Amaro, Hortensia
- Distinguished University Professor, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work , Academic Affairs

Overview
research interests
- Latino health-equity and health; substance-use; mental-health; HIV; mindfulness
Scholarly & Creative Works
selected publications
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Article
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2022Disparities in expected driving time to opioid treatment and treatment completion: findings from an exploratory studyFull Text via DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-07886-7 Web of Science: 000780883600006
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2021Using machine learning to advance disparities research: Subgroup analyses of access to opioid treatmentFull Text via DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.13896 Web of Science: 000710359700001
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2021Mindfulness-Based Intervention Effects on Substance Use and Relapse Among Women in Residential Treatment: A Randomized Controlled Trial With 8.5-Month Follow-Up Period From the Moment-by-Moment in Women's Recovery ProjectFull Text via DOI: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000000907 Web of Science: 000669437200004
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2021Gender disparities in opioid treatment progress in methadone versus counselingFull Text via DOI: 10.1186/s13011-021-00389-4 Web of Science: 000665001600001
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2021Cognitive Factors Associated with Frequency of Eating Out and Eating Takeout among LatinasFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2020.08.089 Web of Science: 000620458700011
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2021Examination of referral source and discharge outcomes among women in residential substance use disorder treatmentFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2021.108319 Web of Science: 000651640200012
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2020Acting with Awareness and Distress Tolerance Relate to PTSD Symptoms Among Women with Substance Use DisorderFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s12671-020-01362-1 Web of Science: 000527904300001
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2019Sexual trauma history is associated with reduced orbitofrontal network strength in substance-dependent womenFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2019.101973 Web of Science: 000504663800121
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2017Racial, ethnic and gender disparities in substance use at dischargeFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.08.225
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2015Clinical Needs of In-treatment Pregnant Women with Co-occurring Disorders: Implications for Primary CareFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10995-014-1508-x Web of Science: 000347295600021
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2014Can't Buy My Love: A Typology of Female Sex Workers' Commercial Relationships in the Mexico-U.S. Border RegionFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2012.757283 Web of Science: 000337962600010
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2014Discrimination and Substance Use Disorders Among Latinos: The Role of Gender, Nativity, and EthnicityFull Text via DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302011 Web of Science: 000341811000039
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2014Implementing Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention in Diverse Populations: Challenges and Future DirectionsFull Text via DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2014.856624 Web of Science: 000332848400014
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2012Ethnic/Race Differences in the Attrition of Older American Survey Respondents: Implications for Health-Related ResearchFull Text via DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2011.01322.x Web of Science: 000299040600015
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2010Addiction Treatment Intervention: An Uncontrolled Prospective Pilot Study of Spiritual Self-Schema Therapy with Latina WomenFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/08897071003641602 Web of Science: 000283309700006
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2010Correlates of Early versus Later Initiation into Sex Work in Two Mexico-US Border CitiesFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.06.011 Web of Science: 000273983100007
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2009Associations between migrant status and sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers in Tijuana, MexicoFull Text via DOI: 10.1136/sti.2008.032979 Web of Science: 000270725200005
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2009Trial of the University Assistance Program for Alcohol Use Among Mandated StudentsFull Text via DOI: 10.15288/jsads.2009.s16.45 Web of Science: 000267842300006
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2009Predictors of Sexual Risk Reduction Among Mexican Female Sex Workers Enrolled in a Behavioral Intervention StudyFull Text via DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181a265b2 Web of Science: 000265586100007
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2009History of Abuse and Psychological Distress Symptoms Among Female Sex Workers in Two Mexico-US Border CitiesFull Text via DOI: 10.1891/0886-6708.24.3.399 Web of Science: 000207988900008
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2008Efficacy of a Brief Behavioral Intervention to Promote Condom Use Among Female Sex Workers in Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez, MexicoFull Text via DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.130096 Web of Science: 000260622900027
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2008Lifetime and During Pregnancy Experience of Violence and the Risk of Low Birth Weight and Preterm BirthFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2008.07.018 Web of Science: 000260728000006
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2008Characteristics of female sex workers with US clients in two Mexico-US border citiesFull Text via DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e31815b0 Web of Science: 000253586100010
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2008Prevalence and correlates of HIV infection among female sex workers in 2 Mexico-US border citiesFull Text via DOI: 10.1086/527379 Web of Science: 000253773400018
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2008Spirituality, sense of coherence, and coping responses in women receiving treatment for alcohol and drug addictionFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2007.05.009 Web of Science: 000253803800013
