R E Zambrana
Biographic Data
| ID | 45605 |
|---|---|
| NAME | R E Zambrana |
| GIVEN NAMES | R E |
| FAMILY NAME | Zambrana |
| SIGNATURE | ZAMBRANA R E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Maryland, College Park |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0648-9658 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 43 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 182 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 43 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1979 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 8 |
Latine Reproductive Health and Data Inequities Across the Life Course
Institutional penalty
Institutional ethnoracial taxation increases work stress and reduces research productivity among Mexican American and Puerto Rican faculty. Latinos are a heterogenous group, yet little is known about differences in taxation, discrimination experiences and health by race, ethnicity, and nativity. This study explores three questions: Are there differences between URM (historically underrepresented) and non-URM Latinos in: 1) demographic factors, 2)…
Beyond role strain
Objective This study describes the perceived work demands and family caregiving obligations associated with work–family life among URM faculty and the coping strategies used to negotiate the integration of roles. Background Past research on families focuses primarily on professional majority‐culture families and often fails to include traditionally and historically underrepresented minority (URM) families. The study of how URM professionals negot…
The Intellectual Roots Of Current Knowledge On Racism And Health
Research related to racism and health has evolved in recent decades, with a growing appreciation of the centrality of the social determinants of health, life-course approaches and structural racism, and other upstream factors as drivers of health inequities. Examining how race, class, and structural racism relate to each other and combine over the life course to affect health can facilitate a clearer understanding of the determinants of health. Y…
Analysis of Latina/o Sociodemographic and Health Data Sets in the United States From 1960 to 2019
Introduction. Prior to 1980, U.S. national demographic and health data collection did not identify individuals of Hispanic/Latina/o heritage as a population group. Post-1990, robust immigration from Latin America (e.g., South America, Central America, Mexico) and subsequent growth in U.S. births, dynamically reconstructed the ethnoracial lines among Latinos from about 20 countries, increasing racial admixture and modifying patterns of health disp…
Expert Perspectives on Effective Community-Based Pediatric Healthcare for Low-Income Latino Families
Intersectionality as Critical Social Theory
Challenging Stereotypes
Purpose: Reproductive autonomy is associated with educational attainment, advanced employment, and well-being. While U.S. Latinas use contraception to control their own childbearing and have reported a desire to do so, they often use it inconsistently and have the lowest rates of contraceptive use of any group. Reasons previously cited for why Latinas do not use contraception compared with non-Latino white women include lack of access, lack of kn…
The Latino Question
Before they kill my spirit entirely’
American Indian and Alaska Natives (AIAN) comprise about 2% of the US population and 0.5% of the faculty in higher education. While scholars have documented the experiences of underrepresented minority (URM) faculty, the perspectives of AIAN faculty at elite universities are largely absent. Although AIAN faculty share many of the same barriers to success as URM colleagues, their unique status as Tribal peoples and their relationship to settler co…
Chicanas/Latinas Advance Intersectional Thought and Practice
Despite the considerable body of scholarship and practice on interconnected systems of dominance and its effects on women in different social locations, Chicanas remain 'outside the frame' of mainstream academic feminist dialogues. This article provides an overview of the contributions of Chicana intersectional thought, research, and activism. We highlight four major scholarly areas of contribution: borders, identities, institutional inequalities…
Latinos in American Society
It is well known that Latinos in the United States bear a disproportionate burden of low educational attainment, high residential segregation, and low visibility in the national political landscape. In Latinos in American Society, Ruth Enid Zambrana brings together the latest research on Latinos in the United States to demonstrate how national origin, age, gender, socioeconomic status, and education affect the well-being of families and individua…
Income and Wealth Gaps, Inequitable Public Policies, and the Tentacles of Racism
