Jessica De Leon , Ph.D.
Coordinator, Research Programs & Services
- BS, Comparative Psychology, UF
- MA, Cultural/Medical Anthropology, UF
- PhD, Cultural/Medical Anthropology, UF
Jessica De Leon's research interests are concentrated on the sociocultural aspects of health and health care among women, under served populations and racial and ethnic groups. Her doctoral research in medical anthropology focused on the relationship between acculturation, household composition and diet and nutrition among Hispanic women and children. While conducting her doctoral research, Dr. De Leon also coordinated a research project to record precise dietary intake data in Puerto Rican preschoolers. To prepare her to work with the Latino community, Dr. De Leon studied
Spanish, cultural anthropology and archaeology at the Universidad Autonoma de Yucatán , in Mérida, Yucatan, Mexico. Current research projects include an exploration of health-related quality of life and health care transition among young adults with sickle cell disease, and the development of culturally appropriate treatment programs for African American, Caucasian and Hispanic women with panic/anxiety disorder. Dr. De Leon's interests also include visual media and visual anthropology. She co-authored a breast examination professional training video, and has had several exhibits of original photographs.
Doctoral Dissertation :
- Household Composition, Acculturation and Diet among Puerto Rican Women and Children in Hartford, Connecticut.
- Terry L. Mills, Zenta Gomez-Smith and Jessica M. De Leon. Skipped Generation Families: Sources of Psychosocial Distress among Grandmothers of Grandchildren Who Live in Homes Where Neither Parent is Present. Marriage and Family Review (in press).
- Ronald J. Iannotti, Lila J. Finney, Alice Anne Sander, and Jessica M. De Leon. (2002). Effect of Clinical Breast Examination Training on Practitioner's Perceived Competence. Cancer Detection and Prevention 26(2).
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