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2021-2024 Faculty Peer-reviewed Journal Publications

Dr. Hyejin Jung

Eno Louden, J., Avila, A., Esparza del Villar, O., Jung, H., Kosyluk, K., & Flores, E. (2023). Self-stigma of mental illness among Latinos on the U.S.-México border. Stigma and Health, 8(1), 21-30. https://doi.org/10.1037/sah0000365

 Bajpeyi, S., Mossayebi, A., Kreit, H., Cherukuri, S., Mandania, R. A., Concha, J. B., Jung, H., Wagler, A. E., & Deoker, A. (2022). Unmanaged diabetes and elevated blood glucose are poor prognostic factors in the severity and recovery time in predominantly Hispanic hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2022.861385

 Jung, H., Jaime, J., & Lee, S. (2022). Mental health in subsidized housing: Readiness to assist residents with mental health issues in subsidized housing from the perspectives of housing employees. Qualitative Social Work, 21(5), 850-868. https://doi.org/10.1177/14733250211027630

 Umucu, E., Fortuna, K., Jung, H., Bialunska, A., Lee, B., Mangadu, T., Storm, M., Ergun, G., Mozer, D. A., & Brooks, J. (2021). A national study to assess validity and psychometrics of the Short Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K6). Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 65(2), 140-149. https://doi.org/10.1177/00343552211043261

Dr. Jason Mallonee

Robles, E. H., Castro, Y., Najera, S., Cardoso, J., Gonzales, R., Mallonee, J., Segovia, J., Hinojosa-Salazar, L., De Vargas, C., & Field, C. (2024). Men of Mexican ethnicity, alcohol use, and help-seeking: “I can quit on my own.” Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment, 163, 209359–209359. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.josat.2024.209359

Mallonee, J., Escalante, R., Robles, E. H., & Tucker, C. (2023). “Something very taboo": A qualitative exploration of beliefs, barriers, and recommendations for improving mental health care and access for Hispanic adults in the Paso del Norte U.S.-Mexico border region. Frontiers in Public Health, 11, 1134076–1134076. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1134076

Lee, J. M., Park, J., Lee, H., Lee, J., & Mallonee, J. (2023). The Impact of cyberbullying victimization on academic satisfaction among sexual minority college students: The indirect effect of flourishing. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(13), 6248. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20136248

Lee, J., Kim, J., Lee, H., Park, J., Mallonee, J., & Lee, J. M. (2023). Differential associations among cyberbullying victimization, parental monitoring, and suicidal thoughts and behaviors in male and female college students. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/26408066.2023.2230204

Mallonee, J., Gergerich, E., Gherardi, S., & Allbright, J. (2022). The impact of COVID-19 on social work mental health services in the United States: Lessons from the early days of a global pandemic. Social Work in Mental Health 20(5), 497-516. https://doi.org/10.1080/15332985.2022.2028272

Mallonee, J., Petros, R., & Solomon, P. (2022). Explaining engagement in outpatient therapy among adults with serious mental health conditions by degree of therapeutic alliance, therapist empathy, and perceived coercion.  Psychiatric Rehabilitation, 45(1), 79-88. https://doi.org/10.1037/prj0000490

Gergerich, E., Mallonee, J., & Gherardi, S. (2021). Ethical issues faced by social workers at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Academia Letters. https://doi.org/10.20935/AL4336

Gherardi, S.,   Mallonee, J., & Gergerich, E. (2021). We move on and get it done: Educating social workers through a pandemic.   Journal of Social Work Education, 57(sup1), 27-43. https://doi.org/10.1080/10437797.2021.1939824

Gergerich, E., Mallonee, J., Gherardi, S., Kale-Cheever, M., & Duga, F. (2021). Strengths and struggles for families involved in hospice care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care, 17(2-3), 198–217. https://doi.org/10.1080/15524256.2020.1845907

Dr. Eva Moya

Ravi, P., Muralidhar, K., Madhivanan, P., Wilson, A. M., von Hippel, F. A., Salamova, A., Moya, E. & Gerald, L. B. (2024). Occupational exposures among women beedi workers in Mysore District, India: A mixed-methods study protocol. Plos One, 19(4), e0297638. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0297638

Avila, A., Cordero, J., Ibilah, O., Frietze, G., & Moya, E. M. (2023). Hispanic Survivors and Caregivers of Human Papillomavirus-Associated Cancers: Lived Experiences in a U.S.-Mexico Border Community. Health Education & Behavior, 50(5), 595–603. https://doi.org/10.1177/10901981221139179

