Expertise

  • Global health
  • Health disparities
  • Cardiovascular diseases and other chronic conditions
  • Health Behavior Modification
  • Comparative Effectiveness research using mixed methods
  • Patient-Centered decision making
  • Program Evaluation
  • Training/ development of heath care professionals for successful preventive care

Her personal research has focused on the development and evaluation of innovative approaches to reduce medication adherence barriers and to trigger health behavior modification among subjects with chronic conditions, with particular interest in cardiovascular diseases.

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Organizational Affiliations

UMMG Department of Public Health Sciences Research, Miller School of Medicine, Medical Campus, University of Miami

Miller School of Medicine, Medical Campus, University of Miami

UMMG Department of Medicine, Miller School of Medicine, Medical Campus, University of Miami

Education

Johns Hopkins University
2003, MPH
Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador
1995, MD