Sanchez, Mariana
- Assistant Professor, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention , Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work

Overview
overview
- Mariana Sanchez is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention and a Research Associate at the Center for Research on U.S. Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse (CRUSADA) in the Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work at Florida International University. She has over 20 years of experience in conducting longitudinal research with youth and young adults in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Her program of research seeks to gain a deeper understanding of the cultural mechanism that influence health behaviors, particularly alcohol misuse, and its related consequences among Latinos. To date, the bulk of her research has focused on examining how sociocultural determinants impact alcohol and HIV risk behaviors among particularly vulnerable Latino populations including recent immigrants, unauthorized immigrants, and farmworkers. Dr. Sanchez is also primary department faculty for a new graduate track in Health Disparities housed in the Department of Health Promotion & Disease Prevention. The goal of this concentration is to train doctoral students and expand FIU’s capacity to conduct health disparities research in HIV/AIDS, substance abuse, and obesity among African Americans, Latinos, Haitians, and other underserved communities in South Florida and the Caribbean region. Dr. Sanchez has been an investigator on 5 National Institutes of Health funded studies. She is currently a co-principal investigator of a mixed methods study funded by the National Institute for Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism aimed at understanding the environmental, demographic, and sociocultural factors influencing drinking and driving trajectories among recent Latino immigrants. Ultimately, she aspires to apply knowledge gained from her research towards developing culturally relevant evidence-based interventions that target identified vulnerability factors and take advantage of key protective factors in preventing substance use and other related health disparities among minority populations.
research interests
- Health disparities, cultural adaptations, culturally tailored evidence-based health promotion interventions, socio-cultural determinants of alcohol use and HIV risk behaviors
Scholarly & Creative Works
selected publications
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Article
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2022Evidence for X(3872) in Pb-Pb Collisions and Studies of its Prompt Production at root s(NN)=5.02 TeVFull Text via DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.128.032001 Web of Science: 000748799800002
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2021Prescription Drug and Cannabis Use among Recent Latinx Immigrants Pre- and Post-Immigration to the USFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2021.1990342 Web of Science: 000729696300001
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2021Substance use patterns in 9-10 year olds: Baseline findings from the adolescent brain cognitive development (ABCD) studyFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108946 Web of Science: 000704373800002
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2021Driving While Impaired and Riding with an Impaired Driver among Recent Latinx ImmigrantsFull Text via DOI: 10.1177/03611981211014894 Web of Science: 000684625200001
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2021Baseline brain function in the preadolescents of the ABCD StudyFull Text via DOI: 10.1038/s41593-021-00867-9 Web of Science: 000658708100001
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2021Recent latinx immigrants to Miami-Dade County, Florida: Characterization of pre- and post-immigration travelFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.tbs.2021.04.009 Web of Science: 000656785600001
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2021Socio-cultural subgroups of Latina/o immigrants: A latent profile analysisFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2021.04.001 Web of Science: 000648904800016
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2021Pre- and Post-immigration HIV Testing Behaviors among Young Adult Recent Latino Immigrants in Miami-Dade County, FloridaFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10461-021-03233-9 Web of Science: 000631323800001
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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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2021The impact of cultural stress and gender norms on alcohol use severity among Latino immigrant menFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/13557858.2021.1880550 Web of Science: 000617957300001
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2021Impact of pre-migration assets and pre-migration trauma on acculturative stress among recent Latinx immigrant young adultsFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/13557858.2021.1881766 Web of Science: 000616186300001
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2021Associations of Objective and Perceived Neighborhood Ethnic Density on Hazardous Alcohol Use among Latinx Emerging AdultsFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2020.1840588 Web of Science: 000608339000001
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2020Psychosocial stress, bicultural identity integration, and bicultural self-efficacy among Hispanic emerging adultsFull Text via DOI: 10.1002/smi.2993 Web of Science: 000575816300001
