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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Name: Gregory A. Talavera
Position Title: Assistant Professor San Diego
State University
EDUCATION/TRAINING
(Begin with baccalaureate or other initial professional education, such
as nursing, and include postdoctoral training)
INSTITUTION AND
LOCATION DEGREE YEAR(S) FIELD OF STUDY
- U of California,
San Diego,
CA B.A. 1978 Biology, Urban Studies
- U of Utah,
Salt Lake,
UT M.D. 1982 Medicine
-
San Jose
Hospital, CA Internship 1983 Family
Practice
-
San Diego State
University,
San Diego, CA
Residency 1986 Preventive Medicine
-
San Diego State
University,
San Diego, CA
M.P.H. 1991 Health Promotion
RESEARCH AND
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
APPOINTMENTS
- 1982-1983 Family Practice
Internship, Stanford Family Practice Program, San Jose Hospital, San
Jose, CA
- 1983-1984 Staff Physician,
American Emergency Services, San
Jose, CA.
- 1984-1986 Preventive
Medicine Residency, University
of California, San
Diego/San Diego State University, Community Oriented Primary Care/Health
Promotion
- 1984-1986 Medical Director,
Mid-City Community Clinic, San
Diego, CA.
- 1986-1990 Medical Director,
Quality Assurance coordinator, San Ysidro Health
Center, Inc., San Ysidro, CA
- 1986-1996 Staff Physician,
San Ysidro Health Center, Inc., San Ysidro,
CA
- 1987-1992 Co-Investigator,
Project Salsa: Promoting Nutritional Health in a Latino Population
(Kaiser Family Foundation and the Ruth Mott Fund, J. Elder, P.I.)
- 1991-1994 Co-Investigator,
Compares en la Salud: Cancer Control in
Hispanics (National Cancer Institute, Felipe Castro, P.I.)
- 1992-1996 Co-Investigator,
CVD Nutrition Education for Low Literacy ESL Students (National Heart,
Lung, and Blood Institute, J. Elder, P.I.)
- 1992-1997 Principal
Investigator, subcontract. En Acción: National
Hispanic Leadership Initiative on Cancer (National Cancer Institute, Amelie Ramirez, P.I.)
- 1993-present Assistant
Clinical Professor, Department of Family & Preventive Medicine,
University of California,
San Diego
- 1993-2005 Co-Investigator,
Women's Health Initiative: Vanguard Clinical Centers (NIH Office of
Women's Health, R. Langer, P.I.)
- 1994-1996 Adjunct Professor,
Graduate School of
Public Health,
San Diego State
University
- 1994-2000 Principal
Investigator, Compañeras En Acción: Promoting Breast Cancer Screening Among
Hispanic Women (National Cancer Institute, Talavera)
- 1995-1998 Co-Investigator, Salud Dino Tesoro: A
Diabetes and Cardiovascular Prevention Program for a Latino Community
(Wellness Foundation of California,
S. Martz, P.I.)
- 1996-present Assistant
Professor, Graduate School of Public Health,
San Diego State
University
Scientific Service
- 1995-present Member,
Advisory Committee for the Immunization Project, State of California
Department of Health Services
- 1995-present Consultant, the
Hispanic Media Primary Prevention Cancer Materials Study, The University
of Texas Health Science Center at
San
Antonio
- 1995-present Consultant,
State of California,
Department of Health Services, Breast and Cervical Cancer Control
Program
- 1993-present Member, Special
Populations Subcommittee, Women's Health Initiative:
Vanguard Clinical
Centers
- 1995-present Consultant,
Special Emphasis Panel, Minority-Based CCOPs,
National Cancer Institute
- 1998-Present Consultant,
Special Emphasis Panel review committee, DHHS, SAMHSA, Communication
Activities
PUBLICATIONS
- Ramirez, AG, Talavera, GA, Villarreal, R, Suarez, L, McAlister, A, Trapido, EJ,
Perez-Stable, EJ, Marti,
J,. Breast
Cancer Screening in Regional Hispanic Populations. Health Education
Research: Theory and Practice.(submitted).
- Lamb, JK, Elder J, Candelaria J, Criqui M, Goldbeck A, Rupp J, Talavera, G. The Effect
of a Nutrition Intervention on Fat Avoidance Behavior in Latinos.