Income and Wealth Gaps, Inequitable Public Policies, and the Tentacles of Racism Affiliation Ruth Enid Zambrana PhDRuth Enid Zambrana is with the Department of Women’s Studies, Consortium on Race, Gender and Ethnicity, University of Maryland, College Park, and the Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore.CopyRightCorrespondence should be sent to Ruth Enid Zambrana, PhD, University of Maryland, College P…
Mexican American Faculty in Research Universities
Mexican Americans represent the largest Latina/o subpopulation and have the lowest levels of educational attainment in the United States. Mexican Americans are underrepresented in all professional fields, including academia, and thus warrant attention. The purposes of this study are to describe the experiences of early and mid-career Mexican American faculty, emphasizing key sources of inspiration, support, and mentoring, perceived discrimination…
Blatant, Subtle, and Insidious
Although modest gains are observed in the number of African American, Mexican American, and Puerto Rican faculty in higher education institutions, systemic issues of underrepresentation and retention remain problematic. This article describes how historically underrepresented minority (URM) faculty in Predominantly White Institutions perceive discrimination and illustrates the ways in which discriminatory institutional practices-such as microaggr…
The Impact of Educational Attainment on Observed Race/Ethnic Disparities in Inflammatory Risk in the 2001–2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Inflammation has shown to be an independent predictor of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and growing evidence suggests Non-Hispanic Blacks (NHBs) and certain Hispanic subgroups have higher inflammation burden compared to Non-Hispanic Whites (NHWs). Socioeconomic status (SES) is a hypothesized pathway that may account for the higher inflammation burden for race/ethnic groups yet little is known about the biological processes by which SES "gets under …
Don’t Leave Us Behind”
This article examines the mentoring experiences of 58 underrepresented minority (URM) faculty at 22 research-extensive institutions. Drawing on in-depth interviews and focus group data, participants discussed the importance of mentoring across the life course, the ideal attributes of mentoring relationships, the challenges to effective mentoring, and the role of political guidance. These data elicited three main themes regarding mentoring: (a) Li…
Social Capital and Health Inequality in European Welfare States
Exploring Risk Factors in Latino Cardiovascular Disease
Objectives. We examined 3 cardiovascular disease risk factors by nativity and gender, evaluating evidence for education and health behaviors in explaining the “Hispanic Health Paradox.” Methods. We analyzed 2001–2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data for adults (n = 6032) to compare hypertension, high waist circumference, and diabetes for US- and foreign-born Mexican men and women. We controlled for age, depression, and health…
Role of Acculturation Research in Advancing Science and Practice in Reducing Health Care Disparities Among Latinos
An impressive body of public health knowledge on health care disparities among Latinos has been produced. However, inconclusive and conflicting results on predictors of health care disparities remain. We examined the theoretical assumptions and methodological limitations of acculturation research in understanding Latino health care disparities, the evidence for socioeconomic position as a predictor of health care disparities, and the effectivenes…
Health Status of Mexican-Origin Persons
Solving Latino Psychological and Health Problems
In this book the author seeks to draw from multiple disciplines and frameworks to interrogate current thinking on Latinos as a specific racial, ethnic, and heterogeneous population; to identify bes
Disparity/Inequity, Knowledge Production and Public Policy
This essay argues that the tools of social science and public health research rarely are used to challenge the contemporary arrangements of our social structure and, secondly, to underscore approaches for research that remain under-examined and unexplored
Collection of Legal Status Information
Health care providers are increasingly called upon to collect legal status information to facilitate program enrollment and reduce uncompensated care costs. A recent Journal article suggested that collection of information on legal status in national surveys “is essential” to the study of health insurance coverage.1 Although we agree that legal status may play an important role in access to health care,2 we are concerned that collection of this i…
Latinas and HIV/Aids Risk Factors
