Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, San Diego, 2005. / Title from first page of PDF file (viewed Mar. 6, 2006). Available via ProQuest Digital Dissertations. Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.S.)--Oregon State University, 2008. / Printout. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 72-76). Also available on the World Wide Web.

The purpose of this three-paper dissertation is to examine the influence of different social processes on insomnia symptoms among Latinx adults. Qualitative and quantitative methods were used in an effort to adequately capture the complex ways in which these processes impact insomnia symptoms in this population. Given that insomnia is more prevalent among women than men and that previous studies suggest different gender patterns in the influence of social processes on mental health exist, each paper includes an exploratory aim that investigates potential gender differences in the associations it examines. Paper 1 uses thematic content analysis to explore how Latinx adults with chronic insomnia describe the social processes through which social ties impact their lived experience of insomnia. Paper 2 tests the independent and synergistic effects of family and friend social support and social strain on insomnia symptoms. Lastly, Paper 3 builds upon previous studies demonstrating a positive association between acculturation stress and insomnia symptoms among Latinx adults by examining two emotion-focused coping strategies (i.e., brooding and alcohol use) as potential mechanisms driving this association. Taken together, the findings from these three papers suggest there may be a need for mental health providers to evaluate and address social processes when diagnosing and treating insomnia among Latinx adults.

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Thesis (M.S.)--Oregon State University, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 72-76).

Research on college student leadership is evolving, with more scholars studying the influence of social identities on the development of student leaders. Gaps exist in the literature on how race influences leadership identity development for many social identities in numerous institutional contexts, including for Latino men at Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs). Using a case study methodology, this dissertation studied the influence of race on the leadership identity development of Latino men at a PWI at Southeastern University using the Leadership Identity Development (LID) Model (Komives et al., 2005) and Ferdman and Gallegos’s (2001) Latino Orientations as a conceptual framework. The study also used Latino Critical Theory (LatCrit) to honor the voices and experiences of the participants and disrupt the dominant narrative on leadership identity development for college students. A sample of 13 Latino men at a PWI in the Southeastern U.S. were selected and interviewed. Though the participants indicated their racial identity did not influence their views of themselves as leaders, they did share their respective cultures (Mexican, Colombian, Puerto Rican, etc.) did have an influence on how they saw themselves as leaders. Based on the themes that emerged, the study illustrated a merged leadership identity development process for Latino men at SU. The LID Model was mostly applicable to participants, with Yosso’s (2005) cultural wealth and cultural heritage identified as missing components in the Developmental Influences and Developing Self categories, respectively. / A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. / Fall Semester 2017. / September 20, 2017. / Higher Education, Latino, Leadership / Includes bibliographical references. / Kathy L. Guthrie, Professor Directing Dissertation; Koji Ueno, University Representative; Tamara Bertrand Jones, Committee Member; Lara Perez-Felkner, Committee Member.

Hispanics are the fastest-growing minority group in the United States, but they are the most underserved population in terms of access to online health information. The specific aims of this descriptive, correlational study were to examine factors associated with online health information seeking behaviors of Hispanics and to examine the association between online health information seeking behaviors and health behaviors. The study sample (n=4,070) was recruited from five zip codes in the Washington Heights/Inwood community of New York City for the Washington Heights Inwood Informatics Infrastructure for Comparative Effectiveness Research project. Survey data were collected via interview by bilingual community health workers in three settings: a community center affiliated with Columbia University, households and other community settings, and New York-Presbyterian Ambulatory Care Network clinics. Data were analyzed using logistic and linear regressions. In regards to survey respondents' situational, sociodemographic, and literacy factors (health literacy, computer literacy) associated with their online health information seeking behaviors and those of their household members, the study found that that worse health status (OR=0.42, p<0.001), lack of hypertension (OR=0.60, p<0.01), a high level of education (OR=3.04, p<0.001), and computer literacy (OR=3.78, p < 0.001) were positively associated with respondents online health information seeking behaviors. Health literacy was only positively associated (OR=2.13, p<0.001) in a subsample of respondents (n=2,680) in which it was measured by one item related to understanding written health information. Respondents' factors significantly associated with online health information seeking by household members were: female gender (OR=1.60, p<0.01), younger age (OR=0.75, p<0.01), married (OR=1.36, p<0.01), higher education (OR=1.80, p<0.001), higher computer literacy (OR=2.24, p<0.001), in worse health status (OR=0.592, p<0.001), and presence of serious health problems (OR=1.83, p<0.01). Controlling for factors found to be significant in Aim 1, respondents' online health information seeking behaviors were hypothesized to be positively associated with fruit consumption, vegetable consumption, physical activity, and hypertension medication adherence and negatively associated with alcohol consumption. Hypotheses related to fruit consumption (p<0.05), vegetable consumption (p<0.05), and physical activity (p<0.01) were supported. This study contributes to the understanding of Hispanics' online health information seeking behaviors and provides the foundation for informatics and public health interventions.

This work examines the histories of the Latino population of Washington County, Oregon, and explores how and why ethnic Mexican and other Latino individuals and families relocated to the county. It relies heavily on oral history interviews conducted by the author with ethnic Mexican residents, and on archival newspaper sources. Beginning with the settlement of a small number of tejano families and the formation of an ethnic community in the 1960s, a number of factors encouraged an increasing number of migrant Latino families--from tejanos to Mexican nationals to Central and South Americans to indigenous migrants of various nationalities--to settle permanently in the county. This work studies how the growth and diversification of the population altered the nature of community among Latinos, how changing social conditions and the efforts of early community builders improved opportunities for new arrivals, and how continuing migration has assisted in processes of cultural replenishment.

Thesis (M.D.) -- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 2007. / Vita. Bibliography: pp. 18-19.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 1984. / Vita. Bibliography: leaves [124]-137.