Kristina Vatcheva

Biographic Data

ID6750648
NAMEKristina Vatcheva
GIVEN NAMESKristina
FAMILY NAMEVatcheva
SIGNATUREVATCHEVA K
AFFILIATIONSThe University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
ORCID0000-0002-7260-2524
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS1
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2014
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
H-INDEX1

  • A Study of Mental Health and the Coping Strategies of College Students in a Hispanic-Serving Institution During the Covid-19 Pandemic

    Maria T Castañeda, Kristina Vatcheva et al.ARTICLEJournal of Latinos and Education2022Cited by: 1References: 8

    Mental health conditions were seen to rise during the COVID-19 pandemic as individuals lost loved ones due to the pandemic, lost jobs, and in many cases had to care for elderly and other loved ones. For students, the pandemic also brought the additional challenge of having to transition to online learning. In this study, we investigated the depression and anxiety levels of students in a Hispanic-serving institution and the coping strategies they …

  • Biomedical Freshman Research Initiative

    Natasha Vora, Kristina Vatcheva et al.ARTICLEJournal of Latinos and Education2020References: 2

    The Biomedical Freshman Research Initiative (BFRI) is a course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE) at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV), a hispanic-serving institution. Our analysis showed that BFRI participation was associated with retention in the BS in Biomedical Science program and at UTRGV. No significant difference in academic achievement and graduation in 4 years was observed. The results from this study suggest …

  • Multicollinearity in Regression Analyses Conducted in Epidemiologic Studies

    Open AccessKristina P Vatcheva, Kristina Vatcheva et al.ARTICLEEpidemiology: Open Access2016

    The adverse impact of ignoring multicollinearity on findings and data interpretation in regression analysis is very well documented in the statistical literature. The failure to identify and report multicollinearity could result in misleading interpretations of the results. A review of epidemiological literature in PubMed from January 2004 to December 2013, illustrated the need for a greater attention to identifying and minimizing the effect of m…

  • Liver and Other Gastrointestinal Cancers Are Frequent in Mexican Americans

    Open AccessAriana L Garza, Ariana Garza et al.ARTICLEJournal of Racial and Ethnic…2016References: 18

  • Non-communicable diseases and preventive health behaviors

    Open AccessBelinda M Reininger, Belinda Reininger et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2015

    The lack of preventive health behaviors among Hispanics living along the US-Mexico border presents a dire prospect for NCD control in the region. Multipronged approaches to address multiple behaviors should be considered

  • Anxiety, Depression, and Smoking Status Among Adults of Mexican Heritage on the Texas-Mexico Border

    Open AccessAnna V Wilkinson, Kristina P Vatcheva et al.ARTICLEHispanic Journal of Behavioral…2014References: 19

    The goal of the current analysis is to examine relationships between smoking status and anxiety and depression among adults of Mexican heritage to inform the development of culturally relevant smoking cessations efforts. Mexican heritage residents ( N = 1,791) of the city of Brownsville, Texas, aged 18 years or older, enrolled in the Cameron County Hispanic Cohort, were selected through two stage cluster sampling of randomly selected census tract…