Our Ph.D. students have made significant contributions to the field through their publications and conference presentations. While this is not a comprehensive list of their accomplishments, it showcases a selection of their scholarly work.
2026 Publications
Lee JP, Inoue-Terris V, Salam L, Abdelhalim G, Mohrez H, Alnahari S. Commit to Quit: Essential Elements of a Novel Tobacco Intervention for Arab American Women. Health Promot Pract. 2026 Feb 12:15248399261419091. doi: 10.1177/15248399261419091. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41679715.
Sánchez KA, Velasco Sandoval M, Manzo RD. Community Health Worker Perspectives on Building Patient-Provider Trust in Rural Communities of the San Joaquin Valley, California: A Qualitative Study. J Prim Care Community Health 2026 Feb 22;17:21501319261425544. doi: 10.1177/21501319261425544. PMID: 41723587
Oyetunji T, Chan-Golston A, Ha S, Goldman-Mellor S. Cannabis use disorder and suicidal ideation in the United States: Persistent risk and stable trends, 2014-2023. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs 2026 Apr 17. doi: 10.15288/jsad.25-00481.
Salam L, Lee J, Abdelhalim G, Paschall MJ, Inoue-Terris V, Mohrez H, Alnahari S. Commit to Quit: Results of a Community-Driven Tobacco Intervention for Arab American Women. J Immigr Minor Health. 2026 Feb;28(1):285-289. doi: 10.1007/s10903-025-01738-2. Epub 2025 Jul 28. PMID: 40719920.
Alnahari S, Durazo A, Brown P, Epperson A. Beyond Acculturation: Ethnic Identity, Tobacco and Nicotine Product Use, and Health Among Arab Americans. Tob Use Insights. 2026 Jul 18;19:1179173X261470168. doi: 10.1177/1179173X261470168. PMID: 42473442; PMCID: PMC13380679.
Valle, K., DeMarsh, K., Herrera, E., Tyner, T., Payton, D., Koch-Kumar, S., Lemus Rangel, M., Reece, J., Ha, S., Goldman-Mellor, S., Hirst, T. P., Holmes, M., Espinosa, A., Bradman, A., & Chan-Golston, A. M. (2026). Air Quality and Emergency Department Visits for Pediatric Respiratory Outcomes in Fresno County, California, USA. Atmosphere, 17(6), 534.
2026 Conference Presentations
Amankwah, E. D., Chan-Golston, A. M., Ghimire, S., and Ha, S. Spatial Clustering of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) in California's San Joaquin Valley (2009–2019). Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the American Associations of Geographers. San Francisco, CA; March 17–21, 2026.
Martinez V, Bradman A, Young ME, Williams A, Ha S. Prenatal air pollution exposure, enclave residence and low birthweight among Latinas in California. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology 2026. Phoenix, AZ; June 22-23, 2026.
Martinez V, Bradman A, Young ME, Williams A, Ha S. Latino Ethnic Enclaves Experience Higher PM2.5 Concentrations in California. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Epidemiologic Research 2026. Phoenix, AZ; June 23-26, 2026.
Oyetunji T, Chan-Golston A, Ha S, Goldman-Mellor S. Trends in the association between cannabis use disorder and suicidal ideation in the United States, 2014–2023. Society for Epidemiologic Research Annual Meeting. Phoenix, AZ. June 2026.
Oyetunji T, Gemmill A, Margerison C, Goldman-Mellor S. Pregnancy Outcomes and Risk of Subsequent Drug Overdose Among Women in California, 2016–2021. Society for Epidemiologic Research Annual Meeting. Phoenix, AZ. June 2026.
De Alba L, Goldman-Mellor S. Cannabis Use Disorder and Postpartum Serious Mental Disorders: Trends and Associations Among Delivering Women in California, 2016-2021. Society for Epidemiologic Research Annual Meeting. Phoenix, AZ. June 2026.
Vue Y., Yen IH., Durazo A. Use, needs, and features for effectiveness: Seeking user input for development of a San Joaquin Valley tobacco data dashboard. Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science 2026 Annual Meeting. Portland, OR. Sept 29-Oct 2, 2026.
2025 Publications
De Trinidad Young ME, Castañeda-Castañeda B, Juarez-Cahue D, Garibay K, Chamie G, Marquez C, Marson K, Yen IH. Doing more with less: the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Latino-serving community-based organizations. BMC Public Health 2025; 25(1).
Tafolla S, Chan-Golston AM, Yen IH, De Trinidad Young ME. Immigration Policies Shape Latinos' Trust in Health Information. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2025 Jul 23. doi: 10.1007/s40615-025-02566-8. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40699466.
Alnahari S, Inoue Terris V, Salam L, Abdelhalim G, Lee JP. From Invisibility to Action: Tobacco Control Research for Arab Americans in the New Middle Eastern/North African Ethnic Category. Nicotine Tob Res. 2025 Dec 23;28(1):184-187. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntaf161. PMID: 40757512.
Valle, K., Entwistle, M., Bradman, A., Brown, P., Alcala, E., & Cisneros, R. (2025). Fast-food consumption and asthma-related emergency room visits in California. The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma, 62(4), 647–654.
2025 Conference Presentations
Ghimire S, Chan-Golston AM, Bradman A, Ha S. Wildfire smoke exposure: a threat to infant health in California. Oral presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Perinatal and Pediatric Epidemiologic Research. Boston, MA; June 9-10, 2025.
Martinez V, Bradman A, Young ME, Williams AD, Ha S. Association between maternal residence in an enclave and adequacy of prenatal care utilization. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Perinatal and Pediatric Epidemiologic Research. Boston, MA; June 9-10, 2025.
