Adela de la Torre, Ph.D.
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Adela de la Torre, an agricultural economist, is the director and Professor of Chicana/o Studies at the University of California, Davis. Dr. de la Torre's publications and research primarily focus on health care access and finance issues that affect the Latino community as well as Border health issues. In addition, she has completed studies on the impact of education on occupational location of Hispanics. |
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Recent Publications
An exploration of contextual factors that influence HIV risk in female sex workers in Mexico: The Social Ecological Model applied to HIV risk behaviors. Larios SE, Lozada R, Strathdee SA, Semple SJ, Roesch S, Staines H, Orozovich P, Fraga M, Amaro H, de la Torre A, Magis-Rodriguez C, Patterson TL. AIDS Care. 2009 Apr 16:1-8. [Epub ahead of print]
Associations between migrant status and sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers in Tijuana, Mexico. Ojeda VD, Strathdee SA, Lozada R, Rusch ML, Fraga M, Orozovich P, Magis-Rodriguez C, de La Torre A, Amaro H, Cornelius W, Patterson TL. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 2009 Feb 10. [Epub ahead of print]
Efficacy of a brief behavioral intervention to promote condom use among female sex workers in Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Patterson TL, Mausbach B, Lozada R, Staines-Orozco H, Semple SJ, Fraga-Vallejo M, Orozovich P, Abramovitz D, de la Torre A, Amaro H, Martinez G, Magis-Rodríguez C, Strathdee SA. American Journal of Public Health. 2008 Nov;98(11):2051-7. Epub 2008 Sep 17.
Correlates of injection drug use among female sex workers in two Mexico–U.S. border cities. Strathdee SA, Philbin MM, Semple SJ, Pu M, Orozovich P, Martinez G, Lozada R, Fraga M, de la Torre A, Staines H, Magis-Rodríguez C, Patterson TL. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2008 Jan 1;92(1-3):132-40. Epub 2007 Aug 21.
Characteristics of Female Sex Workers With US Clients in Two Mexico-US Border Cities. Strathdee SA, Lozada R, Semple SJ, Orozovich P, Pu M, Staines-Orozco H, Fraga-Vallejo M, Amaro H, Delatorre A, Magis-Rodríguez C, Patterson TL. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 2007 Nov 20; [Epub ahead of print]
Comparison of Sexual and Drug Use Behaviors Between Female Sex Workers in Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Patterson TL, Semple SJ, Fraga M, Bucardo J, de la Torre A, Salazar J, Orozovich P, Staines H, Amaro H, Magis-Rodríguez C, Strathdee SA. Substance Use and Misuse. 2006;41(10-12):1535-49.
Race Neutral Policies for Professional Admissions: Are There Strategies to Enhance Latino Enrollment?
de la Torre, A.
Aztlan 2004 29, no. 2 (Fall): 155-169.
Cost Analysis in Telemedicine: Empirical Evidence from Sites in Arizona
de la Torre, A., C. Hernandez-Rodriguez, and L. Garcia
Journal of Rural Health 2004 20, no. 3 (Summer): 253-257.
An Epidemiological Study of Intimate Partner Violence in Latinas: USA, Mexico, and Central America
Garcia, L., E. Hurwitz, J. Graus, and A. de la Torre
Journal of Border Health 2004 7, no.1 (January-June): 21-32.
The Educational Outcomes of Hispanics and Non-Hispanics in Arizona: Implications for National and State Policy Makers
Gonzalez, A. and A. de la Torre
Educational Policy 2002 16, no. 2 (May): 288-310.
Public Health Needs and Scientific Opportunities in Research on Latinas
Amaro, H. and A. de la Torre
American Journal of Public Health 2002 92, no. 4 (April): 525-529.