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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Rema Lapouse Award, American Public Health Association
  • 2008 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

William A. Vega is affiliated with Florida International University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine, Social Sciences, and Psychology, with a focus on subfields such as General Health Professions, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Sociology and Political Science, Clinical Psychology, and Emergency Medicine.

The main topics of William A. Vega's work include:

  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
  • Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
  • Emergency and Acute Care Studies

The scientist has contributed to several recent papers, including:

  • "Depressive Symptoms and Resilience among Hispanic Emerging Adults: Examining the Moderating Effects of Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, Family Cohesion, and Social Support" (2020), published in Behavioral Medicine
  • "Health and social correlates of dementia in oldest-old Mexican-origin populations" (2020), published in Alzheimer s & Dementia Translational Research & Clinical Interventions
  • "Optimizing Dementia Care for Mexicans and for Mexican-Origin U.S. Residents" (2021), published in The Gerontologist
  • "Toward reducing the duration of untreated psychosis in a Latinx community." (2022), published in Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
  • "Older Adult Frequent 9-1-1 Callers for Emergency Medical Services in a Large Metropolitan City: Individual- and System-Level Considerations" (2023), published in Journal of Emergency Medicine

Frequent coauthors in William A. Vega's work include:

  • Jacqueline L. Angel
  • Marilyn Aguirre-Molina
  • Luisa N. Borrell
  • Sunshine Rote
  • María P. Aranda

Their work appears repeatedly in several publication venues, notably:

  • Innovation in Aging
  • Behavioral Medicine
  • Alzheimer s & Dementia Translational Research & Clinical Interventions
  • The Gerontologist
  • Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

William A. Vega has also authored a book titled Health Issues in Latino Males (2020), published by Rutgers University Press.

Awards credited to William A. Vega include the Rema Lapouse Award from the American Public Health Association in 2013 and election as a Member of the National Academy of Medicine in 2008.

Best Publications

  • Lifetime prevalence of DSM-III-R psychiatric disorders among urban and rural Mexican Americans in California.

    William A. Vega;Bohdan Kolody;Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola;Ethel Alderete

  • Perceived discrimination and depression among Mexican-origin adults in California.

    Brian Karl Finch;Bohdan Kolody;William A. Vega

  • Comorbidity of substance use disorders with mood and anxiety disorders: Results of the international consortium in psychiatric epidemiology

    Kathleen R. Merikangas;Rajni L. Mehta;Beth E. Molnar;Ellen E. Walters

  • Acculturation Stress, Social Support, and Self-Rated Health Among Latinos in California

    Brian Karl Finch;William A. Vega

  • Acculturation, familism, and alcohol use among Latino adolescent males: Longitudinal relations

    Andreas G. Gil;Eric F. Wagner;William A. Vega

  • Considering context, place and culture: the National Latino and Asian American Study

    Margarita Alegria;David Takeuchi;Glorisa Canino;Naihua Duan

  • Ethnic minorities and mental health.

    William A. Vega;Ruben G. Rumbaut

  • Hispanic Families in the 1980s: A Decade of Research.

    William A. Vega

  • Acculturative stress and personal adjustment among hispanic adolescent boys

    Andres G. Gil;William A. Vega;Juanita M. Dimas

  • Clinical calibration of DSM-IV diagnoses in the World Mental Health (WMH) version of the World Health Organization (WHO) Composite International Diagnostic Interview (WMH-CIDI)

    Ronald C. Kessler;Jamie M. Abelson;Olga Demler;Javier I. Escobar

  • Gaps in Service Utilization by Mexican Americans With Mental Health Problems

    William A. Vega;Bohdan Kolody;Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola;Ralph Catalano

  • Depression care in the United States: too little for too few.

    Hector M. González;William A. Vega;David R. Williams;Wassim Tarraf

  • Latino outlook: good health, uncertain prognosis.

    William A. Vega;Hortensia Amaro

  • Health Disparities in the Latino Population

    William A. Vega;Michael A. Rodriguez;Elisabeth Gruskin

  • Two Different Worlds: Acculturation Stress and Adaptation among Cuban and Nicaraguan Families:

    Andres G. Gil;William A. Vega

  • The epidemiology of major depression and ethnicity in the United States

    Hector M. González;Hector M. González;Wassim Tarraf;Keith E. Whitfield;William A. Vega

  • Risk factors for early adolescent drug use in four ethnic and racial groups.

    William A. Vega;Rick S. Zimmerman;George J. Warheit;Eleni Apospori

  • The Role of Discrimination and Acculturative Stress in the Physical Health of Mexican-Origin Adults

    Brian Karl Finch;Robert A. Hummer;Bohdan Kol;William A. Vega

  • Lifetime prevalence of and risk factors for psychiatric disorders among Mexican migrant farmworkers in California.

    Ethel Alderete;William Armando Vega;Bohdan Kolody;Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola

  • Hispanics and Mental Health: A Framework for Research

    William A. Vega;Lloyd H. Rogler;Robert G. Malgady;Orlando Rodriguez

Frequent Co-Authors

Bohdan Kolody
Bohdan Kolody San Diego State University
Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola
Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola University of California, Davis
Rick S. Zimmerman
Rick S. Zimmerman Wayne State University
Michael A. Gara
Michael A. Gara Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Javier I. Escobar
Javier I. Escobar Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Brian Karl Finch
Brian Karl Finch University of Southern California
Hector M. González
Hector M. González University of California, San Diego
Michael A. Rodriguez
Michael A. Rodriguez University of California, Los Angeles
Guilherme Borges
Guilherme Borges Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría
Ronald C. Kessler
Ronald C. Kessler Harvard University

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