Melanie Hinojosa, Ph.D.
Education
Ph.D. University of Illinois at Chicago
M.S. Epidemiology, Medical College of Wisconsin
M.A. University of Central Florida
B.S. Education, University of Central Florida
Refereed Publications
1. Swanson, Leonard, Zettner, Catherine, Watson, Amy, Hinojosa, Melanie, Roddy, Juliette. Forthcoming. “A Five Site Study of Post-Year Arrest Outcomes Among Three Crisis Response Models and Their Local Law Enforcement.” Psychiatric Research and Clinical Practice.
2. Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Hinojosa Ramon. “Adverse and Positive Childhood Experiences for Diverse Children with Mental Health Conditions. Revise and Resubmit November 2024. Child Abuse and Neglect 149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106603
3. Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Hinojosa, Ramon, *Condon, Josalie, *DaSilva, Sarah. 2023. “Adverse Childhood Experiences in Military, Veteran and Civilian Families.” Armed Forces in Society. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0095327X231161365
4. Vernet, Emily*, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna. 2022. “Does the Andersen Behavioral Model for health services use predict how health impacts college students’ academic performance?” Journal of American College Health. 70(8):2454-2461. Published Online First Jan 31, 2021. Impact Factor: 1.656 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07448481.2020.1865978
5. Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Hinojosa, Ramon, *Condon, Josalie, *Fernandez-Reiss, Jacquelyn. 2022. “Child Mental Health In Military Families.” Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment 35(5):591-602. Impact Factor: 1.211 https://doi.org/10.1080/10911359.2021.1937436
6. Hinojosa, Ramon, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, *Fernandez-Reiss, Jacquelyn, *Rosenberg, Justen, Habib, Sabrina. 2020. “Unconventional Oil and Natural Gas Production, Health, and Social Perspectives on Fracking. Environmental Justice 13(4): 127-143. Impact Factor 1.22
http://doi.org/10.1089/env.2019.0040
7. Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Hinojosa, Ramon, Nguyen, Jenny. 2019. “Shared Decision Making and Treatment for Minority Children with ADHD.” Journal of Transcultural Nursing 31(2): 135-143. Published Online First June 2, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1177/1043659619853021
Impact Factor: 1.278
8. Hinojosa, Ramon, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, *Nguyen, Jenny. 2019. “Military Service and Physical Capital: Framing Musculoskeletal Disorders Among American Military Veterans Using Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Cultural Capital.” Armed Forces in Society 45(2): 268-290. DOI: 10.1177/0095327X17741888. Impact Factor: 0.781 Published Online First December 4, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1177/0095327X17741888
9. Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Hinojosa, Ramon, Bright, Melissa, *Nguyen, Jenny. 2019. “Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Grade Retention in a National Sample of US Children” Sociological Inquiry. Published Online First Look. March 4, 2019. Impact Factor: 0.788 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/soin.12272
10. Ford, Jason A., Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, *Nicholson, Harvey L. 2018. “Disability Status and Prescription Drug Misuse Among US Adults.” Addictive Behaviors. 85: 64-69. DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.05.019. Impact Factor: 2.944. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306460318305513
11. *Yohros, Alexis, Ford, Jason, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna. 2018. “Dating Violence Victimization and Substance Use: The Role of a Serotonin Transporter Gene Polymorphism (5HTTLPR).” Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 189(178-186) DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.05.003 Impact Factor: 3.278 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30049530
12. *Nguyen, Jennifer, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, *Vega, Sara Strickhouser, *Newman, Rameika, *Strohacker, Emily, *Noyongoyo, Boniface. 2018. “Family Predictors of Child Mental Health Conditions.” Journal of Family Issues. 39(4): 935-959 (ePub ahead of print January 2017) DOI: 10.1177/0192513X16684891. http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0192513X16684891
Impact Factor=1.63
13. Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Hinojosa, Ramon, *Nguyen, Jenny, Bright, Melissa and *UCF Child Health Research Group. 2017. “Individualized Education Program Development Among Racially/Ethnically Diverse Children and Adolescents with Health Conditions.” Maternal and Child Health Journal 21(3): 583-592. DOI:10.1007/s10995-016-2142-6. (ePub ahead of print July 29, 2016). http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10995-016-2142-6
Impact Factor=2.083
14. Reyes, Beatriz, Carter, Shannon, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna. 2017. “Human Milk Handling and Storage Practices Among Peer Milk Sharing Mothers.” Journal of Human Lactation. 33(1): 173-180 (ePub ahead of print December 15, 2016) DOI:10.1177/0890334416678830.
