication patterns by gender, race and ethnicity based on a survey of a random sample of authors

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Herbal remedy knowledge acquisition and transmission among the Yucatec Maya in Tabi, Mexico: a cross-sectional study.

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It's Complicated: Negotiating Between Traditional Research and Community-Based Participatory Research in a Translational Study.

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Use of Network Centrality Measures to Explain Individual Levels of Herbal Remedy Cultural Competence among the Yucatec Maya in Tabi, Mexico.

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Linking Remote Sensing, Census and Interview Data to Understand Forest Transitions in the Southern Cone of the State of Yucatn, Mxico

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Distribution of Herbal Remedy Knowledge in Tabi, Yucatan, Mexico.

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Developing a patient-centered outcome measure for complementary and alternative medicine therapies II: refining content validity through cognitive interviews.

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Linking remote sensing, census and interview data to understand forest transitions in the southern cone of the state of Yucatn, Mxico

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Hibiscus sabdariffa L. in the treatment of hypertension and hyperlipidemia: a comprehensive review of animal and human studies.

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Engaging Promotora-Led Community-Based Participatory Research: An Introduction to a Crossover Design Focusing on Reproductive and Mental Health Needs of a Latina Community

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Nonvitamin, Nonmineral Dietary Supplement Use in Individuals with Rheumatoid Arthritis.

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Dynamism in Traditional Ecological Knowledge: Persistence and Change in the Use of Totora (Schoenoplectus californicus) for Subsistence in Huanchaco, Peru

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Ethnobotany in the North Coast of Peru: Use of Plants in the Fishing Community of Huanchaco for Subsistence

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Healthy foods prepared at home: Diet and support as protective strategies during pregnancy for Hispanic women.

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M-AAA-nsplaining: Gender bias in questions asked at the American Anthropological Association's Annual Meetings.

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Texas A&M University; Anthropology; 4352 TAMU

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