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Overview

Leo S. Morales is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States and has contributed to research primarily within the fields of Social Sciences and Medicine. Their work reflects a multidisciplinary approach, encompassing areas such as General Health Professions, Sociology and Political Science, Education, Gender Studies, and Pathology and Forensic Medicine.

Morales's research topics include:

  • Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
  • Diversity and Career in Medicine
  • Health Policy Implementation Science
  • Service-Learning and Community Engagement
  • Healthcare Policy and Management
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Birth, Development, and Health

Frequent venues for Morales's publications incorporate a range of journals addressing health, education, and equity, including:

  • Progress in community health partnerships
  • Nature Reviews Nephrology
  • Medical Education Online
  • Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development
  • International Journal for Equity in Health

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Morales are:

  • "Health inequities and the inappropriate use of race in nephrology" (2021) published in Nature Reviews Nephrology
  • "Brief online implicit bias education increases bias awareness among clinical teaching faculty" (2022) in Medical Education Online
  • "A Novel Curriculum for Medical Student Training in LGBTQ Healthcare: A Regional Pathway Experience" (2020) in Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development
  • "Exploring theoretical mechanisms of community-engaged research: a multilevel cross-sectional national study of structural and relational practices in community-academic partnerships" (2022) in International Journal for Equity in Health
  • "Critical Reflections on This Historical Moment for Community-engaged and Participatory Research" (2023) in Progress in community health partnerships

Collaboration plays a significant role in Morales's work, evident from frequent co-authors such as:

  • Milton Eder
  • Keith C. Norris
  • Nina Wallerstein
  • Ysabel Durón
  • Nwamaka D. Eneanya

The diversity of Morales's research outputs highlights involvement in various dimensions of health equity, medical education, and community engagement, tying together clinical and social perspectives. Their scholarly contributions reflect ongoing discourse around the intersections of racial and ethnic identity, bias awareness, and participatory research methodologies within healthcare and academic settings.

Best Publications

  • Acculturation and Latino Health in the United States: A Review of the Literature and its Sociopolitical Context

    Marielena Lara;Cristina Gamboa;M. Iya Kahramanian;Leo S. Morales

  • Health Information on the Internet: Accessibility, Quality, and Readability in English and Spanish

    Gretchen K. Berland;Marc N. Elliott;Leo S. Morales;Jeffrey I. Algazy;Jeffrey I. Algazy

  • The RAND-36 measure of health-related quality of life

    Ron D Hays;Leo S Morales

  • Item response theory and health outcomes measurement in the 21st century.

    Ron D. Hays;Leo S. Morales;Steve P. Reise

  • Are Latinos Less Satisfied with Communication by Health Care Providers

    Leo S. Morales;William E. Cunningham;Julie A. Brown;Honghu Liu

  • SOCIOECONOMIC, CULTURAL, AND BEHAVIORAL FACTORS AFFECTING HISPANIC HEALTH OUTCOMES

    Leo S. Morales;Marielena Lara;Raynard Kington;Robert Otto Burciaga Valdez

  • Representativeness of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Internet panel.

    Honghu Liu;David Cella;Richard Gershon;Jie Shen

  • Race/Ethnicity, Language, and Patients' Assessments of Care in Medicaid Managed Care

    Robert Weech-Maldonado;Leo S. Morales;Marc N. Elliott;Karen Spritzer

  • Racial and ethnic differences in parents' assessments of pediatric care in Medicaid managed care.

    Robert Weech-Maldonado;Leo S. Morales;Karen Spritzer;Marc N. Elliott

  • Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Clinical Grading in Medical School

    Daniel H Low;Samantha W Pollack;Zachary C Liao;Ramoncita Maestas

  • Delays and unmet need for health care among adult primary care patients in a restructured urban public health system.

    Allison Diamant;Ron D. Hays;Leo S. Morales;Wesley Ford

  • Adolescent participation in preventive health behaviors, physical activity, and nutrition: differences across immigrant generations for Asians and Latinos compared with Whites

    Michele L. Allen;Marc N. Elliott;Marc N. Elliott;Leo S. Morales;Allison L. Diamant

  • Differences in CAHPS adult survey reports and ratings by race and ethnicity: an analysis of the National CAHPS benchmarking data 1.0.

    Leo S. Morales;Marc N. Elliott;Robert Weech-Maldonado;Karen Spritzer

  • Risk factors for chronic liver disease in Blacks, Mexican Americans, and Whites in the United States: results from NHANES IV, 1999-2004.

    Yvonne N Flores;Hal F Yee;Mei Leng;José J Escarce

  • A Review of the Experience, Epidemiology, and Management of Pain among American Indian, Alaska Native, and Aboriginal Canadian Peoples

    Nathalia Jimenez;Eva Garroutte;Eva Garroutte;Anjana Kundu;Leo Morales;Leo Morales

  • Socioeconomic, Cultural, and Behavioral Factors Affecting Hispanic Health Outcomes

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  • CROSSING THE BORDER FOR HEALTH CARE

    Eduardo P. Macias;Leo S. Morales

  • The relationship between Spanish language use and substance use behaviors among Latino youth: a social network approach.

    Michele L. Allen;Michele L. Allen;Marc N. Elliott;Marc N. Elliott;Andrew J. Fuligni;Leo S. Morales

  • Racial-ethnic differences in psychiatric diagnoses and treatment across 11 health care systems in the mental health research network

    Karen J. Coleman;Christine Stewart;Beth E. Waitzfelder;John E. Zeber

  • Health inequities and the inappropriate use of race in nephrology.

    Nwamaka D. Eneanya;L. Ebony Boulware;Jennifer Tsai;Marino A. Bruce

  • Race/Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, and Satisfaction With Health Care

    Mark G. Haviland;Leo S. Morales;Thomas H. Dial;Harold Alan Pincus

  • Acculturation and Latino Health in the United States

    Marielena Lara;Christina Gamboa;M. Iya Kahramanian;Leo S. Morales

  • Differences in CAHPS Adult Survey Reports and Ratings by Race and Ethnicity

    Leo S. Morales;Marc N. Elliott;Robert Weech-Maldonado;Karen Spritzer

Frequent Co-Authors

Marc N. Elliott
Marc N. Elliott RAND Corporation
José J. Escarce
José J. Escarce University of California, Los Angeles
Robert Weech-Maldonado
Robert Weech-Maldonado University of Alabama at Birmingham
Carol M. Mangione
Carol M. Mangione University of California, Los Angeles
Ronald M. Andersen
Ronald M. Andersen University of California, Los Angeles
Honghu Liu
Honghu Liu University of California, Los Angeles
Grant N. Marshall
Grant N. Marshall RAND Corporation
Mark G. Haviland
Mark G. Haviland Loma Linda University
Steven P. Reise
Steven P. Reise University of California, Los Angeles
David E. Kanouse
David E. Kanouse RAND Corporation

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