Publications

Immigrants and refugees to the United States exhibit lower dietary quality than the general population, but reasons for this disparity are poorly understood.

Immigrants and refugees to the United States exhibit relatively low levels of physical activity, but reasons for this disparity are poorly understood.

Immigrants and refugees arrive to the United States healthier than the general population, but this advantage declines with increasing duration of residence.

Tuberculosis disproportionately affects immigrants and refugees to the United States.

Community-based participatory research (CBPR) emphasizes collaborative efforts among communities and academics where all members are equitable contributors.

Immigrant and refugee populations arrive to the U.S. healthier than the general population, but the longer they reside, the more they approximate the cardiovascular risk profiles of the country.

More than half of active TB cases in the Unites States occur in foreign-born individuals, and the majority of these cases are attributable to reactivation of latent TB infection (LTBI).

English as a Second Language programs serve large foreign-born populations in the US with elevated risks of tuberculosis (TB), yet little is known about TB perceptions in these settings.