Frietze, G., Padilla, M., Cordero, J., Gosselink, K., & Moya, E. (2023). Human papillomavirus vaccine acceptance (HPV-VA) and vaccine uptake (HPV-VU): Assessing the impact of theory, culture, and trusted sources of information in a Hispanic community. BMC Public Health, 23(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16628-1

Moya, E. M., Garcia, A., Ponder, A. J., & Frietze, G. (2023). Addressing knowledge gaps: The key role of community health workers and healthcare providers in human papillomavirus prevention and vaccine uptake in a border community. Frontiers in Public Health, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1243539

Moya, E.M., Joyce-Ponder, A., Garcia, A., & Flores, J. (2023). Chronic health risks and healthcare access for adults experiencing homelessness in El Paso, TX during COVID-19 times. EHQUIDAD: Revista Internacional de Políticas de Bienestar y Trabajo Social, (19), 121-144. https://doi.org/10.15257/ehquidad.2023.0005

Samsamshariat, T., Madhivanan, P., Prada, A. R. F., Moya, E. M., Meza, G., Reinders, S., & Blas, M. M. (2023). Hear my voice: understanding how community health workers in the Peruvian Amazon expanded their roles to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic through community-based participatory research. BMJ Global Health, 8(10), e012727.

Whitney, M., Chávez-Baray, S., Villarreal, A., & Moya, E. (2023). Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Needs among Hispanic Women Living on the US-Mexico Border. SAGE Open, 13(4), 21582440231218491 https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440231218491

Chávez, S., Martínez, O., Chaparro, P., Moya, E. (2022). The use of photovoice methodology to assess health needs and identify opportunities among transgender women in the U.S-Mexico Border. Frontiers in Public Health Public Health, 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.865944

Moya, E. M., Chávez-Baray, S., Garcia, A., & McCreary, R. (2022). Analysis of cancer knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) in adolescents and young adults in two Texas rural communities. Inquiry: A Journal of Medical Care Organization, Provision and Financing. https://doi.org/10.1177/00469580221098754

Moya, E.M., Wagler, A., Ayala, J., Crouse, M., Garcia, A., & Schober, G. (2022). Analysis of food and housing insecurity among university students at a public Hispanic-Serving Institution. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition, 18(1), 21-35. https://doi.org/10.1080/19320248.2022.2077159 

Wagler, A, Schober, G., Chávez-Baray, S., Ayala, J., Dessauer, P.,  Moya, E. M. (2022). Food and Housing Security at a Leading U.S. Hispanic Serving Institution: An Examination Before and During COVID-19 Pandemic. Frontiers in Public Health. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.918955

Aragones A., Zamore C., Moya EM, Cordero J. I., Gany F., Bruno D.M. (2021). The impact of restrictive policies on Mexican immigrant parents and their children's access to health care, Health Equity, 5(1), 612-618. https://doi.org/10.1089/heq.2020.0111

Perez, L.,  Moya, E., Paat, Y.-F., Khatib, M., VanMeir, A., Blount, R., Floresca, R. (2021). Interpersonal and structural complexities among women experiencing homelessness in a U.S.-Mexico border community. Ehquidad, International Journal of Welfare and Social Work Policies, 16. https://doi.org/10.15257/ehquidad.2021.0012 

Moya, E. M., Zamore, C., Perez, L. M., Tellez, K., Avila, A., & Aragones, A. (2021). COVID-19 imperils access to health and human services in El Paso, Texas and New York City: Perspectives from Hispanic Parents. Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities, 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-021-01041-4

Yok-Fong Paat

Paat, Y. -F., Srinivasan, S., & Lin, M. -L. (2024). A socio-ecological approach to understanding self-regulation among adolescents with developmental challenges and delays. International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health. https://doi.org/10.1515/ijamh-2024-0050

Paat, Y. -F., Mangadu, T., Payan, S. L., & Flores, S. C. (2024). Rethinking the roles of the Social Determinants of Health in bystander intervention for partner violence among college students. Societies, 14(11), 229.   https://doi.org/10.3390/soc14110229

Paat, Y. -F., & Lin, M. -L. (2024). A socio-ecological approach to understanding the utility of kindness in promoting wellness: A mini-review. Social Sciences & Humanities Open, 10, 101159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssaho.2024.101159

