Bastida, Elena
Overview
overview
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Dr. Elena Bastida’s research focuses on aging, the life course, health disparities, religion, population and community health. She led the 12-year National Institutes of Health (NIH) supported Border Epidemiologic Study on Aging (BESA) and, with continuous NIH support, conducted research on religion and aging, and community based participatory research on obesity and diabetes. Though, substantively, her research topics have varied, she has maintained her focus on Latino populations and health disparities.
Both her teaching and her mentoring have received statewide and national recognition with two national role model awards and most recently, the University Graduate School Mentorship Award and the Florida McKnight Foundation Mentor Award. In 2009, she received the Public Health Hero Award from Research America. Dr. Bastida is the past president of the Population Research Committee of the International Sociological Association.
Her research has been published in the American Journal of Public Health, The Gerontologist, The Journal of Gerontology, Health Economics, Journal of Scientific Study of Religion, Diabetes Care among others.
Scholarly & Creative Works
selected publications
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Article
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2020Cardiovascular Risk Factor Knowledge and Behaviors Among Low-Income Urban Women in Mysore, India. JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING. 35:588-598.Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000657 Web of Science: 000614146400037
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2020Snoring is associated with obesity among middle aged Slum-dwelling women in Mysore, India. LUNG INDIA. 37:210-219.Full Text via DOI: 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_515_19 Web of Science: 000587470800005
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2020Self-reported factors associated with dental care utilization among Hispanic migrant farmworkers in South Florida. JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH DENTISTRY.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/jphd.12364 Web of Science: 000526139700001
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2019Determining the Long-Term Effectiveness of a Group-Based Physical Activity Program. HEALTH PROMOTION PRACTICE. 20:401-408.Full Text via DOI: 10.1177/1524839918769590 Web of Science: 000464509200012
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2019E-cigarette use is associated with other tobacco use among US adolescents. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 64.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s00038-018-1166-7 Web of Science: 000457744700016
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2016That's True Love: Lived Experiences of Puerto Rican Perinatally HIV-Infected Youth within Their Families' Context. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 13.
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2015Cost-Effectiveness of a Community-Based Weight Control Intervention Targeting a Low-Socioeconomic-Status Mexican-Origin Population. HEALTH PROMOTION PRACTICE. 16.Full Text via DOI: 10.1177/1524839914537274 Web of Science: 000357298500014
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2013Intermediate Outcomes of a Chronic Disease Self-Management Program for Spanish-Speaking Older Adults in South Florida, 2008-2010. PREVENTING CHRONIC DISEASE. 10.
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2012CONTACT WITH THE DEAD, RELIGION, AND DEATH ANXIETY AMONG OLDER MEXICAN AMERICANS. DEATH STUDIES. 36:932-948.
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2012Health Literacy and Breast Cancer Screening among Mexican American Women in South Texas. JOURNAL OF CANCER EDUCATION. 27:132-137.
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2012Religion and Health Among Older Mexican Americans: Exploring the Influence of Making Mandas. JOURNAL OF RELIGION & HEALTH. 51:812-824.
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2011Church-Based Social Relationships, Belonging, and Health Among Older Mexican Americans. JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF RELIGION. 50:397-409.
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2011Financial Strain, Religious Involvement, and Life Satisfaction Among Older Mexican Americans. RESEARCH ON AGING. 33:403-425.Full Text via DOI: 10.1177/0164027511400433 Web of Science: 000290853600004
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2011Prayer to the Saints or the Virgin and Health Among Older Mexican Americans. HISPANIC JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES. 33:71-87.
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2011Religion, Suffering, and Self-rated Health Among Older Mexican Americans. JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES B-PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES. 66:207-216.
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2011Social Relationships in the Church During Late Life: Assessing Differences Between African Americans, Whites, and Mexican Americans. REVIEW OF RELIGIOUS RESEARCH. 53:41-63.
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Editorial Material
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Letter
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2016ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES Electronic cigarettes: the renormalisation of nicotine use. BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL.
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chaired theses and dissertations
- Kaur, Ramandeep, Impact of a Lifestyle Modification Intervention on Health Behaviors and Health Outcomes in a Mexican American population: A Mixed-methods Study 2018
- Farrell, Dana G., Risk and Protective Factors Associated with the Adult Achievement of Substance-Using Adolescents: Findings from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health 2016
- Rivera, Tania, The Effects of a 12 Week Nutrition and Physical Activity Intervention Program on Mexican Americans Residing in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, TX 2016
- Biersteker, Susan, Outcomes of Transition to Adult HV Care in Perinatally HIV-infected Young Adults 2016
- Serna, Claudia A, Exploring Oral Health Problems in Adult Hispanic Migrant Farmworkers: A Mixed-Methods Approach 2014
- Silva-Suarez, Georgina, Life Experiences of Youth Who Were Born with HIV Infection in Puerto Rico: The Voices of Young Survivors 2014
- Rosario, Janisse, Obesity, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, and Weight Loss in a Population of Adult Mexican Americans 2014
Research
research interests
- Aging and Health Disparities
principal investigator on
- Beyond SABOR: A Border Embedded Health Promotion awarded by National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities 2010 - 2016
- Religion, Aging and Mexican American Health awarded by National Institute on Aging 2010 - 2012
- Beyond SABOR: A Border Embedded Health Promotion awarded by National Institutes of Health 2010 - 2011
investigator on
- Florida International University-Health Disparities Initiative (FIU-HDI) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2017 - 2021
- Florida International University-Health Disparities Initiative (FIU-HDI) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2016 - 2021
- Yr2 - Center for Latino Health Research Opportunities - CLaRO awarded by National Institutes of Health 2018 - 2019
- Center for Latino Health Research Opportunities - CLaRO awarded by National Institutes of Health 2017 - 2018
Teaching
teaching activities
- PHC6907-U17: Independent Study: Public Health Spring Term 2019
- PHC6907-U17: Independent Study: Public Health Spring Term 2019
- PHC6907-U17: Independent Study: Public Health Spring Term 2019
- PHC6907-U17: Independent Study: Public Health Spring Term 2019
- PHC6907-U17: Independent Study: Public Health Spring Term 2019
- PHC7198-U01: Advanced Qualitative Methods in Public Health Fall Term 2019
- PHC7198-U01: Advanced Qualitative Methods in Public Health Fall Term 2019
- PHC7198-U01: Advanced Qualitative Methods in Public Health Spring Term 2019
- PHC7198-U01: Advanced Qualitative Methods in Public Health Spring Term 2019
- PHC7980-U08: Dissertation Spring Term 2019
- PHC7980-U08: Dissertation Spring Term 2019
- PHC7980-U08: Dissertation Spring Term 2019
- PHC7980-U10: Dissertation Fall Term 2019
- PHC7980-U10: Dissertation Fall Term 2019
- PHC7980-U10: Dissertation Fall Term 2019
- PHC7982-U06: Public Health Pre Dissertation Research Fall Term 2019
- PHC7982-U06: Public Health Pre Dissertation Research Fall Term 2019
- PHC7982-U11: Public Health Pre Dissertation Research Spring Term 2019
- PHC7982-U11: Public Health Pre Dissertation Research Spring Term 2019
Contact
full name
- Elena Bastida
visualizations
Recent publications and grants in Scholars@FIU
publication subject areas
- Biomedical Social Sciences
- Education & Educational Research
- Environmental Sciences & Ecology
- General & Internal Medicine
- Geriatrics & Gerontology
- Oncology
- Psychology
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
- Religion
- Social Issues
- Sociology