Andrea López
Biographic Data
| ID | 3595016 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Andrea López |
| GIVEN NAMES | Andrea |
| FAMILY NAME | López |
| SIGNATURE | LOPEZ A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Susquehanna University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9488-4622 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 24 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 24 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Welcome to the Calentón
This study examines how community leaders in Puerto Rico respond to the growing threat of extreme heat within the context of colonial inequality and climate vulnerability. As heat events become more frequent and severe, they exacerbate existing challenges, including unreliable energy infrastructure and public health inequities. To explore how leaders understand and address this challenge, two listening sessions were conducted in May 2025 with 17 …
The Role of Testing and Vaccination in Mediating Social Vulnerability and Covid-19 Prevalence in Southern Nevada
The COVID-19 pandemic is a catastrophic event highlighting numerous health disparities. The social vulnerability index (SVI) has been widely utilized in COVID-19 research to assess vulnerable communities and to examine how social determinants influence various COVID-19 outcomes. This population-based study aims to determine whether COVID-19 testing and vaccination rates mediate the relationship between the SVI and COVID-19 prevalence. Mediation a…
Young Chileans entering university through inclusion quotas
Development of a Measure of Family Functioning for Hispanic Sexual Minority Adolescents
Sexual minority adolescents (SMA) in general, and Hispanic sexual minority adolescents (HSMA) in particular, report higher levels of substance use, HIV risk behaviors, and mental health problems, compared to their non-Hispanic White heterosexual and sexual minority peers. These outcomes are more prominent for SMA and HSMA who have parents that are unaccepting of their youth's sexual orientation. A lack of parental acceptance of sexual orientation…
Implementation of citizenship education policies in a Chilean secondary school
This study explored the relationship between school leadership and the implementation of citizenship education (CE) in a Chilean public secondary school, in the context of different reforms in this area, which generate contradictions around the type of curriculum to be implemented, ranging from minimalist versions focused on civic education, to maximalist versions focused on active and critical citizenship. Among them, Law 20.911 (2016) stands ou…
Adverse childhood experiences and first-time homelessness among a community sample of sexual and gender minority adults
Sexual and gender minorities (SGM; i.e. lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual and other identities aka LGBTQIA+) experience homelessness at disproportionately higher rates than their cisgender and heterosexual peers. Adverse childhood experiences (ACE)—experiences of abuse, neglect, or challenges in the family setting—have been identified as a key risk factor for experiencing homelessness. The present study assessed the re…
Mental Health and Substance Misuse Indicators Associated with First-Time Homelessness among a Community Sample of Sexual and Gender Minority Adults
Homelessness is a priority public health issue in the United States (U.S.) given its strong associations with multiple adverse health outcomes. While overall rates of homelessness have decreased over the last decade, some populations-such as sexual and gender minorities-have not seen equitable decreases. The present study explores the relationship between experiences of first-time homelessness with substance misuse (assessed via the DAST-10) and …
Análisis de la diversidad en programas de formación inicial docente de pedagogía básica
Esta investigación se sitúa en el contexto de las profundas desigualdades que existen en Chile, las que afectan principalmente a los grupos clasificados como diversos: mujeres, pueblos originarios, disidencias sexuales, condición de pobreza, migrantes, entre otros. En este contexto interesó conocer de qué manera la formación inicial docente contribuye a través de la mención de estos grupos en los programas de curso a la perpetuación de esta reali…
La rebelión de las bases frente a la estandarización del trabajo pedagógico. El caso de la movilización contra la Ley de Carrera Docente en Chile
Se ha insistido que la instalación de estándares de desempeño docente sería uno de los principales medios para mejorar la calidad educativa. El 2015 el gobierno de Chile presentó un proyecto de Ley que establece un sistema de desarrollo profesional basado en estándares de desempeño fijados desde el nivel central. Estos regulan formación pedagógica y la evaluación del desempeño que clasifica profesores, estableciendo salarios, desarrollo profesion…