(submitted)
- Ramirez, AG, McAlister,
A, Villarreal, R, Suarez,
L, Talavera, GA, Perez-Stable, EJ, Marti, J, Trapido, EJ. Prevention and Control in
Diverse Hispanic American Populations: A National Initiative for
Research and Action. Cancer 1998,83(Supplement):1825-1829.
- Elder, J.P., Candelaria, J., Woodruff, S.I., Golbeck,
A.L., Criqui, M.H., Talavera, G.A.,
Rupp, J.W., & Domier, C.P. Initial Results
of "Language for Health": Cardiovascular Disease Nutrition
Education for Latino English-as-a-Second-Language Students. Health
Education Research. Health Education Research: Theory and Practice,
Vol. 13 no. 41998, pages 567-575.
- Elder, J.P., Campbell, N.C.,
Candelaria, J.I., Talavera, G.A.,
Mayer, J.A., Moreno, C., Medel, Y.R., and
Lyons, G.K. Project Salsa: Development and Institutionalization of a
Nutritional Health Promotion Project in a Latino Community. American
Journal of Health Promotion, 1998;12(6):391-401.
- Talavera,
GA, Elder, JP, Velasquez,
RJ. Latino
Health Beliefs and Locus of Control: Implications for Primary Care and
Public Health Practioners. American Journal
of Preventive Medicine. 1997, 13, 6, 408-410.
- Elder J, Woodruff S, Candelaria J, Goldbeck A,
Rupp J, Alvarez J, Criqui M, Talavera G, Norquist C. Socioeconomic Indicators Associated with
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in a Low-English Literature Hispanic
Sample. Am J Prev Med, 1995.
- Talavera G. Breast Cancer
Screening: Physician Referral Makes a Difference.
California Family Physician,
July 1995.
- Parra-Medina D, Talavera
G, Elder J, Woodruff M. Role of Cigarette Smoking as a Gateway Drug to
Alcohol Use in Hispanic
Junior High School
Students. Monograph of the National Cancer Institute, 1995;
18:83-86.
- Castro F, Elder J, Coe K, Tafoya-Barraza H, Moratto
S, Campbell N, Talavera G. Mobilizing Churches for Health Promotion in
Latino Communities: Compañeros en la Salud. Monograph of the National Cancer Institute,
1995; 18:127-135.
- Talavera G. TB Screening in
Primary Care (commentary). Latino Health Review, 1994; 1(1),17.
- Lovato C, Litrownik
A, Elder J, Nunez-Liriano A, Talavera G.
Cigarette and Alcohol Use Among Migrant Hispanic Adolescents. Journal
of Family and Community Health,1994; 16(4):18-31.
- Elder J, Castro F, DeMoor C, Mayer J, Candelaria
J, Campbell
N, Talavera G, and Ware E. Differences in Cancer Risk Related Behaviors
in Latino and Anglo Adults. Prev Med,
1991; 20:(6)751-763.
- Delapa R, Mayer J, Candelaria J, Hammond N, Peplinski
S, DeMoor C, Talavera G, and Elder J. Food
purchase patterns in a Latino community: Project Salsa. Journal of
Nutrition Education, 1990; 22(3):133-136.
- Peplinski S, Mayer J, Hofstetter C, Hammond N, Candelaria
J, Talavera G, and Elder J. Assessing nutritional health needs in the United States
border community. Border Health, 1989; 5(1):2-8.
PRESENTATIONS
- Talavera g, Ruiz E, Caban C. Mentoring for Career Development and NIH
Research. Presented at the First Annual National Hispanic Medical
Association. Washington,
D.C. March, 1997
- Talavera G. Reaching the
Hard-to-Reach: Community Organization for STD Prevention and Control.
Presented to the San Diego
County Coalition for Prevention of STDs. San Diego, California
1995.
- Talavera G, Villarreal R,
Ramirez A, Marti J., Perez-Stable E, Suarez L., Trapido,
E. Knowledge and Practices of Prostate Cancer Screening Among Latinos:
Preliminary Results of the National Hispanic Leadership: En Accion. Presented at the124nd Annual Meeting of the
American Public Health Association,
San Diego, Ca., 1995
- Talavera G, Parra-Medina D. "En Accion:
National Hispanic Leadership Initiative on Cancer, baseline survey
results". Presented at the 122nd Annual Meeting of the American
Public Health Association, Washington,
D.C., 1994
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