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BMI & Salivary Uric Acid Across Development (2017)
Martínez, A.D., Ruelas, L., & Granger, D. A. (2017). Association between body mass index and salivary uric acid among Mexican-origin infants, youth and adults: Gender and developmental differences. Developmental Psychobiology, 59(2), 225-234. DOI: 10.1002/dev.21492.
Biobehavioral Effects of Discrimination (2022)
Martínez, A.D., Mercado, E., Barbieri, M., Kim, S. Y., & Granger, D.A. (2022). The importance of biobehavioral research to examine the physiological effects of ethnic and racial discrimination in the Latinx population. Frontiers in Public Health, 2064. DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.762735.
Psychological Distress, Obesity & Social Cohesion (2022)
Fields, N.D., Whitcomb, B.W., Bertone-Johnson, E.R., Martinez, A.D., & VanKim, N.A. (2022). Race-specific associations between psychological distress and obesity: the role of social cohesion. Ethnicity & Health, 1-12. DOI: 10.1080/13557858.2022.2052713.
Racial Discrimination & Adiposity in Black Women (2022)
Fields, N.D., Whitcomb, B.W., Bertone-Johnson, E.R., Martinez, A.D., Chae, D. H., & VanKim, N.A. (2022). Racial discrimination, microaggressions, and adiposity: findings from Black Women’s Experiences Living with Lupus Study. Women’s Health Issues. DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2022.09.004.
Biopsychosocial Models of Adolescent Discrimination
Barbieri, M., Rivera-Rodriguez, A., Abellera C., Martínez, A.D., & Mercado, E. Re-envisioning biopsychosocial models to examine the health impact of discrimination in adolescence. Manuscript in progress.
Acculturation & Dietary Change (2013)
Martínez, A.D. (2013). Reconsidering acculturation in dietary change research among Latino immigrants: challenging the preconditions of US migration. Ethnicity & Health, 18(2), 115-135. DOI: 10.1080/13557858.2012.698254.
Language & Social Determinants in Latinx Health (2020)
Martínez, A.D. & Rhodes, S.D. (2020b). “Introduction: Disentangling language and the social determinants of Latinx health in the United States.” In New and Emerging Issues in Latinx Health, by S.D. Rhodes & A. D. Martínez (Eds.). Springer Publishing. Chapter 1.
Acculturation in Latinx Health Research (2020)
Martínez, A.D. (2020c). “Divergent Dilemma: The reconceptualization and critical use of acculturation in Latinx health research.” In New and Emerging Issues in Latinx Health, by Scott D. Rhodes & Airín D. Martínez (Eds.). Springer Publishing. Chapter 15.
Immigrant Trauma & Resilience (2021)
Koball, H., Martínez, A.D., Menes, F., & Vickery, K. (2021). “Immigrants in America: stories of trauma and resilience.” In the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health series, Community Resilience: Equitable Practices for an Uncertain Future, by A. Plough (Ed.). Oxford University Press. Chapter 4.
New & Emerging Issues in Latinx Health (2020)
Martínez, A.D. & Rhodes, S.D. (Eds.). (2020a). New and Emerging Issues in Latinx Health, Springer Publishing.
Suicide Prevention for U.S. Latino/x Adults (2025)
Martínez A.D., Kloft, S., Fernández, P., Hernández, D., Ricci, A., Dezyani, P., & Cunningham, K. (2025). A scoping review of suicide prevention approaches and intervention strategies for U.S. Latino/x adult populations. Frontiers in Public Health, 13. DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1481904.
Culturally Responsive Suicide Prevention for Latinx Men (2025)
Martínez A.D., Kloft, S., Hernández, D., Dezyani, P., Batista, M., Pagán, G., & Cunningham, K. (2025). Culturally responsive suicide prevention: the transcreation of the MassMen website for Latinx working-aged men through a CDC-funded Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Program. American Journal of Men’s Health, 19(2). DOI: 10.1177/15579883251328358.
Power & Positionality in Community Research (2021)
Martínez A.D., Evans, B.D., & Jaramillo, A.L.M. (2021). “Power and positionality in community-engaged work and community-based participatory research.” In Community-Based Service Delivery: Theory and Implementation, by J.M. Choi, & J.W. Murphy (Eds.). Routledge. Chapter 10.
Overcoming Institutional Barriers in Healthcare (2020)
Martínez, A.D. (2020a). “Overcoming institutional barriers in community-based health care institutions.” In Community-based Health Interventions in an Institutional Context. S. L. Arxer and J. W. Murphy (Eds.). Springer Publishing. Chapter 12.
Power & Positionality in Participatory Budgeting (2022)
Martínez, A.D. (2022). Power and positionality in participatory budgeting. American Behavioral Scientist. DOI: 10.1177/00027642221086954.
