Melanie Sberna Hinojosa
Biographic Data
| ID | 200632 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Melanie Sberna Hinojosa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Melanie Sberna |
| FAMILY NAME | Hinojosa |
| SIGNATURE | HINOJOSA M S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Central Florida |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5188-3315 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 35 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 21 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Adverse Childhood Experiences in Military, Veteran, and Civilian Families
Adverse childhood experiences are traumatic early life experiences that can lead to poorer mental, physical, and social outcomes. Children in military and veteran families can face unique challenges compared with civilian families. This study utilizes data from 2017–2019 National Survey of Children’s Health to examine 56,655 children living in military, veteran, and civilian families to predict the prevalence of adverse childhood experiences. Fin…
Child mental health outcomes in military families
Families that include a current or former member of the US Armed Services face unique challenges. These challenges center on three facets of military family life known to contribute to negative child mental health outcomes; mobility, family separation and parent health. The purpose of this study is to use the 2017–2018 National Survey of Children's Health to understand children's mental health outcomes in military and nonmilitary families. Parent…
Shared Decision Making and Treatment for Minority Children With ADHD
Shared decision making (SDM) involves the patient and family in medical decisions regarding treatment. The purpose of this article is to utilize the 2016 National Survey of Children’s Health to explore whether family engagement in SDM increases the odds of treatment for children with ADHD, and more specifically, if the presence of SDM is associated with the reduction of racial and ethnic disparities in treatment. Multivariate logistic regression …
Unconventional Oil and Natural Gas Production, Health, and Social Perspectives on Fracking
A growing body of literature suggests that unconventional oil and natural gas (UOG) production-related pollution is harmful to human and environmental health. Despite evidence linking UOG methods such as hydraulic fracturing to pollution with negative health and environmental consequences, “fracking,” has been increasingly used in the United States. The purpose of this study is to discuss some of the reasons why methods such as fracking continue …
Military Service and Physical Capital
There are 22 million veterans in the U.S. Armed Forces. Past research on the musculoskeletal health of military veterans has explored the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) but largely avoids situating findings within a theoretical framework. This article uses Pierre Bourdieu's theory of cultural capital to contextualize veteran's greater rates of MSDs compared to nonmilitary civilians. Cultural capital consists of objectified, instit…
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Grade Retention in a National Sample of US Children
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) include extreme economic hardship, abuse, neglect, household and family dysfunction, and exposure to community violence. Children with ACEs are at a higher risk of developing mental, physical, and developmental disorders that can lead to difficulty in school. Using the 2012 National Survey of Children's Health, we use multivariate logistic regression to examine the association between ACEs and grade retention …
Family Predictors of Child Mental Health Conditions
Research suggests that minority children with one mental health condition are more likely than White children to have a secondary mental health condition. However, there are no current studies that test the interaction between race and family resources to examine this apparent racial difference in mental health conditions in children. Yet research suggests that family resources vary by race/ethnicity. This study examines the interaction between f…
Individualized Education Program Development Among Racially/Ethnically Diverse Children and Adolescents with Health Conditions
Factors Associated with Having a Medical Home for Children At-Risk of Experiencing Negative Events
The Comorbidity of Physical, Mental, and Developmental Conditions Associated with Childhood Adversity
Recruiting Low Income and Racially/Ethnically Diverse Adolescents for Focus Groups
Factors Associated with a Patient-Centered Medical Home Among Children with Behavioral Health Conditions
Assessing the Congruence of Transition Preparedness as Reported by Parents and Their Adolescents with Special Health Care Needs
Predictors of Health Information Needs among U.S. Mainland and Puerto Rican Caregivers
Stroke caregivers often do not have the information necessary to adequately manage the stroke recovery process at home. We explore how the educational needs of stroke caregivers vary by race, ethnicity, and place, and their association with caregiver characteristics. We surveyed 276 stroke caregivers living on the U.S. Mainland and in Puerto Rico to assess their educational needs related to stroke recovery. Caregivers report a high overall need f…
Factors Associated with a Medical Home Among Children with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Using Fotonovelas to Promote Healthy Eating in a Latino Community
AN IDENTIFIED NEED EXISTS for culturally relevant and linguistically appropriate health literacy strategies for Latinos. These photos are the product of a community based participatory research project to create a fotonovela—a graphic novel familiar to and popular with many Latinos—to support healthy eating in Latino families. The collaboration between Centro De La Comunidad Unida/United Community Center (UCC) and the Medical College of Wisconsin…
Salud de la Mujer
