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Victoria Telles, MPH

Pronouns: she, her, ella

Doctoral Student
2020-present

SDSU-UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Public Health
Health Behavior Track

San Diego

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Areas of Research

Cancer Health Equity, Cancer Disparities, Social Determinants of Health, Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health

Bio

Victoria is a fourth-year doctoral student in the Joint Doctoral Program in Public Health at the San Diego State University and the University of California, San Diego. She received her Bachelor’s in Sociology from the University of California, Riverside, and her Master’s in Public Health from Claremont Graduate University.

While in the program, she has worked on various NIH-funded projects as a graduate student researcher targeting Latina women and adolescent health throughout San Diego, California. Currently, she is supporting the evaluation of Fe en Acción.

Mentors

Elva Arredondo, Ph.D.
Kristen Wells, Ph.D.

Projects

Faith in Action
Conmigo

Details

Education
  1. Ph.D., Health Policy and Management
    University of Kansas School of Medicine (2022)
  2. M.Sc., Psychology: Psychosocial Processes and Health
    Federal University of Juiz de Fora (2016)
  3. B.A., Psychology
    Federal University of Juiz de Fora (2014)
Publications
  1. Telles, V. M., Rodriguez, S., Torres, M., Schneider, J., Haughton, J., Maldonado, M., & Arredondo, E. (2024). Barriers and facilitators to implementing a multilevel, multicomponent intervention promoting colorectal cancer screening in health centers: a qualitative study of key informant perspectives. BMC health services research, 24(1), 404. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-10749-y
  2. Torres-Ruiz, M., Telles, V., Arredondo E. (In press). Border Walls and Barriers to Care: Latina Mothers and Access to Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
  3. Arredondo, E. M., Schneider, J., Torres-Ruiz, M., Telles, V., Thralls Butte, K., West, M., . . . Baranowski, T. (2023). Rationale and design of a pilot randomized controlled trial to increase moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in preadolescent Latina girls and their mothers. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 33, 101137. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conctc.2023.101137
Presentations
  1. Telles V.M., Torres-Ruiz M., Rabin B., Chuang E., Brownson R., Schneider J., Ayala G., Arredondo E. (2023). A Systematic Assessment of Adaptations: Improving the Fit of a Promotora-led, Evidence-based Intervention in Faith-based Organizations. AcademyHealth 16th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health, Arlington, VA.
  2. Telles V.M., Banegas M., Strong D. (2023). Social drivers of adverse health outcomes among cancer survivors. 16th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved, Orlando, FL
  3. Telles V.M., Wells K.J., Barve, A. (2023). Psychometric Properties of the Modified Carolina HPV Immunization Attitude and Beliefs Scale (CHIAS) among College Students. Society of Behavioral Medicine, Phoenix, AZ.
  4. Telles V., West M., Schneider J., Arredondo E. (2022). Implementation Fidelity of Conmigo, a Latina Mother-Daughter Physical Activity Intervention. UC San Diego Public Health Research Day Symposium, San Diego, CA.
  5. Telles V., Rodriguez S., Torres-Ruiz M., Maldonado M., Beckner-Schneider J., Haughton J., Arredondo E. (2022). Barriers and Facilitators to Implementation of a Promotor-led, Group-based CRC Screening Program in Federally Qualified Health Centers: Implications for COVID-19. Advancing the Science of Cancer in Latinos Conference, San Antonio, TX.
  6. Telles V., Torres-Ruiz M., Wallick K., Rios, C., Arredondo, E. (2021). Cultural Adaptations of Interventions to Improve Obesity-related Health Outcomes among Latino Youth: A Systematic Literature Review. San Diego State University Student Research Symposium 2021, Virtual Conference.
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Awards & Honors
  1. National Cancer Institute (NCI) Cancer Research Training Award (Summer 2024)
  2. UCSD Strategic Enhancement of Excellence through Diversity (SEED) Fellowship (Fall 2024-Spring 2025)
  3. Geographic Management of Cancer Health Disparities Program (GMaP) Research Stimulus Award (Fall 2023)
  4. San Diego State University Graduate Fellowship (Fall 2021-Spring 2022)
  5. Hispanic Centers of Excellence (HCOE) Fellowship (Spring 2021)
  6. SDSU Student Research Symposium Library Award (Fall 2021)
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Fun Facts
  1. If I am choosing a dream vacation, it’s most likely going to be by the ocean. I love all things music, especially attending concerts and festivals.
  2. An ideal day for me would consist of a long hike with my dog ending with watching the sunset at the dog beach.