2022
“We Need Health for All”: Mental Health and Barriers to Care among Latinxs in California and Connecticut
Espinoza-Kulick M, Cerdeña J. “We Need Health for All”: Mental Health and Barriers to Care among Latinxs in California and Connecticut. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2022, 19: 12817. PMID: 36232112, PMCID: PMC9565216, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191912817.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnti-immigrant policiesFear of authoritiesExperiences of womenMigration-related traumaEnded survey responsesAspects of genderEthnographic interviewsImmigration statusLived experienceIntersectional complexityMental health service provisionHealth service provisionStructural competencyService provisionStructural vulnerabilityThematic analysisStructural factorsLatinxCommunity health workersPast researchMental health needsHealthcare accessLanguage barriersQualitative analysisUnited StatesExperiences of Trauma and DNA Methylation Profiles among African American Mothers and Children
Barcelona V, Huang Y, Caceres BA, Newhall KP, Hui Q, Cerdeña JP, Crusto CA, Sun YV, Taylor JY. Experiences of Trauma and DNA Methylation Profiles among African American Mothers and Children. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2022, 23: 8951. PMID: 36012217, PMCID: PMC9408935, DOI: 10.3390/ijms23168951.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLife Events Checklist-5Health outcomesAfrican American mothersHigh-risk groupAdverse health outcomesEpigenome-wide DNA methylationChronic diseasesUnipolar depressionAmerican mothersMental illnessAssociation of experienceTranslational approachDNA methylationChildhood traumaTraumaExperience scoresMothersChildrenAssociationExperience of traumaDNA methylation profilesOutcomesEpigenetic changesTraumatic experiencesLongitudinal research
2021
Intergenerational trauma in Latinxs: A scoping review
Cerdeña JP, Rivera LM, Spak JM. Intergenerational trauma in Latinxs: A scoping review. Social Science & Medicine 2021, 270: 113662. PMID: 33476987, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113662.Peer-Reviewed Original Research