http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0890334416678830
Impact Factor=1.638
15. *Vega, Sara Strickhouser, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna and *Nguyen, Jenny. 2017. “Using Andersen’s Behavioral Model to Predict Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Participation among U.S. Adults” Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition. 12(2): 193-208 (ePub ahead of print December 23, 2016). http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19320248.2016.1255694
16. Hinojosa, Ramon and Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna. 2016. “Activity Limiting Musculoskeletal Conditions in Veteran and Non-Veteran Populations Using the 2013 National Health Interview Survey.” Public Library of Science (PLOS ONE) 11(12) December 22; http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/related?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0167143.
Impact Factor=3.234
17. Habib, Sabrina and Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna. 2016. “Fracking: Framing in Elite Media” Environmental Practice18(2): 83-93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1466046616000089.
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1017/S1466046616000089
18. Bright Melissa A, Knapp Caprice, Hinojosa Melanie Sberna, Alford Shannon, *Bonner Brandi. 2016. “The comorbidity of physical, mental, and developmental conditions associated with childhood adversity: A population based study.” Maternal and Child Health Journal. 20(4): 843-853. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10995-015-1915-7(ePub ahead of print December 22, 2015).
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10995-015-1915-7
Impact Factor=2.083
19. Baron-Lee, Jacqueline, *Bonner, Brandi, Knapp, Caprice, Bright, Melissa, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna. 2015.“Factors Associated with Having a Medical Home for Children At-Risk of Experiencing Negative Events: Results from a National Study.” Maternal and Child Health Journal. 19(10): 2233-2242. DOI 10.1007/s10995-015-1742-x (ePub ahead of print May 24, 2015)
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10995-015-1742-x
Impact Factor=2.083
20. Reyes-Foster, Beatriz, Carter, Shannon K., Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna. 2015. “Peer Breast Milk Sharing in Practice” Breastfeeding Medicine. 10(5):1-7. DOI: 10.1089/BFM.2015.0009.
http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/bfm.2015.0009
Impact Factor=1.438
21, Bright, Melissa A, Alford, Shannon M, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Knapp, Caprice, *Fernandez-Baca, Daniel. 2015.“Adverse Childhood Experiences and Dental Health in Children and Adolescents.” Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology. 43(3): 193-199. DOI: 10.1111/cdoe.12137 (ePub ahead of print November 2014).
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cdoe.12137/full
Impact Factor=2.233
22. Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Knapp, Caprice, *Woodworth, Lindsey. 2015. “Family Strain Among White and Latino Parents of Children with Mental and Behavioral Health Disorders.” Journal of Child and Family Studies. 24(6): 1575-1581. DOI 10.1007/s10826-014-9961-0. (ePub ahead of print May 2014).
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10826-014-9961-0
Impact Factor=1.016
23. Hinojosa, Ramon, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Chiara, Toni. 2014. “Rural Caregivers and Social Isolation: Some Properties and Dimensions” Journal of Rural Social Sciences. 29(2):27-47.
http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/jpm.2013.0604
Impact Factor=1.06
24. Knapp, Caprice, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Baron-Lee, Jacqueline, Curtis, Charlotte, Huang, I-Chan. 2014. ”Does Decisional Conflict Differ Across Race and Ethnicity? A Study of Parents Whose Children Have a Life Threatening Illness.” Journal of Palliative Medicine 17 (5): 559-567. DOI 10.1089/jpm.2013.0604.
http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/jpm.2013.0604
Impact Factor=1.891
25. Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Kadivar, Hajar, *Fernandez-Baca, Daniel, Chisholm, Tajuana, Thompson, Lindsay A, Sanford, Jevetta, Shenkman, Elizabeth. 2014. “Recruiting Low Income and Racially/Ethnically Diverse Adolescents for Research on Health Risk Assessments.” Maternal and Child Health Journal. 18(8): 1912-8. DOI 10.1007/s10995-014-1435-x.
