Elva M. Arredondo

Phone:	(619) 594-3481
Office:	HH 114E
Office Hours:	Wed. 2:30-4:30
Email:	earredondo@projects.sdsu.edu

Education:

• Ph.D. Clinical Psychology, Duke University

Scholarly Areas:

Health disparities, cancer and obesity prevention

Biography:

Elva M. Arredondo, Ph.D. researches the area of health disparities, specifically involving cancer and obesity preventive behaviors. She has a strong interest in the development of theory-driven and culturally appropriate behavioral interventions. Her current research interests are centered on the cultural influences and psychosocial mediators of preventive practices including cervical cancer screening, physical activity, and dietary practices among underserved groups.

Selected Publications:

• Martinez, S., Arredondo, E.M., Perez, G., and Baquero, B. (in press) Individual, social and environmental barriers and facilitators of physical activity among Latinas: Focus group results. .

• Martinez, S., Ayala, G.X., Arredondo, E.M., Finch, B., and Elder, J.P. (in press) Active transportation and acculturation among Latino children in San Diego County. Preventive Medicine.

• Martinez, S., Ayala, G.X., Arredondo, E.M., Finch, B., and Elder, J.P. (in press) Active transportation and acculturation among Latino children in San Diego County. Preventive Medicine.

• Lohman, T., Ring, K., Camhi, S., Pate, R., Pratt, C., Webber, L., and Arredondo, E.M. (in press) Relationship among fitness, body composition, and physical activity. Medicine & Science in Sports and Exercise.

• Elder, J.P., Arredondo, E.M., Campbell, N., Baquero, B., Duerksen, S., Ayala, G.X., Crespo, N., Slymen, D., and McKenzie, T. (in press) Individual, Family, and Community Environmental Correlates of Obesity in Hispanic Elementary School Children. Journal of School Health.

• Elder, J.P., Ayala, G.X., Slymen, D.J., Arredondo, E., and Campbell, N.R. (in press) Evaluating psychosocial and behavioral mechanisms of change in a tailored communication intervention. Health Education and Behavior.

• Ayala, G.X., Rogers, M., Arredondo, E., Campbell, N., Baquero, B., Duerksen, S., and Elder, J.P. (in press) Away-from-home food intake and risk for obesity: Examining the influence of context among Latinos living along the US Mexico border. Obesity Research.

• McKenzie, T., Baquero, B., Crespo, N., Schlendker, L., Arredondo, E.M., Campbell, N., and Elder, J.P. (in press) Environmental correlates of physical activity in Mexican-American children at home. Journal of Physical Activity and Health.

• Arredondo, E.M., Pollak, K.I., and Costanzo, P. (in press) Evaluating a stage model in predicting Latinas' cervical cancer screening practices: The role of psychosocial and cultural predictors. Health Education and Behavior.

• Duerksen, S.C., Elder, J.P., Arredondo, E.M., Ayala, G.X., Slymen, D., Campbell, N., and Baquero, B. (in press) Family restaurant choices: Associations with Body Mass Index (BMI) in Mexican American children and adults. Journal of the American Dietetic Association.

• Martinez, S., Arredondo, E.M., Ayala, G.X., and Elder, J.P. (in press) Cultural and Ethnic Issues in Youth Physical Activity. In Stuart, B., and Smith, A. (editors), Youth Physical Activity and Inactivity: Challenges and Solutions, Human Kinetics. : .

• Arredondo, E.M., Mendelson, T., Holub, C., Espinoza, N., and Marshall, S. (in press) Language translation and cultural adaptation of self-report instruments. Journal of Physical Activity and Health..

• Crespo, N.C., Elder, J.P., Ayala, G.X., Slymen, D.J., Campbell, N.R., Sallis, J.F., McKenzie, T.L., Baquero, B., and Arredondo, E. (in press) Results of a multi-level intervention to prevent and control childhood obesity among Latino children: the Aventuras para Niños study. Annals of Behavioral Medicine.

• Ayala, G.X., Loredo, J., Arredondo, E., Patrick, K., and Elder, J.P. (in press) Examining the importance of sleep in a U.S.-Mexico border community. Revista Latinoamericana de Medicina Conductual..

• Hoos, T., Marshall, S., Espinoza, N., and Arredondo, E.M. (in press) Validity of the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) in adult Latinas. Journal of Physical Activity and Health.

• , San Diego Prevention Research Center (in press) Intervention effects of a volunteer-based promotora intervention to promote physical activity: Familias Sanas y Activas. American Journal of Public Health.

• Martinez, S.M., Ayala, G.X., Patrick, K., Arredondo, E.M., Roesch, S., and Elder, J.P. (in press) Associated pathways between neighborhood environment, community resource factors and leisure-time physical activity among Mexican-American adults in San Diego, CA. American Journal of Health Promotion.

