Patricia Y. Miranda, PhD, MPH

The Pennsylvania State University
Department of Health Policy and Administration
601G Ford Building
University Park, PA
USA 16802

Biographical Sketch: Dr. Miranda is Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Administration and Demography at The Pennsylvania State University. She was a part of the 2008-2010 Kellogg Health Scholar Postdoctoral Fellowship cohort at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, and earned both her PhD and MPH from the University of Michigan School of Public Health. Her research focuses on cancer prevention for vulnerable populations, specifically immigrant and Latino populations.

Papers:
2046.0 Sociobehavioral determinants of breastfeeding at 6 months among first time Pennsylvania mothers 3410.0 Best practices for reducing breast cancer disparities 3410.0 Health insurance status, health seeking, and mammography among Latinas in the u.s.-Mexico border 4326.0 Pathways to cancer screening: The role of citizenship 5178.0 Ethnography-informed interventions: Using mobile assessments to tailor pesticide safety messages among Mexican immigrant farmworkers