IHCCM - Faculty

Victoria D. Ojeda, Ph.D., MPH Adjunct Assistant Professor Division of International Health & Cross Cultural Medicine Telephone: (858) 822-6165 E-Mail: vojeda@ucsd.edu University of California, San Diego 9500 Gilman Drive, MC 0622 La Jolla, CA 92093-0622

Victoria D. Ojeda, Adjunct Assistant Professor, has focused for more than ten years, on the health of underserved and vulnerable populations, including immigrants, Latinos, women and children. She has published on health services issues including access to health insurance coverage, utilization of health and mental health services, and the financing of health care. Prior research also includes international collaborations with investigators in Mexico and the Netherlands, addressing the epidemiology and symptomatology of Ònervios,Ó a culture-bound syndrome and the health of immigrant garment workers in the U.S., respectively. She is now pursuing new research focusing on substance abuse, HIV/AIDS, and mental health comorbidities in immigrant communities. She is also principal investigator of a new study examining health communications, specifically social marketing, targeting immigrant populations in Mexico and California. Dr. Ojeda obtained her MPH and PhD in Community Health Sciences from the School of Public Health at UCLA. She recently completed a NIMH Post-doctoral fellowship in Mental Health Policy at the Department of Health Care Policy at the Harvard Medical School. Selected Publications: Alegria M, Cao Z, McGuire TG, Ojeda VD, Sribney B, Woo M, Takeuchi D. Health Insurance Coverage of Vulnerable Populations: Contrasting Asian Americans and Latinos in the U.S. (Inquiry: Fall, 2006). Gilmer TP, Ojeda VD, Folsom D, Fuentes D, Criado V, Garcia P, and DV Jeste. Costs of Community-Based Public Mental Health Services for Older Adults: Variations related to age and diagnosis. (International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, Fall 2006) Ojeda VD, McGuire TG. "Gender and Racial/Ethnic Differences in Use of Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Use Services by Depressed Adults." (Psychiatric Quarterly: August, 2006). Ojeda VD, Brown ER. "Mind the Gap: ParentsÕ Citizenship as Predictors of Latino Children's Health Insurance." Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved; (2005) 16. 555-575. Salgado de Snyder VN, Diaz-Perez MJ, Ojeda VD. "The Prevalence of Nervios and Associated Symptomatology Among Inhabitants of Mexican Rural Communities." Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry: (2000) 24. 453-470.

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