APHA 2007- CHS STUDENT PRESENTATIONS

Student Peer Reviewed Publications

Kelley Carameli

Kerr, D.L. & Matlak, K.A.  Alcohol use and sexual risk-taking among  adolescents: A review of recent literature.  Journal of HIV/AIDS Prevention & Education for Adolescents & Children. 1998;2(2):67-88.

Laura Chyu

Bair YA, Gold EB, Utts JM, Zhang G, Rasor N, Greendale GA, Upchurch DM, Chyu, L, Sternfeld B, Adler SR. The use of complementary and alternative medicine during the menopause transition: Longitudinal results from the study of women's health across the nation. Forthcoming, Menopause. 2008.

Upchurch DM, Burke A, Dye CE, Chyu L, Kusunoki Y, Greendale GA. A sociobehavioral model of acupuncture use, patterns, and satisfaction among Wwomen in the US, 2002. Forthcoming, Women's Health Issues. 2007.

Gold EB, Bair YA, Zhang G, Utts J, Greendale GA, Upchurch DM, Chyu L, Sternfeld B, Adler SR. Cross-sectional analysis of specific complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use by racial/ethnic group and menopausal status: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN). Menopause. 2007;14(4):612-623.

Upchurch DM, Chyu L, Greendale GA, Utts J, Bair YA, Zhang G, Gold, EB. Complementary and alternative medicine use among American Women: Findings from the National Health Interview Survey, 2002. Journal of Women's Health. 2007;16(1):102-113.

Burke A, Upchurch DM, Dye C, Chyu L. Acupuncture use in the United States: Findings from the National Health Interview Survey. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 2006;12(7):639-648.

Geisler WM, Chyu L, Kusunoki Y, Upchurch DM, Hook EW 3rd. Influence of Health Insurance and Health Care Seeking Behaviors on the Prevalence of Genital Chlamydial Infection in Young Adults. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 2006;33(6):389-396.

Upchurch DM, Chyu L. Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Among American Women. Women's Health Issues. 2005;15(1):5-13.

Chyu L, Pebley AR, Lara-Cinisomo S. Patterns of child care use for preschoolers in Los Angeles County. Santa Monica: RAND Publications; 2005.

Claire Dye

Dye, C., & Upchurch, D. M. (2006). Moderating effects of gender on alcohol use: Implications for condom use at first intercourse. Journal of School Health, 76(3), 111-116.

Burke, A., Upchurch, D. M., Dye, C., & Chyu, L. (2006). Acupuncture use in the United States: Findings from the National Health Interview Survey. Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 12(7), 639-648.

Upchurch, D.M., Burke, A., Dye, C., Chyu, L., Kusunoki, Y., & Greendale, G. A. A sociobehavioral model of acupuncture use, patterns, and satisfaction among women in the US, 2002. Women's Health Issues, forthcoming.

Jennifer Toller Erausquin

Prelip M, Erausquin JT, Slusser W, Vecchiarelli S, Weightman H, Lange L, & Neumann C. The role of classroom teachers in nutrition and  physical education. Californian Journal of Health Promotion 2006,  4(3): 116-127.

Rodriguez M, Toller J, & Dowling P. Health of Migrant Farm Workers in California. Sacramento, CA: California Research Bureau; 2003.

Gabe Garcia

Maxwell, Annette E., Garcia, Gabriel M. and Berman, Barbara A., 'Understanding tobacco use among Filipino American men', Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 9:7, 769 - 776.

Gergana Kodjebacheva

Coleman AL, Cummings SR, Yu F, Kodjebacheva G, Ensrud KE, et al.   Binocular Visual-Field Loss Increases the Risk of Future Falls in Older White Women.  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, v. 55. 2007.

Coleman AL, Stone KL, Kodjebacheva G, Yu F,  Pedula KL, et al. Glaucoma Risk and the Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables Among Older Women in the Study of Osteoporotic Fractures. American Journal of Ophthalmology. March, 2008.

Darrah Kuratani 

Tanjasiri SP, Sablan-Santos L, Merrill V, Quitugua LF & Kuratani, Darrah.  Promoting breast cancer screening among Chamorrow 
women in Southern California.  Journal of Cancer Education, 23: 10-17.  2008.

Camillia Lui

Chung PJ, Travis R Jr, Kilpatrick SD, Elliott MN, Lui C, Khandwala SB, Dancel TM, Vollandt L, Schuster MA.  Acculturation and parent-adolescent communication about sex in Filipino-American families:  A community-based participatory research study.  Journal of Adolescent Health. 2007 June; 40(6): 543-50.   
 
Chung PJ, Borneo H, Kilpatrick SD, Lopez DM, Travis R Jr, Lui C, Khandwala S, Schuster MA.  Parent-adolescent communication about sex in Filipino-American families:  A demonstration of community-based participatory research.  Ambulatory Pediatrics. 2005 Jan-Feb; 5(1): 50-5. 

Typhanie Penniman

Penniman TV, Taylor SL, Bird CE, Beckman R, Collins RL, Cunningham WE. The Associations of Gender, Sexual Identity and Competing Needs with Healthcare Utilization among People with HIV/AIDS. Journal of the National Medical Association. 2007; 99(4): 419-427.

Tu-Uyen Ngoc Nguyen, Marjorie Kagawa-Singer, Snehendu Kar, Jane Chai, Siobhan Hayes, Typhanye Penniman. Multicultural Health Evaluation:  Literature Review and Critique. The California Endowment, Fall 2003.

