Martha Cuccia

Biographic Data

ID6910518
NAMEMartha Cuccia
GIVEN NAMESMartha
FAMILY NAMECuccia
SIGNATURECUCCIA M
AFFILIATIONSLouisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR2
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX0

  • How can academic health science centers help to increase diversity in the STEM professions

    Open AccessMary Moore, Mary B Moore et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Education2024

    In the United States, great inequities exist within the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields in individuals who self-identify as belonging to underrepresented groups (e.g., from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds, people with disabilities, and Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander). Underrepresentation in STEM careers has been documented to be due…

  • A needs-assessment survey of the high school LGBTQ+ environment by a health science center interprofessional team

    Open AccessRafael Velasquez, Mary Moore et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Sociology2024References: 6

    Despite improvements in the awareness and acceptance of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other sexual and gender diverse (LGBTQ+) individuals, the LGBTQ+ community continues to experience discrimination, which can result in adverse health outcomes. In particular, LGBTQ+ youth have an increased risk of experiencing depression, substance abuse, and suicide. Societal stigma and rejection, bullying, and familial disapproval all contrib…