Avelardo Valdez
Cleofas and Victor Ramirez Professor of Practice, Policy, Research and Advocacy for the Latino Population View bio to learn more about the faculty member's research
Perdue, T., Cepeda, A., Kaplan, C. D., Zhao, Q., & Valdez, A. (2022). Crack cocaine use among aging Mexican American men with heroin use histories: Motivations and polydrug use patterns. Addiction Research & Theory, 30(1), 57-65. https://doi.org/10.1080/16066359.2021.1936509
Valdez, A., Cepeda, A., Frankeberger, J., & Nowotny, K. M. (2022). The opioid epidemic among the Latino population in California. Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 2, Article 100029. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dadr.2022.100029
Nowotny, K. M., Valdez, A., & Cepeda, A. (2022). Syndemic profiles for HIV, hepatitis C, and sextually transmitted infections among Mexican American women formerly affiliated with youth street gangs. AIDS and Behavior. Advanced online publication, July 15, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-022-03773-8
Perdue, T., Cepeda, A., Kaplan, C. D., Zhao, Q., & Valdez, A. (2021). Crack cocaine use among aging Mexican American men with heroin use histories: Motivations and polydrug use patterns. Addiction Research & Theory. Advance online publication, June 24, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1080/16066359.2021.1936509
Zhao, Q., Cepeda, A., Chou, C. P., & Valdez, A. (2021). Incarceration trajectories and mental health problems among mothers imprisoned in state and federal correctional facilities: A nationwide study. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. Advance online publication, September 7, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-021-00608-w
Zhao, Q., Cepeda, A., Chou, C.-P., & Valdez, A. (2021). Incarceration trajectories of women who are mothers: A nationally representative study of state and federal prisoners. Crime and Delinquency, 67(10), 1513–1535. https://doi.org/10.1177/0011128720974315
Zhao, Q., Afkinich, J. L., & Valdez, A. (2021). Incarceration history and depressive symptoms among women released from US correctional facilities: Does timing, duration, or frequency matter? International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 19, 314-326. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-019-00058-5