We believe that our fotonovelas will represent experiences of community members and encourage good health practices by increasing knowledge and cooperation among community members
Association Between Health Education Needs and Stroke Caregiver Injury
Health education interventions that provide stroke caregivers with educational materials may help reduce caregiver injuries
Patterns of informal care among Puerto Rican, African American, and white stroke survivors
We find that whites, African Americans, and Puerto Ricans each have differing caregiving structures highlighted by expansion and contraction across time, size of network, and relationship to the stroke survivor. Greater cultural awareness among health professionals can lead to improved coordination of information or formal care services. These findings may also be used as a baseline for understanding the caregiving patterns of other Spanish-speak…
Constructions of Continuity after Stroke
Prior research suggests that illness disrupts biographical self because of the resulting difficulty in continuing to draw on the same material and symbolic resources used in self-construction. Recent literature suggests that constructing continuity is possible because of the multi-faceted nature of self-construction. One hundred and twenty-two veterans who had been hospitalized after an acute stroke and discharged home were enrolled in the study.…
Black-White Differences in School Suspension
Research suggests that there are differences in the frequency with which white and African American students are punished in schools, with African American students being 2.3 times more likely to be suspended than white students. Most of the research on school punishment has focused on documenting race differences and looking for student and school-level factors to help explain disproportionality in out-of-school suspension. This study aims to fi…
Black-White Differences in School Suspension
Research suggests that there are differences in the frequency with which white and African American students are punished in schools, with African American students being 2.3 times more likely to be suspended than white students. Most of the research on school punishment has focused on documenting race differences and looking for student and school-level factors to help explain disproportionality in out-of-school suspension. This study aims to fi…
Constructions of Continuity after Stroke
Prior research suggests that illness disrupts biographical self because of the resulting difficulty in continuing to draw on the same material and symbolic resources used in self-construction. Recent literature suggests that constructing continuity is possible because of the multi-faceted nature of self-construction. One hundred and twenty-two veterans who had been hospitalized after an acute stroke and discharged home were enrolled in the study.…
Salud de la Mujer
We believe that our fotonovelas will represent experiences of community members and encourage good health practices by increasing knowledge and cooperation among community members
Military Service and Physical Capital
There are 22 million veterans in the U.S. Armed Forces. Past research on the musculoskeletal health of military veterans has explored the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) but largely avoids situating findings within a theoretical framework. This article uses Pierre Bourdieu's theory of cultural capital to contextualize veteran's greater rates of MSDs compared to nonmilitary civilians. Cultural capital consists of objectified, instit…
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Grade Retention in a National Sample of US Children
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) include extreme economic hardship, abuse, neglect, household and family dysfunction, and exposure to community violence. Children with ACEs are at a higher risk of developing mental, physical, and developmental disorders that can lead to difficulty in school. Using the 2012 National Survey of Children's Health, we use multivariate logistic regression to examine the association between ACEs and grade retention …
Child mental health outcomes in military families
Families that include a current or former member of the US Armed Services face unique challenges. These challenges center on three facets of military family life known to contribute to negative child mental health outcomes; mobility, family separation and parent health. The purpose of this study is to use the 2017–2018 National Survey of Children's Health to understand children's mental health outcomes in military and nonmilitary families. Parent…
Constructions of Continuity after Stroke
Prior research suggests that illness disrupts biographical self because of the resulting difficulty in continuing to draw on the same material and symbolic resources used in self-construction. Recent literature suggests that constructing continuity is possible because of the multi-faceted nature of self-construction. One hundred and twenty-two veterans who had been hospitalized after an acute stroke and discharged home were enrolled in the study.…
Black-White Differences in School Suspension
Research suggests that there are differences in the frequency with which white and African American students are punished in schools, with African American students being 2.3 times more likely to be suspended than white students. Most of the research on school punishment has focused on documenting race differences and looking for student and school-level factors to help explain disproportionality in out-of-school suspension. This study aims to fi…
Association Between Health Education Needs and Stroke Caregiver Injury
Health education interventions that provide stroke caregivers with educational materials may help reduce caregiver injuries
Patterns of informal care among Puerto Rican, African American, and white stroke survivors
We find that whites, African Americans, and Puerto Ricans each have differing caregiving structures highlighted by expansion and contraction across time, size of network, and relationship to the stroke survivor. Greater cultural awareness among health professionals can lead to improved coordination of information or formal care services. These findings may also be used as a baseline for understanding the caregiving patterns of other Spanish-speak…
