Education
- MD 1986 Universidad Central de Venezuela, "Luis Razetti" School of Medicine, Venezuela, Medicine
- MS 2001 University of Texas Medical Branch, Preventive Medicine and Community Health
- PhD 2005 University of Texas Medical Branch, Preventive Medicine and Community Health
Current Funding
The Texas Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (RCMAR)
National Institute on Aging, NIH
Grant# P30 AG059301
Role: Co-Core Director (PI: Markides)
2018-2022
Longitudinal Study of Mexican American Elderly Health
NIH/National Institute on Aging
Grant# R01 AG10939
Role: Co-Investigator (PI: Markides)
2019-2023
Long-term Health Outcomes in Mexican American Older Adults
National Institute on Aging, NIH
Grant# R01 MD010355
Role: Co-Investigator (PI: Ottenbacher)
2015-2019