Paat, Y. -F., Hope, T. L., Ferreira-Pinto , J., & Olvera Alvarez, H.  (2024). A bio-psycho-social approach to understanding optimism and pessimism in response to stress. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education, 14(10), 2671-2685. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe14100176

Lin, M. -L, & Paat, Y. -F. (2024). Perceived emotional self-efficacy and life satisfaction of elementary school children on the US-Mexico Border. Global Pediatric Health. https://doi.org/10.1177/2333794X241286719

Morales, D. X., & Paat, Y. -F. (2024). Hesitancy or resistance? Differential changes in COVID-19 vaccination intention between Black and White Americans. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 11, 23-35. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-022-01494-1

Paat, Y. -F., Camacho, E., Ruiz, S. L., Garcia Tovar, D., Núñez-Mchiri, G. G., Duarte-Gardea, M. O., Corral, G., Oviedo Ramirez, S., Markham, C., Torres-Hostos, L., Singh, K. C., Zamora, H., Jr., & Myers, N. W. (2024). A socio-ecological approach to a community-based health promotion intervention on the U.S.-Mexico Border: Insights and lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Applied Social Science, 18(1), 62-77. https://doi.org/10.1177/19367244231202715

Paat, Y. -F., & Hope, T. L. (2024). Physical and psychological intimate partner violence among Hispanic origin emerging adults: Co-occurrence, bidirectionality, and persistence. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 33(2), 143-160. https://doi.org/10.1080/10926771.2023.2174465

Paat, Y. -F., & Morales, D. X. (2024). Perceived discrimination and relative deprivation as predictors for age differences in loneliness. Social Work in Mental Health, 22(5), 623-644. https://doi.org/10.1080/15332985.2024.2357352

Srinivasan, S. M., & Paat, Y.-F. (2024). A data-centric approach to understanding the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election. Big Data and Cognitive Computing, 8, 111. https://doi.org/10.3390/bdcc8090111

Lin, M. -L., Paat, Y. -F., Cooper, A., Molina, C., Smith, E., Millar, C., & Fierro, C. (2023). A universal mental health promotion program that demonstrates psychosocial benefits for elementary school students who perceive low emotional self-efficacy. Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools, & Early Intervention, 16(4), 450-465. https://doi.org/10.1080/19411243.2022.2106342

Paat, Y. -F., Hope, T. L., & Dominguez, S. (2023). Substance use behavior among Hispanic emerging adults in Los Angeles, California. Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, 22(2), 453-476. https://doi.org/10.1080/15332640.2021.1952131

Paat, Y. -F., Hope, T. L., Zamora, H., Jr., & Hernandez, E. (2023). Predictors of general deviance in the context of COVID-19. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X231172644

Paat, Y. -F., Orezzoli, M. C. E., Ngan, C.-K., & Olimpo, J. (2023). Racial health disparities and black heterogeneity in COVID-19: A case study of Miami Gardens. Journal of Applied Social Science, 17(2), 190-208. https://doi.org/10.1177/19367244221142565

Paat, Y. -F., Torres-Hostos, L., Garcia Tovar, D., Camacho, E., Zamora, H., & Myers, N. W. (2023). An integrated ecological approach to countering targeted violence on the US-Mexico Border: Insights and lessons learned. Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community, 51(4), 375-395. https://doi.org/10.1080/10852352.2023.2297096

Wong, N. C. W., & Paat, Y. -F. (2023). Understanding the link between COVID-19 and HIV/AIDS stigmas. Journal of Applied Social Science, 17(2), 272-290. https://doi.org/10.1177/19367244231159609

Ngan, C.-K., Paat, Y. -F., & Green, R. (2022). HDSS: A healthcare decision support system on combining domain knowledge and data analytics for predicting potential risk of mental health. International Journal of Applied Decision Sciences, 15(4), 465-491. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJADS.2022.10040987

Paat, Y. -F. (2022). Factors facilitating and hindering volunteering practices among ethnic-racial minority immigrants on the US-Mexico border. Journal of Civil Society, 18(1), 49-68. https://doi.org/10.1080/17448689.2022.2061549

Paat, Y. -F., Marentes Saucedo, C., Rojas, R., Muoz. J., Molina, A. A., Yoshimoto, M., Sanchez, S., Gonzalez, A. M., & De La Hoya, R. (2022). Living in limbo: Aspiration-attainment gap, occupational health risks, and intergenerational mobility of migrant farm workers in El Paso, Texas. Journal of Poverty, 26(1), 73-91. https://doi.org/10.1080/10875549.2021.1890666

