Susan Aguiñaga

Biographic Data

ID5156325
NAMESusan Aguiñaga
GIVEN NAMESSusan
FAMILY NAMEAguiñaga
SIGNATUREAGUIÑAGA S
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
ORCID0000-0001-6717-5903
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS11
TOTAL CITATIONS2
WORKS AS AUTHOR11
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2017
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • Assessment of Dietary Behaviors Among West African Immigrants in Relation to Acculturation Level and Length of Time in the U.S

    Open AccessOluwafikayo S Adeyemi-Benson, Isa Adamu et al.ARTICLEJournal of Immigrant and Minority…2026

  • Cultural threads of memory

    Open AccessJacqueline Guzman, Yuliana Soto et al.ARTICLEEthnicity and Health2026References: 3

    Spanish-speaking middle-aged and older Latinos had limited knowledge about AD/ADRD and expressed concerns about its impact on the Latino community. Findings highlight the need to create culturally tailored Spanish-language educational materials that emphasize the role of PA and nutrition in reducing AD/ADRD risk. Furthermore, future studies should address cultural and structural barriers to behavior change, including familism, low socioeconomic s…

  • The Relationship Between Dietary Behaviors and Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among West African Immigrants in Chicago,IL

    Open AccessOluwafikayo S Adeyemi-Benson, Isa Adamu et al.ARTICLEJournal of Racial and Ethnic…2026References: 28

  • Barriers in motion

    Open AccessYuliana Soto, Jacqueline Guzman et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2025

    Introduction: Physical activity (PA) helps older adults age in place and retain independence. Adult Day Centers (ADCs) are critical community-based spaces that provide PA programming, yet the dosage and impact of PA in these settings remains empirically unassessed. Methods: This study used a multi-methods cross-sectional design to assess PA and physical function among ADC participants, as well as directors' perspectives on PA programming. PA was …

  • Violent Crime, Physical Inactivity, and Obesity

    Open AccessChelsea R Singleton, Fikriyah Winata et al.ARTICLEJournal of Urban Health2023Cited by: 2References: 4

  • Bailamos With mHealth Technology! Improving Physical Activity and Well-Being in Middle-Aged and Older Latinxs

    Open AccessSusan Aguiñaga, Isabela G Marques et al.ARTICLEHealth Education & Behavior2021

    Older Latinxs engage in lower levels of leisure-time physical activity (PA) compared with non-Latinx Whites. Latin dance is a culturally relevant type of leisure-time PA that may engage older Latinx populations, particularly when coupled with mobile health technologies (mHealth). This single group pre–post feasibility study described the PA and health outcomes of middle-aged and older Latinxs participating in BAILA TECH—an intervention that combi…

  • The Effects of the Bailamos TM Dance Program on Physical Activity Levels and Cognition of Older Latino Adults

    Open AccessGuilherme M Balbim, Susan Aguiñaga et al.ARTICLEJournal of Aging and Health2021References: 3

    Objective: To investigate the effects of the BAILAMOS TM dance program on physical activity (PA), cardiorespiratory, and cognitive health. Methods: A parallel, two-armed pilot study was conducted with 57 older Latinos randomized to the BAILAMOS TM dance program ( n = 28) or health education (HE) ( n = 29). We conducted two- and three-way repeated-measures ANOVAs. Results: BAILAMOS TM participants increased participation in leisure moderate-to-vig…

  • Dancing among older Latinos

    Open AccessDavid X Marquez, Susan Aguiñaga et al.ARTICLELatino Studies2021References: 3

  • Association of physical activity levels and brain white matter in older Latino adults

    Guilherme M Balbim, Kirk I Erickson et al.ARTICLEEthnicity and Health2021References: 3

    Higher levels of PA, particularly higher leisure-time moderate-to-vigorous PA, might be associated with greater WM volume in select white matter regions key to brain network integration for physical and cognitive functioning in older Latinos. More research is needed to further confirm these associations

  • A systematic review of physical activity and quality of life and well-being

    Open AccessDavid X Marquez, Susan Aguiñaga et al.ARTICLETranslational Behavioral Medicine2020

    Maintaining or improving quality of life (QoL) and well-being is a universal goal across the lifespan. Being physically active has been suggested as one way to enhance QoL and well-being. In this systematic review, conducted in part for the 2018 U.S. Health and Human Services Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Scientific Advisory Committee Report, we examined the relationship between physical activity (PA) and QoL and well-being experienc…

  • Impact of Latin Dance on Physical Activity, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, and Sedentary Behavior Among Latinos Attending an Adult Day Center

    Open AccessSusan Aguiñaga, David X MarquezARTICLEJournal of Aging and Health2017References: 2

    Objective: The aim of this study was to determine whether a Latin dance program with sedentary behavior information would have an impact on physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), and sedentary behavior among older Latinos attending an adult day center (ADC). Method : Participants ( N = 21, 75.4 ± 6.3 years old, Mini-Mental State Examination [MMSE] score = 22.4 ± 2.8) were randomized into a dance or wait-list control group. Participan…