Publications by Mentees and Former Mentees (2011 to present)
Silva-Suarez G, Alvarado Reyes Y, Rodriguez-Figueroa L, et al. Assessment of Experiences and Impact of Hurricane Maria in Perceived Academic Performance of Student Pharmacists. Am J Pharm Educ. 2020; 84(1).
Alvarado Reyes Y, Cruz R, Gonzalez J, Perez Y, Wolowich W. Incidence of acute kidney injury in intermittent versus continuous infusion of polymyxin B in hospitalized patients. Ann Pharmacother. 2019; 53(9):886-893. doi: 10.1177/1060028019841898.
Alvarado Reyes Y and Silva‐Suarez G. Assessment of critical care clinical pharmacy services in Puerto Rico. Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research. 2018.
Alvarado Y, Cruz R, Gonzalez J, Perez Y, Wolowich W. Polymyxin B resistance among hospitalized patients in a tertiary community hospital in Puerto Rico. Crit Care Med. 2018; 46 (1 Suppl.).
Zorrilla CD, Rivera-Viñas JI, De La Vega-Pujols A, Garcia-Garcia I, Rabionet SE, Mosquera AM. The Zika Virus Infection in Pregnancy: Review and Implications for Research and Care of Women and Infants in Affected Areas. P R Health Sci J. 2018 Dec;37(Spec Issue):S66-S72.
Zorrilla CD, Reyes Baez F, Gonzalez Colon K, Ibarra J, Garcia I, Mosquera AM. HIV seroconversion during pregnancy and the need for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative Care. 2018 April; 10(22):57-61.
Fernández-Abinader, J., Gonzalez-Colón, K., Feliciano, C., Mosquera-Soler, A. (2017). Traumatic Brain Injury Profile of an Elderly Population in Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal, 36, 237-239.
Zorrilla, C., Mosquera, A., Rabionet S., Rivera J., Sierra D., De Jesús, L., Sánchez I., et al. (2017). Cost Savings Related to Decreased Preterm Birth in a Program of Centering Pregnancy for Hispanic Women. MOJ Women’s Health, 5(1): 00108.
Zorrilla, C., Mosquera, A., Sierra D., Sánchez I., López, R., Rabionet S., Rivera J. (2017). Improved infant outcomes with Centering Pregnancy in Puerto Rico. Obstetrics & Gynecology International Journal, 1(1), 1-9.
Alvarado Y, Perez A, Rodriguez-Vega G. Vitamin D deficiency is not associated with outcomes in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage patients: a case control study. World Neurosurg. (2017) 97:501-504.
Zorrilla CD, Mosquera AM, Rabionet SE, Rivera-Vinas JI, Sierra Vega DJ, et al. Cost Savings Related to Decreased Preterm Birth in a Program of Centering Pregnancy for Hispanic Women. MOJ Women’s Health. 2017 April 19; 5(1):1-5.
Zorrilla CD, Sanchez I, Mosquera AM, Sierra D, Lopez-Perez L, et al. Improved Infant Outcomes with Group Prenatal Care in Puerto Rico. Source Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology . 2017 February 06; 1(1).
Zorrilla, C., Mosquera, A., Rabionet S., Rivera J. (2016). HIV and ZIKA in Pregnancy: Parallel Stories and New Challenges.Obstetrics & Gynecology International Journal, 5, DOI: 10.15406/ogij.2016.05.00180.
Zorrilla, C., Ibarra, J., Medina, Y., Mosquera, A. (2016). What about Women? Achieve, 7, 11-13.
Zorrilla CD, Mosquera AM, Rabionet SE, Rivera-Vinas J. HIV and ZIKA in Pregnancy: Parallel Stories and New Challenges. Obstetrics & Gynecology International Journal. 2016 December 15; 5(6).
Alvarado Y, Cruz R, Gonzalez J, Perez Y, Wolowich W. Safety of continuous infusion of polymyxin B therapy in critically ill patients. Crit Care Med. 2016; 44 (12 Suppl.).
Castro EM , Jiménez JC, Quinn G, García M, Colón Y, Ramos A, Brandon T, Simmons V, Gwede C, Vadaparampil S, Nazario CM. Identifying clinical and support service resources and network practices for cancer patients and survivors in southern Puerto Rico. Support Care Cancer. 2015 Apr; 23(4):967-75. doi: 10.1007/s00520-014-2451-5. Epub 2014 Sep 24.PMCID: PMC4346447PMID: 25249352 PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE].
Reyes-Pulliza JC, Rodríguez-Figueroa L, Moscoso-Álvarez MR, Colón H, Cotto-Negrón C, Rivera L, Irizarry-Pérez M. Binge drinking as a risk factor for violence among secondary school students in a nationally representative sample in Puerto Rico. P R Health Sci J. 2015 Mar; 34(1):20-4. PMID: 25856873.
Alvarado Y, Perez A, Rodriguez-Vega G. Effects of vitamin D deficiency in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Crit Care Med. 2015; 43 supp (12).
Little TV, Wang ML, Castro EM, Jiménez J, Rosal MC. Community health worker interventions for Latinos with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Curr Diab Rep. 2014 Dec; 14(12):558. doi: 10.1007/s11892-014-0558-1. PMID: 25374313 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE].
Menzie NS, Simmons VN, Quinn GP, Diaz DB, Piñeiro B, Jiménez J, Castro E, Brandon TH. Acceptability and Cultural Appropriateness of Self-Help Booklets for Relapse Prevention in Puerto Rico. J Cancer Educ. 2014 Sep 16. [Epub ahead of print]PMCID: PMC4384999 [Available on 2016-03-16] PMID: 25219544.
Capriles-Quirós JA, McCoy HV, Darrow WW, Ríos RE, Rubens M, Silva-Suarez G, Hughes S. A needs assessment of health department employees in Puerto Rico and Florida Health Promot Pract. 2014 Mar; 15 (1 Suppl):23S-32S. doi: 10.1177/1524839913510919. PMID: 24578362 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE].
Ruiz-Candelaria Y, Miranda-Diaz C, Hunter-Mellado RF. K-RAS mutation profile in Puerto Rican patients with colorectal cancer: trends from April 2009 to January 2011. Int J Biol Markers. 2013 Dec 17; 28 (4):e393-7. doi: 10.5301/JBM.5000043. PMCID: PMC4042672PMID: 23999847 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE].
Castejón AM, Calderón JL, Perez A, Millar C, McLaughlin-Middlekauff J, Sangasubana N, Alvarez G, Arce L, Hardigan P, Rabionet SE. A community-based pilot study of a diabetes pharmacist intervention in Latinos: impact on weight and hemoglobin A1c. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2013 Nov; 24(4 Suppl):48-60. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2014.0003.ID: 24241260 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE].
Mayor AM, Fernández DM, Colón H, Thomas JC, Miranda C, Hunter-Mellado RF. Hepatitis-C multimedia prevention program in poor Hispanic HIV-infected injecting drug users: six months after intervention. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2013 Nov; 24 (4 Suppl):29-37. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2014.0015. PMCID: PMC4071764 PMID: 24241258 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE].
Gwede CK, Castro E, Brandon TH, McIntyre J, Meade CD, Munoz-Antonia T, Simmons VN, Vadaparampil ST, Jimenez J, Quinn GP Developing strategies for reducing cancer disparities via cross-institutional collaboration: outreach efforts for the partnership between the Ponce School of Medicine and the Moffitt Cancer Center. Health Promot Pract. 2012 Nov; 13(6):807-15. doi: 10.1177/1524839911404227. Epub 2011 Dec 12. PMCID: PMC3708698 PMID: 22167362 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE].
Zorrilla CD, Rabionet SE, Mosquera AM, Ramírez de Arellano AB. Biomedical HIV prevention strategies: state of the art and implications for public health policy in the Caribbean. P R Health Sci J. 2012 Sep; 31 (3):170-9. PMID: 23038893 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE].
Jiménez J, Morales M, Castro E, Puig M, Vélez CN, Santiago L, Zorrilla C. Levels of felt stigma among a group of people with HIV in Puerto Rico. P R Health Sci J. 2012 Jun; 31 (2):64-70. PMID: 22783698 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE].
Sánchez J, Silva-Suarez G, Serna CA, De La Rosa M. The Latino Migrant Worker HIV Prevention Program: building a community partnership through a community health worker training program. Fam Community Health. 2012 Apr-Jun; 35 (2):139-46. doi: 10.1097/FCH.0b013e3182465153. PMID: 22367261 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE].
Rivera-Soto WT, Rodríguez-Figueroa L. Childhood obesity among Puerto Rican children: discrepancies between child's and parent's perception of weight status. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2012 Apr; 9 (4):1427-37. doi: 10.3390/ijerph9041427. Epub 2012 Apr 16. PMCID: PMC3366621 PMID: 22690203 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE].
Colón-de Martí LN, Rodríguez-Figueroa L, Nazario LL, Gutiérrez R, González A. Video games use patterns and parenteral supervision in a clinical sample of Hispanic adolescentes 13-17 years old. Bol Asoc Med P R. 2012 Jan-Mar; 104 (1):23-31. PMID: 22788074 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE].
Simmons VN, Quinn G, Litvin EB, Rojas A, Jimenez J, Castro E, Meade CD, Brandon TH. Transcreation of validated smoking relapse-prevention booklets for use with Hispanic populations. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2011 Aug; 22 (3):886-93. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2011.0091. PMCID: PMC3804252 PMID: 21841285 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE].
Quinn GP, Jimenez J, Meade CD, Muñoz-Antonia T, Gwede CK, Castro E, Vadaparampil ST, Simmons VN, McIntyre J, Crocker TT, Brandon TH. Enhancing oncology health care provider's sensitivity to cultural communication to reduce cancer disparities: a pilot study. J Cancer Educ. 2011 Jun; 26 (2):322-5. doi: 10.1007/s13187-011-0223-1.PMCID: PMC3673723
PMID: 21479572 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE].
Simmons VN(1), Jiménez JC, Castro E, Litvin EB, Gwede CK, Vadaparampil ST, Mclntyre J, Meade CD, Brandon TH, Quinn GP. Initial efforts in community engagement with health care providers: perceptions of barriers to care for cancer patients in Puerto Rico. P R Health Sci J. 2011 Mar; 30 (1):28-34. PMCID: PMC3685431PMID: 21449495 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE].
Oral and Poster Presentations by Mentees and former mentees (2011 to present)
Marianela Rodriguez-Reynaldo, Ph.D
Rodríguez-Reynaldo, M. (2019, November). Bienestar emocional y autocuidado. 1er Encuentro de Jóvenes 2019 IMPAAC. Conference conducted at San Juan Marriott Resort, San Juan, PR.
Rodríguez-Reynaldo, M. (2019, November). Preparación, experiencias y preocupaciones en gestantes durante y después de los huracanes Irma y María. Paper presented at the Psychology Association of Puerto Rico Convention, Ponce, PR.
Rodríguez-Reynaldo, M. (2019, August). Acercamiento informado hacía el trauma. Primer Encuentro Educativo -Integración de las Partes. Conference conducted at San Juan Marriott Resort, San Juan, PR.
Rodríguez-Reynaldo, M. (2019, March). Salud emocional de la mujer durante el ciclo vital. Conference conducted at the Woman Health Summit by ASPPR, Isla Verde, PR.
Rodríguez-Reynaldo, M. (2019, March). Promoting a space to think, talk, and inspire others: An intervention for youth to move forward after a natural disaster. Conference conducted at the Association of Maternal and Child Health Program (AMCHP) Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX.
Rodríguez-Reynaldo, M. (2017, June). Perinatal Grief and Loss. Conference conducted at the March of Dimes Prematurity Summit, Puerto Rico Convention Center, San Juan, PR.
Rodríguez-Reynaldo, M. (2016, September). Psicología Perinatal. Coordinated and conducted symposium titled Maternidad y atención al parto at the VIII Congreso Iberoamericano de Psicología Clínica y de la Salud, San Juan, PR.
Rodríguez-Reynaldo, M. (2016, July). Duelo No Reconocido. Conference conducted at XVII Congreso Latinoamericano de Análisis, Modificación del Comportamiento y Terapia Cognitivo-Conductual, Ciudad Panamá, Panamá.
Rodríguez-Reynaldo, M. (2016, March). Duelo Perinatal. Conference conducted at the Psychological Association of Puerto Rico (APPR) thematic annual symposium Crecer: travesía de oportunidades y retos en el desarrollo humano, San Juan, PR.
Rodríguez-Reynaldo, M. (2016, March). Trauma Vicario. Conference conducted at the Annual Congress for Judges of Family Court, San Juan, PR.
Rodríguez-Reynaldo, M. (2015, November). Depresión y Lactancia. Conference conducted at the 3rd annual conference for WIC Program in Ponce Convention Center, PR
Rodríguez-Reynaldo, M. (2015, November). Rompiendo el silencio de la pérdida perinatal. Led panel on perinatal loss presented at the 62nd Annual Conference Asociación de Psicólogos de Puerto Rico in San Juan, PR.
Rodríguez-Reynaldo, M. (2015, June). The Postpartum Relationship. Workshop presented at the 3rd Annual Caribbean Healthy Families & Fathers Conference: Rise Up Families. Conference conducted by the Adm. Children and Families Region II in San Juan, PR.
Karolyn Gonzalez, MSW
Mosquera, A., Mántaras, C., González, K., Ibarra, J., Medina, Y., Martínez R., et al. (2016). If only you knew: barriers and motivators for HIV testing among male partners of women living with HIV. Poster presented at the V Puerto Rican Conference on Public Health, Puerto Rico.
Mántaras, C., Mosquera, A., González, K., Rosario, N., Zorrilla, C. (2016). Prevention and access to care for women at risk for HIV in Puerto Rico: a comprehensive program. Poster presented at the V Puerto Rican Conference on Public Health, Puerto Rico.
González, K., Mosquera, A., Mántaras, C., Zorrilla, C. (2015). Pregnancy as an opportunity for improving outcomes among women living with HIV. Poster presented at the HIV/AIDS 2015: The Social Work Response, New Orleans.
