ALL FIU Immigration Research
2019
Studying Cubans in Germany Diaspora, Fieldwork, and Reflexivity, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University
A Phenomenological Study on Self-Efficacy and Self-Regulated Learning Strategies and their Link to Persistence in Hispanic College English Language Learners, Gabriela DeFrancisco
Analyzing the Association Between Depression and High-Risk Sexual Behavior Among Adult Latina Immigrant Farm Workers in Miami-Dade County, Hyunjean Kim, Yingxin He, Ryan Pham, Gira J. Ravelo, Patria Rojas, Pura Rodríguez de la Vega, Grettel Castro, Noel C. Barengo, Juan M. Acuna, and Elana A. Cyrus
Impact of Culturally Based Medicine on Patient Decision Making, Dharam Persaud; Sanaz Kashan; Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University; and Tracy Romanello
Project MIRACLE: Increasing empathy among psychosocial support staff working with refugees through brief training in motivational interviewing, Miriam Potocky and Kristen L. Guskovict
2018
Santeria Ritual Sacrificial Practices in Miami, Erhomarhua Afure
A Corpus-driven Approach toward Teaching Vocabulary and Reading to English Language Learners in U.S.-based K-12 Context through a Mobile App, Seyedjafar Ehsanzadehsorati
Benchmarking Miami’s Globalization, Richard Florida; Steven Pedigo; and Miami Urban Future Initiative, Florida International University
The Gendered Long-Term Recovery Priorities of Internally Displaced Persons in Post-Earthquake Haiti, Nicki Fraser
Jewish Women’s Transracial Epistemological Networks: Representations of Black Women in the African Diaspora, 1930-1980, Abby S. Gondek
HIV Knowledge, Attitudes, and Sexual Risk Behaviors among Women from Trinidad, Rosemarie Graczkowski
Mitigating Psychological Distress Among Humanitarian Staff Working With Migrants and Refugees: A Case Example, Kristen L. Guskovict and Miriam Potocky
Inheriting Illegality: Race, Statelessness, and Dominico-Haitian Activism in the Dominican Republic, Jacqueline Lyon
Illegal immigration, unemployment, and multiple destinations, Kaz Miyagiwa and Yasuhiro Sato
Assessing Refugee Poverty Using Capabilities Versus Commodities: The Case of Afghans in Iran, Mitra Naseh, Miriam Potocky, Shanna L. Burke, and Paul H. Stuart
Repatriation of Afghan refugees from Iran: a shelter profile study, Mitra Naseh, Miriam Potocky, Paul H. Stuart, and Sara Pezeshk
Cross-sectional Predictors of HIV Risk among Latino Migrant Workers, Ailin Rodriguez
An Alternative Narrative of Integration In Germany through an Ethnographic Exploration of Cuban Immigration, Ana M. Rusch
Three Essays on International Trade and Migration, Yun Wang
Addressing Alcohol and Marijuana use Disparities among Latino Adolescents, Jessica Weissman
2017
A Linguistic Landscape of Two Hispanic-Serving Institutions: Miami, Florida and Fresno, California, Gina Marie Ailanjian
History, Material Culture, and the Search for the Mythic American Dream in Angie Cruz’s Let it Rain Coffee, Michelle Almonte
Prevalence and Determinants of Overweight and Obesity in Preschoolers in Miami-Dade County, Catherina Chang
Parental Attitudes, Beliefs and Behaviors about Caries Prevention among Black Preschool Children, Rachel Clarke
Disparity in Retention in Care and Viral Suppression for Black Caribbean-Born Immigrants Living with HIV in Florida, Elena Cyrus, Christyl Dawson, Kristopher P. Fennie, Diana M. Sheehan, Daniel E. Mauck, Mariana Sanchez, Lorene M. Maddox, and Mary Jo Trepka
Exploring the Efficacy of Social Media Based HIV Prevention Strategies for Hispanic College Students, Sofia B. Fernandez
Exploring the Dynamics of Sexuality Conversations between Haitian and Jamaican Parents and Their Adolescents, Kemesha Gabbidon
Exploring Miamians’ Perceptions of Linguistic Variation In Miami-Dade County and The State Of Florida, Daniel Garzon
Refugees Welcome: a Multilevel Analysis of Refugee Labor Market Integration in the Swedish Welfare State, Jeffrey D. Maslanik
Exploring Breast Health Perceptions, Behaviors, and Social Cohesion among Ethnically Diverse Black Women, Sheila Y. McKinney
