- Emotional Intelligence and Performance
- Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Counseling Practices and Supervision
- International Student and Expatriate Challenges
- Organizational Leadership and Management Strategies
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Religion and Society Interactions
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies
- Religious Tourism and Spaces
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Gender Diversity and Inequality
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Physical Activity and Health
- Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering
- Cultural Competency in Health Care
- Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Management and Marketing Education
Our Lady of the Lake University
2015-2021
University of Idaho
2015
The University of Texas at El Paso
2015
Brownsville Public Library
2010-2013
Brigham Young University
2006
The American Psychological Association and many other professional mental health organizations require graduate programs to provide education in multicultural issues.However, the effectiveness of has been debated literature over past several years.The overall purpose this study was examine using meta-analytic methodologies.Findings revealed that interventions were typically associated with positive outcomes across a wide variety participant characteristics.Multicultural explicitly based on...
ABSTRACT We assessed religious volunteers’ intergroup contact, realistic threat perceptions, symbolic anxiety, negative stereotypes and prejudice toward Mexicans before approximately 4–6 months into their volunteer service. Whether assigned to serve or European–Americans, all volunteers experienced reduced Mexicans. A multiple mediator model suggests that changes in resulted from a mediated relationship between quality contact prejudice. Specifically, anxiety the relationship. The benefits...
Purpose This paper aims to examine the relationship between physician leadership style and advanced practice health-care provider job satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach A total of 320 providers (nurse practitioners assistants) in Texas rated their supervising/collaborating physicians’ using Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire 5X Short (Bass Avolio, 2000) assessed own satisfaction Abridged Job Descriptive Index (Smith, Kendall Hulin, 1969). Regression models tested relationships...
Background: The trend of alcohol use among college students has been shown to vary by ethnicity and linked acculturation Hispanics. Consistent findings indicate that males consume more frequently in greater quantities compared females. Objectives: This study investigated the drinking habits Hispanic living border region South Texas. evaluated influence on consumption Methods: Two hundred ninety-six participated this study. participants reported their behaviors over past 30 days completed a...
Abstract This study examined leadership style as a predictor of career readiness among sample (N = 281) students from two early college high schools the Rio Grande Valley in South Texas. Participants included 165 females and 116 males ranging 14 to 19 years age 96.8% identified Hispanic. provided demographic information reported their own using Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ 5x) well Employability Skills Inventory (ESI). Additionally, pre‐existing district Texas Success Initiative...
Within the empirical literature related to leadership, female leaders are regularly rated higher on dimensions such as being transformational and effective. Some studies have found that gender plays a role in follower-leader relationship, this interaction can be assessed. An emerging model of leadership is authentic leadership. This article analyzed whether there was an between leader follower when assessing how were. Female authenticity than male leaders, while followers more leaders....
In the last several decades, there has been a tremendous wave of interest in overweight/obese population United States. However, comparatively little research focused on association between psychological needs and physical activity (PA) college-aged Mexican-American males. PURPOSE: To investigate relationships PA, obesity, for exercise among METHODS: Height, weight, waist circumference (WC), BMI measures were taken 207 college age students (M = 22.59± 5.37). PA was assessed using The...
The impact of acculturation on certain health behaviors that either protect or debilitate Latino remain complex. Few studies have reported the importance self-determination theory for exercise obesity-related risks but not in population. Additionally, researchers rarely account when identifying behavior differences among Mexican-American men. PURPOSE: To determine whether contributes to motivation and obesity, identify potential based body mass index (BMI). METHODS: BMI was examined 209...
Increased arterial stiffness is a known predictor for cardiovascular disease. One population that at greater risk increased the Hispanic population. Additionally, little reported on association of heart rate response during and after submaximal exercise individuals classified with borderline large artery elasticity (LAE). PURPOSE: The purpose this study was to examine differences in test between who have normal within Mexican-American (MA) college-aged METHODS: Arterial waveform measured 45...