Shedra "Amy" Snipes

Affiliate Researcher
Titles and Affiliations
Associate Professor, Biobehavioral Health

Research Summary

Dr. Snipes’ primary area of research in socio-behavioral health focuses on pesticide exposures, occupational injuries, and other health disparities experienced by Latino immigrant farmworkers. Her other programs of research study the role of citizenship, race and/or ethnicity, culture, and behavior. Research tags: Intersections of Culture, Biology and the Environment; Biology and Health in Minority and Immigrant populations; Mixed-Methods Research with Qualitative, Quantitative and Biomarker Studies; Anthropology in Public Health Promotion in Special Populations (e.g. Mexican Immigrant Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers)

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Recent Publications

Vulnerability and Resilience: Use and Misuse of These Terms in the Public Health Discourse

Chae, D. H., Snipes, S. A., Chung, K. W., Martz, C. D. & LaVeist, T. A., Oct 2021, In: American journal of public health. 111, 10, p. 1736-1740 5 p.

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Cervical cancer, human papillomavirus (HPV), and HPV vaccination: exploring gendered perspectives, knowledge, attitudes, and cultural taboos among Mexican American adults

Morales-Campos, D. Y., Snipes, S. A., Villarreal, E. K., Crocker, L. C., Guerrero, A. & Fernandez, M. E., 2021, In: Ethnicity and Health. 26, 2, p. 206-224 19 p.

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Educated and At-Risk: How the Shortage of Available Partners Influences HIV Risk for College-Educated African-American Women

Newsome, V. R., Airhihenbuwa, C. O. & Snipes, S. A., Jun 2018, In: Journal of the National Medical Association. 110, 3, p. 219-230 12 p.

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Lateralized basal ganglia vulnerability to pesticide exposure in asymptomatic agricultural workers

Lewis, M., Sterling, N. W., Du, G., Lee, E. Y., Shyu, G., Goldenberg, M., Allen, T., Stetter, C., Kong, L., Snipes, S. A., Jones, B. C., Chen, H., Mailman, R. & Huang, X., 2017, In: Toxicological Sciences. 159, 1, p. 170-178 9 p.

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A reusable electrochemical biosensor for monitoring of small molecules (cortisol) using molecularly imprinted polymers

Manickam, P., Pasha, S. K., Snipes, S. A. & Bhansali, S., 2017, In: Journal of the Electrochemical Society. 164, 2, p. B54-B59

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Citizenship, length of stay, and screening for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer in women, 2000–2010

Miranda, P. Y., Yao, N., Snipes, S. A., BeLue, R., Lengerich, E. & Hillemeier, M. M., Jun 1 2017, In: Cancer Causes and Control. 28, 6, p. 589-598 10 p.

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Reports of self-rated health by citizenship and homeownership, United States 2000–2010

Miranda, P. Y., Reyes, A., Hudson, D., Yao, N., Bleser, W. K., Amy Snipes, S. & BeLue, R., Jul 1 2017, In: Preventive Medicine. 100, p. 3-9 7 p.

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“The Only Thing I Wish I Could Change Is That They Treat Us Like People and Not Like Animals”: Injury and Discrimination Among Latino Farmworkers

Snipes, S. A., Cooper, S. P. & Shipp, E. M., Jan 2 2017, In: Journal of Agromedicine. 22, 1, p. 36-46 11 p.

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User perceptions of !protéjase! An intervention designed to increase protective equipment use among mexican immigrant and Mexican American farmworkers

Snipes, S. A., Montiel-Ishino, F. A., Smyth, J. M., Murphy, D. J., Miranda, P. Y. & Davis, L. A., Jun 2016, In: JMIR mHealth and uHealth. 4, 2, e28.

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Provision increases reported PPE use for mexican immigrant farmworkers: An mhealth pilot study

Snipes, S. A., Smyth, J. M., Murphy, D., Miranda, P. Y. & Ishino, F. A. M., 2015, In: Journal of occupational and environmental medicine. 57, 12, p. 1343-1346 4 p.

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Why do farmworkers delay treatment after debilitating injuries? Thematic analysis explains if, when, and why farmworkers were treated for injuries

Thierry, A. D. & Snipes, S. A., Feb 1 2015, In: American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 58, 2, p. 178-192 15 p.

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Racial/ethnic disparities in sleep health and health care: Importance of the sociocultural context

Williams, N. J., Grandner, M. A., Snipes, S. A., Rogers, A., Williams, O., Airhihenbuwa, C. & Jean-Louis, G., Mar 1 2015, In: Sleep health. 1, 1, p. 28-35 8 p.

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Barriers to health care access faced by black immigrants in the US: Theoretical considerations and recommendations

Wafula, E. G. & Snipes, S. A., Aug 2014, In: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. 16, 4, p. 689-698 10 p.

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Is race medically relevant? A qualitative study of physicians' attitudes about the role of race in treatment decision-making

Snipes, S., Sellers, S. L., Tafawa, A., Cooper, L. A., Fields, J. C. & Bonham, V. L., 2011, In: BMC health services research. 11, 183.

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Disparate inclusion of older adults in clinical trials: priorities and opportunities for policy and practice change

Herrera, A. P., Snipes, S. A., King, D. W., Torres-Vigil, I., Goldberg, D. S. & Wenberg, A. D., Apr 1 2010, In: American journal of public health. 100, SUPPL. 1, p. S105-S112

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