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Research Projects & Grants
Federal
- A Pilot Study of a Digitally-Enhanced Community Health Worker-led Intervention to Facilitate Early Palliative Care in Hispanic Pancreatic Cancer Patients, Role: Co-Investigator, Department of the Army, (08/2024 - 07/2026) Status: Awarded
- To evaluate the preliminary efficacy of our adapted digitally enhanced CHW-led intervention in newly diagnosed PDAC with a pilot randomized controlled trial of 60 PDAC patients and their caregivers comparing the intervention to usual care., Role: Investigator, U.S. Department of Defense, (08/2025) Status: Approved
For Profit Organization
- Latino Semaglutide Study (LSS), Role: Investigator, Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals Inc., (07/2022 - 10/2024) Status: Completed
Internal
- Building Resilient Families, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Pediatrics, (09/2025 - 09/2026) Status: Approved
- Evaluation of Vibrant Life Diabetes Experience, Role: Investigator, Loma Linda University Medical Center, (05/2016 - 05/2017) Status: Completed
- Financial Toxicity in Patients receiving treatment for Hepatocellular Carcinoma or Cholangiocarcinoma, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Gastroenterology, (04/2025) Status: Approved
Non-Profit Organization
- Augmented full plate living intervention through use of community health workers and integrated behavioral health: CHW FPD + (CHW led Full Plate Living Intervention plus), Role: Investigator, Ardmore Institute of Health, (03/2022 - 03/2023) Status: Completed
- Full Plate Living Online and In-person Interventions for Latinas, Role: PD/PI, Ardmore Institute of Health, (07/2021 - 06/2022) Status: Closed
- Augmented Full Plate Diet Intervention Through Use of Community Health Workers, Role: Co-Investigator, Ardmore Institute of Health, (10/2020 - 07/2021) Status: Closed
- Augmented Full Plate Diet Intervention through use of Community Health Workers (CHWs) and Integrated Behavioral Health, One-year follow-up phase, Role: Co-Investigator, Ardmore Institute of Health, (01/2020 - 01/2021) Status: Closed
- Full Plate Diet Plus: pilot testing a community contextualized weight loss intervention, Role: Co-Investigator, Ardmore Institute of Health, (03/2019 - 03/2020) Status: Closed
Other Research
- Joachim-Célestin, M. (2017). “Investigating the stages of readiness of adults enrolled in a promotor-led diabetes prevention program.” Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses A&I. (2428113584). Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA. (2014 - 06/2017)