Dept. of Health Services
Program Affiliations
Program Affiliations
India J. Ornelas
Assistant Professor
Research Interests:
Racial and ethnic health disparities; social determinants of health; Latino and immigrant populations; theory-based interventions; cancer prevention and control; community-based participatory research
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Contact Information
email: iornelas@u.washington.edu
Education
PhD
University of North Carolina, 2009 (Health Education, Health Behavior)
MPH University of Washington, 1999 (Health Services)
BA Brown University, 1996 (Health and Society)
MPH University of Washington, 1999 (Health Services)
BA Brown University, 1996 (Health and Society)
Teaching (Department of Health Services Courses)
- HSERV 510
Society and Health
Recent Publications
Siddiqi A, Ornelas IJ, Quinn K, Zuberi D, Nguyen QC. Societal context and the production of immigrant status-based health inequalities: A comparative study of the United States and Canada. J Public Health Policy. 2013 May;34(2):330-44. doi: 10.1057/jphp.2013.7. Epub 2013 Feb 28. PMID: 23447028
Tran AN, Ornelas IJ, Perez G, Green MA, Lyn M, Corbie-Smith G. Evaluation of Amigas Latinas Motivando el Alma (ALMA): A Pilot Promotora Intervention Focused on Stress and Coping Among Immigrant Latinas. J Immigr Minor Health. 2012 Nov 2. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 23117693
Taylor VM, Liu Q, Yasui Y, Talbot J, Sos C, Ornelas I, Coronado G, Bastani R. Physical activity among Cambodian Americans: an exploratory study. J Community Health. 2012 Oct;37(5):1040-8. doi: 10.1007/s10900-011-9528-6. PMID: 22183889 PMCID: PMC3437005
Ornelas IJ, Hong S. Gender differences in the relationship between discrimination and substance use disorder among Latinos. Subst Use Misuse. 2012 Oct;47(12):1349-58. doi: 10.3109/10826084.2012.716482. Epub 2012 Sep 6. PMID: 22950437
Reding KW, Carlson CS, Kahsai O, Chen CC, McDavid A, Doody DR, Chen C, Ornelas I, Lowe K, Bernstein L, Weiss L, McDonald JA, Simon MS, Strom B, Marchbanks PA, Burkman R, Spirtas R, Liff JM, Malone KE. Examination of ancestral informative markers and self-reported race with tumor characteristics of breast cancer among Black and White women. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2012 Jul;134(2):801-9. doi: 10.1007/s10549-012-2099-0. Epub 2012 May 31. PMID: 22648732
Tran AN, Ornelas IJ, Perez G, Green MA, Lyn M, Corbie-Smith G. Evaluation of Amigas Latinas Motivando el Alma (ALMA): A Pilot Promotora Intervention Focused on Stress and Coping Among Immigrant Latinas. J Immigr Minor Health. 2012 Nov 2. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 23117693
Taylor VM, Liu Q, Yasui Y, Talbot J, Sos C, Ornelas I, Coronado G, Bastani R. Physical activity among Cambodian Americans: an exploratory study. J Community Health. 2012 Oct;37(5):1040-8. doi: 10.1007/s10900-011-9528-6. PMID: 22183889 PMCID: PMC3437005
Ornelas IJ, Hong S. Gender differences in the relationship between discrimination and substance use disorder among Latinos. Subst Use Misuse. 2012 Oct;47(12):1349-58. doi: 10.3109/10826084.2012.716482. Epub 2012 Sep 6. PMID: 22950437
Reding KW, Carlson CS, Kahsai O, Chen CC, McDavid A, Doody DR, Chen C, Ornelas I, Lowe K, Bernstein L, Weiss L, McDonald JA, Simon MS, Strom B, Marchbanks PA, Burkman R, Spirtas R, Liff JM, Malone KE. Examination of ancestral informative markers and self-reported race with tumor characteristics of breast cancer among Black and White women. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2012 Jul;134(2):801-9. doi: 10.1007/s10549-012-2099-0. Epub 2012 May 31. PMID: 22648732
External Funding (sampling of recent awards from UW SAGE data)
Understanding the Relationship between Discrimination and Health in Latinos
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC)PI: Ornelas Dates: 7/1/2011 - 6/30/2014