Salud de la Mujer
We believe that our fotonovelas will represent experiences of community members and encourage good health practices by increasing knowledge and cooperation among community members
Factors Associated with a Medical Home Among Children with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Using Fotonovelas to Promote Healthy Eating in a Latino Community
AN IDENTIFIED NEED EXISTS for culturally relevant and linguistically appropriate health literacy strategies for Latinos. These photos are the product of a community based participatory research project to create a fotonovela—a graphic novel familiar to and popular with many Latinos—to support healthy eating in Latino families. The collaboration between Centro De La Comunidad Unida/United Community Center (UCC) and the Medical College of Wisconsin…
Factors Associated with a Patient-Centered Medical Home Among Children with Behavioral Health Conditions
Assessing the Congruence of Transition Preparedness as Reported by Parents and Their Adolescents with Special Health Care Needs
Predictors of Health Information Needs among U.S. Mainland and Puerto Rican Caregivers
Stroke caregivers often do not have the information necessary to adequately manage the stroke recovery process at home. We explore how the educational needs of stroke caregivers vary by race, ethnicity, and place, and their association with caregiver characteristics. We surveyed 276 stroke caregivers living on the U.S. Mainland and in Puerto Rico to assess their educational needs related to stroke recovery. Caregivers report a high overall need f…
Recruiting Low Income and Racially/Ethnically Diverse Adolescents for Focus Groups
Factors Associated with Having a Medical Home for Children At-Risk of Experiencing Negative Events
The Comorbidity of Physical, Mental, and Developmental Conditions Associated with Childhood Adversity
Individualized Education Program Development Among Racially/Ethnically Diverse Children and Adolescents with Health Conditions
Family Predictors of Child Mental Health Conditions
Research suggests that minority children with one mental health condition are more likely than White children to have a secondary mental health condition. However, there are no current studies that test the interaction between race and family resources to examine this apparent racial difference in mental health conditions in children. Yet research suggests that family resources vary by race/ethnicity. This study examines the interaction between f…
Military Service and Physical Capital
There are 22 million veterans in the U.S. Armed Forces. Past research on the musculoskeletal health of military veterans has explored the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) but largely avoids situating findings within a theoretical framework. This article uses Pierre Bourdieu's theory of cultural capital to contextualize veteran's greater rates of MSDs compared to nonmilitary civilians. Cultural capital consists of objectified, instit…
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Grade Retention in a National Sample of US Children
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) include extreme economic hardship, abuse, neglect, household and family dysfunction, and exposure to community violence. Children with ACEs are at a higher risk of developing mental, physical, and developmental disorders that can lead to difficulty in school. Using the 2012 National Survey of Children's Health, we use multivariate logistic regression to examine the association between ACEs and grade retention …
Shared Decision Making and Treatment for Minority Children With ADHD
Shared decision making (SDM) involves the patient and family in medical decisions regarding treatment. The purpose of this article is to utilize the 2016 National Survey of Children’s Health to explore whether family engagement in SDM increases the odds of treatment for children with ADHD, and more specifically, if the presence of SDM is associated with the reduction of racial and ethnic disparities in treatment. Multivariate logistic regression …
Unconventional Oil and Natural Gas Production, Health, and Social Perspectives on Fracking
A growing body of literature suggests that unconventional oil and natural gas (UOG) production-related pollution is harmful to human and environmental health. Despite evidence linking UOG methods such as hydraulic fracturing to pollution with negative health and environmental consequences, “fracking,” has been increasingly used in the United States. The purpose of this study is to discuss some of the reasons why methods such as fracking continue …
Child mental health outcomes in military families
Families that include a current or former member of the US Armed Services face unique challenges. These challenges center on three facets of military family life known to contribute to negative child mental health outcomes; mobility, family separation and parent health. The purpose of this study is to use the 2017–2018 National Survey of Children's Health to understand children's mental health outcomes in military and nonmilitary families. Parent…
Adverse Childhood Experiences in Military, Veteran, and Civilian Families
Adverse childhood experiences are traumatic early life experiences that can lead to poorer mental, physical, and social outcomes. Children in military and veteran families can face unique challenges compared with civilian families. This study utilizes data from 2017–2019 National Survey of Children’s Health to examine 56,655 children living in military, veteran, and civilian families to predict the prevalence of adverse childhood experiences. Fin…
Medicine (19 works) · Psychology (16 works) · Gerontology (11 works) · Ethnic group (9 works) · Public health (9 works) · Environmental health (8 works) · Nursing (8 works) · Clinical Psychology (7 works) · Psychiatry (7 works) · Sociology (7 works)