Kalumi Ayala, Pharm.D
Flores M, Ayala K. (2014). “Pharmacists’ Perception about Dispensing Errors in Puerto Rico”. Annual Convention of the Colegio de Farmacéuticos de Puerto Rico. Fajardo, P.R
Pagan E, Ayala K. (2011). “Patient's Perception about Community Pharmacists in Puerto Rico.” Annual Convention of the Colegio de Farmacéuticos de Puerto Rico. Fajardo, P.R.
Melendez-Rivera I, Ayala K. (2011). “Is the Paradise in the Caribbean? Prevalence of Hypovitaminosis D in HIV+ Patients Treated at a Clinic in Puerto Rico”. Oral presentation at 13th International Workshop on Adverse Drug Reactions & Co-Morbidities in HIV. Rome, Italy.
Lyllymar Colón, Psy.D
Colón L, Rivera W, Martinez J, Sayers S, Velez C, Zorrilla C. (2014, December). “Exposition to Violence and Quality of life in women living with HIV: A pilot study.” Poster presented at The Minority Health and Health Disparities Grantees’ Conference. Maryland.
Colón L, Rivera, W, Martinez J, Sayers S, Velez C , Zorrilla C. (2014, November) “Violence exposure, Depression symptoms and Quality of life in a group of women living with HIV, compared to HIV negative controls and women with chronic conditions.” Poster presented at The American Public Health Conference (APHA), New Orleans, Lousianna.
Colón L, Rivera W, Martínez J, Sayers S, Vélez C, Zorrilla C. (2014, May) “Exposicion a Violencia, síntomas de estrés, Depresión y Calidad de Vida en un grupo de mujeres con VIH: Un estudio piloto. Poster presented at the Simposio de Investigación Científica. Carlos Albizu University. San Juan. PR.
Colón L, Martínez, Sayers S, Zorrilla C. (2013, November). “Violence in women living with HIV: A Narrative literature Review.” Poster presented at Conferencia de la Asociación de Piscología de Puerto Rico. Ponce, Puerto Rico.
Colón-Rodriguez L, Zorrilla C, Tamayo V, Piovanetti P, Febo I, Martínez J, Picón M, Herrera M, Alemañy A, Velez C. (2011, November). “High depression rates among female commercial street sex-workers leading to risky behaviors,” Oral presentation at Caribbean HIV Conference, Nassau, Bahamas.
Zorrilla C, Santiago L, Colón-Rodríguez L, Febo-Vázquez I, Piovanetti P, Tamayo V, Picón M, Alemañy A, Herrera-Roque M, Martínez J, & Vélez- Santori CN. (2011, November). “Empowerment of women living with HIV: lifestyle changes and improved health.” Poster presented at the 2011 Caribbean HIV Conference: Strengthening Evidence To Achieve Sustainable Action, Nassau, The Bahamas.
Tamayo V, Febo-Vázquez I, Piovanetti P, Picón M, Colón-Rodríguez L, Herrera-Roque M, Alemañy A, Martínez J, & Zorrilla C. (2011, November). “Adherence to HAART among women living with HIV is associated with good clinical outcomes, less stigmatization and healthier lifestyles.” Oral presentation at the 2011 Caribbean HIV Conference: Strengthening Evidence to Achieve Sustainable Action, Nassau, The Bahamas.
Eilyn de Jesús
De Jesús E, Ramón R, Fernández D, Zorrilla C, Hunter-Mellado R. (November 2011). “What are the factors associated to early or late HIV diagnosis?: A case- control in a cohort of HIV-infected patients in Puerto Rico Retrovirus Research Center.” Poster presented at the Caribbean Conference: Strengthening Evidence to Achieve Sustainable Action, Bahamas.
Akesha Edwards
Akesha E, Rabionet S. (August 2015). “Development of a Measure of Patients' Perception of Cultural Sensitivity of their Health Care Providers". Poster presented at the Florida Society of Health System Pharmacists 2015 Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL
Akesha E, Rabionet S. (June, 2015). "Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy in Different Populations - A Review of the Application of the Information Motivation Behavioral Skills Model"
Poster presented at 10th International Conference on HIV Treatment and Prevention Adherence. Miami, FL
Akesha E, Rabionet S. (November, 2014). "Barriers to ART Adherence in Minority Groups in the United States - A Systematic Review of Intervention Research”. Poster presented at American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA
Akesha E, Rabionet S. (July, 2014). "Barriers to ART Adherence in Minority Groups in the United States - A Systematic Review of Intervention Research". Poster presented at Florida Pharmacy Association 124th Annual Meeting and Convention. Fort Lauderdale, FL
Akesha E, Rabionet S. (June, 2014). "Barriers to ART Adherence in Minority Groups in the United States - A Systematic Review of Intervention Research" Poster presented at 9th International Conference on HIV Treatment and Prevention Adherence. Miami, FL
Claudia Mántaras, MS
González K., Mosquera, A., Mántaras, C., Zorrilla, C. (2015). Pregnancy as an opportunity for improving outcomes among women living with HIV. Poster presented at the HIV/AIDS 2015: The Social Work Response, New Orleans.
Mántaras, C., Mosquera, A., Martínez, J., Vélez, C., Tamayo, V., Zorrilla, C. (2014). Breaking News: Disclosure of HIV diagnosis among Hispanic Women. Poster presented at the 122nd Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington. DC.
Mosquera, A., Mántaras, C., Martínez, J., Vélez, C., Herrera, M., Tamayo, V., Zorrilla, C. (2014). How well can we measure Empowerment? Results of a new instrument to assess empowerment. Poster presented at the 122nd Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington. DC.
Christine Miranda
Miranda, C., Figueroa-Cosme, W. I., Rabionet S., & Hunter-Mellado, R. (2015, June). Impact of functional, communicative, and critical health literacy on HIV medication adherence. 10th International Conference on HIV Treatment and Adherence, Miami, FL.
Ruiz-Candelaria, Y., Miranda, C., & Hunter-Mellado, R. (2014, December). Hispanic compliance with standard cancer screening tests. Poster presented at the 14th Symposium RCMI International Health Disparities, National Habor, Maryland.
Ruiz-Candelaria, Y., Miranda, C., & Hunter-Mellado, R. (2014, December). Breast cancer subtypes in young adult Hispanic women. Poster presented at the 14th Symposium RCMI International Health Disparities, National Habor, Maryland.
Ruiz, Y., Betancourt, E., Miranda-Diaz, C., Maldonado, G., & Hunter-Mellado, R. F. (2013, May). Barriers for compliance to breast, colorectal, and cervical screening cancer test among Hispanics patients. Poster presented at the 2013 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois.
Garcia, M., Miranda, C., Hunter, R., Colon-Caratini, M., & Villarmarzo G. (2013, May). Profile of thyroid node pathology in pediatric population cohort: A FNA statistical study. Poster presented at the 18th International Congress of Cytology Paris, France.
Miranda, C. (2013, March). Fundamentos y Práctica de la Alfabetización en Salud Crítica. Panel presented at the VI Congreso Internacional de Universidades Promotoras de la Salud y la IV Conferencia Puertorriqueña de Salud Pública.
Ruiz-Candelaria, Y., Miranda, C., & Hunter-Mellado, R. (2012, December). KRAS mutations in Puerto Rican patients with colorectal and lung cancer. Poster presented at the 13th Symposium RCMI International Health Disparities, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
De la Parra, C., Martínez Montemayor, M. M., Miranda Díaz, C., Maysonet Cruz, J., Pérez A., Cruz, M., … Hunter Mellado, R. F. (2012, December). Detection of the daidzein metabolite equol in Puerto Rican women as a potential risk factor for metastatic breast cancer. Poster presented at the 13th Symposium RCMI International Health Disparities, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
García-Maldonado, M., Villarmarzo-García, G., Colón-Caratini, M., Miranda-Díaz, C., & Hunter-Mellado, R. F. (2012, December). Thyroid FNA results among Hispanic pediatric patients in Puerto Rico. Poster presented at the 13th Symposium RCMI International Health Disparities, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Mayor, A. M., Fernández, D. M., Colón, H. M., Thomas, J. C., Miranda, C., & Hunter Mellado, R. F. (2012, December). Hepatitis C HIV multimedia prevention controlled intervention trial. Poster presented at the 13th Symposium RCMI International Health Disparities, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Figueroa-Cosme, W. I., López-Cordova, N. M., Capriles, J. A., Miranda, C., Vélez, C. N., Santiago, L., & Zorrilla, C. (2012, December) Cultural adaptation of scales to measure sexual communication. Poster session presented at 13th Symposium RCMI Translating Science to better Health, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Miranda-Diaz, C., Figueroa-Cosme,W. I., Fernandez-Santos D. M, & Rabionet, S. (2012, December). The association between health literacy and other factors in HIV infected Puerto Ricans disease management and patient-decision making. Poster session presented at 13th Symposium RCMI Translating Science to better Health, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Ruiz-Candelaria, Y., Miranda, C., De La Paz, M., Carlo, V., Lozada-Munoz, L., Simmons, J., Serrano, J., & Hunter-Mellado, R. (2012, December). Breast cancer in Puerto Rico for the past 12 years: A cohort of 3,720 cases. Poster presented at the 13th Symposium RCMI International Health Disparities, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Rivera-Sánchez, A., Suárez-Collazo, A., Miranda-Díaz, C., Hunter-Mellado, R. F., Villarmarzo-García, G., & García-Maldonado, M. (2012, November). A population-based study of Puerto Rican women with positive HPV ancillary test and corresponding cervicovaginal cytology result. Poster presented at the 28th International Papillomavirus Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Ruiz-Candelaria, Y., Miranda, C., De La Paz, M., & Hunter-Mellado, R. (2012, July). Prevalence of triple negative breast cancer among Hispanic in Puerto Rico for the past 12 years: a cohort of 3,722 patients. Poster presented at the 6th Inter-American Breast Cancer Conference, Cancun, Mexico.
De la Parra, C., Martínez Montemayor, M. M., Miranda Díaz, C., Maysonet Cruz, J., Pérez A., Cruz, M., … Hunter Mellado, R. F. (2012, February). Detection of the daidzein metabolite equol in Puerto Rican women as a potential risk factor for metastatic breast cancer. Poster presented at the 3rd Multidisciplinary Conference in Clinical Research & 3rd Summit of Translational Research in Health Disparities, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Maysonet, J., Miranda, C., Figueroa, W. I., Fernández-Santos, D. M., & Hunter-Mellado, R. F. (2011, November). Relationship between Peer Pressure and Parental Monitoring. Poster presented at the HIV Caribbean Conference, Nassau, Bahamas.
Fernández-Santos, D. M., Figueroa, W.I., Maysonet, J., Miranda, C., Ríos-Olivares, E., & Hunter-Mellado, R. F. (2011, November). Parent support impact on HIV/AIDS knowledge among adolescents in Puerto Rico. Poster presented at the HIV Caribbean Conference, Nassau, Bahamas.
García-Maldonado, M., Miranda-Díaz, C., Hunter-Mellado, R. F., Ramón-Rodríguez, R. O., Lozada-Muñoz, L., Rivera-López, L., Colón-Caratini; M., Rodríguez- Mont; R., Villarmarzo-García, G. (2011, November). Incidence of microcarcinomas diagnosed by ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration in the Puerto Rican population: a prospective study. Poster presented at the 59th American Society of Cytopathology Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland.
Ana María Mosquera, Ph.D
Zorrilla, C., Mosquera, A., Mántaras, C., Sierra, D., Rabionet S., Sánchez, I., et al. (2016). Addressing social determinants of health at early life: improving birth outcomes with group prenatal care for high-risk pregnancies. Poster presented at the Xavier University of Louisiana College of Pharmacy Ninth Health Disparities Conference, New Orleans.
Mosquera, A., Mántaras, C., González, K., Ibarra, J., Medina, Y., Martínez R., et al. (2016). If only you knew: barriers and motivators for HIV testing among male partners of women living with HIV. Poster presented at the V Puerto Rican Conference on Public Health, Puerto Rico.
Mántaras, C., Mosquera, A., González, K., Rosario, N., Zorrilla, C. (2016). Prevention and access to care for women at risk for HIV in Puerto Rico: a comprehensive program. Poster presented at the V Puerto Rican Conference on Public Health, Puerto Rico.
Colón, L., Mosquera,A., Zorrilla, C., Rabionet, S., Martínez, J., Sayers, S., Velez, C., Rivera, W., Rivera, N. (2015). Experiences of violence among women living with HIV: Would PrEP help with risk reduction? Poster presents at the 10th International Conference on HIV Treatment and Prevention Adherence, Paris, France.
González, K., Mosquera, A., Mántaras, C., Zorrilla, C. (2015). Pregnancy as an opportunity for improving outcomes among women living with HIV. Poster presented at the HIV/AIDS 2015: The Social Work Response, New Orleans.
Viñuela, A., Serrano, C., Margarida, M., Gerena, Y., Valdesuso, K., Mosquera, A., Wojna, V. (2015). Relation of cognitive impairment and insulin resistance in Hispanic patients with Parkinson’s disease. Poster presented at the 67th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, Washington. DC.
Mántaras, C., Mosquera, A., Martínez, J., Vélez, C., Tamayo, V., Zorrilla, C. (2014). Breaking News: Disclosure of HIV diagnosis among Hispanic Women. Poster presented at the 122nd Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington. DC.
Mosquera, A., Mántaras, C., Martínez, J., Vélez, C., Herrera, M., Tamayo, V., Zorrilla, C. (2014). How well can we measure Empowerment? Results of a new instrument to assess empowerment. Poster presented at the 122nd Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
Padilla-Cotto, L., Nazario, C., Mosquera-Soler, A. (2014). Aspectos psicológicos y actitudes hacia la infertilidad. Presentación oral en el Vigesimosexto Simposio Universitario sobre Educación Sexual. Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Cayey, Cayey, PR.
Tamayo, V., Zorrilla, C., Mosquera, A., Herrera, M., Martínez, J., Colón, L. (2012). Good clinical outcomes, less stigmatization and healthier lifestyles are associated with adherence to HAART among women. Poster presented at the 13th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities, San Juan, PR.
Zorrilla, C., Mosquera, A., Tamayo, V., Alemañy, A., Herrera, M., Vélez, C., Colón, L., Martínez, J. (2012). Personal Empowerment and improved health outcomes among Hispanic women living with HIV. Poster presented at the 13th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities, San Juan, PR.
