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Overview

Ruth E. Zambrana is affiliated with the University of Maryland, College Park in the United States. Their research spans multiple interdisciplinary fields, primarily within health professions and social sciences. Specifically, they have contributed extensively to general health professions, sociology and political science, clinical psychology, gender studies, and education.

The scientist's work frequently addresses a range of main topics, including:

  • Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
  • Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
  • Higher Education Research Studies
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Healthcare Policy and Management
  • Reproductive Health and Contraception
  • Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions

Zambrana's recent publications include the following:

  • "The Intellectual Roots Of Current Knowledge On Racism And Health: Relevance To Policy And The National Equity Discourse," 2022, Health Affairs
  • "Workplace stress and discrimination effects on the physical and depressive symptoms of underrepresented minority faculty," 2020, Stress and Health
  • "Analysis of Latina/o Sociodemographic and Health Data Sets in the United States From 1960 to 2019: Findings Suggest Improvements to Future Data Collection Efforts," 2021, Health Education & Behavior
  • "Challenging Stereotypes: A Counter-Narrative of the Contraceptive Experiences of Low-Income Latinas," 2020, Health Equity
  • "Institutional penalty: mentoring, service, perceived discrimination and its impacts on the health and academic careers of Latino faculty," 2023, Ethnic and Racial Studies

Frequent co-authors of Zambrana include:

  • Diana N. Carvajal
  • Deborah Parra-Medina
  • Leah C. Neubauer
  • David R. Williams
  • R. Burciaga Valdez

Their publications often appear in venues such as Family Medicine, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Health Affairs, Stress and Health, and Health Education & Behavior. Zambrana has published multiple papers in both Family Medicine and Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews.

Best Publications

  • The health of Latino children: urgent priorities, unanswered questions, and a research agenda.

    Glenn Flores;Elena Fuentes-Afflick;Oxiris Barbot;Olivia Carter-Pokras

  • “Don’t Leave Us Behind” The Importance of Mentoring for Underrepresented Minority Faculty

    Ruth Enid Zambrana;Rashawn Ray;Michelle M. Espino;Corinne Castro

  • Prenatal health behaviors and psychosocial risk factors in pregnant women of Mexican origin: the role of acculturation.

    R. E. Zambrana;S. C. M. Scrimshaw;N. Collins;C. Dunkel-Schetter

  • Emerging Intersections: Race, Class, and Gender in Theory, Policy, and Practice

    Bonnie Thornton Dill;Ruth Enid Zambrana

  • Use of cancer screening practices by Hispanic women: analyses by subgroup.

    Ruth E. Zambrana;Nancy Breen;Sarah A. Fox;Mary Lou Gutierrez-Mohamed

  • Understanding Latino families : scholarship, policy and practice

    Ruth E. Zambrana

  • Providing health care to low-income women: a matter of trust

    Vanessa B Sheppard;Ruth E Zambrana;Ann S O'Malley

  • Role of acculturation research in advancing science and practice in reducing health care disparities among Latinos.

    Ruth Enid Zambrana;Olivia Carter-Pokras

  • Health Issues in the Latino Community

    Marilyn Aguirre-Molina;Carlos W. Molina;Ruth Enid Zambrana

  • Latina Students: Translating Cultural Wealth into Social Capital to Improve Academic Success.

    Ruth Enid Zambrana;Irene M. Zoppi

  • Criollo, mestizo, mulato, LatiNegro, indígena, white, or black? The US Hispanic/Latino population and multiple responses in the 2000 census.

    Hortensia Amaro;Ruth E. Zambrana

  • emergency Preparedness: Knowledge and Perceptions of latin American immigrants

    Olivia Carter-Pokras;Ruth E. Zambrana;Sonia E. Mora;Katherine A. Aaby

  • Panel VI: Ethnic Minorities, Health Care Systems, and Behavior

    Nolan E. Penn;Snehendu Kar;Joyce Kramer;John Skinner

  • A research agenda on issues affecting poor and minority women: a model for understanding their health needs.

    Ruth E Zambrana

  • Health Status of Mexican-Origin Persons: Do Proxy Measures of Acculturation Advance our Understanding of Health Disparities?

    Olivia Carter-Pokras;Ruth E. Zambrana;Gillermina Yankelvich;Maria Estrada

  • Latino child health: need for inclusion in the US national discourse.

    Ruth E. Zambrana;Laura A. Logie

  • Latinas and HIV/AIDS risk factors: implications for harm reduction strategies.

    Ruth E. Zambrana;Llewllyn J. Cornelius;Stephanie Sims Boykin;Debbie Salas Lopez

  • Blatant, Subtle, and Insidious: URM Faculty Perceptions of Discriminatory Practices in Predominantly White Institutions

    Ruth Enid Zambrana;Adia Harvey Wingfield;Lisa M. Lapeyrouse;Brianne A. Dávila

  • Health data issues for Hispanics: implications for public health research.

    Ruth E. Zambrana;Olivia Carter-Pokras

  • Mediators of ethnic-associated differences in infant birth weight.

    Ruth E. Zambrana;Christine Dunkel-Schetter;Nancy L. Collins;Susan C. Scrimshaw

Frequent Co-Authors

Nancy L. Collins
Nancy L. Collins University of California, Santa Barbara
Sylvia Hurtado
Sylvia Hurtado University of California, Los Angeles
Jeanne M. Tschann
Jeanne M. Tschann University of California, San Francisco
Mary E. Northridge
Mary E. Northridge New York University
Hortensia Amaro
Hortensia Amaro Florida International University
William A. Vega
William A. Vega Florida International University
Karina L. Walters
Karina L. Walters University of Washington

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