• Arredondo, E.M., Mueller, K., Meija, E., Hoos, T., and Rovira-Osterwalder, T. (in press) Engaging youth and promotoras to advocate for environmental improvements to enhance access to physical activity. Health Promotion Practice.

• Arredondo, E.M., Mendelson, T., Elder, J.P., Marshall, S., LaFlair, L., and Ayala, G.X. (in press) The relation of medical conditions to depressive symptoms among Latinos: Physical activity as a mediator. Journal of Health Psychology.

• Elder, J.P., McKenzie, T.L., Arredondo, E.M., Crespo, N.C., and Ayala, G.X. (in press) Effects of a multi pronged intervention on children’s activity levels at recess: The Aventuras para Niños study. Advances in Nutrition.

• Martinez, S., Arredondo, E.M., Roesch, S., Patrick, K., Ayala, G.X., and Elder, J.P. (2011) Walking for transportation among Latino adults in San Diego County: Who meets recommended guidelines? . Journal of Physical Activity and Health. : -.

• Andaya, A., Arredondo, E.M., Alcaraz, J., Lindsay, S., and Elder, J.P. (2011) The Association between Family Meals, TV Viewing during Meals, and Fruit, Vegetables, Soda, and Chips Intake among Latino Children. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior.. 43(5): 308-315.

• Cherrington, A., Ayala, G.X., Elder, E., Arredondo, E.M., Fouad, M., and Scarinci, I. (2010) Recognizing the diverse roles of Community Health Workers in the elimination of health disparities: Volunteers versus paid staff. Ethnicity and Disease. 20(2): 189-194.

• Ayala, G.X., Elder, J.P., Campbell, N.R., Baquero, B., Crespo, N., and Slymen, D. (2010) Longitudinal intervention effects on parenting of the Aventuras para Niños study. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 38(2): 154-162.

• Elder, J.P., Arredondo, E.M., Campbell, N., Baquero, B., Duerksen, S., Ayala, G.X., Crespo, N., Slymen, D., and McKenzie, T. (2010) Individual, family, and community environmental correlates of obesity in Hispanic elementary school children. Journal of School Health. 80(1): 20-30.

• Arredondo, E.M., Castaneda, D., Elder, J., Slymen, D., and Dozier, D. (2009) Brand name logo recognition of fast food and healthy food among children. Journal of Community Health. 34(1): 73-78.

• Elder, J.P., Ayala, G.X., Slymen, D., Arredondo, E., and Campbell, N.R. (2009) Evaluating psychosocial and behavioral mechanisms of change in a tailored communication intervention. Health Education and Behavior. 36(2): 366-380.

• Villa-Caballero, L., Arredondo, E.M., Campbell, N., and Elder, J.P. (2009) Family history of diabetes, parental body mass index predict obesity in Latino children. The Diabetes Educator. 35(6): 956-966.

• Baquero, B., Ayala, G.X., Arredondo, E.M., Campbell, N.R., Slymen, D.J., Gallo, L., and Elder, J.P. (2009) Secretos de la Buena Vida: Process of dietary change via a tailored nutrition communication intervention for Latinas. Health Education Research. 24(5): 855-866.

• Larios, S.E., Ayala, G.X., Arredondo, E.M., Baquero, B., and Elder, J.P. (2009) Development and validation of a scale to measure Latino parenting strategies related to children’s obesigenic behaviors: The Parenting strategies for Eating and Activity Scale (PEAS). Appetite. 52(1): 166-172.

• Martinez, S., Arredondo, E.M., Perez, G., and Baquero, B. (2009) Individual, social and environmental barriers to and facilitators of physical activity among Latinas living in San Diego County: Focus group results. Journal of Family and Community Health. 32(1): 22-33.

• Arredondo, E.M., Castaneda, D., Elder, J., Slymen, D., and Dozier, D. (2009) Brand name logo recognition of fast food and healthy food among children. Journal of Community Health. 34(1): 73-78.

• Arredondo, E.M., Pollak, K.I., and Costanzo, P.R. (2008) Evaluating a stage model in predicting monolingual Spanish-Speaking Latinas’ cervical cancer screening practices: The role of psychosocial and cultural predictors. Health Education and Behavior. 35(6): 791-805.

• Martinez, S.M., Ayala, G.X., Arredondo, E.M., Finch, B., and Elder, J.P. (2008) Active transportation and acculturation among Latino children in San Diego County. Preventive Medicine. 47(3): 313-318.

• Lohman, T., Ring, K., Pfeiffer, K., Camhi, S., Arredondo, E.M., Pratt, C., Pate, R., and Webber, L. (2008) Relationship among fitness, body composition, and physical activity. Medicine & Science in Sports and Exercise. 40(6): 1163-1170.