Mosquera, A., Dávila, T., Aponte, M., López, J. & Pedrosa, O. (2011). Análisis secundario de datos para la determinación de las propiedades psicométricas del Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL-90) y su correlación con el BDI, BSS, BHS y BAI. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the Puerto Rico Psychological Association, San Juan, PR.
Edgardo Ruiz
Ruiz, E. (2015) Aging with HIV: The Experience of Women 50+ living with HIV in Puerto
Rico. Envejeciendo con VIH. Paper presented in the 34th Annual Research and Education Forum. Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico.
Oliver, M., Ruiz, E. Social Meaning of Aging according to a Group of Older Adults and
Health Professionals (2014). Poster presented in the 33rd Annual Research and Education Forum. Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico.
Ruiz, E. (2013).The Social Institution of Retirement in Puerto Rico: Evolution and Challenges.
Paper presented in the 4th Puerto Rican Public Health Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 19-21.
Georgina Silva Suarez
Silva-Suarez, G., Beck-Sagué, C.; Rabionet, S.E., Febo, I. & Zorrilla, C. (November, 2015). Reconstructing the truth: Life experiences of Puerto Rican perinatally HIV-infected youth with disclosure. Accepted for poster presentation at the 143th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health to be held in Chicago, IL.
Silva-Suarez, G., Rabionet, S.E., Febo, I., Bastida, E. & Zorrilla, C. (December, 2014). “That’s true love:” Perception of Puerto Rican perinatally HIV-infected youth about their families. Poster presentation at the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities Grantees’ Conference to be held in National Harbor, Maryland.
Silva-Suárez, G., Rabionet, S., Febo. I, Bastida, E. & Zorrilla, C. (November, 2014). How come I didn’t know about PrEP? Voices of perinatally HIV-infected youth in Puerto Rico. Oral presentation at the142th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, New Orleans, LA.
Silva-Suarez, G., Rabionet, S.E., Febo, I., Bastida, E. & Zorrilla, C. (September, 2014). Perinatally HIV infected young adults welcome PrEP and envision its potential in curtailing the epidemic. Oral presentation at the London Summit, Controlling the HIV Epidemic with Antiretrovirals: Avoiding the Cost of Inaction, London, England.
Silva-Suarez, G., Rabionet, S.E., Febo, I., Bastida, E. & Zorrilla, C. (November, 2013). Tough pill to swallow: Voices of perinatally HIV-infected youth. Oral presentation at the 141th Annual Meeting American Public Health Association, Boston, Massachusetts.
Silva-Suarez, G., Rabionet, S.E., Febo, I. & Zorrilla, C. (March, 2013). Creating an interview: Capturing the voices of young HIV survivors in Puerto Rico. Poster presentation at the 4th Public Health Puerto Rican Conference, San Juan, PR.
Silva-Suarez, G., Virginia, M. & Rubens, M. (November, 2012). Florida Department of Health workforce: Profile of Hispanic women. Poster presentation at the 140th Annual Meeting American Public Health Association, San Francisco, California.
Rubens, M., Virginia, M. & Silva-Suarez, G. (November, 2012). Training needs of Florida Department of Health Hispanic employees. Poster presentation at the 140th Annual Meeting American Public Health Association, San Francisco, California.
Darrow, W.W, Silva-Suárez, G. & Sebekos, E. (June 2011). Ethics, principles, practices, and issues in public and sexual health: the development, implementation, and evaluation of a masters level university course. Poster presentation at the World Congress of Sexual Health, United Kingdom.
Vivian Tamayo, MD
Mántaras, C., Mosquera, A., Martínez, J., Vélez, C., Tamayo, V., Zorrilla, C. (2014). Breaking News: Disclosure of HIV diagnosis among Hispanic Women. Poster presented at the 122nd Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington. DC.
Mosquera, A., Mántaras, C., Martínez, J., Vélez, C., Herrera, M., Tamayo, V., Zorrilla, C. (2014). How well can we measure Empowerment? Results of a new instrument to assess empowerment. Poster presented at the 122nd Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington. DC.
Colón-Rodríguez, L., Zorrilla, Carmen.. Tamayo, V., Piovanetti, P., Febo, I., Martínez, J., Picón, M., Herrera., M., Alemañy, A., Vélez, C. (2011, November). High depression rates among female commercial street sex-workers leading to risky behaviors, Oral presentation at Caribbean HIV Conference, Nassau, Bahamas.
Zorrilla, C., Santiago, L., Colón-Rodríguez, L., Febo-Vázquez, I., Piovanetti, P., Tamayo, V., Picón, M., Alemañy, A., Herrera-Roque, M., Martínez, J., & Vélez- Santori, C.N. (2011, November). Empowerment of women living with HIV: lifestyle changes and improved health. Poster presented at the 2011 Caribbean HIV Conference: Strengthening Evidence to Achieve Sustainable Action, Nassau, Bahamas.
Tamayo, V., Febo-Vázquez, I., Piovanetti, P., Picón, M., Colón-Rodríguez, L., Herrera-Roque, M., Alemañy, A., Martínez, J., & Zorrilla, C. (2011, November). Adherence to HAART among women living with HIV is associated with good clinical outcomes, less stigmatization and healthier lifestyles. Oral presentation at the 2011 Caribbean HIV Conference: Strengthening Evidence to Achieve Sustainable Action, Nassau, Bahamas.
Publications by Main Mentors (2011 to present)
Carmen D. Zorrilla, MD
Haas DW, Cramer YS, Godfrey C, Rosenkranz SL, Aweeka F, Berzins B, Coombs R, Coughlin K, Moran LE, Gingrich D, Zorrilla CD, Baker P, Cohn SE, Scarsi KK. Pharmacogenetic interactions between antiretroviral drugs and vaginally administered hormonal contraceptives. Pharmacogenet Genomics. 2020 Apr;30(3):45-53. doi: 10.1097/FPC.0000000000000396. PubMed PMID: 32106141.
Lebov JF, Arias JF, Balmaseda A, Britt W, Cordero JF, Galvão LA, Garces AL, Hambidge KM, Harris E, Ko A, Krebs N, Marques ETA, Martinez AM, McClure E, Miranda-Filho DB, Moreira MEL, Mussi-Pinhata MM, Ochoa TJ, Osorio JE, Scalabrin DMF, Schultz-Cherry S, Seage GR 3rd, Stolka K, Ugarte-Gil CA, Vega CMV, Welton M, Ximenes R, Zorrilla C. Correction to: International prospective observational cohort study of Zika in infants and pregnancy (ZIP study): study protocol. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2019 Nov 19;19(1):423. doi: 10.1186/s12884-019-2589-8. PubMed PMID: 31744466; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6862798.
Valdes V, Zorrilla CD, Gabard-Durnam L, Muler-Mendez N, Rahman ZI, Rivera D, Nelson CA 3rd. Cognitive Development of Infants Exposed to the Zika Virus in Puerto Rico. JAMA Netw Open. 2019 Oct 2;2(10):e1914061. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.14061. PubMed PMID: 31651970; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6822087.
Scarsi KK, Cramer YS, Rosenkranz SL, Aweeka F, Berzins B, Coombs RW, Coughlin K, Moran LE, Zorrilla CD, Akelo V, Aziz M, Friedman RK, Gingrich D, Swaminathan S, Godfrey C, Cohn SE. Antiretroviral therapy and vaginally administered contraceptive hormones: a three-arm, pharmacokinetic study. Lancet HIV. 2019 Sep;6(9):e601-e612. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3018(19)30155-9. PubMed PMID: 31498109; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6765389.
Liu AY, Norwood A, Gundacker H, Carballo-Diéguez A, Johnson S, Patterson K, Bekker LG, Chariyalertsak S, Chitwarakorn A, Gonzales P, Holtz TH, Mayer KH, Zorrilla C, Buchbinder S, Piper JM, Lama JR, Cranston RD. Brief Report: Routine Use of Oral PrEP in a Phase 2 Rectal Microbicide Study of Tenofovir Reduced-Glycerin 1% Gel (MTN-017). J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2019 Aug 15;81(5):516-520. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002066. PubMed PMID: 31299013; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6629432.
Lebov JF, Arias JF, Balmaseda A, Britt W, Cordero JF, Galvão LA, Garces AL, Hambidge KM, Harris E, Ko A, Krebs N, Marques ETA, Martinez AM, McClure E, Miranda-Filho DB, Moreira MEL, Mussi-Pinhata MM, Ochoa TJ, Osorio JE, Scalabrin DMF, Schultz-Cherry S, Seage GR 3rd, Stolka K, Ugarte-Gil CA, Vega CMV, Welton M, Ximenes R, Zorrilla C. International prospective observational cohort study of Zika in infants and pregnancy (ZIP study): study protocol. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2019 Aug 7;19(1):282. doi: 10.1186/s12884-019-2430-4. PubMed PMID: 31391005; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6686399.
Gely-Rojas L, García-Fragoso L, Negrón J, Deynes D, García-García I, Zorrilla CD. Congenital Zika Syndrome in Puerto Rico, Beyond Microcephaly, A Multiorgan Approach. P R Health Sci J. 2018 Dec;37(Spec Issue):S73-S76. PubMed PMID: 30576581.
Rabionet SE, Zorrilla CD, Rivera-Viñas JI, Guerra-Sanchez Y. Pregnancy and Zika: The Quest for Quality Care and Reproductive Justice. P R Health Sci J. 2018 Dec;37(Spec Issue):S45-S50. PubMed PMID: 30576577.
Zorrilla CD, Rivera-Viñas JI, De La Vega-Pujols A, Garcia-Garcia I, Rabionet SE, Mosquera AM. The Zika Virus Infection in Pregnancy: Review and Implications for Research and Care of Women and Infants in Affected Areas. P R Health Sci J. 2018 Dec;37(Spec Issue):S66-S72. Review. PubMed PMID: 30576580.
Figueroa-Cosme WI, Miranda-Díaz C, López-Córdova NM, Capriles JA, Velez CN, Santiago LE, Zorrilla C. The birds and the bees: do Puerto Rican mothers and daughters talk about sex?. Arch Clin Med Case Rep. 2018;2(6):190-205. doi: 10.26502/acmcr.96550043. Epub 2018 Nov 9. PubMed PMID: 30984915; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6461385.
Zorrilla CD, Báez FR, Colón KG, Ibarra J, García I, Mosquera AM. HIV seroconversion during pregnancy and the need for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). HIV AIDS (Auckl). 2018;10:57-61. doi: 10.2147/HIV.S140799. eCollection 2018. PubMed PMID: 30804684; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6372075.
Zorrilla CD, Reyes Baez F, Gonzalez Colon K, Ibarra J, Garcia I, Mosquera AM. HIV seroconversion during pregnancy and the need for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative Care. 2018 April; 10(22):57-61.
Osiyemi O, Yasin S, Zorrilla C, Bicer C, Hillewaert V, Brown K, Crauwels HM. Pharmacokinetics, Antiviral Activity, and Safety of Rilpivirine in Pregnant Women with HIV-1 Infection: Results of a Phase 3b, Multicenter, Open-Label Study. Infect Dis Ther. 2018 Mar;7(1):147-159. doi: 10.1007/s40121-017-0184-8. Epub 2018 Jan 15. PubMed PMID: 29335895; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5840103.
Zorrilla CD, García García I, García Fragoso L, De La Vega A. Zika Virus Infection in Pregnancy: Maternal, Fetal, and Neonatal Considerations. J Infect Dis. 2017 Dec 16;216(suppl_10):S891-S896. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jix448. Review. PubMed PMID: 29267916; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5853951.
Ortiz AP, Tamayo V, Scorsone A, Soto-Salgado M, Febo I, Piovanetti P, Venegas-Ríos HL, Yamamura Y, Zorrilla C. Prevalence and correlates of cervical HPV infection in a clinic-based sample of HIV-positive Hispanic women. Papillomavirus Res. 2017 Dec;4:39-44. doi: 10.1016/j.pvr.2017.06.006. Epub 2017 Jun 19. PubMed PMID: 29179868; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5791754.
Carballo-Diéguez A, Giguere R, Dolezal C, Leu CS, Balán IC, Brown W 3rd, Rael C, Richardson BA, Piper JM, Bekker LG, Chariyalertsak S, Chitwarakorn A, Gonzales P, Holtz TH, Liu A, Mayer KH, Zorrilla CD, Lama JR, McGowan I, Cranston RD. Preference of Oral Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate/Emtricitabine Versus Rectal Tenofovir Reduced-Glycerin 1% Gel Regimens for HIV Prevention Among Cisgender Men and Transgender Women Who Engage in Receptive Anal Intercourse with Men. AIDS Behav. 2017 Dec;21(12):3336-3345. doi: 10.1007/s10461-017-1969-1. PubMed PMID: 29119473; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5856109.
Zorrilla CD. The View from Puerto Rico - Hurricane Maria and Its Aftermath. N Engl J Med. 2017 Nov 9;377(19):1801-1803. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp1713196. Epub 2017 Oct 11. PubMed PMID: 29019710.
Carballo-Diéguez A, Balán IC, Brown W 3rd, Giguere R, Dolezal C, Leu CS, Marzinke MA, Hendrix CW, Piper JM, Richardson BA, Grossman C, Johnson S, Gomez K, Horn S, Kunjara Na Ayudhya RP, Patterson K, Jacobson C, Bekker LG, Chariyalertsak S, Chitwarakorn A, Gonzales P, Holtz TH, Liu A, Mayer KH, Zorrilla C, Lama J, McGowan I, Cranston RD. High levels of adherence to a rectal microbicide gel and to oral Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) achieved in MTN-017 among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women. PLoS One. 2017;12(7):e0181607. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181607. eCollection 2017. PubMed PMID: 28750059; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5531503.