Cannabis Policies & School Discipline (2026)
English, F., Laws, H., Yi, Y., Martínez, A. D., Bertone-Johnson, E., & Whitehill, J.M. (2026). Associations between Evolving Cannabis Policies and Cannabis-Related School Discipline Among Secondary School Students in Massachusetts, 2005-2019. American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
Youth Perspectives on Cannabis-Related Discipline
English, F., Martínez, A. D., Laws, H., Yi, Y., Bertone-Johnson, E., & Whitehill, J.M. “Just take it away from them and talk to them about it”: exploring youth perspectives on and experiences with cannabis-related school discipline.
Aging, Place & Social Connectedness (2012)
Yen, I.H., Shim, J.K., Martinez, A.D., & Barker, J.C. (2012). Older people and social connectedness: how place and activities keep people engaged. Journal of Aging Research, Special Issue on Aging in Place in Late Life: Theory, Methodology, and Intervention. DOI: 10.1155/2012/139523.
Social Theory in Neighborhood & Health Research (2012)
Yen, I. H., Shim, J.K., & Martinez, A.D. (2012). Application of two schools of social theory to neighbourhood, place, and health research. In Rethinking Social Epidemiology: Towards a Science of Change, by Patricia O’Campo & James R. Dunn (Eds.). New York: Springer Publishing, pp. 157-174.
NLP-Based Empathy Recognition in Text (2023)
Shetty, V.A., Durbin, S., Weyrich, M.S., Martínez, A.D., Qian, J., & Chin, D.L. (2023). A Scoping review of empathy recognition in text using natural language processing. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocad229.
NLP Analysis of ICU Social Worker Roles
Shetty, V.A., Rivera-Salgado, J., Martínez, A.D., Qian, J., & Chin, D.L. Identifying the roles of social workers in the intensive care unit using natural language processing. Manuscript under review.
Empathic Communication in Patient Portals
Shetty, V.A., Wright, E., O’Connor, B.T., Martínez, A.D., & Chin, D.L. Defining and Assessing Empathic Communication in Patient Portal Messages: Development of an Adapted Coding Schema. Manuscript in progress.
Healthy Eating Among Latino Immigrants (2015)
Martínez, A.D. (2015). The juxtaposition of comiendo bien and nutrition: the state of healthy eating for Latino immigrants in San Francisco. Food, Culture, and Society: An International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, 18(1), 131-149. DOI: 10.2752/175174415X14101814953800.
Latinidad & Healthy Eating Practices (2016)
Martinez, A.D. (2016). Comiendo Bien: The production of Latinidad through the performance of healthy eating among Latino immigrant families in San Francisco. Symbolic Interaction, 39(1), 66-85. DOI: 10.1002/symb.218.
Nutrition Transition & Obesity (2014)
Martínez, A.D., Juon, H., Levine, D., Lyford-Pike, V., & Peters, S. (2014). The association between nutrition transition score and measures of obesity: results from a cross-sectional study among Latina/o immigrants in Baltimore. Globalization and Health, 10(1), 57. DOI: 10.1186/1744-8603-10-57.
Plant-Based Diabetes Prevention Intervention (2024)
Koh, L.M., Iradukunda, F., Martínez, A.D., Caetano Schulz, K.C., Bielitz, I., & Walker, R.K. (2024). A remotely accessible plant-based culinary intervention for Latina/o/x adults at risk for diabetes: lessons learned. Frontiers in Nutrition, 11, 1298755.
Produce Prescription Program Protocol
Martínez A.D., Guerrero, N., Roper, M., Cruz, D., Kozuch, T., & Roque, H. Nuestros Productos: reporting the protocol of a community-led culturally responsive produce prescription program in Holyoke, MA. Manuscript in progress.
Produce Prescription Program Lessons Learned
Martínez A.D., Guerrero, N., Roper, M., Cruz, D., Kozuch, T., & Roque, H. Nuestros Productos: lessons learned from a community-led culturally responsive produce prescription program in Holyoke, MA. Manuscript in progress.
Diet Quality Improvements in Latinx Diabetic Patients
Martínez A.D., Guerrero, N., Roper, M., Cruz, D., Kozuch, T., & Roque, H. Nuestros Productos: dietary behavior and diet quality improvements in Latinx type II diabetic patients after participation in a culturally responsive produce prescription program. Manuscript in progress.
Deportation Fear, BMI & Uric Acid (2017)
Martínez, A.D., Ruelas, L., & Granger, D. A. (2017). Household fear of deportation in Mexican-origin families: Relation to body mass index percentiles and salivary uric acid. American Journal of Human Biology, 29(6), e23044. DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.23044.
Deportation Fear & Chronic Stress (2018)
Martínez, A.D., Ruelas, L., & Granger, D. A. (2018). Household fear of deportation in relation to chronic stressors and salivary proinflammatory cytokines in Mexican-origin families post-SB 1070. Social Science & Medicine-Population Health. DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2018.06.003.
Saliva Collection in Latinx Family Research (2022)
Martínez, A.D., Ruelas-Thompson, L. (2022). Acceptability and feasibility of saliva collection in community-based research with Latinx mixed-status families. BMC Public Health. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-13903-5.