Objectives. We examined risk factors for HIV infection among Puerto Rican and Mexican American women aged 15 through 44 years. Methods. We used data from the 1995 National Survey of Family Growth. Analyses focused on the relation between sex role attitudes, sex education, anxiety, and consistent condom use. Results. Nearly 60% of Puerto Rican and Mexican American women received no sex education from parents. Twenty-one percent of Puerto Rican and…
Prenatal health behaviors and psychosocial risk factors in pregnant women of Mexican origin
OBJECTIVES: This study examined the association between acculturation of Mexican-origin women and factors in low birthweight and preterm delivery. METHODS: Interviews were conducted with 911 Mexican-origin respondents in Los Angeles prenatal care clinics. Infant outcome data were retrieved from delivery records. RESULTS: Mexican-American women had generally more undesirable prenatal behaviors and risk factors than Mexican-immigrant women. Althoug…
Role of Acculturation Research in Advancing Science and Practice in Reducing Health Care Disparities Among Latinos
An impressive body of public health knowledge on health care disparities among Latinos has been produced. However, inconclusive and conflicting results on predictors of health care disparities remain. We examined the theoretical assumptions and methodological limitations of acculturation research in understanding Latino health care disparities, the evidence for socioeconomic position as a predictor of health care disparities, and the effectivenes…
Methodological approaches to research on Hispanics
This article addresses the important issues to be considered when studying the Hispanic community. These issues include who should conduct the research; how the community should be involved; and methodological concerns, such as sampling, constructing questionnaires, and interviewing respondents. The combination of ethnographic methods and survey research methods is one appropriate way of conducting research with Hispanic groups
Don’t Leave Us Behind”
This article examines the mentoring experiences of 58 underrepresented minority (URM) faculty at 22 research-extensive institutions. Drawing on in-depth interviews and focus group data, participants discussed the importance of mentoring across the life course, the ideal attributes of mentoring relationships, the challenges to effective mentoring, and the role of political guidance. These data elicited three main themes regarding mentoring: (a) Li…
Blatant, Subtle, and Insidious
Although modest gains are observed in the number of African American, Mexican American, and Puerto Rican faculty in higher education institutions, systemic issues of underrepresentation and retention remain problematic. This article describes how historically underrepresented minority (URM) faculty in Predominantly White Institutions perceive discrimination and illustrates the ways in which discriminatory institutional practices-such as microaggr…
Chicanas/Latinas Advance Intersectional Thought and Practice
Despite the considerable body of scholarship and practice on interconnected systems of dominance and its effects on women in different social locations, Chicanas remain 'outside the frame' of mainstream academic feminist dialogues. This article provides an overview of the contributions of Chicana intersectional thought, research, and activism. We highlight four major scholarly areas of contribution: borders, identities, institutional inequalities…
The Intellectual Roots Of Current Knowledge On Racism And Health
Research related to racism and health has evolved in recent decades, with a growing appreciation of the centrality of the social determinants of health, life-course approaches and structural racism, and other upstream factors as drivers of health inequities. Examining how race, class, and structural racism relate to each other and combine over the life course to affect health can facilitate a clearer understanding of the determinants of health. Y…
Before they kill my spirit entirely’
American Indian and Alaska Natives (AIAN) comprise about 2% of the US population and 0.5% of the faculty in higher education. While scholars have documented the experiences of underrepresented minority (URM) faculty, the perspectives of AIAN faculty at elite universities are largely absent. Although AIAN faculty share many of the same barriers to success as URM colleagues, their unique status as Tribal peoples and their relationship to settler co…
Latina Students
Latina students have the highest high school dropout rate of all racial and ethnic groups. This article has three objectives: provide a brief overview of educational trends for Latina students, discuss factors associated with their educational trajectory and suggest strategies for change based on best practice wisdom. Results show that academic disparities between Latina students and other racial/ethnic female students begin as early as kindergar…
Promoting Latino Child and Family Welfare
Mexican American Faculty in Research Universities
