Director, Institute for Hispanic Health

Expertise

Health status and health needs of Latinos; health care services; promotores de salud (lay health educators) programs

Education

Master’s degree, public health, Columbia University; bachelor’s degree, psychology, Wellesley College

Background

Current Position: Research and analysis of Latino health needs and status; technical assistance to Latino community-based organizations; design of promotores de salud initiatives


Previous Position(s): Public Health Educator, Tobacco Use Prevention Section, Cobb County Board of Health, Smyrna, Georgia; Public Health Prevention Service Fellow, Epidemiology Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Program Officer, Office of School of Health, New York Academy of Medicine

Selected Publications

Latino Health, Georgia's Future: Strategies for Improving the Health of Latinos in the State, coauthored with Natalie Hernández (April 2007)

Entre Parejas: An Exploration of Latino Perspectives Regarding Family Planning and Contraception, coauthored with L. Amparo Pinzón (July 2006)

Critical Disparities in Latino Mental Health: Transforming Research into Action, coedited with Sonia M. Peréz (November 2005)

Latinos in Georgia: A Closer Look, coauthored with Natalie Hernández (October 2005)

The Health of Latino Communities in the South: Challenges and Opportunities (September 2004)