Research Projects & Grants

Internal

  • Older Adults’ Perceptions of the Ageing Experience in Trinidad & Tobago: A Mixed Methods Study, Role: Investigator, LLU School of Public Health, (12/2023 - 05/2024) Status: Completed
  • Reflexive-Reflective Responses to Public Statements about COVID-19: Implications for Health Literacy, Role: Investigator, LLU Center for Nutrition, Healthy Lifestyles, and Disease Prevention, (02/2022 - 01/2024) Status: Completed
  • Determinants of exercise adherence among African-American women, Role: Investigator, LLU Center for Nutrition, Healthy Lifestyles, and Disease Prevention, (05/2018 - 05/2019) Status: Completed
  • The role of acculturation in breastfeeding intention and duration among Hispanic women, Role: PI, LLU Center for Nutrition, Healthy Lifestyles, and Disease Prevention, (08/2017 - 08/2018) Status: Completed
  • Obesity risk factors and eating behaviors of youth in Carroll County, Missouri, Role: PI, LLU School of Public Health, (12/2016 - 12/2017) Status: Completed
  • Developmental disability awareness: assessing Jordanians' knowledge, attitudes, practices and perceptions, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Nutrition, (11/2016 - 11/2017) Status: Completed
  • Mental health literacy: depression and help-seeking intention among young adults, Role: PI, LLU Center for Nutrition, Healthy Lifestyles, and Disease Prevention, (07/2016) Status: Completed
  • Parental perceptions of their child's weight status and pediatric obesity, Role: PI, LLU Center for Nutrition, Healthy Lifestyles, and Disease Prevention, (06/2016) Status: Completed
  • Teacher identified barriers and enabling factors to teaching health in elementary schools, Role: PI, LLU School of Public Health, (03/2016 - 03/2017) Status: Completed
  • Ecological predictors of health literacy and tobacco use in Black college students, Role: PI, LLU Center for Nutrition, Healthy Lifestyles, and Disease Prevention, (07/2015) Status: Completed
  • Association of covered California with hypertensive risk factors in Hispanics, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Health Promotion and Education, (03/2015) Status: Completed
  • Early detection of prostate cancer among Guyanese men, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Health Promotion and Education, (07/2014) Status: Completed
  • What predicts excessive gestational weight gain? Individual, social, and environmental influences, Role: PI, LLU Center for Health Research, (05/2014) Status: Completed
  • Understanding of HPV vaccine receipt among women and adolescents in Trinidad and Tobago, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Health Promotion and Education, (09/2013 - 09/2014) Status: Completed
  • Using the theory of planned behavior to predict antiretroviral medication of HIV positive women, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Health Promotion and Education, (09/2013 - 09/2014) Status: Completed
  • Associations between contextual factors and health-related quality of life in African American and Latina breast cancer survivors, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Health Promotion and Education, (07/2013) Status: Completed
  • Exploration of acculturation, knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs regarding breast cancer screening among African immigrant women, Role: PI, LLU School of Public Health, (06/2013 - 06/2014) Status: Completed
  • Applying the theory of planned behavior to understanding plate waste among elementary school students, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Health Promotion and Education, (06/2013 - 06/2014) Status: Completed
  • Salient beliefs about the use of infant restraints in Saudi Arabia, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Health Promotion and Education, (05/2013 - 05/2014) Status: Completed
  • Improving health for all program evaluation, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Health Promotion and Education, (03/2013) Status: Completed