An Ethnographic Study of Sectarian Negotiations among Diaspora Jains in the USA, Venu Vrundavan Mehta
Becoming Bilingual: Examining Teachers' Perceptions and Practices for Achieving Bilingualism and Biliteracy in English and Spanish in a Two-Way Dual Language Bilingual Education Program, Carolyn O'Gorman-Fazzolari
Spanish Legacies: The Coming of Age of the Second Generation, Alejandro Portes, Lorenzo Cachón Rodríguez, and Richard Tardanico
Sugar, Black Belonging and the Anglo-Caribbean Cuban Experience: A View From Backstage, Andrea J. Queeley
Pensions, Politics, and Soul Train: Anglo-Caribbean Diasporic Encounters with Guantánamo from the War to the Special Period, Andrea Jean Queeley
Associations of HIV Risk Behaviors among Older Latinas and their Adult Daughters, Gira J. Ravelo
Health Outcomes of Hispanic Parents Caring for Children with Disabilities, Nelson Sanchez
Theory of Gender and Power: Intimate Partner Violence, HIV Status and Sexual Risk Behaviors in Haitian Women, Anshul Saxena
The Syrian Refugee Crisis and the European Union: A Case Study of Germany and Hungary, Simone-Ariane Schelb
Black–White and Country of Birth Disparities in Retention in HIV Care and Viral Suppression among Latinos with HIV in Florida, 2015, Diana M. Sheehan, Daniel E. Mauck, Kristopher P. Feenie, Elana A. Cyrus, Lorene M. Maddox, Spencer Lieb, and Mary Jo Trepka
HIV Risk Behaviors, Previous HIV Testing and Positivity among Hispanic Women Tested for HIV in Florida, 2012, Janelle Taveras
Border Crossings and Transnational Movements in Sandra Cisneros’ Spatial Narratives Offer Alternatives to Dominant Discourse, Raquel D. Vallecillo
Social Networks, Health & Hispanic Gay Men Living in South Florida, Victor Christian Vila
2016
Efficacy and Implementation of Automated Essay Scoring Software in Instruction of Literacies to High Level ELLs, Aaron J. Alvero
Entrenching African Pentecostalism in the United States of America: A Study of a Ghanaian Founded Charismatic Church in South Florida, Raymond K. Awadzi
Predictors of English Reading Comprehension and Performance in College-level Composition among Generation 1.5 Students, Ildiko Barsony
Recent Changes in U.S.-Cuba Relations, Jorge Duany
(Un)Making the Food Desert: Food, Race, and Redevelopment in Miami's Overtown Community, William Hall
Enhancing empathy among humanitarian workers through Project MIRACLE: Development and initial validation of the Helpful Responses to Refugees Questionnaire, Miriam Potocky and Kristen L. Guskovict
The Relationship of the Parental Involvement of Latino Immigrant Parents of Middle School Students and Student Academic Achievement, Cory R. Rodriguez
The Sound of Silence: Ideology of National Identity and Racial Inequality in Contemporary Curaçao, Angela E. Roe
Sociocultural Determinants of Risky Sexual Behaviors among Adult Latinas: A Longitudinal Study of a Community-Based Sample, Patria Rojas, Hui Huang, Tan Li, Gira J. Ravelo, Mariana Sanchez, Christyl Dawson, Judith Brook, Mariano Kanamori, and Mario De La Rosa
Drinking and Driving among Recent Latino Immigrants: The Impact of Neighborhoods and Social Support, Mariana Sanchez, Eduardo Romano, Christyl Dawson, Hui Huang, Alicia Sneij, Elena Cyrus, Patria Rojas, Miguel Angel Cano, Judith Brook, and Mario De La Rosa
Strategic Communications to Prevent HIV Infections among Black and Hispanic Young Adults, Elena Sebekos
Neighborhood-level Determinants of Delayed HIV Diagnosis and Survival among HIV-positive Latinos, Florida 2000-2011, Diana M. Sheehan
Neighborhood Latino ethnic density and mortality among HIV- positive Latinos by birth country/region, Florida, 2005–2008, Diana M. Sheehan, Mary Jo Trepka, Kristopher P. Feenie, Frank R. Dillon, Purnima Madhivanan, and Lorene M. Maddox
Co-occurring Health Risks Among Middle Aged Hispanic Men Who Have Sex With Men (HMSM) in South Florida, Beatriz Valdes
Racial/ethnic disparities in annual mammogram compliance among households in Little Haiti, Miami-Dade County, Florida, Meredith Leigh Wilcox, Juan Manuel Acuna, Melissa Ward-Peterson, Abdullah Alzayed, Mushref Alghamdi, and Sami Aldaham