Cranston RD, Lama JR, Richardson BA, Carballo-Diéguez A, Kunjara Na Ayudhya RP, Liu K, Patterson KB, Leu CS, Galaska B, Jacobson CE, Parikh UM, Marzinke MA, Hendrix CW, Johnson S, Piper JM, Grossman C, Ho KS, Lucas J, Pickett J, Bekker LG, Chariyalertsak S, Chitwarakorn A, Gonzales P, Holtz TH, Liu AY, Mayer KH, Zorrilla C, Schwartz JL, Rooney J, McGowan I. MTN-017: A Rectal Phase 2 Extended Safety and Acceptability Study of Tenofovir Reduced-Glycerin 1% Gel. Clin Infect Dis. 2017 Mar 1;64(5):614-620. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciw832. PubMed PMID: 27986684; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5850518.
Zorrilla CD, Sánchez I, Mosquera AM, Sierra D, Pérez LAL, Rabionet S, Rivera-Viñas J. Improved Infant Outcomes with Group Prenatal Care in Puerto Rico. Source J Obstet Gynaecol. 2017;1(1). Epub 2017 Feb 6. PubMed PMID: 30159551; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6110527.
Zorrilla CD, Sanchez I, Mosquera AM, Sierra D, Lopez-Perez L, Rabionet SE, Rivera-Vinas J. Improved Infant Outcomes with Group Prenatal Care in Puerto Rico. Source Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 2017 February; 1(1).
Zorrilla CD, Mosquera AM, Rabionet SE, Rivera-Vinas JI, Sierra D, De Jesus L, Sanchez I, Mendez K, Schwarz S, Hawayek J. Cost Savings Related to Decreased Preterm Birth in a Program of Centering Pregnancy for Hispanic Women. MOJ Women’s Health. 2017; 5(1):1-5. doi: 10.15406/mojwh.2017.05.00108.
Zorrilla CD, Mosquera AM, Rabionet S, Rivera-Viñas J. HIV and ZIKA in Pregnancy: Parallel Stories and New Challenges. Obstet Gynecol Int J. 2016;5(6). doi: 10.15406/ogij.2016.05.00180. Epub 2016 Dec 15. PubMed PMID: 28529970; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5436707.
Ramgopal M, Osiyemi O, Zorrilla C, Crauwels HM, Ryan R, Brown K, Hillewaert V, Baugh B. Pharmacokinetics of Total and Unbound Etravirine in HIV-1-Infected Pregnant Women. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2016 Nov 1;73(3):268-274. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001068. PubMed PMID: 27159225.
Abdulhaqq SA, Zorrilla C, Kang G, Yin X, Tamayo V, Seaton KE, Joseph J, Garced S, Tomaras GD, Linn KA, Foulkes AS, Azzoni L, VerMilyea M, Coutifaris C, Kossenkov AV, Showe L, Kraiselburd EN, Li Q, Montaner LJ. HIV-1-negative female sex workers sustain high cervical IFNɛ, low immune activation, and low expression of HIV-1-required host genes. Mucosal Immunol. 2016 Jul;9(4):1027-38. doi: 10.1038/mi.2015.116. Epub 2015 Nov 11. PubMed PMID: 26555708; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4864149.
Deschamps MM, Metch B, Morgan CA, Zorilla CD, Donastorg Y, Swann E, Taina D, Patrice J, Pape WJ. Feasibility of Identifying a Female Sex Worker Cohort at High Risk of HIV Infection in the Caribbean for HIV Vaccine Efficacy Trials: Longitudinal Results of HVTN 907. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2016 Jan 1;71(1):70-7. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000796. PubMed PMID: 26761272; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4712715.
Irma Febo, MD
Brown W, Lopez Rios J, Sheinfil A, Frasca T, Cruz Torres C, Crespo R, Dolezal C, Giguere R, Lentz C, Balán IC, Rael CT, Febo I, Carballo-Diéguez A. Text Messaging and Disaster Preparedness Aids Engagement, Re-Engagement, Retention, and Communication Among Puerto Rican Participants in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Self-Testing Study After Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2020 Apr 8:1-8. doi: 10.1017/dmp.2020.25. [Epub ahead of print] PMID:32264992
Lentz C, Iribarren S, Giguere R, Conserve DF, Dolezal C, Lopez-Rios J, Balán IC, Sheinfil AZ, Rael CT, Brown W 3rd, Torres CC, Crespo R, Febo I, Carballo-Diéguez A. Broaching the Topic of HIV Self-testing with Potential Sexual Partners Among Men and Transgender Women Who Have Sex with Men in New York and Puerto Rico. AIDS Behav. 2020 Apr 2. doi: 10.1007/s10461-020-02851-z. [Epub ahead of print]
Dolezal C, Rael CT, Balán IC, Giguere R, Lentz C, Lopez-Rios J, Sheinfil AZ, Febo I, Carballo-Diéguez A. Substance Use and Testing Sexual Partners Using HIV Self-tests. AIDS Behav. 2020 Mar 21. doi: 10.1007/s10461-020-02834-0. [Epub ahead of print] PMID:32200448
Sheinfil AZ, Giguere R, Dolezal C, Lopez-Rios J, Iribarren S, Brown W 3rd, Rael C, Lentz C, Balán I, Frasca T, Torres CC, Crespo R, Febo I, Carballo-Diéguez A. Information and Motivation Predict HIV-Serostatus Among a Population of High-Risk Men and Transgender Women Who Have Sex with Men. AIDS Behav. 2020 Mar 21. doi: 10.1007/s10461-020-02835-z. [Epub ahead of print] PMID:32200447
Rael CT, Giguere R, Lopez-Rios J, Lentz C, Balán IC, Sheinfil A, Dolezal C, Brown W 3rd, Frasca T, Torres CC, Crespo R, Iribarren S, Leu CS, Febo I, Carballo-Diéguez A. Transgender Women's Experiences Using a Home HIV-Testing Kit for Partner-Testing. AIDS Behav. 2020 Mar 19. doi: 10.1007/s10461-020-02829-x. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:32193729
Diaz C, Koren M, Lin L, Martinez LJ, Eckels KH, Campos M, Jarman RG, De La Barrera R, Lepine E, Febo I, Vaughn DW, Wilson TM, Paris RM, Schmidt AC, Thomas SJ. Safety and Immunogenicity of Different Formulations of a Tetravalent Dengue Purified Inactivated Vaccine in Healthy Adults from Puerto Rico: Final Results after 3 Years of Follow-Up from a Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Phase I Study. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020 Mar 2. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0461. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:32124728
Balán IC, Lopez-Rios J, Giguere R, Lentz C, Dolezal C, Cruz Torres C, Brown W 3rd, Crespo R, Sheinfil A, Tagliaferri Rael C, Febo I, Carballo-Diéguez A. Then We Looked at His Results: Men Who Have Sex With Men from New York City and Puerto Rico Report Their Sexual Partner's Reactions to Receiving Reactive HIV Self-Test Results. AIDS Behav. 2020 Feb 20. doi: 10.1007/s10461-020-02816-2. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:32078078
Carballo-Diéguez A, Giguere R, Balán IC, Dolezal C, Brown W 3rd, Lopez-Rios J, Sheinfil A, Frasca T, Rael C, Lentz C, Crespo R, Cruz Torres C, Leu CS, Febo I. Few Aggressive or Violent Incidents are Associated with the Use of HIV Self-tests to Screen Sexual Partners Among Key Populations. AIDS Behav. 2020 Feb 6. doi: 10.1007/s10461-020-02809-1. [Epub ahead of print] PMID:32030526.
Giguere R, Lopez-Rios J, Frasca T, Lentz C, Balán IC, Dolezal C, Rael CT, Brown W 3rd, Sheinfil AZ, Cruz Torres C, Crespo R, Febo I, Carballo-Diéguez A. Use of HIV Self-Testing Kits to Screen Clients Among Transgender Female Sex Workers in New York and Puerto Rico. AIDS Behav. 2020 Feb;24(2):506-515. doi: 10.1007/s10461-019-02730-2. PMID:31865516
Carballo-Diéguez A, Giguere R, Balán IC, Brown W 3rd, Dolezal C, Leu CS, Lopez Rios J, Sheinfil AZ, Frasca T, Rael CT, Lentz C, Crespo R, Iribarren S, Cruz Torres C, Febo I. Use of Rapid HIV Self-Test to Screen Potential Sexual Partners: Results of the ISUM Study. AIDS Behav. 2019 Dec 18. doi: 10.1007/s10461-019-02763-7. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:31853772
Brown W 3rd, Sheinfil A, Lopez-Rios J, Giguere R, Dolezal C, Frasca T, Lentz C, Balán IC, Rael C, Cruz Torres C, Crespo R, Febo I, Carballo-Diéguez A. Methods, system errors, and demographic differences in participant errors using daily text message-based short message service computer-assisted self-interview (SMS-CASI) to measure sexual risk behavior in a RCT of HIV self-test use.Mhealth. 2019 Jun 18;5:17. doi: 10.21037/mhealth.2019.06.01. eCollection 2019. PMID:31380409
Trak-Fellermeier MA, Campos M, Meléndez M, Pomeroy J, Palacios C, Rivera-Viñas J, Méndez K, Febo I, Willett W, Gillman MW, Franks PW, Joshipura K. PEARLS randomized lifestyle trial in pregnant Hispanic women with overweight/obesity: gestational weight gain and offspring birthweight. Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes. 2019 Feb 18;12:225-238. doi: 10.2147/DMSO.S179009. eCollection 2019. Erratum in: Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes. 2020 Feb 25;13:499. PMID:30858715
Diaz C, Lin L, Martinez LJ, Eckels KH, Campos M, Jarman RG, De La Barrera R, Lepine E, Toussaint JF, Febo I, Innis BL, Thomas SJ, Schmidt AC. Phase I Randomized Study of a Tetravalent Dengue Purified Inactivated Vaccine in Healthy Adults from Puerto Rico.Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2018 May;98(5):1435-1443. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0627. Epub 2018 Mar 1. PMID:29512481
Bauermeister J, Giguere R, Leu CS, Febo I, Cranston R, Mayer K, Carballo-Diéguez A. Interactive Voice Response System: Data Considerations and Lessons Learned During a Rectal Microbicide Placebo Adherence Trial for Young Men Who Have Sex With Men. J Med Internet Res. 2017 Jun 9;19(6):e207. doi: 10.2196/jmir.7682. PMID:28600275
McGowan I, Cranston RD, Mayer KH, Febo I, Duffill K, Siegel A, Engstrom JC, Nikiforov A, Park SY, Brand RM, Jacobson C, Giguere R, Dolezal C, Frasca T, Leu CS, Schwartz JL, Carballo-Diéguez A. Project Gel a Randomized Rectal Microbicide Safety and Acceptability Study in Young Men and Transgender Women. PLoS One. 2016 Jun 30;11(6):e0158310. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0158310. eCollection 2016. PMID:27362788
Romas L, Birse K, Mayer KH, Abou M, Westmacott G, Giguere R, Febo I, Cranston RD, Carballo-Diéguez A, McGowan I, Burgener A. Rectal 1% Tenofovir Gel Use Associates with Altered Epidermal Protein Expression. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2016 Oct/Nov;32(10-11):1005-1015. Epub 2016 Aug 2.
PMID:27316778
Frasca T, Giguere R, Ibitoye M, Dolezal C, Febo I, Cranston RD, Mayer K, McGowan I, Carballo-Diéguez A.
Lessons for Rectal Microbicide Development From an Acceptability Trial of a Placebo Gel Applied Prior to Receptive Anal Intercourse. Arch Sex Behav. 2017 May;46(4):1101-1109. doi: 10.1007/s10508-016-0735-1. Epub 2016 Apr 29. PMID:27129533
Giguere R, Frasca T, Dolezal C, Febo I, Cranston RD, Mayer K, McGowan I, Carballo-Diéguez A. Acceptability of Three Novel HIV Prevention Methods Among Young Male and Transgender Female Sex Workers in Puerto Rico. AIDS Behav. 2016 Oct;20(10):2192-2202. doi: 10.1007/s10461-016-1387-9. PMID:27048236
Silva-Suárez G, Bastida E, Rabionet SE, Beck-Sagué C, Febo I, Zorrilla CD. "That's True Love:" Lived Experiences of Puerto Rican Perinatally HIV-Infected Youth within Their Families' Context. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2015 Dec 22;13(1):ijerph13010007. doi: 10.3390/ijerph13010007.
PMID:26703639
Dolezal C, Frasca T, Giguere R, Ibitoye M, Cranston RD, Febo I, Mayer KH, McGowan I, Carballo-Diéguez A. Awareness of Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Is Low but Interest Is High Among Men Engaging in Condomless Anal Sex With Men in Boston, Pittsburgh, and San Juan. AIDS Educ Prev. 2015 Aug;27(4):289-97. doi: 10.1521/aeap.2015.27.4.289.
PMID:26241380
Giguere R, Dolezal C, Bauermeister JA, Frasca T, Valladares J, Febo I, Cranston RD, Mayer K, McGowan I, Carballo-Diéguez A. Influence of Partner Type on Acceptability and Likelihood of Use of a Rectal Microbicide Among Young Men Who Have Sex With Men in the United States and Puerto Rico. J Sex Res. 2016 Jul-Aug;53(6):633-41. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2014.1002127. Epub 2015 Jul 1.
PMID:26132717
Silvia Rabionet, Ed.D
Zorrilla CD, Mosquera AM, Rabionet SE, Rivera-Vinas JI, Sierra Vega DJ, et al. Cost Savings Related to Decreased Preterm Birth in a Program of Centering Pregnancy for Hispanic Women. MOJ Women’s Health. 2017 April 19; 5(1):1-5.
Zorrilla CD, Sanchez I, Mosquera AM, Sierra D, Lopez-Perez L, et al. Improved Infant Outcomes with Group Prenatal Care in Puerto Rico. Source Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology . 2017 February 06; 1(1).