Educational Attainment Past the Traditional Age of Completion for Two Cohorts of US Adults
The vast majority of studies investigating participation in, persistence through, and consequences of postsecondary education focus on educational attainment status among the so-called traditional population of collegegoers between the ages of 18 and 24. This narrow focus leaves largely invisible the role that an expanding set of educational trajectories throughout adulthood plays in shaping social stratification. Using 35-plus and 20 years of fo…
Physico-Chemical and Microbiological Control of the Composting Process of the Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste
The aim of this work was to carry out a pilot experiment to monitor OFMSW (organic fraction of municipal solid waste) composting processes using different types of installations (automatic reactor, aerated static pile and turned pile). To carry out the process, pruning waste was used as structuring material (SM), in a 1:1 and 1:2, v : v , OFMSW:SM ratio. Monitoring was carried out through the control of physico-chemical and microbiological parame…
HIV Stigma Mechanisms Scale
Spanish‐speaking Mexican‐American parents' experiences while navigating the dental care system for their children
When addressing oral health literacy, it is important to consider the navigational components to improve children's oral health literacy
Feministische Bewegungen in Argentinien und Mexiko im Kontext von Covid-19
Aufgrund der Benachteiligung von Frauen in vielen Lebensbereichen erlebt Lateinamerika in den letzten Jahren eine immer stärker werdende Präsenz feministischer Bewegungen. Eine Vorreiterrolle spielen hierbei feministische Bewegungen in Argentinien und Mexiko. Aufgrund der hohen Zahl von Femiziden in Mexiko und des gesetzlichen Verbots der Abtreibung in Argentinien gehen Aktivist*innen dagegen vor und mobilisieren zahlreiche Menschen. Dieser Artik…
Experiences of the Molecular Diagnosis of Fragile X Syndrome in Ecuador
Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most common cause of hereditary intellectual disability and the second most common cause of intellectual disability of genetic etiology. This complex neurodevelopmental disorder is caused by an alteration in the CGG trinucleotide expansion in fragile X mental retardation gene 1 ( FMR1 ) leading to gene silencing and the subsequent loss of its product: fragile X mental retardation protein 1 (FMRP). Molecular diagnos…
La ética de lo público y la impertinencia del managerialismo como modelo de organización del trabajo en tiempos de crisis
El contexto de pandemia se ha constituido en prueba crítica para las políticas orientadas por el Nuevo Management Público (NMP). Esta perspectiva ha promovido la tercerización de la ejecución de políticas públicas y la instalación de instrumentos de medición del desempeño según estándares y resultados como forma de gobierno de la acción pública. Considerando que Chile ha sido señalado como caso emblemático de instalación de este tipo de políticas…
Study of Evolution of Microbiological Properties in Sewage Sludge-Amended Soils
Large amounts of sewage sludge are generated in urban wastewater treatment plants and used as fertilizer in agriculture due to its characteristics. They can contain contaminants such as heavy metals and pathogenic microorganisms. The objective of this research work is to study, in real conditions, the evolution of microbial concentration in agricultural soils fertilized by biologically treated sewage sludge. The sludge (6.25 tons Ha -1 ) was appl…
New Governance and New Knowledge Brokers
It is 8:15 a.m. on Friday, February 13, 2015, and the line at the gourmet coffee place assures a minimum 15-minute wait. John takes advantage of the free Wi-Fi to read the morning news on his table
Surveying for Environmental Health Justice
Although the benefits of community-based participatory research (CBPR) for community and university partners have been well documented, these have mostly focused on disseminating research findings. However, how CBPR can function as a useful community organizing tool remains understudied. We present the CBPR process of an environmental health survey conducted by a team of community organizers and academic researchers in Richmond, CA, to describe h…
Spatial Analysis of HIV Positive Injection Drug Users in San Francisco, 1987 to 2005
Spatial analyses of HIV/AIDS related outcomes are growing in popularity as a tool to understand geographic changes in the epidemic and inform the effectiveness of community-based prevention and treatment programs. The Urban Health Study was a serial, cross-sectional epidemiological study of injection drug users (IDUs) in San Francisco between 1987 and 2005 (N = 29,914). HIV testing was conducted for every participant. Participant residence was ge…