Mexican Americans represent the largest Latina/o subpopulation and have the lowest levels of educational attainment in the United States. Mexican Americans are underrepresented in all professional fields, including academia, and thus warrant attention. The purposes of this study are to describe the experiences of early and mid-career Mexican American faculty, emphasizing key sources of inspiration, support, and mentoring, perceived discrimination…
Latinas and HIV/Aids Risk Factors
Objectives. We examined risk factors for HIV infection among Puerto Rican and Mexican American women aged 15 through 44 years. Methods. We used data from the 1995 National Survey of Family Growth. Analyses focused on the relation between sex role attitudes, sex education, anxiety, and consistent condom use. Results. Nearly 60% of Puerto Rican and Mexican American women received no sex education from parents. Twenty-one percent of Puerto Rican and…
Exploring Risk Factors in Latino Cardiovascular Disease
Objectives. We examined 3 cardiovascular disease risk factors by nativity and gender, evaluating evidence for education and health behaviors in explaining the “Hispanic Health Paradox.” Methods. We analyzed 2001–2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data for adults (n = 6032) to compare hypertension, high waist circumference, and diabetes for US- and foreign-born Mexican men and women. We controlled for age, depression, and health…
Collection of Legal Status Information
Health care providers are increasingly called upon to collect legal status information to facilitate program enrollment and reduce uncompensated care costs. A recent Journal article suggested that collection of information on legal status in national surveys “is essential” to the study of health insurance coverage.1 Although we agree that legal status may play an important role in access to health care,2 we are concerned that collection of this i…
Mediators of ethnic-associated differences in infant birth weight
Child Care and Working Mothers in Puerto Rican Families
This article focuses on child care arrangements, mothering attitudes, and family support systems as they affect the labor force participation of urban Puerto Rican mothers. In general, for women in the United States, paid work outside the home has become a normal part of life and, for most women, a necessary aspect of existence. Puerto Rican women, particularly those in the New York City area, however, have declining, not rising, rates of labor f…
The Health Careers of Urban Women
Infants, mothers, and doctors
Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs)
The Health Careers of Urban Women
Child Care and Working Mothers in Puerto Rican Families
This article focuses on child care arrangements, mothering attitudes, and family support systems as they affect the labor force participation of urban Puerto Rican mothers. In general, for women in the United States, paid work outside the home has become a normal part of life and, for most women, a necessary aspect of existence. Puerto Rican women, particularly those in the New York City area, however, have declining, not rising, rates of labor f…
Methodological approaches to research on Hispanics
This article addresses the important issues to be considered when studying the Hispanic community. These issues include who should conduct the research; how the community should be involved; and methodological concerns, such as sampling, constructing questionnaires, and interviewing respondents. The combination of ethnographic methods and survey research methods is one appropriate way of conducting research with Hispanic groups
Alcohol abuse prevention among Latino adolescents
Ethnic differences in the substance use patterns of low-income pregnant women
Zambrana, Ruth E. PhD; Hernandez, Marta MD; Dunkel-Schetter, Christine PhD; Scrimshaw, Susan C.M. PhD Author Information
Physicians at Work, Patients in Pain
Part 1 The setting: the Mexican context sickness - a Mexican view health care delivery in Mexico. Part 2 Biomedical practice in Mexico: history of medicine in Mexico biomedical beliefs and practices variations in biomedical beliefs and practices the medical consultation. Part 3 Patient's response to biomedical practice: patients and their complaints patient-perceived therapeutic outcomes outcomes - a phenomenological perspective. Part 4 Two syste…
Parenting concerns, family support systems, and life problems in Mexican-origin women
Low-income Mexican-origin families have been neglected in studies of normative family functioning and transition to parenting roles. This study examined the child and family concerns and perception of parenting role among 122 Mexican-origin women in Los Angeles and assessed differences by parity and nativity. The results showed significant sociodemographic differences among respondents by nativity. Mexican-American women had significantly higher …
Understanding Latino Families