Zorrilla CD, Mosquera AM, Rabionet SE, Rivera-Vinas J. HIV and ZIKA in Pregnancy: Parallel Stories and New Challenges. Obstetrics & Gynecology International Journal. 2016 December 15; 5(6)
Juana Rivera, MD, MPH
Zorrilla CD, Rivera-Viñas JI, De La Vega-Pujols A, Garcia-Garcia I, Rabionet SE, Mosquera AM. The Zika Virus Infection in Pregnancy: Review and Implications for Research and Care of Women and Infants in Affected Areas. P R Health Sci J. 2018 Dec;37(Spec Issue):S66-S72. Review. PMID: 30576580
Rabionet SE, Zorrilla CD, Rivera-Viñas JI, Guerra-Sanchez Y. Pregnancy and Zika: The Quest for Quality Care and Reproductive Justice. P R Health Sci J. 2018 Dec;37(Spec Issue):S45-S50. PMID:30576577
Carrera AM, Sternke EA, Rivera-Viñas JI. A Pilot Study of the Perceptions of Actively Practicing Obstetricians in Puerto Rico: Factors that Influence Decision Making in Cesarean Delivery. P R Health Sci J. 2017 Mar;36(1):17-23. PMID:28266695
Dominguez-Bello MG, De Jesus-Laboy KM, Shen N, Cox LM, Amir A, Gonzalez A, Bokulich NA, Song SJ, Hoashi M, Rivera-Vinas JI, Mendez K, Knight R, Clemente JC. Partial restoration of the microbiota of cesarean-born infants via vaginal microbial transfer. Nat Med. 2016 Mar;22(3):250-3. doi: 10.1038/nm.4039. Epub 2016 Feb 1. PMID:26828196
Shin H, Pei Z, Martinez KA 2nd, Rivera-Vinas JI, Mendez K, Cavallin H, Dominguez-Bello MG. Erratum to: The first microbial environment of infants born by C-section: the operating room microbes. Microbiome. 2016 Jan 21;4:4. doi: 10.1186/s40168-016-0148-3. No abstract available. PMID:26796629
Shin H, Pei Z, Martinez KA 2nd, Rivera-Vinas JI, Mendez K, Cavallin H, Dominguez-Bello MG. The first microbial environment of infants born by C-section: the operating room microbes. Microbiome. 2015 Dec 1;3:59. doi: 10.1186/s40168-015-0126-1. Erratum in: Microbiome. 2016;4:4. PMID:26620712
Silva-Suarez G, Alvarado Reyes Y, Rodriguez-Figueroa L, et al. Assessment of Experiences and Impact of Hurricane Maria in Perceived Academic Performance of Student Pharmacists. Am J Pharm Educ. 2020; 84(1).
Alvarado Reyes Y, Cruz R, Gonzalez J, Perez Y, Wolowich W. Incidence of acute kidney injury in intermittent versus continuous infusion of polymyxin B in hospitalized patients. Ann Pharmacother. 2019; 53(9):886-893. doi: 10.1177/1060028019841898.
Alvarado Reyes Y and Silva‐Suarez G. Assessment of critical care clinical pharmacy services in Puerto Rico. Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research. 2018.
Alvarado Y, Cruz R, Gonzalez J, Perez Y, Wolowich W. Polymyxin B resistance among hospitalized patients in a tertiary community hospital in Puerto Rico. Crit Care Med. 2018; 46 (1 Suppl.).
Zorrilla CD, Rivera-Viñas JI, De La Vega-Pujols A, Garcia-Garcia I, Rabionet SE, Mosquera AM. The Zika Virus Infection in Pregnancy: Review and Implications for Research and Care of Women and Infants in Affected Areas. P R Health Sci J. 2018 Dec;37(Spec Issue):S66-S72.
Zorrilla CD, Reyes Baez F, Gonzalez Colon K, Ibarra J, Garcia I, Mosquera AM. HIV seroconversion during pregnancy and the need for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative Care. 2018 April; 10(22):57-61.
Fernández-Abinader, J., Gonzalez-Colón, K., Feliciano, C., Mosquera-Soler, A. (2017). Traumatic Brain Injury Profile of an Elderly Population in Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal, 36, 237-239.
Zorrilla, C., Mosquera, A., Rabionet S., Rivera J., Sierra D., De Jesús, L., Sánchez I., et al. (2017). Cost Savings Related to Decreased Preterm Birth in a Program of Centering Pregnancy for Hispanic Women. MOJ Women’s Health, 5(1): 00108.
Zorrilla, C., Mosquera, A., Sierra D., Sánchez I., López, R., Rabionet S., Rivera J. (2017). Improved infant outcomes with Centering Pregnancy in Puerto Rico. Obstetrics & Gynecology International Journal, 1(1), 1-9.
Alvarado Y, Perez A, Rodriguez-Vega G. Vitamin D deficiency is not associated with outcomes in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage patients: a case control study. World Neurosurg. (2017) 97:501-504.
Zorrilla CD, Mosquera AM, Rabionet SE, Rivera-Vinas JI, Sierra Vega DJ, et al. Cost Savings Related to Decreased Preterm Birth in a Program of Centering Pregnancy for Hispanic Women. MOJ Women’s Health. 2017 April 19; 5(1):1-5.
Zorrilla CD, Sanchez I, Mosquera AM, Sierra D, Lopez-Perez L, et al. Improved Infant Outcomes with Group Prenatal Care in Puerto Rico. Source Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology . 2017 February 06; 1(1).
Zorrilla, C., Mosquera, A., Rabionet S., Rivera J. (2016). HIV and ZIKA in Pregnancy: Parallel Stories and New Challenges.Obstetrics & Gynecology International Journal, 5, DOI: 10.15406/ogij.2016.05.00180.
Zorrilla, C., Ibarra, J., Medina, Y., Mosquera, A. (2016). What about Women? Achieve, 7, 11-13.
Zorrilla CD, Mosquera AM, Rabionet SE, Rivera-Vinas J. HIV and ZIKA in Pregnancy: Parallel Stories and New Challenges. Obstetrics & Gynecology International Journal. 2016 December 15; 5(6).
Alvarado Y, Cruz R, Gonzalez J, Perez Y, Wolowich W. Safety of continuous infusion of polymyxin B therapy in critically ill patients. Crit Care Med. 2016; 44 (12 Suppl.).
Castro EM , Jiménez JC, Quinn G, García M, Colón Y, Ramos A, Brandon T, Simmons V, Gwede C, Vadaparampil S, Nazario CM. Identifying clinical and support service resources and network practices for cancer patients and survivors in southern Puerto Rico. Support Care Cancer. 2015 Apr; 23(4):967-75. doi: 10.1007/s00520-014-2451-5. Epub 2014 Sep 24.PMCID: PMC4346447PMID: 25249352 PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE].
Reyes-Pulliza JC, Rodríguez-Figueroa L, Moscoso-Álvarez MR, Colón H, Cotto-Negrón C, Rivera L, Irizarry-Pérez M. Binge drinking as a risk factor for violence among secondary school students in a nationally representative sample in Puerto Rico. P R Health Sci J. 2015 Mar; 34(1):20-4. PMID: 25856873.
Alvarado Y, Perez A, Rodriguez-Vega G. Effects of vitamin D deficiency in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Crit Care Med. 2015; 43 supp (12).
Little TV, Wang ML, Castro EM, Jiménez J, Rosal MC. Community health worker interventions for Latinos with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Curr Diab Rep. 2014 Dec; 14(12):558. doi: 10.1007/s11892-014-0558-1. PMID: 25374313 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE].
Menzie NS, Simmons VN, Quinn GP, Diaz DB, Piñeiro B, Jiménez J, Castro E, Brandon TH. Acceptability and Cultural Appropriateness of Self-Help Booklets for Relapse Prevention in Puerto Rico. J Cancer Educ. 2014 Sep 16. [Epub ahead of print]PMCID: PMC4384999 [Available on 2016-03-16] PMID: 25219544.
Capriles-Quirós JA, McCoy HV, Darrow WW, Ríos RE, Rubens M, Silva-Suarez G, Hughes S. A needs assessment of health department employees in Puerto Rico and Florida Health Promot Pract. 2014 Mar; 15 (1 Suppl):23S-32S. doi: 10.1177/1524839913510919. PMID: 24578362 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE].
Ruiz-Candelaria Y, Miranda-Diaz C, Hunter-Mellado RF. K-RAS mutation profile in Puerto Rican patients with colorectal cancer: trends from April 2009 to January 2011. Int J Biol Markers. 2013 Dec 17; 28 (4):e393-7. doi: 10.5301/JBM.5000043. PMCID: PMC4042672PMID: 23999847 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE].
Castejón AM, Calderón JL, Perez A, Millar C, McLaughlin-Middlekauff J, Sangasubana N, Alvarez G, Arce L, Hardigan P, Rabionet SE. A community-based pilot study of a diabetes pharmacist intervention in Latinos: impact on weight and hemoglobin A1c. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2013 Nov; 24(4 Suppl):48-60. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2014.0003.ID: 24241260 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE].
Mayor AM, Fernández DM, Colón H, Thomas JC, Miranda C, Hunter-Mellado RF. Hepatitis-C multimedia prevention program in poor Hispanic HIV-infected injecting drug users: six months after intervention. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2013 Nov; 24 (4 Suppl):29-37. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2014.0015. PMCID: PMC4071764 PMID: 24241258 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE].
Gwede CK, Castro E, Brandon TH, McIntyre J, Meade CD, Munoz-Antonia T, Simmons VN, Vadaparampil ST, Jimenez J, Quinn GP Developing strategies for reducing cancer disparities via cross-institutional collaboration: outreach efforts for the partnership between the Ponce School of Medicine and the Moffitt Cancer Center. Health Promot Pract. 2012 Nov; 13(6):807-15. doi: 10.1177/1524839911404227. Epub 2011 Dec 12. PMCID: PMC3708698 PMID: 22167362 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE].
Zorrilla CD, Rabionet SE, Mosquera AM, Ramírez de Arellano AB. Biomedical HIV prevention strategies: state of the art and implications for public health policy in the Caribbean. P R Health Sci J. 2012 Sep; 31 (3):170-9. PMID: 23038893 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE].
Jiménez J, Morales M, Castro E, Puig M, Vélez CN, Santiago L, Zorrilla C. Levels of felt stigma among a group of people with HIV in Puerto Rico. P R Health Sci J. 2012 Jun; 31 (2):64-70. PMID: 22783698 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE].
Sánchez J, Silva-Suarez G, Serna CA, De La Rosa M. The Latino Migrant Worker HIV Prevention Program: building a community partnership through a community health worker training program. Fam Community Health. 2012 Apr-Jun; 35 (2):139-46. doi: 10.1097/FCH.0b013e3182465153. PMID: 22367261 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE].
Rivera-Soto WT, Rodríguez-Figueroa L. Childhood obesity among Puerto Rican children: discrepancies between child's and parent's perception of weight status. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2012 Apr; 9 (4):1427-37. doi: 10.3390/ijerph9041427. Epub 2012 Apr 16. PMCID: PMC3366621 PMID: 22690203 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE].
Colón-de Martí LN, Rodríguez-Figueroa L, Nazario LL, Gutiérrez R, González A. Video games use patterns and parenteral supervision in a clinical sample of Hispanic adolescentes 13-17 years old. Bol Asoc Med P R. 2012 Jan-Mar; 104 (1):23-31. PMID: 22788074 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE].
Simmons VN, Quinn G, Litvin EB, Rojas A, Jimenez J, Castro E, Meade CD, Brandon TH. Transcreation of validated smoking relapse-prevention booklets for use with Hispanic populations. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2011 Aug; 22 (3):886-93. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2011.0091. PMCID: PMC3804252 PMID: 21841285 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE].
Quinn GP, Jimenez J, Meade CD, Muñoz-Antonia T, Gwede CK, Castro E, Vadaparampil ST, Simmons VN, McIntyre J, Crocker TT, Brandon TH. Enhancing oncology health care provider's sensitivity to cultural communication to reduce cancer disparities: a pilot study. J Cancer Educ. 2011 Jun; 26 (2):322-5. doi: 10.1007/s13187-011-0223-1.PMCID: PMC3673723
PMID: 21479572 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE].
Simmons VN(1), Jiménez JC, Castro E, Litvin EB, Gwede CK, Vadaparampil ST, Mclntyre J, Meade CD, Brandon TH, Quinn GP. Initial efforts in community engagement with health care providers: perceptions of barriers to care for cancer patients in Puerto Rico. P R Health Sci J. 2011 Mar; 30 (1):28-34. PMCID: PMC3685431PMID: 21449495 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE].
Oral and Poster Presentations by Mentees and former mentees (2011 to present)
Marianela Rodriguez-Reynaldo, Ph.D
Rodríguez-Reynaldo, M. (2019, November). Bienestar emocional y autocuidado. 1er Encuentro de Jóvenes 2019 IMPAAC. Conference conducted at San Juan Marriott Resort, San Juan, PR.
Rodríguez-Reynaldo, M. (2019, November). Preparación, experiencias y preocupaciones en gestantes durante y después de los huracanes Irma y María. Paper presented at the Psychology Association of Puerto Rico Convention, Ponce, PR.
Rodríguez-Reynaldo, M. (2019, August). Acercamiento informado hacía el trauma. Primer Encuentro Educativo -Integración de las Partes. Conference conducted at San Juan Marriott Resort, San Juan, PR.
Rodríguez-Reynaldo, M. (2019, March). Salud emocional de la mujer durante el ciclo vital. Conference conducted at the Woman Health Summit by ASPPR, Isla Verde, PR.
Rodríguez-Reynaldo, M. (2019, March). Promoting a space to think, talk, and inspire others: An intervention for youth to move forward after a natural disaster. Conference conducted at the Association of Maternal and Child Health Program (AMCHP) Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX.
Rodríguez-Reynaldo, M. (2017, June). Perinatal Grief and Loss. Conference conducted at the March of Dimes Prematurity Summit, Puerto Rico Convention Center, San Juan, PR.
Rodríguez-Reynaldo, M. (2016, September). Psicología Perinatal. Coordinated and conducted symposium titled Maternidad y atención al parto at the VIII Congreso Iberoamericano de Psicología Clínica y de la Salud, San Juan, PR.
Rodríguez-Reynaldo, M. (2016, July). Duelo No Reconocido. Conference conducted at XVII Congreso Latinoamericano de Análisis, Modificación del Comportamiento y Terapia Cognitivo-Conductual, Ciudad Panamá, Panamá.
Rodríguez-Reynaldo, M. (2016, March). Duelo Perinatal. Conference conducted at the Psychological Association of Puerto Rico (APPR) thematic annual symposium Crecer: travesía de oportunidades y retos en el desarrollo humano, San Juan, PR.