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2007Does integrated trauma-informed substance abuse treatment increase treatment retention?Full Text via DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20185 Web of Science: 000248767800003
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2007Effects of trauma intervention on HIV sexual risk behaviors among women with co-occurring disorders in substance abuse treatmentFull Text via DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20188 Web of Science: 000248767800006
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2006Perpetration of intimate partner violence associated with sexual risk behaviors among young adult menFull Text via DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.081554 Web of Science: 000240891200033
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2006A comparison of maternal interview and medical record ascertainment of violence among women who had poor pregnancy outcomesFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10995-006-0108-9 Web of Science: 000241150300008
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2006Improving drug treatment services for hispanics: Research gaps and scientific opportunitiesFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2006.05.009 Web of Science: 000240405400009
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2006Brief screening for co-occurring disorders among women entering substance abuse treatmentFull Text via DOI: 10.1186/1747-597X-1-26 Web of Science: 000206717600025
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2006Comparison of sexual and drug use behaviors between female sex workers in Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez, MexicoFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/10826080600847852 Web of Science: 000240781700007
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2005Twelve-month outcomes of trauma-informed interventions for women with co-occurring disordersFull Text via DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.56.10.1213 Web of Science: 000232470100005
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2005Bridging data and decision making: Development of techniques for improving the HIV prevention community planning processFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10461-005-3944-5 Web of Science: 000229617000004
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2005HIV prevention community planning: Challenges and opportunities for data-informed decision-makingFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10461-005-3942-8 Web of Science: 000229617000002
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2005HIV prevention community planning: Enhancing data-informed decision-makingFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10461-005-3945-4 Web of Science: 000229617000005
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2005Heterosexual behavioral maintenance and change following HIV counseling and testingFull Text via DOI: 10.1177/1359105305048780 Web of Science: 000227154800010
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2005Outcomes for women with co-occurring disorders and trauma: Program and person-level effectsFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2004.08.012 Web of Science: 000228143000004
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2005Factors Associated with Drug Treatment Entry Patterns Among Hispanic Women Injection Drug Users Seeking TreatmentFull Text via DOI: 10.1300/J160v5n01_08 Web of Science: 000212283800009
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2002Relationship power, condom use and HIV risk among women in the USAFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/0954012021000031868 Web of Science: 000179657900006
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2002Public health needs and scientific opportunities in research on LatinasFull Text via DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.92.4.525 Web of Science: 000174558800010
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2001A review of substance abuse prevention interventions for young adolescent girlsFull Text via DOI: 10.1177/0272431601021003003 Web of Science: 000169838900003
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1999Substance abuse treatment: Critical issues and challenges in the treatment of Latina womenFull Text via DOI: 10.1177/0739986399213005 Web of Science: 000081872900003
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1999Alcohol abuse and dependence in Latinos living in the United States - Validation of the CAGE (4M) questionsFull Text via DOI: 10.1001/archinte.159.7.718 Web of Science: 000079670600012
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1995Panel I: Epidemiology of minority healthFull Text via DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.14.7.592 Web of Science: A1995TT68500002
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1995Gender relations in addiction and recoveryFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/02791072.1995.10471698 Web of Science: A1995TP33700003
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1995LOVE, SEX, AND POWER - CONSIDERING WOMENS REALITIES IN HIV PREVENTIONFull Text via DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.50.6.437 Web of Science: A1995RC26700003
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1991AVOIDING HETEROSEXIST BIAS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL-RESEARCHFull Text via DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.46.9.957 Web of Science: A1991GE04200007
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1990ACCULTURATION AND MARIJUANA AND COCAINE USE - FINDINGS FROM HHANES 1982-84Full Text via DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.80.Suppl.54 Web of Science: A1990EL50100010
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1990VIOLENCE DURING PREGNANCY AND SUBSTANCE USEFull Text via DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.80.5.575 Web of Science: A1990DA54900014
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1989Effects of maternal marijuana and cocaine use on fetal growthFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/0020-7292(89)90433-5
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1989SURVEY OF AIDS KNOWLEDGE AND BEHAVIOR CHANGES AMONG MASSACHUSETTS ADULTSFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/0091-7435(89)90016-9 Web of Science: A1989CQ55700002
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1989Effects of Maternal Marijuana and Cocaine Use on Fetal GrowthFull Text via DOI: 10.1097/00132582-198910000-00015
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1989DRUG-USE AMONG ADOLESCENT MOTHERS - PROFILE OF RISKWeb of Science: A1989AD93400026
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1989DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS DURING PREGNANCY - RELATIONSHIP TO POOR HEALTH BEHAVIORSFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(89)90170-1 Web of Science: A1989U693200019