Ghimire S, Chan-Golston AM, Bradman A, Ha S. Acute exposure to wildfire smoke and fetal death risk in California. Oral presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Epidemiologic Research. Boston, MA; June 10-13, 2025.
Tafolla S, Chan-Golston A, Yen I, De Trinidad Young ME. Health care access inequities experienced by Latino and noncitizen intimate partner violence victims in California. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. Washington DC. November 2025.
2024 Publications
Ha S, Abatzoglou JT, Adebiyi A, Ghimire S, Martinez V, Wang M, Basu R. Impacts of heat and wildfire on preterm birth. Environ Res. 2024 Jul 1;252(Pt 4):119094. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.119094. Epub 2024 May 7. PMID: 38723988.
Salim KU, Álvarez FS, Chan-Golston AM, Naughton CC, Cisneros R, Joyce A. Socioeconomic and environmental factors associated with dengue fever incidence in Guatemala: Rising temperatures increase dengue risk. PLoS One. 2024 Aug 1;19(8):e0308271. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0308271. PMID: 39088578; PMCID: PMC11293734.
Mora AM, Kogut K, Sandhu NK, Ridgway D, Patty CM, Renteria M, Morga N, Rodriguez MT, Romero M, Valdovinos JM, Torres-Nguyen A, Guzman O, Martinez M, Doty RL, Padilla A, Flores E, Brown PM, Eskenazi B; California Farmworker Health Study Team. SARS-CoV-2 infection and long COVID among California farmworkers. J Rural Health. 2024 Mar;40(2):292-302. doi: 10.1111/jrh.12796. Epub 2023 Sep 16. PMID: 37715721.
Martinez V, Yen IH, Alvarez C, Williams AD, Ha S. Exposure to Environmental Chemicals and Infertility Among US Reproductive-Aged Women. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024 Nov 21;21(12):1541. doi: 10.3390/ijerph21121541. PMID: 39767383; PMCID: PMC11675402.
2024 Conference Presentations
Sandhu N.K., Mendoza A.L., Pokhrel P., Brown P. “Examining the Priorities of Local Health Departments in California: A Mixed Methods Study”; Academy Health Conference 2024, Baltimore, June 2024.
Sandhu N.K., Brown P. “Farmworker Information and Care-Seeking Patterns for Occupational Illnesses: A Cross-Sectional Study of Farmworkers in California.”; Academy Health Conference 2024, Baltimore, June 2024.
Sandhu N.K., Brown P. “Improving Healthcare Access and Integration of Care for Farm Workers in California: Opportunities for Using Digital Health.”; Academy Health Conference 2024, Baltimore, June 2024.
Martinez V., Ghimire S., Ha S.; Proximity to traffic and infant mortality; 37th Annual Conference of the Society for Pediatric Epidemiologic Research’s (SPER) Annual Meeting; June 17-18; Austin,Texas-USA
Ha S., Ghimire S., Martinez V, Adebiyi, A., Abatzoglou, A.; Extreme temperatures and pregnancy loss in California; 37th Annual Conference of the Society for Pediatric Epidemiologic Research’s (SPER) Annual Meeting; June 17-18; Austin,Texas-USA
Ghimire S., Chan-Golston A, Bradman A, Martinez V., Ha S.; Acute impact of air pollution on infant mortality in the San Joaquin Valley, California: A time-stratified case-crossover; 37th Annual Conference of the Society for Pediatric Epidemiologic Research’s (SPER) Annual Meeting; June 17-18; Austin,Texas-USA
Ghimire S., Chan-Golston A, Bradman A, Martinez V., Ha S.; Acute impact of air pollution on fetal death in the San Joaquin Valley, California: A time-stratified case-crossover study; Oral presentation; Society for Epidemiologic Research’s (SER) Annual Meeting; June 18-21 2024; Austin,Texas-USA
Ghimire S., Chan-Golston A, Bradman A, Martinez V., Ha S.; Acute impact of air pollution on infant mortality in the San Joaquin Valley, California: A time-stratified case-crossover study; Virtual Oral Presentation; 36th Annual Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology; August 25-28, 2024; Santiago-Chile
Ha S., Ghimire S., Martinez V., Adebiyi A., Abatzoglou A.; Heat impacts on respiratory-related emergency department visits and hospitalizations. Oral presentation; 36th Annual Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology; August 25-28, 2024; Santiago-Chile
2023 Publications
Thao C, Yen IH, Ha S, Burke NJ. Pesticide Take-Home Pathways, Storage, and Application Methods amongHmong Farmers in Central Valley, California. Journal of Agromedicine, 2023 Apr 8;1-8. doi: 10.1080/1059924X.2023.2199001.
Garibay KK, Burke NJ, Ramírez AS, & Payán DD. Advocacy coalitions involved in California's statewide sugar-sweetened beverage tax debate (2001-2018). American Journal of Health Promotion. 2024 Jan;38(1):101-111. doi: 10.1177/08901171231201007.Epub 2023 Sep 20.
Perez-Lua F, Burke NJ, Chan Golstan A, Young ME. The Influence of Organizational aspects of the U.S. agricultural industry and socioeconomic and Political Conditions on farmworkers’ COVID-19 workplace safety. International Journal ofEnvironmental Research and Public Health. 2023, 20, 7138.
Goliaie Z, Gonzalez M, Diaz Rios K, Pokhrel M, Burke NJ. Post-resettlement food insecurity: Afghan refugees and challenges of the new environment. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2023, 20, 5846.