Rodríguez-Reynaldo, M. (2016, March). Trauma Vicario. Conference conducted at the Annual Congress for Judges of Family Court, San Juan, PR.
Rodríguez-Reynaldo, M. (2015, November). Depresión y Lactancia. Conference conducted at the 3rd annual conference for WIC Program in Ponce Convention Center, PR
Rodríguez-Reynaldo, M. (2015, November). Rompiendo el silencio de la pérdida perinatal. Led panel on perinatal loss presented at the 62nd Annual Conference Asociación de Psicólogos de Puerto Rico in San Juan, PR.
Rodríguez-Reynaldo, M. (2015, June). The Postpartum Relationship. Workshop presented at the 3rd Annual Caribbean Healthy Families & Fathers Conference: Rise Up Families. Conference conducted by the Adm. Children and Families Region II in San Juan, PR.
Karolyn Gonzalez, MSW
Mosquera, A., Mántaras, C., González, K., Ibarra, J., Medina, Y., Martínez R., et al. (2016). If only you knew: barriers and motivators for HIV testing among male partners of women living with HIV. Poster presented at the V Puerto Rican Conference on Public Health, Puerto Rico.
Mántaras, C., Mosquera, A., González, K., Rosario, N., Zorrilla, C. (2016). Prevention and access to care for women at risk for HIV in Puerto Rico: a comprehensive program. Poster presented at the V Puerto Rican Conference on Public Health, Puerto Rico.
González, K., Mosquera, A., Mántaras, C., Zorrilla, C. (2015). Pregnancy as an opportunity for improving outcomes among women living with HIV. Poster presented at the HIV/AIDS 2015: The Social Work Response, New Orleans.
Kalumi Ayala, Pharm.D
Flores M, Ayala K. (2014). “Pharmacists’ Perception about Dispensing Errors in Puerto Rico”. Annual Convention of the Colegio de Farmacéuticos de Puerto Rico. Fajardo, P.R
Pagan E, Ayala K. (2011). “Patient's Perception about Community Pharmacists in Puerto Rico.” Annual Convention of the Colegio de Farmacéuticos de Puerto Rico. Fajardo, P.R.
Melendez-Rivera I, Ayala K. (2011). “Is the Paradise in the Caribbean? Prevalence of Hypovitaminosis D in HIV+ Patients Treated at a Clinic in Puerto Rico”. Oral presentation at 13th International Workshop on Adverse Drug Reactions & Co-Morbidities in HIV. Rome, Italy.
Lyllymar Colón, Psy.D
Colón L, Rivera W, Martinez J, Sayers S, Velez C, Zorrilla C. (2014, December). “Exposition to Violence and Quality of life in women living with HIV: A pilot study.” Poster presented at The Minority Health and Health Disparities Grantees’ Conference. Maryland.
Colón L, Rivera, W, Martinez J, Sayers S, Velez C , Zorrilla C. (2014, November) “Violence exposure, Depression symptoms and Quality of life in a group of women living with HIV, compared to HIV negative controls and women with chronic conditions.” Poster presented at The American Public Health Conference (APHA), New Orleans, Lousianna.
Colón L, Rivera W, Martínez J, Sayers S, Vélez C, Zorrilla C. (2014, May) “Exposicion a Violencia, síntomas de estrés, Depresión y Calidad de Vida en un grupo de mujeres con VIH: Un estudio piloto. Poster presented at the Simposio de Investigación Científica. Carlos Albizu University. San Juan. PR.
Colón L, Martínez, Sayers S, Zorrilla C. (2013, November). “Violence in women living with HIV: A Narrative literature Review.” Poster presented at Conferencia de la Asociación de Piscología de Puerto Rico. Ponce, Puerto Rico.
Colón-Rodriguez L, Zorrilla C, Tamayo V, Piovanetti P, Febo I, Martínez J, Picón M, Herrera M, Alemañy A, Velez C. (2011, November). “High depression rates among female commercial street sex-workers leading to risky behaviors,” Oral presentation at Caribbean HIV Conference, Nassau, Bahamas.
Zorrilla C, Santiago L, Colón-Rodríguez L, Febo-Vázquez I, Piovanetti P, Tamayo V, Picón M, Alemañy A, Herrera-Roque M, Martínez J, & Vélez- Santori CN. (2011, November). “Empowerment of women living with HIV: lifestyle changes and improved health.” Poster presented at the 2011 Caribbean HIV Conference: Strengthening Evidence To Achieve Sustainable Action, Nassau, The Bahamas.
Tamayo V, Febo-Vázquez I, Piovanetti P, Picón M, Colón-Rodríguez L, Herrera-Roque M, Alemañy A, Martínez J, & Zorrilla C. (2011, November). “Adherence to HAART among women living with HIV is associated with good clinical outcomes, less stigmatization and healthier lifestyles.” Oral presentation at the 2011 Caribbean HIV Conference: Strengthening Evidence to Achieve Sustainable Action, Nassau, The Bahamas.
Eilyn de Jesús
De Jesús E, Ramón R, Fernández D, Zorrilla C, Hunter-Mellado R. (November 2011). “What are the factors associated to early or late HIV diagnosis?: A case- control in a cohort of HIV-infected patients in Puerto Rico Retrovirus Research Center.” Poster presented at the Caribbean Conference: Strengthening Evidence to Achieve Sustainable Action, Bahamas.
Akesha Edwards
Akesha E, Rabionet S. (August 2015). “Development of a Measure of Patients' Perception of Cultural Sensitivity of their Health Care Providers". Poster presented at the Florida Society of Health System Pharmacists 2015 Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL
Akesha E, Rabionet S. (June, 2015). "Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy in Different Populations - A Review of the Application of the Information Motivation Behavioral Skills Model"
Poster presented at 10th International Conference on HIV Treatment and Prevention Adherence. Miami, FL
Akesha E, Rabionet S. (November, 2014). "Barriers to ART Adherence in Minority Groups in the United States - A Systematic Review of Intervention Research”. Poster presented at American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA
Akesha E, Rabionet S. (July, 2014). "Barriers to ART Adherence in Minority Groups in the United States - A Systematic Review of Intervention Research". Poster presented at Florida Pharmacy Association 124th Annual Meeting and Convention. Fort Lauderdale, FL
Akesha E, Rabionet S. (June, 2014). "Barriers to ART Adherence in Minority Groups in the United States - A Systematic Review of Intervention Research" Poster presented at 9th International Conference on HIV Treatment and Prevention Adherence. Miami, FL
Claudia Mántaras, MS
González K., Mosquera, A., Mántaras, C., Zorrilla, C. (2015). Pregnancy as an opportunity for improving outcomes among women living with HIV. Poster presented at the HIV/AIDS 2015: The Social Work Response, New Orleans.
Mántaras, C., Mosquera, A., Martínez, J., Vélez, C., Tamayo, V., Zorrilla, C. (2014). Breaking News: Disclosure of HIV diagnosis among Hispanic Women. Poster presented at the 122nd Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington. DC.
Mosquera, A., Mántaras, C., Martínez, J., Vélez, C., Herrera, M., Tamayo, V., Zorrilla, C. (2014). How well can we measure Empowerment? Results of a new instrument to assess empowerment. Poster presented at the 122nd Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington. DC.
Christine Miranda
Miranda, C., Figueroa-Cosme, W. I., Rabionet S., & Hunter-Mellado, R. (2015, June). Impact of functional, communicative, and critical health literacy on HIV medication adherence. 10th International Conference on HIV Treatment and Adherence, Miami, FL.
Ruiz-Candelaria, Y., Miranda, C., & Hunter-Mellado, R. (2014, December). Hispanic compliance with standard cancer screening tests. Poster presented at the 14th Symposium RCMI International Health Disparities, National Habor, Maryland.
Ruiz-Candelaria, Y., Miranda, C., & Hunter-Mellado, R. (2014, December). Breast cancer subtypes in young adult Hispanic women. Poster presented at the 14th Symposium RCMI International Health Disparities, National Habor, Maryland.
Ruiz, Y., Betancourt, E., Miranda-Diaz, C., Maldonado, G., & Hunter-Mellado, R. F. (2013, May). Barriers for compliance to breast, colorectal, and cervical screening cancer test among Hispanics patients. Poster presented at the 2013 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois.
Garcia, M., Miranda, C., Hunter, R., Colon-Caratini, M., & Villarmarzo G. (2013, May). Profile of thyroid node pathology in pediatric population cohort: A FNA statistical study. Poster presented at the 18th International Congress of Cytology Paris, France.
Miranda, C. (2013, March). Fundamentos y Práctica de la Alfabetización en Salud Crítica. Panel presented at the VI Congreso Internacional de Universidades Promotoras de la Salud y la IV Conferencia Puertorriqueña de Salud Pública.
Ruiz-Candelaria, Y., Miranda, C., & Hunter-Mellado, R. (2012, December). KRAS mutations in Puerto Rican patients with colorectal and lung cancer. Poster presented at the 13th Symposium RCMI International Health Disparities, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
De la Parra, C., Martínez Montemayor, M. M., Miranda Díaz, C., Maysonet Cruz, J., Pérez A., Cruz, M., … Hunter Mellado, R. F. (2012, December). Detection of the daidzein metabolite equol in Puerto Rican women as a potential risk factor for metastatic breast cancer. Poster presented at the 13th Symposium RCMI International Health Disparities, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
García-Maldonado, M., Villarmarzo-García, G., Colón-Caratini, M., Miranda-Díaz, C., & Hunter-Mellado, R. F. (2012, December). Thyroid FNA results among Hispanic pediatric patients in Puerto Rico. Poster presented at the 13th Symposium RCMI International Health Disparities, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Mayor, A. M., Fernández, D. M., Colón, H. M., Thomas, J. C., Miranda, C., & Hunter Mellado, R. F. (2012, December). Hepatitis C HIV multimedia prevention controlled intervention trial. Poster presented at the 13th Symposium RCMI International Health Disparities, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Figueroa-Cosme, W. I., López-Cordova, N. M., Capriles, J. A., Miranda, C., Vélez, C. N., Santiago, L., & Zorrilla, C. (2012, December) Cultural adaptation of scales to measure sexual communication. Poster session presented at 13th Symposium RCMI Translating Science to better Health, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Miranda-Diaz, C., Figueroa-Cosme,W. I., Fernandez-Santos D. M, & Rabionet, S. (2012, December). The association between health literacy and other factors in HIV infected Puerto Ricans disease management and patient-decision making. Poster session presented at 13th Symposium RCMI Translating Science to better Health, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Ruiz-Candelaria, Y., Miranda, C., De La Paz, M., Carlo, V., Lozada-Munoz, L., Simmons, J., Serrano, J., & Hunter-Mellado, R. (2012, December). Breast cancer in Puerto Rico for the past 12 years: A cohort of 3,720 cases. Poster presented at the 13th Symposium RCMI International Health Disparities, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Rivera-Sánchez, A., Suárez-Collazo, A., Miranda-Díaz, C., Hunter-Mellado, R. F., Villarmarzo-García, G., & García-Maldonado, M. (2012, November). A population-based study of Puerto Rican women with positive HPV ancillary test and corresponding cervicovaginal cytology result. Poster presented at the 28th International Papillomavirus Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Ruiz-Candelaria, Y., Miranda, C., De La Paz, M., & Hunter-Mellado, R. (2012, July). Prevalence of triple negative breast cancer among Hispanic in Puerto Rico for the past 12 years: a cohort of 3,722 patients. Poster presented at the 6th Inter-American Breast Cancer Conference, Cancun, Mexico.
De la Parra, C., Martínez Montemayor, M. M., Miranda Díaz, C., Maysonet Cruz, J., Pérez A., Cruz, M., … Hunter Mellado, R. F. (2012, February). Detection of the daidzein metabolite equol in Puerto Rican women as a potential risk factor for metastatic breast cancer. Poster presented at the 3rd Multidisciplinary Conference in Clinical Research & 3rd Summit of Translational Research in Health Disparities, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Maysonet, J., Miranda, C., Figueroa, W. I., Fernández-Santos, D. M., & Hunter-Mellado, R. F. (2011, November). Relationship between Peer Pressure and Parental Monitoring. Poster presented at the HIV Caribbean Conference, Nassau, Bahamas.
Fernández-Santos, D. M., Figueroa, W.I., Maysonet, J., Miranda, C., Ríos-Olivares, E., & Hunter-Mellado, R. F. (2011, November). Parent support impact on HIV/AIDS knowledge among adolescents in Puerto Rico. Poster presented at the HIV Caribbean Conference, Nassau, Bahamas.
García-Maldonado, M., Miranda-Díaz, C., Hunter-Mellado, R. F., Ramón-Rodríguez, R. O., Lozada-Muñoz, L., Rivera-López, L., Colón-Caratini; M., Rodríguez- Mont; R., Villarmarzo-García, G. (2011, November). Incidence of microcarcinomas diagnosed by ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration in the Puerto Rican population: a prospective study. Poster presented at the 59th American Society of Cytopathology Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland.
Ana María Mosquera, Ph.D
Zorrilla, C., Mosquera, A., Mántaras, C., Sierra, D., Rabionet S., Sánchez, I., et al. (2016). Addressing social determinants of health at early life: improving birth outcomes with group prenatal care for high-risk pregnancies. Poster presented at the Xavier University of Louisiana College of Pharmacy Ninth Health Disparities Conference, New Orleans.
Mosquera, A., Mántaras, C., González, K., Ibarra, J., Medina, Y., Martínez R., et al. (2016). If only you knew: barriers and motivators for HIV testing among male partners of women living with HIV. Poster presented at the V Puerto Rican Conference on Public Health, Puerto Rico.
Mántaras, C., Mosquera, A., González, K., Rosario, N., Zorrilla, C. (2016). Prevention and access to care for women at risk for HIV in Puerto Rico: a comprehensive program. Poster presented at the V Puerto Rican Conference on Public Health, Puerto Rico.
Colón, L., Mosquera,A., Zorrilla, C., Rabionet, S., Martínez, J., Sayers, S., Velez, C., Rivera, W., Rivera, N. (2015). Experiences of violence among women living with HIV: Would PrEP help with risk reduction? Poster presents at the 10th International Conference on HIV Treatment and Prevention Adherence, Paris, France.