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1989EFFECTS OF MATERNAL MARIJUANA AND COCAINE USE ON FETAL GROWTHFull Text via DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198903233201203 Web of Science: A1989T749600003
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1988
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1988CONSIDERATIONS FOR PREVENTION OF HIV INFECTION AMONG HISPANIC WOMENFull Text via DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.1988.tb00976.x Web of Science: A1988R743100005
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1988DEPRESSION AMONG ADOLESCENT MOTHERS - A PILOT-STUDYWeb of Science: A1988M852800002
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1987FAMILY AND WORK PREDICTORS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING AMONG HISPANIC WOMEN PROFESSIONALSFull Text via DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.1987.tb00921.x Web of Science: A1987M221900009
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1987THE USE OF INPATIENT MENTAL-HEALTH SERVICES BY HISPANIC WOMENFull Text via DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.1987.tb00916.x Web of Science: A1987M221900004
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1987A COMPARISON OF BLACK-AND-WHITE WOMEN ENTERING ALCOHOLISM-TREATMENTFull Text via DOI: 10.15288/jsa.1987.48.220 Web of Science: A1987H225100006
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1986MATERNAL MARIJUANA USE AND NEONATAL OUTCOME - UNCERTAINTY POSED BY SELF-REPORTSFull Text via DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.76.6.667 Web of Science: A1986C322100011
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1986PERSONAL AND SOCIAL DIFFICULTIES FACED BY WOMEN AND MEN ENTERING ALCOHOLISM-TREATMENTFull Text via DOI: 10.15288/jsa.1986.47.135 Web of Science: A1986A836100004
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Book
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1994LATINO OUTLOOK - GOOD HEALTH, UNCERTAIN PROGNOSIS. Ed. 15.Full Text via DOI: 10.1146/annurev.pu.15.050194.000351 Web of Science: A1994NK76300004
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Book Chapter
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2021Sociocultural Environments and Health Disparities Research. 77-93.Full Text via DOI: 10.1002/9781119374855.ch5
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20205. Sexual Health of Latina/o Populations in the United States. 75-89.Full Text via DOI: 10.36019/9780813548227-008
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2020Chapter 8. Health of Incarcerated Latino Men. 139-157.Full Text via DOI: 10.36019/9780813549767-013
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2018Recovery habits: A habit perspective on recovery from substance use disorder. 305-322.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-97529-0_17
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2012Factors Associated with Drug Treatment Entry Patterns Among Hispanic Women Injection Drug Users Seeking Treatment. 157-174.Full Text via DOI: 10.4324/9780203051351-8
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2012Saber Es Poder: The cultural adaptation of a trauma intervention for Latina women.. 157-178.Full Text via DOI: 10.1037/13752-008
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2010Health of incarcerated Latino men. 139-157.
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2006A Sexual Risk Reduction Intervention for Female Sex Workers in Mexico: Design and Baseline Characteristics. 115-137.Full Text via DOI: 10.1300/J187v05n02_09 Web of Science: 000212869500009
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2005Boston Consortium of Services for Families in Recovery: A Trauma-Informed Intervention Model for Women's Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment. 95-119.Full Text via DOI: 10.1300/J020v22n03_06 Web of Science: 000217230100006
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2002Cultural Influences on Women’s Sexual Health. 71-92.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-0689-8_5
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20018 Culturally Tailoring HIV/AIDS Prevention Programs Why, When, and How. 195-239.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/b978-012402771-8/50010-6
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1995Qualitative Inquiry An Underutilized Strategy in AIDS Research. 97-111.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4757-2393-9_13
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1991
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Book Review
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1994HEALTH-POLICY AND THE HISPANIC - FURINO,A. Ed. 19.Full Text via DOI: 10.1215/03616878-19-1-271 Web of Science: A1994NG43300025
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1986THE CAPTURED WOMB - A HISTORY OF THE MEDICAL-CARE OF PREGNANT-WOMEN - OAKLEY,A. Ed. 31.Full Text via DOI: 10.1037/024885 Web of Science: A1986D371900021
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Conference
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2007Alcohol and drug use and consequences among GLBTQ college students. 174A-174A.Web of Science: 000246959601047
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2007Predictors of student perceptions of college campus alcohol and drug policies. 54A-54A.Web of Science: 000246959600183
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2007Health effects of violence across racial and ethnic groups.. S141-S141.Web of Science: 000247034500564
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2005Improving the use of data for HIV prevention decision making: Lessons learned. S87-S99.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10461-005-3947-8 Web of Science: 000229617000007
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2001Women's sexual health: The need for feminist analyses in public health in the decade of behavior. 324-334.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/1471-6402.00032 Web of Science: 000173081100005
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1988DRUG-USE AMONG PREGNANT ADOLESCENTS. 106-106.Web of Science: A1988M852800022
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1987THE PREVALENCE OF INUTERO EXPOSURE TO COCAINE AND MARIJUANA. A401-A401.Web of Science: A1987G700501363
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Editorial Material
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2017Four priorities to guide a public health of consequence. 671-672.Full Text via DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2017.303741
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2016Advancing the science and practice of place-based intervention. 197.Full Text via DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.303043