2015
Immigrant Domestic Workers in South Florida, Raquel Baker
Perceiving Spanish in Miami: The Interaction of Dialect and National Labeling, Salvatore Callesano
English Language Learners: A Correlational Study of the Relationship Between A Proficiency Level Assessment and End of Course Test Scores at one Georgia High School, Jacqueline Caroline Ellis
The Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Cardiovascular Risk Factors among Minorities with Type 2 Diabetes, Joel Exebio
Undergraduate Students’ Perceptions of Study Abroad and Their Level of Achievement of Global Learning Outcomes, Claudia Grigorescu
The Gambia's Tourism Sexual Economy, Mariama jaiteh
The Gambia's Tourism Sexual Economy, Mariama jaiteh
Vowels in the 305: A First Pass at Miami Latino English, Lydda Lopez
A Cross-Generational Analysis of Spanish-to-English Lexico-Semantic Phenomena in Emerging Miami English, Kristen Mullen
The Influence of Parental Aggression and Cultural Gender Role Beliefs on Hispanic College Women's Experiences with Psychological Aggression, Laura A. Oramas
Black–White Latino Racial Disparities in HIV Survival, Florida, 2000–2011, Diana M. Sheehan, Mary Jo Trepka, Kristopher P. Feenie, Guillermo Prado, Miguel Angel Cano, and Lorene M. Maddox
Individual and neighborhood predictors of mortality among HIV-positive Latinos with history of injection drug use, Florida, 2000–2011, Diana M. Sheehan, Mary Jo Trepka, Kristopher P. Feenie, Guillermo Prado, Purnima Madhivanan, Frank R. Dillon, and Lorene Maddox
On the Threshold of Paradise and Present: Memory in Contemporary Cuban – American Literature, Adrian Suarez Ávila
On the Threshold of Paradise and Present: Memory in Contemporary Cuban‐American Literature, Adrian Suarez Ávila
Factors Affecting Compliance With Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Households Residing in the Largely Haitian Community of Little Haiti, Miami-Dade County, Florida, Meredith Leigh Wilcox, Juan M. Acuna, Pura Rodríguez de la Vega, Grettel Castro, and Purnima Madhivanan
African American and Afro-Caribbean American Men’s Prostate Health Knowledge and Beliefs, Cora Yoose
The Linguistic Market of Codeswitching in U.S. Latino Literature, Marilyn Zeledon
2014
Death Rituals in the New Diaspora: Funerals in the Lives of Ghanaians in South Florida, Evelyn E. Arhin-Sam
Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-γ Coactivator 1-α (PPARGC1A) Genetic Associations with Type 2 Diabetes in Three Ethnicities, Amanpreet K. Cheema
To Adjust or Not to Adjust? A Seminar on the Cuban Adjustment Act, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University
The Response to an ESL Population Boom in the Beaufort County, South Carolina School System: A Case Study, Amanda G. de Varona
Latino Urban Ethnography and the Work of Elena Padilla, Jorge Duany
Essays on Migration: Nexus with Policy, Trade, and Development, Michael Good
2014 FIU Cuba Poll: How Cuban Americans in Miami View U.S. Policies Toward Cuba, Guillermo Grenier, Hugh Gladwin, and Cuban Research Institute
Cuba Poll 2014 : Full Survey Results, Guillermo J. Grenier, Hugh Gladwin, and Cuban Research Institute
Images and Perceptions of Muslims and Arabs in Korean Popular Culture and Society, Maria M. Jamass
Harlemites, Haitians and the Black International: 1915-1934, Felix Jean-Louis III
Identity, Purpose, and Well-Being Among Emerging Adult Hispanic Women, Vanessa L. Madrazo
Newcomer status as a protective factor among Hispanic migrant workers for HIV risk, H. Virginia McCoy, Nancy Shehadeh, Muni Rubens, and Christi M. Navarro
Ethnic and American Identity Development: A Developmental Systems Approach, Alan Meca
Racialized Sexualities within the Romance Tour Industry: the Influence of Affect and Emotion Upon Transnational Hierarchies of Desire, Julia H. Meszaros
Crossing Boundaries to Education: Haitian Transnational Families and the Quest to Raise the Family Up, Tekla Nicholas
Santeria as an Informal Psychosocial Support Among Latinas Living with Cancer, Adelaida M. Rosario