Previously Funded Projects

Dr. Jaime Anaya
HIV/AIDS Medication Adherence in Hispanics on the US/Mexico Border

Dr. Robert L Anders
Health Survey of a Mexican Colonia on the El Paso, Texas (USA) and Juarez, Chihuahua (MX) Border

Dr. Hector Balcazar
A Household Survey to Explore Health Disparities Domains on the US-Mexico Border

Dr. Amitava Biswas
A pilot study to assess a novel and fast assessment procedure to detect deviant patterns in speech production among Spanish speakers aimed at reducing disparities in access and treatment.

Dr. Sandor Dorgo
The effects of Manual Resistance Training on fitness test achievement scores and exercise behavior in Hispanic adolescents

Dr. Velma Edmonds
The Nutritional Patterns, Health Beliefs and Behaviors, and Illness Beliefs and Behaviors of Recently Immigrated Mexican Women

Dr. Emily Haltiwanger
Improving adherence behaviors of type 2 Mexican-American elderly diabetes through participating in a culturally-aligned support group mentoring system

Dr. Terrilyn Jenkins
El Paso, Texas: Hispanic Children with Specific Language Impairment

Dr. George King
Body Composition, Hormones, and Health Risk Factors in Middle-Aged Hispanic and Caucasian Women

Dr. Leticia Lantican
Self Reported Symptoms, Self-care Strategies and Depression Among Adult Mexican Americans Undergoing Cancer Treatment

Dr. Gloria Lopez-McKee
The Comparison of determinates of Repeat Mammography screening attendance in Low-Income, Mexican-American women, using the Power Fatalism Inventory and the Theory of Planned Behavior

Dr. Diane Monsivais
Understanding Cultural Constructions of Chronic Pain in Mexican-American Women

Dr. Jane Poss
Removing a barrier to exercise: Testing an intervention to control free-roaming dogs in Sparks, Texas

Dr Audree Reynolds
Exploratory Study to Identify Factors that Influence Annual Re-Screening Mammography by Low Income Hispanic Women in El Paso, Texas

Dr. Kristynia Robinson
Acculturation, Somatization of Depression, and Function in Individuals Seeking Pain Management in a Southwestern Border Community: A Pilot Study.

Dr. Rhonda Stanley
The Effects of Chronic Aerobic Exercise on Lower Extremity Peripheral Neuropathy in those with Type 2 Diabetes.

Dr. Meg Weigel
Impact of Nutritional Supplementation for Improving the Nutritional Status, Cellular Immune Response, and Clinical Outcomes of Hispanic Patients Treated for Tuberculosis with Short Course DOTS Therapy.