Maria Tellez
Biographic Data
| ID | 235662 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maria Tellez |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maria |
| FAMILY NAME | Tellez |
| SIGNATURE | TELLEZ M |
| AFFILIATIONS | The Hopkins Center, Centro Sávila |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3148-6827 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Interpreting discordant results in mixed-method research: Data triangulation, participant voices, and epistemic issues in health research
In this article, we discuss unexpected methodological challenges revealed during interim analysis of data from a mixed-methods study with female Mexican immigrants. ' Tertulias ' was a randomized controlled trial of an innovative peer support group model for reducing social isolation and depression among women immigrants from Mexico using a Community-Driven, Community-Engaged Research (CD-CEnR) approach. We describe discordant data obtained using…
Zoom & WhatsApp digital information and communication technologies (ICTs) enhance community engaged research with women immigrants from Mexico
This article demonstrates how digital information and communication technologies (ICTs) (Zoom/WhatsApp) unexpectedly and counterintuitively proved to be valuable tools for community-engaged health research when, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, they were integrated into a research study testing a peer support group intervention with female immigrants from Mexico. Because of pandemic restrictions, we changed the study protocol to hold meet…
Revealing the power of peer support in the lives of women immigrants from Mexico
To address high rates of social isolation and depression among female Mexican immigrants, we are testing Tertulias (Spanish, conversational gatherings), an innovative peer support group intervention. Our anthropologically inspired theoretical architecture integrates gendered emplacement theory, women's funds of knowledge, and cultural and contextual situatedness. We used a community-driven, community-engaged research (CD-CEnR) design, involving 5…
A Study of a Culturally and Contextually Situated Multimedia Approach to Recruit a Hard-to-Reach Spanish-Speaking Population for a Randomized Control Trial (RCT)
Study designs involving randomization can be difficult to communicate to participants, especially those with low literacy. The literature on strategies to explain research concepts is limited, especially for non-English speakers. We measured the effectiveness of a culturally and contextually situated multimedia approach to recruit a cohort of 60 female Mexican immigrants (FMI) to a randomized control trial (RCT) to reduce social isolation and dep…
The birth of a Ministry of Public Health in Colombia, 1946-1953: Cold War, invisible government and asymmetrical interdependence
This article studies the shift from a Ministry of Hygiene in Colombia to a Ministry of Public Health, from 1946 to 1953. This was not only a new name for the ministry, but a transitional process from government policies based on European public hygiene towards institutionalizing the North American model of public health. The process involved negotiations between local government representatives and the Currie Mission, which was sent to Colombia b…
Engaging Latino Patients in Diabetes Research: What We Are Learning
Through a collaborative partnership between Latino diabetes patients, community stakeholders, and researchers, we developed insights into patient-engaged research. Here, we share what we have learned about a patient-engaged research process in relation to the experience of our Patient Advisors and to the research itself. To develop this manuscript, we engaged in ex post facto critical analysis of our collaborative experience. We include our own m…
Zoom & WhatsApp digital information and communication technologies (ICTs) enhance community engaged research with women immigrants from Mexico
This article demonstrates how digital information and communication technologies (ICTs) (Zoom/WhatsApp) unexpectedly and counterintuitively proved to be valuable tools for community-engaged health research when, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, they were integrated into a research study testing a peer support group intervention with female immigrants from Mexico. Because of pandemic restrictions, we changed the study protocol to hold meet…
The birth of a Ministry of Public Health in Colombia, 1946-1953: Cold War, invisible government and asymmetrical interdependence
This article studies the shift from a Ministry of Hygiene in Colombia to a Ministry of Public Health, from 1946 to 1953. This was not only a new name for the ministry, but a transitional process from government policies based on European public hygiene towards institutionalizing the North American model of public health. The process involved negotiations between local government representatives and the Currie Mission, which was sent to Colombia b…
Revealing the power of peer support in the lives of women immigrants from Mexico
To address high rates of social isolation and depression among female Mexican immigrants, we are testing Tertulias (Spanish, conversational gatherings), an innovative peer support group intervention. Our anthropologically inspired theoretical architecture integrates gendered emplacement theory, women's funds of knowledge, and cultural and contextual situatedness. We used a community-driven, community-engaged research (CD-CEnR) design, involving 5…
A Study of a Culturally and Contextually Situated Multimedia Approach to Recruit a Hard-to-Reach Spanish-Speaking Population for a Randomized Control Trial (RCT)
Study designs involving randomization can be difficult to communicate to participants, especially those with low literacy. The literature on strategies to explain research concepts is limited, especially for non-English speakers. We measured the effectiveness of a culturally and contextually situated multimedia approach to recruit a cohort of 60 female Mexican immigrants (FMI) to a randomized control trial (RCT) to reduce social isolation and dep…
Engaging Latino Patients in Diabetes Research: What We Are Learning
Through a collaborative partnership between Latino diabetes patients, community stakeholders, and researchers, we developed insights into patient-engaged research. Here, we share what we have learned about a patient-engaged research process in relation to the experience of our Patient Advisors and to the research itself. To develop this manuscript, we engaged in ex post facto critical analysis of our collaborative experience. We include our own m…
A Study of a Culturally and Contextually Situated Multimedia Approach to Recruit a Hard-to-Reach Spanish-Speaking Population for a Randomized Control Trial (RCT)
Study designs involving randomization can be difficult to communicate to participants, especially those with low literacy. The literature on strategies to explain research concepts is limited, especially for non-English speakers. We measured the effectiveness of a culturally and contextually situated multimedia approach to recruit a cohort of 60 female Mexican immigrants (FMI) to a randomized control trial (RCT) to reduce social isolation and dep…
The birth of a Ministry of Public Health in Colombia, 1946-1953: Cold War, invisible government and asymmetrical interdependence
This article studies the shift from a Ministry of Hygiene in Colombia to a Ministry of Public Health, from 1946 to 1953. This was not only a new name for the ministry, but a transitional process from government policies based on European public hygiene towards institutionalizing the North American model of public health. The process involved negotiations between local government representatives and the Currie Mission, which was sent to Colombia b…
Zoom & WhatsApp digital information and communication technologies (ICTs) enhance community engaged research with women immigrants from Mexico
This article demonstrates how digital information and communication technologies (ICTs) (Zoom/WhatsApp) unexpectedly and counterintuitively proved to be valuable tools for community-engaged health research when, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, they were integrated into a research study testing a peer support group intervention with female immigrants from Mexico. Because of pandemic restrictions, we changed the study protocol to hold meet…
Revealing the power of peer support in the lives of women immigrants from Mexico
To address high rates of social isolation and depression among female Mexican immigrants, we are testing Tertulias (Spanish, conversational gatherings), an innovative peer support group intervention. Our anthropologically inspired theoretical architecture integrates gendered emplacement theory, women's funds of knowledge, and cultural and contextual situatedness. We used a community-driven, community-engaged research (CD-CEnR) design, involving 5…
Interpreting discordant results in mixed-method research: Data triangulation, participant voices, and epistemic issues in health research
In this article, we discuss unexpected methodological challenges revealed during interim analysis of data from a mixed-methods study with female Mexican immigrants. ' Tertulias ' was a randomized controlled trial of an innovative peer support group model for reducing social isolation and depression among women immigrants from Mexico using a Community-Driven, Community-Engaged Research (CD-CEnR) approach. We describe discordant data obtained using…
Political science (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Health Policy Implementation Science (3 works) · Immigration (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Community Health and Development (2 works) · Isolation (microbiology (2 works) · Medical education (2 works) · Participatory Visual Research Methods (2 works)