Kim, Loan P., Harrison, Gail G., Kagawa-Singer, M. Perceptions of diet and physical activity among California Hmong adults and youths.  Preventing Chronic Disease (2007) 4(4): 1-12.

Harrison, G., Kagawa-Singer, M., Foerster, S., Lee, H., Kim, LP., Nguyen, T., Fernandez-Ami, A., Quinn, V., Bal, D. Seizing the Moment:  California’s opportunity to prevent nutrition-related health disparities in low-income Asian American populations. Cancer (2005) 104(12 Suppl): 2962-8.

Ikeda, J., Pham, L., Nguyen, K. Culturally Relevant Nutrition Education Improves Dietary Quality Among WIC-Eligible Vietnamese Immigrants. J Nutr Educ and Behav,(2002) 34: 151-158.

Gabriel Stover

Stover, GN.  In Service.  Am J Public Health. 2007 April;97(4):591.

Lightfoot, M., Comulada, S., & Stover, G.  A computerized HIV-preventive intervention for adolescents:  Indications of efficacy. Am J Public Health. 2007 Jun;97(6):1027-30. Epub 2006 May 2

Stover GN, Lightfoot M, Jiang L.  Peer vs. Parental Influence on the Sex and Problematic Behaviors  of Adolescents on Probation.  (In revisions.)

Stover GN, Bassett MB.  Practice is the Purpose of Public Health.  Am J Public Health. 2003 Nov;93(11):1799-801.

Northridge ME, Stover GN, Rosenthal J, Sherard D.  Environmental Equity and Health:  Understanding Complexity and Moving Forward.  Am J Public Health. 2003 Feb;93(2):209-14.

Stover G.  Colorful Communities:  Toward a Language of Inclusion. Am J Public Health. 2002 Apr;92(4):512-4.

Shepard S, Northridge ME, Prakash S, Stover G.  Advancing Environmental Justice through Community Based Participatory Research (ed).  Env Health Perspectives April 2002.

Stover G.  A Reflection of Myself. (Poem) Out of the Maze. Inc. 5 1990.

Suzanne Spear

Spear, S., Crevecoeur, D., Clark, R., & Rawson, R. The rise in methamphetamine use among American Indians in Los Angeles County. American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research 2007; 14(2): 1-15.

Isralowitz, R., Reznik, A., Spear, S., Brecht, M.L., & Rawson, R. Severity of heroin use in Israel: Comparisons between native Israelis and Former Soviet Union immigrants. Addiction 2007; 102: 630-7.

Evans, E., Spear, S., Huang, Y.C., & Y.I. Hser. Do American Indians benefit from mainstream drug and alcohol treatment? Treatment outcomes among American Indians in California. American Journal of Public Health 2006; 96(5): 1-7.

Spear, S., Brown, A., & R. Rawson. "Painting a picture of the client": Implementing the Addiction Severity Index in community treatment programs. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment 2005; 29: 277-82.

Spear, S., Longshore, D., McCaffrey, D. & P. Ellickson. Prevalence of substance use among White and American Indian young adolescents in a Northern Plains state. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs 2005; 37(1): 1-6.

Spear, S. & Rawson, R. Preface to the JDI special issue: Perspectives from the "Common Ground, Common Goals, Common Language: Bringing Substance Abuse Practice and Research Together" conference. Journal of Drug Issues 2002; 32(3): 751-6.

Spear, S. & Rawson, R. Linking researchers and practitioners in the substance abuse field: Perspectives of two "bridgers." Journal of Drug Issues 2002; 32(3): 881-92.

Cohen, D., Spear, S., Scribner, R., Kissinger, P. & Wilgen, J. 'Broken windows' and the risk of gonorrhea. American Journal of Public Health 2000; 90: 230-6.

Dallas Swendeman

Anaya, H., Swendeman, D.T., Rotheram, M.J. (2005). Differences Among Sexually Abused and Non-abused Youth Living with HIV.  Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 20 (12): 1547-1559
 
Lightfoot, M. L., Rotheram-Borus, M. J., Milburn, N., Swendeman, D. (2005). Prevention for HIV Seropositive Persons: Successive Approximation towards a New Identity. Behavior Modification. 29 (2): 227-255.

Lightfoot, M. Swendeman, D., Rotheram-Borus, M.J., Comulada, S., Weiss, R. (2005). Risk Behaviors of Youth Living with HIV: Pre- and Post-HAART. American Journal of Health Behavior. 29 (2): 162-71. (not available on-line)
 
Stein, J., Rotheram-Borus, M. J., Swendeman, D., Milburn, N. (2005). Predictors of Sexual Transmission Risk Behaviors among HIV-Positive Young Men. AIDS Care. 17(4): 433-442. 

Raphael Travis

Chung PJ, Travis R Jr, Kilpatrick SD, Elliott MN, Lui C, Khandwala SB, Dancel TM, Vollandt L, Schuster MA.  Acculturation and parent-adolescent communication about sex in Filipino-American families:  A community-based participatory research study.  Journal of Adolescent Health. 2007 June; 40(6): 543-50.   
 
Chung PJ, Borneo H, Kilpatrick SD, Lopez DM, Travis R Jr, Lui C, Khandwala S, Schuster MA.  Parent-adolescent communication about sex in Filipino-American families:  A demonstration of community-based participatory research.  Ambulatory Pediatrics. 2005 Jan-Feb; 5(1): 50-5. 

Umezawa, Yoshiko

Maly, R. C., Umezawa, Y., Leake, B., & Silliman, R. A. (2004). Determinants of Participation in Treatment Decisionmaking by Older Breast Cancer Patients. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 85(3), 201-209.