• Ayala, G.X., Rogers, M., Arredondo, E.M., Campbell, N., Baquero, B., Duerksen, S., and Elder, J.P. (2008) Away-from-home food intake and risk for obesity: Examining the influence of context.. Obesity Research. 16(5): 1002-1008.

• McKenzie, T., Baquero, B., Crespo, N., Arredondo, E.M., Campbell, N., and Elder, J.P. (2008) Environmental correlates of physical activity in Mexican-American children at home. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 5(4): 579-591.

• Pichon, L.P., Arredondo, E.M., Elder, J.P., Roesch, S., Sallis, J.F., and Ayala, G.X. (2007) The relation of acculturation to Latinas' perceived neighborhood safety and physical activity: A Structural Equation Analysis. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 34(3): 295-303.

• Arredondo, E.M. (2007) Contributors of obesity among children living in Mexico City. Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 107(1): 41-45.

• Ayala, G.X., Baquero, B., Arredondo, E.M., Campbell, N., Larios, S., and Elder, J.P. (2007) Association between family variables and children's dietary behaviors.. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 39(2): 62-69.

• Duerksen, S.C., Elder, J.P., Arredondo, E.M., Ayala, G.X., Slymen, D., Campbell, N., and Baquero, B. (2007) Family restaurant choices: Associations with Body Mass Index (BMI) in Mexican American children and adults. Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 107(5): 849-853.

• Duerksen, S., Campbell, N., Arredondo, E.M., Ayala, G.X., Baquero, B., and Elder, J.P. (2007) Aventuras para ninos. Obesity prevention in the homes, schools, and neighborhoods of Mexican American children. In Brettschneider, W., and Rue, R. (editors), Lang. : , 135-150.

• Arredondo, E.M., Elder, J.P., Baquero, B., and Marshall, S. (2007) Ecological Momentary Assessment of Physical Activity in Latinas Using Pedometers and Diaries. In Stone, Shifman, Atienza, & Nebeling, (editors), The Science of Real-Time Data Capture: Self-Report in Health Research. : , 136-150.

• Arredondo, E.M., Elder, J.P., Ayala, G.X., Baquero, B., and Campbell, N. (2006) Association of a traditional vs. shared meal decision-making and preparation style with eating behavior of Hispanic women in San Diego County. Journal of American Dietetic Association. 106(1): 38-45.

• Arredondo, E.M., Elder, J.P., Ayala, G.X., Campbell, N., Baquero, B., and Duerksen, S. (2006) Is parenting style related to children's healthy eating and physical activity in Latino families?. Health Education Research. 21(6): 862-871.

• Slymen, D., Ayala, G.X., Arredondo, E.M., and Elder, J. (2006) A demonstration of modeling count data with an application to physical activity. Epidemiologic Perspectives and Innovations. 3:3: 1742-5573.

• Elder, J.P., Ayala, G.X., Campbell, N.R., Arredondo, E.M., Slymen, D., Baquero, B., Zive, M., Ganiats, T.G., and Engelberg, M. (2006) Long-term effects of Secretos de la Buena Vida: Interpersonal and print nutrition communication for a Spanish-Dominant Latino population. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 24(1): 49-57.

• Arredondo, E.M., Elder, J.P., Baquero, B., Ayala, G.X., and Campbell, N. (2005) Is church attendance associated with Latinas' health practices and self-reported health?. American Journal of Health Behavior. 29(6): 502-511.

• Arredondo, E.M., Pollak, K.I., Costanzo, P.R., McNeilly, M., and Myers, E. (2003) Primary care residents' characteristics and motives for providing different medical treatment of cervical cancer screening. Journal of the National Medical Association. 95(7): 576-584.

• Pollak, K., Arredondo, E.M., Yarnall, K.S., Lipkus, I., Myers, E., McNeilly, M., and Costanzo, P. (2002) Influence of stereotyping in smoking cessation counseling by primary care residents. Ethnicity and Disease. 12: 578-585.

• Pollak, K., Arredondo, E.M., Yarnall, K.S., Lipkus, I., Myers, E., McNeilly, M., and Costanzo, P. (2001) How do residents' prioritize smoking cessation for young "high-risk" women?. Preventive Medicine. 33(4): 292-299.

• Wilcher, R., Gilbert, L., Siano, C., and Arredondo, E.M. (1999) From focus groups to workshops: developing a culturally appropriate cervical cancer prevention intervention for rural Latinas. International Quarterly of Community Health Education. 19(2): 83-102.

• Gonzales, V., Washienko, A.D., Chapman, L., Krone, M.R., Arredondo, E.M., Huckebe, H., and Downer, A. (1999) Sexual and drug use risk factors for HIV and STDs: A comparison of women with and without bisexual experiences. American Journal of Public Health. 89(12): 1841-1846.