PART ONE: LATINO FAMILIES: CONCEPTUAL APPROACHES AND OVERVIEW The Study of Latino Families - William A Vega A Point of Departure The Diversity of Latino Families - Vilma Ortiz Variations, Combinations, and Evolutions - Aida Hurtado Latino Families in the United States The Status of Latino Children and Youth - Julie Solis Challenges and Prospects PART TWO: PROGRAM AND PRACTICE Including Latino Fathers in Parent Education and Support Programs - Dou…
"Where "Something Catches
Prenatal health behaviors and psychosocial risk factors in pregnant women of Mexican origin
OBJECTIVES: This study examined the association between acculturation of Mexican-origin women and factors in low birthweight and preterm delivery. METHODS: Interviews were conducted with 911 Mexican-origin respondents in Los Angeles prenatal care clinics. Infant outcome data were retrieved from delivery records. RESULTS: Mexican-American women had generally more undesirable prenatal behaviors and risk factors than Mexican-immigrant women. Althoug…
Use of Cancer Screening Practices by Hispanic Women
Mediators of ethnic-associated differences in infant birth weight
Improving access and quality for ethnic minority women—panel discussion
The Health of Latino Children
Latinos recently became the largest racial/ethnic minority group of US children. The Latino Consortium of the American Academy of Pediatrics Center for Child Health Research, consisting of 13 expert panelists, identified the most important urgent priorities and unanswered questions in Latino child health. Conclusions were drawn when consensus was reached among members, with refinement through multiple iterations. A consensus statement with suppor…
Latina Students
Latina students have the highest high school dropout rate of all racial and ethnic groups. This article has three objectives: provide a brief overview of educational trends for Latina students, discuss factors associated with their educational trajectory and suggest strategies for change based on best practice wisdom. Results show that academic disparities between Latina students and other racial/ethnic female students begin as early as kindergar…
Promoting Latino Child and Family Welfare
Latinas and HIV/Aids Risk Factors
Objectives. We examined risk factors for HIV infection among Puerto Rican and Mexican American women aged 15 through 44 years. Methods. We used data from the 1995 National Survey of Family Growth. Analyses focused on the relation between sex role attitudes, sex education, anxiety, and consistent condom use. Results. Nearly 60% of Puerto Rican and Mexican American women received no sex education from parents. Twenty-one percent of Puerto Rican and…
Collection of Legal Status Information
Health care providers are increasingly called upon to collect legal status information to facilitate program enrollment and reduce uncompensated care costs. A recent Journal article suggested that collection of information on legal status in national surveys “is essential” to the study of health insurance coverage.1 Although we agree that legal status may play an important role in access to health care,2 we are concerned that collection of this i…
Disparity/Inequity, Knowledge Production and Public Policy
This essay argues that the tools of social science and public health research rarely are used to challenge the contemporary arrangements of our social structure and, secondly, to underscore approaches for research that remain under-examined and unexplored
Health Status of Mexican-Origin Persons
Solving Latino Psychological and Health Problems
In this book the author seeks to draw from multiple disciplines and frameworks to interrogate current thinking on Latinos as a specific racial, ethnic, and heterogeneous population; to identify bes
Role of Acculturation Research in Advancing Science and Practice in Reducing Health Care Disparities Among Latinos
An impressive body of public health knowledge on health care disparities among Latinos has been produced. However, inconclusive and conflicting results on predictors of health care disparities remain. We examined the theoretical assumptions and methodological limitations of acculturation research in understanding Latino health care disparities, the evidence for socioeconomic position as a predictor of health care disparities, and the effectivenes…
Exploring Risk Factors in Latino Cardiovascular Disease
Objectives. We examined 3 cardiovascular disease risk factors by nativity and gender, evaluating evidence for education and health behaviors in explaining the “Hispanic Health Paradox.” Methods. We analyzed 2001–2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data for adults (n = 6032) to compare hypertension, high waist circumference, and diabetes for US- and foreign-born Mexican men and women. We controlled for age, depression, and health…
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