Zelma Oyarvide Tuthill
Biographic Data
| ID | 86244 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Zelma Oyarvide Tuthill |
| GIVEN NAMES | Zelma Oyarvide |
| FAMILY NAME | Tuthill |
| SIGNATURE | TUTHILL Z O |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Houston |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3441-3052 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Second International Handbook on the Demography of Sexuality
Unequal Access
Using the structural intersectionality framework, world-system and the fundamental causes of diseases theories, and cross-sectional data of 61,543 women from the Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment Project conducted in Tanzania, Rwanda, Malawi, and Zimbabwe, this study examines the intersection of structural factors associated with inequalities in cervical cancer screening among women within the underdeveloped African countries. The findings s…
Intersecting social inequalities in prenatal and postnatal care
Smoking at the Intersections of Race/Ethnicity and Sexual Orientation
Research has tended to document smoking disparities separately by race/ethnicity and sexual orientation, with relatively less work examining the intersections of both identities. As such, we draw on data from the 2010 Social Justice Sexuality Project to demonstrate how cigarette smoking disparities manifest across detailed intersections of race/ethnicity and sexual orientation among a sample of U.S. adults. Findings from logistic regression model…
Assessing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Timing of Pregnancy Related Deaths
Navigating stigma
Shouldering the Double Burden of Homophobia and Racism Alone
Social support is important to well-being, and people with more supportive social networks tend to be healthier. Sexual minorities are generally at risk of worse health outcomes, and as "double minorities," sexual minorities of color are vulnerable to experiences of both homophobia and racism. Yet, we know little about how they navigate their social relationships or how efficacious these relationships are. This study draws from 25 in-depth interv…
Sickening
An Assessment of Racial and Ethnic and Sexual Identity Centrality and Smoking Behavior
Although evidence indicates that identity centrality, or identity importance, can serve as a positive coping mechanism regarding well-being, less is known if it can also buffer against health risk behaviors like cigarette smoking. This study uses an intercategorical intersectional approach using data from 1,571 Black and Latino/a sexual and gender minority adults in the Social Justice Sexuality Project to assess the relationship between sexual an…
Marginalized within the Margins
Research documents how identity linked processes may have important health implications for people with marginalized or stigmatized identities. While previous work suggests that certain dimensions of identity may moderate the impact of minority stressors to wellbeing, work on identity centrality has yielded mixed findings about the directionality of the relationship between centrality and health. Given the importance of identity centrality on sel…
The Intersection of Sexual and Racial/Ethnic Identity Centrality and Mental Well-Being among Black and Latinx Sexual Minority Adults
Studies document how identity related processes, including identity centrality, shape mental well being. More research, however, is needed that considers how identity centrality impacts well being for people with more than one marginalized identity. Drawing from data from 1,571 black and Latinx sexual minorities included in the Social Justice Sexuality Project, I apply an intercategorical intersectional approach to examine the association between…
Medical Comfort at the Intersection of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Effective and comfortable provider-patient communication is associated with engagement in health-promoting behavior. Although research on medical experiences among sexual minorities has increased, work has not examined how gender intersects with sexual identity to shape medical experiences. Using an intercategorical intersectional approach, we examine whether sexual minorities perceive their medical provider as knowledgeable and comfortable with …
Racial disparities in health and health behaviors among gay, lesbian, bisexual and heterosexual men and women in the BRFSS-SOP
Objectives: Research on sexual minority health lack examinations of how sexual orientation intersects with other identities, including racial/ethnic identity, to shape health outcomes among U.S. adults. This study examines how health status and health behavior varies for gay, lesbian, and bisexual men and women who identify as non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black, Latino, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian/Alaskan Native. By examining …
Negotiating Religiosity and Sexual Identity Among Hispanic Lesbian Mothers
Hispanic lesbian mothers face bicultural tensions that stigmatize their roles as mothers. Religion could produce heightened conflict given their potential incompatibility with the role of a "good mother." In particular, there is a potential for conflict between the definition of a "good mother" set forth in Catholicism and the sexual orientation of Hispanic lesbians. I conducted semistructured in-depth interviews to examine how Hispanic lesbian m…
The Intersection of Sexual and Racial/Ethnic Identity Centrality and Mental Well-Being among Black and Latinx Sexual Minority Adults
Studies document how identity related processes, including identity centrality, shape mental well being. More research, however, is needed that considers how identity centrality impacts well being for people with more than one marginalized identity. Drawing from data from 1,571 black and Latinx sexual minorities included in the Social Justice Sexuality Project, I apply an intercategorical intersectional approach to examine the association between…
Racial disparities in health and health behaviors among gay, lesbian, bisexual and heterosexual men and women in the BRFSS-SOP
Objectives: Research on sexual minority health lack examinations of how sexual orientation intersects with other identities, including racial/ethnic identity, to shape health outcomes among U.S. adults. This study examines how health status and health behavior varies for gay, lesbian, and bisexual men and women who identify as non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black, Latino, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian/Alaskan Native. By examining …
