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Education:
- Ph.D., Health Psychology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (1999)
- Expert, Epidemiology, National School of Public Health, Spain (2000)
Professional Memberships/Affiliations:
- American Public Health Association
- Society of Behavioral Medicine
Scholarly Areas: Cultural and social determinants of health-related behaviors; behavioral epidemiology; tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke; HIV/AIDS prevention; asthma management; Latino populations.
Biography: Dr. Ana P. Martinez-Donate is an Assistant Professor of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences at the Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University. She holds a Ph.D. in Health Psychology from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, as well as an Expert Degree on Epidemiology from the National School of Public Health in Spain. Her research interests include chronic disease management, HIV prevention, and tobacco use and policies among Latino populations. Currently, she is serving as Co-Principal Investigator for a binational, multi-site project to examine cross-border effects of the California Tobacco Control Program and identify factors associated with smoking, exposure to secondhand smoke, and home policies on smoking among Mexicans and Mexican Americans in San Diego, Tijuana, and Guadalajara. Dr. Martinez-Donate is also serving as Principal Investigator for a collaborative study to design and test the effectiveness of a social marketing campaign to increase condom use and HIV testing among non-gay identified Latino men who have sex with men. In addition, she is a Co-Investigator for an ongoing HIV Center Grant awarded to the Center for Behavioral Epidemiology & Community Health to promote HIV prevention research in the U.S.-Mexico border region.
Selected Publications:
- Martinez-Donate, A.P., Rangel, M.G., Hovell, M.F., Santibañez, J., Sipan, C.L., and Izazola, J.A. (2005) HIV infection in mobile populations: The case of Mexican migrants. Pan American Journal of Public Health. 17: 26-29.
- Berg, J., Wahlgren, D.R., Hofstetter, C.R., Meltzer, S.B., Meltzer, E.O., Matt, G.E., Martinez-Donate, A.P., and Hovell, M.F. (2004) Latino children with asthma: Rates and risks for medical care utilization. Journal of Asthma. 41: 147-157.
- Martinez-Donate, A.P., Hovell, M.F., Blumberg, E.J., Zellner, J., Sipan, C., Shillington, A.M., and Carrizosa, C. (2004) Gender differences in condom-related behaviors and attitudes among Mexican adolescents living on the US-Mexico Border. AIDS Prevention and Education. 16: 172-186.
- Martinez-Donate, A.P., Hovell, M.F., Zellner, J., Sipan, C., Blumberg, E., and Carrizosa, C. (2004) Evaluation of two school-based HIV prevention interventions for adolescents in the border city of Tijuana, Mexico. The Journal of Sex Research. 41: 267-278.
- Martinez-Donate, A.P., Blumberg, E.J., Hovell, M.F., Zellner, J.A., Sipan, C.L., and Hughes, S. (2004) Risk for HIV infection among adolescents in the border city of Tijuana, Mexico. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences. 26: 407-425.
- Martinez-Donate, A.P., Hovell, H.F., Meltzer, S.B., Meltzer, E.O., Hofstetter, C.R., Wahlgren, D.R., and Matt, G.E. (2003) The association between residential tobacco smoking bans, smoke exposure and pulmonary function: A survey of Latino children with asthma. Pediatric Asthma, Allergy, and Immunology. 16: 305-317.
- Martínez-Donate, A.P., Rubio, V., Sulla, S., Ramos, J.L., and Crespo, N. (2002) Individual differences in the influence of stress on asthma symptoms. Psicología Conductual (Behavioral Psychology). 10: 47-61.
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