Velia Leybas Nuno
- Interim Assistant Dean, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion-Public Health
- Associate Professor of Practice, Public Health
- Director, BA in Wellness and Health Promotion Practice
- Member of the Graduate Faculty
Contact
- (520) 626-3525
- AHSC, Rm. 4335
- TUCSON, AZ 85724-5163
- vleybas@arizona.edu
Degrees
- Ph.D. Epidemiology
- University of Arizona, Arizona
- M.S. Epidemiology
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
- M.S.W. Social Work
- Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
- B.A. Psychology
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
Work Experience
- Unviersity of Arizona (2013 - Ongoing)
Awards
- Edie Moore Travel Scholarship
- Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine, Spring 2011
Interests
Teaching
Adolescent Health, Maternal and Child Health
Research
Transforming relationships between parents and children, relational aggression among girls, adolescent health and development, school-based interventions
Courses
2024-25 Courses
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Personal Health+Wellness
HPS 178 (Fall 2024) -
Practicum
HPS 394 (Fall 2024)
2023-24 Courses
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Adolescent Health
HPS 488 (Spring 2024) -
Adolescent Health
HPS 588 (Spring 2024) -
Dissertation
HPS 920 (Spring 2024) -
Field Work in Public Health
HPS 493A (Spring 2024) -
Practicum
HPS 394 (Spring 2024) -
Dissertation
HPS 920 (Fall 2023) -
Field Work in Public Health
HPS 493A (Fall 2023) -
Personal Health+Wellness
HPS 178 (Fall 2023) -
Practicum
HPS 394 (Fall 2023)
2022-23 Courses
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Adolescent Health
HPS 488 (Spring 2023) -
Adolescent Health
HPS 588 (Spring 2023) -
Dissertation
HPS 920 (Spring 2023) -
Field Work in Public Health
HPS 493A (Spring 2023) -
Honors Thesis
HPS 498H (Spring 2023) -
Master's Report
GHI 909 (Spring 2023) -
Dissertation
HPS 920 (Fall 2022) -
Honors Thesis
HPS 498H (Fall 2022) -
Master's Report
GHI 909 (Fall 2022) -
Maternal + Child Health
HPS 586 (Fall 2022) -
Personal Health+Wellness
HPS 178 (Fall 2022)
2021-22 Courses
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Dissertation
HPS 920 (Summer I 2022) -
Master's Report
GHI 909 (Summer I 2022) -
Adolescent Health
HPS 488 (Spring 2022) -
Adolescent Health
HPS 588 (Spring 2022) -
Dissertation
HPS 920 (Spring 2022) -
Independent Study
HPS 599 (Spring 2022) -
Independent Study
HPS 699 (Spring 2022) -
Master's Report
HPS 909 (Spring 2022) -
Research
HPS 900 (Spring 2022) -
Dissertation
HPS 920 (Fall 2021) -
Maternal + Child Health
HPS 586 (Fall 2021) -
Personal Health+Wellness
HPS 178 (Fall 2021)
2020-21 Courses
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Master's Report
HPS 909 (Summer I 2021) -
Adolescent Health
HPS 588 (Spring 2021) -
Master's Report
HPS 909 (Spring 2021) -
Master's Report
HPS 909 (Fall 2020) -
Maternal + Child Health
HPS 586 (Fall 2020) -
Personal Health+Wellness
HPS 178 (Fall 2020)
2019-20 Courses
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Doc Public Hlth Leader Hlth Eq
HPS 704 (Spring 2020) -
Master's Report
HPS 909 (Spring 2020) -
Master's Report
HPS 909 (Fall 2019) -
Maternal + Child Health
HPS 586 (Fall 2019)
2018-19 Courses
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Master's Report
HPS 909 (Summer I 2019) -
Adolescent Health
HPS 588 (Spring 2019) -
Master's Report
HPS 909 (Spring 2019) -
Maternal + Child Health
HPS 586 (Fall 2018)
2017-18 Courses
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Master's Report
HPS 909 (Summer I 2018) -
Adolescent Health
HPS 588 (Spring 2018) -
Master's Report
HPS 909 (Spring 2018) -
Master's Report
HPS 909 (Fall 2017) -
Maternal + Child Health