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10995-014-1435-x
Impact Factor=2.083
26. Knapp, Caprice, Baron-Lee, Jacqueline, *Woodworth, Lindsey J, *Fernandez-Baca, Daniel, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna. 2013. “Factors Associated with a Patient-Centered Medical Home Among Children with Behavioral Health Conditions.” Maternal and Child Health Journal. 17(9): 1658-1664. DOI:10.1007/s10995-012-1179-4.
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10995-012-1179-4
Impact Factor=2.083
27. Knapp, Caprice, Huang, I-Chan, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Baker, Karen, Sloyer, Phyllis. 2013. “Assessing the Congruence of Transition Preparedness As Reported by Parents and Their Adolescents with Special Health Care Needs.” Maternal and Child Health Journal. 17(2): 352-358. DOI:10.1007/s10995-012-0980-4.
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10995-012-0980-4
Impact Factor=2.083
28. Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Hinojosa, Ramon, *Fernandez-Baca, Daniel, Knapp, Caprice, Thompson, Lindsey A. 2012.“Parental Strain, Parental Health, and Community Characteristics Among Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)” Academic Pediatrics 12(6):502-508.
29. Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, *Fernandez-Baca, Daniel, Knapp, Caprice. 2012. ”Factors Associated with Provider-Family Partnership Among Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.” Family Medicine 44(7): 463-70.
30. Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Rittman, Maude, Hinojosa, Ramon. 2012. “Predictors of Health Information Needs of US Mainland and Puerto Rican Stroke Survivors.” Sociological Spectrum 23(3):195-208.
31. Hinojosa, Ramon, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Hognas, Robin Shirer 2012. “Problems with Veteran-Family Communication During Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom Military Deployment.” Military Medicine 177(2):191.
32. Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Hinojosa, Ramon, *Fernandez-Baca, Daniel, Knapp, Caprice, Thompson, Lindsey. 2012. “Racial and Ethnic Variation in ADHD, Comorbid Illnesses, and Parental Strain.” Journal for Health Care of the Poor and Underserved 23(1):273-289.
33. Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Knapp, Caprice, Madden, Vanessa, Huang, I-Chan, Sloyer, Phyllis, Shenkman, Elizabeth. 2012. “Caring for Children with Life-Threatening Illnesses: Impact on White, African American, and Latino Families.” Journal of Pediatric Nursing 27: 500-507. DOI 10.1016/pedn.2011.06.013
34. Knapp, Caprice A, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Baron-Lee, Jacqueline, *Fernandez-Baca, Daniel, Hinojosa, Ramon, Thompson, Lindsey A. 2012. “Factors Associated with A Medical Home Among Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.” Maternal and Child Health Journal 16(9): 1771-8. DOI: 10.1007/S10995-011-0922-6
35. Hinojosa, Ramon, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna. 2011. “Using Military Friendships to Optimize Post-Deployment Reintegration for OIF/OEF Veterans.” Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development 48(10):1145-1158.
36. Komro, Kellie A, Flay, BR, Biglan, A, & the Promise Neighborhoods Research Consortium. 2011 “Creating Nurturing Environments: A Science Based Framework for Promoting Child Health and Development within High Poverty Neighborhoods.” Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review. 14: 111-134.
37. Hinojosa, Ramon, *Haun, Jolie, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Rittman, Maude. 2011 “Social Isolation Post Stroke: Relationship between race/ethnicity, depression, and functional independence.” Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation18(1): 79-86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1310/tsr1801-79.
38. Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Nelson, David A, Hinojosa, Ramon, Delgado, Angelica, Witzack, Bernadette, Gonzalez, Magdalisse, Elliott, William, Steiner, Jennifer, Fontanez, Maria, Farias, Rene. 2011. “Using Fotonovelas to Promote Healthy Eating in a Latino Community.” American Journal of Public Health. 101(2): 258-259.
39. Hinojosa, Ramon, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Nelson, Karen, Nelson, David A. 2010. “Veteran Family Reintegration and Primary Care Needs.” Journal of the American Board of Family Physicians. 23(6): 770-774.
40. Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Hinojosa, Ramon, Nelson, David A, Delgado, Angelica, Witzack, Bernadette, Gonzalez, Magdalisse, Farias, Rene, Meurer, Linda, Ahmed, Syed 2010. “Salud de la Mujer: Using Fotonovelas to Increase Health Literacy Among Latinos.” Progress in Community Health Partnerships 4(1):25-30.
41. *Schapiro, Jordan, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna. 2009. “Food Insecurity on Three Dollars a Day.” Academic Medicine84(11): 1526.
42. Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Rittman, Maude R. 2009. “Association Between Health Education Needs and Stroke Caregiver Injury.” Journal of Aging and Health 21(7):1040-1058.
43. Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Zsembik, Barbara., Rittman, Maude R. 2009. “Patterns of Informal Care Among Puerto Rican, African American, and White Stroke Survivors” Ethnicity and Health 14(5): 1-16.
44. Perrin, Paul, Heesacker, Martin, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Uthe, Catherine E, Rittman, Maude R. 2009.“Identifying At-Risk, Ethnically Diverse Stroke Caregivers for Psychotherapy: A Longitudinal Study of Mental Health” Rehabilitation Psychology 54(2): 138-149.
45. Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Rittman, Maude R, Hinojosa, Ramon, Rodriguez, William. 2009. “Racial/Ethnic Variation in Recovery from Stroke: The Role of Caregivers.” Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development 46(2): 223-232.
46. Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Rittman, Maude R., Hinojosa, Ramon. 2009. “Informal Caregivers and Racial/Ethnic Variation in Health Services Use of Stroke Survivors” Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development 46(2): 233-242.
47. Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Moras, Amanda. 2009. “Challenging Colorblind Education: A Descriptive Analysis of Teacher Racial Attitudes.” Research and Practice in Social Sciences. 4(2): 27-45.
48. Rittman, Maude R. and Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna. 2009. “Subjective Sleep, Burden, Depression, and General Health Among Caregivers of Veterans Post-Stroke.” Journal of Neuroscience Nursing. 41(1): 39-53.
49. Van Puymbroeck Marieka, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna. Rittman, Maude R. 2008. “Influence of Sense of Coherence on Caregiver Burden and Depression at 12 Months Post-Stroke.” Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation 15 (3):272-282. http://dx.doi.org/10.1310/tsr1503-272.
50. Hinojosa, Ramon, Rittman, Maude R, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna. Boylstein, Craig, Faircloth, Christopher. 2008. “Constructions of Continuity Following Stroke.” Symbolic Interaction 31(2): 205-224.
51. Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna. 2008. “Black-White Differences in School Suspension: Effect of Student Beliefs about Teachers.” Sociological Spectrum 28(2):175-193.
52. Haun Jolie, Rittman Maude R, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna. 2008. “The Continuum of Connectedness and Isolation During Post Stroke Recovery.” Journal of Aging Studies 22(3):54-64.
53. Ried, L Douglas, Cameon Randi, Jia Huangang, Findley Kimberly, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Wang Xinping, Tueth Michael J. 2007. “Identifying Veterans with Acute Strokes Using a High Specificity ICD-9 Algorithm with VA Automated Records and Medicare Claims Data.” Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development 44(5):665-674.
