Flor Avellaneda
Biographic Data
| ID | 6617113 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Flor Avellaneda |
| GIVEN NAMES | Flor |
| FAMILY NAME | Avellaneda |
| SIGNATURE | AVELLANEDA F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Baylor University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1693-9074 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
“My Hands Are Tied”
Latinx immigrant communities experienced disproportionate economic and health consequences from COVID-19. Although social service organizations have been on the frontlines to meet the complex social service needs of this population, little is known about their experiences working with this vulnerable group in the first phase of the pandemic (during “shutdowns”). Using multiple case study methods, this case study integrates survey responses from L…
Free From Sexual Harassment
Social work is not immune from sexual and gender harassment, as evidenced by recent events at one of our core professional conferences. Several attendees experienced sexual harassment during the Co
Examining the Association between Recent Maternal Incarceration and Adolescents’ Sleep Patterns, Dietary Behaviors, and Physical Activity Involvement
Maternal incarceration has become an increasingly common life event among adolescents in the U.S., especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds. Evidence suggests that maternal incarceration is a risk factor for adolescents’ internalizing and externalizing problems. However, its collateral consequences on adolescents’ sleep patterns, dietary behaviors and physical activity involvement remain unclear. This study uses the Fragile Family and Chil…
Health Through a Human Right Lens at the US-Mexico Border
The number of immigrants seeking entry into the U.S. through asylum requests or through irregular means is increasing, and most come from the Northern Triangle of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. Immigrants come fleeing extreme poverty, violence, health and social inequities, and drastic climate changes. Most had limited access to healthcare at home, and even more limited care along the journey. Those that are allowed entry into the U.S., ar…
Adolescent Bullying and Weapon Carrying
Using four data waves from an ongoing longitudinal study, we examined the longitudinal association between weapon carrying and bullying (i.e., bully, victim, bully-victim). Participants were 1,042 adolescents (55.9% female) recruited from Texas high schools, including Hispanic (31.7%), White (30.3%), African American (26.6%), and other (11.4%) with a mean age of 15.1 years at baseline. Multivariate logistic regression revealed that only baseline …
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Adolescent Bullying and Weapon Carrying
Using four data waves from an ongoing longitudinal study, we examined the longitudinal association between weapon carrying and bullying (i.e., bully, victim, bully-victim). Participants were 1,042 adolescents (55.9% female) recruited from Texas high schools, including Hispanic (31.7%), White (30.3%), African American (26.6%), and other (11.4%) with a mean age of 15.1 years at baseline. Multivariate logistic regression revealed that only baseline …
Health Through a Human Right Lens at the US-Mexico Border
The number of immigrants seeking entry into the U.S. through asylum requests or through irregular means is increasing, and most come from the Northern Triangle of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. Immigrants come fleeing extreme poverty, violence, health and social inequities, and drastic climate changes. Most had limited access to healthcare at home, and even more limited care along the journey. Those that are allowed entry into the U.S., ar…
Free From Sexual Harassment
Social work is not immune from sexual and gender harassment, as evidenced by recent events at one of our core professional conferences. Several attendees experienced sexual harassment during the Co
Examining the Association between Recent Maternal Incarceration and Adolescents’ Sleep Patterns, Dietary Behaviors, and Physical Activity Involvement
Maternal incarceration has become an increasingly common life event among adolescents in the U.S., especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds. Evidence suggests that maternal incarceration is a risk factor for adolescents’ internalizing and externalizing problems. However, its collateral consequences on adolescents’ sleep patterns, dietary behaviors and physical activity involvement remain unclear. This study uses the Fragile Family and Chil…
“My Hands Are Tied”
Latinx immigrant communities experienced disproportionate economic and health consequences from COVID-19. Although social service organizations have been on the frontlines to meet the complex social service needs of this population, little is known about their experiences working with this vulnerable group in the first phase of the pandemic (during “shutdowns”). Using multiple case study methods, this case study integrates survey responses from L…
Medicine (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Demography (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (2 works) · Human Factors and Ergonomics (2 works) · Immigration (2 works)