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2020Alcohol use severity among Hispanic emerging adults: Examining the roles of bicultural self-efficacy and acculturationFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106442 Web of Science: 000539099500002
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2020Driving under the influence of Alcohol: Findings from the NSDUH, 2002-2017Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106439 Web of Science: 000539099500019
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2020The Effects of Childhood Sexual Abuse: The Role of Anxiety and Alcohol Use among Haitian Women Living with HIVFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/10538712.2020.1801939 Web of Science: 000574964100001
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2020Cultural Stress and Substance Use Risk among Venezuelan Migrant Youth in the United StatesFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2020.1795684 Web of Science: 000551621400001
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2020Associations Between Sexual Trauma and Sexual Relationship Power Among Latina Immigrant Farmworkers: The Moderating Role of Gender NormsFull Text via DOI: 10.1002/jts.22561 Web of Science: 000548301900001
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2020Alcohol use trajectories of adult Latinx immigrants during their first decade in the United StatesFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106352 Web of Science: 000527834400003
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2019Image processing and analysis methods for the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development StudyFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.116091 Web of Science: 000491861000051
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2019Pre- and Post-Immigration Correlates of Alcohol Misuse among Young Adult Recent Latino Immigrants: An Ecodevelopmental ApproachFull Text via DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16224391 Web of Science: 000502057400088
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2019Trends in participation in teen pregnancy and STI prevention programming, 2002-2016Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.105753 Web of Science: 000485788700042
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2019Associations between gender norms and HIV self-efficacy among Latina immigrants in a farmworker communityFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/13557858.2019.1659234 Web of Science: 000483754600001
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2019National Trends in Parental Communication With Their Teenage Children About the Dangers of Substance Use, 2002-2016Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10935-019-00559-y Web of Science: 000479249200006
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2019Determinants of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs among latino immigrants in miami-dade county, floridaFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/15332640.2017.1371655 Web of Science: 000474612600003
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2019Associations of Self-Silencing and Egalitarian Attitudes with HIV Prevention Behaviors Among Latina Immigrant FarmworkersFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10903-018-0773-y Web of Science: 000465413100025
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2019Immigration Stress among Recent Latino Immigrants: The Protective Role of Social Support and Religious Social CapitalFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/19371918.2019.1606749 Web of Science: 000471793900001
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2018Delayed Diagnosis of HIV among Non-Latino Black Caribbean Immigrants in Florida 2000-2014Full Text via DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2018.0019 Web of Science: 000426428600020
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2018Alcohol Use Severity Among Adult Hispanic Immigrants: Examining the Roles of Family Cohesion, Social Support, and GenderFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2017.1356333 Web of Science: 000425803100017
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2018Women's perception of adolescent marijuana use in a hispanic seasonal farm worker community: A qualitative studyFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/15332640.2016.1230727 Web of Science: 000452179700009
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2017Riding with Impaired Drivers Among Recent Latino Immigrants in Southern FloridaFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10903-016-0511-2 Web of Science: 000408689700028
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2017Correlates of Cervical Cancer Screening Among Adult Latino Women: A 5-Year Follow-UpFull Text via DOI: 10.1002/wmh3.230 Web of Science: 000403364800006
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2017Cultural Correlates of DUI Risk Perceptions Among Documented and Undocumented Recent Latino Immigrants in South FloridaFull Text via DOI: 10.1177/0739986317698777 Web of Science: 000400084800006
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2017Disparity in Retention in Care and Viral Suppression for Black Caribbean-Born Immigrants Living with HIV in FloridaFull Text via DOI: 10.3390/ijerph14030285 Web of Science: 000398524100068
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2017Acculturative Stress, Psychological Distress, and Religious Coping Among Latina Young Adult ImmigrantsFull Text via DOI: 10.1177/0011000017692111 Web of Science: 000400118500003
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2016Drinking and Driving among Recent Latino Immigrants: The Impact of Neighborhoods and Social SupportFull Text via DOI: 10.3390/ijerph13111055 Web of Science: 000389571300014