Food Insecurity and Glycemic Control Among Low-Income Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether food insecurity--the inability to reliably afford safe and nutritious food--is associated with poor glycemic control and whether this association is mediated by difficulty following a healthy diet, diabetes self-efficacy, or emotional distress related to diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: We used multivariable regression models to examine the association between food insecurity and poor glycemic control using a…
The Wrong Tool for the Job
We surveyed state diabetes programs to determine whether they develop and disseminate diabetes guidelines. We found they largely disseminate clinical practice guidelines developed from subspecialty organizations, do not prioritize among the many recommendations contained in diabetes guidelines, and have not adapted guidelines to focus on population rather than individual health. An opportunity exists for state diabetes control programs to better …
The New Counterinsurgency Era
Journal Article The New Counterinsurgency Era: Transforming the U.S. Military for Modern Wars by David H. Ucko Get access The New Counterinsurgency Era: Transforming the U.S. Military for Modern Warsby David H. Ucko. Washington, DC, Georgetown University Press, 2009. 258pp. Paper, $26.95. Andrea M. Lopez Andrea M. Lopez Susquehanna University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Political Science Quarterly, Vol…
Engaging or withdrawing, winning or losing? The contradictions of counterinsurgency policy in Afghanistan and Iraq
In the late summer and autumn of 2003, facing increasingly violent opposition in both Afghanistan and Iraq, the USA implemented contrasting policies. In Afghanistan, it began to expand its footprint, creating Provincial Reconstruction Teams (prts) around the country. In Iraq, on the other hand, the US military withdrew from cities, garrisoning itself in armed camps. Despite the worsening situations in 2005 – 06, this paper argues that establishin…
Engaging or withdrawing, winning or losing? The contradictions of counterinsurgency policy in Afghanistan and Iraq
In the late summer and autumn of 2003, facing increasingly violent opposition in both Afghanistan and Iraq, the USA implemented contrasting policies. In Afghanistan, it began to expand its footprint, creating Provincial Reconstruction Teams (prts) around the country. In Iraq, on the other hand, the US military withdrew from cities, garrisoning itself in armed camps. Despite the worsening situations in 2005 – 06, this paper argues that establishin…
The New Counterinsurgency Era
Journal Article The New Counterinsurgency Era: Transforming the U.S. Military for Modern Wars by David H. Ucko Get access The New Counterinsurgency Era: Transforming the U.S. Military for Modern Warsby David H. Ucko. Washington, DC, Georgetown University Press, 2009. 258pp. Paper, $26.95. Andrea M. Lopez Andrea M. Lopez Susquehanna University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Political Science Quarterly, Vol…
Engaging or withdrawing, winning or losing? The contradictions of counterinsurgency policy in Afghanistan and Iraq
In the late summer and autumn of 2003, facing increasingly violent opposition in both Afghanistan and Iraq, the USA implemented contrasting policies. In Afghanistan, it began to expand its footprint, creating Provincial Reconstruction Teams (prts) around the country. In Iraq, on the other hand, the US military withdrew from cities, garrisoning itself in armed camps. Despite the worsening situations in 2005 – 06, this paper argues that establishin…
The New Counterinsurgency Era
Journal Article The New Counterinsurgency Era: Transforming the U.S. Military for Modern Wars by David H. Ucko Get access The New Counterinsurgency Era: Transforming the U.S. Military for Modern Warsby David H. Ucko. Washington, DC, Georgetown University Press, 2009. 258pp. Paper, $26.95. Andrea M. Lopez Andrea M. Lopez Susquehanna University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Political Science Quarterly, Vol…
The Wrong Tool for the Job
We surveyed state diabetes programs to determine whether they develop and disseminate diabetes guidelines. We found they largely disseminate clinical practice guidelines developed from subspecialty organizations, do not prioritize among the many recommendations contained in diabetes guidelines, and have not adapted guidelines to focus on population rather than individual health. An opportunity exists for state diabetes control programs to better …
Food Insecurity and Glycemic Control Among Low-Income Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether food insecurity--the inability to reliably afford safe and nutritious food--is associated with poor glycemic control and whether this association is mediated by difficulty following a healthy diet, diabetes self-efficacy, or emotional distress related to diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: We used multivariable regression models to examine the association between food insecurity and poor glycemic control using a…