González, K., Mosquera, A., Mántaras, C., Zorrilla, C. (2015). Pregnancy as an opportunity for improving outcomes among women living with HIV. Poster presented at the HIV/AIDS 2015: The Social Work Response, New Orleans.
Viñuela, A., Serrano, C., Margarida, M., Gerena, Y., Valdesuso, K., Mosquera, A., Wojna, V. (2015). Relation of cognitive impairment and insulin resistance in Hispanic patients with Parkinson’s disease. Poster presented at the 67th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, Washington. DC.
Mántaras, C., Mosquera, A., Martínez, J., Vélez, C., Tamayo, V., Zorrilla, C. (2014). Breaking News: Disclosure of HIV diagnosis among Hispanic Women. Poster presented at the 122nd Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington. DC.
Mosquera, A., Mántaras, C., Martínez, J., Vélez, C., Herrera, M., Tamayo, V., Zorrilla, C. (2014). How well can we measure Empowerment? Results of a new instrument to assess empowerment. Poster presented at the 122nd Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
Padilla-Cotto, L., Nazario, C., Mosquera-Soler, A. (2014). Aspectos psicológicos y actitudes hacia la infertilidad. Presentación oral en el Vigesimosexto Simposio Universitario sobre Educación Sexual. Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Cayey, Cayey, PR.
Tamayo, V., Zorrilla, C., Mosquera, A., Herrera, M., Martínez, J., Colón, L. (2012). Good clinical outcomes, less stigmatization and healthier lifestyles are associated with adherence to HAART among women. Poster presented at the 13th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities, San Juan, PR.
Zorrilla, C., Mosquera, A., Tamayo, V., Alemañy, A., Herrera, M., Vélez, C., Colón, L., Martínez, J. (2012). Personal Empowerment and improved health outcomes among Hispanic women living with HIV. Poster presented at the 13th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities, San Juan, PR.
Mosquera, A., Dávila, T., Aponte, M., López, J. & Pedrosa, O. (2011). Análisis secundario de datos para la determinación de las propiedades psicométricas del Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL-90) y su correlación con el BDI, BSS, BHS y BAI. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the Puerto Rico Psychological Association, San Juan, PR.
Edgardo Ruiz
Ruiz, E. (2015) Aging with HIV: The Experience of Women 50+ living with HIV in Puerto
Rico. Envejeciendo con VIH. Paper presented in the 34th Annual Research and Education Forum. Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico.
Oliver, M., Ruiz, E. Social Meaning of Aging according to a Group of Older Adults and
Health Professionals (2014). Poster presented in the 33rd Annual Research and Education Forum. Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico.
Ruiz, E. (2013).The Social Institution of Retirement in Puerto Rico: Evolution and Challenges.
Paper presented in the 4th Puerto Rican Public Health Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 19-21.
Georgina Silva Suarez
Silva-Suarez, G., Beck-Sagué, C.; Rabionet, S.E., Febo, I. & Zorrilla, C. (November, 2015). Reconstructing the truth: Life experiences of Puerto Rican perinatally HIV-infected youth with disclosure. Accepted for poster presentation at the 143th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health to be held in Chicago, IL.
Silva-Suarez, G., Rabionet, S.E., Febo, I., Bastida, E. & Zorrilla, C. (December, 2014). “That’s true love:” Perception of Puerto Rican perinatally HIV-infected youth about their families. Poster presentation at the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities Grantees’ Conference to be held in National Harbor, Maryland.
Silva-Suárez, G., Rabionet, S., Febo. I, Bastida, E. & Zorrilla, C. (November, 2014). How come I didn’t know about PrEP? Voices of perinatally HIV-infected youth in Puerto Rico. Oral presentation at the142th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, New Orleans, LA.
Silva-Suarez, G., Rabionet, S.E., Febo, I., Bastida, E. & Zorrilla, C. (September, 2014). Perinatally HIV infected young adults welcome PrEP and envision its potential in curtailing the epidemic. Oral presentation at the London Summit, Controlling the HIV Epidemic with Antiretrovirals: Avoiding the Cost of Inaction, London, England.
Silva-Suarez, G., Rabionet, S.E., Febo, I., Bastida, E. & Zorrilla, C. (November, 2013). Tough pill to swallow: Voices of perinatally HIV-infected youth. Oral presentation at the 141th Annual Meeting American Public Health Association, Boston, Massachusetts.
Silva-Suarez, G., Rabionet, S.E., Febo, I. & Zorrilla, C. (March, 2013). Creating an interview: Capturing the voices of young HIV survivors in Puerto Rico. Poster presentation at the 4th Public Health Puerto Rican Conference, San Juan, PR.
Silva-Suarez, G., Virginia, M. & Rubens, M. (November, 2012). Florida Department of Health workforce: Profile of Hispanic women. Poster presentation at the 140th Annual Meeting American Public Health Association, San Francisco, California.
Rubens, M., Virginia, M. & Silva-Suarez, G. (November, 2012). Training needs of Florida Department of Health Hispanic employees. Poster presentation at the 140th Annual Meeting American Public Health Association, San Francisco, California.
Darrow, W.W, Silva-Suárez, G. & Sebekos, E. (June 2011). Ethics, principles, practices, and issues in public and sexual health: the development, implementation, and evaluation of a masters level university course. Poster presentation at the World Congress of Sexual Health, United Kingdom.
Vivian Tamayo, MD
Mántaras, C., Mosquera, A., Martínez, J., Vélez, C., Tamayo, V., Zorrilla, C. (2014). Breaking News: Disclosure of HIV diagnosis among Hispanic Women. Poster presented at the 122nd Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington. DC.
Mosquera, A., Mántaras, C., Martínez, J., Vélez, C., Herrera, M., Tamayo, V., Zorrilla, C. (2014). How well can we measure Empowerment? Results of a new instrument to assess empowerment. Poster presented at the 122nd Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington. DC.
Colón-Rodríguez, L., Zorrilla, Carmen.. Tamayo, V., Piovanetti, P., Febo, I., Martínez, J., Picón, M., Herrera., M., Alemañy, A., Vélez, C. (2011, November). High depression rates among female commercial street sex-workers leading to risky behaviors, Oral presentation at Caribbean HIV Conference, Nassau, Bahamas.
Zorrilla, C., Santiago, L., Colón-Rodríguez, L., Febo-Vázquez, I., Piovanetti, P., Tamayo, V., Picón, M., Alemañy, A., Herrera-Roque, M., Martínez, J., & Vélez- Santori, C.N. (2011, November). Empowerment of women living with HIV: lifestyle changes and improved health. Poster presented at the 2011 Caribbean HIV Conference: Strengthening Evidence to Achieve Sustainable Action, Nassau, Bahamas.
Tamayo, V., Febo-Vázquez, I., Piovanetti, P., Picón, M., Colón-Rodríguez, L., Herrera-Roque, M., Alemañy, A., Martínez, J., & Zorrilla, C. (2011, November). Adherence to HAART among women living with HIV is associated with good clinical outcomes, less stigmatization and healthier lifestyles. Oral presentation at the 2011 Caribbean HIV Conference: Strengthening Evidence to Achieve Sustainable Action, Nassau, Bahamas.
Publications by Main Mentors (2011 to present)
Carmen D. Zorrilla, MD
Haas DW, Cramer YS, Godfrey C, Rosenkranz SL, Aweeka F, Berzins B, Coombs R, Coughlin K, Moran LE, Gingrich D, Zorrilla CD, Baker P, Cohn SE, Scarsi KK. Pharmacogenetic interactions between antiretroviral drugs and vaginally administered hormonal contraceptives. Pharmacogenet Genomics. 2020 Apr;30(3):45-53. doi: 10.1097/FPC.0000000000000396. PubMed PMID: 32106141.
Lebov JF, Arias JF, Balmaseda A, Britt W, Cordero JF, Galvão LA, Garces AL, Hambidge KM, Harris E, Ko A, Krebs N, Marques ETA, Martinez AM, McClure E, Miranda-Filho DB, Moreira MEL, Mussi-Pinhata MM, Ochoa TJ, Osorio JE, Scalabrin DMF, Schultz-Cherry S, Seage GR 3rd, Stolka K, Ugarte-Gil CA, Vega CMV, Welton M, Ximenes R, Zorrilla C. Correction to: International prospective observational cohort study of Zika in infants and pregnancy (ZIP study): study protocol. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2019 Nov 19;19(1):423. doi: 10.1186/s12884-019-2589-8. PubMed PMID: 31744466; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6862798.
Valdes V, Zorrilla CD, Gabard-Durnam L, Muler-Mendez N, Rahman ZI, Rivera D, Nelson CA 3rd. Cognitive Development of Infants Exposed to the Zika Virus in Puerto Rico. JAMA Netw Open. 2019 Oct 2;2(10):e1914061. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.14061. PubMed PMID: 31651970; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6822087.
Scarsi KK, Cramer YS, Rosenkranz SL, Aweeka F, Berzins B, Coombs RW, Coughlin K, Moran LE, Zorrilla CD, Akelo V, Aziz M, Friedman RK, Gingrich D, Swaminathan S, Godfrey C, Cohn SE. Antiretroviral therapy and vaginally administered contraceptive hormones: a three-arm, pharmacokinetic study. Lancet HIV. 2019 Sep;6(9):e601-e612. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3018(19)30155-9. PubMed PMID: 31498109; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6765389.
Liu AY, Norwood A, Gundacker H, Carballo-Diéguez A, Johnson S, Patterson K, Bekker LG, Chariyalertsak S, Chitwarakorn A, Gonzales P, Holtz TH, Mayer KH, Zorrilla C, Buchbinder S, Piper JM, Lama JR, Cranston RD. Brief Report: Routine Use of Oral PrEP in a Phase 2 Rectal Microbicide Study of Tenofovir Reduced-Glycerin 1% Gel (MTN-017). J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2019 Aug 15;81(5):516-520. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002066. PubMed PMID: 31299013; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6629432.
Lebov JF, Arias JF, Balmaseda A, Britt W, Cordero JF, Galvão LA, Garces AL, Hambidge KM, Harris E, Ko A, Krebs N, Marques ETA, Martinez AM, McClure E, Miranda-Filho DB, Moreira MEL, Mussi-Pinhata MM, Ochoa TJ, Osorio JE, Scalabrin DMF, Schultz-Cherry S, Seage GR 3rd, Stolka K, Ugarte-Gil CA, Vega CMV, Welton M, Ximenes R, Zorrilla C. International prospective observational cohort study of Zika in infants and pregnancy (ZIP study): study protocol. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2019 Aug 7;19(1):282. doi: 10.1186/s12884-019-2430-4. PubMed PMID: 31391005; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6686399.
Gely-Rojas L, García-Fragoso L, Negrón J, Deynes D, García-García I, Zorrilla CD. Congenital Zika Syndrome in Puerto Rico, Beyond Microcephaly, A Multiorgan Approach. P R Health Sci J. 2018 Dec;37(Spec Issue):S73-S76. PubMed PMID: 30576581.
Rabionet SE, Zorrilla CD, Rivera-Viñas JI, Guerra-Sanchez Y. Pregnancy and Zika: The Quest for Quality Care and Reproductive Justice. P R Health Sci J. 2018 Dec;37(Spec Issue):S45-S50. PubMed PMID: 30576577.
Zorrilla CD, Rivera-Viñas JI, De La Vega-Pujols A, Garcia-Garcia I, Rabionet SE, Mosquera AM. The Zika Virus Infection in Pregnancy: Review and Implications for Research and Care of Women and Infants in Affected Areas. P R Health Sci J. 2018 Dec;37(Spec Issue):S66-S72. Review. PubMed PMID: 30576580.
Figueroa-Cosme WI, Miranda-Díaz C, López-Córdova NM, Capriles JA, Velez CN, Santiago LE, Zorrilla C. The birds and the bees: do Puerto Rican mothers and daughters talk about sex?. Arch Clin Med Case Rep. 2018;2(6):190-205. doi: 10.26502/acmcr.96550043. Epub 2018 Nov 9. PubMed PMID: 30984915; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6461385.
Zorrilla CD, Báez FR, Colón KG, Ibarra J, García I, Mosquera AM. HIV seroconversion during pregnancy and the need for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). HIV AIDS (Auckl). 2018;10:57-61. doi: 10.2147/HIV.S140799. eCollection 2018. PubMed PMID: 30804684; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6372075.
Zorrilla CD, Reyes Baez F, Gonzalez Colon K, Ibarra J, Garcia I, Mosquera AM. HIV seroconversion during pregnancy and the need for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative Care. 2018 April; 10(22):57-61.
Osiyemi O, Yasin S, Zorrilla C, Bicer C, Hillewaert V, Brown K, Crauwels HM. Pharmacokinetics, Antiviral Activity, and Safety of Rilpivirine in Pregnant Women with HIV-1 Infection: Results of a Phase 3b, Multicenter, Open-Label Study. Infect Dis Ther. 2018 Mar;7(1):147-159. doi: 10.1007/s40121-017-0184-8. Epub 2018 Jan 15. PubMed PMID: 29335895; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5840103.
Zorrilla CD, García García I, García Fragoso L, De La Vega A. Zika Virus Infection in Pregnancy: Maternal, Fetal, and Neonatal Considerations. J Infect Dis. 2017 Dec 16;216(suppl_10):S891-S896. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jix448. Review. PubMed PMID: 29267916; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5853951.
Ortiz AP, Tamayo V, Scorsone A, Soto-Salgado M, Febo I, Piovanetti P, Venegas-Ríos HL, Yamamura Y, Zorrilla C. Prevalence and correlates of cervical HPV infection in a clinic-based sample of HIV-positive Hispanic women. Papillomavirus Res. 2017 Dec;4:39-44. doi: 10.1016/j.pvr.2017.06.006. Epub 2017 Jun 19. PubMed PMID: 29179868; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5791754.
Carballo-Diéguez A, Giguere R, Dolezal C, Leu CS, Balán IC, Brown W 3rd, Rael C, Richardson BA, Piper JM, Bekker LG, Chariyalertsak S, Chitwarakorn A, Gonzales P, Holtz TH, Liu A, Mayer KH, Zorrilla CD, Lama JR, McGowan I, Cranston RD. Preference of Oral Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate/Emtricitabine Versus Rectal Tenofovir Reduced-Glycerin 1% Gel Regimens for HIV Prevention Among Cisgender Men and Transgender Women Who Engage in Receptive Anal Intercourse with Men. AIDS Behav. 2017 Dec;21(12):3336-3345. doi: 10.1007/s10461-017-1969-1. PubMed PMID: 29119473; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5856109.