Negotiating Religiosity and Sexual Identity Among Hispanic Lesbian Mothers
Hispanic lesbian mothers face bicultural tensions that stigmatize their roles as mothers. Religion could produce heightened conflict given their potential incompatibility with the role of a "good mother." In particular, there is a potential for conflict between the definition of a "good mother" set forth in Catholicism and the sexual orientation of Hispanic lesbians. I conducted semistructured in-depth interviews to examine how Hispanic lesbian m…
An Assessment of Racial and Ethnic and Sexual Identity Centrality and Smoking Behavior
Although evidence indicates that identity centrality, or identity importance, can serve as a positive coping mechanism regarding well-being, less is known if it can also buffer against health risk behaviors like cigarette smoking. This study uses an intercategorical intersectional approach using data from 1,571 Black and Latino/a sexual and gender minority adults in the Social Justice Sexuality Project to assess the relationship between sexual an…
Negotiating Religiosity and Sexual Identity Among Hispanic Lesbian Mothers
Hispanic lesbian mothers face bicultural tensions that stigmatize their roles as mothers. Religion could produce heightened conflict given their potential incompatibility with the role of a "good mother." In particular, there is a potential for conflict between the definition of a "good mother" set forth in Catholicism and the sexual orientation of Hispanic lesbians. I conducted semistructured in-depth interviews to examine how Hispanic lesbian m…
Racial disparities in health and health behaviors among gay, lesbian, bisexual and heterosexual men and women in the BRFSS-SOP
Objectives: Research on sexual minority health lack examinations of how sexual orientation intersects with other identities, including racial/ethnic identity, to shape health outcomes among U.S. adults. This study examines how health status and health behavior varies for gay, lesbian, and bisexual men and women who identify as non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black, Latino, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian/Alaskan Native. By examining …
Medical Comfort at the Intersection of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Effective and comfortable provider-patient communication is associated with engagement in health-promoting behavior. Although research on medical experiences among sexual minorities has increased, work has not examined how gender intersects with sexual identity to shape medical experiences. Using an intercategorical intersectional approach, we examine whether sexual minorities perceive their medical provider as knowledgeable and comfortable with …
The Intersection of Sexual and Racial/Ethnic Identity Centrality and Mental Well-Being among Black and Latinx Sexual Minority Adults
Studies document how identity related processes, including identity centrality, shape mental well being. More research, however, is needed that considers how identity centrality impacts well being for people with more than one marginalized identity. Drawing from data from 1,571 black and Latinx sexual minorities included in the Social Justice Sexuality Project, I apply an intercategorical intersectional approach to examine the association between…
Sickening
An Assessment of Racial and Ethnic and Sexual Identity Centrality and Smoking Behavior
Although evidence indicates that identity centrality, or identity importance, can serve as a positive coping mechanism regarding well-being, less is known if it can also buffer against health risk behaviors like cigarette smoking. This study uses an intercategorical intersectional approach using data from 1,571 Black and Latino/a sexual and gender minority adults in the Social Justice Sexuality Project to assess the relationship between sexual an…
Marginalized within the Margins
Research documents how identity linked processes may have important health implications for people with marginalized or stigmatized identities. While previous work suggests that certain dimensions of identity may moderate the impact of minority stressors to wellbeing, work on identity centrality has yielded mixed findings about the directionality of the relationship between centrality and health. Given the importance of identity centrality on sel…
Smoking at the Intersections of Race/Ethnicity and Sexual Orientation
Research has tended to document smoking disparities separately by race/ethnicity and sexual orientation, with relatively less work examining the intersections of both identities. As such, we draw on data from the 2010 Social Justice Sexuality Project to demonstrate how cigarette smoking disparities manifest across detailed intersections of race/ethnicity and sexual orientation among a sample of U.S. adults. Findings from logistic regression model…
Assessing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Timing of Pregnancy Related Deaths
Navigating stigma
Shouldering the Double Burden of Homophobia and Racism Alone
Social support is important to well-being, and people with more supportive social networks tend to be healthier. Sexual minorities are generally at risk of worse health outcomes, and as "double minorities," sexual minorities of color are vulnerable to experiences of both homophobia and racism. Yet, we know little about how they navigate their social relationships or how efficacious these relationships are. This study draws from 25 in-depth interv…
Second International Handbook on the Demography of Sexuality
Unequal Access
Using the structural intersectionality framework, world-system and the fundamental causes of diseases theories, and cross-sectional data of 61,543 women from the Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment Project conducted in Tanzania, Rwanda, Malawi, and Zimbabwe, this study examines the intersection of structural factors associated with inequalities in cervical cancer screening among women within the underdeveloped African countries. The findings s…
Intersecting social inequalities in prenatal and postnatal care
Gender Studies (11 works) · Sociology (11 works) · Human sexuality (9 works) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (9 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Sexual identity (8 works) · Sexual orientation (8 works) · Gender Studies (7 works) · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research (7 works)