54. Chumbler, Neal, Kobb, Rita, Harris, Linda, Richardson, Lisa, Darkins, Adam, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna Hinojosa, Dixit Neha, Ryan, Patricia, Donaldson, Molla, and Kreps, Gary. 2007. “Health Care Utilization Among Veterans Undergoing Chemotherapy: Impact of a Cancer Care Coordination/Home Telehealth Program.” Journal of Ambulatory Care Management 30(4): 308-317
55. Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Rittman Maude R. 2007. “Informational Needs of Caregivers of Veterans Post Stroke: A Comparison of Mainland and Puerto Rican Caregivers.” Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development44(5):649-658.
56. Rittman, Maude R, Boylestein, Craig, Hinojosa, Ramon, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Haun, Jolie. 2007. “Transition Experiences of Stroke Survivors Following Discharge Home.” Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation 14(2):21-31.
PEER REVIEWED BOOK CHAPTERS
1. Habib, Sabrina, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Hinojosa Ramon. 2017. “Societal Implications of Hydraulic Fracturing/Unconventional Oil and Gas Development” In Kevin A. Schug and Zacariah L. Hildenbrand, editors, Advances in Chemical Pollution: Environmental Issues Concerning Hydraulic Fracturing/Unconventional Oil and Gas Development, Volume 1. Burlington Academic Press, Pages 167-192. ISBN: 978-0-12-812802-2.
2. Romano, Victor, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna. “Progressive Racial Ideology and President Obama’s Approach to Racial Issues.” 2012. In Rating the 44th President: A Report Card on Barack Obama’s First Term as a Progressive President. Esposito, L and Finley, L Editors. Praeger Publishers. https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=jltnLSDDIKMC&oi=fnd&pg=PA163&ots=F7itmNacra&sig=LgVJvjBfb7jRcyNvB3XysB4Cuok#v=onepage&q&f=false
3. Rittman Maude R, Boylstein Craig, Hinojosa Ramon, Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, Haun Jolie. 2010. “Transition Experiences of Stroke Survivors Following Discharge Home.” In Afaf Ibrahim Meleis (Ed.), Transitions Theory: Middle-Range and Situation-Specific Theories in Nursing Research and Practice. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company. https://taskurun.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/transitions_theory__middle_range_and_situation_specific_theories_in_nursing_research_and_practice.pdf
4. Hinojosa, Ramon, Marsiglio, William and Sberna, Melanie (Hinojosa). 2006. “Adoptive Fatherhood: Gender, Identity, and Sociocultural Considerations.” In Katarina Wegar (Ed.), Adoptive Families in a Diverse Society. Piscataway, NJ: Rutgers University Press.
Awards, Honors, and Press
Commissioner, President’s Commission on the Status of Women, Wayne State University
Fellow, Academic Leadership Academy, Wayne State University
Department of Sociology Journal Article of the Year Award, College of Sciences, University of Central Florida
Department of Sociology Inaugural Excellence in Research Award, College of Sciences, University of Central Florida
Faculty Mentor Recognition Award for University of Central Florida TRiO
Program Office of Student Development and Enrollment Services
Faculty Mentor of the Year Winner for University of Central Florida TRiO Programs Office of Student Development and Enrollment Services
Article Featured in Public Library of Science ONE Veteran Disability and Rehabilitation Channel (March 2017)
Undergraduate Research Mentor of the Year Nominee, University of Central Florida Student Undergraduate Research Council (2016-2017)
Faculty Fellow; Center for the Success of Women Faculty, University of Central Florida
Top Poster Award; Category of Aging and Dementia. Annual Conference of
International Society for Quality-of-Life Research (ISOQOL)
Interviewed by Fox News Latino on fotonovela research
2009 Community Partnership of the Year Award; Department of Family and Community Medicine; Medical College of Wisconsin and Johnsons Park Health Alliance.
2008 Outstanding Medical Student Teacher Award; Medical College of Wisconsin
2007 Invited Attendee: National Institutes of Health Summer Institute on The Design and Development of Community-Based Participatory Research in Health.
Provost Award for Dissertation Research, May 2003 University of Illinois at Chicago