Area of research
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health · Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Research interest
Research interests include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Birth, Development, and Health, Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence, and Gestational Diabetes Research and Management.
The Association Between Longer Maternal Leukocyte Telomere Length in the Immediate Postpartum Period and Preterm Birth in a Predominately Latina Cohort of Mothers.
Sub-optimal maternal gestational gain is associated with shorter leukocyte telomere length at birth in a predominantly Latinx cohort of newborns.
Primary Nephrotic Syndrome and Risks of ESKD, Cardiovascular Events, and Death: The Kaiser Permanente Nephrotic Syndrome Study
Sugar sweetened beverage consumption is positively associated with Klotho levels at two years of age in LatinX youth.
Maternal genitourinary infections and poor nutritional status increase risk of preterm birth in Gasabo District, Rwanda: a prospective, longitudinal, cohort study
The Precious Commodity of Time and Sub-Saharan Africa's Success in Keeping COVID-19 at Bay.
Dying alone: the sad irrelevance of naloxone in the context of solitary opiate use.
Higher Birthweight and Maternal Pre-pregnancy BMI Persist with Obesity Association at Age 9 in High Risk Latino Children.
Bisphenol a increases risk for presumed non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in Hispanic adolescents in NHANES 2003–2010
Lack of partner impacts newborn health through maternal depression: A pilot study of low-income immigrant Latina women
The association between cytomegalovirus infection, obesity, and metabolic syndrome in U.S. adult females
Association of Household Food- and Drink-Sharing Practices With Human Herpesvirus 8 Seroconversion in a Cohort of Zambian Children
Leukocyte Telomere Length in Relation to 17 Biomarkers of Cardiovascular Disease Risk: A Cross-Sectional Study of US Adults
Cord blood telomere length in Latino infants: relation with maternal education and infant sex
Risk Factors for Obesity at Age 3 in Alaskan Children, Including the Role of Beverage Consumption: Results from Alaska PRAMS 2005-2006 and Its Three-Year Follow-Up Survey, CUBS, 2008-2009
The double burden household in sub-Saharan Africa: maternal overweight and obesity and childhood undernutrition from the year 2000: results from World Health Organization Data (WHO) and Demographic Health Surveys (DHS)
Healthy hospital food initiatives in the United States: time to ban sugar sweetened beverages to reduce childhood obesity
Risk Factors for Early Childhood Infection of Human Herpesvirus-8 in Zambian Children: The Role of Early Childhood Feeding Practices
Reducing Childhood Obesity by Eliminating 100% Fruit Juice
Adolescent nutritional awareness and use of food labels: Results from the national nutrition health and examination survey