HPS 586 (Fall 2017)
2016-17 Courses
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Master's Report
CPH 909 (Summer I 2017) -
Adolescent Health
CPH 588 (Spring 2017) -
Honors Thesis
CPH 498H (Spring 2017) -
Master's Report
CPH 909 (Spring 2017) -
Honors Thesis
CPH 498H (Fall 2016) -
Independent Study
CPH 599 (Fall 2016) -
Master's Report
CPH 909 (Fall 2016) -
Maternal + Child Health
CPH 586 (Fall 2016)
2015-16 Courses
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Adolescent Health
CPH 588 (Spring 2016) -
Master's Report
CPH 909 (Spring 2016)
Scholarly Contributions
Journals/Publications
- Asaolu, I., Nuno, V. L., Ernst, K. C., Taren, D. L., & Ehiri, J. E. (2019). Healthcare System Indicators of Modern Contraceptive Use in Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria: Evidence from the Performance Monitoring and Accountability 2020 Data. Reproductive Health, 16(152). doi:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-019-0816-4
- Nuno, V. L., Wertheim, B., Murphy, B., Wahl, R., & Roe, D. (2019). Testing the efficacy of the Nurtured Heart Approach to reduce ADHD symptoms in children by training parents: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 74.
- Nuno, V. L., Gonzalez, M., Loredo, S. M., Nigon, B. M., & Francisco, G. (2016). A cross-sectional study of HPV vaccine utilization among university women: the role of ethnicity, race, and risk factors. Journal of the Lower Genital Tract, 20(2), 131-4.
- Wilkinson-Lee, A. M., Armenta, A. M., Hopkins, A., Moore-Monroy, M. J., Nuno, V. L., & Garcia, F. (2016). It’s Complicated: Negotiating between Traditional Research and CBPR in a Translational Study. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action, 10(3).
- Wilkinson-Lee, A. M., Armenta, A. M., Moore-Monroy, M. J., Nuno, V. L., & Garcia, F. A. (2018). Engaging Promotora-led Community-based Participatory Research: An Introduction to a Crossover Design Focusing on Reproductive and Mental Health Needs of a Latina Community. Journal of Latina/o Psychology, 6(4), 291-303.
- Wilkinson-Lee, A. M., Armenta, A. M., Moore-Monroy, M. J., Nuno, V. L., & Garcia, F. A. (2018). Engaging Promotora-led Community-based Participatory Research: An Introduction to a Crossover Design Focusing on Reproductive and Mental Health Needs of a Latina Community. Journal of Latina/o Psychology, 6(4), 291-303. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/lat0000119
- Wilkinson-Lee, A., Armenta, A., Moore-Monroy, M., Nuno, V. L., Hopkins, A., & Garcia, F. (2018). Engaging Promotora-led Community-based Participatory Research: An Introduction to a Crossover Design Focusing on Reproductive and Mental Health Needs of a Latina Community. Journal of Latino/a Psychology, 6(4), 291-303.
Presentations
- Ehiri, J. E., Cortes, A., Welter, A., Nuno, V. L., Yuan, N. P., Magrath, P. A., & Moore-Monroy, M. J. (2019, August). Calling for input on Maternal and Child Health Services in the State of Arizona. Arizona Rural Health Conference. Flagstaff, Arizona: Arizona Center for Rural Health.
- Moore-Monroy, M. J., Magrath, P. A., Welter, A., Yuan, N. P., Nuno, V. L., & Ehiri, J. E. (2019, June). River of Life Activity for MCH Title V Community Assessment. Arizona Rural Women's Health Symposium. Sedona, Arizona: Alliance of Community Health Centers.
Poster Presentations
- Wilkinson-Lee, A. M., Armenta, A. M., Moore-Monroy, M. J., Nuno, V. L., Hopkins, A., Lopez, E., Vanzzini, S., & Garcia, F. A. (2016, July 15). Reach Out for Healthier Communities: A promotora-led community-based participatory research study focusing on reproductive and mental health needs of a Latina community.. 3rd Biennial Latina Researchers Conference. San Antonio, TX: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.