Ana Martinez-Donate, PhD
Keywords: Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening, HIV prevention, Health disparities, Immigrant health, Latinos/Hispanic, Tobacco Control
Assistant Professor
Email: martinezdona@wisc.edu
Biography:
Dr. Ana P. Martinez-Donate is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin – Madison. She received a Ph.D. in Health Psychology from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid in 1999, as well as an Expert Degree in Epidemiology from the National School of Public Health, Spain (2000). Between 2000 and 2005, she received post-doctoral training and worked as a Research Scientist at the Center for Behavioral Epidemiology and Community Health, San Diego State University. In August 2005, she was hired as an Assistant Professor at the Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University. Since 2003, she has served as reviewer for several scientific journals, including Tobacco and Nicotine Research, Journal of Adolescent Health, American Journal of Public Health, and Pediatrics. She joined the Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin – Madison in September 2007.
Dr. Martinez-Donate’s research interests include HIV prevention and tobacco control, with emphasis on Latino populations and health disparities. Her work is characterized by the application of a behavioral ecological framework to the analysis of determinants of health-related behaviors and the development of intervention strategies at the population level. Currently, she is serving as Principal Investigator (PI) for a NIH-funded grant aimed at estimating the risk for HIV infection, identifying risk determinants, and examining health care access among Mexican migrants traveling through the San Diego – Tijuana border region. She is also the PI for a community-collaborative project with Planned Parenthood Wisconsin, Inc. to evaluate the effectiveness of a lay health adviser intervention to promote breast and cervical cancer screening among Latinas in Dane County. (Download CV)
Affiliations/Associations:
- 2004-present Society of Behavioral Medicine
- 2004-present American Public Health Association, Primary Section: Health Promotion, Secondary Section: Epidemiology
- 2008-present UW Paul Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center
Select Publications:
Martinez-Donate AP, Hovell MF, Meltzer SB, Meltzer EO, Hofstetter CR, Wahlgren DR, Matt GE. The association between residential tobacco smoking bans, smoke exposure and pulmonary function: A survey of Latino children with asthma. Pediatric
Asthma, Allergy, and Immunology, 2003; 16(4):305-317.
Berg J, Wahlgren DR, Hofstetter CR, Meltzer SB, Meltzer EO, Matt GE, Martinez-Donate AP, Hovell MF. Latino children with asthma: Rates and risks for medical care utilization. Journal of Asthma, 2004, 41(2):147-157.
Martinez-Donate AP, Hovell MF, Blumberg EJ, Zellner J, Sipan C, Shillington AM, Carrizosa C. Gender differences in condom-related behaviors and attitudes among Mexican adolescents living on the US-Mexico Border. AIDS Prevention and Education, 2004, 16(2), 172-186.
Martinez-Donate AP, Hovell MF, Zellner J, Sipan C, Blumberg E, Carrizosa C. Evaluation of two school-based HIV prevention interventions for adolescents in the border city of Tijuana, Mexico. The Journal of Sex Research, 2004, 41(3):267-78.
Martinez-Donate AP, Blumberg EJ, Hovell MF, Zellner JA, Sipan CL, Hughes S. Risk for HIV infection among adolescents in the border city of Tijuana, Mexico. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2004, 26(4):407-425.
Martinez-Donate AP, Rangel MG, Hovell MF, Santibañez J, Sipan CL, Izazola JA. HIV infection in mobile populations: The case of Mexican migrants. Pan American Journal of Public Health, 2005;17(1):26-29.
Rovniak LS, Hovell MF, Wojcik JR, Winett RA, Martinez-Donate AP. Enhancing theoretical fidelity: An e-mail based walking program demonstration. American Journal of Health Promotion, 2005;20:(2): 85-95.
Martinez-Donate AP, Hovell MF, Hofstetter CR, Gonzalez Perez GJ, Adams MA, Sanchez de Jesus J, Guzman G. Smoking, environmental tobacco smoke, and smoking bans in Mexico: results from a probability household survey. Pan American Journal of Public Health, 2005;18(6):412-417.
Rangel MG, Martinez Donate AP, Hovell MF, Santibañez J, Sipan CL, Izazola-Licea JA. Prevalence of risk factors for HIV infection among Mexican migrants: results from a probability survey in the North border of Mexico. Salud Publica de Mexico, 2006;48(1):3-12.
Zellner JF, Martinez-Donate AP, Hovell MF, Sipan CL, Blumberg EJ, Carrizosa CM, Rovniak LS. Feasibility and use of school-based condom availability programs in Mexico. AIDS & Behavior, 2006;10:649-657.
Martinez-Donate AP, Hovell MF, Hofstetter CR, Gonzalez-Perez GJ, Adams MA, Kotay A. Correlates of home smoking bans among Mexican-Americans. American Journal of Health Promotion, 2007;21(4):229-236.
Martinez-Donate AP, Hovell MF, Hofstetter CR, Gonzalez-Perez GJ, Kotay A, Adams MA. Crossing borders: Impact of the California Tobacco Control Program on both sides of the US-Mexico border. American Journal of Public Health, 2008;98:258-267.
Zellner J, Martinez-Donate AP, Sanudo F, Fernandez-Cerdeno A, Sipan C, Hovell MF, Carrillo H. Sexual Identity, Sexual Behavior, and HIV Risk: Results from a Community Survey of Latino Men in North San Diego County. American Journal of Public Health, 2009, 99(1):125-132.
Martinez-Donate AP, Johnson-Kozlow M, Hovell MF, Gonzalez-Perez GJ. Home smoking bans and secondhand smoke exposure in Mexico and the U.S. Preventive Medicine, 2008, doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2008.12.011.
Rovniak LS, Hovell MF, Hofstetter CR, Blumberg EJ, Sipan CL, Batista MF, Martinez-Donate AP, Mulvihill MM, Ayala, GX. Engaging community businesses in HIV prevention: A feasibility study. American Journal of Health Promotion; in press.
Martinez-Donate AP, Zellner JA, Fernández-Cerdeño A, Sañudo F, Hovell MF, Sipan CL, Engelberg M, Ji M. “Hombres Sanos:” Exposure and Response to a Social Marketing HIV Prevention Campaign Targeting Heterosexually-identified Latino Men Who Have Sex with Men and Women. AIDS Education & Prevention; in press.
Courses Taught:
Dr. Martinez-Donate has taught graduate-level courses on research methods and proposal writing in health promotion; theoretical foundations of health promotion; and prevention and control of chronic disease. She has also served as a guest lecturer for several undergraduate and graduate courses.
Currently, she teaches PH650, Social and Behavioral Sciences in Public Health.
Contact Details:
Address: 610 Walnut St., WARF 605, Madison, WI 53726-2397
Phone: (608) 261-1380
Fax: (608) 263-2820
Email: martinezdona@wisc.edu