  • Maternal smoking body mass index and preeclampsia and eclampsia risk among women living in San Bernardino county, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Health Promotion and Education, (01/2013) Status: Completed
  • Effects of photovoice on youth perception of healthy food access in the built environment, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Health Promotion and Education, (05/2011 - 05/2012) Status: Completed
  • Factors that affect parents misperception of overweight or obesity in their children, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Health Promotion and Education, (03/2011) Status: Completed
  • Predicting mammogram screening and breast self-examination among Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White women in Orange County, California, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Health Promotion and Education, (01/2011) Status: Completed
  • Is there an association between body mass index and dental caries in Hispanic elementary school children, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Health Promotion and Education, (01/2011 - 01/2012) Status: Completed
  • Chewing betel nut and smoking behaviors among Yapese adults, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Health Promotion and Education, (01/2011) Status: Completed
  • Breastfeeding attitudes and intentions among middle eastern women, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Health Promotion and Education, (01/2011) Status: Completed
  • An occupational-based randomized control study encouraging sun protective behaviors in teachers, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Health Promotion and Education, (12/2010) Status: Completed
  • Impact of online support system on health related quality of life among men who had completed prostate cancer treatment and on their partners, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Health Promotion and Education, (09/2010 - 09/2011) Status: Completed
  • The effect of an HIV/AIDS educational intervention on the sexual perceptions and practices of adolescents in Trinidad, Role: PI, LLU School of Public Health, (02/2009 - 02/2010) Status: Completed
  • Body weight perceptions and weight control behavior among adult Bermudians, Role: PI, LLU School of Public Health, (10/2008 - 10/2009) Status: Completed
  • The prevalence and determinant of health risk behaviors among high school students in Mexico, Role: PI, LLU School of Public Health, (05/2008 - 05/2009) Status: Completed
  • Religious involvement and observance of Seventh-day Adventist lifestyle practices among Blacks in Ontario, Role: PI, LLU School of Public Health, (01/2008) Status: Completed
  • The influence of familism on descriptive and injuctive norms in predicting the intention to eat a vegetarian diet among Chinese Seventh-day Adventists, Role: PI, LLU School of Public Health, (11/2007) Status: Completed
  • Knowledge, perception, beliefs and behaviors related to the prevention of HTN among black SDAs living in London, Role: PI, LLU School of Public Health, (07/2007 - 07/2008) Status: Completed
  • Partner communication and factors influencing the decision to obtain an HIV test among Chinese/Chinese American Community College students in Northern California, Role: PI, LLU School of Public Health, (06/2007 - 06/2008) Status: Completed
  • Application of the asset mapping model of church based HIV/AIDS prevention and control in Aba, Abia State, Nigeria, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Health Promotion and Education, (04/2007 - 04/2008) Status: Completed
  • Infant feeding decisions among pregnant black WIC participants and the role of peer support, Role: PI, LLU School of Public Health, (01/2007 - 01/2008) Status: Completed
  • Health and dietary practices and the prevalence of obesity, hypertension, and diabetes among Seventh-day Adventists in Nigeria, Role: PI, LLU School of Public Health, (10/2006 - 10/2007) Status: Completed
  • Determinants of long-term care service utilization by Mexican-American family caregivers, Role: Investigator, LLU School of Public Health, (05/2006 - 05/2007) Status: Completed
