Featured Publications
Impact of the Lactation Advice Through Texting Can Help (LATCH) Trial on Time to First Contact and Exclusive Breastfeeding among WIC Participants
Martinez-Brockman JL, Harari N, Segura-Pérez S, Goeschel L, Bozzi V, Pérez-Escamilla R. Impact of the Lactation Advice Through Texting Can Help (LATCH) Trial on Time to First Contact and Exclusive Breastfeeding among WIC Participants. Journal Of Nutrition Education And Behavior 2018, 50: 33-42.e1. PMID: 29325660, DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2017.09.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultBreast FeedingFemaleHealth PromotionHumansSocial SupportText MessagingYoung AdultConceptsBreastfeeding peer counselorsLactation AdviceEBF statusSpecial Supplemental Nutrition ProgramExclusive breastfeeding statusStandard of careSupplemental Nutrition ProgramLow-income womenBinary logistic regressionExclusive breastfeedingBreastfeeding statusMonths postpartumIntervention groupMultivariable ordinalWIC clinicsWIC participantsControl groupNutrition ProgramStaff coverageLogistic regressionPeer counselorsT-testInterventionTrialsWomenHealthy Eating for Life English as a second language curriculum: applying the RE-AIM framework to evaluate a nutrition education intervention targeting cancer risk reduction
Martinez JL, Duncan LR, Rivers SE, Bertoli MC, Latimer-Cheung AE, Salovey P. Healthy Eating for Life English as a second language curriculum: applying the RE-AIM framework to evaluate a nutrition education intervention targeting cancer risk reduction. Translational Behavioral Medicine 2017, 7: 657-666. PMID: 28275976, PMCID: PMC5684068, DOI: 10.1007/s13142-017-0479-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedCurriculumDiet, HealthyEducational PersonnelEmigrants and ImmigrantsFocus GroupsFollow-Up StudiesHealth EducationHealthcare DisparitiesHumansInternetLanguageMiddle AgedNeoplasmsProgram EvaluationQualitative ResearchRisk Reduction BehaviorSurveys and QuestionnairesTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsSecond language curriculumLanguage curriculumAdult education settingsMixed-methods approachCurriculum materialsEducation settingsStudent needsEnthusiastic teachersNutrition education interventionCurriculumHealthy eatingLinguistic barriersEducation interventionLanguage principlesTeachersUS immigrantsRE-AIM frameworkEnglishSuccessful implementationOnline versionWorkbookPilot studyImplementationImmigrantsProvision
2019
A qualitative analysis of text message conversations in a breastfeeding peer counselling intervention
Martinez‐Brockman J, Harari N, Goeschel L, Bozzi V, Pérez‐Escamilla R. A qualitative analysis of text message conversations in a breastfeeding peer counselling intervention. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2019, 16: e12904. PMID: 31823503, PMCID: PMC7083457, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12904.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeer counselorsPostpartum periodSpecial Supplemental Nutrition ProgramTwo-way text messagingTime of enrollmentSupplemental Nutrition ProgramEarly life nutritionLactation AdviceIntervention armBreastfeeding protectionLife nutritionNutrition ProgramPeer counselling programmeBaby nutritionText message exchangesCounselling interventionBreastfeedingSocial supportText messagingNutritionPresent studyInterventionCounselling programmeAdditional themesText messages
2016
Prepregnancy Obesity Class Is a Risk Factor for Failure to Exclusively Breastfeed at Hospital Discharge among Latinas
Martinez JL, Chapman DJ, Pérez-Escamilla R. Prepregnancy Obesity Class Is a Risk Factor for Failure to Exclusively Breastfeed at Hospital Discharge among Latinas. Journal Of Human Lactation 2016, 32: 258-268. PMID: 26747829, DOI: 10.1177/0890334415622638.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExclusive breastfeeding statusSuboptimal infant feeding practicesHospital dischargeBody mass indexInfant feeding practicesObesity classBreastfeeding statusRisk factorsFeeding practicesPrepregnancy body mass indexElectronic medical record reviewBreastfeeding promotion interventionsGestational weight gainModifiable risk factorsMedical record reviewFull-term singletonsExclusive breastfeeding behaviorHigh-risk populationChild health outcomesPuerto Rican ethnicityNeeds of LatinasPartial breastfeedingOverweight womenII womenMass index
2012
Healthy Eating for Life English as a second language curriculum: Primary outcomes from a nutrition education intervention targeting cancer risk reduction
Duncan LR, Martinez JL, Rivers SE, Latimer AE, Bertoli MC, Domingo S, Salovey P. Healthy Eating for Life English as a second language curriculum: Primary outcomes from a nutrition education intervention targeting cancer risk reduction. Journal Of Health Psychology 2012, 18: 950-961. PMID: 23027782, PMCID: PMC3548945, DOI: 10.1177/1359105312457803.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecond language curriculumLanguage curriculumSecond language classroomSecond language studentsHigher reading scoresHealthy eatingLanguage classroomLanguage studentsNutrition education interventionReading scoresAdult EnglishEnglish languageEducation interventionEnglishCurriculumStudentsHealthy nutritionPostintervention dataAction planningTeachersClassroomSemesterHealth disparitiesLanguageProgram