Velia Leybas Nuno
- Assistant Professor of Practice, Public Health
- Director, BA in Wellness and Health Promotion Practice
- Member of the Graduate Faculty
Contact
- (520) 626-3525
- Roy P. Drachman Hall, Rm. 4335
- Tucson, AZ 85721
- vleybas@email.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
Research
Transforming relationships between parents and children, relational aggression among girls, adolescent health and development, school-based interventions
Teaching
Adolescent Health, Maternal and Child Health
Courses
2022-23 Courses
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Dissertation
HPS 920 (Fall 2022) -
Honors Thesis
HPS 498H (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.
