Postdoc
Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences
My research and practice interests include maternal-child stress, social determinants of health, childhood obesity, school-based health, and nursing education. I am also interested in Latinx populations in the context of child and family health.
Publications
Unmet Social Needs and Patterns of Hair Cortisol Concentration in Mother-Child Dyads.
Chronic stress (Thousand Oaks, Calif.)
Household Social Needs, Emotional Functioning, and Stress in Low-Income Latinx Children and their Mothers.
Journal of child and family studies
Social Needs and Acculturation as Predictors of Emotional Problems and Perceived Stress Among Latinx Mothers with Low Income.
Journal of immigrant and minority health
Exposure to antenatal corticosteroids and infant cortisol regulation.
Psychoneuroendocrinology
Caregiver Characteristics and Outcomes Associated With Level of Care Complexity for Older Adults.
Research in gerontological nursing
Salivary cytokine cluster moderates the association between caregivers perceived stress and emotional functioning in youth.
Brain, behavior, and immunity
Nutrition Standards For Infants and Young Children can be Implemented by Family Child Care Home Providers.
Global pediatric health
Overburdened and Underprepared: Medical/Nursing Task Performance Among Informal Caregivers in the United States.
Journal of gerontological nursing
What's Race Got to Do With It? A Close Look at the Misuse of Race in Case-Based Nursing Education.
Nurse educator
School-based health centers in an era of health care reform: building on history.
Current problems in pediatric and adolescent health care
Immunization updates and challenges.
Current opinion in pediatrics
Update on physical activity including special needs populations.
Current opinion in pediatrics
Translating research on healthy lifestyles for children: meeting the needs of diverse populations.
The Nursing clinics of North America
Promotion of physical activity in children.
Current opinion in pediatrics
Promotion of physical activity in primary care for obesity treatment/prevention in children.
Current opinion in pediatrics
Diagnosis and management of attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder in children.
Current opinion in pediatrics