  • Low birth weight, very low birth weight and infant mortality in San Bernardino County: a secondary analysis of maternal factors, Role: Investigator, LLU School of Public Health, (03/2006) Status: Completed
  • Factors influencing the intention to quit drinking alcohol among African American/Black pregnant women, Role: PI, LLU School of Public Health, (06/2005 - 06/2006) Status: Completed
  • Screening for diabetes: Does it work the same way between hispanics and vietnamese?, Role: Investigator, LLU School of Public Health, (10/2004 - 10/2005) Status: Completed
  • HIV/AIDS preventive behaviors among nursing students in Rwanda: relationship with knowledge, self-efficacy and outcome expectancies, Role: Investigator, LLU School of Public Health, (01/2004) Status: Completed
  • Factors related to delayed time for HIV care among youth living with HIV: a cross-sectional analysis of social support networks and access to care, Role: PI, LLU Center for Health Research, (08/2003) Status: Completed
  • Peruvian mothers predictors of seeking medical help in case of having a child with pneumonia, Role: PI, LLU School of Public Health, (06/2000 - 05/2001) Status: Completed
  • Health indicators and diabetes prevalence among Seventh-Day Adventists in Barbados, Role: PI, LLU School of Public Health, (12/1999 - 12/2000) Status: Completed
  • Barriers to early detection of breast cancer in Tobago, Role: PI, LLU Center for Health Research, (05/1996) Status: Completed
  • Cultural differences in medical decision making in women with stage I and II breast cancer, Role: Investigator, LLU Center for Health Research, Status: Completed

Non-Profit Organization

  • Breast cancer clinical trials education for black women in the inland empire, Role: Investigator, Komen (Susan G.) Breast Cancer Foundation, (09/2008 - 09/2009) Status: Completed
  • Health beliefs and intentions of mammography screening among low-income Hispanic women in San Bernardino, Role: PI, Hulda Crooks Research Award, (06/2008 - 06/2009) Status: Completed
  • Barriers to early detection of prostate cancer in black/African American men, Role: PI, California Cancer Research Program, (08/1998) Status: Completed
  • Capacity building research project for smoking cessation among pregnant African-American women, Role: Investigator, American Legacy Foundation, Status: Completed
  • Oral health practises, knowledge, attitudes and beliefs in Vanua Levu, Fiji, Role: PI, Dream Machine Foundation, Status: Completed

Other Research

  • Kristine Schulz*, Modeste, N N., Lee, J., Saunders, G. Witsell, D. Motivators for clinical evaluation of hearing loss based on an enhanced health belief model 5/8/14- 3/4/15 (10/2015)
  • Jane Krienghauykiat*, Modeste, N N.,Sealy, D, Tegtmeier,B, Ito, J. Behavioral factors affecting risk for invasive fungal infections among transplant patients 1/20/14 - 6/23/15 (10/2015)
  • Loretta Denering*, Modeste, N N., Sealy, D., Chao, S M. What predicts excessive gestational weight gain? Individual, social & environmental influences 1/20/14 - 6/12/2015. (10/2015)
  • Diedri White* Modeste, N.N, Sealy, D., Health, G., Craig, W. The relationship between psychological distress, BMI, and dietary/physical Activities behaviors using the BRFSS Survey. 9/2012 - 6/2015   (10/2015)
  • Anna Nelson*, Modeste, N.N., Marshak, H.H., Hopp, J.W. Slaient beliefs on the use of infant  restraints in Saudi Arabia 5/13- 6/14 (10/2015)
  • Jessica Miller* Modeste, NN., Hopp, JW, Jara, E. Applying the theory of planned behavior to understanding plate waste among elementary school students 3/2014-5/2015 (10/2015)
  • Alexis Deavenport* Modeste, NN, Hopp Marshak, H, Neish, C.  Health beliefs and intentions related to  mammogram screening among low income Hispanic women after an experimental intervention in community health clinics, 3/2008 -6/2009 (10/2015)
  • Aileen, Tareg* Modeste, N.N., Lee, J.W., Dos Santos, H. Health beliefs about tobacco with betel nut use among adults in Yap, Micronesia. 5/2010-6/2012 (10/2015)
  • Aria Miller* Modeste, N.N., Ashing, K.T., Herring, R.P., Sealy, D. Association between contextual factors and health-related quality of life in black and Latina breast cancer survivors: An exploratory study 9/2011-6/2013 (10/2015)
