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Velia Leybas Nuno

  • Assistant Professor, Public Health
  • Director, BA in Wellness and Health Promotion Practice
Contact
  • (520) 626-3525
  • Roy P. Drachman Hall, Rm. 4335
  • Tucson, AZ 85721
  • vleybas@email.arizona.edu
  • Bio
  • Interests
  • Courses
  • Scholarly Contributions

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

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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

2020-21 Courses

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Adolescent Health
    CPH 588 (Spring 2016)
  • Master's Report
    CPH 909 (Spring 2016)

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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.

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  • Richard A Wahl
  • Alexandra M Armenta
  • Ada M Wilkinson-Lee
  • Martha J Moore-Monroy
  • Nicole P Yuan
  • Priscilla Anne Magrath
  • John E Ehiri
  • Francisco A Garcia
  • Sheri A Bauman
  • Scott C Carvajal
  • Denise Roe
  • Douglas L Taren
  • Kacey C Ernst

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