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PUBLISHED WORKS
Examining women’s experiences with cervical cancer screening in Austin, Texas and Puebla, Mexico
Exploring community experiences to strengthen secondary prevention of cervical cancer: A qualitative study of screening pathways in rural communities in Puebla, Mexico (poster). Consortium of Universities for Global Health 12th Annual Global Health Conference. Virtual. (Abstract #567) March 12-14, 2021.
Patient and provider perspectives on cervical cancer screening pathways in Puebla, Mexico: A qualitative study (poster). American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists 2021 Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting. Virtual. (Abstract #962584) April 30-May 2, 2021.
Examining Women’s Perceptions and Experiences of Cervical Cancer Care in Rural Communities in Puebla, Mexico (poster). Dell Medical School 2021.
Investigators: Tim Mercer, MD, MPH (UT), Marta Elba, MD, PhD (BUAP), Karen Haney, MD (UT student) and Samanda Celeste Garcia Hernandez, MD (BUAP student).
Leading with Care in a Global World (panel presentation). Consortium of Universities for Global Health 13th Annual Global Health Conference. Virtual. March 28 – April 1, 2022. Mercer, T., Vazquez, L., Songok, J., Tabiri, S., Boateng, L., and Gardner, A.
The COVID-19 Pandemic: Shared Lessons and Opportunities for Texas and Mexico. Virtual Symposium with The University of Texas at Austin, Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla (BUAP), and Mexico’s National Institute of Public Health (INSP). November 17, 2020. Co-organizer and moderator.
The Paradox of Privatized Health Care and Low Socioeconomic Status in Rural Puebla, Mexico (oral presentation). LASA2020 Virtual Congress of the Latin American Studies Association. May 13-16, 2020. Remmert, V., and Mercer, T.
2019 Health and Housing Assessment
Understanding community health needs and forging an academic global health partnership in Puebla, Mexico: A mixed methods study. Remmert, V.; Ciaburri, C.; Sandoval, A.; Stephenson, Cl; Rojas, A.; Hernandez, E.; Hernandez, I.; Ward, P.; Ainslie, RC.; Mercer, T. The Lancet Global Health, 2020-04, Vol. 8, p.S13-S13
Health and Housing: A Comprehensive Needs Assessment of Low-Income Communities in Puebla, Mexico. Final Report for the President’s Award for Global Learning, The University of Texas at Austin. Remmert, V., Ciaburri, C., Sandoval, A., Stephenson, C., Rojas, A., Ainslie, R., Mercer, T., and Ward, P.
Health and Housing: A Comprehensive Community Health Needs Assessment of Low-Income Communities in Puebla, Mexico (poster). Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) Annual Meeting. Birmingham, Alabama. May 6, 2020.
The Intersection of Health and Physical Space. A Comprehensive Needs Assessment of Rural and Urban Communities in Puebla, Mexico (poster). Sixth Global Symposium on Health Systems Research (HSR 2020). Dubai, United Arab Emirates (held virtually due to COVID-19). November 8-12, 2020. Rojas-Alvarez, A., Remmert, V., Sandoval, A., Ainslie, R., Mercer, T., and Ward, P.
Health and Physical Space: A Comprehensive Needs Assessment of Low-Income Communities in Puebla, Mexico (poster). Health Systems Global Latin America and Caribbean Regional Network Pre-Symposium Meeting. October 22, 2019. Washington, D.C., USA. Rojas, A., Remmert, V., Sandoval, A., Ciaburri, C., Stephenson, C., Ainslie, R., Mercer, T., and Ward, P.
Health and Housing: A Comprehensive Community Health Needs Assessment of Low-Income Communities in Puebla, Mexico (poster). Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) Annual Meeting. Birmingham, Alabama. May 6, 2020. Mercer, T.
ONGOING PROJECTS
Funding: Astellas Access to Health Initiative
Co-Project Directors: Becca Cook, MD, MSc (UT), Lis Rosales, MD, DC (BUAP)
Assessing the mental health burden among the three rural communities and identify risk and protective factors
Funding: AMBIA
Principal Investigators: Carmen Valdez (UT), Laura Gomez (BUAP)
Culturally Appropriate Palliative Care in Puebla & Austin
Funding: AMBIA
Principal Investigators: Clarissa Johnston, MD (UT), Yolanda Martinez Barragan, MD (BUAP)
Establish a Data and Analysis Core (DAC) for AMPATH/MAPAS México Research Program
Funding: AMBIA
Principal Investigators: Eliel de Oliviera (UT), Bill Tierney (UT), Lis Rosales (BUAP)
Improving access to mental healthcare for Spanish-speaking patients through education and support of primary care providers in Austin and Puebla.
Funding: AMBIA
Project Directors: Claire Selinger (UT), Minou Del Carmen Arevalo Ramirez (BUAP)
The Health Impacts of Eco-stove Introduction in a Rural Community in Puebla, México
Funding: UT Austin Center for Health & Environment: Education and Research Pilot Grant
Principal Investigators: Becca Cook, MD, MSc (UT), Trisha Parekh, MD, MPH (UT), Rosa Lydia Muñoz Telléz, MD, DC (BUAP)