Spatial Analysis of HIV Positive Injection Drug Users in San Francisco, 1987 to 2005
Spatial analyses of HIV/AIDS related outcomes are growing in popularity as a tool to understand geographic changes in the epidemic and inform the effectiveness of community-based prevention and treatment programs. The Urban Health Study was a serial, cross-sectional epidemiological study of injection drug users (IDUs) in San Francisco between 1987 and 2005 (N = 29,914). HIV testing was conducted for every participant. Participant residence was ge…
Surveying for Environmental Health Justice
Although the benefits of community-based participatory research (CBPR) for community and university partners have been well documented, these have mostly focused on disseminating research findings. However, how CBPR can function as a useful community organizing tool remains understudied. We present the CBPR process of an environmental health survey conducted by a team of community organizers and academic researchers in Richmond, CA, to describe h…
New Governance and New Knowledge Brokers
It is 8:15 a.m. on Friday, February 13, 2015, and the line at the gourmet coffee place assures a minimum 15-minute wait. John takes advantage of the free Wi-Fi to read the morning news on his table
Study of Evolution of Microbiological Properties in Sewage Sludge-Amended Soils
Large amounts of sewage sludge are generated in urban wastewater treatment plants and used as fertilizer in agriculture due to its characteristics. They can contain contaminants such as heavy metals and pathogenic microorganisms. The objective of this research work is to study, in real conditions, the evolution of microbial concentration in agricultural soils fertilized by biologically treated sewage sludge. The sludge (6.25 tons Ha -1 ) was appl…
Feministische Bewegungen in Argentinien und Mexiko im Kontext von Covid-19
Aufgrund der Benachteiligung von Frauen in vielen Lebensbereichen erlebt Lateinamerika in den letzten Jahren eine immer stärker werdende Präsenz feministischer Bewegungen. Eine Vorreiterrolle spielen hierbei feministische Bewegungen in Argentinien und Mexiko. Aufgrund der hohen Zahl von Femiziden in Mexiko und des gesetzlichen Verbots der Abtreibung in Argentinien gehen Aktivist*innen dagegen vor und mobilisieren zahlreiche Menschen. Dieser Artik…
Experiences of the Molecular Diagnosis of Fragile X Syndrome in Ecuador
Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most common cause of hereditary intellectual disability and the second most common cause of intellectual disability of genetic etiology. This complex neurodevelopmental disorder is caused by an alteration in the CGG trinucleotide expansion in fragile X mental retardation gene 1 ( FMR1 ) leading to gene silencing and the subsequent loss of its product: fragile X mental retardation protein 1 (FMRP). Molecular diagnos…
La ética de lo público y la impertinencia del managerialismo como modelo de organización del trabajo en tiempos de crisis
El contexto de pandemia se ha constituido en prueba crítica para las políticas orientadas por el Nuevo Management Público (NMP). Esta perspectiva ha promovido la tercerización de la ejecución de políticas públicas y la instalación de instrumentos de medición del desempeño según estándares y resultados como forma de gobierno de la acción pública. Considerando que Chile ha sido señalado como caso emblemático de instalación de este tipo de políticas…
La rebelión de las bases frente a la estandarización del trabajo pedagógico. El caso de la movilización contra la Ley de Carrera Docente en Chile
Se ha insistido que la instalación de estándares de desempeño docente sería uno de los principales medios para mejorar la calidad educativa. El 2015 el gobierno de Chile presentó un proyecto de Ley que establece un sistema de desarrollo profesional basado en estándares de desempeño fijados desde el nivel central. Estos regulan formación pedagógica y la evaluación del desempeño que clasifica profesores, estableciendo salarios, desarrollo profesion…
Educational Attainment Past the Traditional Age of Completion for Two Cohorts of US Adults
The vast majority of studies investigating participation in, persistence through, and consequences of postsecondary education focus on educational attainment status among the so-called traditional population of collegegoers between the ages of 18 and 24. This narrow focus leaves largely invisible the role that an expanding set of educational trajectories throughout adulthood plays in shaping social stratification. Using 35-plus and 20 years of fo…
Physico-Chemical and Microbiological Control of the Composting Process of the Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste
The aim of this work was to carry out a pilot experiment to monitor OFMSW (organic fraction of municipal solid waste) composting processes using different types of installations (automatic reactor, aerated static pile and turned pile). To carry out the process, pruning waste was used as structuring material (SM), in a 1:1 and 1:2, v : v , OFMSW:SM ratio. Monitoring was carried out through the control of physico-chemical and microbiological parame…
HIV Stigma Mechanisms Scale
Spanish‐speaking Mexican‐American parents' experiences while navigating the dental care system for their children
When addressing oral health literacy, it is important to consider the navigational components to improve children's oral health literacy
Mental Health and Substance Misuse Indicators Associated with First-Time Homelessness among a Community Sample of Sexual and Gender Minority Adults
Homelessness is a priority public health issue in the United States (U.S.) given its strong associations with multiple adverse health outcomes. While overall rates of homelessness have decreased over the last decade, some populations-such as sexual and gender minorities-have not seen equitable decreases. The present study explores the relationship between experiences of first-time homelessness with substance misuse (assessed via the DAST-10) and …
Análisis de la diversidad en programas de formación inicial docente de pedagogía básica
Esta investigación se sitúa en el contexto de las profundas desigualdades que existen en Chile, las que afectan principalmente a los grupos clasificados como diversos: mujeres, pueblos originarios, disidencias sexuales, condición de pobreza, migrantes, entre otros. En este contexto interesó conocer de qué manera la formación inicial docente contribuye a través de la mención de estos grupos en los programas de curso a la perpetuación de esta reali…
Implementation of citizenship education policies in a Chilean secondary school
This study explored the relationship between school leadership and the implementation of citizenship education (CE) in a Chilean public secondary school, in the context of different reforms in this area, which generate contradictions around the type of curriculum to be implemented, ranging from minimalist versions focused on civic education, to maximalist versions focused on active and critical citizenship. Among them, Law 20.911 (2016) stands ou…
Adverse childhood experiences and first-time homelessness among a community sample of sexual and gender minority adults
Sexual and gender minorities (SGM; i.e. lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual and other identities aka LGBTQIA+) experience homelessness at disproportionately higher rates than their cisgender and heterosexual peers. Adverse childhood experiences (ACE)—experiences of abuse, neglect, or challenges in the family setting—have been identified as a key risk factor for experiencing homelessness. The present study assessed the re…
The Role of Testing and Vaccination in Mediating Social Vulnerability and Covid-19 Prevalence in Southern Nevada
The COVID-19 pandemic is a catastrophic event highlighting numerous health disparities. The social vulnerability index (SVI) has been widely utilized in COVID-19 research to assess vulnerable communities and to examine how social determinants influence various COVID-19 outcomes. This population-based study aims to determine whether COVID-19 testing and vaccination rates mediate the relationship between the SVI and COVID-19 prevalence. Mediation a…
Young Chileans entering university through inclusion quotas
Development of a Measure of Family Functioning for Hispanic Sexual Minority Adolescents
Sexual minority adolescents (SMA) in general, and Hispanic sexual minority adolescents (HSMA) in particular, report higher levels of substance use, HIV risk behaviors, and mental health problems, compared to their non-Hispanic White heterosexual and sexual minority peers. These outcomes are more prominent for SMA and HSMA who have parents that are unaccepting of their youth's sexual orientation. A lack of parental acceptance of sexual orientation…
Welcome to the Calentón
This study examines how community leaders in Puerto Rico respond to the growing threat of extreme heat within the context of colonial inequality and climate vulnerability. As heat events become more frequent and severe, they exacerbate existing challenges, including unreliable energy infrastructure and public health inequities. To explore how leaders understand and address this challenge, two listening sessions were conducted in May 2025 with 17 …
Medicine (12 works) · Political science (11 works) · Sociology (11 works) · Population (7 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Environmental health (6 works) · Demography (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Education and Teacher Training (4 works) · Humanities (4 works)