Title(s): Associate Professor
Department: Community and Behavioral Health
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Dr. Baquero conducts community and behavioral health research guided by the community-based participatory research principles and the social-ecological framework. The focus of her research has been on reducing and eliminating health disparities for Latino immigrants in the U.S. through identifying, understanding, implementing and evaluating interventions that incorporate social, cultural and structural factors associated with obesity and chronic disease prevention and control.
She has conducted community-based and engaged research with Latinos in California, North Carolina and now Iowa. A central part of her research work has focused on addressing health disparities on community food environment to promote healthy eating.
Courses Taught
- Community Based Participatory Research
- Designing and Implementing Interventions
Research Interests
- Design, implementation, and evaluation of community-based participatory health interventions
- Obesity and chronic disease prevention and control interventions
- Social, cultural, and behavioral factors related to health outcomes
- Reducing and eliminating health disparities for Latino immigrants in the United States
- Implementation Science
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In the News
- Baquero honored with UI Diversity Catalyst Award
- Active Ottumwa to launch community survey
- Baquero discusses her work on health disparities
- CPH researchers help evaluate Johnson County’s Community ID
- Active Ottumwa trains residents to be physical activity leaders
- Baquero discusses public health, affordable housing
- Connecting with the Latino Community
- PRC partners with Ottumwa to improve rural health
- Ottumwa Health Survey Shows Obesity Is a Concern
- CPH gives Latino middle schoolers glimpse of college
- Baquero Reaches Out to Latino Groups in Ottumwa