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Letter
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1989EFFECTS OF MATERNAL MARIJUANA AND COCAINE USE ON FETAL GROWTH - REPLY. 979-979.Web of Science: A1989AT32800030
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1987TERATOGENICITY OF COCAINE. 160-161.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(87)80385-2 Web of Science: A1987J186400050
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Note
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1990FOREIGN-BORN AND UNITED-STATES-BORN BLACK-WOMEN - DIFFERENCES IN HEALTH BEHAVIORS AND BIRTH OUTCOMES. 70-72.Full Text via DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.80.1.70 Web of Science: A1990CN76700016
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1989VALIDITY OF SELF-REPORTING OF MARIJUANA AND COCAINE USE AMONG PREGNANT ADOLESCENTS. 812-815.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(89)80668-7 Web of Science: A1989AY22300028
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Other Scholarly Work
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2022A bifurcated opioid treatment system and widening insidious disparitiesFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107296 Web of Science: 000800352300002
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2021Then and Now: Historical Landscape of HIV Prevention and Treatment Inequities Among Latinas. 1246-1248.Full Text via DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2021.306336 Web of Science: 000744584300024
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2014The Action Is Upstream: Place-Based Approaches for Achieving Population Health and Health Equity. 964-964.Full Text via DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302032 Web of Science: 000341791500021
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2009INTRODUCTION. 3-6.Full Text via DOI: 10.1521/aeap.2009.21.5_supp.3 Web of Science: 000271437500002
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2006Opportunities in Hispanic drug abuse research. S1-S3.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2006.05.001 Web of Science: 000240405400001
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1999An expensive policy: The impact of inadequate funding for substance abuse treatment. 657-659.Full Text via DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.89.5.657 Web of Science: 000079919600001
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1987HISPANIC WOMEN AND MENTAL-HEALTH - AN OVERVIEW OF CONTEMPORARY-ISSUES IN RESEARCH AND PRACTICE. 393-407.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.1987.tb00914.x Web of Science: A1987M221900002
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Preprint
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Proceedings Paper
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Review
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2021Social vulnerabilities for substance use: Stressors, socially toxic environments, and discrimination and racismFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2021.108518 Web of Science: 000643563300004
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2019Acceptability of mindfulness-based interventions for substance use disorder: A systematic review. 201-207.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2019.02.012 Web of Science: 000465122100027
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2019Reporting of Treatment Fidelity in Mindfulness-Based Intervention Trials: A Review and New Tool Using NIH Behavior Change Consortium Guidelines. 215-233.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s12671-018-0974-4 Web of Science: 000456795100002
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2013Disparities in Latino substance use, service use, and treatment: Implications for culturally and evidence-based interventions under health care reform. 805-813.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.07.027 Web of Science: 000329274600002
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2011Getting personal: Progress and pitfalls in HIV prevention among latinas. 655-670.Full Text via DOI: 10.1177/0361684311426692
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2006Needs and scientific opportunities for research on substance abuse treatment among Hispanic adults. S64-S75.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2006.05.008 Web of Science: 000240405400008
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2006The prevention of HIV transmission in Hispanic adolescents. S43-S53.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2006.05.006 Web of Science: 000240405400006
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2001Racial/ethnic disparities in the HIV and substance abuse epidemics: Communities responding to the need. 434-448.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/S0033-3549(04)50072-9 Web of Science: 000175775400009
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2001Developing theory-based substance abuse prevention programs for young adolescent girls. 256-293.Full Text via DOI: 10.1177/0272431601021003002 Web of Science: 000169838900002
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2000On the margin: Power and women's HIV risk reduction strategies. 723-749.Full Text via DOI: 10.1023/A:1007059708789 Web of Science: 000088504400011
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1987CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH ON HISPANIC WOMEN - A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE SOCIAL-SCIENCE LITERATURE. 523-532.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.1987.tb00922.x Web of Science: A1987M221900010
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1987MENTAL-HEALTH OF ADOLESCENT MOTHERS - THE IMPLICATIONS OF DEPRESSION AND DRUG-USE. 111-116.Web of Science: A1987G895500008
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Research
principal investigator on
- Gender Disparities in Access and Engagement in Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder awarded by National Institute on Drug Abuse 2019 - 2022
- Ecological Momentary Assessment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Prenatal Bonding Predicting Opioid Use Disorder Relapse Amount Pregnant Women awarded by National Institute on Drug Abuse 2021 - 2022
- Ecological Momentary Assessment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Prenatal Bonding Predicting Opioid Use Disorder Relapse Among Pregnant Women awarded by National Institute on Drug Abuse 2020 - 2021
- Neural Mechanisms in Women's Treatment and Early Recovery awarded by National Institute on Drug Abuse 2018 - 2020
Contact
full name
- Hortensia Amaro
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- https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6366-7756 (confirmed)
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