Past Research

 

Development and Pilot Test of a Culture-Centric Digital Storytelling Intervention to Promote HPV Vaccination in Vietnamese American Youth
Principal Investigator:

Angela Chia-Chen Chen

CHPDP Collaborator:

Sunny Kim (PI)

Funding:

Oncology Nursing Foundation

Research Duration:

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This project will develop culturally and linguistically congruent digital stories with VA mothers of HPV vaccinated boys. 

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Men's Sexual Risk Behaviors: Alcohol, Sexual Aggression, and Emotional Factors
Principal Investigator:

Kelly Cue Davis

Funding:

NIH

Research Duration:

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Recent research finds condom use resistance is common among young adults and young men's alcohol intoxication and sexual aggression history are predictive of greater condom use resistance and other sexual risk behaviors. This research will address the public health concern of men's sexual risk behaviors, evaluate the role of emotional processes in men's alcohol-related sexual risk, and use multiple methods to gather data to develop and inform prevention and intervention programs. 

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Alcohol and Violence Prevention for College Students
Principal Investigator:

Gilmore

CHPDP Collaborator:

Kelly Cue Davis

Funding:

NIH/NIAAA

Research Duration:

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The goal of this Planning Grant (R34) is to conduct a 2-stage pilot of a behavioral intervention for heavy episodic drinking and violence among college students. 

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Preventing Diabetes in Latino Youth-Supplemental Funding
Principal Investigator:

Dr. Gabe Shaibi

CHPDP Collaborator:

Dr. Felipe González Castro and Armando Pena (PhD student)

Funding:

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

Research Duration:

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The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) has awarded Armando Peña, a 2nd year Exercise and Nutritional Science PhD student in ASU’s College of Health Solutions, a diversity supplement to support his career development. Armando is mentored by CHPDP Director, Dr. Gabriel Shaibi, PhD and CHPDP Faculty Dr. Felipe González Castro, PhD (see announcement for complete list of mentors). The additional funding will leverage Dr. Shaibi’s R01 from NIDDK titled “Preventing Diabetes in Latino Youth.” The 2-year award will support Armando’s research, which is focused on understanding how oxidative stress and inflammation are associated with obesity and type 2 diabetes in Latino youth.

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The Influence of Immigration and Societal Integration on the Physical Activity Behaviors of First generation U.S. Latina Immigrants
Principal Investigator:

Rodney Joseph

Funding:

CONHI Pilot Project Award Program

Research Duration:

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This study aims to examine how this group's immigration experiences influence their availability to and perception of physical activity. 

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Using Game to Promote HPV Vaccination among Adolescent
Principal Investigator:

Angela Chia-Chen Chen

CHPDP Collaborator:

Felipe Castro

Research Duration:

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Exploring physical activity opportunities for adolescents in secondary schools in Antigua
Principal Investigator:

Lévesque

CHPDP Collaborator:

Rebecca E. Lee

Funding:

Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Research Duration:

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The objective of the planning activity is to provide a forum for researchers and knowledge-users from Canada, the US and Antigua to discuss emerging issues related to the declining levels of physical activity (PA) among youth in Antigua and to identify research questions that will form the basis of future research activities. 

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Diversity Supplement: Couple communication in cancer: a multi-method examination
Principal Investigator:

Laura Porter

CHPDP Collaborator:

Shelby Langer (MPI)

Funding:

NIH

Research Duration:

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Diversity supplement for R01 CA201179, Couple communication in cancer: a multi-method examination, to support Katherine Ramos, PhD. (2018-2020)

Diversity supplement for 3R01 CA201179-05S1, Couple communication in cancer: a multi-method examination, to support Katherine Ramos, PhD. (2020-2022)

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Understanding the 24-Hour Activity Cycle in Latino Youth at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
Principal Investigator:

Erica Soltero

Funding:

SIRC U54 Investigator Development Core Pilot Program

Research Duration:

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The purpose of this study is to examine wake time activities (physical activity and sedentary behaviors) and sleep and the association among these behaviors with diabetes risk in obese Latino adolescents and young adults. This study will also use an integrated mixed methods approach to combine quantitative activity data with qualitative data collected through in-depth interviews to identify sociocultural determinants of wake time activities and sleep.

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Linking Active Transportation Use and Neighborhood Walkability to Cardiometabolic Risk Factors among Hispanic Mothers
Principal Investigator:

Elizabeth Lorenzo

CHPDP Collaborator:

Rebecca Lee and Colleen Keller

Funding:

NIH/NINR

Research Duration:

-

This study will inform physical activity interventions for Hispanic and Latina mothers, who are among the least physically active and at high risk of poor cardiometabolic health, to decrease cardiometabolic risk factors, inform best practice, and advocate for policy changes to enhance the health of undeserved communities.

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