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Overview

Guillermo Prado is affiliated with the University of Miami in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines within health sciences, with a focus on areas intersecting medicine, psychology, and health professions.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Psychology
  • Health Professions

Within these fields, their work often addresses several subfields such as:

  • General Health Professions
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Infectious Diseases

Prado's research themes cover various health and social topics, including:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

Their recent publications include the following papers:

  • "Risk for COVID-19 infection and death among Latinos in the United States: examining heterogeneity in transmission dynamics," 2020, Annals of Epidemiology
  • "Depressive Symptoms and Resilience among Hispanic Emerging Adults: Examining the Moderating Effects of Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, Family Cohesion, and Social Support," 2020, Behavioral Medicine
  • "Results of a Family-Based Intervention Promoting Healthy Weight Strategies in Overweight Hispanic Adolescents and Parents: An RCT," 2020, American Journal of Preventive Medicine
  • "Exposure to ethnic discrimination in social media and symptoms of anxiety and depression among Hispanic emerging adults: Examining the moderating role of gender," 2020, Journal of Clinical Psychology
  • "Scaling Up and Out HIV Prevention and Behavioral Health Services to Latino Sexual Minority Men in South Florida: Multi-Level Implementation Barriers, Facilitators, and Strategies," 2021, AIDS Patient Care and STDs

Prado collaborates frequently with a number of coauthors, including:

  • Alyssa Lozano
  • Yannine Estrada
  • Tae Kyoung Lee
  • Alejandra Fernández
  • Sarah Messiah

Their work has been published in journals with repeated contributions, such as:

  • Prevention Science
  • Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
  • Family Process
  • Health Promotion Practice
  • Implementation Research and Practice

Best Publications

  • Risk for COVID-19 infection and death among Latinos in the United States: examining heterogeneity in transmission dynamics.

    Carlos E. Rodriguez-Diaz;Vincent Guilamo-Ramos;Leandro Mena;Eric Hall

  • A randomized controlled trial of a parent-centered intervention in preventing substance use and HIV risk behaviors in Hispanic adolescents.

    Guillermo Prado;Hilda Pantin;Ervin Briones;Seth J. Schwartz

  • Primary Health Care: Potential Home for Family-Focused Preventive Interventions.

    Laurel K. Leslie;Christopher J. Mehus;J. David Hawkins;Thomas Boat

  • Familias Unidas: the efficacy of an intervention to promote parental investment in Hispanic immigrant families.

    Hilda Pantin;J. Douglas Coatsworth;Daniel J. Feaster;Frederick L. Newman

  • Nativity and Years in the Receiving Culture as Markers of Acculturation in Ethnic Enclaves

    Seth J. Schwartz;Hilda Pantin;Summer Sullivan;Guillermo Prado

  • A randomized controlled trial of Familias Unidas for Hispanic adolescents with behavior problems.

    Hilda Pantin;Guillermo Prado;Barbara Lopez;Shi Huang

  • Religious Involvement, Coping, Social Support, and Psychological Distress in HIV-Seropositive African American Mothers

    Guillermo Prado;Daniel J. Feaster;Seth J. Schwartz;Indira Abraham Pratt

  • Drug Abuse* in African American and Hispanic Adolescents: Culture, Development, and Behavior

    José Szapocznik;Guillermo Prado;Ann Kathleen Burlew;Robert A Williams

  • Spirituality, sense of coherence, and coping responses in women receiving treatment for alcohol and drug addiction.

    Sandra Arévalo;Guillermo Prado;Hortensia Amaro

  • A Bidimensional Model of Acculturation for Examining Differences in Family Functioning and Behavior Problems in Hispanic Immigrant Adolescents

    Summer Sullivan;Seth J. Schwartz;Guillermo Prado;Shi Huang

  • Ecodevelopmental HIV Prevention Programs for Hispanic Adolescents

    Hilda Pantin;Seth J. Schwartz;Summer Sullivan;Guillermo Prado

  • The Influence of Families on LGBTQ Youth Health: A Call to Action for Innovation in Research and Intervention Development

    Michael E. Newcomb;Michael C. LaSala;Alida Bouris;Brian Mustanski

  • Alcohol and Drug Use and Related Consequences among Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual College Students: Role of Experiencing Violence, Feeling Safe on Campus, and Perceived Stress

    Elizabeth Reed;Guillermo Prado;Atsushi Matsumoto;Hortensia Amaro

  • Family Functioning, Identity, and Problem Behavior in Hispanic Immigrant Early Adolescents.

    Seth J. Schwartz;Hilda Pantin;Guillermo Prado;Summer Sullivan

  • Reducing Substance Use and HIV Health Disparities among Hispanic Youth in the USA: The Familias Unidas Program of Research

    Guillermo Prado;Hilda Pantin

  • The long-term effects of childhood maltreatment experiences on subsequent illicit drug use and drug-related problems in young adulthood.

    Shi Huang;Edward Trapido;Lora Fleming;Kristopher Arheart

  • What Accounts for Differences in Substance Use Among U.S.-Born and Immigrant Hispanic Adolescents?: Results from a Longitudinal Prospective Cohort Study

    Guillermo Prado;Shi Huang;Seth J. Schwartz;Mildred M. Maldonado-Molina

  • Centering Predictor Variables in Three-Level Contextual Models

    Ahnalee M. Brincks;Craig K. Enders;Maria M. Llabre;Rebecca J. Bulotsky-Shearer

  • The efficacy of Familias Unidas on drug and alcohol outcomes for Hispanic delinquent youth: Main effects and interaction effects by parental stress and social support

    Guillermo Prado;David Córdova;Sunan Huang;Yannine Estrada

  • Predictors of Engagement and Retention into a Parent-Centered, Ecodevelopmental HIV Preventive Intervention for Hispanic Adolescents and their Families

    Guillermo Prado;Hilda Pantin;Seth J. Schwartz;Nichole S. Lupei

  • Drug Use/Abuse Prevalence, Etiology, Prevention, and Treatment in Hispanic Adolescents: A Cultural Perspective

    Guillermo Prado;José Szapocznik;Mildred M. Maldonado-Molina;Seth J. Schwartz

Frequent Co-Authors

Hilda Pantin
Hilda Pantin University of Miami
Seth J. Schwartz
Seth J. Schwartz The University of Texas at Austin
José Szapocznik
José Szapocznik University of Miami
Daniel J. Feaster
Daniel J. Feaster University of Miami
David Córdova
David Córdova University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Justin D. Smith
Justin D. Smith University of Utah
Maria M. Llabre
Maria M. Llabre University of Miami
Sara J. Czaja
Sara J. Czaja Cornell University
Miguel Ángel Cano
Miguel Ángel Cano The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Neil Schneiderman
Neil Schneiderman University of Miami

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