{"id":173,"date":"2022-09-29T16:08:39","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T20:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.comminfo.rutgers.edu\/dei-healthcare-symposium\/?page_id=173"},"modified":"2023-02-23T10:48:33","modified_gmt":"2023-02-23T15:48:33","slug":"theory-methods-and-metrics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.comminfo.rutgers.edu\/dei-healthcare-symposium\/theory-methods-and-metrics\/","title":{"rendered":"Panel 1: Theory, Methods, and Metrics in Provider-Patient Communication"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_post_title meta=&#8221;off&#8221; featured_image=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; vertical_offset_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; horizontal_offset_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; title_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; title_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; 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His research focuses on health communication and specifically on the role of communication as a social determinant of health disparities in urban communities, but also on how the wellbeing of neighborhoods can be transformed through communication-centered interventions. In this context, he also investigates how ethnic media can serve critical information needs\u2014including health needs\u2014of immigrant and ethnic communities in the digital age. In 2018, he was a Fulbright Scholar in Athens, Greece. He continues to conduct research in Greece, collaborating with local communities in the metropolitan region of Athens, Greek universities, and the National Center for Social Research. On a related note, Matthew is a Co-Lead of Rutgers University\u2019s IAPP-Greece initiative (https:\/\/iapp-greece.rutgers.edu\/). His research has been supported by grants from U.S. federal funding agencies and private foundations. He is co-author or co-editor of four books and multiple peer-reviewed publications. 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P\u00e9rez-Figueroa, Associate Professor and Associate Dean of Community Engagement and Public Health Practice, studies the mechanisms through which historically and contemporary under-resourced populations experience health inequities. He does this by engaging in theoretically driven research that seeks to disentangle the effects of different social determinants of health on the outcomes of these populations. Most of his scholarly work focuses on public health issues related to HIV\/AIDS prevention and care, substance use and abuse, harm reduction, mental health, and healthcare utilization. He uses different community-engaged approaches to study these issues, focusing on the interplay between behavioral, social, structural, and environmental factors that influence health systems in which inequities are embedded. He emphasizes on conducting community-engaged research work and public health practice that directly aligns to the translation, diffusion, and implementation of evidence-based health strategies into community practice and policies. 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She joined the faculty in August of 2020 and is a proud alumna of Rutgers University, New Brunswick. Utilizing her training in clinical psychology and public health, Dr. Nelson\u2019s research centers Black women\u2019s mental health and mental health help-seeking. Additionally, her scholarship focuses on issues relevant to perinatal mental health equity utilizing community-engaged approaches for preventing perinatal depression among Black women. 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