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2016Sociocultural Determinants of Risky Sexual Behaviors among Adult Latinas: A Longitudinal Study of a Community-Based SampleFull Text via DOI: 10.3390/ijerph13111164 Web of Science: 000389571300123
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2016Evaluating a Culturally Tailored HIV Risk Reduction Intervention Among Latina Immigrants in the Farmworker CommunityFull Text via DOI: 10.1002/wmh3.193 Web of Science: 000384644500003
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2016Drinking and Driving Among Undocumented Latino Immigrants in Miami-Dade County, FloridaFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10903-015-0305-y Web of Science: 000378074100026
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2016Pre- to post-immigration sexual risk behaviour and alcohol use among recent Latino immigrants in MiamiFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2016.1155751 Web of Science: 000383164600002
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2015The Impact of Religious Coping on the Acculturative Stress and Alcohol Use of Recent Latino ImmigrantsFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10943-014-9883-6 Web of Science: 000361813900003
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2015CHANGES IN PRE- TO POST-IMMIGRATION HIV RISK BEHAVIORS AMONG RECENT LATINO IMMIGRANTSFull Text via DOI: 10.1521/aeap.2015.27.1.44 Web of Science: 000349934800004
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2015Changes in Family Cohesion and Acculturative Stress among Recent Latino ImmigrantsFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/15313204.2014.991979 Web of Science: 000212283900003
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2014Pre- to Postimmigration Alcohol Use Trajectories Among Recent Latino ImmigrantsFull Text via DOI: 10.1037/a0037807 Web of Science: 000346633900006
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2013A Longitudinal Study of Social Capital and Acculturation-Related Stress Among Recent Latino Immigrants in South FloridaFull Text via DOI: 10.1177/0739986313499005 Web of Science: 000325256700002
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2012Preimmigration Family Cohesion and Drug/Alcohol Abuse Among Recent Latino ImmigrantsFull Text via DOI: 10.1177/1066480712448860 Web of Science: 000211259400005
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2012Alcohol Use Among Latinos: A Comparison of Pre-Immigration, Post-Immigration, and US Born LatinosFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10903-011-9498-x Web of Science: 000303525100002
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2012The Influence of Religious Coping on the Acculturative Stress of Recent Latino ImmigrantsFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/15313204.2012.700443 Web of Science: 000212273500001
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Book Chapter
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2021Applying Self‐report Measures in Minority Health and Health Disparities Research. 153-169.Full Text via DOI: 10.1002/9781119374855.ch10
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Conference
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2018DWI, DWID, AND RWID AMONG RECENT LATINO IMMIGRANTS TOMIAMI (FL). 267A-267A.Web of Science: 000443221502489
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2018IMPAIRED DRIVING AMONG RECENT LATINO IMMIGRANTS TO SOUTHERN FLORIDA. 338A-338A.Web of Science: 000443221503271
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Other Scholarly Work
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Preprint
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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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2018Assessment of culture and environment in the Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development Study: Rationale, description of measures, and early data. 107-120.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2018.03.004 Web of Science: 000434985300012
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Research
principal investigator on
investigator on
- Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD): FIU awarded by National Institute on Drug Abuse 2020 - 2027
- FIU Center for Reducing Health Disparities in Substance Abuse & HIV in South Florida awarded by Minority Health and Health Disparities 2018 - 2022
- Center for Latino Health Research Opportunities - CLaRO awarded by National Institutes of Health 2021 - 2022
- Center for Latino Health Research Opportunities - CLaRO awarded by National Institutes of Health 2020 - 2022
- Yr 3-Center for Latino Health Research Opportunities - CLaRO awarded by Minority Health and Health Disparities 2019 - 2022
- Yr2 - Center for Latino Health Research Opportunities - CLaRO awarded by Minority Health and Health Disparities 2018 - 2022
- Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD): FIU awarded by National Institute on Drug Abuse 2015 - 2020
- Center for Latino Health Research Opportunities - CLaRO awarded by Minority Health and Health Disparities 2017 - 2018
Contact
full name
- Mariana Sanchez
Identifiers
ORCID iD
- https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7794-4200 (confirmed)
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publication subject areas
- Biomedical Social Sciences
- Education & Educational Research
- Environmental Sciences & Ecology
- Ethnic Studies
- Family Studies
- General & Internal Medicine
- Health Care Sciences & Services
- Infectious Diseases
- Marine & Freshwater Biology
- Neurosciences & Neurology
- Psychiatry
- Psychology
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
- Religion
- Social Work
- Substance Abuse