Zorrilla CD. The View from Puerto Rico - Hurricane Maria and Its Aftermath. N Engl J Med. 2017 Nov 9;377(19):1801-1803. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp1713196. Epub 2017 Oct 11. PubMed PMID: 29019710.
Carballo-Diéguez A, Balán IC, Brown W 3rd, Giguere R, Dolezal C, Leu CS, Marzinke MA, Hendrix CW, Piper JM, Richardson BA, Grossman C, Johnson S, Gomez K, Horn S, Kunjara Na Ayudhya RP, Patterson K, Jacobson C, Bekker LG, Chariyalertsak S, Chitwarakorn A, Gonzales P, Holtz TH, Liu A, Mayer KH, Zorrilla C, Lama J, McGowan I, Cranston RD. High levels of adherence to a rectal microbicide gel and to oral Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) achieved in MTN-017 among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women. PLoS One. 2017;12(7):e0181607. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181607. eCollection 2017. PubMed PMID: 28750059; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5531503.
Cranston RD, Lama JR, Richardson BA, Carballo-Diéguez A, Kunjara Na Ayudhya RP, Liu K, Patterson KB, Leu CS, Galaska B, Jacobson CE, Parikh UM, Marzinke MA, Hendrix CW, Johnson S, Piper JM, Grossman C, Ho KS, Lucas J, Pickett J, Bekker LG, Chariyalertsak S, Chitwarakorn A, Gonzales P, Holtz TH, Liu AY, Mayer KH, Zorrilla C, Schwartz JL, Rooney J, McGowan I. MTN-017: A Rectal Phase 2 Extended Safety and Acceptability Study of Tenofovir Reduced-Glycerin 1% Gel. Clin Infect Dis. 2017 Mar 1;64(5):614-620. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciw832. PubMed PMID: 27986684; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5850518.
Zorrilla CD, Sánchez I, Mosquera AM, Sierra D, Pérez LAL, Rabionet S, Rivera-Viñas J. Improved Infant Outcomes with Group Prenatal Care in Puerto Rico. Source J Obstet Gynaecol. 2017;1(1). Epub 2017 Feb 6. PubMed PMID: 30159551; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6110527.
Zorrilla CD, Sanchez I, Mosquera AM, Sierra D, Lopez-Perez L, Rabionet SE, Rivera-Vinas J. Improved Infant Outcomes with Group Prenatal Care in Puerto Rico. Source Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 2017 February; 1(1).
Zorrilla CD, Mosquera AM, Rabionet SE, Rivera-Vinas JI, Sierra D, De Jesus L, Sanchez I, Mendez K, Schwarz S, Hawayek J. Cost Savings Related to Decreased Preterm Birth in a Program of Centering Pregnancy for Hispanic Women. MOJ Women’s Health. 2017; 5(1):1-5. doi: 10.15406/mojwh.2017.05.00108.
Zorrilla CD, Mosquera AM, Rabionet S, Rivera-Viñas J. HIV and ZIKA in Pregnancy: Parallel Stories and New Challenges. Obstet Gynecol Int J. 2016;5(6). doi: 10.15406/ogij.2016.05.00180. Epub 2016 Dec 15. PubMed PMID: 28529970; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5436707.
Ramgopal M, Osiyemi O, Zorrilla C, Crauwels HM, Ryan R, Brown K, Hillewaert V, Baugh B. Pharmacokinetics of Total and Unbound Etravirine in HIV-1-Infected Pregnant Women. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2016 Nov 1;73(3):268-274. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001068. PubMed PMID: 27159225.
Abdulhaqq SA, Zorrilla C, Kang G, Yin X, Tamayo V, Seaton KE, Joseph J, Garced S, Tomaras GD, Linn KA, Foulkes AS, Azzoni L, VerMilyea M, Coutifaris C, Kossenkov AV, Showe L, Kraiselburd EN, Li Q, Montaner LJ. HIV-1-negative female sex workers sustain high cervical IFNɛ, low immune activation, and low expression of HIV-1-required host genes. Mucosal Immunol. 2016 Jul;9(4):1027-38. doi: 10.1038/mi.2015.116. Epub 2015 Nov 11. PubMed PMID: 26555708; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4864149.
Deschamps MM, Metch B, Morgan CA, Zorilla CD, Donastorg Y, Swann E, Taina D, Patrice J, Pape WJ. Feasibility of Identifying a Female Sex Worker Cohort at High Risk of HIV Infection in the Caribbean for HIV Vaccine Efficacy Trials: Longitudinal Results of HVTN 907. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2016 Jan 1;71(1):70-7. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000796. PubMed PMID: 26761272; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4712715.
Irma Febo, MD
Brown W, Lopez Rios J, Sheinfil A, Frasca T, Cruz Torres C, Crespo R, Dolezal C, Giguere R, Lentz C, Balán IC, Rael CT, Febo I, Carballo-Diéguez A. Text Messaging and Disaster Preparedness Aids Engagement, Re-Engagement, Retention, and Communication Among Puerto Rican Participants in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Self-Testing Study After Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2020 Apr 8:1-8. doi: 10.1017/dmp.2020.25. [Epub ahead of print] PMID:32264992
Lentz C, Iribarren S, Giguere R, Conserve DF, Dolezal C, Lopez-Rios J, Balán IC, Sheinfil AZ, Rael CT, Brown W 3rd, Torres CC, Crespo R, Febo I, Carballo-Diéguez A. Broaching the Topic of HIV Self-testing with Potential Sexual Partners Among Men and Transgender Women Who Have Sex with Men in New York and Puerto Rico. AIDS Behav. 2020 Apr 2. doi: 10.1007/s10461-020-02851-z. [Epub ahead of print]
Dolezal C, Rael CT, Balán IC, Giguere R, Lentz C, Lopez-Rios J, Sheinfil AZ, Febo I, Carballo-Diéguez A. Substance Use and Testing Sexual Partners Using HIV Self-tests. AIDS Behav. 2020 Mar 21. doi: 10.1007/s10461-020-02834-0. [Epub ahead of print] PMID:32200448
Sheinfil AZ, Giguere R, Dolezal C, Lopez-Rios J, Iribarren S, Brown W 3rd, Rael C, Lentz C, Balán I, Frasca T, Torres CC, Crespo R, Febo I, Carballo-Diéguez A. Information and Motivation Predict HIV-Serostatus Among a Population of High-Risk Men and Transgender Women Who Have Sex with Men. AIDS Behav. 2020 Mar 21. doi: 10.1007/s10461-020-02835-z. [Epub ahead of print] PMID:32200447
Rael CT, Giguere R, Lopez-Rios J, Lentz C, Balán IC, Sheinfil A, Dolezal C, Brown W 3rd, Frasca T, Torres CC, Crespo R, Iribarren S, Leu CS, Febo I, Carballo-Diéguez A. Transgender Women's Experiences Using a Home HIV-Testing Kit for Partner-Testing. AIDS Behav. 2020 Mar 19. doi: 10.1007/s10461-020-02829-x. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:32193729
Diaz C, Koren M, Lin L, Martinez LJ, Eckels KH, Campos M, Jarman RG, De La Barrera R, Lepine E, Febo I, Vaughn DW, Wilson TM, Paris RM, Schmidt AC, Thomas SJ. Safety and Immunogenicity of Different Formulations of a Tetravalent Dengue Purified Inactivated Vaccine in Healthy Adults from Puerto Rico: Final Results after 3 Years of Follow-Up from a Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Phase I Study. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020 Mar 2. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0461. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:32124728
Balán IC, Lopez-Rios J, Giguere R, Lentz C, Dolezal C, Cruz Torres C, Brown W 3rd, Crespo R, Sheinfil A, Tagliaferri Rael C, Febo I, Carballo-Diéguez A. Then We Looked at His Results: Men Who Have Sex With Men from New York City and Puerto Rico Report Their Sexual Partner's Reactions to Receiving Reactive HIV Self-Test Results. AIDS Behav. 2020 Feb 20. doi: 10.1007/s10461-020-02816-2. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:32078078
Carballo-Diéguez A, Giguere R, Balán IC, Dolezal C, Brown W 3rd, Lopez-Rios J, Sheinfil A, Frasca T, Rael C, Lentz C, Crespo R, Cruz Torres C, Leu CS, Febo I. Few Aggressive or Violent Incidents are Associated with the Use of HIV Self-tests to Screen Sexual Partners Among Key Populations. AIDS Behav. 2020 Feb 6. doi: 10.1007/s10461-020-02809-1. [Epub ahead of print] PMID:32030526.
Giguere R, Lopez-Rios J, Frasca T, Lentz C, Balán IC, Dolezal C, Rael CT, Brown W 3rd, Sheinfil AZ, Cruz Torres C, Crespo R, Febo I, Carballo-Diéguez A. Use of HIV Self-Testing Kits to Screen Clients Among Transgender Female Sex Workers in New York and Puerto Rico. AIDS Behav. 2020 Feb;24(2):506-515. doi: 10.1007/s10461-019-02730-2. PMID:31865516
Carballo-Diéguez A, Giguere R, Balán IC, Brown W 3rd, Dolezal C, Leu CS, Lopez Rios J, Sheinfil AZ, Frasca T, Rael CT, Lentz C, Crespo R, Iribarren S, Cruz Torres C, Febo I. Use of Rapid HIV Self-Test to Screen Potential Sexual Partners: Results of the ISUM Study. AIDS Behav. 2019 Dec 18. doi: 10.1007/s10461-019-02763-7. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:31853772
Brown W 3rd, Sheinfil A, Lopez-Rios J, Giguere R, Dolezal C, Frasca T, Lentz C, Balán IC, Rael C, Cruz Torres C, Crespo R, Febo I, Carballo-Diéguez A. Methods, system errors, and demographic differences in participant errors using daily text message-based short message service computer-assisted self-interview (SMS-CASI) to measure sexual risk behavior in a RCT of HIV self-test use.Mhealth. 2019 Jun 18;5:17. doi: 10.21037/mhealth.2019.06.01. eCollection 2019. PMID:31380409
Trak-Fellermeier MA, Campos M, Meléndez M, Pomeroy J, Palacios C, Rivera-Viñas J, Méndez K, Febo I, Willett W, Gillman MW, Franks PW, Joshipura K. PEARLS randomized lifestyle trial in pregnant Hispanic women with overweight/obesity: gestational weight gain and offspring birthweight. Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes. 2019 Feb 18;12:225-238. doi: 10.2147/DMSO.S179009. eCollection 2019. Erratum in: Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes. 2020 Feb 25;13:499. PMID:30858715
Diaz C, Lin L, Martinez LJ, Eckels KH, Campos M, Jarman RG, De La Barrera R, Lepine E, Toussaint JF, Febo I, Innis BL, Thomas SJ, Schmidt AC. Phase I Randomized Study of a Tetravalent Dengue Purified Inactivated Vaccine in Healthy Adults from Puerto Rico.Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2018 May;98(5):1435-1443. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0627. Epub 2018 Mar 1. PMID:29512481
Bauermeister J, Giguere R, Leu CS, Febo I, Cranston R, Mayer K, Carballo-Diéguez A. Interactive Voice Response System: Data Considerations and Lessons Learned During a Rectal Microbicide Placebo Adherence Trial for Young Men Who Have Sex With Men. J Med Internet Res. 2017 Jun 9;19(6):e207. doi: 10.2196/jmir.7682. PMID:28600275
McGowan I, Cranston RD, Mayer KH, Febo I, Duffill K, Siegel A, Engstrom JC, Nikiforov A, Park SY, Brand RM, Jacobson C, Giguere R, Dolezal C, Frasca T, Leu CS, Schwartz JL, Carballo-Diéguez A. Project Gel a Randomized Rectal Microbicide Safety and Acceptability Study in Young Men and Transgender Women. PLoS One. 2016 Jun 30;11(6):e0158310. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0158310. eCollection 2016. PMID:27362788
Romas L, Birse K, Mayer KH, Abou M, Westmacott G, Giguere R, Febo I, Cranston RD, Carballo-Diéguez A, McGowan I, Burgener A. Rectal 1% Tenofovir Gel Use Associates with Altered Epidermal Protein Expression. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2016 Oct/Nov;32(10-11):1005-1015. Epub 2016 Aug 2.
PMID:27316778
Frasca T, Giguere R, Ibitoye M, Dolezal C, Febo I, Cranston RD, Mayer K, McGowan I, Carballo-Diéguez A.
Lessons for Rectal Microbicide Development From an Acceptability Trial of a Placebo Gel Applied Prior to Receptive Anal Intercourse. Arch Sex Behav. 2017 May;46(4):1101-1109. doi: 10.1007/s10508-016-0735-1. Epub 2016 Apr 29. PMID:27129533
Giguere R, Frasca T, Dolezal C, Febo I, Cranston RD, Mayer K, McGowan I, Carballo-Diéguez A. Acceptability of Three Novel HIV Prevention Methods Among Young Male and Transgender Female Sex Workers in Puerto Rico. AIDS Behav. 2016 Oct;20(10):2192-2202. doi: 10.1007/s10461-016-1387-9. PMID:27048236
Silva-Suárez G, Bastida E, Rabionet SE, Beck-Sagué C, Febo I, Zorrilla CD. "That's True Love:" Lived Experiences of Puerto Rican Perinatally HIV-Infected Youth within Their Families' Context. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2015 Dec 22;13(1):ijerph13010007. doi: 10.3390/ijerph13010007.
PMID:26703639
Dolezal C, Frasca T, Giguere R, Ibitoye M, Cranston RD, Febo I, Mayer KH, McGowan I, Carballo-Diéguez A. Awareness of Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Is Low but Interest Is High Among Men Engaging in Condomless Anal Sex With Men in Boston, Pittsburgh, and San Juan. AIDS Educ Prev. 2015 Aug;27(4):289-97. doi: 10.1521/aeap.2015.27.4.289.
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