  • Ogbochi McKinney* Modeste, N.N. Lee, J.W., Gleason, P. Maynard-Tucker, G. Using the theory of planned behavior to predict antiretroviral therapy adherence in HIV positive Malawian women. 9/2012-5/2014 (10/2015)
  • Tania Barreno*, Modeste, NN, Banta, J. Lee, J. Family acculturation and asthma outcomes in Latino children. (06/2010 - 09/2013)
  • Karla Williams* Modeste, NN,Hopp Marshak, H., Hopkins, G., McBride, D. Perceived parent-child  relationship and high-risk behaviors among Christian college students (07/2009 - 08/2013)
  • Christina Irsilious Fam*, Modeste, N., Herring, P. Hopp Marshak, H. Breastfeeding attitudes and intentions among Middle Eastern women living in Southern California. (06/2010 - 08/2012)
  • Sharlene Gozalians*, Modeste, NN, Hopp Marshak, H., Handysides, D., Soret, S. Effects of Photovoice on youth perceptions of healthy food access in the built environment (05/2011 - 06/2012)
  • Aileen Tareg*, Modeste, N (PI), Lee, J., Dos Santos, H. Chewing Tobacco with or without betel nut and smoking among adults in Yap, Micronesia. (08/2010 - 06/2012)
  • Carol Barnes-Reid* , Modeste, N (PI), Dos Santos, H, Banta, J. Factors affecting parents misperception of overweight or obesity in their children (06/2011 - 03/2012)
  • Sanam Kazemi* Modeste, Naomi (PI), Lee, Jerry*, Herring, Patti* (2010-2011). Predicting mammography screening and breast self-examination among Hispanic and non-Hispanic White women in Orange County, California. (09/2010 - 06/2011)
  • Creski,M* Modeste, NN., Cort, D., Hopp, JW., Rajaram, S. The association between body mass index and dental caries in Hispanic elementary school children. (03/2010 - 05/2011)
  • Kyla Raynor*, N. Modeste, H. Hopp Marshak, H. dos Santos. Body weight perceptions and weight control behavior among adult  Burmudians        (04/2008 - 06/2009)
  • Alexis Deavenport*, N. Modeste, H. Hopp Marshak, C. Neish. Health beliefs and intentions related to mammography screening  among low income Hispanic women. (03/2008 - 06/2009)
  • Nellie Leon*, Modeset, N. Lee, J. Ramirez, C. The prevalence and determinants of health risk behaviors among high school students in Mexico. (01/2008 - 03/2009)
  • Maxine Newell* Modeste, NN (Chair), (2005- 2008). Factors associated with hypertension among Black SDAs in London (01/2009)
  • Sang, T.*, Modeste, N.N.  Partner communication and factors influencing the decision to obtain an HIV test among Chinese/Chinese American community college students in Northern California, 2007-2008. (01/2009)
  • McKenzie, M*, Modeste, NN. Spirituality and observance of SDA lifestye practices among Blacks in Ontario, Canada, 2007-2009 (01/2009)
  • Godwin Aja*,  Modeste, N.N.Application of the asset mapping model of church based HIV/AIDS prevention and control in Aba, Abia State, Nigeria   (07/2007 - 06/2008)
  • See Wei Toh* N. Modeste, J. Lee. Using acculturation and familism to predict the intention of eating  a vegetarian diet among Chinese Seventh-day Adventists in USA. (06/2007 - 06/2008)
  • Vanessa Jones*, N. Modeste, H. Hopp Marshak, C Fox. The effects of an HIV/AIDS educational intervention on the sexual perceptions and practices of adolescents in Trinidad (06/2007 - 06/2008)
  • Astrid Mickens*, N. Modeste (PI). , S. Montgomery, M. Taylor. Infant feeding decisions among pregnant Black WIC participants and the role of peer support.   (09/2005 - 06/2007)
  • Dixon Anjejo* Modeste, N.N.,  Factors associated with AIDS Risk behaviors of African Born Adolescents in San Diego   (06/2005 - 06/2007)
  • Tamarra Jones *,  Modeste, N.N. Factors influencing the intention to quit drinking among Black/African American pregnant women. (07/2005 - 06/2006)
  • Patricia Jones*, N. Modeste (PI), S. Montgomery, C. Wilson. Social networks and health services use among HIV positive youth   (09/2002 - 05/2005)
  • Cesar Galvez* N. Modeste (PI)  J. Lee*. Predictors of seeking medical care in case of having a child with signs consistent with pneumonia, among Peruvian mothers (06/2000 - 06/2001)