Melissa Gonzales

Summary

Affiliation: University of New Mexico
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Surveillance of colorectal cancer screening in new Mexico hispanics and non-Hispanic whites
    Melissa Gonzales
    Department of Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM 87131 0001, USA
    J Community Health 37:1279-88. 2012
  2. ncbi Evaluation of land use regression models for NO2 in El Paso, Texas, USA
    Melissa Gonzales
    University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Albuquerque, NM 97101 0001, USA
    Sci Total Environ 432:135-42. 2012
  3. ncbi Variability in childhood allergy and asthma across ethnicity, language, and residency duration in El Paso, Texas: a cross-sectional study
    Erik R Svendsen
    University of South Carolina, Arnold School of Public Health, Columbia, SC, USA
    Environ Health 8:55. 2009
  4. ncbi Risk factors for asthma and cough among Hispanic children in the southwestern United States of America, 2003-2004
    Melissa Gonzales
    Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, USA
    Rev Panam Salud Publica 21:274-81. 2007
  5. ncbi Prevalence and predictors of home and automobile smoking bans and child environmental tobacco smoke exposure: a cross-sectional study of U.S.- and Mexico-born Hispanic women with young children
    Melissa Gonzales
    Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Internal Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
    BMC Public Health 6:265. 2006
  6. ncbi Concentrations of surface-dust metals in Native American jewelry-making homes in Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico
    Melissa Gonzales
    University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, USA
    Arch Environ Health 59:245-9. 2004
  7. ncbi Characterization of a spatial gradient of nitrogen dioxide across a United States-Mexico border city during winter
    Melissa Gonzales
    Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, UNM LRRI Environmental Health Sciences Center, MSC 10 5550, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
    Sci Total Environ 337:163-73. 2005
  8. ncbi Validation of a questionnaire and microenvironmental model for estimating past exposures to ozone
    Melissa Gonzales
    University of New Mexico, School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Albuquerque, NM 87131 0001, USA
    Int J Environ Health Res 13:249-60. 2003
  9. ncbi Temporal-spatial analysis of U.S.-Mexico border environmental fine and coarse PM air sample extract activity in human bronchial epithelial cells
    Fredine T Lauer
    The University of New Mexico Center for Environmental Health Sciences, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
    Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 238:1-10. 2009
  10. ncbi Receptor model comparisons and wind direction analyses of volatile organic compounds and submicrometer particles in an arid, binational, urban air shed
    Shaibal Mukerjee
    National Exposure Research Laboratory, U S Environmental Protection Agency, MD E205 02, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711, USA
    Environ Sci Technol 38:2317-27. 2004

Research Grants

  1. Gene-environment Cancer Risks in Melanoma
    Melissa Gonzales; Fiscal Year: 2007

Collaborators

Detail Information

Publications12

  1. ncbi Surveillance of colorectal cancer screening in new Mexico hispanics and non-Hispanic whites
    Melissa Gonzales
    Department of Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM 87131 0001, USA
    J Community Health 37:1279-88. 2012
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  2. ncbi Evaluation of land use regression models for NO2 in El Paso, Texas, USA
    Melissa Gonzales
    University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Albuquerque, NM 97101 0001, USA
    Sci Total Environ 432:135-42. 2012
    ....
  3. ncbi Variability in childhood allergy and asthma across ethnicity, language, and residency duration in El Paso, Texas: a cross-sectional study
    Erik R Svendsen
    University of South Carolina, Arnold School of Public Health, Columbia, SC, USA
    Environ Health 8:55. 2009
    ..We evaluated the impact of migration to the USA-Mexico border city of El Paso, Texas (USA), parental language preference, and Hispanic ethnicity on childhood asthma to differentiate between its social and environmental determinants...
  4. ncbi Risk factors for asthma and cough among Hispanic children in the southwestern United States of America, 2003-2004
    Melissa Gonzales
    Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, USA
    Rev Panam Salud Publica 21:274-81. 2007
    ..United States of America) on the prevalence of asthma and dry nighttime cough among children 2-12 years old residing in the southwestern United States...
  5. ncbi Prevalence and predictors of home and automobile smoking bans and child environmental tobacco smoke exposure: a cross-sectional study of U.S.- and Mexico-born Hispanic women with young children
    Melissa Gonzales
    Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Internal Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
    BMC Public Health 6:265. 2006
    ..S.- and Mexico-born Hispanics in the southwestern United States, and examined the influence of mother's country of birth and smoking practices on voluntary smoking bans and on child ETS exposure...
  6. ncbi Concentrations of surface-dust metals in Native American jewelry-making homes in Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico
    Melissa Gonzales
    University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, USA
    Arch Environ Health 59:245-9. 2004
    ..04). Ventilation measures did not effectively reduce metal concentrations in jewelers' homes; concentrations in nonwork areas remained elevated...
  7. ncbi Characterization of a spatial gradient of nitrogen dioxide across a United States-Mexico border city during winter
    Melissa Gonzales
    Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, UNM LRRI Environmental Health Sciences Center, MSC 10 5550, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
    Sci Total Environ 337:163-73. 2005
    ..The results of this pilot study indicate that proximity to vehicle-related sources of NO(2) and site elevation are key predictors for future, more detailed assessments of vehicle-related air pollution exposure in the El Paso region...
  8. ncbi Validation of a questionnaire and microenvironmental model for estimating past exposures to ozone
    Melissa Gonzales
    University of New Mexico, School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Albuquerque, NM 87131 0001, USA
    Int J Environ Health Res 13:249-60. 2003
    ..The simple model was more precise and more practical for implementation in large epidemiological studies of health effects related to chronic exposure to ambient ozone...
  9. ncbi Temporal-spatial analysis of U.S.-Mexico border environmental fine and coarse PM air sample extract activity in human bronchial epithelial cells
    Fredine T Lauer
    The University of New Mexico Center for Environmental Health Sciences, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
    Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 238:1-10. 2009
    ..Spatially, the greatest gene expression increases were seen in extracts collected from the central most areas of El Paso which are also closest to highways and border crossings...
  10. ncbi Receptor model comparisons and wind direction analyses of volatile organic compounds and submicrometer particles in an arid, binational, urban air shed
    Shaibal Mukerjee
    National Exposure Research Laboratory, U S Environmental Protection Agency, MD E205 02, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711, USA
    Environ Sci Technol 38:2317-27. 2004
    ..Results from this study have application to source apportionment studies and mobile source emission control strategies that are ongoing in this air shed...
  11. ncbi Field method comparison between passive air samplers and continuous monitors for Vocs and NO2 in El Paso, Texas
    Shaibal Mukerjee
    U S Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
    J Air Waste Manag Assoc 54:307-19. 2004
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  12. ncbi Workplace, household, and personal predictors of pesticide exposure for farmworkers
    Sara A Quandt
    Division of Public Health Sciences, Dept of Epidemiology and Prevention, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina 27157 1063, USA
    Environ Health Perspect 114:943-52. 2006
    ..Future studies should attempt to use similar behavioral, environmental, and psychosocial measures to build a body of evidence with which to better understand the risk factors for pesticide exposure among farmworkers...

Research Grants2

  1. Gene-environment Cancer Risks in Melanoma
    Melissa Gonzales; Fiscal Year: 2007
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