Paat, Y. -F., Markham, C., & Mangadu, T. (2022). Risky sexual behavior among Mexican-origin emerging adults in Los Angeles. Social Work in Public Health, 37(8), 781-795. https://doi.org/10.1080/19371918.2022.2089798

Paat, Y. -F. (2021). A life course approach to understanding volunteering practices among ethnic-racial minority immigrants on the US-Mexico border. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences. 43(3), 257-277. https://doi.org/10.1177/07399863211035619

Paat, Y. -F., & Markham, C. (2021). Digital crime, trauma, and abuse: Internet safety and cyber risks for teens and emerging adults in the 21^st century. Social Work in Mental Health, 19(1), 18-40. https://doi.org/10.1080/15332985.2020.1845281

Paat, Y. -F., Morales, J., Escajeda, A. I., & Tullius, R. (2021). Insights from the shelter: Homeless shelter workers’ perceptions of homelessness and working with the homeless. Journal of Progressive Human Services, 32(3), 263-283. https://doi.org/10.1080/10428232.2021.1969719

Paat, Y. -F., Orezzoli, M. C. E., & Mangadu, T. (2021). Partner violence among female students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in emerging adulthood. Victims & Offenders, 16(4), 519-539. https://doi.org/10.1080/15564886.2020.1818152

Dr. Jennifer J. Salinas

Spitz, L., Valenzuela, R., & Salinas, J. (forthcoming). Evaluating a community-based walking program: A mixed methods assessment of community capacity. Journal of Physical Activity and Health.

Miller, M., Valenzuela, R., & Salinas, J. J. (2024). Change in nutrition behavior among Mexican Americans after participating in an obesity-related cancer education program. Cancer Control, 31. https://doi.org/10.1177/10732748241261567

Salinas, J., & Valenzuela, R. (2024). Using the RE-AIM framework to evaluate the implementation process of a tailored-education program to reduce obesity-related cancers in El Paso, Texas. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21(8), 1051. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21081051

Spitz, L., Saadiq, S., Shokar, N. K., Zuckerman, M. J., Valenzuela, R., Casner, N. A., & Salinas, J. J. (2024). Characterization of an at-risk population for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in a primary care setting along the U.S.-Mexico border. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/10436596241271265

Kershaw, K. N., Magnani, J. W., Diez Roux, A. V., Camacho-Rivera, M., Jackson, E. A., Johnson, A., Magwood, G. S., Morgenstern, L. B., Salinas, J. J., Sims, M., & Mujahid, M. S. (2023). AHA scientific statement neighborhoods and cardiovascular health: A statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes 17(1). https://doi.org/10.1161/HCQ.0000000000000124

Valenzuela, R., Miller, M., & Salinas, J. J. (2023). Repeated walking challenge campaign participation increases step averages among Mexican Americans living in an inactive U.S.-Mexico border community. Discovery Social Science and Health, 3(11). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44155-023-00041-5

Valenzuela, R., Morales, A., Sheen, J., Rangel, S., & Salinas, J. (2023). The implementation of evidence-based obesity education curricula to prevent cancer in a predominantly Mexican American community on the U.S.-Mexico border. Journal of Cancer Education, 38(1), 215-224. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44155-023-00041-5

Salinas, J. J., Sheen, J., Shokar, N., Wright, J., Vazquez, G., & Alozie, O. (2022). An electronic medical records study of population obesity prevalence in El Paso, Texas. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 22(46). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-021-09092-w

Shokar, N. K., Salinas, J. J., & Dwivedi, A. (2022). Mediators of screening uptake in a colorectal cancer screening intervention among Hispanics. BMC Cancer, 22(37). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-021-09092-w

Valenzuela, R., Saadiq, S., Cobos, S., & Salinas, J. J. (2022). Engagement in physical activity improves after participation in Pasos Para Prevenir Cancer—An obesity-related cancer prevention program in El Paso, Texas. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(18). 11607. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191811607

Salinas, J. J., Valenzuela, R., Sheen, J., Carlyle, M., Gay, J., & Morales, A. (2022). An ORBIT Phase 1: Design study of a citywide employer-based walking challenges in a predominantly Mexican American metropolitan area. Journal of Health Psychology, 27(4).  https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105320977650

Saadiq, S., Valenzuela, R., Wang, J., Yin, Z., Parra-Medina, D., Gay, J., & Salinas, J. J. (2021). Walking engagement in Mexican Americans who participated in a community-wide step challenge in El Paso, TX. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(23). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182311607